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The Dubcast with Dubside is a unique and immersive podcast that dives deep into the world of traditional kayaking, Greenlandic culture, and the captivating stories that emerge from the icy edges of the Arctic. Hosted by the legendary kayak instructor, performer, and cultural explorer Dubside, each episode blends insightful conversations, first-hand field recordings, and rich storytelling from Greenland and beyond. Whether he’s interviewing master kayak builders, uncovering lost paddling techniques, or singing with locals around a drum circle in South Greenland, Dubside brings his signature mix of curiosity, wit, and deep respect for tradition. With co-host Andrew Elizaga, The Dubcast is a one-of-a-kind journey into a vanishing world of indigenous skill, Arctic adventure, and cultural resilience—told through the voice of someone who’s truly lived it. Come for the kayaks. Stay for the stories.

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  1. EPISODE 74

    DUBCAST #74: Strip-Mining Human Knowledge: AI and the Greatest Giveaway in History

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dubside steps away from kayaks and Greenland to tackle one of the most consequential questions of our time: artificial intelligence. Using simple but unsettling examples—like exponential growth, folded paper, and doubling pennies—he explores why AI’s impact on humanity will be profoundly counterintuitive and easy to underestimate. From autonomous AI, the Internet as an AI ecosystem, and the impossibility of enforcing ethics or punishment, to environmental costs, religion, theology, and power, Dubside traces a sweeping arc that connects Silicon Valley, colonial history, Indigenous dispossession, and biological vulnerability. Along the way, he asks whether AI represents humanity’s salvation, its undoing, or something even more disturbing—invoking ideas like the Rapture, the Antichrist, and a chilling bargain where convenience is exchanged for control. Referencing cultural voices like Dolly Parton, historical myths, and moral blind spots, this episode is a provocative meditation on exponential change, narrative power, and whether humanity truly understands what it is giving away—for something that seems cheap at first, but doubles every year.

    31 min

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    Exploring Mendocino’s Caves and Cliffs with Skip Pauls

    Send us Fan Mail WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE In this episode of The Dubcast with Dubside, Dubside sits down with longtime friend and expedition paddler Skip Pauls on San Juan Island to trace a lifetime of sea kayaking. Skip recalls cutting his teeth on long-distance days along the New England shoreline—circumnavigating Cape Ann, crossing from Plymouth to Provincetown, and threading the islands of Maine—before discovering the raw, three-dimensional coastline of Mendocino, California. From solo explorations of unmapped sea caves and surge channels to bull kelp forests, abalone divers, near-misses in rock gardens, and an unforgettable close encounter with a gray whale in stormy seas, Skip paints a vivid portrait of what it means to really know a coastline. Along the way he reflects on mentors, boat choice, safety, and the unique headspace required to paddle big water day after day.

    53 min

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    A Kayak Left on the Rack: Tim Gallaway’s Greenland

    Send us Fan Mail WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE Before the conversation turns to Tim Gallaway’s Greenland adventures, Andrew and Dubside open the episode with a wide-ranging, characteristically candid check-in on everything surrounding the upcoming Greenland National Kayaking Championships. Tim Gallaway returns to The Dubcast with Dubside to relive his 2018 trip to Greenland—and to offer a reality-check (and a boost of encouragement) for anyone thinking about heading to Nuuk to compete. Tim walks Dubside through the whole arc: flight delays and fog diversions, hauling a cut-up skin-on-frame kayak through airports, and the gamble of arriving early enough to rebuild and skin it in the clubhouse. Along the way he shares the unlikely housing luck that made his trip possible, what daily life felt like inside a local home, and the practical rhythm of getting around Nuuk on foot, by bus, and with a backpack full of “just in case” layers. From there it’s straight into the competition: the short race, rolling—solo and team—harpoon throwing, and the ropes event inside the gym, where the energy of the crowd can turn a single feat into a full-on eruption. Tim also talks food (seal stew, musk ox, and humpback whale), ice-cold glacier water, long golden-hour nights, and post-event hikes. The conversation closes with Tim’s reflections on why Greenland still calls him back—not just for competition, but for a true expedition. Tim Gallaway/Kayak To The Sea The Masik (Qajaq USA's electronic newsletter)

    1h 1m

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    Dogs, Kayaks, and Seal Liver: A Danish Vet in Greenland

