Algo Nuevo September 9, 2018
Here’s the Sunday, September 9th, 2018 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Revisiting Coastal Brown Bears
KSKA: Thursday, Sept. 24, at 2:00 p.m. Our region of Alaska happens to be the best place in the world for ordinary people to get out in the woods and see lots of gigantic bears. While the coastal brown bear are gorging on the salmon that make them so large, they don’t pay attention to anything else. Visitors to certain streams can get very close. We’ll talk about that experience, and the life of the bears.
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First Alaska music census completed | State of Art
1,476 responses were submitted from 53 different communities around the state. Find out about the census, what comes next and why it matters.
State of Art: Relive Anchorage’s first full-length classical music concert with this virtual re-enactment and lecture
On this week's episode of State of Art, we hear from Anchorage Festival of Music artistic director Laura Koenig. We find out what it took to not only put this event together 100 years later, but also the research of the original concert and its performers.
Advocating to End Senior Hunger in Alaska
Hunger among seniors in Alaska is a hidden but increasing problem.
Often there is a misperception regarding who is food insecure, with an image of a homeless man or woman standing in line at the soup kitchen. The numbers paint a different image.
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Midnight Sun Jazz September, 30th 2017
Here’s the Saturday September, 30th 2017 edition of Midnight Sun Jazz, with host Ed Ulman.
Alaska News Nightly: September 26, 2007
Residents of Naknek and Dillingham weigh in on a proposed state House bill that would make it impossible to develop the Pebble Mine. Plus,...
AK: Petersburg students turn plastic trash into artsy treasures
In Petersburg, a visiting artist is turning plastic pollution into art at the grade school. These exercises are designed to educate kids on the true costs of plastics on our planet.
Alaska News Nightly: February 29, 2008
The Supreme Court has heard the arguments in the Exxon Valdez lawsuit - what's on their minds? Plus, the state Superior Court scrutinizes...
Vaccine rollout continues in Alaska with coordination between state and tribes | Alaska Insight
As more Alaskans get vaccinated against COVID-19, health care officials are working hard to make the process easy, accessible and trustworthy.
Alaska News Nightly: July 20, 2012
Commercial Fishermen Rally For Change In Fishing Policies; Seward Highway Reopens, Kidnapping Suspect Remains At Large; NTSB Releases Report on Plane Crash That Killed Former Lawmaker; New Website Explains State Finances; Subsistence Board Criticized For Not Giving RAC Recommendations Enough Weight; 12-Year-Old Fairbanks Boy’s Death Ruled An Accident; AK: Home Schooling; 300 Villages: Gakona
Aging in Alaska: Sandwich Generation
It is estimated that one in six families in the U.S. live in a multi-generational home and around 20 million individuals are part of something called the “sandwich generation”. This term refers to those who find themselves “sandwiched” between two other generations, raising their kids while caring for an older loved one.
This is not a new phenomenon; however it is becoming a growing trend with the weakened economy and baby-boomers beginning to reach retirement age.
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Talk of Alaska: Community Imagination
With the rush of movie crews to Alaska, are we at risk of losing control of our own image? Do we have any idea...
Algo Nuevo June 2nd, 2019
Here’s the Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.
Traveling Music: June 27, 2010
Here’s the music playlist from the June 27 , 2010 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below...
Soul to Soul: June 28, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the June 28, 2008 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. This list does not include...
State of Art: Voices of ‘Antiques Roadshow’ in Anchorage
The popular television show came to film in Alaska for the first time last week. Since only a small fraction of the 2,500 attendees will make it on the show, here are some of the people who were there that day.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Sept. 25, 2017
ACA repeal bill now peppered with Alaska money to draw Murkowski; Valdez spill response continues as Alyeska investigates cause; 60 Alaska Guardsmen deploying to fight ISIS; How much could electric vehicles put the brakes on Alaska’s oil economy?; Unwanted Unalaska fishing nets find second life in Denmark; 2018 Alaska Teacher of the Year nominee: Ben Walker; Changing the way you think to stay out of prison Listen now
Algo Nuevo: August 22, 2010
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday August 22, 2010 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave ...