The Icelandic Roundup: The Delicate Art Of Selling A Bank
The government sale of over a 20% share in Íslandsbanki has been criticised harshly throughout society and there have even been calls for the resignation of the Finance Minister a
RVK Futurecast #10: Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson
What is the future of Iceland’s tech, economic and entrepreneurial sectors? What role does Iceland have to play in global development? Join host Bala Kamallakharan, founder o
Grapevine’s 11th ‘Ask Me Anything’ Session Now Online
Here at last is the Reykjavík Grapevine’s 11th ‘Ask Me Anything’ session. Here, editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine answer que
Grapevine’s 10th ‘Ask Me Anything’ Is Here!
Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief at Reykjavík Grapevine, and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine, answer questions from High Five Club members, and questions submitted by readers l
RVK Futurecast #9: Ari Jónsson – NASA, AWAREGO and Reykjavik University
Today on FutureCast we are chatting with Ari Jónsson. Ari is a NASA Ames Center Research Scientist and Stanford Alumni. He is currently the CEO of AWAREGO and Rector of […]
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s 8th “Ask Me Anything”
In this, our eighth edition of Grapevine’s Ask Me Anything, Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief at Reykjavík Grapevine, and culture editor Hannah Jane Cohen, answer questions
Grapevine’s 8th “Ask Me Anything” This Friday
The eighth edition of the Reykjavík Grapevine’s “Ask Me Anything” will air live this Friday, June 25th, at 15:00. Therein, editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and n
RVK Futurecast #8: Composting
Jarðgerðarfélagið (the Composting Company) was founded by Julia Brenner and Björk Brynjarsdóttir. They work with circular solutions in bokashi composting for municipalities,
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s 7th “Ask Me Anything”
In this, our seventh edition of Grapevine’s Ask Me Anything, Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief at Reykjavík Grapevine, and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine, answer question
RVK Futurecast #7: Tool Library
In this episode of the Reykjavík FutureCast, host Bala Kamallakharan speaks to Anna Worthington De Matos, the founder and CEO of the Munasafn RVK Tool Library, which is a non-prof
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Sixth “Ask Me Anything”
Editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine return for our busiest AMA yet. We got loads of questions by email, and a record-breaking number of participa
Trans Icelandic Broad Cast #7: Protect Trans Kids
Trans children have been made a hot subject of discussion lately, especially in the UK and the US, where numerous state legislatures are trying to ban crucial health care for [&hel
RVK Futurecast #6: Kathryn Gunnarsson the CEO of Gecko
Kathryn Gunnarsson is the founder and CEO of Gecko, a Talent agency focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields in Iceland. There has been a great dem
RVK Futurecast #5: Thor Sigfusson, Iceland Ocean Cluster
The host, Bala Kamallakharan talks to Thor Sigfusson, the founder of Iceland Ocean Cluster. Thor is a visionary, and one of the pioneers in the 100% utilisation of fish – [&helli
RVK Futurecast #4: David Gunnarsson, the CEO of Dohop
The 4th episode of #FutureCast is a conversation with David Gunnarsson, the CEO of Dohop. David and Bala Kamallakharan, the host of FutureCast, have known each other for over a [&h
RVK Futurecast #3: A New Cloud-Native Massive Multiplayer
Kjartan has been part of the gaming industry in Iceland for as long as I can remember. He spoke in the first ever Startup Iceland in 2012 about CCP Games. […]
RVK Futurecast #2: Hjalmar Gislason, the Co-Founder and CEO of Grid
In this episode we speak to Hjalmar Gíslason, the co-founder and CEO of Grid. We talk about what Hjalli and his team are building with Grid, what inspired him to […]
RVK Futurecast #01: Kevin Laws, CEO of AngelList
In this, the premiere edition of RVK Futurecast, we have a conversation about how to build the future starting from Iceland. Startup Iceland started as a way to get all […]
Trans Icelandic Broad Cast #6: What the H*ck Is A Trans Lesbian?
We’re back at last! In this episode, Andie Sophia and her wife Ada talk about being a trans lesbian, or “transbian” (to some). They talk about media representatio
Trans Icelandic Broad Cast #5 – Being Nonbinary
In this episode, Grapevine news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine talks with artist, witch and business owner Alda Villiljós about the concept of being nonbinary—a gender identity wh
Love Ísland #7: Þorgerður María
As ever The Reykjavík Grapevine heads for world domination, and the first part of our complexed scheme is, of course, Podcast. You can get our newest podcast on all of […]