EXPLORER with Jonathan Nathaniel Hayes

🐾 NEW EPISODE — The Explorer with Jonathan Hayes The third and final installment of our Iditarod EDU Speaker Series is here — and it's a big one. Urtha Lenhar was there on day one of the Iditarod. He went on to finish the race himself, spent forty years as a teacher (twenty of them in Nome, Alaska), and now leads the nonprofit Seppala House Project — restoring Leonhard Seppala's historic home into a museum. This talk covers the birth of the Iditarod, what it took to run it, the fight to preserve a piece of mushing history, and everything in between. This one's personal — I led the carpentry team on that Seppala House restoration myself, and you can hear it in how we talk about it. Catch up on the whole series: my talk on the Centennial Seppala Expedition, Kat Langlais on what it really takes to win the Can-Am Crown, and now Urtha closing it out. 🎧 Listen now — link in bio 🌐 MushMaine.com 📱 Follow us: Mush Maine ✉️ [email protected] Share this with someone who loves this history as much as we do. #Iditarod #SeppalaHouse #MushMaine #TheExplorerPodcast

Part 2 of our Iditarod EDU Speaker Series is here, and it's a game-changer. Kat Langlais is the first — and only — woman to win the Can-Am Crown 250. In this talk, she breaks down what it really takes to be a winning musher, from her perspective. Spoiler: it's not what you think. I opened this series with a talk on the Centennial Seppala Expedition, and we'll close it out with the one and only Urtha Lenhar. But this one? This one is going to stick with you. 🎧 Listen now — link in bio 🌐 MushMaine.com 📱 Follow us: Mush Maine ✉️ [email protected]

Would you mush 750 miles alone through -40° temps to honor a 100-year-old legacy? I did. New episode of Explorer breaks down the whole journey — Norton Sound, the Blowhole, on the Yukon I'll never forget, and a feeling in Nome I'll never forget. 🎧 Now streaming Follow: Mush Maine on social media or email [email protected]

Libby Riddles—first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race—joins Explorer to share the story behind the storm, the dogs, and the decisions that made history.

Join co-director and two time "Teacher on the trail" Jim Deprez as we discuss iditarod's EDU program designed to use the race as teaching modules for the classroom. Follow Iditarod Edu on Facebook or Instagram. You can reach Jim at [email protected] Dont forget to like, subscribe and share the podcast with a friend- you can follow us at Mush Maine on the web, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook! Or email the host @ [email protected]