Airwaves, earthquakes, volcano and more!

Hello again, High Five (With A Secret Handshake!) & Elbow Club Members!

We're back with your weekly roundup of all things Iceland, from us at the Reykjavík Grapevine to you, our loyal supporters.

First up, we’ve got the Reykjavík Newscast (Opens in a new window)! In this episode (Opens in a new window), Valur discusses the Fischer Random chess competition, and in this episode (Opens in a new window), he discusses the government’s response to the COVID pandemic, controversy between Björk and the Prime Minister, and more.

We’ve also got the Icelandic Roundup (Opens in a new window), wherein Valur and Josie talk about the upcoming Iceland Airwaves festival and lots more.

In other news, Iceland’s population is growing (Opens in a new window); earthquakes continue (Opens in a new window) to rock Grímsey; the Celtic influence in Iceland (Opens in a new window) may be stronger than previously believed; and more (Opens in a new window)!

Join Valur Grettisson and Josie Anne Gaitens of The Reykjavík Grapevine as they review the life–and eventual death–of the Geldingadalir volcano in the final show of the Volcano Memoir (Opens in a new window).

Lastly, there’s a lot of events you can check out (Opens in a new window) over the next few days, and we’ve also got some fresh tracks from Iceland (Opens in a new window) to add to your playlist.

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