This podcast shares the incredible stories of Yukon people with the “outside” world. Sit back and fill your gold poke with nuggets of knowledge, as we pan through stories of desperate struggle, wild adventure, love, despair and untold fortune. Recounted by those with the tenacity, determination and grit to survive and thrive amidst the magic and mystery of Canada's Yukon.
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#49 - Ian Laffey, Cofounder & CEO of Theseus
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1:47:49Flying drones in GPS-denied environments.
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#48 - Daniel Francis, Founder & CEO of Abel Police
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1:20:35Ride alongs, police chases, alcoholism in China. "We do this not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy."
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#47 - Mike Grace, Co-Founder & CEO of Longshot
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1:08:10Space cannons, getting to Mach 25, history of German weapons.
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#46 - Noor Siddiqui, Founder & CEO of Orchid
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58:27Embryo screening, genetic diseases, moral panic around reproductive technology.
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#45 - Michael LaFramboise, Co-Founder & CEO of Aurelius
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1:41:47Directed energy weapons, drone swarms, future of warfare.
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#44 - WTF is happening in El Segundo
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1:33:25First round table interview on what is happening in El Segundo.
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#43 - Halen Mattison, Co-Founder & CEO of General Galactic
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1:14:08SpaceX, Starship, building a gas station on Mars.
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#42 - Casey Handmer, Founder & CEO of Terraform Industries
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1:45:25Industrializing Rome, terraforming Mars, chewing glass and staring into the abyss.
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#41 - Jake Adler, Founder & CEO of Pilgrim
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1:57:17Bioweapons, future of warfare, real-time plague maps.
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#40 - Zach Yadegari, Blake Anderson, Alex Slater, & Connor McLaren
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1:43:07My first interview with the Co-Founders of App Mafia: Zach Yadegari, Blake Anderson, Alex Slater, Connor McLaren
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#39 - Danielle Strachman, Co-Founder & GP at 1517
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1:13:02My first interview with Danielle Strachman, co-founder of 1517.
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#38 - Olaf Hichwa, Co-Founder & CTO of Neros
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1:33:12My first interview with Olaf Hichwa, co-founder & CTO of Neros.
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#37 - Cameron Schiller, Co-Founder & CEO of Rangeview
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1:12:12My first interview with Cameron Schiller, co-founder of Rangeview.
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#36 - Max Marchione, Co-Founder of Superpower
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1:35:19My first interview with Max Marchione, co-founder of Superpower.
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#35 - Elliot F. Poirier, Co-Founder of Watoga
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1:07:17My first interview with Elliot F. Poirier, co-founder of Watoga. Watoga is a mining startup based in Québec.
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#037 - "The Reckless Raven" - Yukon 50 Mile Ultra & Relay
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42:27Affectionately known by it's original name " The Reckless Raven", and quickly rebranded as "The Yukon 50 Mile Ultra & Relay, this race has just celebrated it's 9th year of blisters and bliss through the mountains, streams, trails, and backcountry through 80 kilometres of pristine Yukon wilderness. This event was created over several conversations b…
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#34 - Aaron Slodov, Founder of Atomic Industries & Reindustrialize
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55:24My second interview with Aaron Slodov, founder of Atomic Industries & co-founder of Reindustrialize.
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#33 - Ben Nowack, Co-Founder of Reflect Orbital
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1:25:16My first interview with Ben Nowack, co-founder of Reflect Orbital. Reflect is putting mirrors in space to sell sunlight after dark.
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#32 - Jakob Diepenbrock, Founder & GP of Discipulus
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33:00My first interview with Jakob Diepenbrock, founder & GP of Discipulus Ventures. Discipulus is a hard tech residency in El Segundo.
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#31 - Garrett Scott, Co-Founder of Pipedream
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1:35:22My second interview with Garrett Scott, co-founder of Pipedream. Pipedream just announced their first Rapid Fulfillment Center, their new autonomous delivery robot Otter, and the introduction of Goods Grocery coming this fall.
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My first interview with Kenneth Cassel, founder of RMFG. Kenneth is building a metal fabrication startup in Fort Worth, Texas.
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#29 - Ted Feldmann, Founder & CEO of Durin
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57:13My first interview with Ted Feldmann, founder of Durin. Durin builds and operates automated drill rigs to accelerate mineral discovery in America.
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#28 - Fil Aronshtein, Co-Founder of Dirac
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1:01:52My second interview with Fil Aronshtein, co-founder of Dirac.
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My second interview with Aleks Gampel, co-founder of Cuby.
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#26 - Curt Lary, Founder & CEO of Hextronics
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56:21My second interview with Curt Lary, founder & CEO of Hextronics.
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#25 - Sam D'Amico, Founder & CEO of Impulse
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1:44:10My first interview with The Stove Guy – Sam D'Amico, founder & CEO of Impulse Labs.
