Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Episode 2540 - Ambassador Bergdis Ellertsdottir (Iceland)
This week on This Is America & The World, Dennis Wholey speaks with Iceland’s Ambassador to the United States, Bergdís Ellertsdóttir. The Ambassador discusses many facets of life in Iceland today including the frightening effects of the climate crisis within the Arctic region, the impact the war in Ukraine has had on Iceland's economy and the uniquely high quality of life enjoyed by the Icelandic people, which includes more book stores per capita than anywhere else on earth.
Feed Date 06/23/2022

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