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The YUKON Magazine

North of Ordinary Media

Society & Culture

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Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 100

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

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A bear encounter that began with a curious canter*

Season 9 · Episode 8

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 • Duration 37:06

When a bear starts running towards you, that's never a good thing. So began an uncomfortable standoff between three women on a backpacking trip and a grizzly bear.

Host Karen McColl debriefs this encounter with Yukon Conservation Officer Dean McLean, who shares his bear safely insights. Take a listen, it could save your life.

*This episode first aired in May 2023.

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• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

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Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

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North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

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YQ | comedian Steve McGovern

Season 9 · Episode 7

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 • Duration 13:44

Local funnyman Steve McGovern takes the “Yukon Questionnaire.” His current "down south" status, living in Vancouver, doesn't hold him back from sharing strong opinions about his northern hometown.

CONNECT WITH US
• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

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Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

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These old houses: an ode to YXY’s former DPW homes

Season 8 · Episode 6

Thursday, March 28, 2024 • Duration 38:13

Writer-producer Mark Koepke takes a deeper dive into Whitehorse’s “heritage homes"—yet another northern legacy of the federal government. It’s a subject that hits very close to home for many Yukoners, including Mark’s family, friends, and neighbours.

CREDITS:
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• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

SHOP ONLINE
Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

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The first great road trip of Greg Karais

Season 8 · Episode 5

Thursday, March 7, 2024 • Duration 16:59

A young Greg Karais literally followed a bread crumb trail north and landed in Dawson City, Yukon, where he parlayed his first great road trip into North of Ordinary Media. A conversation with host Karen McColl in late 2023 hints at where Greg and his beloved four-wheeled sidekick will be headed in the coming months as our road-tested podcast correspondent.

CONNECT WITH US
• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

SHOP ONLINE
Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

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YQ | broadcaster Roch Shannon Fraser

Season 8 · Episode 4

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 • Duration 16:15

Retired radio broadcaster Roch Shannon Fraser answers the inaugural audio version of our magazine’s long-running Yukon Questionnaire. He knows a prized caribou when he sees one and is among the few who know where the hell Rock River is.

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• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

SHOP ONLINE
Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

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Stalking foxes, talking bears with photojournalist Peter Mather

Season 8 · Episode 3

Thursday, February 15, 2024 • Duration 29:16

Photojournalist Peter Mather tours us through the dark streets of Whitehorse to look for urban foxes. Meanwhile, he shares about another project close to his heart: camera trapping the "ice" bears of Klukshu, who stay up late into the fall to feed on the salmon run.

CONNECT WITH US
• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

SHOP ONLINE
Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

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((Poetry)) by Peter Jickling: words from Whitehorse’s wintery waterfront

Season 8 · Episode 2

Thursday, February 1, 2024 • Duration 16:00

"I haven't had a single poetic thought about the Yukon wilderness since I've been home," says Peter Jickling in his poem, "Overdue Epistemology," which he reads from a balcony during a mid-winter poetry crawl in Whitehorse.

CONNECT WITH US
• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

SHOP ONLINE
Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

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Spring series | new year new podcast

Season 8 · Episode 1

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 • Duration 21:32

Yes, it's winter, but in this biz we're always planning ahead. Get ready for fresh sounds and approaches because we've made some changes to the podcast that we think you'll like. Meet our new producer, Mark Koepke, who believes the Yukon has an official smell, and Amy Kenny, the adventurous editor of our magazine who, for some crazy reason, signed up for a 700-km paddling race.

CONNECT WITH US
• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

SHOP ONLINE
Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

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Amidst caribou on the Firth River

Season 7 · Episode 5

Monday, July 17, 2023 • Duration 31:37

A paddling trip on the remote, rugged, and beautiful Firth river will always be memorable. Add caribou—a lot of caribou—to the setting and it's like nowhere else on earth. But seeing the majestic porcupine caribou herd involves some hiking, and that's an issue for Chris Carli. He likes whitewater paddling and even whitewater swimming, but he does not like hiking.

CONNECT WITH US
• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

SHOP ONLINE
Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

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Replay: Not another gold-rush tour

Season 7 · Episode 4

Monday, July 3, 2023 • Duration 27:09

Replay*: What do you know about the Klondike Gold Rush? If you've been to Dawson City, you've probably heard about gold seekers and dance-hall girls. But what about the people displaced by greed and colonialism? Parks Canada is widening its lens and asking visitors to consider their own responsibility to reconciliation.
*This episode first aired in August 2022.

CONNECT WITH US
• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

SHOP ONLINE
Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

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