सर्वश्रेष्ठ The On Tap Podcast पॉडकास्टस (2024)

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Wealth, Greed, and Responsibility in Nordic Folktales 49:33

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In this podcast we listen to the tales “Big Peter and Little Peter” from Norway and “The Merchant” from Denmark. We talk about how greedy people may acquire riches and become quite wealthy. Then there are wealthy people who come to be rich through hard work and dealing fairly with others. We look at how these folktales differentiate between wealth …

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Norwegian Society and the Laws of Jante 42:05

5M ago42:05

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Nordic society seems to be governed by a set of unspoken rules on how to behave around others. These rules or "laws" were first articulated by the Danish author, Aksel Sandemose in a novel that described life in a fictional town called Jante, ruled by a set of ten laws. The laws dictated that no one was to be boastful, to think they are more specia…

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Nordic Noir: Dr. Jerry Holt on Crime Fiction in Bergen 35:56

6M ago35:56

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Join us for a journey into Nordic crime fiction or noir with Dr. Jerry Holt as our guide. Fiction has the ability to transport us into worlds, cultures, geography, and the thoughts of heroes and villains that non-fiction just can't touch. And we are changed by those stories. At a time when we are home-bound due to social distancing, catching up on …

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The Rosemaled Church and the Journey to Belong 45:07

9M ago45:07

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An ocean-going ship has long been a metaphor for a journey, literal or spiritual, and model ships are still found in some Scandinavian Churches today. It was on a tall ship that immigrants from Scandinavia came to America, carrying their prized possessions in storage trunks, adorned with colorful flowers and vines - an art form called rosemaling. I…

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Seattle’s Scandinavian Hour Radio Show 40:41

11M ago40:41

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In 1959, twenty-year-old Doug Warne and Ron Olsen agreed to produce the Scandinavian Hour, in order to keep this cherished radio program going. Olsen chose the music and Doug handled the guest list and sold the advertising. Thus began this remarkable story lasting for 48 years, and when Olsen passed away in 2008, Warne continued on himself. But in …

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Relating to Fjord Horses: Rory and Kristin Miller 51:08

1y ago51:08

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The Norwegian fjord horse or fjording is one of the oldest breeds of domesticated horses known from 4000 years ago. "Fjords" are masters the mountainous terrain on farms in Norway - surefooted, and pound for pound, the strongest breed of horse in the world. In this podcast, we meet Rory and Kristin Miller of Strawberry Hills Fjords in Chehalis, Was…

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Nordic Folktale Water Creatures 38:44

1y ago38:44

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Have you ever looked out over a lake at night, wondering if that splash you heard was something to worry about? Or the shriek and moan of the wind during a storm on the coast? Nordic folk have long had explanations for unexplainable things through folktales of strange and sometimes creepy supernatural creatures. In this podcast we look at the folkt…

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The National Aquarium in Bergen, Norway 40:41

1+ y ago40:41

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The Seattle Aquarium is expanding to include sharks from Indonesia. Is this for the entertainment value or is there an educational component as well? What is the role of aquariums regarding public education, anyway? Is it to appreciate and have empathy for the fish, otters, seals, penguins, etc. or motivate conservation and sustainable behavior? At…

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The Lur and Prillar Guri with Dr. Joan Paddock 46:39

1+ y ago46:39

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The lur is one of the great folk instruments of Scandinavia and was traditionally used by women at mountain farms, or sæters, in the summertime to gather the herds of cows, sheep, or goats. Less well known is the role of the lur in the story of Prillar Guri, who saved Norway from invaders at the Battle of Kringen in August of 1612. Join me as I int…

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Heyerdahl and the Scientific Community 42:19

2y ago42:19

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The celebrated hero who sailed the Kon-Tiki across the Pacific, wrote several best-selling books, who inspired a whole generation of archeologists is one of Norway's most public figures. But Heyerdahl's ideas about Polynesian migration (among others) were not embraced by the scientific community and we set off to understand why. Was Heyerdahl a "fr…

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Two Folktales in Norwegian and English 25:23

2y ago25:23

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Have you ever wondered what Norwegian folktales sound like in Norwegian, as they were written in the late 1800s by Asbjørnson and Moe? Join us for this telling of the classic De Tre Bukene Bruse or The Three Billy Boats Gruff and Småguttene Som Traff Trollene i Hedalskogen or The Boys Who Met the Trolls in Hedal Woods, in both Norwegian and English…

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Ruthi Winter and the Winter Band 47:11

2y ago47:11

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In 1923, a young Norwegian named Peter Sundness emigrated to the Seattle Area and, after several years, brought his wife and children over too. Pete’s daughter Ruthi Sundness Winter, later born in Seattle, fondly remembers playing Scandinavian music together with her family, a tradition that has continued after marrying Mike Winter, whose own famil…

