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A podcast to discuss all things (and we mean all things) Birkie

Ari Ofsevit


    • Apr 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 70 EPISODES


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    Episode 68: Main Street 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 52:45


    Our 8th year talking to everyone we can find on Main Street. Enjoy the start of spring with a trip back to water. And support the podcast directly at Patreon.com/ofsevit; if we get 10 new signups everyone signed up will get branded, novelty cowbells.

    Episode 67: Final Race Week info and forecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 17:06


    Last checkin with Ben and with Ketzel, all systems go, but stay warm, especially for the Open Track (which is delayed by one hour). Also, podcast sponsor Pioneer Midwest race wax service: save $5 if you sign up using code "cowbell", and support the podcast directly at Patreon.com/ofsevit; if we get 10 new signups everyone signed up will get branded, novelty cowbells.

    Episode 66: Mama Birkie with Caitlin Gregg

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 33:03


    A fun chat with Caitlin Gregg about skiing and parenting an infant and preparing for this year's Birkie. Also, podcast sponsor Pioneer Midwest race wax service: save $5 if you sign up using code "cowbell", and support the podcast directly at Patreon.com/ofsevit; if we get 10 new signups everyone signed up will get branded, novelty cowbells.

    Episode 65: We're Hayward Bound!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 20:38


    Ben Popp on the decision to go all in on Main Street in 2025. Also, podcast sponsor Pioneer Midwest race wax service: save $5 if you sign up using code "cowbell", and support the podcast directly at Patreon.com/ofsevit; if we get 10 new signups everyone signed up will get branded, novelty cowbells.

    Episode 64: Early February weather with Ketzel Levens

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 18:46


    Checking back in with Ketzel Levens about weather and upcoming snow chances. Fingers crossed! Also, podcast sponsor Pioneer Midwest race wax service: save $5 if you sign up using code "cowbell", and support the podcast directly at Patreon.com/ofsevit; if we get 10 new signups everyone signed up will get branded, novelty cowbells.

    Episode 63: Ben Popp on 2024 and 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 26:32


    Conversation with Ben Pope about lessons from Birkie 2024 and plans for Birkie 2025

    Episode 62: Weather check-in with Ketzel Levens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 17:08


    First weather check-in of 2025

    Episode 61: Not Main Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 39:49


    The Birkie finish line podcast was a bit different this year

    Episode 60: Birkie week weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 23:18


    Birkie week weather with Ketzel Levens

    Episode 59: What's in store for 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 44:11


    We check in with Ben Popp to get the DL on the 2024 race. There's something for everyone, even if it's not what we're used to.

    Episode 58: Hope, Despair and the Birkie: Ketzel Levens from the NWS checks in

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 30:10


    Weather is interesting as always, and in this sense I mean "interesting" in both the upper Midwest sense and the rest of the world sense.

    Episode 57: A very late, and very special, Main Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 81:56


    Our longest single podcast ever, and worth the wait. For me, at least.

    Episode 56: Wednesday Weather Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 13:15


    Ketzel Levens joins once again for a last minute weather check-in. You can find the point forecast she mentions at www.weather.gov/forecastpoints.

    Episode 55: SNOW STORM UPDATE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 18:47


    Ketzel Levens joins for an update on the midweek snowstorm. No need to think snow or pray for snow, it's coming!

    Episode 54: Trail and Weather Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 30:11


    A two-parter a week before Birkie Day, with updates from Birkie Staff and a weather discussion with meteorologist Ed Liebsch.

    Episode 53: Earth Rider's Tim Nelson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 21:25


    Earth Rider Brewery's founder Tim Nelson stops by to talk about how they have become the official beer of the Birkie, as well as to give some beer recommendations for your last days of training.

    Episode 52: Weather with Ketzel Levens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 20:05


    Our staff meteorologist stops by to talk about the weather which has graced the northwoods so far this year.

    Episode 51: Winter Preview with Ben Popp

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 28:01


    Ben Popp joins us for our regular-ish winter preview

    Episode 50: Julia Kern

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 18:10


    Julia Kern joins to discuss her first WorldLoppet Race in Australia.