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#24 - Zane Mountcastle, Co-Founder & CEO of Picogrid
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59:51My second interview with Zane Mountcastle, co-founder of Picogrid.
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#036 –Ione Christensen's winding journey of life and career(s) in "The Yukon" ( Part 2 )
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57:17As a young girl running her own dog team on a remote trap near her small village home of Fort Selkirk, Ione Christensen gleefully pioneered her adventures and experiences into a diverse skill set that would long serve her for the many career opportunities she joyfully accepted in her adult life. She subconsciously began working as a “leader” at a v…
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#23 - Isaiah Taylor, Founder & CEO of Valar Atomics
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39:44My second interview with Isaiah Taylor, founder of Valar Atomics.
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#22 - Augustus Doricko, Founder & CEO of Rainmaker
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51:12My second interview with Augustus Doricko, founder of Rainmaker.
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#21 - Rahul Sonwalkar, Founder of Julius AI
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43:42My first interview with Rahul Sonwalkar, founder of Julius AI.
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#035 - Growing up in Yukon's Fort Selkirk, with Ione Christensen
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1:33:07Growing up in the remote settlement of Yukon's Fort Selkirk during the 1930's and 40's, Ione Christenson's life has been significantly influenced and enriched from the multitude of experiences she embraced since her arrival there as a three year old child. As a young girl running her own dog team on a trap line west of her small village home, she q…
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#20 - Will O'Brien, Co-Founder of Ulysses Eco
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50:53My first interview with Will O'Brien, co-founder of Ulysses.
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#19 - Nathalie Gouailhardou, Co-Founder of Neurode
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1:02:49My first interview with Nathalie Gouailhardou, co-founder of Neurode.
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#034 - I worked on the last Klondike YCGC Gold Dredge until it sank in 1966 - "Bino Ficiur
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1:08:49"Bino" and Lynda Ficiur struck out from Lethbridge Alberta in the 1960's as young newlyweds to live the Klondike gold mining life of hard work and adventure in the Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation's "Bear Creek" mining camp, located just outside of Dawson City. Lynda raised their family in camp, while Bino worked tirelessly in the goldfields. He…
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#18 - Cat Orman, Co-Founder of Flyby Robotics
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23:39My first interview with Cat Orman, co-founder of Flyby Robotics.
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#033 - Climbing Mount Steele, with Angie Sabo
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22:36In order to live life to the fullest here in the Yukon, you have to get outside of your comfort zone and experience this place and all of its beauty, danger, and grandiose magnitude up close and personal while embracing both the journey and the destination. As they say, " if you're not living on the edge, then you're taking up too much space". The …
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#032 - Tales from the Yukon Tour Bus, with Petra Hankinson
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1:42:48The need for an efficient mode of mass transit in the Yukon was answered by the all mighty tour bus, bringing not only people, but valuable supplies up the 1387 miles of Alaska Highway starting from Mile Zero in Dawson Creek BC to Delta Junction Alaska. This once infrequently driven highway, is considered by many as a bucket list adventure, and the…
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#17 - Christian Keil, VP at Astranis
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1:25:13My first interview with Christian Keil, VP at Astranis.
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#031 -"The Last Trapper" movie - Based on the real life adventures of Norm Winther
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56:52Living in the wilds of Canada's Yukon Territory, Norm Winther has carved his life out of some of the most rugged and demanding parts of the territory, while living each and every day as an authentic trapper. With this diverse lifestyle comes the development of skills that are ever changing and as vast as the landscape that surrounds him. The urgenc…
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#16 - Aleks Gampel, Co-Founder of Cuby
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1:16:02My first interview with Aleks Gampel, co-founder of Cuby.
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#15 - Chris Power, Founder & CEO of Hadrian
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42:17My first interview with Chris Power, founder & CEO of Hadrian.
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#14 - Curt Lary, Founder of Hextronics
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1:14:13My first interview with Curt Lary, founder of Hextronics.
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My first interview with Sheel Mohnot, VC at BTV.
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#12 - Andrew Arruda, Co-Founder of Flexpa
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1:27:16My first interview with Andrew Arruda, founder of Flexpa.
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My first interview with Siqi Chen, founder of Runway.
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#10 - Jason Carman, Founder of Story Company
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1:15:05My first interview with Jason Carman, founder of Story Company.
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#9 - Aaron Slodov, Co-Founder of Atomic Industries
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1:15:41My first interview with Aaron Slodov, co-founder of Atomic Industries.
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#8 - Soren Monroe-Anderson, Co-Founder of Neros
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1:11:59My first interview with Soren Monroe-Anderson, co-founder of Neros.
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#7 - Garrett Scott, Co-Founder of Pipedream
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1:40:44My first interview with Garrett Scott, co-founder of Pipedream.
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