East of Moon Transmissions Tue, 19 May 2026 02:02:13 +0000 https://www.eastofmoon.com en-gb © 2026 East of Moon yes 867ae30d-9724-58da-979c-d8d3ea4d7ac7 socialmedia@eastofmoon.com East of Moon episodic false East of Moon is a laboratory that studies, experiments with and develops the ways in which communities create together, using software, art, education, events, spaces and any other processes or discipline as we see fit. 

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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) innovation, culture, community, Iceland, international, creativity, hafnarhaus, design, technology, development, policy, research East of Moon socialmedia@eastofmoon.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/sbpyc9c9lpnedvxayxk0u3wcvby5?.jpg East of Moon Transmissions https://www.eastofmoon.com Three quotes on "Hafnar.haus and beyond" Three quotes on "Hafnar.haus and beyond" Josie and Arnar's podcast mini-series "Three quotes on". In this episode they talk about Hafnar.haus, a creative community in down-town Reykjavík. Will books be written about it in 50 years time, or just footnotes?

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]]> Josie and Arnar's podcast mini-series "Three quotes on". In this episode they talk about Hafnar.haus, a creative community in down-town Reykjavík. Will books be written about it in 50 years time, or just footnotes?

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]]> Arnar Sigurðsson, Josie Anne Gaitens Buzzsprout-19199464 Mon, 18 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 5188 2 3 full false Three quotes on "Innovation, beyond Capitalism" Three quotes on "Innovation, beyond Capitalism" Josie and Arnar podcast mini-series "Three quotes on". In this episode they discuss the topic of a course being developed by East of Moon called "Innovation, beyond Capitalism". Is it time to disrupt the entire economic model?

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]]> Josie and Arnar podcast mini-series "Three quotes on". In this episode they discuss the topic of a course being developed by East of Moon called "Innovation, beyond Capitalism". Is it time to disrupt the entire economic model?

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]]> Arnar Sigurðsson, Josie Anne Gaitens Buzzsprout-19154270 Sun, 10 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 3290 2 2 full false Three quotes on "Creative Industries" Three quotes on "Creative Industries" Josie and Arnar kickstart a new podcast series called "Three quotes on". In this episode they discuss the concept "Creative Industries" which ended in a discussion on how should art and creativity be valued?

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]]> Josie and Arnar kickstart a new podcast series called "Three quotes on". In this episode they discuss the concept "Creative Industries" which ended in a discussion on how should art and creativity be valued?

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]]> Arnar Sigurðsson, Josie Anne Gaitens Buzzsprout-19111341 Sat, 02 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3701 2 1 full false 11: Final Frontiers with Arnar Sigurðsson 11: Final Frontiers with Arnar Sigurðsson It's the final episode of the first season of Fellow Travellers, and there's no better way to end it than by asking the ultimate questions: what is East of Moon?

Josie Anne and Arnar Sigurðsson get together to hash it out, and in the process explore the value of community, the difference between countryside and urban cultural activity, and how it works to bridge the gap.

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]]> It's the final episode of the first season of Fellow Travellers, and there's no better way to end it than by asking the ultimate questions: what is East of Moon?

Josie Anne and Arnar Sigurðsson get together to hash it out, and in the process explore the value of community, the difference between countryside and urban cultural activity, and how it works to bridge the gap.

You should really sign up to our newsletter. 

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

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]]> Buzzsprout-16981649 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 4447 1 11 full false 10: Fellow Travellers in Review with Anna Marjankowska 10: Fellow Travellers in Review with Anna Marjankowska For our tenth episode we are doing another review; this is where we take the time to look back over the conversations we've had thus far, and reflect on the themes and ideas raised. Anna Marjankowska joins Josie Anne in the studio to discuss the moments and concepts that resonated with us from episodes 06-09.

Read Anna's piece on Artistic Intervention as a Direct Action on our website, or find out about the game she is developing. If you are interested in the work Anna is doing with East of Moon, you can email her.

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

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]]> For our tenth episode we are doing another review; this is where we take the time to look back over the conversations we've had thus far, and reflect on the themes and ideas raised. Anna Marjankowska joins Josie Anne in the studio to discuss the moments and concepts that resonated with us from episodes 06-09.

Read Anna's piece on Artistic Intervention as a Direct Action on our website, or find out about the game she is developing. If you are interested in the work Anna is doing with East of Moon, you can email her.

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

Find us at eastofmoon.com or reach out to hello@eastofmoon.com.

