The YUKON Magazine

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A companion to the award-winning The Yukon Magazine, this podcast shares the same mission: to explore and celebrate life in the Yukon. Some episodes expand on stories from the magazine. Others are original, audacious, audio-rich stories you won’t hear, or read, anywhere else. Each series coincides with a new quarterly issue of the magazine, creating space for deeper conversations and place-based storytelling. Inspiring, real, and shaped by Canada's North.

  1. 4d ago

    Presenting... Yukon Wildlife and Wildfire

    Our fall series will wrap up on October 14 with the story of how the Yukon Brewing Company was “made in the Yukon." In the meantime, we want to share an episode of a podcast that our former host, Karen McColl, recently produced in her position as a Wildlife Viewing Specialist with the Government of Yukon’s Wildlife Viewing Program. In a five-part series called Yukon Wildlife and Wildfire, Karen and fellow naturalist Carrie McClelland guide listeners through several Yukon burns to explain how new life emerges in the aftermath of wildfire. In our featured episode—“Takhini Bridge Fire: Hoo is there?”—Carrie and Karen head west of Whitehorse to explore what’s happening in one of the territory’s more recent and accessible post-fire landscapes. You can listen and subscribe to Yukon Wildlife and Wildfire in your favourite podcast apps, including YouTube. Click here for the episode show notes. Send us Fan Mail CONNECT WITH US Send a text or voicemail Website: theyukonmagazine.com Instagram: @the.yukon.magazine Facebook: @TheYukonMagazine LinkedIn: @theyukonmagazine Email: podcast@theyukonmagazine.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAGAZINE Subscribe for yourself or as a gift for that special person who needs a little more Yukon in their life. Four issues every year, delivered right to your door.

    Presenting... Yukon Wildlife and Wildfire

  2. Sep 16

    A Conversation with "Made in the Yukon" host John Glynn-Morris

    After much delay, The Yukon Magazine Podcast is almost ready to introduce a new feature that will be part of every series. It’s called “Made in the Yukon.” Four times a year, John Glynn-Morris will dive into the real stories of Yukon makers and how they navigate challenges, doubt and the quest for success. From flourishing businesses to renowned events, iconic brands to works of art, innovative ideas to essential infrastructure—if it’s made in the Yukon, John wants to share the story behind it. Before we release the first episode—the incredible journey of the Yukon Brewing Company’s founders—we want to reveal more about John’s background, interests and perspectives on life in the Yukon. All of this comes out in a wide-ranging conversation between John and The Yukon Magazine’s co-publisher, Tammo Walter. We hope you’ll be hearing a lot more from John as a trusted guide to the wonderful world of “Made in the Yukon.” CREDITS Hosted by Tammo Walter Produced by Mark Koepke & Tammo Walter Intro/outro music and stings by Major Funk YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY Bird Nirds of the Yukon Territory The 22nd Sport The Sourdough Mocktail These Old Houses Send us Fan Mail CONNECT WITH US Send a text or voicemail Website: theyukonmagazine.com Instagram: @the.yukon.magazine Facebook: @TheYukonMagazine LinkedIn: @theyukonmagazine Email: podcast@theyukonmagazine.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAGAZINE Subscribe for yourself or as a gift for that special person who needs a little more Yukon in their life. Four issues every year, delivered right to your door.

    A Conversation with "Made in the Yukon" host John Glynn-Morris

  3. Sep 2

    Is There a Hole on Your Bucket List?

    Do you live for epic paddling trips with no shortage of whitewater or opportunities for hiking and wildlife viewing? If the answer is “Hell, yeah!” but you’ve never heard of the Yukon’s Firth River… well, there’s a hole on your bucket list. In this repeat episode from July 2023, former host Karen McColl talks with writer Chris Carli about his life-altering experience paddling through a remote northern landscape with a huge population—of migratory caribou.  Hear how one remarkable encounter turned an avowed hiking-hater into a guy who will at least concede that a little hoofin’ it can offer spectacular rewards. CREDITS Produced by Karen McColl Mark Koepke Intro/outro music and stings by Major Funk Photo (cropped) by Daniel Case, CC 3.0 Send us Fan Mail CONNECT WITH US Send a text or voicemail Website: theyukonmagazine.com Instagram: @the.yukon.magazine Facebook: @TheYukonMagazine LinkedIn: @theyukonmagazine Email: podcast@theyukonmagazine.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAGAZINE Subscribe for yourself or as a gift for that special person who needs a little more Yukon in their life. Four issues every year, delivered right to your door.

    Is There a Hole on Your Bucket List?

