An Iditapod bonus episode! Take a listen to Apayauq Reitan's interview with journalist Shady Grove Oliver. They talk about Reitan’s Iditarod goals, what it’s like to mush dogs, her Alaska Native culture, coming out as trans and a lot more.
Apayauq Reitan ties her overboots after stuffing her feet in a garbage bag to protect them from overflow and other water. March 9, 2022
Kaktovik dog musher Apayauq Reitan, the first out trans woman to compete in the Iditarod, talks to Iditapod colleague and Alaska Public Media contributor Shady Grove Oliver – originally for – about Reitan’s goals for this year’s race, what it’s like to mush dogs, her Alaska Native culture, coming out as trans and a lot more.
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