Kristin Spack
Dena’ina Elena: A Celebration – A Window into Dena’ina Culture
This week on Addressing Alaskans listen to Karen Evanoff's keynote address at the Bioneers in Alaska conference. Recorded October 16 at UAA, Karen describes Denaina traditions on place-naming, name meanings, and traditional ways of seeing and being of the Dena’ina (“the people”– one of 11 Alaskan Athabascan groups). The music and photos presented above are from Nondalton, the community located closest to proposed Pebble Mine.
KSKA: Thursday at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Praire Home Companion Legend Tom Keith Dies at 64
Photo courtesy of A Prairie Home Companion.
Alaskan audiences swarmed the State Fairgrounds last summer for A Prairie Home Companion live at the Alaska State Fair. Today, Minnesota Public Radio reports APHC sound effects master Tom Keith suddenly passed at this home last night. Tom will missed by public radio fans in Alaska and around the country.
Traveling Music: October 30, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
The Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack Pachelbel
John Palmes / John Palmes
Born to...
Night Music: October 29, 2011
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title
Label
Duration
Sacred Machines
Glenn White
Sacred Machines
G is for Music
4:31
Wish
Glenn White
Sacred Machines
G is for Music
7:31
Blues...
Soul to Soul: October 29, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the October 29, 2011 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below in the following...
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
It sounds like something out of Star Wars, but SBRT is being used everyday and it's incredibly precise. It's a way to beam radiation to a tumor while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. Find out more about this new procedure with Dr. Thad Woodard and his guest radiation oncologist, Dr. Kara Bucci on the next Line One Your Health Connection.
KSKA: Monday 10/31 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Fourplay: Four Short Plays By Alaskans
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Local playwrights, Schatzie Shaefers and Arlita Jones join Stage Talk hosts Mark and Jean to discuss the plays they wrote for Fourplay - Shoe Story and The Cross - in addition to The Big Guy by Tom Moran and Living With the Savage by Dawson Moore. Fourplay will travel to Tom Moran's hometown of Fairbanks, when it completes its run at Anchorage Community Theater on November 13.
Friday 10/28 at 2:45 pm Brushing Up Your Shakespeare
This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, an interview with UAA professor Dr. Rob Crosman, Shakespeare buff and ultra-expert on everything Shakespeare. Learn little-known factoids about Shakespeare, his work, and his still-powerful impact on us today.
KSKA: Monday 10/31 at 1:00 pm
The Arab Spring: Geography, History and Religion Shape a Vital Region
Ambassador Edward Peck atop the Hilton Anchorage for the Alaska World Affairs Council luncheon on Oct. 21. Photo and audio recording by Will Theurer, Alaska World Affairs Council.
"Perception is everything," according to Edward Peck, former U.S. diplomat in Iraq, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt . "In our country people are unable to understand the importance of trying to get a grasp on the perceptions of those people over there," said Peck at the Alaska World Affairs Council on October 21. Listen to his talk entitled, "The Arab Spring: Geography, History and Religion Shape a Vital Region" this week on Addressing Alaskans.
KSKA: Thursday 10/27 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm Algo Nuevo: October 23, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday October 23, 2010 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera,...
NPR Special:The Hidden World of Girls
On The Hidden World of Girls, host Tina Fey takes listeners around the world into the secret life of girls—from the dunes of the Sahara to a slumber party in Manhattan, from the dancehalls of Jamaica to a racetrack in Ramallah—and reveals some of her own hidden worlds.
KSKA: Monday 10/10 and 10/24 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
TBA Theater Presents Dracula and Frankiestein, Jr.
This week on Stage Talk, host Jean Paal chats with Shane Mitchell and Billy Worthy about TBA's two upcoming Halloween productions. For the little ones, Frankie Stein Junior takes science fair projects to new heights. Dracula audiences on the other hand can expect a good scare with lots biting, blood and fangs. The original Dracula script was written by director, Shane Mitchell.
KSKA: Friday 10/21 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
2011 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
Listen to one-hour AFN Summaries "Alaska Native Voice" Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm on KSKA FM 91.1 | Find 5-minute translations of the newscast in Yup’ik, Inupiaq, Athabascan, and Tlingit on Townsquare49. | LIVE AFN coverage on KNBA 90.3 FM
Clem Tillion: Our First Fifty Years
Approaching Halibut Cove, Clem Tillion's new lighthouse where his wife, well-known Alaska artist Diana Tillion was buried in 2010. Photo by Kristin Spack, KSKA - Anchorage.
This week on Addressing Alaskans, Halibut Cove's Clem Tillion reflects on fisheries management, Alaska's Permanent Fund, income tax, TAPS, climate change, Pebble Mine and being in love.
KSKA: Thursday at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm 
Algo Nuevo: October 16, 2011
Here’s the playlist for Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song title
Artist name
Album name
Label
Duration
Samba Pa...
Traveling Music: October 16, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Easy Silence
Dixie Chicks / Dan Wilson, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison,...
Night Music: October 15, 2011
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title
Label
Duration
Begin the Beguine
Artie Shaw / Porter
Great American Songwriters
LaserLight 12 431
3:15
In the Still...
Physical Therapy Approaches to Pain
Acute and chronic pain of the muscular skeletal system is common. Options for treatment are varied, some with extensive evidence of effectiveness and others less so. This week on Line One, Dr. Thad Woodard and his guest Valerie Phelps from Advanced Physical Therapy will address evidence- based physical therapy approaches to pain of the muscles, bones, joints, and supporting structures.
KSKA: Monday 10/17 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
The Winter Bear at the Wildberry Theater
Ann Hanley, author of The Winter Bear and actor Brian Westcott join Mark and Jean on Stage Talk. The play will be presented at the Wildberry Theater in Anchorage during the Alaska Federation of Natives Conference on October 20 and 22. This poignant play explores the causes of suicide among Alaska Natives.
Friday 10/14 at 2:45 pm