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 more than 20 years. Jennie and Jay met working in tourism in Skagway, Alaska and also lived in Juneau and Fairbanks together. Jay lived in Fairbanks for 8 years before meeting Jennie in Skagway and grew up in Yellowstone National Park.
Episodes
147 episodes
Finishing 3rd in the 2025 Iditarod with Paige Drobny (Alaska Stories Series)
10 time Iditarod finisher and 2025 3rd place finisher Paige Drobny returns to the podcast to share about what it’s like to prepare for and complete the famous Iditarod sled dog race.
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Episode 147
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48:27
Avoiding Crowds on your trip to Alaska
Jennie and Jay discuss their best advice for those who are planning a trip to Alaska and don't like crowds.Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club on Patreon! ...
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Episode 146
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1:00:02
7 Epic Day trips from Anchorage
Jennie shares why staying in Anchorage and doing day trips hits all the Alaska boxes and is a budget friendly way to visit. Whether you're planning a trip to Anchorage or just have a day or two there, Jennie covers some great ways to spend a da...
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Episode 145
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24:41
Local year round Getaway in Talkeetna - Talkeetna Denali View Lodge and Cabins with Dawn Campbell
Dawn Campbell returns to the podcast to share about her new venture as an innkeeper in Talkeetna at the fabulous just outside of town and the perfect place to getaway from it all.Talkeetna ...
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Episode 144
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25:08
Winging it on a road trip to Alaska with three teenagers with Bethany Graham (Traveler Stories Series)
Long time listener Bethany Graham joins Jennie to share about her 9 week road trip to Alaska with her husband, three teenagers and minimal planning.Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club...
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Episode 143
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44:09
Better Bear viewing in Lake Clark National Park with the Porter Family of Snug Harbor Outpost
Jennie shares about her visit this summer to Snug Harbor Outpost at Lake Clark National Park and the Porter Family share their stories of growing up here and building a place for visitors to come for authentic Alaska adventures, incredible food...
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Episode 142
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48:55
2025 Summer Reflections + Alaskans Favorite Alaska Foods + Behind the scenes on the Riverboat Discovery
Jennie shares three reflections from the 2025 summer Alaska season as well as a behind the scenes conversation with the Riverboat Discovery and an around the dinner table conversation with Alaskans about their favorite Alaska foods.
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Episode 141
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41:17
Best Glacier Experiences in Alaska
Jennie and Jay talk about all the many ways to experience glaciers in Alaska and how to figure out which glacier experience is right for you - hiking? Driving? helicopter? fixed wing plane? boat? Glacier paddleboarding?? We'll help you figure i...
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Episode 140
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37:22
Northern lights chasing demystified with Steve Busby
Aurora expert and guide Steve Busby returns to the podcast for a conversation with Jennie about the northern lights and myths and realities for aurora chasing in Alaska.
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Episode 139
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1:04:37
Gold mining as a teenager in the 1970s in Nome with Mike Martinson (Alaska Stories Series)
Jennie’s colleague Mike Martinson joins Jennie to share about his teenage and young adult years gold mining in Nome.Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club!
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Episode 138
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39:58
Introducing the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club!
Jennie shares an exciting announcement about the new Alaska Uncovered Planning Club and no more paywalled episodes in the main feed at the end of the month.Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning...
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Episode 137
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11:31
Exploring Juneau on your own - no cruise ship required - with Kristi Switzer and Liz Perry
Long time Juneau residents Kristi Switzer and Liz Perry join Jennie to share their favorite things to do in Juneau and why it makes the perfect base camp for Alaskan adventure. We also talk about all the things you can do if you have more ti...
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Episode 136
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46:15
Kodiak’s Brown Bears with Stacey Simmons
Stacey Simmons from Koniag and the Kodiak Brown Bear Center joins Jennie to share about visiting the Kodiak Brown Bear Center to see stunning Brown Bears away from it all. She also shares her favorite things to do in Kodiak. ...
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Episode 135
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58:18
Andy and Chris’s 10th Anniversary Alaska Cruisetour (Traveler Stories Series)
Andy and Chris sit down with Jennie to talk about their decision to do an Alaska Cruisetour for their 10th anniversary and their favorite parts as how they handled concerns about crowds.
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Episode 134
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52:46
Jay's Three Seasons as an Archaeologist in Gates of the Arctic National Park (Teaser July Patreon Subscriber Episode)
Jennie and Jay discuss if visiting Alaska’s Arctic is “worth it” and what to expect. Jay also shares about the archaelogy project he worked on for three seasons in Gates of the Arctic National Park.
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Episode 133
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18:18
There's no place like Nome
Shauntel Bruner-Alvanna from Nome joins Jennie to share about what makes Nome special and the unique things you can do in different seasons.Visit Nome...
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Episode 132
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38:38
Breathing Deeply and Experiencing Nature in Juneau with Cindee Brown-Mills
Cindee joins Jennie to talk about deeply connecting with nature through breathe work and slowing down in JuneauBreathe Alaska (save 10% with the code podcast<...
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Episode 131
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29:46
Exploring Valdez with Colleen Stephens and Faith Harris
Colleen Stephens and Faith Harris join Jennie to share their love of Valdez and all the wonderful things to do thereStan Stephens Cruises (use the code akuncovere...
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Episode 130
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41:24
Jennie's trip to Kodiak Island
Jennie shares about her recent trip to Kodiak and how to decide if adding Kodiak to your itinerary is right for you.Sign up for Jennie's Alaska Insider Email newsletter<...
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Episode 129
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19:29
Where can you wing it in Alaska? (Teaser June Patreon Subscriber Episode)
Jennie and Jay discuss a listener question about arrival in Alaska and then talk about places and circumstances where you can visit Alaska without a plan, or only one plan, or last minute.
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Episode 128
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7:34
Elevating your Alaska Photos with Photographer Carl Johnson
Long time Alaskan photographer Carl Johnson joins Jennie to share his decades of wisdom about capturing incredible photos on your trip to Alaska. Alaska Photo Treks
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Episode 127
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45:08
Fishing and Fish Stories from Juneau with Grant Moore
Juneau Fishing Guide and lifelong Alaskan Grant Moore joins Jennie to share his insights about fishing in Alaska, the time he had Gordon Ramsey on his fishing boat, and plenty of fish stories.
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Episode 126
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49:31
An Alaska National Parks Trip with Sonja Jackson (Alaska Traveler Series)
Sonja joins Jennie for another episode in our Alaska Stories Series - this time visiting Alaska’s National Parks and why she decided to skip two and how she felt about it.
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Episode 125
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38:53
Best Alaska Roadside Kitsch (Teaser May Patreon Subscriber Episode)
Jennie and Jay discuss a listener question about the weather then discuss their favorite Alaska Roadside Kitsch.Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode
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Episode 124
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6:04
Local Experience between Anchorage and Whittier or Seward with Mandy Garcia from Salmonberry Tours
Mandy from Salmonberry Tours joins Jennie to talk about the logistics of getting from Whittier or Seward to the Anchorage airport before or after a cruise and how to have an intimate local experience along the way.
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Episode 123
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48:47