yt:channel: Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-01-08T14:04:46+00:00 yt:video:QVbe8nsT_P0 QVbe8nsT_P0 UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-06-16T12:42:46+00:00 2023-06-16T21:57:13+00:00 Huzzah! It's Iceland's Independence Day (And More!) In this episode of Newsdesk, Andie Sophia talks about the President kissing a cod, a controversial minister stepping down, a rocky start to whaling season, and much more! By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Photo of boat scratched onto sandstone: https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2023-06-15-fundu-batsmynd-i-stod-sem-gaeti-verid-elsta-mynd-landsins The President's talk on the Cod Wars: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-122-the-broadcast/clip/15988632-the-president-iceland-talks-cod-wars-ocean yt:video:NIJ_nV80cWg NIJ_nV80cWg UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-06-12T09:09:43+00:00 2023-06-12T11:44:06+00:00 Iceland Just Passed A Long-Overdue Law, Moscow Embassy Closing & More In this episode of Newsdesk, Andie Sophia covers Iceland's new comprehensive ban on conversion therapy, the diplomatic row with Russia, Iceland getting ranked the world's safest country (again), an amazing Viking Age find, and more! By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Global Peace Index full report: https://fairbd.net/safest-countries-in-the-world-top-10/ Article on the Viking Age find (in Icelandic, with photos): https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2023-06-09-thusund-ara-kvenfatnadur-fannst-i-seydisfirdi yt:video:lDygT79zNAQ lDygT79zNAQ UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-06-09T13:20:59+00:00 2023-06-15T04:42:41+00:00 Rainbow Street Lives On, DO NOT FEED DUCKS BREAD And More In this episode of Newsdesk, Andie Sophia covers how parents support striking teachers, some cold (and warm) weather heading our way, the life of the rainbow street, a very important message about feeding the ducks, and more. By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Verðgáttin website: https://www.verdgattin.is/ yt:video:GGUnp1EfJq4 GGUnp1EfJq4 UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-06-05T10:50:15+00:00 2023-06-16T04:42:20+00:00 Five Common Myths About Iceland, Debunked In this special episode of Newsdesk, Andie Sophia reviews five of the more common myths about Iceland, examines their veracity, and sheds more light on the truth behind them. By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Íslendingabók: https://islendingabok.is/english Interview with the app creators: https://tinyurl.com/fbsm5mcc Article on the bankers and their sentences (Icelandic): https://www.visir.is/g/2018180209183/36-manns-i-samtals-96-ara-fangelsi-i-hrunmalunum Blog post about Kvíabryggja prison: https://phys.org/news/2018-11-deliberately-prison-iceland-didnt-cell.html Statistics on people of foreign origin in Iceland: https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/inhabitants/immigrants-and-persons-with-foreign-background-2020/ Video about Hans Jónatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40chlDBLKwU yt:video:8uXqz4QiYKU 8uXqz4QiYKU UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-06-02T10:47:21+00:00 2023-06-09T19:55:15+00:00 Lupines Are OUT OF CONTROL, Björk At Whaling Protest, And More In this episode of Newsdesk, Andie Sophia talks about a new poll on fin whale hunting, pay rises for politicians, a wellness check for Little Grey, and lupines running rampant in the east. By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ PS: The protest tomorrow starts at 14:00 by the way, whoops on me for not mentioning that! :Þ Poll on whale hunting (in Icelandic): https://www.visir.is/static/files/9346B5AFBA6D7B2392F8742F1B64EAF01282CAFC90886647F5A5D1B4C6317335.pdf Little Grey and Little White in their sanctuary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piex0znVBZ4 yt:video:nLlJk8C59g8 nLlJk8C59g8 UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-05-29T08:05:34+00:00 2023-06-13T15:53:32+00:00 Fishing Giant vs Artist, Volcanoes Now Fun For The Whole Family, & More In this episode of Newsdesk, Andie Sophia reports on a fishing corporation taking an artist to court, a legal ruling on whether children can visit volcanoes, where members of Parliament stand on fin whale hunting, and much more! By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Excellent article on the Samherji scandal from The Namibian: https://namibian.com.na/timely-and-engaging-fishrot/ yt:video:D-59YwtqEXo D-59YwtqEXo UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-05-26T09:01:56+00:00 2023-06-09T15:14:07+00:00 Fin Whale Hunting Update, Iceland Helping Ukraine, And More In this episode of Newsdesk, Andie Sophia reports on the latest on that one company doing fin whaling in Iceland (and what the government might do about it), what happened to the machine guns the police got for the Euro Summit, how an Icelandic company is helping Ukrainians, tunnels in the East Fjords, and the country's oldest tree. By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Comic on fin whale hunting in Iceland: In Icelandic: https://www.visir.is/g/20232418737d/mynd-skyrsla-um-hinar-full-kom-lega-o-skiljan-legu-hval-veidar-a-is-landi In English - this is in fact the full version, from Rán's Substack: https://ranflygenring.substack.com/p/my-whale-report English petition asking Minister to stop fin whaling: https://www.change.org/p/ban-whaling-in-iceland Icelandic petition asking Minister to stop fin whaling: https://stoppumhvalveidar.is/ Unbroken Medical Center in Lviv, Ukraine: https://unbroken.org.ua/ ----- Whaling ships image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling_in_Iceland#/media/File:Icelandic_whalers_08.JPG Oldest tree in Iceland image: https://www.bb.is/2023/05/elsta-tre-a-islandi-allt-ad-280-ara/ yt:video:hZvvNRtPJuU hZvvNRtPJuU UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-05-22T09:12:08+00:00 2023-05-22T09:12:08+00:00 Puffins In Trouble, Illegal Liquor, Lowering The Voting Age And More