The Arctic Archives Podcast

Another episode from Sam O. White, this time he talks about a long survey expedition going from Shaw Creek, the Goodpaster and Forty-mile Rivers, the village of Eagle, floating on the Yukon to Circle,...

Tyson Porter from Fairbanks describes a boat crash incident he was involved in and reflects on what he's learned as a fishing guide. He also talks about some of his hunting experiences and whether or ...

Pioneering bush pilot and game warden Sam O. White is interviewed by Neville Jacobs in Fairbanks, Alaska on June 21, 1974. These interviews are part of the Tanana Yukon Historical Society Collection, ...

H.O. "Red" Williams is interviewed by Bill Schneider in Fairbanks, Alaska on March 7, 1985. Recording number 85-21 courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. They d...

Howard Luke is interviewed by Bill Schneider on January 26, 1982 at his camp on the Tanana River. Recording number 82-65 courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. They discu...

Temple Dillard talks about growing up in Twin Hills in Southwest Alaska, and eventually moving to Fairbanks. He describes how he got into trapping, sewing, and selling furs, bringing his kids along fo...

Jormah and Amanda Pope talk about their 12 years living in the wild along the Charley and Yukon rivers in Alaska, including time in a wall tent as well as in the historic Slaven's Roadhouse. From hunt...

Stephan Krueger describes his adventure hunting muskox on Alaska's west coast with his dad and a friend. While the adverse weather conditions for which the area is known endeavored to minimize the lev...

Austyn, Scott, Randy and Josh reflect on a close-call grizzly hunt they shared in Spring of 2025. Between mistakes made and the unpredictable nature of bears, what they thought would be a straightforw...

In this episode Bob Schmidt tells how he stopped a charging brown bear at the last second on Kodiak Island, and reflects on other bear encounters in the area. We spend some time discussing how grizzly...

An older recording of the late Winfred Barr describing how, in 1953, he and his dad leveraged bad weather to navigate closer to a band of Dall sheep rams after spending a sleepless night in a cave. ...