Welcome back to the 6th season of I Kid a Pod. I Kid a Pod is a podcast that is about the Iditarod brought to you by kids! In this episode I Kid a Pod has a teacher take over. Mrs. Treptow (founder of I Kid a Pod) and Miss Thompson share their experience with running a podcast in the classroom. Teachers check it out! Feel free to reach out to us at ikidapod@gmail.com if you have any questions! Tune in Monday for Miss Thompson's class and their first episode covering the 49th season of the Iditar...
Mar 07, 2021•24 min•Ep. 49
Well we were able to pull off one more episode! It is a day late, but still well done by the families and students from my classroom! We are sad to see this season end so abruptly, but we are thankful that we were able to fit in 10 episodes. In this episode we announce the Iditarod 2020 winner, as well as some other great info! We hope you enjoy!
Mar 19, 2020•9 min•Ep. 48
We have turned into a research team who are all working from home. We had two researchers submit their pieces today. One piece was on a famous musher named Lance Mackey, and the other was on Checkpoint Chat! We hope you enjoy this episode, as we are working hard to make sure we finish this season off strong. Thanks for all your support this season and keep up the good work mushers!
Mar 16, 2020•5 min•Ep. 47
Phew! We were able to complete this episode! A day late, but it's up! We hope you enjoy this episode of meet the musher, some mushing lingo, and so much more! The racers a still moving toward Nome and declaring their 24 hour breaks. The race should really pick up now!
Mar 14, 2020•7 min•Ep. 46
Checkout our newest episode of I Kid a Pod! We have some great info on a musher, a checkpoint, and clearing up some rumors on Nicolas Petit and his team! Hope you enjoy!
Mar 12, 2020•7 min•Ep. 45
Tune in for the latest update of what's happening on the Iditarod trail. Learn about a musher, some of their dogs, and much more! Please send any questions to ikidapod@gmail.com . We hope you enjoy this show!
Mar 11, 2020•5 min•Ep. 44
Checkout our latest episode of I Kid a Pod! This is team 4's first round of coverage and they have some fun info to share with you! They have some great info on Jeremy Keller and more. Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!
Mar 10, 2020•6 min•Ep. 43
The 2020 Iditarod has started and we have some race update info for you! Find out what musher dropped out just hours before the race was going to start, and who took their place. We also have some great trail trivia! Enjoy the episode! Reminder if you would like to give our researchers some questions to dig into, please e-mail us at ikidapod@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!
Mar 09, 2020•7 min•Ep. 42
Our last pre-race coverage update with a special interview with Miss Thompson! We hope you enjoy more information about the 2020 Iditarod! Good luck to all the mushers! Also if you are looking to contact our podcasters please e-mail us at ikidapod@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!
Mar 06, 2020•9 min•Ep. 41
And we're off! The kids first episode is up and running! Check out some pre-race coverage, Checkpoint Chat, Trail Trivia, and more. This is a pre-race coverage of the 2020 Iditarod race. We hope you enjoy! Also if you have any questions for us, please e-mail us at ikidapod@gmail.com . We will take any questions about the Iditarod or about the makings of our podcasts! We would love to hear from you!
Mar 05, 2020•8 min•Ep. 40
We are BACK! Iditarod 2020 is this weekend March 7th. Riverside 4th grader's are taking on this podcast to help inform you on the 48th Iditarod. In this episode Mrs. Treptow and Miss Thompson bring you some behind the scenes information. This is a great episode to inform families about what your kids will be doing over the next few weeks. It is also a great episodes for teachers out there that would like to try out podcasting! If you ever have any questions for our students, or for us as teacher...
Mar 05, 2020•28 min•Ep. 39
As we are currently watching the last musher make her way to Nome from Safety we have recorded our final episode of season 4! Enjoy this update on how the race finished up, as well as some of the awards that were given at the musher's banquet this weekend! Thank you to all of our listeners! We truly do appreciate your support through this two week project!
Mar 18, 2019•9 min•Ep. 38
The race is almost over and our 4th season of I Kid a Pod is quickly coming to an end! Please enjoy this episode where we highlight one of Wisconsin's own! Enjoy this episode full of record breaking info and some new finishers of the 2019 Iditarod.
Mar 15, 2019•6 min•Ep. 37
We may already have a champion, but this race is NOT over! We are reminded every time a new musher comes through on how great of an accomplishment it is to cross the finish line. Today we announce more finishers, as well as give you some more info on the Iditarod it self! Enjoy! Also we are wrapping up our season soon, so anyone looking to get a quick question in please shoot us an e-mail at ikidapod@gmail.com.
Mar 14, 2019•5 min•Ep. 36
Wow! What a great episode! We have a winner to the 2019 Iditarod! Check out this episode to find out who won! Also this group did some great research on some other things involving the "stray" dog we heard about earlier in the season, AND how much food the dogs eat. Check it out in episode 10. We are getting close to the end of season 4, so if you are looking to ask any questions please remember to e-mail us at ikidapod@gmail.com.
