14. Indigenous Peoples and Russian America
This episode steps back to the 1700s to look at the experience of Indigenous peoples as the first Europeans - the Russians - arrived in the region. As anyone who has read recent books looking at this ...
11 Mars 202116min
13. Bennett to Dawson in a leaky boat
You've made it over the Chilkoot and built your home-made boat. Now winter is coming and it's a race against time to get to Dawson before the Yukon River freezes up. All that stands in your way is aro...
11 Jan 202124min
12. Interview with Alice Cyr
Pascale and Keith interview Alice Cyr, former Skagway interpretive guide for the National Parks Service and Alaskan cruise ship lecturer, about why the Klondike Gold Rush continues to fascinate, her f...
18 Dec 202018min
11. Soapy Smith, uncrowned King of Skagway
Soapy Smith is one of the gold rush's most notorious names, even though he never made it to the Klondike. He found his gold in the pockets of other men. After Frank Reid shot him in Alaska's most famo...
18 Nov 202016min
10. The Other Routes to the Klondike
With our stampeder Tappan Adney safely at Lindeman building his boat for the final push to the Klondike, we'll take a look at the other routes to the Klondike. Other than the so-called Rich Man's Rout...
16 Okt 202021min
9. The Golden Stairs
Time for the final push from Sheep Camp to the Summit. You stand at the Scales looking up at what looks like an impassable wall of grey rock, until you see a long line of Stampeders ahead of you movin...
25 Sep 202016min
8. The infamous Chilkoot Trail
In this episode, we'll follow the muddy, exhausted footsteps of a Stampeder along the Chilkoot Trail, and find out why the route is still notorious 120 years later.
12 Sep 202019min
7. Chilkoot Trail or White Pass?
Ships full of goldseekers anchor off Skagway, Alaska. There's no dock and it's chaos on the beach. How do you get your outfit off the ship and, once you do, should you take the shorter Chilkoot Trail ...
26 Aug 202015min
