Beneath a Stirring Sky

The sky is stirring over Canada's Northwest Territories, and we wanted to know what it really means when the norhtern lights dance. So Wander Woman Phoebe Smith sent her editor and correspondent Daniel Neilson to travel to Yellowknife to sit with Dene guides who treat the aurora as memory and medicine, not a bucket list stunt. Join us for stories that bring light to the darkness and stir the sky - and the soul. Also coming up: Celebrity Chef Rick Stein on his new series about Australia airing on the BBC Travel Hack: How to photograph the aurora borealis Top 10 winter festivities around the world that aren't Christmas - from Up Helly Aa to Diwali and moew Meet the man behind the former hunting farm that became a stronghold in Namibia for protecting endangered species - and ensuring local people benefitted too Gear chat: what to wear when stood watching for the Northern Lights Shaaw Tláa - a pioneering prospector and proud member of the Tagish community is our Wander Woman of the Month Contact Wander Woman @PhoebeRSmith

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Beneath a Stirring Sky is an episode from Wander Woman: A Travel Podcast by Phoebe Smith.

This episode is 45:36 long.

This episode was published on Dec 31, 2025.

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