Alaska Uncovered Podcast
SamfunnWelcome 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.
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- Better Bear viewing in Lake Clark National Park with the Porter Family of Snug Harbor Outpost (00:48:55)
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 Uncovered Planning Club on Patreon Snug Harbor Outpost Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email ...
- 2025 Summer Reflections + Alaskans Favorite Alaska Foods + Behind the scenes on the Riverboat Discovery (00:41:17)
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 on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email list Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itinerar...
- Best Glacier Experiences in Alaska (00:37:22)
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 Planning Club on Patreon Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email list Shop all Alaska Travel planners an...
- Northern lights chasing demystified with Steve Busby (01:04:37)
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%) Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club! Get on Jennie's Alaska Insider Newsletter email ...
- Gold mining as a teenager in the 1970s in Nome with Mike Martinson (Alaska Stories Series) (00:39:58)
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 with Jennie Have Jennie plan your trip for you Follow Jennie on Instagram Mu...
- Introducing the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club! (00:11:31)
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 and premade itineraries Book a planning session with Jennie Have Jennie plan your trip...
- Exploring Juneau on your own - no cruise ship required - with Kristi Switzer and Liz Perry (00:46:15)
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 ship, though you’ll get plenty of ideas for that too. Travel Juneau Alaska 2025 Stickers Sho...
- Kodiak’s Brown Bears with Stacey Simmons (00:58:18)
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 Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Instagram ...
- Andy and Chris’s 10th Anniversary Alaska Cruisetour (Traveler Stories Series) (00:52:46)
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 Jennie Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Inst...
- Jay's Three Seasons as an Archaeologist in Gates of the Arctic National Park (Teaser July Patreon Subscriber Episode) (00:18:18)
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 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. Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries (and 2025 Alaska stickers!) Follow Jennie on Instagram Music cred...
- There's no place like Nome (00:38:38)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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 Alaska 2025 Stickers Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Instagram Support Alaska Uncovered on Patreon as a free or paid subscriber Music credits: Largo Montebello, by Domenico M...
- Breathing Deeply and Experiencing Nature in Juneau with Cindee Brown-Mills (00:29:46)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Cindee joins Jennie to talk about deeply connecting with nature through breathe work and slowing down in Juneau Breathe Alaska (save 10% with the code podcast Alaska 2025 Stickers Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Instagram Support Alaska Uncovered on Patreon as a free or paid subscriber Music credits: Largo Montebello, by Dom...
- Exploring Valdez with Colleen Stephens and Faith Harris (00:41:24)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Colleen Stephens and Faith Harris join Jennie to share their love of Valdez and all the wonderful things to do there Stan Stephens Cruises (use the code akuncovered to save 10% on your tour) Discover Valdez Alaska 2025 Stickers Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Instagram Support Alaska Uncovered on Patreon as a free or paid subscriber...
- Jennie's trip to Kodiak Island (00:19:29)
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 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 Alutiiq Museum Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Instagram Support Alaska Uncovered on Patreon as a free or paid subscriber Support the show
- Where can you wing it in Alaska? (Teaser June Patreon Subscriber Episode) (00:07:34)
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 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. Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries (and 2025 Alaska stickers!) Follow Jennie on Instagram Music credits:&nbs...
- Elevating your Alaska Photos with Photographer Carl Johnson (00:45:08)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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 (Carl’s photography tours) Arctic Light Images (Carl’s photography) Alaska 2025 Stickers Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Instagram Support Alaska Uncovered on Patr...
- Fishing and Fish Stories from Juneau with Grant Moore (00:49:31)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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. Juneau Charters (Grant’s fishing company) Juneau Food Tours Alaska 2025 Stickers Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Instagram Support Alaska Unc...
- An Alaska National Parks Trip with Sonja Jackson (Alaska Traveler Series) (00:38:53)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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. InsureMyTrip (Travel Insurance) Alaska 2025 Stickers Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Instagram Support Alaska Uncovered on Patreon as a free or paid subscriber ...
- Best Alaska Roadside Kitsch (Teaser May Patreon Subscriber Episode) (00:06:04)
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 a listener question about the weather then discuss their favorite Alaska Roadside Kitsch. Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries (and 2025 Alaska stickers!) Follow Jennie on Instagram Music credits: Largo Montebello, by Domenico Mannelli, CC. Support the show
- Local Experience between Anchorage and Whittier or Seward with Mandy Garcia from Salmonberry Tours (00:48:47)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 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. Salmonberry Tours Alaska 2025 Stickers Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Instagram Support Alaska Uncovered on Patr...
- Golden Circle Road trip loop from Whitehorse to Skagway, Haines and Kluane National Park with Rebecca Hylton and Viktoria Mühlbauer (01:01:28)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Rebecca and Viktoria join Jennie to share about one of the least known and most incredible road trips in the North - the Golden Circle loop between the Yukon and Alaska including logistics, where to stop and where to eat. More about Haines More about Whitehorse Alaska 2025 Stickers Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Instagram Suppor...
- From Brazil to Talkeetna chasing the Aurora with Dora Redman (Alaska Stories Series) (00:59:53)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Northern Lights photographer Dora Redman, also known as Aurora Dora, joins Jennie to share her story of moving from Brazil to Talkeetna as a young woman, adjusting to remote cold wilderness from the urban tropics and becoming a professional photographer. Aurora Dora’s Gallery Alaska 2025 Stickers Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Follow Jennie on Insta...
- Why Can’t You Drive to Alaska’s State Capital - Juneau? (Teaser April Patreon Subscriber Episode) (00:12:40)
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 a listener question and then discuss how Juneau became Alaska’s State Capital and why you can’t drive there. Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode Driving from Fairbanks to Dawson City on Top of the World Highway Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries (and 2025 Alaska stickers!) Follow Jennie on Instagram Music cre...
- Traveler Stories Series: Al and Carla Visit Every Alaska (and US) National Park (00:57:57)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie interviews Al about his and Carla's quest to visit all the US National Parks, including their three trips to visit all 8 Alaska National Parks Get Jennie's brand new on demand workshop - How to Visit All 8 of Alaska's National Parks (30% off through Friday 4/25 with code PARKS30) Get on Jennie's email list InsureMyTrip (Jennie's preferred travel insurance) Support Alaska Unco...
- What will Visiting Alaska's National Parks in 2025 be like? (00:18:16)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie shares what to expect while visiting Alaska's National Parks and other federal lands in 2025 along with her editorial approach for Get Jennie's brand new on demand workshop - How to Visit All 8 of Alaska's National Parks (30% off through Friday 4/25 with code PARKS30) Get on Jennie's email list InsureMyTrip (Jennie's preferred travel insurance) Support Alaska Uncovered ...