The Last Frontier Podcast

Alaska Mascots Part 4: MLB American League

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It is March which means spring training for Major League Baseball. As we do roughly once a year, we tackle some sort of sport league by changing their...

Alaska Madness Bracket 2026

01 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March Madness is just around the corner for all you basketball fans out there, but for Alaska lovers, this episode is for you. On today’s episode of...

Are You Smarter Than An Alaskan: Part 3

15 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up our three-part mini-series with part 3 of our 49 questions interview with born-and-raised Alaskan Jared Fink. In this final episode, we tur...

Are You Smarter Than An Alaskan: Part 2

01 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We continue on with part 2 of our 3 part mini-series where we are asking 49 questions to born and raised Alaskan Jared Fink. On today's episode, ...

Are You Smarter Than An Alaskan: Part 1

18 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode begins a three part mini-series where we ask 49 questions split out among three episodes about the 49th state. Who better to answer than ...

The Jones Act

04 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we unpack one of the most influential yet misunderstood laws in America...the Jones Act. From shipping costs to national secu...

Winter Wildlife Adaptations

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode drops on the darkest day of the year. And while most people visit Alaska in the summer months to view some of our incredible wildlife, we...

Hunting in the Last Frontier

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While your favorite Alaskan bald eagles are excellent fish catchers, hunting in Alaska is something we have yet to experience. For most folks in Alask...

An Alaskan Thanksgiving Feast

23 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Traditional Thanksgiving dishes have historically been hard to come by in the Last Frontier. And with plenty of the state not living on the road syste...

The Northwest Passage

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For centuries, many explorers tempted fate to embark on a mission to find the fabled Northwest Passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans nort...

Monsters & Dungeons of the Last Frontier

26 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our Halloween tradition of blending the Last Frontier and Dungeons & Dragons universes. Every good D&D campaign has a good monster...

Constellations of the Last Frontier

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While difficult to see the stars during the summer months in the land of the midnight sun, winter stargazing is out of this world in the Last Frontier...

Alaska Japan Connections

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From indigenous origins to animal migrations to World War II, Alaska and Japan have been linked in a variety of ways going back to early human migrati...

Animal Intelligence

14 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We have some pretty intelligent species up here in Alaska. One of our local researchers, Dan Olsen, has spent a considerable amount of time studying t...

Filter Feeding Whales

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can you believe that many of the largest animals on the planet don't have teeth?! It's true! Many of our whales consume large amounts of foo...

The Last Voyage of the SS Princess Sophia

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shipwreck episode today on the Last Frontier Podcast. A lesser known wreck due to other worldly events at the time, the SS Princess Sophia shipwreck o...

The Kayak

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A mode of transportation 4,000 years in the making, the kayak is one of the oldest modes of transportation in the world. As former professional sea ka...

Travel Adventures with Glaciers

20 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While you can do a lot of things in Alaska you can find elsewhere, one fairly unique aspect of Alaska travel is the opportunity to get up close and pe...

Baby Travel Tips

06 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alaska is a great state to visit no matter your age or ability level. There are plenty of options for all including families that visit with young one...

Wildlife Spotlight: The Killer Whale

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you write an introduction on one of the most iconic creatures on the planet? The killer whale, also known as the orca, is always a top the wish...

The Comedy Scene of the Last Frontier

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Disclaimer: Some content in this episode may not be suitable for the younger listeners.We finally did it! After five years, we got to check that Expli...

Harbingers of Summer

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The summer season is finally upon us! How can you tell? Well, the sun is shining longer, animals are making their return, and tourists are entering th...

Seasonal Employee Top Tips

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode drops when many seasonal employees are beginning their Alaskan summer experience. We had a request from someone coming up for the summer ...

Matanuska Valley Colony

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Farmers in Midwestern America were hit hard by the Great Depression. Alaska had land to tame. Both sides swiped right and a match was made. On today&a...

Alaska Travel 401: Last Frontier Travel Trends

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The summer visitor season is upon us and so we delve into another educational travel episode. On today's program, we discuss 20 travel trends tha...

