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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. These are our audio transmissions. We hope you find them interesting. Confused? You have the right to be confused. Find out more at: https://www.eastofmoon.com/
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08: "Walking Out of the Desert" with Alec Shaw
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Alec Shaw is a cognitive neuroscience 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…
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07: Fringe as a Blueprint for Building Community with Nanna Gunnars
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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 Thi…
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06: A Creative Technologist with the UK government, Brendan Arnold
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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 Lin…
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05: Fellow Travellers in Review with East of Moon
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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 w…
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04: An Underground Home for Experimentation with Ægir Sindri Bjarnason
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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. W…
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03: Technology in the Hands of Humans with Gamithra Marga
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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.s…
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02: "Open the Box, Make It Into a Circle" with Anna De Matos
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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: htt…
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01: Researching Through Participating with Christopher Marcatili
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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 f…
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