Mar 13, 2019•8 min•Ep. 35
Whoa! Drama on the trail and these kids are about to tell you about it! The coast didn't fail to shake things up in the race. Find out who has dropped out and some of our leaders.
Mar 12, 2019•7 min•Ep. 34
The front runners of race have hit the coast, and as always it has added some drama to the race! Tune in for a race update, which brings us a new leader. We also have a moment in history, and other info to share! Remember you can ask us questions if you e-mail us at ikidapod@gmail.com We would love to hear what you want to know!
Mar 11, 2019•4 min•Ep. 33
The race is getting crazy, along with the weather! In this episode you can hear a race update from Mrs. Treptow and Miss Thompson! We also take some time to talk about the power of podcasting in the classroom. Enjoy and remember to keep sending questions to ikidapod@gmail.com!
Mar 09, 2019•21 min•Ep. 32
Please enjoy episode 6! We are featuring some of our favorite mushers, their dogs, and checkpoints throughout the trail! We also have another question from a listener. Thank you so much for sending us your questions. Please send us any questions to ikidapod@gmail.com . Thanks for listening!
Mar 08, 2019•6 min•Ep. 31
As racers are starting to declare or finish their 24 hour rest we are starting to get a better idea of our leaders! Wow this race has been great so far! Go mushers and DOGS! We hope you are learning new things about the Iditarod! Enjoy! Also we have added a new segment where we would like you to ask us some questions! Please e-mail us at ikidapod@gmail.com and we will try and answer as many questions as we can. Be sure to tune in this week too, for a special episode from Mrs. Treptow and Miss Th...
Mar 07, 2019•6 min•Ep. 30
The race is getting intense and crazy things are happening on the trail! Check out episode 4 to see what's happening on the trail and some more info on the Iditarod. We are sharing more terms, checkpoint information, and continuing to introduce you to mushers who are taking on the trail this year. Enjoy!
Mar 06, 2019•6 min•Ep. 29
Wow these racers are cruising right along, and so are some other dogs along the way! Find out how far a stray dog followed some mushers along the trail overnight, in this episode of I Kid A Pod. Keep it up mushers and dogs, and have a safe trip to Nome!
Mar 05, 2019•4 min•Ep. 28
Let the race begin! Iditarod 2019 is off to a great start! Today's episode will give you idea of how the race started off with a bang! We hope you enjoy this episode brought to you by team Grayling!
Mar 04, 2019•5 min•Ep. 27
We are back and kicking off season 4 of I-Kid-A-Pod! Unlike any other podcast you have heard before! It will be full of coverage of the 2019 Iditarod! This podcast comes to you from a small town in Wisconsin and is run by 4th graders from Miss Thompson's class. They will be researching the race, creating their scripts, and bringing you the best coverage they can. Join us while we go on this journey of the 2019 Iditarod and listen to our 4th grade podcasters grow over this 2 week project! This ep...
Mar 02, 2019•4 min•Ep. 26
It is a bitter sweet moment, but it is is our finally episode! The kids had a sigh of relief from all the hard work finally coming to an end, at the same time they are sad to see it end. It was a great season of I Kid A Pod and a great ending episode. Please enjoy the final episode where we reveal the Red Latern winner of the 2018 Iditarod and much more! Great job this season kids!
Mar 19, 2018•10 min•Ep. 25
We are getting close to wrapping up this year's season of I Kid A Pod. Today we talk about more mushers who had to drop out and who has finished recently. Good luck to all the mushers who are left on the trail! Stay safe and come home to Nome!
Mar 16, 2018•7 min•Ep. 24
We are starting to wrap up this season of I Kid A Pod and the kids are sad to see it end. Please enjoy some great updates for this team of students! We have a lot of fans of the SP Kennel teams and so we covered a lot of Allen Moore in this episode. We were sad to see he had to drop out. Good luck to all the mushers that are still competing!
Mar 15, 2018•6 min•Ep. 23
We have a winner! Iditarod 2018 champion has been determined and more mushers are coming through the finish line! Check out this episode to find out who the winner of the 2018 Iditarod is this year and much more info on the Iditarod.
Mar 14, 2018•8 min•Ep. 22
We are soooo close to having a champion of the 2018 Iditarod. Be sure to keep an eye out for a first place finisher tonight or early tomorrow morning. Until then we will keep on reporting! We have continued with our new favorite feature, "Question of the Day"! Enjoy episode 10 of I Kid A Pod.
Mar 13, 2018•8 min•Ep. 21
The race is getting close to determing a Iditarod 2018 champion! As we were finalizing our episode today, we noticed there was a lot going on with Nic Petit. Please know we noticed it all, but did not have time to update our episode! We will try our best to cover it tomorrow. We did add an exciting and new segment this week called, "Question of the Day". We were able to partner with another school in our district and they sent some questions our way. We will try and get to as many as we can! Enj...
Mar 12, 2018•9 min•Ep. 20