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James McDaniel on being a horticulturist in Iceland - All Things Iceland

James McDaniel on Being a Horticulturist in Iceland – Ep. 68

August 5, 2020 Jewells Chambers 36:19 4 Comments

This week I had the pleasure of chatting with James McDaniel about Horticulture in Iceland. For anyone that is not familiar with that word, horticulture is the art or practice of garden cultivation and management. Ever since learning about greenhouses in Iceland and just about different plants growing here in general, I have been looking…

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Celebrating 4 years of living in Iceland - All Things Iceland podcast

Celebrating 4 Years of Living in Iceland & a Special Announcement: Ep. – 67

July 27, 2020 Jewells Chambers 28:34 4 Comments

June 2020 marked the 4th year of me living in Iceland and the 2nd year anniversary of the podcast. I think that with all that is going on in the world right now, I found myself reflecting on how much has changed for the podcast and in my personal life since moving to Iceland in…

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Dr. Kristín Loftsdóttir speaks about racism, nordic exceptionalism and the concept of whiteness in Iceland - All Things Iceland podcast

Dr. Kristín Loftsdóttir on Racism, Nordic Exceptionalism & Whiteness in Iceland – Ep. 66

July 17, 2020 Jewells Chambers 01:34:58 3 Comments

I had the pleasure to speak with Kristín Loftsdóttir, a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland. Her research has focused on migration, whiteness, gender, racism, Nordic exceptionalism, postcolonialism and crisis, basing on work in Iceland, Niger and Belgium. Published Work by Kristín Loftsdóttir is currently leading the project Creating Europe through Racialized Mobility…

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Being a Black American in Iceland and Iceland's Response to George Floyd's Murder

Being a Black American in Iceland & The Country’s Reaction to the Murder of George Floyd – Ep. 65

July 9, 2020 Jewells Chambers 00:22:28 3 Comments

This week’s episode is focused on giving you some insight into my experience as a Black American female expat in Iceland. Along with that, I share how Iceland has responded to the gruesome killing of George Floyd by a police officer in the United States. As one might expect, everything that is happening right now…

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Interview with Lydia and Jonas for the All Things Iceland podcast

U.S. Expats in Iceland: Views on Moving, Racism & Current Events – Ep. 64

June 15, 2020 Jewells Chambers 1:06:21 0 Comments

Lydia and Jonas are fellow U.S. expats in Iceland that host their own podcast called “The Raisin at the Hot Dog’s End”. Lydia is a writer and artist, and Jonas is a writer and translator. As you listen to the chat we had in my living room, you’ll get to hear the stories of how…

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This is how Iceland has flattened the COVID-19 curve - All Things Iceland podcasst

This is How Iceland Flattened the COVID-19 Curve

May 31, 2020 Jewells Chambers 00:59:46 0 Comments

This week’s episode is an update that details how Iceland has successfully flattened the COVID-19 curve. On April 1st, I published a podcast episode that detailed the steps Iceland took after authorities found out about the virus in late December. I walked you through all of the restrictions put in place, but the timeline for…

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Axlar-Bjorn is Iceland's only serial killer and you can learn all about him in this episode of All Things Iceland

Axlar-Björn, Iceland’s Only Serial Killer: Ep.62

May 13, 2020 Jewells Chambers 13:11 2 Comments

I know this seems like a really random topic but I have been fascinated by this story ever since I learned about Björn Pétursson (Axlar-Björn) some months ago. The Iceland we know of today has been ranked as one the most peaceful countries in the world since the Global Peace Index was launched 13 years…

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Mike Dell talks about when he lived and worked in Iceland on the Nato Base back in the 1990s - All Things Iceland podcast

Life on the NATO Base in Iceland during the ’90s – Interview with Mike Dell: Ep. 61

May 6, 2020 Jewells Chambers 0:35:25 2 Comments

This week I am sharing the lovely chat I had with Mike Dell. He is a former U.S. Air Force officer that was stationed in Iceland during the 1990s. We talked about what it was like for him to live in Iceland as a military officer, how he was treated by Icelanders, what he enjoyed…

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Anna Rósa Róbertsdóttir - interview with an Icelandic herbalist on the All Things Iceland podcast

How An Icelandic Herbalist is Empowering Refugees – Interview with Anna Rósa Róbertsdóttir: Ep. 60

April 21, 2020 Jewells Chambers 00:32:45 0 Comments

I had the pleasure of sitting down with the awesome and very knowledgeable Icelandic herbalist Anna Rósa Róbertsdóttir. She specializes in the use of Icelandic medicinal herbs and has been providing her services to people in Iceland for several decades. Before jumping into her interview, I have to mention the funny way in which Anna…

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Sæþór Benjamín Randalsson interview on the All Things Iceland podcast

Sæþór Randalsson on Politics & Society in Iceland vs the U.S. – Ep. 59

April 10, 2020 Jewells Chambers 1:57:29 4 Comments

After posting in the Away From Home: Living in Iceland Facebook group that I was looking to speak to expats in Iceland about a variety of topics, I received a decent amount of responses. One of those people included Sæþór Benjamín Randalsson.

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All Things Iceland Episodes

James McDaniel on Being a Horticulturist in Iceland – Ep. 68

Celebrating 4 Years of Living in Iceland & a Special Announcement: Ep. – 67

Dr. Kristín Loftsdóttir on Racism, Nordic Exceptionalism & Whiteness in Iceland – Ep. 66

Being a Black American in Iceland & The Country’s Reaction to the Murder of George Floyd – Ep. 65

U.S. Expats in Iceland: Views on Moving, Racism & Current Events – Ep. 64

This is How Iceland Flattened the COVID-19 Curve

Axlar-Björn, Iceland’s Only Serial Killer: Ep.62

Life on the NATO Base in Iceland during the ’90s – Interview with Mike Dell: Ep. 61

How An Icelandic Herbalist is Empowering Refugees – Interview with Anna Rósa Róbertsdóttir: Ep. 60

Sæþór Randalsson on Politics & Society in Iceland vs the U.S. – Ep. 59

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