The Yukon Magazine Podcast

What do you know about the Klondike Gold Rush? If you've been to Dawson City, you've probably heard about gold seekers and dance-hall girls. But what about the people displaced by greed and coloniali…

We've all had a mosquito encounter (or zillions), and yet most of us know little about these irksome critters. Entomologist Dan Peach bares his arms for science and explains why discovering the secre…

When Ian Parker and friends started riding (and sometimes carrying) their road bikes in rough and rugged terrain, they pushed the limits of what could be done on skinny tires and unforgiving frames. …

Bill Donaldson moved into a cave across the Yukon River from Dawson City in the '90s. It's dark and damp—it even floods from time to time—but it's home, and he wouldn't have it any other way.  Karen …

Teri-Lee Isaac wants people to know the history of the Northern Tutchone people. That's why she's offering guided boat tours to Fort Selkirk, a former Hudson's Bay Company trading post and—long befor…

Dave Bakica has the opposite of a desk job. From wrangling moose to keeping people safe from bears, the Yukon conservation officer has a lot of stories to share after more than 30 years on the job. T…

Dave Bakica had the opposite of a desk job. From wrangling moose to snowmobiling across the Arctic and keeping people safe from bears, the Yukon conservation officer has a lot of stories to share aft…

Phil Timpany knows the grizzly bears of Bear Cave Mountain better than anyone, as well as the life-sustaining salmon. The wildlife-viewing guide is also seeing first hand the changes that threaten th…

Camels, short-faced bear, lions. These animals aren't typically associated with the Yukon, but they all lived and died here at some point, leaving their bones as evidence. Paleontologist Grant Zazula…

Forget vitamin “IB” to relieve those aches and pains: some athletes are adding cannabis products to their workout regimes. Leyla Weston, an ultra runner who started dabbling recently, shares her expe…

Kylie Campbell-Clarke would have 10 dogs if she could. Instead, she and her husband settled for two dogs, one cat, and the occasional foster-dog. It's a wild ride, but worth all the lost sleep and cl…

Camping with young kids takes work and patience. But time and again Jackie Zinger and her husband pack up the fat bikes, skis, or boat, as well as their twins, and head to Kusawa Lake outside of Whit…

Just because manufacturers make items hard to repair doesn’t mean it can’t be done. Michelle Clusiau, one of the founders of a repair café in Whitehorse, doesn't let excessive glue or faulty wiring t…

This spring, ground penetrating radar will be used to look for unmarked graves at the former site of Choutla in southern Yukon, a residential school for Indigenous students that ran at various times …

It was unusual for people to bring children to the Klondike during the gold rush of 1898 but Black Americans Alonzo and Mattie Agee came with their five children. Once in the Yukon , they carved out …

When the pandemic hit and flying aircraft wasn't an option for pilot Jason Wolsky, he turned to flying drones. The photographer soon realized the sky's the limit when it comes to their potential, far…

Melanie Bennett grew up at Engineer Creek, 200 km up the Dempster Highway, when the road was being built. The surrounding wilderness was her playground and schoolroom. That upbringing helps her maint…

When Manu Keggenhoff moved from Germany to a tiny cabin outside Atlin, B.C., 14 years ago, she didn’t have running water or any of the fancy stuff.  In the final episode of our winter podcast series,…

Arlyn Charlie of Fort McPherson, N.W.T., has an important job: documenting Gwich’in culture. He captures intimate moments in nature and his community through photography, incorporating the Gwich'in l…

Dawson City, Yukon, is home to Diamond Tooth Gerties gambling hall—Canada's oldest casino. The venue is a throwback to the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 and dance hall era.  Tara Borin, a poet, writer, …