Ryan Redington in Nome
This bonus Iditapod episode features the full recording of a press conference with 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion Ryan Redington...
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The Iditapod is a podcast following the Last Great Race, from Alaska Public Media and KNOM Radio. This daily podcast about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race takes you out on the trail -- into check...
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20 of 117 episodesS7E11: The all-Indigenous Iditarod podium
Alaska Native mushers took the podium in the 2023 Iditarod, with the Knik Kid, Ryan Redington, winning his first championship and Bethel's P...
S7E10: An Iditarod champ from the founding family
The 40-year-old Ryan Redington has won his first Iditarod and the first championship for the Redington family, on his 16th try (and after si...
Live call: Ryan Redington wins 2023 Iditarod
Ryan Redington claimed his first Iditarod championship a little after noon Tuesday with six dogs in harness and an official race time of 8 d...
Morning report: Ryan Redington poised to win
We have a quick bonus episode here for you, as Ryan Redington is on the home stretch to Nome, looking like he's going to claim his first Idi...
S7E9: Hanging onto a lead and an Iditarod dream
Ryan Redington has a secure hold on first place in the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, heading into the final 100 miles of trail. Meanwhi...
John Suter in Anchorage
In this extended interview, we hear more from John Suter, an Iditarod finisher who famously had a team that included poodles. Suter ran the...
S7E8: The champ has scratched. Long live the champ.
Reigning Iditarod champion Brent Sass has scratched from this year’s race, due to what race officials described as “periodontal health” issu...
S7E7: Rollin' on a river (the Yukon, that is)
Iditarod teams are passing through the village checkpoint of Anvik and onto the Yukon River. We have that, as well as stories from earlier o...
Jessie Royer in Takotna
Iditarod veteran and frequent top 10 finisher Jessie Royer talks to Alaska Public Media's Lex Treinen in Takotna.
S7E6: Run, rest, eat and repeat
In this episode, we hear from Iditarod mushers in the midst of their required 24-hour layovers and from our current Red Lantern musher. We a...
S7E5: The dog days of Iditarod
Iditarod mushers are making decisions about where to stop for their mandatory 24-hour rests, some opting to take that break earlier than pla...
S7E4: Hot doggin' and leapfroggin'
Iditarod teams are contending with warm weather in the thousand-mile race, many choosing to run in the cool of night as much as possible. We...
S7E3: One paw in front of the other
Iditarod sled dog teams are into the first 200 miles of trail, after the race clock started ticking Sunday. Mushers are pacing their dogs an...
Brent Sass interview in Fairbanks
In this extended, pre-Iditarod interview, reigning Iditarod and Yukon Quest 550 champion Brent Sass talks to Iditapod reporter Lex Treinen a...
S7E2: Iditarod kicks off with a chilly start
Iditarod mushers took their sled dog teams on an untimed, celebratory fun run from downtown Anchorage on the city’s trails, with hundreds of...
S7E1: Springing back as Iditarod begins anew
That's right, it's Iditarod time, and we're back with another season of Iditapod. In the first episode of our seventh season, host Casey Gro...
Aaron Burmeister interview in Nome
Veteran Iditarod musher Aaron Burmeister talked to Alaska Public Media’s Jeff Chen at the Nome radio station, KNOM, roughly a day after Burm...
Brent Sass interview in Nome
In this hour-long interview, we hear more from 2022 Iditarod champion Brent Sass about how he’s forged a unique bond with his dog team, how...
S6E10: Bringin' it home to Nome
Since the Iditapod left off, after Brent Sass's epic first Iditarod victory, teams have continued to arrive in Nome, including a fun race fo...