Podcast
Alaska Uncovered Podcast
Welcome to the Alaska Uncovered Podcast with your host, Jennie Thwing Flaming. Jennie brings you accurate, helpful and entertaining information about Alaska Travel and Life in Alaska. Guests include Alaska travel experts and Alaska business owners, guides and interesting Alaskans. Jennie is a born and raised Seattleite, a former Alaskan and spends several weeks in Alaska each year. She’s an experienced guide and the Founder of the Alaska and Washington travel website, Top Left Adventures. Jennie is joined by occasional co-host, Jay Flaming, her husband for 25 years. Jennie and Jay met working in tourism in Alaska and have lived in Skagway, Juneau and Fairbanks together. Jay lived in Fairbanks for 8 years before meeting Jennie in Skagway and grew up in Yellowstone National Park.
- Places & Travel chart
- #181
- Episodes
- 209
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 38 min
- On air since
- 2023
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
209 episodes, newest first
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30 min
Which US Presidents have visited Alaska?
Episode 204
Show notes
Jennie and Jay talk about the US Presidents who have visited Alaska - it's a small number!
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14 min
4 Unique Day Trips from Fairbanks
Episode 203
Show notes
Jennie shares her four favorite day trips to take from Fairbanks.
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19 min
Is Driving to the Arctic Circle worth it?
Episode 202
Show notes
Is it worth it to drive to the Arctic Circle from Fairbanks? Is it worth it to do in your own car? On a tour?
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16 min
4 Reflections on the 2026 Alaska Summer Season
Episode 201
Show notes
Jennie shares four reflections based on this year's Alaska summer season and looks ahead to 2027 and beyond.
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56 min
Episode 200! Jennie and Jay avoid crowds on an Alaska Cruise
Episode 200
Show notes
Jennie and Jay share their experience on their recent Alaska cruise to celebrate their 25th Anniversary (same thing they did for their honeymoon!).
They talk about avoiding crowds, spending time on your own in port and making a vacation to a familiar place special and relaxing.
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46 min
Fat Bear Week! Return to Katmai with Ranger Cara
Episode 199
Show notes
Jennie introduces an old favorite (episode 4!) - going behind the scenes at Katmai National Park with Ranger Cara to celebrate Fat Bear Week.
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Jennie’s article about visiting Katmai (campground review, getting there, etc)
Cara’s Lynx and Snowshoe Hare video
Valley of 10,000 Smokes recorded live chat
NPS Katmai Junior Ranger (for adults too!)
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44 min
What drives Alaska's economy? with Kevin Berry
Episode 198
Show notes
UAA Professor Kevin Berry sits down with Jennie to share about Alaska's economy - what drives it, where the jobs are and more.
Kevin's faculty page at UAA
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12 min
Denali National Park Day Trip Two Ways
Episode 197
Show notes
Jennie shares two ways to do a day trip to Denali National Park.
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Save 5% on the Park Connection Motorcoach with code: alaskauncovered
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38 min
Tea Time in Alaska with Jenny Tse from Sipping Streams
Episode 196
Show notes
Jenny Tse, founder and owner of Sipping Streams Tea Company in Fairbanks, and a life long Fairbanksan, joins Jennie to talk all about the joys of growing tea, blending tea, learning about tea and building a tea business in Alaska and growing up in Fairbanks.
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22 min
Going Deeper in Skagway at the Skagway Cultural Garden
Episode 195
Show notes
KayLynn Howard, Director of the Skagway Cultural Garden, sits down with Jennie to share about the new and unique Skagway Cultural Garden as well as some of her favorite things about Skagway.
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44 min
Sitka's Unique History with Alaska Storytellers
Episode 194
Show notes
Cyndy and Ann from Alaska Storytellers in Sitka, join Jennie to talk about this show that celebrates the unique history of Sitka's many cultures.
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48 min
Arctic Animal Adaptations with Tim Walker
Episode 193
Show notes
Jennie sits down with Tim Walker, wildlife biologist and tour guide in Fairbanks with Northern Alaska Tour Company to talk about the amazing animals of the arctic and their many adaptations for life in this harsh climate.
Northern Alaska Tour Company(where Tim is a guide)
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34 min
Unique Experiences in Kake with Martha Thomas
Episode 192
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Martha Thomas sits down with Jennie to share about the unique experiences available to visitors in the small community of Kake in Southeast Alaska.
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14 min
Things to do at Icy Strait Point
Episode 191
Show notes
Jennie shares her thoughts about the best things to do at Icy Strait Point - a unique cruise port in Alaska near the village of Hoonah
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48 min
Pilot's Perspective on Wrangell-St Elias National Park
Episode 190
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Kelly, Austin and Keane, pilots with Wrangell Mountain Air, share their favorite places and moments flying over Wrangell-St Elias National Park and their advice for visitors who want to experience this incredible and vast park for themselves.
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51 min
Crossing the Arctic Circle from Fairbanks with Matt Atkinson
Episode 189
Show notes
Matt Atkinson from Northern Alaska Tour Company, sits down with Jennie to talk about exploring the Arctic and crossing the Arctic Circle and how to decide the best way to do it.
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49 min
Jennie and Jay debrief the first Alaska Uncovered Community Tour
Episode 188
Show notes
Jennie and Jay sit down to share their reflections on Authentic Alaska - the first annual Alaska Uncovered Podcast Community Tour last month as well as a few changes to the 2027 tour.
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59 min
Going Deeper in Denali with Patrice and Justin La Vigne
Episode 187
Show notes
Long time Healy residents as well as guides, educators, writers and Airbnb cleaners Patrice and Justin La Vigne sit down with Jennie to talk about the best of Denali, how you should spend your time, and how to go deeper with this magical park.
Read more about living and working in Denali on Patrice's blog. And if you are looking for a yurt to rent in Denali during your vacation, also check out this website: http://www.wanderinglavignes.com/
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38 min
Visiting Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley National Parks in one day from Kotzebue or Fairbanks with Golden Eagle Outfitters
Episode 186
Show notes
Julian from Golden Eagle Outfitters sits down with Jennie to talk about how to go to Gates of the Arctic National Park and Kobuk Valley National Park in one day from Kotzebue or Fairbanks.
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Jennie's article about visiting all 8 Alaska National Parks
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35 min
Way off the beaten track on the Nabesna Road in Wrangell-St Elias National Park with Michael Rego
Episode 185
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Michael Rego from Avens Alaska on the remote Nabesna Road in Wrangell-St Elias National Park joins Jennie to share what makes this remote area of the park such a special place to visit and worth the extra effort.
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