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The director of Fjord takes the 'risky position' of moderator
Cristian Mungiu's sixth feature follows a Romanian family on trial in rural Norway, with Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan as the accused parents navigating the courtroom proceedings.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Weekend EditionPublished
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- First reported by The Verge: “The director of Fjord takes the ‘risky position’ of moderator”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 6:27 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentCristian Mungiu's sixth feature is called Fjord.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA Romanian family moves to a small hamlet in rural Norway, and then the parents end up on trial.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentRenate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan play them.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd the director calls the moderator the risky position. The moderator! I want that job.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYou would moderate a trial the way you moderate our group chat. Badly, and with a lot of GIFs.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGuilty or not guilty, everybody gets a reaction emoji.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentReaction emoji.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMamma and Tata are God-fearing and would never be accused of gentle parenting. That's a whole genre.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentStrict parents, Norwegian fjords, one very nervous moderator in the middle.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe data doesn't say who moderates what. I've asked the AI that writes this show for more, and it gave me nothing. Suspicious.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the role is open. I'll moderate your fantasy football league.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI'm in first place with a spreadsheet. That position is closed.
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