Sure, the Smells Like Yukon radio segment has the unmistakable ring of sonic and storytelling perfectionism. But there's a lot of messing around—and messing up—before each segment is ready for your listening pleasure.
This is the place where the real story gets told using production notes, deleted sounds, sonic outtakes and anything else that can be easily patched together.
Season 02
18_Danger Liasons
Before riding off into the Midnight Sun, Jesse and Mark pass on some helpful advice to keep Yukoners safe this summer.
17_Into the Mild
It's hard to believe that anyone who hates the wilderness would feel at home in the Yukon, but Mark and Jesse manage to make an example of one longtime Yukoner
16_New & Improved
Enlightened by his 6-month Asian odyssey, Jesse overcomes his reservations about Mark and helps take the radio series to creative heights heretofore unimagined. Best. Segment. Ever.
Segment 15 - "The Smell of the Yukon"
Inspired by the words of Marcel Proust and Robert Service, Mark and Jesse search for the smell that best exemplifies the spell of the Yukon.
Segment 14 - "Knock It Off"
With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, Jesse and Mark realize that their previous effort to build up the dog on Yukon’s Coat of Arms could never be as interesting as a mission to tear it down.
Segment 13 - "B&R"
In their most dangerous assignment to date, Jesse and Mark coax some shocking and outrageous confessions from an informant at the very heart of Yukon’s own Cosa Nostra.
Segment 12 - "Men of Action / Lazy River"
Jesse and Mark make a half-hearted effort to determine how soft and lazy Yukoners have become in recent years.
Segment 11 - "The Barstools of Yutopia"
Is the Yukon a utopia? Visiting a Whitehorse bar called Yutopia may not provide a conclusive answer, but that doesn't stop Jesse and Mark from enjoying their visit. Bottoms up!
Segment 10 - "Hip Check"
Prompted by the White Stripes' puzzling appearance in Whitehorse, Mark and Jesse enlist some expert help to determine if their home town is truly hip.
Segment 09 - "Designer Guise"
Burnt-out from their work as Yukon's most trusted radio journalists, Jesse and Mark entertain the possibility of a career change during CBC Yukon's summer hiatus.
Season 01
Segment 08 - "Summer 911"
Yukoners know the importance of winterizing, but how prepared are we to deal with the sudden outbreak of a flash-in-the-pan Yukon summer? Jesse and Mark explore the urgent need to "summerize."
Segment 07 - "On Wal-Mart Time"
Just when you thought Wal-Mart couldn't get any eviler, everybody's favourite big box store foils Mark and Jesse's plans to investigate—and even enjoy—the benefits of spending a long weekend closer to home.
Segment 06 - "The Office Sweet"
Smells Like Yukon hits the road to sample the views from three of Whitehorse's best-looking offices. Let the judging begin....
Segment 05 - "Harder than Hell"
When Explore magazine names Whitehorse one of Canada's Best Outdoor Towns, Smells Like Yukon wonders if there isn't more to the story.
Segment 04 - "Games Gypsies"
Athletes weren't the only high achievers who came to the Whitehorse 2007 Canada Winter Games with a love 'em and leave 'em attitude.
Segment 03 - "Being Smokers"
Smells Like Yukon goes to great lengths to understand how one of Yukon's most endangered species is adapting to the loss of its natural habitat.
Segment 02 - "Goin' for the Bronze"
Smells Like Yukon examines the one "sport" where Team Yukon is sure to dominate at the Whitehorse 2007 Canada Winter Games.
Segment 01 - "Best in Snow"
Smells Like Yukon embarks on a mission to put some personality into the husky on top of Yukon's Coat of Arms. Think "dog pageant."
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