City Planning in the Last Frontier

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Seward, Alaska was established on an alluvial fan in the Kenai Fjords where mountains shoot straight into the ocean. Surrounded by features that make ...

Flapping Our Wings To The Beat

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alaska has a vibrant live music scene especially in the summer months. On today's episode, we explore some of our favorite bands and spots to get...

Local Camping Recommendations

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We have a listener who will be traveling to Seward this summer and was interested in hearing about local camping recommendations in the area. Since we...

Presidential Visits

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode drops the day before President's Day which got us asking the question, how many presidents have visited the Last Frontier State of A...

Kayakers Cove

02 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kayakers Cove is a great off the road system hostel you can access by water taxi from Seward, Alaska. It is a fan favorite of those who know it well. ...

Working For The National Park

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are all sorts of fun jobs one can do working for the National Park System. Today, we are excited to bring back Andrew's wife Cara on the pr...

Wildlife Spotlight: The Walrus

05 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The walrus came up in a recent episode of our podcast and we felt it was time to give these incredible creatures their due with their very own wildlif...

Winter Solstice

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The winter solstice seems to have more meaning the higher in latitude you travel on the globe. With this episode dropping the weekend of winter solsti...

Alaska Railroad

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We recently found a beer named for the Alaska Railroad to review on the podcast and thought, that would be a good topic to discuss. Join us as we navi...

Alaska Migrations

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With the days around Thanksgiving boasting the three most traveled days of the year in the United States, Andrew and Danny thought a great Thanksgivin...

Andrew's Alaskan Adventure

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew's maritime career took a wild turn recently as an international expedition cruise ship company short on Alaskan seamen called up Andrew fr...

Life Cycle of a Salmon - Part Two: Return of the Poop Cloud

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our schools of red and silver salmon fared quite well in Part One of our two part mini D&D series chronicling the life cycle of a salmon. But that...

The D&D Style Life Cycle of a Salmon - Part One

13 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last Halloween, we introduced another nerd component from our lives to this podcast with our first annual Halloween themed Dungeons & Dragons epis...

Opposite Perspective

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Coming to Alaska for the first time can be a jaw dropping experience. Huge snow capped mountains that shoot straight into the ocean, giant brown bears...

NOLS Alaska

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 2012, one of your podcast hosts journeyed to Alaska for the first time to take part in an Outdoor Educator course put on by the National Outdo...

Alaska Boundary Dispute

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As remote as it is, the panhandle of Alaska has an interesting history of border disputes. The most recent iteration of this conflict involved the Uni...

Alaska Mascots Part 3: The WNBA

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Changing sports team mascots is a favorite annual past time of ours on the Last Frontier Podcast and this year we are delving into the WNBA. Rookies C...

Summer Olympic Medalists

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode drops in the midst of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France which got us thinking, how many Olympic medal winners called Alaska ...

Wildlife Spotlight: The Brown Bear

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are three bear species that reside in North America and Alaska is home to all three of them. The polar bear and black bear are incredible sights...

The Odd and Weird Laws of Alaska

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every state in the union has some head scratching legislation and Alaska is no different. On today's episode, we delve into all the weird laws th...

Antarctica: Alaska's Alaska

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Antarctica has several nicknames including the research continent, the ice and even Alaska's Alaska. On today's episode, we delve into anoth...

Alaskan Brewery Spotlight: Stoney Creek Brewhouse

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With the first half of every episode dedicated to reviewing an Alaskan craft beer as a way to support our local Alaskan breweries, it's about tim...

Fire on the Frontier

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2019, we had to cut our summer season short due to the forest fires that wreaked havoc on the Kenai Peninsula. Living in a temperate rainforest cli...

Alaska Travel 301: Month By Month Travel Guide

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Which month is the best month of the year to visit Alaska? The answer depends on what you want to see and do and while Alaska is known for its summer ...

100th Episode! American Bald Eagle Wildlife Spotlight

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've hit triple digits ladies and gentlemen! 100 episodes made and for this special occasion, we make sure to let the whole world know that bald...

