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Iditapod

The Iditapod is a podcast following the Last Great Race, from Alaska Public Media. Daily episodes during the Iditarod Sled Dog Race take you out on the trail -- into checkpoints, down along the sea ic... Read more

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S3E1: An abridged history of Alaska mushing and 2018 Iditarod

S3E1: An abridged history of Alaska mushing and 2018 Iditarod

Ramping up our 2019 Iditarod coverage, we look back at the history of dog mushing in Alaska, the dawn of long-distance r... Read more

19 Feb 2019

26mins

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S3E3: This year's race

S3E3: This year's race

We talk about trail conditions, which teams look like contenders for the Top 10, our Rookie Of The Year Picks, and the b... Read more

2 Mar 2019

24mins

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S2E5: Race clock ticking after Willow restart

S2E5: Race clock ticking after Willow restart

Mushers in the 2018 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are officially on course for the 1,000-mile trek to Nome after the rest... Read more

5 Mar 2018

15mins

Ranked #4

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S4E15: The newest Norwegian champ

S4E15: The newest Norwegian champ

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has another new Norwegian champion: 46-year-old Thomas Waerner. His team arrived in Nom... Read more

18 Mar 2020

37mins

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S4E12: Whistlin' to Shaktoolik, and some mid-pack collegiality

S4E12: Whistlin' to Shaktoolik, and some mid-pack collegiality

Norway's Thomas Waerner was the first to Unalakleet and the coast of Alaska in the 2020 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Bu... Read more

16 Mar 2020

19mins

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S3E4: The Ceremonial Start

S3E4: The Ceremonial Start

We talk about why the Ceremonial Start in downtown Anchorage is a thing, hear what mushers are talking about this year, ... Read more

3 Mar 2019

25mins

Ranked #7

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S3E10: Making it to the Yukon River

S3E10: Making it to the Yukon River

Top teams in the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are reaching the Yukon River on Friday as the race enters its fifth d... Read more

8 Mar 2019

16mins

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S3E2: The racing season so far

S3E2: The racing season so far

We take a quick look back at competitive mid-distance sled dog races that many Iditarod mushers use as qualifier or tune... Read more

27 Feb 2019

27mins

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S3E12: Big push to the coast

S3E12: Big push to the coast

Girdwood's Nicolas Petit stayed in the lead of the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday after making a long 90ish... Read more

11 Mar 2019

21mins

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S4E1: Looking back at 2019 Iditarod, this year's 300-milers and Yukon Quest

S4E1: Looking back at 2019 Iditarod, this year's 300-milers and Yukon Quest

... and we're back! Kicking off the 2020 Iditapod, host Casey Grove and Alaska Public Media trail reporter Zachariah Hug... Read more

28 Feb 2020

30mins

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S3E8: Taking 24-hour rests, as Aliy takes the lead

S3E8: Taking 24-hour rests, as Aliy takes the lead

In this episode, we have a race update as mushers start to take their mandatory 24-hour rests at different checkpoints, ... Read more

6 Mar 2019

13mins

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S4E11: Iditarod CEO says 'things can change minute by minute'

S4E11: Iditarod CEO says 'things can change minute by minute'

While Iditarod sled dog teams continue to mush toward the coast, the Iditapod is at home hiding under a table, in a make... Read more

15 Mar 2020

33mins

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Anchorage interview with Katherine Keith

Anchorage interview with Katherine Keith

Alaska Public Media's Zachariah Hughes talks with veteran long-distance dog musher and past Iditarod competitor Katherin... Read more

25 Mar 2020

30mins

Ranked #14

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S3E11: Mushing the Mighty Yukon

S3E11: Mushing the Mighty Yukon

Mushers headed north on the Yukon River on Saturday, with the front of the pack on their way to Kaltag, where they turn ... Read more

10 Mar 2019

21mins

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S2E7: Race day 3, and tricky mushing out of Rainy Pass

S2E7: Race day 3, and tricky mushing out of Rainy Pass

Things get pretty technical for Iditarod mushers heading out of the Rainy Pass checkpoint and into the Dalzell Gorge bef... Read more

6 Mar 2018

17mins

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S4E10: The last sport standing

S4E10: The last sport standing

Welcome to the Iditapod, a podcast about - what else? - the Iditarod, which is, perhaps the only major sporting event st... Read more

13 Mar 2020

27mins

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S2E8: An icon drops out, 24-hour rests and dog-doping reignites

S2E8: An icon drops out, 24-hour rests and dog-doping reignites

A lot has happened since the last podcast: Willow musher DeeDee Jonrowe has scratched in her 36th Iditarod, which she sa... Read more

7 Mar 2018

26mins

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S3E13: Heartbreak for Petit as team quits on the coast

S3E13: Heartbreak for Petit as team quits on the coast

The team of Girdwood musher Nicolas Petit stalled on the edge of Norton Bay, allowing Bethel's Pete Kaiser to race past,... Read more

11 Mar 2019

20mins

Ranked #19

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S4E2: Iditapod LIVE!

S4E2: Iditapod LIVE!

Instead of hiding in our cozy little radio studio at Alaska Public Media or out on the sparsely populated Iditarod Trail... Read more

4 Mar 2020

1hr 32mins

Ranked #20

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S3E16: A new trio of elite women mushers

S3E16: A new trio of elite women mushers

It happened, because Paige Drobny made it happen: The top 10 of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race includes three women fo... Read more

14 Mar 2019

34mins

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