Dark Winter Nights

Latest Episodes:

Dog Sense Nov 30, 2021

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Betsey Jacobs nearly loses her new service-puppy-in-training in a frozen river and Seth Robinson and his wife are worried about getting caught in an avalanche, so they consult with their dog. NO DOGS DIE IN THIS EPISODE so don’t worry.

Halloween Special Oct 30, 2021

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One woman starts having paranormal experiences after moving in to an apartment next to a graveyard in Juneau and another family makes a disturbing discovery on a road trip through Delta Junction.

Origin Story Sep 29, 2021

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Dark Winter Nights Executive Producer Ryan Peterson takes an ancestry test and tells himself he doesn’t care if it helps him find his birth parents. Turns out he cared.

It’s Not About Me Mar 26, 2021

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An Alaska woman’s battle with alcoholism starts extremely young and ends in tragedy.

Home Alone Dec 31, 2020

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Jan Hanscomb accidentally traps a bear in her house and Linda Brandenberg recounts an old family story of when a prank “backfired.”

Thankful to Be Alive Nov 16, 2020

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James Mennaker’s family gets caught in a flash flood, Richard Coleman goes through the ice, and Michael Daku survives a plane crash.

Hey Bear! Oct 20, 2020

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Ryan and Val move to Alaska from D.C. only to learn that bears up here consider hibernation to be optional and Randy Brown’s day gets weird when he finds himself in a canoe in the middle of a river holding a bear by the tail.

Ice, Ice Baby Sep 22, 2020

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Tom Bachert receives an absolutely bizarre request from a stranger in the fog on a frigid night and Andrew George decides to take a few hundred salmon ice skating.

The Little Tour Bus that Could Jan 07, 2020

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Sarah Manriquez battles an epic blizzard on Alaska’s barren North Slope in a tiny tour bus full of wide-eyed visitors to Alaska.

Tongue Terror Feb 12, 2018

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Turns out kids actually do get their tongues stuck to metal in winter. Host Rob Prince investigates and tries it out for himself.