    Send us Fan Mail WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE During the Greenland National Kayaking Championships, Dubside sits down in Sisimiut with Danish veterinarian Asger von Wenck, who has made the leap from teaching veterinary surgery at the University of Copenhagen to living and working full-time in Greenland. With race starts and kayak songs drifting through the background, Asger shares stories about his work with sled dogs, government vaccination programs, rabies prevention, and the surprising absence of ticks in Greenland. He explains the strict microchipping system for dogs, the realities of veterinary care along the vast Arctic coastline, and what it’s like helping patrol teams in the Northeast Greenland National Park. The conversation ranges far beyond dogs. They discuss Greenlandic food (including raw seal liver and mattak), winter darkness, homelessness in Nuuk, language learning, and the evolving relationship between Denmark and Greenland in a changing political climate. A thoughtful, wide-ranging 30-minute conversation about life in Greenland—from kayak clubs to seal soup—with the sounds of competition echoing in the Arctic air.

    45 min

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    The Last One In: The Trials of Mikkel Larsen

    Send us Fan Mail In this special guest episode of The Dubcast with Dubside, Dubside sits down in Copenhagen with Mikkel Larsen — a Danish teacher who spent six transformative years living in Sisimiut, Greenland from 2010 to 2016. What began as a leap of faith — moving to Greenland to teach Danish to high school students — turned into a deep immersion in Greenlandic culture. Mikkel shares what it was like navigating language barriers, silent kaffemik gatherings, and the subtle social codes of a small Arctic community. Along the way, he found his way to Qajaq Sisimiut and, before long, was building his own skin-on-frame kayak inside the clubhouse. Despite having almost no experience, Mikkel was pushed — in classic Greenlandic fashion — straight into competing in the National Greenland Kayaking Championships. He recounts lining up for his first race after only minutes in his new kayak, battling fear, cold water, long-distance takisuumut races, and the humbling reality of always finishing last — yet always finishing. This is a story about cultural humility, persistence, embarrassment, pride, and the profound feeling of being alive on Arctic water. It’s also a portrait of how Greenlanders welcome outsiders — slowly, quietly, and on their own terms.

    36 min

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    Small Town Greenland, Big World Lessons

    Send a text In Part 2 of Dubside’s conversation with Danish kayaker Mikkel Larsen, recorded in Copenhagen, the discussion turns from kayaking to the deeper personal experiences that shaped Mikkel’s life after leaving Greenland. Mikkel reflects on the complicated realities of living in a small Arctic community, where close social ties can also expose difficult moral and social tensions. These experiences ultimately led him to return to Denmark in 2016, where an unexpected opportunity at the legendary Arctic Circle Race set him on a completely new path. What followed is a remarkable story of improvisation and persistence. Starting with little money and only a brief massage course, Mikkel built a pain-reduction practice called Sportsværksted, developing his own hands-on methods through experimentation and experience. Today he works with athletes and people suffering from chronic pain, guided by a simple rule: if he can’t reduce a client’s pain by at least 50 percent, they don’t pay. The conversation then shifts to geopolitics, as Mikkel shares a Danish perspective on the evolving relationship between Greenland, Denmark, and the United States, and how recent political tensions have reshaped attitudes in both Denmark and Greenland. This episode offers a thoughtful mix of personal story, unconventional healing, and international perspective from someone who has lived deeply in both Greenlandic and Danish worlds. Sports Vaerksted Guide to Greenlandic culture: Introduction to how Greenlanders think and act. By Mikkel Larsen

    31 min
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The Dubcast with Dubside is a unique and immersive podcast that dives deep into the world of traditional kayaking, Greenlandic culture, and the captivating stories that emerge from the icy edges of the Arctic. Hosted by the legendary kayak instructor, performer, and cultural explorer Dubside, each episode blends insightful conversations, first-hand field recordings, and rich storytelling from Greenland and beyond. Whether he’s interviewing master kayak builders, uncovering lost paddling techniques, or singing with locals around a drum circle in South Greenland, Dubside brings his signature mix of curiosity, wit, and deep respect for tradition. With co-host Andrew Elizaga, The Dubcast is a one-of-a-kind journey into a vanishing world of indigenous skill, Arctic adventure, and cultural resilience—told through the voice of someone who’s truly lived it. Come for the kayaks. Stay for the stories.

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  • Creator
    Dubside
  • Episodes
    130
  • Seasons
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Dubcast With Dubside
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