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Laura Loge: Grieg, Ibsen, and Solveig’s Song 40:45

2y ago40:45

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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 that play. Laura sings the role of Gynt's long and abiding love, Solveig. Join us as we learn how Laura first sang Solveig's song at t…

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Folk Accordions - Birgit and Phil Ages 35:36

2y ago35:36

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Perhaps the most portable instrument in the world that can play almost any musical genre is the accordion. As a “free reed instrument” how does it really work? And there are many kinds including the concertina, torader, and piano accordion. Join us as we meet Birgit and Phil Ages from the Seattle Area who explain how accordions work, show what a ma…

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The Parade Troll 24:03

2y ago24:03

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Every year before the pandemic, the Bothell Sons of Norway lodge members marched in Seattle's 17th of May Parade, as well as Bothell's Fourth of July Parade. In addition to a Viking ship float and a convertible sports car with the princess waving from the back, is a 7 foot tall, imposing, ugly, but goofy troll. This elaborate costume was created by…

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A Coat Dyed Black and the Norwegian Resistance - Don ”Jerry” Pugnetti Jr. 36:13

2y ago36:13

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Don "Jerry" Pugnetti Jr, a long-time journalist, has written a fictional account of a Norwegian man and his compatriots who join the Norwegian Resistance during World War II. Jerry based the book on real stories he collected from his won relatives who were there in the early 1940s, and in the Resistance themselves. In this podcast we interview Jerr…

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Elizabeth Person on Maps, Illustration, and Art 41:55

2y ago41:55

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Elizabeth Person from Everett, Washington designs and creates infographic illustrations that are right at home on your wall or in your hand, to identify the name of a berry bush, a Washington ferry, an apple variety, or a Washington lighthouse. Her sketches of her adopted town capture the beauty and detail in the commonplace. Her maps of islands, n…

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Mari Boine - Sami Musician and Ambassador 30:43

2+ y ago30:43

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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 into a strict religious family, where speaking Sami and expressing oneself by traditional singing or joiking was considered "wrong", Boine struggled with being…

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The Brave Tailor, Danish version 32:28

2+ y ago32:28

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Join me for a tale of adventure with a very unlikely hero - a little tailor who dreams big but has trouble with the reality of dangerous situations. This Grimm Brothers folktale was collected in Denmark in the late 1800s and features hungry giants, a not so friendly unicorn, and a ferocious wild boar. Why do the people he meets think he’s heroic ma…

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The Hardanger Fiddle: Lynn Berg and Rachel Nesvig 58:56

2+ y ago58:56

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The hardanger fiddle (hardingfele) is the national folk instrument of Norway. What makes this unique instrument different from a standard violin, in construction and sound? Join me as Lynn Berg, one of the best hardanger fiddle luthiers (violin makers) in the USA, walks us through what it takes to make a fiddle and how he came to be a luthier. Then…

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The Many Faces of the Tomte 37:30

2+ y ago37:30

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Who is that unseen elf that takes care of the animals on the farm? Join me as I interview Dr. Lotta Gavel Adams to understand the origins of the Swedish tomte, learn about Viktor Rydberg's classic poem, and identify the major artists who have contributed to our picture of the tomte. We owe the concept of the jolly American Santa Claus to a Swedish …

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Dean of Language Camp: Dr. Tove Irene Dahl 35:00

2+ y ago35:00

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I met Tove Dahl at a language camp in Norway in 1981. She was the staff troubadour who taught us to sing Norwegian songs and thereby learn Norwegian language and culture. She was a such a people magnet back then, a natural leader, and I wondered what ever happened to this quintessential summer camp "counselor" who we all loved. Forty years later, b…

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Welkommen til Norske Folkemuseum! 41:24

2+ y ago41:24

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Come along with us to the world's first open air museum - the Norsk Folkmuseum in Oslo! We interview Inger Jensen and Siv Ringdal, both first curators at the museum about the oldest buildings, such as the Gol Stave Church from the 1200s, as well as more contemporary history in farm buildings of the 1950s, a Trekking Association (DNT) hytte, and an …

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Nordic Cooking with Kristi Bissell and the True North Blog 40:54

3y ago40:54

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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 True North Kitchen Blog, whose recipes are found in the Taste of Norway section of the Norwegian American News, and who teaches cooking in the Folk Art School at the Ve…

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Sami Folktales 27:43

3y ago27:43

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The Sami, formerly called Lapps, live in the far north of Norway, Sweden, and Finland in a land where the sun never sets. Storytelling has a strong tradition among the Sami, with tales that are a little different from other Nordic folktales. Join us as we read story translations from the first collectors, J. A. Friis and J. K. Qvigstad, and from et…

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Artist Sven Lindauer and the Non-Viking Vikings 29:33

3+ y ago29:33

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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 non-Viking Vikings" who weren't the warriors, but the farmers, blacksmiths, Skaldic poets, musicians, sail-makers, among others. He published The Art and Crafts of Ancient Sca…

