Iditarod Teachers on the Trail!

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Iditarod Teachers on the Trail! 

The Iditarod Teacher on the Trail is an excellent educational outreach program featuring educators using the Iditarod in their classroom lessons https://iditarod.com/edu/.  Last year during the TOT 25th Anniversary, some former Teacher's on the Trail joined us. Some of those educators were back for this year's TOT and we had to a chance to catch up with these friends!

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Odom Party!

The Iditarod is a great event for friends gathering, meeting new friends and having fun. Co-host, Mike Ford, visited our friends at the Odom Corporation who throw a traditional Iditarod party every year for employees, family and friends. 

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Tall Alaska Tale!

Colonel Norman Vaughn's legacy with the Iditarod is epic. And so was his life, living to be 100 and including having made two expeditions to the South Pole with Admiral Byrd 1928-1930. Here is one of his tales. Is this the truth or a no good, lyin' through your tooth Tall Alaska Tale?!

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The First Iditarod 1973

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The First Iditarod 1973

Rod Perry was in the first Iditarod in 1973 and shares his account of a very different time! Talk about history, check out our Tall Alaska Tale about Norman Vaughn!

Lord Trapper Bob, Mike Ford, Beth Helgeson

The 2nd Annual Fur Trapper Crapper Award!

The outhouse race team that comes in last at the Rondy Outhouse receives the highly coveted Big Alaska Show Fur Trapper Crapper Award! This year's recipient - the Ass Blasters!

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Fur Rondy / Iditarod Action!

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No snow means a change of plans for the Fur Rondy and the Iditarod. One thing hasn't changed - FUN! 

Mike Ford updates us on the revised World Championship Dog Sled Races. We look back at last year's recipient of the Fur Trapper Crapper Award outhouse last place team. And former Tacher on the Trail, Julie Westrich, joins us!

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Fur Rondy Fun!

April Powers, Beth Helgeson and Trill Gates join us to talk about the Fur Rondy and get us ready for an action-packed 2025 Rondy! Get your Rondy Guide at www.furrondy.net. 

Plus, we have Big Alaska Show Guest Tourists from Minnesota and North Dakota sample and review our Big Alaska Show Blend coffee and then play a Tall Alaska Tale!

Big Alaska Show Blend Taste Test!

Our Big Alaska Show Guest Tourists from Minnesota and North Dakota, Larry, Lynn, Deb and Mike sampled our Big Alaska Show Blend and here is their review!

Tall Alaska Tale! 

Our Guest Tourists also joined us for a Tall Alaska Tale to see if they thought it was the truth or a no good, lyin' through your tooth Tall Alaska Tale!

Book Review Fun!

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Catching up with Lolo Paige and Stan Jones is always a hoot!

Today we hear about their upcoming works to add to their books on our Book Review Section.

Lolo pens wildfire romance novels and whimsical sidetracks like Cupid's Kerfuffle.






Stan writes a series of Nathan Active mysteries and today shares a peek into his upcoming Slab City project.

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Denali Tales!

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Denali translates to "The Great One". Today's show features two books and their authors with Denali as their subject. Former editor of Alaska Magazine, Andy Hall, talks about his book, Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak. 

Then, Mike Gordon talks about his book, Learning the Ropes: An Alaskan Memoir.   

We even have two Tall Alaska Tales in today's show! Check out this fun podcast!

Toe-Tappin' Folk Festival Fun!

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AJ Lee & Blue Summit headline the Anchorage Folk Festival. If you like bluegrass, tight harmonies and smokin' hot pickin' - don't miss their performance! Btw, the Anchorage Folk Festival is packed with local music acts. Check out these links to the festival and a taste of AJ Lee & Blue Summit!

Anchorage Folk Festival

AJ LEE & Blue Summit tidbits

Cumberland Blues (Grateful Dead - Really?!)

Harvest Moon with Brothers Comatose

Plus, hear my interview with AJ Lee!

19th Anniversary Show!

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Co-host, Mike Ford, and I get to celebrate going into our 19th season and looking back at just a fraction of the amazing and fun people we've met along the way. And it all started in a liquor closet at the Breeze Inn because there was no electrical outlet for our equipment! We were rushed into a liquor room with a landline, cases of scotch stacked for chairs for our guests, made it on time and the rest is history! Join us for our fun podcast!

Reflections: Mayor Dan Sullivan

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Dan Sullivan was twice Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska and my close friend since we were 14 years old. He also comes from a lineage that over the generations have served in Alaskan politics and community service. Stories abound! Admittedly, this show was more for my enjoyment!

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Chuck Sassara - Aviation Legend!

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This fun interview from June 2016 features Alaska aviation legend, Chuck Sassara, and his book, Chuck Sassara's Alaska: Propellers, Politics and People. Former editor of Alaska Magazine, Andy Hall., joins in. Plus, Chuck told two Tall Alaska Tales. Hint: Elizabeth Taylor and Howard Hughes!

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