Episode 72: Main Street 2026
We call it the Main Street podcast but most of it this year was on the Lake. Relive the Birkie with friends old and new in the final kilomet...
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20 of 74 episodesEpisode 71: Race week weather with Ketzel Levens
Ketzel joins us for race week weather and there's a lot to discuss! You can support the Podcast: go to Pioneermidwest.com and order a race w...
Episode 70: Jakob Wartman on winning the Superior 100 and his 19th Birkie
Jakob Wartman is a fast skier. And a pretty good runner too. We talk about his victory and 7th fastest time in history at the Superior 100,...
Episode 69: Birkie Preview 2026 with Ben Popp
Year 10ish of talking to Ben Popp about the upcoming race.
Episode 68: Main Street 2025
Our 8th year talking to everyone we can find on Main Street. Enjoy the start of spring with a trip back to water. And support the podcast di...
Episode 67: Final Race Week info and forecast
Last checkin with Ben and with Ketzel, all systems go, but stay warm, especially for the Open Track (which is delayed by one hour). Also, po...
Episode 66: Mama Birkie with Caitlin Gregg
A fun chat with Caitlin Gregg about skiing and parenting an infant and preparing for this year's Birkie. Also, podcast sponsor Pioneer Midwe...
Episode 65: We're Hayward Bound!
Ben Popp on the decision to go all in on Main Street in 2025. Also, podcast sponsor Pioneer Midwest race wax service: save $5 if you sign up...
Episode 64: Early February weather with Ketzel Levens
Checking back in with Ketzel Levens about weather and upcoming snow chances. Fingers crossed! Also, podcast sponsor Pioneer Midwest race wax...
Episode 63: Ben Popp on 2024 and 2025
Conversation with Ben Popp about lessons from Birkie 2024 and plans for Birkie 2025
Episode 62: Weather check-in with Ketzel Levens
First weather check-in of 2025
Episode 61: Not Main Street
The Birkie finish line podcast was a bit different this year
Episode 60: Birkie week weather
Birkie week weather with Ketzel Levens
Episode 59: What's in store for 2024
We check in with Ben Popp to get the DL on the 2024 race. There's something for everyone, even if it's not what we're used to.
Episode 58: Hope, Despair and the Birkie: Ketzel Levens from the NWS checks in
Weather is interesting as always, and in this sense I mean "interesting" in both the upper Midwest sense and the rest of the world sense.
Episode 57: A very late, and very special, Main Street
Our longest single podcast ever, and worth the wait. For me, at least.
Episode 56: Wednesday Weather Update
Ketzel Levens joins once again for a last minute weather check-in. You can find the point forecast she mentions at www.weather.gov/forecastp...
Episode 55: SNOW STORM UPDATE
Ketzel Levens joins for an update on the midweek snowstorm. No need to think snow or pray for snow, it's coming!
Episode 54: Trail and Weather Updates
A two-parter a week before Birkie Day, with updates from Birkie Staff and a weather discussion with meteorologist Ed Liebsch.
Episode 53: Earth Rider's Tim Nelson
Earth Rider Brewery's founder Tim Nelson stops by to talk about how they have become the official beer of the Birkie, as well as to give som...