The YUKON Magazine

Nordwind
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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. 5,200 Kilometres by Snowmobile Across Mountains, Whiteouts and Sea Ice

    5d ago

    5,200 Kilometres by Snowmobile Across Mountains, Whiteouts and Sea Ice

    Send us Fan Mail In temperatures below -50°C and help not available or far away everything matters. A lot.  As part of Operation Nanook-Nunalivut 2026, a team of Canadian Rangers crossed more than 5,200 kilometres of Arctic wilderness by snowmobile. For 52 days they traveled along parts of the Northwest Passage where weather, equipment failure or one wrong decision can quickly into a very serious situation. Three Yukon Rangers, Maya Poirier, Philippe Brient and Dan Beaudoin, reflect on the longest Arctic patrol ever conducted by the Canadian Armed Forces. They talk about navigating in whiteout conditions, setting up tents, constant dangers, arriving in remote northern communities, and what surprised them most traveling for an extended period of time in extreme conditions. A conversation about endurance, teamwork, survival, and a part of Canada most people know little about and will never experience firsthand. All statements and opinions expressed in this episode are the personal views of the individuals involved and do not represent the official positions of the Canadian Armed Forces or the Canadian Rangers. CREDITS Hosted by Tammo Walter Produced by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music & stings by Major Funk  Acoustic Riff by NeverNotDead You might also like: Time is Tissue: Racing the Clock Against Frostbite Gearing up for an Arctic endurance race “Whoa, bear!” A close-up on the Yukon’s most famous instructional video CONNECT WITH US 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.

    57 min
  2. The Yukon Questionnaire w/ Keith Halliday

    May 13

    The Yukon Questionnaire w/ Keith Halliday

    Send us Fan Mail Asking questions is something familiar to Keith Halliday. A longtime journalist,  author, consultant and close observer of the North, Keith has spent decades asking tough questions and making sense of Yukon life. But that doesn’t necessarily make the hot seat any easier. In this episode, Keith turns reflective, opinionated, and occasionally unexpected as he weighs in on the Yukon's most pressing questions, from the practical to the philosophical, in a conversation shaped by deep roots, wit, and a lifetime of paying attention. CREDITS Produced by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music & stings by Major Funk YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: YQ | photojournalist Peter Mather I got a name: the murder of Krystal Senyk CONNECT WITH US 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.

    20 min
  3. Summer 2026 | In All Its Glory

    Apr 29

    Summer 2026 | In All Its Glory

    Send us Fan Mail There will be summer (even if it doesn’t feel that way yet). The Yukon Magazine co-publisher Tammo Walter kicks off the season, joined by editor-in-chief Kanina Holmes and new podcast contributor John Glynn-Morris for a look at what’s ahead. They preview a rich lineup of features—from wildfire realities to the hidden world of fungi beneath our feet and the passion behind Yukon birding. The episode also introduces Made in the Yukon, a new series spotlighting the people building, experimenting, and taking risks in the North. It’s a wide-ranging preview of the exciting content that audiences can look—and listen—forward to. A season shaped by light, curiosity, and the evolving story of the Yukon.  CREDITS Hosted by Tammo Walter Produced by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music & stings by Major Funk  YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE These old houses: the story of YXY’s former DPW houses Hard rock minors He’s a real batass One the menu: bonfire treats, birch syrup, bison, and wine Demystifying TikToker Sandwich Dad CONNECT WITH US 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.

    38 min
  4. River Breakup Season, Between Freeze and Flood

    Apr 15

    River Breakup Season, Between Freeze and Flood

    Send us Fan Mail Each spring, northern rivers go from solid ice to flowing water. In the best-case scenario this process goes smoothly but if ice jams form, there can be trouble. We first ran this conversation with Holly Goulding, senior hydrologist with the Government of Yukon, in February 2023. Given the winter the territory just came through, it felt like the right time to bring it back. Goulding breaks down how ice, water, snow, and temperature combine to create the perfect melt or the perfect flood. CREDITS Produced by Karen McColl and Mark Koepke Mixed by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music & stings by Major Funk  YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE These old houses: the story of YXY’s former DPW houses Hard rock minors He’s a real batass One the menu: bonfire treats, birch syrup, bison, and wine Demystifying TikToker Sandwich Dad CONNECT WITH US 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.

