Yukon, North of Ordinary North of Ordinary Media

The snow's gone so we're calling this summer. That comes with music festivals, bears, and a quirky sport played with mallets you've likely never heard of. Also, deep questions about dog breeds and an effervescent photo worth a thousand words. Find out what's coming at you in the summer series and YNoO magazine. Contact us Twitter and Facebook: @northofordinary Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com You can also read/subscribe to Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine.

We took the “Yukon Questionnaire” to Amy Kenny, editor of Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine, and she almost blew us out of our chairs with her enthusiasm for a particular fast-food chain. She also explains why she couldn’t get this place (the Yukon, not the greasy spoon) out of her head after her first visit. Contact us Twitter and Facebook: @northofordinary Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com You can also read/subscribe to Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine.

“I tried not to be a theatre producer once… and it didn’t work out well,” says artistic executive producer Katherine McCallum as her Larrikin Entertainment ensemble tours its latest show, Jenny Hamilton—Teenage Cult Leader, to the small community of Atlin, B.C.This leads into a recorded performance of a segment we’ll call “The Only Dyke in the Yukon,” featuring words by Jenny Hamilton and music by Ashley Robyn. Coarse language warning.Contact us Twitter and Facebook: @northofordinary ...

Writer-producer Mark Koepke takes a deeper dive into Whitehorse’s “heritage homes"—yet another northern legacy of the federal government. It’s a subject that hits very close to home for many Yukoners, including Mark’s family, friends, and neighbours. Episode credits:"Look Busy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Canadian Army Newsreels from The War Amps https://youtube.com/p...

A young Greg Karais literally followed a bread crumb trail north and landed in Dawson City, Yukon, where he parlayed his first great road trip into North of Ordinary Media. A conversation with host Karen McColl in late 2023 hints at where Greg and his beloved four-wheeled sidekick will be headed in the coming months as our road-tested podcast correspondent. Contact us Twitter and Facebook: @northofordinary Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com You can also read/subscribe to Yukon, North of Or...

Retired radio broadcaster Roch Shannon Fraser answers the inaugural audio version of our magazine’s long-running Yukon Questionnaire. He knows a prized caribou when he sees one and is among the few who know where the hell Rock River is. Contact us Twitter and Facebook: @northofordinary Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com You can also read/subscribe to Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine.