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If anyone should fly through our Yukon Questionnaire, it ought to be Karen McColl. As a former editor of The YUKON Magazine and producer of this podcast, Karen has put the questionnaire to many fellow Yukoners. But, apparently, that’s not enough to guarantee lightning-fast responses when she finds herself on the wrong end of the microphone. As Karen moves on to her next adventure(s), our questionnaire is her opportunity to say farewell (for now) and let listeners know where she stands on the Yukon’s most pressing questions.

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Recorded and mixed by Mark Koepke
Intro/outro music by Major Funk

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There are 20 sports at this year's Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. Pin trading has long been considered an unofficial sport at the AWG, so that makes 21.... And now, podcast producer Mark Koepke suggests a 22nd "sport."

As he documents the final sprint in a multi-year, volunteer-led marathon to plan the circumpolar world’s biggest sporting and cultural event, Mark takes a cue from his favourite event—Arctic Sports—and talks a fine line between cooperation and competition.

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Produced by Mark Koepke
Intro/outro music by Major Funk
WEIO audio courtesy of Ross King

Music:
Funk Meister by TheoJT -- License: Attribution 4.0
Beautiful Minimalist Piano by TheoJT -- License: Attribution 4.0
Cute Background Loop Song Thing by Seth_Makes_Sounds -- License: Creative Commons 0
Tom-Based Rock, 135 BPM by carloseton -- License: Creative Commons 0
Peaceful Simple Piano by TheoJT -- License: Attribution 4.0
Slay the Dragon by code_box -- License: Creative Commons 0
Rogue Strings Rag by code_box -- License: Creative Commons 0
bel fiore by Seth_Makes_Sounds -- License: Creative Commons 0
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"It was supposed to be a two-week workin' vacation," says musician Ryan West of his first trip to the Yukon." That was 2009. It's 2026 now, so it's been a long two weeks."

One of the reasons Ryan stayed was the community—musical and otherwise—that he discovered at Whitehorse's iconic 98 Hotel. Every third Thursday of the month, he and his band The Lucky Ones now grace its cozy stage, doin' their best to fill "an unfillable fiddle-shaped hole" left by the legendary Joe Loutchan.

Recorded in the kitchen/"green room" of The 98, Ryan and fellow Lucky One Ian Smith discuss their long-intertwined histories with, and mutual deep affection for, this local institution—and how it inevitably inspired a song. And when they're done talkin', you'll get to hear "The Old 98" by The Lucky Ones. We know you'll be pleased as punch.

Check out the music video and look for Genesee Keevil's article about the The 98 Hotel in the spring 2026 issue of The YUKON Magazine.

CREDITS
Recorded and mixed by Mark Koepke
Music by The Lucky Ones
Intro/outro music by Major Funk

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((Poetry)) by Peter Jickling
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((Fiction)) by Nadine Sander-Green
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