Mushers Checkpoint

About Mushers Checkpoint

Join Musher's Checkpoint to hear stories and in-depth analysis about Sled dog racing across North America, from hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup.

Publisher

First Paw Media

Category

kids & family · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Aug 2024

Latest episode

18 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Mar 2025

   Mushers Checkpoint Iditarod - Recap

   Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide a recap of the Iditarod. Joined by special guest, Kelsey Winters. Things pick up where they left off last episode with an update on the last teams on the trail. We also cover the special awards with detailed insight from Aaron. Kelsey shares her experience at Jessie Holmes kennel in 2022-2023 and running his second team at Copper Basin 2025, finishing 4th.

2. 

   15 Mar 2025

   Second Group Finishers

   Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide analysis on Day 13 of the Iditarod. The Top 4 have already finished, tune in to find out how the second group of mushers find their way to Nome.

3. 

   14 Mar 2025

   White Mountain to Nome

   Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide analysis on Day 12 of the Iditarod. Jessie Holmes left White Mountain with a three hour lead heading for Nome, followed by Matt Hall and Paige Drobny. The second group is pushing hard for White Mountain while the third group is going to Koyuk. The back of the pack is on the coast!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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