In this special episode of Newsdesk, Andie Sophia reports on the rapidly declining puffin population, a row over selling alcohol, some missing guns, and much more By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Raven livecam: https://byko.is/krummi yt:video:KhYskjKhcUM KhYskjKhcUM UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-05-19T09:19:09+00:00 2023-06-12T08:56:10+00:00 Iceland's History Is (Probably) Stranger Than You Think In this special episode of Newsdesk, Andie Sophia covers the history of Iceland, from discovery to the modern age, to highlight what a remarkable life the country has led so far. By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Photo from the Cod Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iceland#/media/File:Scylla-Odinn.jpg yt:video:3sAVv8DndWI 3sAVv8DndWI UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-05-15T11:32:10+00:00 2023-06-09T06:58:31+00:00 Whale Update, How We Almost Got A Polar Bear, A Famous Sheep & More In this episode of Reykjavík Newsdesk, Andie Sophia digs into more on the fin whale story, the beauty of East Iceland, how we almost got a polar bear, a sheep influencer on Instagram, and more By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Article on Flögufoss and environs: https://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/waterfalls/iceland-flogufoss/ Farm Life Iceland's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/farmlifeiceland/ yt:video:aDgNAAZRqtI aDgNAAZRqtI UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-05-12T10:46:17+00:00 2023-06-08T15:49:03+00:00 Iceland's Whaling Problem (And Other Stories) In this episode of Reykjavík Newsdesk, Andie Sophia digs into how a single millionaire keeps Iceland's fin whaling going, despite it having no long history in Iceland, most Icelanders believing it hurts the country, and no one really buying any whale meat in Iceland except tourists. By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ 1. Academic paper on whaling's history in Iceland: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275352316_The_Strakatangi_Whaling_Project_in_Strandasysla_An_Archaeological_Site_in_the_Westfjords 2. How most Icelanders don't eat whale meat: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/160127-Iceland-commercial-whaling-minke-fin-whales?loggedin=true 3. Poll on Icelandic attitudes towards whaling: https://www.ifaw.org/press-releases/decline-support-fin-whaling-iceland 4. Viðskiptablaðið story on Hvalur's finances (web archive, in Icelandic): https://web.archive.org/web/20150807180917/http://www.vb.is/frettir/119610/ 5. National Geographic piece on whaling in Iceland: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment-and-conservation/2022/10/has-iceland-had-its-last-whaling-season The fake Samherji apology: https://samherji.co.uk/sorry/ yt:video:7ko0Qpzduwo 7ko0Qpzduwo UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-05-08T11:15:20+00:00 2023-06-14T09:33:25+00:00 Volcano Update, Ramping Up Iceland, A Cat's Amazing Journey And More In this episode of Reykjavík Newsdesk, Andie Sophia talks about activity at Katla the volcano, a suspicious death in South Iceland, accessibility ramps in Akureyri, an update on the livestream raven family, and the best cat story you'll hear this week. By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ yt:video:4FYKttZZwfQ 4FYKttZZwfQ UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-05-05T09:17:24+00:00 2023-06-07T17:22:32+00:00 Katla (The Volcano) A-Grumblin', Euro Summit Headaches And More In this episode of Reykjavík Newsdesk, Andie Sophia talks about seismic activity at Katla, the Council of Europe Summit hijacking the city, and much more! By subscribing to our Patreon, you will get to take part in polls determining topics of future videos, hang out with Andie Sophia in Ask Me Anything sessions, get your name in the credits, and generally have the satisfaction of supporting independent media! Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Go congratulate Pollý here: https://twitter.com/valurgr/status/1653777655018160131 Eyjafjallajökull image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull_(4530326521).jpg yt:video:EptN9sMshSA EptN9sMshSA UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-05-01T12:29:36+00:00 2023-06-13T20:38:30+00:00 It's May Day In Iceland! In this episode of Reykjavík Newsdesk, Andie Sophia talks about why May 1st, also known as International Workers' Day, is important in Iceland, plus other top stories from the weekend Do like and subscribe, and if you want access to additional goodies, check out our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ yt:video:zDUikbWct4c zDUikbWct4c UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew Reykjavik Newsdesk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYe3H8-LsJh7p4xxFHzkew 2023-04-28T10:02:52+00:00 2023-06-08T01:51:15+00:00 Iceland's Opioid Crisis, Murder, How Denmark Betrayed Iceland & More In this episode of Reykjavík Newsdesk, Andie Sophia talks about a brutal murder in Hafnarfjörður, how the government will respond to our opioid crisis, the studded tire debate, how Denmark made a famous volcanic eruption deadlier than it needed to be, an important raven livestream update and more! Do like and subscribe, and if you want access to additional goodies, check out our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rvknewsdesk You can also follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvknewsdesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reykjaviknewsdesk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvknewsdesk/ Getting Naloxone in Iceland, from the harm reduction group Frú Ragnheiður: https://www.raudikrossinn.is/english/projects/domestic-projects/health-and-wellbeing/harm-reduction/ Donations for the daughter of the murder victim can be directed here: Kennitala: 211020-2530, Reikning: 0331-18-001396 "Slow Death by Volcano" article: https://www.sapiens.org/biology/iceland-volcanoes-anthropology-hazards/ Raven livestream: https://byko.is/krummi