]]> Buzzsprout-16929596 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 2912 1 10 full false 09: Passing It On with Atli Freyr Hjaltason 09: Passing It On with Atli Freyr Hjaltason Atli Freyr Hjaltason is a folklorist and ethnologist who is deeply embedded in the folk dancing community in Iceland—and beyond. Atli shared with us his perspective on communities built around traditional cultural activities, the challenges they face, and what lessons other types of communities might be able to learn from them. 

You can follow the Folk Dance Association of Reykjavík on Facebook—look out for their Sagnavaka events for an easy and fun way to try out Icelandic folk dancing.



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]]> Atli Freyr Hjaltason is a folklorist and ethnologist who is deeply embedded in the folk dancing community in Iceland—and beyond. Atli shared with us his perspective on communities built around traditional cultural activities, the challenges they face, and what lessons other types of communities might be able to learn from them. 

You can follow the Folk Dance Association of Reykjavík on Facebook—look out for their Sagnavaka events for an easy and fun way to try out Icelandic folk dancing.



This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

Find us at eastofmoon.com or reach out to hello@eastofmoon.com.

]]> Buzzsprout-16854749 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:00:00 +0000 4350 1 9 full false 08: "Walking Out of the Desert" with Alec Shaw 08: "Walking Out of the Desert" with Alec Shaw Alec Shaw is a cognitive neuroscientist and linguist, currently completing his phD from the University of Zürich. But he is also a member of Andrými, a radical social space and associated community in downtown Reykjavík. In this honest and genuine conversation, Alec reflects on the challenges communities can face, and how success feels like community joy.


craic
noun [ U ] Irish English
/kræk/

enjoyable time spent with other people, especially when the conversation is entertaining and funny

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]]> Alec Shaw is a cognitive neuroscientist and linguist, currently completing his phD from the University of Zürich. But he is also a member of Andrými, a radical social space and associated community in downtown Reykjavík. In this honest and genuine conversation, Alec reflects on the challenges communities can face, and how success feels like community joy.


craic
noun [ U ] Irish English
/kræk/

enjoyable time spent with other people, especially when the conversation is entertaining and funny

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

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]]> East of Moon Buzzsprout-16767579 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +0000 3856 1 8 full true 07: Fringe as a Blueprint for Building Community with Nanna Gunnars 07: Fringe as a Blueprint for Building Community with Nanna Gunnars Nanna Gunnars is the founder of RVK Fringe Festival and co-founder of Huldufugl theatre company. She joined East of Moon to talk about how Iceland joined the worldwide movement of Fringe festivals, and the challenge of building an inclusive, exciting environment without facing burnout.

RVK Fringe takes place from the 2nd to the 8th of June 2025

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]]> Nanna Gunnars is the founder of RVK Fringe Festival and co-founder of Huldufugl theatre company. She joined East of Moon to talk about how Iceland joined the worldwide movement of Fringe festivals, and the challenge of building an inclusive, exciting environment without facing burnout.

RVK Fringe takes place from the 2nd to the 8th of June 2025

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

Find us at eastofmoon.com or reach out to hello@eastofmoon.com.

]]> East of Moon Buzzsprout-16729039 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +0000 3061 1 7 full true 06: A Creative Technologist with the UK government, Brendan Arnold 06: A Creative Technologist with the UK government, Brendan Arnold Brendan Arnold is the UK government's first ever "Creative Technologist". Brendan works for Policy Lab, a cross-disciplinary innovation team which is part of the UK civil service and is established to enhance policy making through design and innovation and people centred approaches.

Policy Lab has a blog.

You can connect with Brendan Arnold via Linkedin and Twitter.

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

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]]> Brendan Arnold is the UK government's first ever "Creative Technologist". Brendan works for Policy Lab, a cross-disciplinary innovation team which is part of the UK civil service and is established to enhance policy making through design and innovation and people centred approaches.

Policy Lab has a blog.

You can connect with Brendan Arnold via Linkedin and Twitter.

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

Find us at eastofmoon.com or reach out to hello@eastofmoon.com.

]]> East of Moon Buzzsprout-16679856 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 2908 1 6 full false 05: Fellow Travellers in Review with East of Moon 05: Fellow Travellers in Review with East of Moon For our fifth episode we decided to take a look back at the conversations we’ve had so far and reflect on what we have taken away from listening to the ideas our different guests have presented to us. East of Moon founder Arnar Sigurðsson joins Josie Anne in the studio to discuss the moments and concepts that each episode has raised. 

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

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]]> For our fifth episode we decided to take a look back at the conversations we’ve had so far and reflect on what we have taken away from listening to the ideas our different guests have presented to us. East of Moon founder Arnar Sigurðsson joins Josie Anne in the studio to discuss the moments and concepts that each episode has raised. 