    Episode 49: Main Street Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 26:30


    We're back on Main Street, and the Lake, and the Moccasin. Thanks to Earth Rider for "sponsoring" the podcast. And take the listener survey at tinyurl.com/cowbellfeversurvey

    Episode 48: Birkie to Boston

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 44:03


    Hear from a dozen Birkie skiers who are, seven weeks later, running the Boston Marathon. Also, be sure to take the podcast listener survey at tinyurl.com/cowbellfeversurvey

    Episode 47: Main Street (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 27:02


    Relive the Birkie with part 1 of our Main Street podcast.

    Episode 46: Final Weather Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 18:42


    Cowbell Fever Chief Meteorologist Ketzel Levens joins to talk weather.

    Episode 45: Birkie Staff and a weather update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 24:45


    Ben and Kristy join from the Birkie office in Downtown Hayward for a check-in on race prep, and then Cowbell Fever Chief Meteorologist Ketzel Levens joins to talk weather.

    Episode 44: Jessica Yeaton on Beijing to Birkie, and a weather update with Ketzel Levens

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 33:07


    Join in to hear from 2020 Birkie Champion Jess Yeaton who is on the Australian ski team in Beijing, and before that a weather update from Cowbell Fever Chief Meteorologist Ketzel Levens

    Episode 43: Jeremy Hecker on waxing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 27:14


    Jeremy Hecker from Pioneer Midwests joins to talk coaching, race waxing for the Birkie, at the Tour de Ski and leading PMW's race wax team this year.

    Episode 42: Spencer Pauly on SkiWise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 19:02


    Spencer Pauly joins to talk about his trail report app, SkiWise. Also, a recap of the Birkie's recent Q and A session.

    Episode 41: Ian Torchia and Rosie Frankowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 27:22


    Today we look back to one of the most epic Birkies, last year's classic race, with the race winners.

    Episode 40: We're back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 21:07


    After a summer hiatus, the podcast returns to talk to Ben Popp about the summer that was and the winter ahead.

    Episode 39: Birkie Week Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 17:35


    Meteorologist Ketzel Levens returns to talk about Birkie Week Weather

    Episode 38: Birkie 2021 Staff Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 20:50


    Ben and Kristy join to talk through the 2021 race. Plus, how you can send in audio files of your 2021 Birkie experience!

    Episode 37: Trail Running Skiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 34:30


    We talk to some fast skiers and runners about trail running some of the oldest routes in New Hampshire.

    Episode 36: 2020 Main Street, Part 3: The Mocc

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 23:32


    The finale of the 2020 Main Street podcast

    Episode 35: Meteorology with Ketzel Levens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 28:44


    A super-interesting conversation about meteorology with an NWS forecaster and Birkie skier

    Episode 34: Pre-season 2021 w/ Ben Popp

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 23:18


    Getting the latest on what will most certainly be an interesting Birkie.

    Episode 33: Main Street 2020, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 26:41


    Part 2 of the drunk Podcast: Main Street and Lake Hayward.

    Episode 32: Main Street 2020, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 33:16


    Part 1 of the drunk Podcast: Main Street and Lake Hayward.

    Episode 31: Vasaloppet with Team Gregg

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 20:58


    Talking to Caitlin and Brian about their post Birkie trip.

    Episode 30: Birkie in the time of COVID-19 with Ben Popp

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 19:51


    The Birkie happened. What happens next?.

    Episode 29: To be a volunteer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 16:20


    Thousands of volunteer shifts make the Birkie happen.

    Episode 28: DL 2540

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 12:39


    At least a dozen Birkie skiers were on the 11:40 flight from Boston to Minneapolis.

    Episode 27a: FEVER

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 5:06


    A preview of race week on the Birkie Guide podcast.

    Episode 27: Matt Liebsch

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 28:53


    Matt Liebsch talks waxing, training, and racing

    Episode 26: 2020 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 20:45


    Ben Popp joins for the pre-race briefing

    Episode 25: Birkie Crossword

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 20:38


    We speak with the constructor of the Birkie crossword puzzle

    Episode 24: New York City Marathon preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 25:40


    Episode 23: Shawn Cheshire and Jesse Crandall

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 27:47


    Running blind (and skiing blind)

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    Episode 22: 2019 Main Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 94:00


    Finally, the Main Street episode

    Episode 21: September Birkie Season Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 16:55


    With Ben Popp

    Episode 20: Kurt Proctor, Groomer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 21:16


    Chief Groomer Kurt Proctor

    Episode 19: Marcialonga

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 33:08


    Travels take me to Italy, the podcast follows

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