{"podcast":{"title":"National Park After Dark","slug":"national-park-after-dark-1383763","podcast_index_feed_id":1383763,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ADL5623813745","website_url":"http://npadpodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/031028da-1325-11f1-af16-070502b156f6/image/c26c3a1ded4bbfa64fb6f36a2914b098.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian","episode_count":395,"summary":"Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the darker side of our National Parks. But it isn’t always chills and thrills. By utilizing storytelling as a form of environmental stewardship, they hope listeners will be inspired to take a walk into the wild to create meaningful adventures of their own.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T02:18:15.956640+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/national-park-after-dark-1383763"},"episode":{"title":"The Bravest Little Dog in Alaska: Glacier Bay National Park","slug":"the-bravest-little-dog-in-alaska-glacier-bay-national-park","published_at":"2026-04-06T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/national-park-after-dark-1383763/the-bravest-little-dog-in-alaska-glacier-bay-national-park","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/national-park-after-dark-1383763","url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL7625458925.mp3?updated=1777644289","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL7625458925.mp3?updated=1777644289","summary":"In the summer of 1880, John Muir set out to explore the icy wilderness of what is now Glacier Bay National Park. Traveling by canoe with a missionary and Tlingit guides, he reluctantly allowed a small black dog named Stickeen to join the expedition. At first, Muir dismissed the dog as a useless companion. However, when a violent storm trapped the two of them on Brady Glacier, surrounded by deep crevasses and failing daylight, Stickeen revealed a courage Muir could not ignore, forever reshaping how he understood the minds of animals. WE WERE NOMINATED FOR A WEBBY! VOTE FOR US HERE BY APRIL 16TH! For a full list of our sources, visit npadpodcast.com/episodes For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials: Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdark Support the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page! Thank you to this week’s partners! PAKA: Head to pakaapparel.com to grab your hoodie IQBAR: Text PARK to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message and data rates may apply. Bellesa: EVERYONE who signs up wins a FREE Rose suction toy with their order at https://www.bboutique.co/vibe/nationalparkafterdark-podcast Kachava: Go to https://kachava.com and use code NPAD for 15% off your first order. 3 Day Blinds: For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to http://3DayBlinds.com/NPAD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"In the summer of 1880, John Muir set out to explore the icy wilderness of what is now Glacier Bay National Park. Traveling by canoe with a missionary and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4117,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/national-park-after-dark-1383763/episodes/the-bravest-little-dog-in-alaska-glacier-bay-national-park/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/national-park-after-dark-1383763/the-bravest-little-dog-in-alaska-glacier-bay-national-park.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}