Raising Eaglets in the Last Frontier

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There is a new eaglet in the Last Frontier Podcast family. With this being the first episode recorded since Baby Taco joined the nest, what better top...

The Cold War

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We recently did a four part mini-series on the Russian impact on the Last Frontier and this episode kinda serves as your post credits scene to that mo...

Alaska March Madness

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a full two years since we did a Hawaiian mini-series and went through a March Madness style bracket to determine our favorite Hawaiian ...

Current Russian Influences in The Last Frontier

03 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From church to beer, the Russian legacy in Alaska has had a lasting impact on the Last Frontier. On the final episode of our Russian mini-series, we e...

Russian Fur Trade

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The first major economic industry in Alaska was the Russian Fur Trade. On the third episode of our Russian mini-series, we delve into the entire histo...

Steller Wildlife Spotlight

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Georg Steller was the first naturalist to document the plant and animal life in Alaska while on the 1741 Vitus Bering expedition. His work was so deta...

The Vitus Bering Expedition of 1741

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As things slow down in Alaska during the winter months, that gives us more time to delve into topics that require a little bit more research and so we...

Professional Sea Kayak Guide Spotlight: Gabby Brown

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the early COVID bubble days of The Last Frontier Podcast we interviewed several fellow sea kayak guides to put a spotlight on the professional outd...

Choose Your Alaskan Adventure Christmas Gift

24 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode drops Christmas Eve and we at the Last Frontier Podcast are in the gifting spirit. Up in Alaska, we often prefer our gifts to be of the e...

Last Frontier Myth Busters

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are quite a few misconceptions out there about what Alaska is all about. And because there are also a lot of misconceptions out there about bein...

Thanksgiving Dishes From The Last Frontier

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Thanksgiving from the Last Frontier! Everybody has their own spin on how they prepare their Thanksgiving feast and Alaska is no different. On to...

Alaska Mascots Part 2: The NBA

12 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last year to help celebrate Thanksgiving football, friend of the pod Jared Fink joined the program and we changed all the NFL mascots to make them Ala...

Dungeons & Dragons in the Last Frontier

29 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've teased it long enough! The Last Frontier Podcast is on full nerd alert as the Dungeon Master himself Jared Fink rejoins the program as we f...

Valdez End of Season Shenanigans

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we are wrapping up another successful summer tourism season in Alaska. At the end of each season, many companies in Alaska re...

The Voyage of Understanding

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This year marks the 100th year anniversary of the first presidential visit to Alaska. In 1923, President Warren G. Harding headed out west and embarke...

Parks and Rec

17 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have a first of its kind of episode today! Normally, we pick a topic and if it works out to find a beer to review that fits the theme of the episod...

Johnson Pass

03 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kayak guides still need to keep their legs in shape and Alaska has plenty of hiking trails to occupy us in our off time. On today's episode, we h...

Alaska Hiking Tips

20 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alaska is big country and hiking it can provide memories that will last a life time. On today's episode, your professional sea kayak guiding podc...

Famous Dogs of Alaska

06 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a tribute episode to an incredible dog that recently passed away. Danny said goodbye to his 14 year old Siberian Husky several months ago and ...

Shark Month! Salmon Shark Edition

23 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shark month continues here at The Last Frontier Podcast as we finish up our two part shark month mini-series with a deeper dive into the salmon shark....

Shark Month! Sleeper Shark Edition

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While the rest of the world may be celebrating shark week later this month, we do things bigger and better in Alaska and so today kicks off our July t...

The Untraditional Side of Cruising

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode continues our look into the cruise ship industry by focusing on the expedition style of cruising one can embark on in Alaskan wat...

Cruising Through the Gulf

11 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Over half of tourists that visit Alaska do so via the cruise ship industry. There are many types of ships that cruise the Alaskan waters including you...

ALCAN Anecdotes

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The road less traveled up to Alaska is umm well, the road. Most visitors to the Last Frontier State come by cruise ship or plane, but few make the jou...

Professional Beer Reviewers Turned Expert Somalians

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ladies and gentlemen...the moment you all have been waiting for! We traditionally kick off each episode with an Alaskan beer review, but we have often...

