Onward and Other Directions

A Podcast About Sled Dogs, Mental Health, and Finding Your Way Home

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Episode 5: The Zone

Posted June 11, 202100:41:56

Will and the team encounter two new notorious Iditarod obstacles: the Dalzell Gorge and the Farewell Burn.

(Transcript coming soon.)

Episode 4: The Steps

Posted May 18, 202100:51:09

Will and the team are fresh off their rest at Finger Lake, and are ready to tackle the Happy River Steps, one of the major obstacles of the race.

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Episode 3: Finger Lake

Posted May 4, 202100:26:15

Will shares some stories of the journey from his first run to Finger Lake, and then records audio in the checkpoint itself. Runaway dogs, exciting trail...

Episode 2: Trail!

Posted April 26, 202100:49:47

The race begins! Will talks to us about the oddity of finally being on the Iditarod. The team is passed… A few times! The phone is put into a precarious...

Episode 1: Is This Recording?

Posted April 15, 202101:09:22

In which Will explains mushing, his journey to Iditarod, and why the audio of the first recording on the trail is so bad. Also in which you learn which...