Alaska Uncovered Podcast

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie runs through the discounts and a couple of favorites to take advantage of planning your 2026 trip (part 1 of 3). All the podcast discount codes Park Connection Motorcoach - code: alaskauncovered (5% discount) GoNorth Car and RV Rental - code: GONOA (mileage package) Salmonberry To...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie talks about the most important things to consider for your 2026 Alaska trip that you're planning on your own. This episode is sponsored by the Alaska TourSaver ! One lucky listener who leaves a review for the podcast on any platform by midnight Pacific time on December 31st w...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie discusses the decision about whether to cruise to Alaska or travel on your own. This episode is sponsored by the Alaska TourSaver ! One lucky listener who leaves a review for the podcast on any platform by midnight Pacific time on December 31st will be entered to win a 2026 TourSa...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie and Jay talk about winter in Alaska, the current weather and how cold and dark is it really compared to winters elsewhere? Support the show

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Cartoonist Peter Moore returns to the podcast and this time we're talking about Alaska in Pop music. Peter's hilarious substack (cruise ship edition) Peter's substack fat bears edition MusicAK.org - music and festival guide for Alaska AKPlaylistProject.com - Listen and pla...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Mary Goddard (Alaska Mary) from Sitka returns to the pod to share her experience eating a fully Alaska Native diet for 90 days in the summer of 2025. What did she eat? What did she love? What was hard? We also talk about some incredible foods that you can try on your trip to Alaska too....

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Sena Wheeler joins Jennie to talk about her 5th generation fishing family and her best tips for buying and preparing fish - even for picky eaters! Buy Sena's fish and get her cooking tips Book a planning session with Jennie Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club!  Get on my Alaska...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie and Jay share their favorite wildlife viewing tours as well as their favorite places and ways to see wildlife on your own and how to improve your chances of unforgettable wildlife experiences on your trip to Alaska. Jennie and Jay's Authentic Alaska Small group tour June 6-14...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie talks with Salina Peterson, 4th generation resident of Port Alsworth from Lake Clark Resort, also known as the Farm Lodge to talk about visiting these two remote parks and what to expect while visiting Port Alsworth. Jennie and Jay's Authentic Alaska Small group tour June 6-1...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie invites you to join the small group tour she and Jay are guiding for our podcast community in June 2026! Authentic Alaska June 6-14, 2026 Support the show

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie talks about common reasons visitors are disappointed in Denali National Park and how to make sure you're not among them on your Alaska trip.  Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club!  Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email list Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade i...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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. Follow Paige in the 2026 Iditarod Squid Acres Kennel (Paige’s kennel) Susitna Adventure Lodge (Paige and...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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!  Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email list All the Alaska Uncovered Podcast listener discounts Shop all Alaska Travel...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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 day based in the city. All the Alaska Unc...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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 Denali View Lodge and Cabins And on Insta Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club!  Get on my Alas...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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 on Patreon Snug Harbor Outpost Get on Jennie's Alaska Insider Newsletter email list Shop Jenni...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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 and unique bear viewing. Join the Alaska Un...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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. Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club on Patreon Get...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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 it out. Join the Alaska Uncovered Planni...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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. Book Greatland Adventures northern lights tours in Anchorage and Fairbanks (use code alaskauncovered10 to save 10%) Jo...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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!  Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email list Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries   Book a planning session...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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 Club on Patreon Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email list Shop all Alaska Travel planners a...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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 time to spend there than just a day on a cruise s...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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.  Kodiak Brown Bear Center Alutiiq Museum Alaska 2025 Stickers S...

Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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.  Support Alaska Uncovered on Patreon as a free or paid subscriber Book a trip planning session with J...