Tag: Thomas Nordegren

  • Hear the Ukraine correspondent about Christmas in wartime Ukraine

    Hear the Ukraine correspondent about Christmas in wartime Ukraine

    Hear from Ukraine correspondent Lubna El-Shanti about the desperate need for hope, warmth and community in war-torn Ukraine. Thomas Nordegren also plays music by his grandfather Carl Leonard, who during the 1920s and 30s was a passionate Schlager singer who toured the country and kingdom around. For example, he got a record deal with Columbia…

  • Christmas host Thomas Nordegren digs into the folk beliefs of the holiday

    Christmas host Thomas Nordegren digs into the folk beliefs of the holiday

    The baby Jesus and Santa are two of the main characters for many on Christmas Eve, but there is more to delve into when it comes to folk beliefs. Thomas Nordegren is visited by Tommy Kuusela, research archivist at the Institute for Language and Folklore in Uppsala. He gives us in-depth knowledge of our traditions.…

  • Start Christmas Eve with Thomas Nordegren and the Radio Choir

    Start Christmas Eve with Thomas Nordegren and the Radio Choir

    In a live broadcast on Christmas Eve morning, Thomas Nordegren talks to four members of the Radio Choir; Anna Graca (alto), Eleonora Poignant (soprano), Karl Söderström (bass) and Love Tronner (tenor) about Christmas music and their personal thoughts about Christmas. We get to hear “Christmas, Christmas, glorious Christmas” with text by Edvard Evers and music…

  • Christmas host Thomas Nordegren on Christmas anxiety and Christmas joy

    Christmas host Thomas Nordegren on Christmas anxiety and Christmas joy

    Music and singing have long held a special place in Thomas Nordegren's heart and perhaps his grandfather Carl Leonard Nilsson inspired him to take a great interest. During the 1920s and 30s, Carl Leonard was a passionate hit singer, who among other things recorded Christmas carols and got a recording contract with Columbia records. Thomas'…

  • Good morning World!

    Good morning World!

    Hour 1: Why are behaviors such as generosity, kindness and generosity so associated with a holiday like Christmas? Shouldn't we always act on this? Conversation with Olof Johansson Stenman, professor of behavioral economics at the University of Gothenburg. Mood picture from Prague in the Czech Republic where the Christmas preparations got off the ground after…

  • A cavalcade of memories

    A cavalcade of memories

    The very first time Louise and Thomas met was actually live! And there was an immediate fight. We offer clips from this, and from various occasions when they have tested things such as donating blood and exercising at a high intensity while broadcasting the radio. The question is also whether any of their attempts to…

  • The last show!

    The last show!

    Cast: Sweden’s Radio Symphony Orchestra.Elin Rombo.First Aid Kit.Ebo Krdum with ribbon.Horace Engdahl, author.Arvida Byström, artist and director.Annika Härenstam, professor of occupational science.Ingmar Skoog, chief physician.Anna Axfors, poet. Hosts: Louise Epstein and Thomas NordegrenProducer: Olle Björkman

  • Nordegren & Epstein’s last show

    Nordegren & Epstein’s last show

    A star-studded farewell with specially invited guests and music by, among others, First Aid Kit. With Louise Epstein and Thomas Nordegren.

  • Is a vaccine certificate a good idea?

    Is a vaccine certificate a good idea?

    Host: Thomas NordegrenAssistant: Louise EpsteinProducer: Ulrika Lindqvist

  • Nordegren and Epstein new “on the track”

    Nordegren and Epstein new “on the track”

    This week, SVT is recording two new episodes of “On the track”. Hamid Zafar and Frida Boisen will be replaced by radio presenters Thomas Nordegren and Louise Epstein, reports SVT Nyheter Väst. The new sections replace the programs in which the school debater and opinion leader Hamid Zafar participated and which have now been removed.…