AK: Resetting The Stage
Ricci Adan is a performing artist in Juneau. Locals know her as an actor, dance teacher and choreographer, most recently of Perseverance Theatre’s “Chicago.”
What people may not know is that in 1981, her husband Richard Adan was killed – stabbed on the streets of New York City by a released convict who was a protégé of Pulitzer Prize winning writer Norman Mailer.
The murder trial was highly publicized. But, Adan is just beginning to tell her side of the story.
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Impacts Of Reduced State Funding On Alaska’s Schools
Today we’ll be checking in with the Legislative session in Juneau, and the impacts the latest school funding developments on schools statewide and how it may affect school bonds in Anchorage’s upcoming Municipal Election. And, we’ll take a look at how a group of Sudanese refugees are moving forward after a recent vandalism incident in Anchorage.
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KSKA: Friday, 4/3 at 2:00pm and Saturday, 4/4 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 4/3 at 7:30pm and Saturday, 4/4 at 4:30pm
49 Voices: Edna Grass and Betty Morehouse of Anchorage
This week we'll hear from two Anchorage residents. Edna Grass and Betty Morehouse are neighbors in the Adelaide building downtown. They both live in small, one-person apartments. An unusual common interest brought them together, and Edna Grass says, it saved her life.
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Traveling Music 4-12-15
Traveling Music
4-12-15
Shonti Elder
Promoted: Josh Ritter (Whistling Swan) concert Friday, April 17 at the PAC, Discovery Theater, and Saturday April 18 at the Glenn Massey...
Artist Mariano Gonzales, Paradoxically not in Shadows
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Algo Nuevo: April 5, 2015
Here’s the Sunday, March 29, 2015 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Yoram Bauman on “Comedy, Economics, and Carbon Tax!”
Yoram Bauman is an environmental economist and a carbon tax Fellow at Sightline Institute. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Washington and works in Washington state and elsewhere on climate change economics and policy, particularly focusing on carbon pricing. His most recent academic paper (“Climate Sensitivity: Should the Climate Tail Wag the Policy Dog?”) was co-authored with UW climate scientist Gerard Roe and appeared in the April 2013 issue of Climatic Change. Dr. Bauman is part of the CarbonWA.org effort to bring a revenue-neutral carbon tax to Washington State.
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Night Music: April 11, 2015
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Delving Into Anchorage’s Municipal Election Results
Today, we'll be talking about he aftermath of this week's Anchorage municipal election - results that were surprising to some.
KSKA: Friday, 4/10 at 2:00pm and Saturday, 4/11 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 4/10 at 7:30pm and Saturday, 4/11 at 4:30pm
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AK: Exploring Identity
More than 90 languages are spoken in Anchorage. And one resident is trying to learn – and teach – about every single one as part of a new podcast. KSKA's Anne Hillman found out the project comes from his desire to discover the diversity of his own background.
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49 Voices: Lupe Marroquin of Anchorage
This week, we're hearing from Lupe Marroquin, who has lived in Anchorage for nearly 40 years. She moved to Alaska from Michigan and fell in love with it almost immediately.
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Dr. Diddy Hitchins on “The Arctic Council: Role & Representation in Managing Global Insecurity”
Dr. Hitchins was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and brought up in southern England. She received her BSc in Social Sciences from the University of Southampton, UK; her MA in Political Behaviour, and her PhD in Government from the University of Essex, UK. Her first academic appointment, while completing PhD research, was at University of Ghana, Legon, West Africa. Subsequently, Dr. Hitchins had a 30 year career with Department of Political Science, University of Alaska Anchorage, rising from Assistant Professor to Associate and then Full Professor.
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Night Music: April 25, 2015
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Traveling Music 4-19-15
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
4-19-15
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Rumors of Gold
BJ MacLean and Keitha Clark/ BJ MacLean
Fireweed & Flannel, Tunes from the Campfire
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5:18
Ramblin' Man
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AK: An Artist On A Quest To Bring Otter To The Runway
This spring, Sitka artist Peter Williams took a trip to New York City, to show his work during fashion week. A designer and marine mammal hunter, Williams makes everything from hats to earrings from sea otter and sealskin. He's been trying to break into the lucrative fashion world for years, and he's got a larger goal in mind – bringing Alaska Native designs to luxury buyers worldwide. Williams says that one way to save a traditional art form, is to create a market for it.
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49 Voices: Wayne Constantine
This week, we're hearing from Wayne Constantine, who is Athabascan and lives on a homestead on the Stony River.
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Chinook Salmon Bycatch; And HB132
This week on Alaska Edition: The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council takes action on Chinook salmon bycatch in Alaska’s pollock fishery. How could the veto of HB132 affect the Mat-Su Valley? Where does Medicaid expansion stand in the legislature?
KSKA: Friday, 4/17 at 2:00pm and Saturday, 4/18 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 4/17 at 7:30pm and Saturday, 4/18 at 4:30pm
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Algo Nuevo: April 12, 2015
Here’s the Sunday, April 12, 2015 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Algo Nuevo: April 19, 2015
Here’s the Sunday, April 19, 2015 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Urban Gardening In Anchorage
Today, we’re urban gardening. The time to garden is now, and Anchorage resident Tikaan Galbreath can’t wait to dig into his soil.
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