Crossing North

Crossing North
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Crossing North is a podcast about Nordic and Baltic society and culture, published by the Dept. of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.

  1. CN29 In the Gray Zone

    01/27/2025

    CN29 In the Gray Zone

    What constitutes an act of war? Finnish research fellow Minna Ålander considers the edge cases—damaged data cables, suspicious AirBnBs, and prank phone calls—under a new label: 'hybrid warfare.' In this episode we discuss Finland's responses to an ever-evolving security environment and the motivations behind Finland and Sweden's recent decisions to join NATO. *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. *** Transcript available at scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-29-gray-zone/ *** Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson: open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxS *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us

    1h 2m
  2. CN28 Repatriation Is In The Air

    06/26/2024

    CN28 Repatriation Is In The Air

    How did so many Indigenous Sámi artifacts end up in private collections and museums outside of Sápmi? And why were collectors only interested in certain types of objects? American non-fiction writer, journalist, editor, and translator Barbara Sjoholm discusses the history of ethnographic collections and the future of cultural repatriation in her latest book, From Lapland to Sápmi: Collecting and Returning Sámi Craft and Culture. *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Amy Swanson King. *** Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-28-repatriation-air *** Find Barbara Sjoholm's books published by the University of Minnesota Press and the University of Wisconsin Press: From Lapland to Sápmi: Collecting and returning Sámi Craft and Culture (2023); By the Fire: Sami Folktales and Legends (2019); Black Fox: A Life of Emilie Demant Hatt, Artist and Ethnographer (2017); With the Lapps in the High Mountains: A Woman Among the Sami, 1907-1908 (2013). *** Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson: open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxS *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us

    55 min
  3. CN27 She is Pretty She is Powerful

    05/07/2024

    CN27 She is Pretty She is Powerful

    Lithuanian actresses Marija Žemaitytė and Rugilė Latvėnaitė share songs from their performance “Graži ir ta galinga” (The Pretty and the Powerful One), and together with Professor Emeritus Violeta Kelertas, they discuss the legacy of Žemaitė, Lithuania's most famous female literary figure. *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Guntis Šmidchens and Violeta Kelertas for helping to translate the lyrics of "Žemaitė” from “Graži ir ta galinga.” *** Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-27-she-pretty-she-powerful *** At 22:27, Violeta misspeaks. The First Lithuanian Women’s Congress was held in 1907, not 1909. *** At 34:34, Colin misspeaks. Žemaitė raised an equivalent amount of money to 30,000 USD in 2020. *** Music from “Graži ir ta galinga” used with permission by Marija Žemaitytė and Rugilė Latvėnaitė. *** Violeta Kelertas and Maryte Racys's translated anthology of Žemaitė’s works is titled "Marriage for Love: A 19th Century Lithuanian Woman’s Fight for Justice" and published by Birchwood Press. *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us

    38 min
  4. CN26 My Father's War

    04/02/2024

    CN26 My Father's War

    What are the dangers of radicalization? Bjørn Westlie is a Norwegian historian and journalist best known for his reporting on Norway’s history of antisemitism, and he has been a driving force for elevating Norway’s Jewish history. Bjørn visited the UW to discuss his 2008 book, Fars krig [My Father’s War], recently translated into English. Bjørn’s book deals with his father’s past as a member of the Norwegian Nazi party and a volunteer soldier in the Waffen-SS during World War II. *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. *** Transcript available at scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-26-my-fathers-war *** Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson: open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxS *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us

    32 min
  5. CN25 The Family Clause

    06/02/2023

    CN25 The Family Clause

    How to do you write a good story? Award-winning Swedish novelist & playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri discusses his craft and his latest novel, The Family Clause. *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Karin Filipsson. *** Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-25-family-clause *** Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson: open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxS *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us

    59 min
  6. CN24 The Gjellestad Viking Ship

    05/17/2023

    CN24 The Gjellestad Viking Ship

    In 2018, a radar image of a buried Viking ship in Norway went viral online. Dr. Joakim Karlsen put together a team of archaeologists and 3D modelers to create a digital exhibit and to share the discovery with the world at gjellestadstory.no *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. *** Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-24-gjellestad-viking-ship *** Learn more about the Gjellestad Viking ship at gjellestadstory.no *** Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson: open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxS *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us

    36 min
  7. CN23 Woman, Captain, Rebel.

    03/29/2023

    CN23 Woman, Captain, Rebel.

    Anthropologist Margaret Willson discusses the dramatic life of Icelandic Sea Captain Þuríður Einarsdóttir, who saved lives, solved crimes, and was largely overlooked by 20th century historians. *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Thea Lund for reading the excerpt from Woman, Captain, Rebel in the opening. Sound design by Colin Gioia Connors. Sound effects from ZapSplat.com *** Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-23-woman-captain-rebel *** Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson: open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxS *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us

    54 min
  8. CN22 The Baltic Hong Kong Way

    02/13/2023

    CN22 The Baltic Hong Kong Way

    On August 23, 2019, over 210,000 Hongkongers joined hands in a 60 kilometer human chain to protest police violence and to demand democratic reforms. This human chain, called the Hong Kong Way, took place on the 30th anniversary of another human chain protest—the Baltic Way of 1989—in which approximately two million Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians formed a 690 kilometer human chain across the three countries to protest the Soviet occupation. Iverson Ng, an Estonian-based Hongkonger, tells the story. ** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. *** Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-22-baltic-hong-kong-way *** Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson: open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxS *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us

    36 min
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Crossing North is a podcast about Nordic and Baltic society and culture, published by the Dept. of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.

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    Crossing North
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
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