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 ice, and across the finish line in Nome. Hear interviews with mushers, behind the scenes news, and in-depth race analysis you won't find anywhere else.
For episodes from past seasons of the Iditapod, visit www.alaskapublic.org/iditapod
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 117
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2023
Ryan Redington in Nome
This bonus Iditapod episode features the full recording of a press conference with 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion Ryan Redington, right after he and his dogs crossed the finish line in No…
00:19:07 |
Thu 16 Mar 2023
S7E11: The all-Indigenous Iditarod podium
Alaska Native mushers took the podium in the 2023 Iditarod, with the Knik Kid, Ryan Redington, winning his first championship and Bethel's Pete Kaiser and Aniak's Richie Diehl mushing into second and…
00:30:53 |
Wed 15 Mar 2023
S7E10: An Iditarod champ from the founding family
The 40-year-old Ryan Redington has won his first Iditarod and the first championship for the Redington family, on his 16th try (and after six previous scratches). "I've just been on pins and needles,…
00:17:07 |
Wed 15 Mar 2023
Live call: Ryan Redington wins 2023 Iditarod
Ryan Redington claimed his first Iditarod championship a little after noon Tuesday with six dogs in harness and an official race time of 8 days, 21 hours, 12 minutes and 58 seconds. We have a whole b…
00:26:41 |
Tue 14 Mar 2023
Morning report: Ryan Redington poised to win
We have a quick bonus episode here for you, as Ryan Redington is on the home stretch to Nome, looking like he's going to claim his first Iditarod championship. This is our morning Iditarod report, it…
00:05:41 |
Tue 14 Mar 2023
S7E9: Hanging onto a lead and an Iditarod dream
Ryan Redington has a secure hold on first place in the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, heading into the final 100 miles of trail. Meanwhile, one rookie musher had some trouble holding onto his dog…
00:21:53 |
Mon 13 Mar 2023
John Suter in Anchorage
In this extended interview, we hear more from John Suter, an Iditarod finisher who famously had a team that included poodles. Suter ran the Iditarod with poodles in 1988, '89, '90 and '91, finishing …
00:24:03 |
Sun 12 Mar 2023
S7E8: The champ has scratched. Long live the champ.
Reigning Iditarod champion Brent Sass has scratched from this year’s race, due to what race officials described as “periodontal health” issues. So 31 teams remained in the race Saturday, and in this …
00:26:24 |
Sun 12 Mar 2023
S7E7: Rollin' on a river (the Yukon, that is)
Iditarod teams are passing through the village checkpoint of Anvik and onto the Yukon River. We have that, as well as stories from earlier on the trail about how mushers were setting their teams up …
00:21:49 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
Jessie Royer in Takotna
Iditarod veteran and frequent top 10 finisher Jessie Royer talks to Alaska Public Media's Lex Treinen in Takotna.
00:06:06 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
S7E6: Run, rest, eat and repeat
In this episode, we hear from Iditarod mushers in the midst of their required 24-hour layovers and from our current Red Lantern musher. We also have a chat with a former top 10 musher who’s returning…
00:20:23 |
Thu 09 Mar 2023
S7E5: The dog days of Iditarod
Iditarod mushers are making decisions about where to stop for their mandatory 24-hour rests, some opting to take that break earlier than planned, as the teams continue to contend with warm weather. T…
00:25:40 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
S7E4: Hot doggin' and leapfroggin'
Iditarod teams are contending with warm weather in the thousand-mile race, many choosing to run in the cool of night as much as possible. We'll talk about that in this episode, plus a little about wh…
00:21:13 |
Tue 07 Mar 2023
S7E3: One paw in front of the other
Iditarod sled dog teams are into the first 200 miles of trail, after the race clock started ticking Sunday. Mushers are pacing their dogs and there's a lot of leapfrogging going on out there, as they…
00:18:50 |
Mon 06 Mar 2023
Brent Sass interview in Fairbanks
In this extended, pre-Iditarod interview, reigning Iditarod champion Brent Sass talks to Iditapod reporter Lex Treinen about Sass's hectic life at his homestead north of Fairbanks, in Eureka, and abo…
00:28:30 |
Mon 06 Mar 2023
S7E2: Iditarod kicks off with a chilly start
Iditarod mushers took their sled dog teams on an untimed, celebratory fun run from downtown Anchorage on the city’s trails, with hundreds of fans cheering along the way. We hear from mushers and fans…
00:27:43 |
Sun 05 Mar 2023
S7E1: Springing back as Iditarod begins anew
That's right, it's Iditarod time, and we're back with another season of Iditapod. In the first episode of our seventh season, host Casey Grove and trail reporters Lex Treinen and Ben Matheson discuss…
00:56:14 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
Aaron Burmeister interview in Nome
Veteran Iditarod musher Aaron Burmeister talked to Alaska Public Media’s Jeff Chen at the Nome radio station, KNOM, roughly a day after Burmeister finished his 21st Iditarod. Burmeister talks about s…
00:35:39 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Brent Sass interview in Nome
In this hour-long interview, we hear more from 2022 Iditarod champion Brent Sass about how he’s forged a unique bond with his dog team, how he draws inspiration from his idols like Susan Butcher, and…
01:00:56 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
S6E10: Bringin' it home to Nome
Since the Iditapod left off, after Brent Sass's epic first Iditarod victory, teams have continued to arrive in Nome, including a fun race for 3rd and 4th place, two Yukon-Kuskokwim mushers in 5th and…
00:41:54 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
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