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

Find us at eastofmoon.com or reach out to hello@eastofmoon.com.

]]> East of Moon Buzzsprout-16632809 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000 2836 1 5 full false 04: An Underground Home for Experimentation with Ægir Sindri Bjarnason 04: An Underground Home for Experimentation with Ægir Sindri Bjarnason Ægir Sindri Bjarnason is a musician and sound engineer, who runs a rehearsal and  venue space in the basement of a domestic house in downtown Reykjavík. Named 'R6013' after the old license plate he and his brothers nailed to the door when they were teenagers, the space has become an important home for experimentation in the music scene in Iceland.

Want to go to an R6013 gig? Follow them on Facebook or Instagram.

Want to support Ægir's work to maintain a grassroots music space in Reykjavík? You can do so via his Patreon.


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]]> Ægir Sindri Bjarnason is a musician and sound engineer, who runs a rehearsal and  venue space in the basement of a domestic house in downtown Reykjavík. Named 'R6013' after the old license plate he and his brothers nailed to the door when they were teenagers, the space has become an important home for experimentation in the music scene in Iceland.

Want to go to an R6013 gig? Follow them on Facebook or Instagram.

Want to support Ægir's work to maintain a grassroots music space in Reykjavík? You can do so via his Patreon.


This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

Find us at eastofmoon.com or reach out to hello@eastofmoon.com.

]]> East of Moon Buzzsprout-16598899 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000 2916 1 4 full false 03: Technology in the Hands of Humans with Gamithra Marga 03: Technology in the Hands of Humans with Gamithra Marga Gamithra Marga is  a programmer and the co-founder of the Icelandic Association for Humane Technology (Samtök um mannvæna tækni). She joined East of Moon to talk about social media, AI, and why we should be more scared of ourselves than a robot uprising.

You can find out more about Gamithra's plans to change the world here:

https://gamithra.notion.site/fixing-the-world-b567b7e8cdb4445ca14389d74f273349

Want to learn Icelandic? Download TVÍK!

https://tvik.is/

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]]> Gamithra Marga is  a programmer and the co-founder of the Icelandic Association for Humane Technology (Samtök um mannvæna tækni). She joined East of Moon to talk about social media, AI, and why we should be more scared of ourselves than a robot uprising.

You can find out more about Gamithra's plans to change the world here:

https://gamithra.notion.site/fixing-the-world-b567b7e8cdb4445ca14389d74f273349

Want to learn Icelandic? Download TVÍK!

https://tvik.is/

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

Find us at eastofmoon.com or reach out to hello@eastofmoon.com.

]]> East of Moon Buzzsprout-16558412 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 02:00:00 +0000 3463 1 3 full false 02: "Open the Box, Make It Into a Circle" with Anna De Matos 02: "Open the Box, Make It Into a Circle" with Anna De Matos Anna C W De Matos is the CEO and Founder of Circular Library Network (CLN), as well as Munasafn RVK / RVK Tool Library and Hringrásarsafnið. She joined East of Moon to discuss how her work has grown and developed from an solution for a city, to an idea that is making an impact globally. 

You can find out more about Circular Library Network here: https://www.circularlibrary.network/

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

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]]> Anna C W De Matos is the CEO and Founder of Circular Library Network (CLN), as well as Munasafn RVK / RVK Tool Library and Hringrásarsafnið. She joined East of Moon to discuss how her work has grown and developed from an solution for a city, to an idea that is making an impact globally. 

You can find out more about Circular Library Network here: https://www.circularlibrary.network/

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

Find us at eastofmoon.com or reach out to hello@eastofmoon.com.

]]> East of Moon Buzzsprout-16511597 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 2807 1 2 full false 01: Researching Through Participating with Christopher Marcatili 01: Researching Through Participating with Christopher Marcatili Christopher Marcatili is a creative writer, editor and anthropologist who has just spent a year in Iceland conducting research as part of his phd thesis. He joined East of Moon in the studio to discuss creative spaces, the value of research, and how alternative methods of exploring cultural environments and communities can impact results. 

You can find out more about Christopher here: https://www.christophermarcatili.com/about

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

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]]> Christopher Marcatili is a creative writer, editor and anthropologist who has just spent a year in Iceland conducting research as part of his phd thesis. He joined East of Moon in the studio to discuss creative spaces, the value of research, and how alternative methods of exploring cultural environments and communities can impact results. 

You can find out more about Christopher here: https://www.christophermarcatili.com/about

This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.haus.

Find us at eastofmoon.com or reach out to hello@eastofmoon.com.

]]> East of Moon Buzzsprout-16471316 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:00:00 +0000 3160 1 1 full false