Nordic
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Thor Heyerdahl & the Scientific Community
The celebrated hero who sailed the Kon-Tiki across the Pacific, wrote several best-selling books, and inspired a whole generation of archeologists is one of Norway’s most famous public figure. But […]
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Laura Loge: Grieg, Ibsen, and Solveig’s Song
Laura Loge, Nordic operatic soprano. Edvard Grieg, Norway’s greatest composer. Henrik Ibsen, Norway’s greatest playwright. A trio that comes together through Ibsen’s play, Peer Gynt, and Grieg’s incidental music for […]
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Mari Boine – Sami musician and ambassador
It is difficult to talk about the indigenous people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Russian Kola Peninsula without talking about the Sami musician and activist, Mari Boine. Born […]
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Nordic Cooking with Kristi Bissell and the True North Blog
Have you struggled at home with recipes for Nordic dishes or in creating Scandinavian Christmas cookies like krumkake? I sure have. In this program I interview Kristi Bissell of the […]
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Artist Sven Lindauer and the Non-Viking Vikings
Sven Lindauer is an accomplished historical artist who worked for National Geographic and museums. Now Lindauer has set his artistic eye on the Norse of the Viking Age — the […]