The Essay Episodes Available now
Christmas Father: Lars Petter Sveen—Religion in the North
4/5 Lars Petter Sveen recalls growing up in an atheist family.
Norse Mythology: Karl Seigfried—Religion in the North
3/5 Karl Seigfried explores Nordic Yule myths and why Norse mythology still speaks to people.
Forests and Faith under the Northern Lights—Religion in the North
2/5 Per Rosenberg on wooden churches in Scandinavia and the symbolic importance of the forest.
Winter Solstice: Hanne Orstavik—Religion in the North
1/5 Novelist Hanne Orstavik on her childhood memories of Sami winter solstice legends.
Art in a Cold Climate: Thomas Hylland Eriksen on the Holmenkollen Ski-Jumping Hill—Art in a Cold Climate
5/5 Thomas Hylland Eriksen on Oslo's now-demolished Holmenkollen ski-jumping hill and Norway.
Art in a Cold Climate: Ray Hudson on Touching Fire by Carolyn Reed—Art in a Cold Climate
4/5 Ray Hudson on Carolyn Reed's Touching Fire and the US state of Alaska.
Art in a Cold Climate: Mette Moestrup on Pia Arke's Camera Obscura—Art in a Cold Climate
3/5 Mette Moestrup on Pia Arke's Camera Obscura and Denmark and Greenland.
Art in a Cold Climate: Hallgrimur Helgason on Fish Processing in Eyjafjord by Kristin Jonsdottir—Art in a Cold Climate
2/5 Hallgrimur Helgason on Kristin Jonsdottir's Fish Processing in Eyjafjord and Iceland.
Art in a Cold Climate: Elizabeth Hay on Painting Place III by David Milne—Art in a Cold Climate
1/5 Novelist Elizabeth Hay on David Milne's Painting Place III and Canada.
Northern Lights - Cornerstones: Alaska—Cornerstones
5/5 Jason Mark visits northern Alaska and reflects on the impact of our lust for hydrocarbons.
