Programs

KSKA: Wednesday, November 08, 2pm and 8pm. The drug epidemic is leaving kids without parents able to take care of them. On this Hometown Alaska, we'll meet some of the people who are trying to help--grandparents who are raising families. Substance abuse, drugs and alcohol, tears apart Alaska families, but families can be resilient, too. LISTEN HERE

KSKA: Tuesday, November 07, at 2:00 p.m. This week we’re taking a look back at mistakes made in Iraq from an insider’s perspective. Emma Sky, author of  “The Unraveling:High Hopes and Missed Opportunities,” and Director of the World Fellows Program at Yale University, discusses how both internal and external political forces caused the mission in Iraq to fail and created lasting instability in the whole region.  LISTEN HERE

KSKA: Friday, November 3 at 2:45p.m. Stonecliff, an original musical about the building of a railway from Skagway into the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush by Michael J. Heney, Alaska's "Irish Prince", will perform at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium November 10-12. Playwright Conrad Boyce (also Director and Producer) joins Stage Talk this week via phone line from Whitehorse, Yukon where the play is currently in rehearsal. Listen in this week to find out about one of Alaska and Canada's more interesting historical figures as well to find out more about this exciting musical. Stonecliff with music by Matthew Lien is making its world premier in Anchorage. LISTEN HERE

Monday, November 6, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. The open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began November 1st and ends December 15th. With slashed funding for outreach and a shortened enrollment period, the ACA is facing some challenges. How’s it going so far? How many people are signing up, who needs to sign up, and why do so many choose not to participate? Join us on the next Line One for a discussion about the Affordable Care Act and how the start of the open enrollment period is going so far. LISTEN HERE

When US Senators listen to Arctic voices, only some resonate; Costs are uncertain on Alaska criminal justice bill; Alaska Airlines pilots disappointed that large wage increases still have them behind peers; Gov. Walker, Meyer headed to China with Trump; UAF looks to address hiring, pay discrepancies between men and women; As legal Mat-Su marijuana blossomed, tax revenue grew too; Cruise industry’s Juneau lawsuit could set wider precedent; Ask a Climatologist: Why do some lakes freeze faster than others? Listen now

Can Congress squeeze $1b from ANWR?; Papua New Guinea company to take over big North Slope oil play; Five prisoners overdose at Hiland Correctional Center, all expected to live; Alaska open enrollment period for individual health insurance opens; Man arrested for fatal Fairbanks stabbing; As recall effort gets underway, Unalaska’s mayor denies illegal dock negotiations; Two years on, Port Heiden’s reindeer herd stable, not yet large enough to harvest; Far ahead of holidays, boxes packed for deployed Alaska troops; Dog café opens in Ketchikan Listen now

Alaska sues OxyContin maker, alleging deception; Walker administration announces new climate strategy; One Arctic species is listed, one isn’t. Did politics play a role?; Nome’s Polaris Hotel on fire; blaze continues into afternoon; From octagon to hexagon: AFC embraces new ring, venue at Alaska Airlines Center; Alaska DEC moves to replace section of highway in wake of fuel spill; Fairbanks borough mayor sets meetings to explain funding cuts' budget impact; Alaska’s oldest building and its ghost story Listen now

After BP leak report, state calls for review of all North Slope wells; Gov. Walker announces public safety plan; Congress let CHIP expire; Denali KidCare OK for now; Alaskan soldier killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash; Kodiak lab studying how Alaska's crab may fare as oceans get more acidic; IEP may have a new natural gas supplier; "We Breathe Again" highlights suicide struggle among Alaska Natives; Alaska Peninsula students and teachers get creative to meet requirements; Coast Guard wraps up seasonal operations out of Kotzebue Listen now

Here’s the Sunday, October 29th, 2017 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.

Payroll tax and crime overhaul on the docket for fourth special legislative session; Legislative pay could suffer cuts; Jury finds man guilty of killing Alaska attorney in 2014; Young Alaskans sue the state, demanding action on climate change; Eighty tons of contested Bristol Bay salmon trashed in Anchorage landfill; Body recovered downstream of Carlanna Lake Dam; UAA names economics lab after Nobel laureate Vernon Smith; AK: The Birdman of Alcatraz's grisly Juneau connection; 49 Voices: Carissa Pearce of Anchorage Listen now

Alaska has a housing shortage, and it's hard for many of the state's most vulnerable residents to find secure, stable places to live. Different organizations around Alaska are coming together to try to fill the gap, but it's going to require new types of collaboration. Listen Here

This week we're keeping the Halloween theme going with Carissa Pearce who writes under the moniker The Fermeted Alaskan. Pearce lives in Anchorage, but creates drink recipes for the New Orleans-based company Tales of the Cocktail, and we got her to share some of her favorite Halloween-inspired concoctions. Listen now

KSKA: Thursday, Nov. 02, at 2:00 p.m. Dramatic changes have happened in the ocean in southcentral Alaska in the last few years. What’s causing them? On this next Outdoor Explorer, we hear from two authors who have done studies and written on the impact of climate change on the marine environment, from increasing acidity to rising sea waters. LISTEN HERE

In this spooky pre-Halloween edition of AK, we revisit the scene of the crime, the site of a cold-blooded murder over a hundred years ago in Juneau. KTOO’s Matt Miller spent this summer researching what happened when the Birdman of Alcatraz killed for the first time. Listen now

The grim news headlines pound like heavy waves against a weakened coast line. Our warming climate hits rural communities hard. They have decisions to make: leave or stay and fight. Two initiatives will work to give them information to make those choices. LISTEN HERE

KSKA Tuesday, Oct. 31 2017, at 2:00 p.m. This week we’re hearing about Alaska’s role in the commercial space industry. We feature two distinguished guests to discuss the rapidly growing commercial space industry and Alaska’s potential role. LISTEN HERE

"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 Sarah Bracken & Mike Hannam, from Maryland. LISTEN HERE

Monday, October 30, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. On this program we discuss the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Program for Alaska. These programs help Medicare beneficiaries exercise their right to high-quality health care. LISTEN HERE