Kristin Spack
Alaska News Nightly: April 4, 2013
Protesters Rally Against The Governors Oil Tax Plan. Tenure Bill Passes The Alaska House. ‘A Call To Action’ On Planning Arctic Development. Outside Group Targets Begich On Immigration. Officials Reviewing Anchorage Election, Write-In Campaign Hopeful. Sitka Sac Roe Closes As Co-Op Yields 250 Tons. Bethel Assembly Considers New Decency Laws. Small Cruise Lines Grow In Southeast. Geese Return To Fairbanks In Annual Sign Of Spring.
Arctic Man City
For a week or two in mid-April, a remote mountainside in the Alaska Range becomes one of the biggest towns in Alaska. It’s Arctic Man, a kind of Burning Man for the snow machine set, with the craziest extreme skiing competition you’ve ever heard of. We’ll preview Arctic Man, the speed, the parties, the family fun, and the backcountry travel, with an organizer, a competitor, and a spectator.
KSKA: Thursday 4/4 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Natural Gas as the 21st Century Economic Game Changer
General Manager of New Business Development Americas at Shell, Daniel Carlson was recorded speaking on "Natural Gas as the 21st Century Economic Game Changer" at the Alaska World Affairs Council on Friday, March 22, 2013.
Postwar Japan is Over: So Why Isn’t it?
Professor of History at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Dr. Paul Dunscomb was recorded speaking on "Postwar Japan is Over: So Why Isn't it?" at the Alaska World Affairs Council on February 8, 2013.
Traditional Foods At Risk in Salmon Nation
This week on Addressing Alaskans, listen to nature writer, Gary Paul Nabhan's keynote address recorded at the 2013 Alaska Botanical Garden annual spring conference. In his talk entitled, "Traditional Foods at Risk in Salmon Nation: Threatened Wild & Cultivated Plants," Nabhan details how we can save at risk plants, underlining the important of diverse food systems.
KSKA: Tuesday 4/2 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
NPR To Discontinue ‘Talk Of The Nation’
The daily call-in show will be replaced by Here and Now, which is produced by Boston's WBUR. Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan is leaving NPR after more than three decades with the network. Science Friday will continue.
RUNNING: Anchorage Municipal Election
The first Tuesday in April, voters go to the polls to fill seats on the Anchorage School Board and the Anchorage Assembly. Hear from the candidates asking for your vote in this year's Municipal election on Thursday, March 28 at 7:00 pm on KSKA-FM 91.1 and on KAKM -TV Alaska Public Media. Watch Now
Being Diagnosed with PTSD
As part of the Active Minds Speaker Bureau, former combat veteran Bryan Adams visited Alaska in late February. He spoke about his personal journey as Iraq War combat veteran being diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome in the University of Alaska Anchorage student union. Listen to Bryan's talk hosted by the UAA Integrated Suicide Prevention Initiative this week on Addressing Alaskans.
KSKA: Tuesday 3/26 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Divorcing Well
Anyone who has been through a divorce knows that it is a difficult process at best and is usually charged with emotion. How we engage in this process will have a significant and lasting impact on us and on our children. On the next Mental Health Monday edition of Line One: Your Health Connection with host Prentiss Pemberton, local family law attorney Jacob A. Sonneborn and Anchorage therapist Whitney Whitman will be in studio to discuss the importance and the process of divorcing well.
KSKA: Monday 3/25 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Women’s History Month
This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, our guest is Jane Angvik who has been a catalyst for empowering women and was one of the major initiators for The Alaska Women's Hall of Fame. She is currently a major civic leader for Alaskan Girl Scouts who are taking inspiring quantum leaps earning badges our grandmothers never dreamed of. Meet one of Alaksa's true treasures and be inspired yourself Monday at 1:00 pm.
KSKA: Monday at 1:00 pm
Group Led Outdoor Activities
On this Outdoor Explorer we’ll talk about the outdoors as a social space. Some folks think that groups are the best way to experience natural places, to hike, ski, climb or bird. They’ve set up ways to get together and meet new people while exploring and learning. Have you ever thought about finding new friends for an outdoor adventure? Learn how.
KSKA: Thursday 3/28 at 2:00 pm and 10:00 pm 
Yippee! It’s Alaska Public Media
You've heard the radio spots on KSKA. "Life Informed. This is Alaska Public Media." Here's one of fun TV spots featuring KSKA's Program Director, Bede Trantina.
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Alaska News Nightly: March 15, 2013
Interceptor Missiles To Increase At Fort Greely; Parnell Administration, Unions Reach Tentative Agreement; Mayor Sullivan Rejects Union Offer; Sled Dog Death In Unalakleet Will Be Investigated; Buccaneer Energy Files Countersuit Against Archer Drilling; Trial Delayed For Kodiak Man Accused In Coast Guard Shootings; AK: The Aurora; 300 Villages: Galena.
Teaching Kids How to Downhill Ski
Teaching your kids to ski is as much a lesson for you as it is for them - a lesson in patience. Don’t give up yet. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’ll share tips for helping your children become confident on skis and with other outdoor skills Alaskans need. We'll be joined by the experts, and by other parents listening and sharing their own stories and advice.
KSKA: Thursday 3/21 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm UAA Seawolf Debate: Oil Taxes
It's a reoccurring debate in Alaska, but particularly significant right now as the Alaska legislature considers Governor Parnell's bill to lower taxes on the oil industry. "Should the State of Alaska lower taxes on the oil industry to encourage new exploration and development in the state?" Listen to the international award-winning UAA Seawolf debate team argue this question on the next Addressing Alaskans.
KSKA: Tuesday 3/19 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Mental and Emotional Health
Chances are that you or someone you know suffers from some degree of emotional or mental health problem. Fortunately there are resources available to assist people with optimizing their mental health. On the next Line One, guest host Prentiss Pemberton will have local mental health experts in studio to discuss mental illness and what treatment options are available.
KSKA: Monday 3/18 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Ice Climbing
Alaska isn't exactly known as an ice climbing destination. But more and more of the state's residents are falling in love with the sport. On this Outdoor Explorer will talk about everything from historic first ascents on ice climbs in Alaska to advice on getting into the sport. And we'll head out with guest host Annie Feidt as she tries ice climbing for the first time.
KSKA: Thursday 3/14 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Pink Brain, Blue Brain – Beware the Myths
"We talk to them differently. We dress them differently. We have very different role models for them and of course the toys are different." In her book, Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps - And What We Can Do About it neuroscientist Dr. Lise Eliot warns that culturally promoted gender differences are having negative effects on the brain development of our young girls and boys. This week on Addressing Alaskans, listen to Dr. Eliot's talk hosted by Best Beginnings at the Wilda Marston Theater in Anchorage.
KSKA: Tuesday 3/14 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Whooping Cough
Despite a vaccine that most children and many adults have had we are experiencing a national epidemic of whooping cough with over 40,000 cases and 18 deaths reported last year. We will discuss the reasons for this paradox with our guests State Epidemiologist Dr Joe McLaughlin and Dr. Brian Yablon on the next Line One: Your Health Connection.
KSKA: Monday 3/14 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Soul to Soul: February 16, 2013
Here’s the music playlist from the February 16, 2013 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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