  4. Aug 19

    ((Podcast)) by Pascale Halliday & Keith Halliday: mining the motherlore

    The Klondike Gold Rush History Podcast was a labour of love between two Yukoners who share a deep-rooted passion for local history. Produced by Pascale Halliday and her father, Keith, the 22-episode series guides listeners on an epic journey from the origins of the greatest gold rush the world has ever known to its apogee during Dawson City’s salad days of ’98. And, of course, they can’t get from one to the other without spending some nerve-wracking time on the Yukon River. From an interview near the famed manes of the now-tamed White Horse Rapids, Pascale reflects on her personal connection to the gold rush and the family affair of the podcast’s production. Then she goes with the flow of our Fall issue’s current theme—rivers, rivers, rivers—by introducing our presentation of the episode “Bennett to Dawson in a leaky boat” from the Klondike Gold Rush History Podcast. CREDITS Produced by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music by Major Funk Other music: banjo song.mp3 by Prime45 -- License: Creative Commons 0 MORE FROM THIS SERIES ((Poetry)) by Peter Jickling ((Theatre)) by Larrikin Entertainment ((Radio)) by JAM Live! ((Music)) by the august arrival ((Fiction)) by Nadine Sander-Green ((Moosic)) by Cows Go Moo ((Music)) by The Lucky Ones ((Non-Fiction)) by Eva Holland YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Keith Halliday's Yukon Questionnaire An All-Inclusive Klondike Tour The Can-Can continues at Canada's Oldest Casino Between Flood and Freeze Send us Fan Mail CONNECT WITH US Send a text or voicemail Website: theyukonmagazine.com Instagram: @the.yukon.magazine Facebook: @TheYukonMagazine LinkedIn: @theyukonmagazine Email: podcast@theyukonmagazine.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAGAZINE Subscribe for yourself or as a gift for that special person who needs a little more Yukon in their life. Four issues every year, delivered right to your door.

    ((Podcast)) by Pascale Halliday & Keith Halliday: mining the motherlore

  5. Aug 5

    The Yukon Questionnaire w/ fish & wildlife enthusiast Dennis Zimmerman

    Rivers run through our fall series… and fish clearly run through Yukoner Dennis Zimmerman’s stream of consciousness.  “I can get kind of nerdy on fishing,” explains the self-described fish and wildlife enthusiast, who proves the point in our latest Yukon Questionnaire.  Dennis will hook you with a great story about Rock River—a place that many Yukoners are hard-pressed to even locate. He’ll reel you in with his close observations of local bumper stickers. And, finally, he’ll let you go with his thoughts about “The Spell of the Yukon.”  You'll definitely want to catch our podcast's latest release! CREDITS Produced by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music and stings by Major Funk LISTEN TO MORE QUESTIONNAIRES Roch Shannon Fraser - broadcaster Amy Kenny – writer/editor Steve McGovern - comedian Peter Mather - photojournalist Davida Wood & Tosh Southwick Marko & Meghan Marjanovich Karen McColl – “rolling stone” Keith Halliday – “Yukonomist” Send us Fan Mail CONNECT WITH US Send a text or voicemail Website: theyukonmagazine.com Instagram: @the.yukon.magazine Facebook: @TheYukonMagazine LinkedIn: @theyukonmagazine Email: podcast@theyukonmagazine.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAGAZINE Subscribe for yourself or as a gift for that special person who needs a little more Yukon in their life. Four issues every year, delivered right to your door.

    The Yukon Questionnaire w/ fish & wildlife enthusiast Dennis Zimmerman

  6. Jul 23

    Fall 2026 | Rivers Run Through It

    The YUKON Magazine co-publisher Tammo Walter kicks off a new season of the podcast with some reflections on his recent rookie experience in the Kluane-to-Chilkat International Bike Relay. Then he shifts gears to highlight another staple event of the waning Yukon summer, the Paradise Music Festival. As usual, he’s joined by editor-in-chief Kanina Holmes to discuss the upcoming Fall issue of the magazine, which has a special theme that’s also reflected in this podcast series. Finally, Tammo shares a few clips from the episodes coming your way over the next three months. CREDITS Hosted and written by Tammo Walter Mixed and edited by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music and stings by Major Funk Other music: Bass loops 093 with drums long loop 120 bpm.wav by josefpres -- License: Creative Commons 0 banjo song.mp3 by Prime45 -- License: Creative Commons 0 YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY Summer 2024 | dog daze Spring 2025 | feedback hoopla Fort Selkirk, “where my ancestors lived” Between Freeze and Flood Send us Fan Mail CONNECT WITH US Send a text or voicemail Website: theyukonmagazine.com Instagram: @the.yukon.magazine Facebook: @TheYukonMagazine LinkedIn: @theyukonmagazine Email: podcast@theyukonmagazine.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAGAZINE Subscribe for yourself or as a gift for that special person who needs a little more Yukon in their life. Four issues every year, delivered right to your door.