Alaska Wordology: Part 2

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We bit off more than we could chew last episode which is great news for you the listener as you get a Part 2 of our Alaska terminology episode! Contin...

Alaska Wordology: Part 1

16 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Language evolves over time which is why you have different accents, dialects and definitions of the same words within the same body of language. With ...

Top Peaks

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Colorado is informally known as the 14ers state which refers to the 14,000 foot elevation of many of its mountain tops. By Alaska standards, that&apos...

Trans-Alaska Pipeline

19 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Life instantly changed in Alaska when oil was discovered on the north slope in 1968. Dollars were to be made if a plan could be developed to transport...

The Serum Run of 1925

05 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One hundred years before Covid-19 wreaked havoc on the world, the United States dealt with a different epidemic...diphtheria. And a small town in remo...

Black Americans Paving the Last Frontier

19 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Black Americans literally paved the way to Alaska and were some of the first Americans to make it to the Alaskan shores. With February being Black His...

Wildlife Spotlight: The Wolf

05 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shrouded in mystery, the Alaskan wolf is rarely seen. Ranging from the temperate rainforests of southeastern Alaska all the way up to the frozen tundr...

Hot, Cold, Rest, Repeat

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hot, cold, rest, repeat. That is the order of operations when you visit a Nordic style spa. Hydrotherapy is not a new concept in today's world an...

Volcanic Eruptions

08 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(Side note: Sound quality is a little off on this and our previous episode. Our first attempt at remote recording. It's not horrible! But should ...

The 12 Days of Alaskan Christmas

25 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(Side note: Sound quality is a little off on this and our next episode. Our first attempt at remote recording. It's not horrible! But should be b...

The Land Of Riker

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nerd alert! If you were not aware, the introduction to our podcast is a riff off the Star Trek theme. With the nicknames of Alaska being the last fron...

Alaska Mascots Part 1: The NFL

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's Thanksgiving weekend and when we think Thanksgiving, we think football! In one of our more fun themed episodes, friend of the pod Jared join...

Liquid Gold In The Land Of The Midnight Sun

13 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gold is the state mineral of Alaska. Sea otters were considered soft gold due to their desired fur pelts. And your podcast hosts and have unofficially...

Hoogacha

30 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Hoogacha is a local cryptic legend and the name of the flagship of Northern Latitude Adventures based here in Seward, Alaska. That boat spawned th...

Through The Alaska Annals Of Time

16 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From the origins of the Alaska Natives 15,000 years ago to the arrival of your favorite beautiful bald eagles, Alaskan history in rich in content that...

Unique Alaskan Races

02 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wanna race?! One of your bald eagle hosts is flying down to the lower 48 to run the Chicago Marathon which was the inspiration for today's episod...

A Father's Fishing Perspective

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Living in a place like Alaska is great in that many of our friends and family will come visit. Andrew's father Steve, arguably our most loyal lis...

Alaska Travel 201: Seward Spotlight

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We met several people this past summer who were podcast listeners and said our Alaska travel episode was instrumental in helping them plan their trip....

Wedding Day

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's wedding day in Alaska! One of your hosts is getting married the day this episode drops so that is the theme of today's episode. Before ...

Symbols of the Last Frontier

07 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Each state has a collection of symbols that help that state stand out in uniqueness amongst its peers. Alaska is no exception and one might argue that...

The Old Man Of The Sea

24 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sea otters are a fan favorite of guests visiting Alaska and so we decided to use this beautiful furry creature for our 2nd ever wildlife spotlight epi...

Animal Attacks

10 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alaska has a wide variety of wildlife you don't find many other places in the world. Animal encounters are something any smart adventurer conside...

Sea Kayaking

26 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is no better way to experience the Alaska wilderness than from the seat of a sea kayak. Clearly, as professional sea kayak guides, we are biased...

Landslides

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A huge landslide occurred just south of Seward, Alaska on May 7, 2022 isolating the small town of Lowell Point which lies at the end of the road syste...

The State of the Cove Address

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Back to back milestone episodes provides the perfect opportunity to have our 3rd annual State of the Cove address as we bring back the owner of Sunny ...