Claim OwnershipNormal for Norway
Subscribed: 23Played: 298
Subscribe
© Indigo Trigg-Hauger and Séamus Beirne
Description
Two foreigners living in Oslo tackle one weird thing about Norway each episode.
31 Episodes
Reverse
Do you have water in your mouth yet? Because you're about to hear about the beloved Norwegian freezer pizza, Grandiosa; reviled by many foreigners, yet seldom given a proper examination. We even do a taste test to determine whether or not this easy meal is worth the 55 kroner (the answer may surprise you). And Indigo investigates: how dangerous is it exactly to bake a pizza when drunk?
Theme music: Fuji Fakes
News jingle: Christopher Helberg
It's the Norwegian concept that simply can't be translated: pålegg. Can anything on bread be pålegg? How do they get those little fish eggs into a "kaviar" tube? Did Oslo schoolchildren start intermittent fasting before it was cool? And we're joined by a guest who tells us about growing up with that pålegg life.
Music: Fuji Fakes
News jingle: Christopher Helberg
This week we travel to Sweden: the land of plenty. Join us on an adventure to this EU neighbor and find out why Norwegians like to pop over the border for just about anything your heart could desire.
The episode that inspired it all. Are they hot dogs, sausages, or something else entirely — and why are they so important to this country's culture? Norwegians eat HOW MANY per year? And how many angry listener messages are we going to get for revealing the number?
Easter in Norway: at the cabin, or in the city? What do you eat? Why so much crime? And what was Jesus up to anyway?
Don't complain about the audio, this was recorded on a bunk bed with one mic between three people.
Music: Fuji Fakes
It's time to tackle the bedrock of Norwegian modern identity: oil. In part one we're talking about the history of oil in Norway and how this place got so damn rich.
Theme song: Fuji Fakes
In this episode, we investigate the geographical, sociological, and philosophical space that cabins inhabit in Norwegian life.
Theme song: Fuji Fakes
Buying alcohol in Norway is weird. We talk about how you do it, why it's like this, and how to get around it...kinda.
Music by Fuji Fakes
This week we investigate a national obsession—cross-country skiing. What is it? Where did it start? Why do thousands of people ski 50km every year with a 3.5kg weight in their bag? Tune in to find out!
Special thanks to Aiden Trigg-Hauger/Fuji Fakes for writing and performing our theme song!
Séamus and Indigo explain why they're in Norway and what they thought of the country before they actually moved. Also, proper tourniquet techniques, Estonian alcohol, and Norwegian boyfriends.
Happy new year, and it's certainly kicking off with a variety of news, from (questionable?) dating advice to the possible invasion of Greenland. We've also got warnings about icy stairs, a biting incident at Christmas, and the latest signs of winter.Music: Whiddershins
This week 49 episode brought to you by Indigo fighting off a flu, our controversial takes on The Nutcracker, and a weird amount of news about cars in Oslo.Music: Whiddershins
Another week of eclectic news has come and gone, and as week 48 closes out we bring you the answers to questions like:Are Norwegians eating healthier or unhealthier?Why is a Norwegian in ICE custody?Do we need more Nynorsk in movies?How late can you be to work?Who sets the wine trends in Oslo?And finally, did you ever want to hear 20 minutes of knowledge about snow crabs? Well now you're going to.
We aren't just covering the news now, we're creating it: Séamus has found a sign of week 47 that requires further investigation. Meanwhile, Indigo tries to cover the big news in sports out of Norway, reports on a runaway otter, and Séamus admits to attempting a crime.Theme song by Whiddershins
Too much ribbe in Røst, breaking IBS treatment, toll and import drama, and northern lights in a "cannibal storm", we've got all your news for week 45*.*46, because we didn't know what week it was actually.Intro music by Whiddershins
So much has happened since we last spoke that we needed a whole other hour to cover it all. In part 2 we bring you killer party buses, post-apocalyptic party plans, and grenades in the streets of Oslo. A lot happened this year.
We bought a new mic, dusted off the podcast equipment, and we are BACK. What even happened the last year? Month by month we'll give you all the news you should care about including scamming children (they are the scammers), the many ways Norway is probably trying to kill you, and how to survive doomsday (hint: liters of vodka).Theme music by Whiddershins
After all these years, it's finally time to bring in an actual expert. When we heard that Torleif Villmones AKA Norwegian With Tor wanted to share some Norwegian language wisdom, we were delighted to have someone who knows what they're talking about join us.Tor shares some tips and tricks, experience in teaching, and of course teaches us about dirty idioms. He gets us.Want to start learning?Follow Norwegian With Tor on Instagramhttps://www.norwegianwithtor.com/
A deep dive (or shallow, if you're a linguist listening) into one of the building blocks of Norwegian society: the language itself. How did it develop, do you write beiken or bacon, and what is actually the difference between Bokmål and Nynorsk?
Theme music: Fuji Fakes
New jingle: Christopher Helberg
Newsflash: it's cold in Oslo right now. Really cold. And we aren't sick of talking, complaining, and speculating about it. So buckle for the whys, hows, and also what do you DOs of when it's -24 degrees.
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States