The MultiPod takes you on an adventure to northern Sweden, to the city of Skellefteå, overlooking the Gulf of Bothnia. The city lies at 64° latitude, similar to Iceland, Baffin Island and the northern reaches of Canada. It thus has very short days in the winter, and very long ones in the summer.
Co-host Flo had the opportunity to visit this extraordinary place at the end of December, 2020, a chance to explore not just a different culture and lifestyle but to understand the meaning of "darkness."
He went in tempered by common stereotypes surrounding "cold," "the north," "snow" and, most of all, "the dark."
Yet he emerged with a wondrous sense of warmth, community and perspective on life in "the south," questioning where our society places its priorities and values.
Listen in and be immersed in the journey. Perhaps the "Northern Mindset" could be the salvation to our post-pandemic recovery.
Music credits to Hans Johnson, Discovery (Sweden)