Programs

The connection between mental and physical health is well documented. Anxiety, depression, obesity, heart disease, and diabetes are just a few of the physical and mental health problems that can be impacted by prolonged exposure to stress hormones. Please join Line One co-host Prentiss Pemberton and his guest, ​Margi Clifford, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and experienced yoga teacher, for a discussion about how she combines traditional therapy and the ongoing practice of yoga, to engage the nervous system in order to calm the mind and increase contentment and joy. Thanks for listening!

It's the 100th anniversary of famed composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein and to help celebrate, Anchorage Opera is collaborating with Anchorage Symphony Orchestra to present Bernstein's operetta Candide with book by Hugh Wheeler. Join Stage Talk guests Teresa K. Pond (Stage Director) and Conductor Charles Prince (son of Broadway director Hal Prince) today as they talk about this work based on Voltaire's book of the same name. Candide performs in the Atwood Concert Hall April 7 and 8. Thanks for listening! KSKA: Friday, April 6 at 2:45pm

Senators aim for $1,600 dividends, early school funding; As oil spill response vessels arrive, Alyeska argues Prince William Sound safer than ever; Northern Dynasty and First Quantum extend deadline for finilizing Pebble option agreement; Searchers recover body of man missing out of Whittier; Mat-Su Borough looks to change school funding formula; Political operative accused of battery in Vegas; Sitka herring fishery closes early, 8,300 tons short of quota; Wrangell cancels it’s 65-year-old King Salmon Derby; Mistake invalidates ban on distilleries serving cocktails; Alaska welcomes home Olympians in gold medal celebration Listen now

State Supreme Court backs decision to allow independents in Democratic primary; Sullivan lauds Trump tariffs on China; Anchorage elections results favor Berkowitz; Rural Alaska struggles with 911 access; Juneau, Hydro One reach settlement over AEL&P; Kodiak moves toward electric heat with planned hydro expansion; Juneau-Whitehorse flight to connect sister cities; Ask a Climatologist: Snow melt around the state is right on schedule Listen now

UA President Johnsen shares outlook for university budget; Alaska corrections leaders look to Norway for inspiration; Denali area wolf harvest paused; Meet the Fairbanks teen who’s suing the U.S. government over climate change; Dillingham marches against domestic and sexual violence; Governor invites Alaska's export-minded entrepreneurs to join China Trade Mission Listen now

House passes state budget in close vote; Walker asks Legislature to redirect previously requested ANWR exploration funding elsewhere; Gasline signs a DC insider; Nearly $1M spent on Anchorage “bathroom bill” ahead of vote; Alaska down to 2 cannabis testers after lease, loan problems; Coast Guard searching for man near Peril Strait; Kensington Mine audit outlines environmental challenges; Changing the mindset of the healthcare system; Wilderness Ski Classic underway in the Brooks Range Listen now

Here’s the Saturday March, 31st 2018 edition of Midnight Sun Jazz, with host Ed Ulman.

Here’s the Sunday, April 1st, 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.

Alaskans have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars and elders are especially vulnerable. On Alaska Insight, we’ll learn more about how state and federal law enforcement officials are working to protect citizens from financial ruin.

Alaska House reverses itself on full dividend; Chinese officials tour proposed gasline project; Anchorage to lend prosecutor for some state felony cases; Alaska Senate passes Stedman’s sea otter resolution; Some charter companies would trade number of fish for more fishing; As Sitkans wait for roe, news of sickness from herring eggs in Canada; AK: Historic Iditarod, an Alaska ghost town; 49 Voices: Mary Ellen Frank of Juneau Listen now

The Alaska State Troopers face a dilemma. They take on some of Alaska's toughest cases and are seeing increased demand. But even as state budget shortfalls have forced  cuts, the agency is struggling to keep the troopers it already has. How are the troopers coping with staffing issues? Will public safety suffer? LISTEN HERE

In 1910, the gold rush boom town of Iditarod was one of the most populous areas in the state. By 1940, the population was one. Today, it's the namesake checkpoint for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Listen now

This week we’re hearing from Mary Ellen Frank in Juneau. Frank is a doll maker and director/curator of Aunt Claudia’s Dolls a local Museum. Listen now

"New Arrivals" is Alaska Public Media's profiles of people who recently moved to Anchorage. Every Tuesday, we meet a New Arrival from another country, another state, or another part of Alaska. This week we meet Abu from Gambia and Soc La from Cambodia, both students at Bartlett High. Thanks for listening!

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently closed or restricted king salmon fishing for the coming season in the Susitna River and Little Susitna drainage, and cut commercial fishing in the northern Cook Inlet. The problem is not enough kings. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’ll explore why this is happening and the impact of this decision, as king catches have sagged in various areas of the state for several years. Thanks for listening!

What's it like to live in Alaska as a member of the DACA generation? Meet local business owner Deicy Camarena and mother and legal services worker H.J Kim. Thanks for listening!

We’re featuring something a little different on the program this week. We’ll hear from a World Matters storytelling event titled “Foreign Faux Pas - Stories of Navigating Cultural Differences.” Formatted in the style of Arctic Entries, we’ll hear some “Oh no” moments from fellow Alaskans that have traveled abroad. Thanks for listening!

Dr. Woodard interviews Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH about her book Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us to help discover the psychobiology of beliefs and decision making with emphasis on health decisions. Suggestions for all of us to improve our decisions on health issues will be discussed. Thanks for listening! 

Most people remember the Disney film Mary Poppins but now there is a live-stage version spearheaded by a collaboration between Disney and Cameron Mackintosh and Valley Performing Arts is presenting it in the Glenn Massay Theatre on the campus of Mat-Su College March 30th through April 22. Executive Director for VPA Garry Forrester drops by Stage Talk this week to describe how ambitious and rewarding this project is. KSKA: Friday, March 30 at 2:45pm Thanks for listening!