    34 min
  5. Time is Tissue: Racing the Clock Against Frostbite

    Apr 1

    Time is Tissue: Racing the Clock Against Frostbite

    Send us Fan Mail First it hurts. Then it stops. That’s when the clock starts ticking. With frostbite, time matters. It can mean the difference between recovery and loss. From Whitehorse, Yukon, surgeon Alex Poole and clinical pharmacist Josianne Gauthier share what they’ve learned treating and studying frostbite and how they pioneered the current gold-standard treatment protocol. They talk us through what’s happening beneath the skin's surface, what decisions are critical, and the fine margins that determine whether tissue survives. A closer look at a condition shaped as much by time as by temperature. CREDITS Produced by Tammo Walter and Mark Koepke Mixed by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music & stings by Major Funk  You might also like: Protecting Whitehorse from wildfire The caveman of Dawson City Off-grid luxe Trapping--a way of life Lessons from the Dempster CONNECT WITH US 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.

    32 min
  6. The Yukon Questionnaire w/ "rolling stone" Karen McColl

    Mar 18

    The Yukon Questionnaire w/ "rolling stone" Karen McColl

    Send us Fan Mail If anyone should fly through our Yukon Questionnaire, it ought to be Karen McColl. As a former editor of The YUKON Magazine and producer of this podcast, Karen has put the questionnaire to many fellow Yukoners. But, apparently, that’s not enough to guarantee lightning-fast responses when she finds herself on the wrong end of the microphone.  As Karen moves on to her next adventure(s), our questionnaire is her opportunity to say farewell (for now) and let listeners know where she stands on the Yukon’s most pressing questions.  CREDITS Recorded and mixed by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music by Major Funk  LISTEN TO MORE YQs Roch Shannon Fraser Amy Kenny Steve McGovern Peter Mather Davida Wood & Tosh Southwick Marko & Meghan Marjanovich  YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY A bear-y scary hiking trip Amidst the caribou on the Firth River The Fantail Five CONNECT WITH US 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.

    21 min
  7. The 22nd Sport

    Mar 2

    The 22nd Sport

    Send us Fan Mail There are 20 sports at this year's Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. Pin trading has long been considered an unofficial sport at the AWG, so that makes 21.... And now, podcast producer Mark Koepke suggests a 22nd "sport."  As he documents the final sprint in a multi-year, volunteer-led marathon to plan the circumpolar world’s biggest sporting and cultural event, Mark takes a cue from his favourite event—Arctic Sports—and talks a fine line between cooperation and competition. CREDITS Produced by Mark Koepke Intro/outro music by Major Funk WEIO audio courtesy of Ross King Music: Funk Meister by TheoJT -- License: Attribution 4.0 Beautiful Minimalist Piano by TheoJT -- License: Attribution 4.0 Cute Background Loop Song Thing by Seth_Makes_Sounds -- License: Creative Commons 0 Tom-Based Rock, 135 BPM by carloseton -- License: Creative Commons 0 Peaceful Simple Piano by TheoJT -- License: Attribution 4.0 Slay the Dragon by code_box -- License: Creative Commons 0 Rogue Strings Rag by code_box -- License: Creative Commons 0 bel fiore by Seth_Makes_Sounds -- License: Creative Commons 0 Half Time Show by code_box -- License: Creative Commons 0 Large crowd applause.wav by Bansemer -- License: Creative Commons 0 YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY The Sourdough Mocktail He’s a real batass These old houses Hard rock minors CONNECT WITH US 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.

    39 min
  8. ((Music)) by The Lucky Ones: playing tribute to the 98 Hotel

    Feb 18

    ((Music)) by The Lucky Ones: playing tribute to the 98 Hotel

    Send us Fan Mail "It was supposed to be a two-week workin' vacation," says musician Ryan West of his first trip to the Yukon." That was 2009. It's 2026 now, so it's been a long two weeks."  One of the reasons Ryan stayed was the community—musical and otherwise—that he discovered at Whitehorse's iconic 98 Hotel. Every third Thursday of the month, he and his band The Lucky Ones now grace its cozy stage, doin' their best to fill "an unfillable fiddle-shaped hole" left by the legendary Joe Loutchan. Recorded in the kitchen/"green room" of The 98, Ryan and fellow Lucky One Ian Smith discuss their long-intertwined histories with, and mutual deep affection for, this local institution—and how it inevitably inspired a song. And when they're done talkin', you'll get to hear "The Old 98" by The Lucky Ones. We know you'll be pleased as punch. Check out the music video and look for Genesee Keevil's article about the The 98 Hotel in the spring 2026 issue of The YUKON Magazine. CREDITS Recorded and mixed by Mark Koepke Music by The Lucky Ones Intro/outro music by Major Funk YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY ((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  CONNECT WITH US 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.

    23 min
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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
    96
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The YUKON Magazine
  • Show Website
    The YUKON Magazine

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