Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Here’s the Sunday, November 20, 2011 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

'The Great Game' was a term used for the strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia. The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as running approximately from the Russo-Persian Treaty of 1813 to the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907.

Delegation Reacts to Super Committee’s Failure to Come Up With Debt Reduction Plan, Probe Into Stevens Prosecutors Reveals Concealment But Does Not Call For Charges, Crews Finish Storm Damage Surveys, Cheseto’s Feet Amputated After Disappearance, Federal Court Upholds ‘Endangered' Listing for Cook Inlet Belugas, ANGDA Head Resigns, Human Remains Found Beneath Cable House, Kodiak Overtakes Homer As Top Halibut Port, Troller Dan Falvey Named 2011 Highliner of the Year,

Scientists working in Alaska have come to value the knowledge of Native Elders, but do new generations of elders have that same knowledge? With Thanksgiving Day approaching, “Talk of Alaska” takes a look at the current state of cross-cultural communication. The Natives helped the Massachusetts colonists survive. KSKA: Tuesday, 11/22 @ 10:00am

Today, we’re heading to the small village of Nightmute- on Nelson Island on the Bering Sea Coast and talking with Janet Lawrence.

Despite Fading Expectations, Alaskans Urge Super Committee to ‘Go Big’, ANWR Hearing Spurs Fiery Remarks, Fairbanks Putting Up To $25,000 Into Redistricting Case, DC Legislation May Alter Rural Law Enforcement, Justice, Harsh, Weather Puts Pressure on Anchorage Homeless Shelters, 20 Kenai Peninsula Homes Still Without Power, AK: School Lunch, 300 Villages: Nightmute

The stories up for discussion this week include: BP’s corporate probation; Schaeffer Cox; legislators push for PFD to drop stock of companies investing in Iran; aftermath of the Western Alaska storm; ‘Frozen Ground’ wrapping up filming; the ‘Occupy’ movement; Don Young’s beanie. KSKA: Friday, 11/18 @ 2:00pm & Saturday, 11/19 @ 6:00pm KAKM: Friday, 11/18 @ 7:30pm & Saturday, 11/19 @ 5:00pm

UAF Professors Educates Senators About Carbon Dioxide Effects on Fish, Crab, Environments, Alaska Native Groups Challenge Salazar’s Chukchi Lease Sale Conclusion, 800 Still Without Power on Kenai Peninsula, Fairbanks Sets Another Daily Low Temperature Record, Ahmaogak Contesting North Slope Election Results, APOC Rejects Treadwell Settlement, BC Power Line Spurs Transboundary Development, Fairbanks Passes Resolution Encouraging Industrial Hemp Production, Bristol Bay Season Echoes Derby Days, Invasive Species Unleashed by Baronof Island Storm Damage

Damaging winds earlier this week knocked power out for nearly 10,000 customers around the Central Kenai Peninsula. Crews were still at work Thursday to bring the grid back online.

‘Occupy Fairbanks’ Protestors Braving Temperatures Well Below Zero, Judge Considers Exxon Valdez Reopener Clause, Young Speaks on Obama Energy Plan, McAdams Forms Non-Partisan Interest Group, About 200 Turn Out to Comment on Wishbone Hill Project, Archaeologists Uncover Unusual Bronze Artifact in Northwest Alaska, Local Group Starts Co-Housing Project for Anchorage, Some Bears Still Active on Anchorage Hillside

Judge Gleason Confirmed by Senate, Several Clinics Transforming into ‘Medical Homes’, Cleanup Continues in Sitka’s Eliason Harbor, Potentially Explosive Containers Cause Unalaska Shipyard Shut Down, Project Will Replace Pipe at Aging Pump Stations, Group Calls for Protection of Prince of Wales Island Flying Squirrels, Coast Gurd Cutter’s Experience in the Storm, Talkeetna Students Try for World Record

Young Faces Criticism for Voting Absence, State Decides Not Apply for ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waivers Yet, Audit Claims Air Force Wind Projects Poorly Planned, Costly, Storm Claims Boats, House in Western Alaska, Government Sending Crews to Survey Storm Damage, Project Will Replace Pipes at Aging Pump Stations, Sutton Residents Protest Controversial Wishbone Hill Project, Patients, Family Gather at St. Elias Specialty Hospital

Young Pushing ‘Alaska Energy for American Jobs Act’, Senators Honor Vets, Help Pass Job Legislation, Alaska VA Spreading Word of Tribal Veteran Representative Program, Southwest Alaska Readies for Strong Storm, Community Leaders Gather for Local Government Conference, Effort May Help Get Homeless Fairbanks Youth Off the Street, AK: Renovating Hilltop’s Ski Jump, 300 Villages: Two Rivers

Books are beginning to come out about the extraordinary events of Alaska’s last few years. A small town mayor from Alaska became a national celebrity and a new political force, while some of Alaska’s most influential politicians went on trial for corruption. KSKA: Tuesday, 11/15 @ 10:00am

The stories up for discussion this week are: Western Alaska’s big storm; investigation into Ted Stevens’ prosecution wrapping up; Escopeta’s big discovery; five-year drilling plan for Alaska; Goose Bay prison scheduled to open; Port of Anchorage renovation; Mayor Sullivan’s sidewalk law; Sen. Murkowski’s tough words for Presidential hopeful Herman Cain; President Obama’s bill for veteran jobs; attempt to ban Frankenfish. KSKA: Saturday, 11/12 @ 6:00pm KAKM: Friday, 11/11 @ 7:30pm & Saturday, 11/12 @ 5:00pm

Teller Man Missing After Storm, Communities Relieved As Storm Subsides, Shaktoolik Returning to Normal, New Storm Heading for Southwest Alaska, Politics of Climate Change Subject of Conference, Shay Charged With 81 Additional Child Pornography Counts, Escopeta Oil Claims Early Success in Cook Inlet, New Natural Gas Find May Mean Cheaper, Cleaner Energy for Fairbanks, NCAI Passes Variety of Initiatives, Mallot Says ANCSA Work in Progress, Cook Inlet Vessel Traffic Study Glimpses into Waterway’s Future

Western Alaska Villages Dealing With Rising Water, Few Power Outages Reported During Storm, As Storm Lashes West, Edgecumbe Students Call Home, Young Urges Super Committee to Come Up With Sellable Plan, Army Still Investigating Alaska Soldier’s Suspicious Death, North Slope Election Won’t Be Decided Until Tuesday, Cobb: ‘Elation Just Doesn’t Seem Like a Strong Enough Word’, Rebecca Irene Safe After Storm, Cordova Teacher Named 2012 Alaska Teacher of the Year

There are still a lot of absentee and questioned ballots to be counted, but Charlotte Brower got the most votes of those counted so far in runoff election for Mayor of the North Slope Borough - 906 to 841 - a margin of 65 votes, with 268 ballots remaining to be counted.