Yukon, North of Ordinary
From the offbeat to the extraordinary, we document life in and around Canada’s Yukon and offer deeper insights into the content in our award-winning magazine.
Hosted by Karen McColl
Produced by Karen McColl & Mark Koepke
Northofordinary.com
Podcasting since 2021 • 78 episodes
Yukon, North of Ordinary
Latest Episodes
Smoke! Life at the fire tower
Spotting wildfires is serious business. Former "lookout" Trina Moyles visited the Dawson City fire tower and tells us about its veteran smoke-spotter, Markus Lenzin. Drawing from her own seven seasons stationed at a remote tower in northern Alb...
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Season 11
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Episode 8
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36:57
YQ | change makers Davida Wood & Tosh Southwick
Davida Wood and Tosh Southwick were featured in a story about the Yukon’s Indigenous consulting sector in the Winter 2024 issue of Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine. Now, the podcast puts them both in the hot-seat for a special two-for-one edit...
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Season 11
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Episode 7
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31:39
The gift of the sandwich
Meet one of the Yukon's biggest social media stars and learn about his unlikely claim to fame. Perfect listening for your turkey hangover. Full disclosure: this is a blatant "re-gift" of an episode first published in March 2023. Featuring Yukon...
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Season 11
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Episode 6
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31:51
The Sourdough Mocktail
A wild night on the town for the North of Ordinary podcast Christmas party inspires producer Mark Koepke to create a non-alcoholic beverage that will put the Yukon on the map. It's his lovely, lovely gift to all the people of our fine territory...
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Season 11
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Episode 5
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48:37
((Fiction)) by Nadine Sander-Green: reimagining the North through a newcomer's eyes
Remember when Premier Jakowsky wasn’t fooling anybody about his plans for the pristine wilderness of the Vista? Or the triumphant return of Dirty Bird to Whitehorse’s dining scene? Maybe, sort of? Former Whitehorse Star reporter Nadine...
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Season 11
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Episode 4
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23:10