    Fall 2026 | Rivers Run Through It

  7. Jul 9

    ((Non-Fiction)) by Eva Holland: writing the North

    Now the author of two books and many articles in major publications, Eva Holland was just getting started in 2012. That’s when she was offered a 10-month back-fill position with Up Here magazine. “It was the break I was waiting for,” she says, “and I spent those months in an informal feature-writing boot-camp.” In this episode, Eva chats with The YUKON Magazine’s co-publisher, Tammo Walter, about her evolution as a northern writer and what it means to “write the North.” She then reads a timeless story titled “I Found the Sweet Life,” which chronicles a week she spent among Skagway’s seasonal workers during her “boot-camp” era more than a decade ago. Originally published in Up Here, this piece also appears in Eva’s collection No Sleep ‘Til Fairbanks. "This story,” she explains, “was my first foray into the sort of immersive first-person reporting that would become my trademark.” The rest is history. CREDITS Interview by Tammo Walter Reading by Eva Holland Mixed and edited by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music and stings by Major Funk Other music: acoustic primitive guitar open C by yunclas -- License: Creative Commons 0 MORE FROM THIS SERIES ((Poetry)) by Peter Jickling ((Theatre)) by Larrikin Entertainment ((Radio)) by JAM Live! ((Music)) by the august arrival ((Fiction)) by Nadine Sander-Green ((Moosic)) by Cows Go Moo ((Music)) by The Lucky Ones Send us Fan Mail CONNECT WITH US Send a text or voicemail Website: theyukonmagazine.com Instagram: @the.yukon.magazine Facebook: @TheYukonMagazine LinkedIn: @theyukonmagazine Email: podcast@theyukonmagazine.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAGAZINE Subscribe for yourself or as a gift for that special person who needs a little more Yukon in their life. Four issues every year, delivered right to your door.

    ((Non-Fiction)) by Eva Holland: writing the North

  8. Jun 24

    Bird Nirds of the Yukon Territory

    Inspired, sort of, by Karen McColl’s cover story for the 2026 Summer issue of The YUKON Magazine, our producer Mark Koepke tracks down some Whitehorse birders—and asks to record their cheerful songs. CREDITS Hosted by Tammo Walter Produced by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music by Major Funk Other music: Free Uplifting Music by Seth_Makes_Sounds | License: Creative Commons 0 electricguitar_starspangledbanner.wav by susychristiansen | License: Attribution 4.0 Epic Orchestral Strings by TheoJT | License: Attribution 4 Funny Melody - Clown Circus.wav by gertraut_hecher | License: Attribution 4.0 Guitar Strumming by j0eyys | License: Creative Commons 0 12 String Waves.wav by markiboy123 | License: Creative Commons 0 YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY The 22nd Sport The Sourdough Mocktail He’s a real batass These old houses Hard rock minors Karen McColl’s Yukon Questionnaire BIRD SOUNDS American Robin: American Robin in Whitehorse, Yukon by Sounds Like Yukon | License: Creative Commons 0 Northern Flicker call: Logan McLeod, XC634908. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/634908. Magpie: Black billed magpie calls BANFF B 190107.flac by TRP | License: Creative Commons 0 Brewer’s Sparrow: Logan McLeod, XC776741. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/776741. Common Yellowthroat: Richard E. Webster, XC195211. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/195211. Pacific Wren: Patrice Mathieu, XC782399. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/782399. Purple Finch: Richard E. Webster, XC195204. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/195204. Warbling Vireo: Patrice Mathieu, XC783005. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/783005. American Dipper: Yoann Blanchon, XC1059136. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1059136. Northern Pygmy Owl: Randy Dzenkiw, XC208132. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/208132. Townsend’s Warbler: Logan McLeod, XC433909. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/433909. Common Nighthawk: Patrice Mathieu, XC779673. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/779673. Northern Hawk-Owl: Logan McLeod, XC432056. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/432056. Overnbird: Patrice Mathieu, XC783558. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/783558. Rusty Blackbird: Logan McLeod, XC434000. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/434000. Brown-Headed Cowbird: 200712 Brown Headed Cowbird, song, noisy, PEC 7am.flac by TRP | License: Creative Commons 0 American Yellow Warbler: Richard E. Webster, XC194234. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/194234. Send us Fan Mail CONNECT WITH US Send a text or voicemail Website: theyukonmagazine.com Instagram: @the.yukon.magazine Facebook: @TheYukonMagazine LinkedIn: @theyukonmagazine Email: podcast@theyukonmagazine.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAGAZINE Subscribe for yourself or as a gift for that special person who needs a little more Yukon in their life. Four issues every year, delivered right to your door.

    Bird Nirds of the Yukon Territory
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A companion to the award-winning The Yukon Magazine, this podcast shares the same mission: to explore and celebrate life in the Yukon. Some episodes expand on stories from the magazine. Others are original, audacious, audio-rich stories you won’t hear, or read, anywhere else. Each series coincides with a new quarterly issue of the magazine, creating space for deeper conversations and place-based storytelling. Inspiring, real, and shaped by Canada's North.

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  • Creator
    Nordwind
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    105
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The YUKON Magazine
  • Show Website
    The YUKON Magazine

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