The Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of Iceland
The Reykjavík Grapevine
11 episodes
9 months ago
Send us a textIn this Bonus episode, hosts Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson discuss the president elect Donald Trump's recent remarks that the USA should acquire Greenland. Greenland and Iceland are not members of the EU but are on the front lines as disputes erupt between NATO states. We dive into the history of the Danish Empire, ponder the connotations of Trump's remarks and what they may mean for Greenland, its next door neighbour Iceland, for Denmark, the EU and NA...
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Send us a textIn this Bonus episode, hosts Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson discuss the president elect Donald Trump's recent remarks that the USA should acquire Greenland. Greenland and Iceland are not members of the EU but are on the front lines as disputes erupt between NATO states. We dive into the history of the Danish Empire, ponder the connotations of Trump's remarks and what they may mean for Greenland, its next door neighbour Iceland, for Denmark, the EU and NA...
The Alternative History of Iceland: Could the Icelandic Economic Collapse Have Been Averted?
The Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of Iceland
1 hour 16 minutes
1 year ago
The Alternative History of Iceland: Could the Icelandic Economic Collapse Have Been Averted?
Send us a textWhat happened in the autumn of 2008 that made the country's whole economy seemingly go under? What had brought a country with very little experience of banking to believe it could bethe financial capital of the world? And how did an erupting volcano eventually save Iceland? Hosted by historians and The Reykjavík Grapevine founders Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson
The Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of Iceland
Send us a textIn this Bonus episode, hosts Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson discuss the president elect Donald Trump's recent remarks that the USA should acquire Greenland. Greenland and Iceland are not members of the EU but are on the front lines as disputes erupt between NATO states. We dive into the history of the Danish Empire, ponder the connotations of Trump's remarks and what they may mean for Greenland, its next door neighbour Iceland, for Denmark, the EU and NA...