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3 Trees & 2 Ave Marias 33:59

3+ y ago33:59

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In this Winter Solstice/Christmas podcast we hear two stories and an interview about "trees" - the krumkake, the noble fir, and the lingonberry. That is, the challenge of making a functional krumkake, the odyssey of cutting our own ragged Christmas tree, and a special on-site interview with Pacific Northwest lingonberry farmer, Leslie Lindskog. We …

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The House that Ron Loge Built: The Stabbur 36:00

3+ y ago36:00

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The centerpiece of every farm in Norway was always the storehouse, or stabbur. The food stored during summer and fall in this humble log and stave building was what got people through the long, cold winters every year. They were built so well, many are still standing 300 years later. Join us as we l hear the story from a man who built his own versi…

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Folktales (#2) of Finland and Norway 36:33

4y ago36:33

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Our first folktale podcast was so popular, we thought we’d bring you another! This time we hear a tale from Finland called The Mighty Mikko, and my son Carl Stavney is the featured guest reading the classic Norwegian folktale, The Lad Who Went to the Northwind. We also bring you a lovely accordion, mandolin, and guitar piece by the Folk Voice Band …

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Lori Ann Reinhall and the Norwegian American 40:33

4y ago40:33

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In the early 1900s, there were hundreds of Scandinavian immigrant newspapers. Meet Lori Ann Reinhall, the Editor of the last remaining Norwegian newspaper in the USA, the Norwegian American. You'll hear how this amazing and talented woman keeps this excellent paper alive in a time of quarantine, unemployment, decreased popularity of print media, th…

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Darryl Jackson and the Amazing One-Man Band 33:57

4y ago33:57

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By day he works in the computer learning industry, but by night he puts on his sunglasses, pulls out his instruments, and creates amazing CD-quality music in his studio. He is lead and bass guitarists, lead vocalist and harmonizer, drummer, and keyboardist. Who would suspect this mild-mannered man to have arisen out of a musical family, to have sta…

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Folktales of Norway and Sweden 32:57

4y ago32:57

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Join us for an exploration of Nordic folktales, why we value them, and how they define the cultures from which they come. We hear two of the most beloved tales of Norway and Sweden, and finish with a haunting duet of a traditional folksong from the Nordahl Grieg Spelmanslag, and one arranged by yours truly. This podcast is for all story lovers, fro…

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COVID-19 and Seattle’s Nordic Businesses & Organizations: Who Will Be Left Standing? 30:58

4+ y ago30:58

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With the full or partial closure of many businesses, institutions, and organizations in Seattle in late March 2020 due to COVID-19, we wonder how are our cherished Nordic haunts, restaurants, museums, and fraternal organizations making it through in Seattle. We talk with Erik Pihl of the National Nordic Museum, Bjørn Ruud of Scandinavian Specialtie…

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Clothes Stories: A Visit with Fashion Designer Madison Leiren 29:23

4+ y ago29:23

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Beyond keeping us warm and preventing public embarrassment, why do we wear clothes? What does our dress say about us, who and what we are, and where we come from? Join Nordic on Tap for this dive into the world of fashion design with Seattle-based designer, Madison Leiren of Leiren Designs (https://leirendesigns.com/). We sit down with Madison to d…

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Preschools and Bunads on Tap: Schooling in Norway & Getting a Folk costume 26:55

4+ y ago26:55

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Join us as we travel to Oslo, Norway to talk to a barnehage (literally: kindergarden) teacher named Torhild to learn how Norwegian kids have it differently and the same as us in the USA. We also examine Norwegian folk costumes, or bunads...and what it takes to get one. We meet Hanne at Heimen Husfliden in Oslo as she tells us about her job selling …

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Morten Alfred Høirup on Tap: Our Interview 26:51

4+ y ago26:51

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Join us for an interview of Danish composer, musician, and journalist, Morten Alfred Høirup. We find out what the folk music scene is like in Denmark and how state-sponsored radio funding is somewhat dependent on the political views of the current government. Morten also describes his work as a composer for film, especially on esoteric topics like …

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Hathi Brewing Interview 1:11:45

7y ago1:11:45

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Cam interviews the guys from Hathi about the craft beer industry, their inspiration, and the future of their brewery. They of course have a few beers while doing this!द्वारा The On Tap Podcast

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On Tap Podcast: The Lost Episode 29:44

7y ago29:44

29:44

The Lost Fifth Episode of The On Tap Podcast!द्वारा The On Tap Podcast

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Brewery Profile: Raven's Brewing 55:06

8y ago55:06

55:06

Cam and Jared interview Nick Fengler and John De Jong from Raven's Brewing Co. Learn about the brewery, some future beers, and the philosophy behind the beers at Ravens!द्वारा The On Tap Podcast

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