Echoes from the Last Frontier
Echoes from the Last Frontier is a documentary-style podcast that dives into the real mysteries, disasters, and forgotten legends of Alaska. From towering waves to vanished planes, each episode brings you gripping true stories from one of the world’s wildest frontiers.
Episodes
8 episodes
Paths of the North: The Great Caribou Migration of Alaska
Spanning thousands of miles across Alaska's rugged terrain, the seasonal migration of caribou is one of nature’s most extraordinary endurance feats. In this series, we follow the lives of these resilient animals—uncovering their anc...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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26:53
Middleton Island: The Saga of the SS Coldbrook
Launched in 1919 and grounded for good in 1942, the SS Coldbrook was never supposed to become a legend—but in Alaska, nothing goes as planned.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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15:57
Frozen Ambition: The True Story of Kennecott, Alaska
High in the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska, a remote company town rose from ice and stone to become one of the most ambitious mining operations in North American history. This is the true story of Kennecott—where ingenuity, grit, and copper resha...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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36:31
The Ghost Ship Of The Arctic: The Endless Voyage Of The Baychimo
In 1931, a steam-powered cargo ship named the SS Baychimo became trapped in Arctic sea ice off the coast of Alaska. Her crew abandoned her, assuming she would sink or be destroyed. But the Baychimo didn’t go down. Instead, she bega...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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15:18
Tidal Giant – The Night Alaska’s Ocean Climbed a Mountain
In 1958, a remote Alaskan fjord was rocked by an earthquake so powerful, it sent 90 million tons of rock plunging into Lituya Bay—triggering the tallest wave ever recorded on Earth. In this gripping premiere episode, we unravel the true s...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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12:55
Into The Ice: The Lost C-54 Of Mount Spurr
In 1950, a U.S. military C-54 Skymaster vanished over the icy wilderness of Alaska with 44 people on board. No distress call. No wreckage. Just silence. What followed was the largest aerial search of that time in American history—thousand...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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12:19
The Day The Earth Fell Silent : The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake
On March 27, 1964, Alaska was rocked by a magnitude 9.2 earthquake—the most powerful quake in U.S. history and the second strongest ever recorded worldwide. In just four and a half minutes, the ground shifted, entire neighborhoods crumble...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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17:52