Programs

This week we're hearing from John Parsi in Anchorage. Parsi is an attorney and also moonlights as a member of various comedy troupes. Listen now

KSKA: Thursday, Jan. 26, at 2:00 p.m. On the next Outdoor Explorer an interview with Lael Wilcox, whose life is one of Alaska’s most remarkable stories of physical accomplishment. Wilcox left to see the world on her bike, and never stopped, becoming a top endurance racer without really planning to. LISTEN NOW

KSKA: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 2 pm and 8 pm. Find out how Anchorage's first chief innovations officer works to make our city more livable. What ideas do you think he should consider? LISTEN NOW

Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. On December 11th, at 3:17 PM, 30 year old Anchorage resident, Jonathan Gilbert was pronounced Brain Dead after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. Jonathan’s death, and his families loss meant that Bill and his family would be given the ultimate gift, the gift of life. Please join Host Prentiss Pemberton and his special guest, Heart recipient, Bill Atkinson as they discuss Bill’s difficult journey to finding a new heart and new hope. LISTEN NOW

KSKA: Friday, January 20 at 2:45pm. Two people whose focus on life is through money meet. What is real and what is not? What is intangible and what has actual value? Cyrano's Theatre Company's Resident Playwright Dick Reichman's Money, which addresses many of these topics, comes back to Cyrano's in collaboration with RKP Productions to run January 20 through February 12. David Haynes and Becca Mahar drop by Stage Talk this week to talk about their characters, the play and the 25th anniversary of Cyrano's.

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Gov. Walker hits on same budget themes with new Legislature; State gasline corporation quietly opens office in Tokyo; North Pole Rep. continues to press for OCS reform; Governor Walker to attend Trump inauguration; Young to have front-row seat as Trump takes oath; For US senators, it's all in the question; Southeast legislators hesitant to cut education funding; Man dies on snowmachine trip from Kotzebue to Fairbanks; FAA investigates recent "laser attack" reports; Asian tapeworm found in Alaskan salmon; Symphony of Seafood competition continues innovation Listen now

Newtok's disaster declaration is denied; Senate majority eyes $750M in budget cuts over three years; Ballot initiative to change Anchorage’s protections for LGBTQ community deemed illegal; Alaska volcano erupts again, sends ash cloud to 31,000 feet; 2016 officially hottest year on record worldwide; North Star School Board reconsiders banned sex ed websites; State sues federal land managers over predator hunting restrictions; Culturally valuable yellow cedar on the decline; Writer John McPhee was at ease in a canoe, Brad Snow was at ease with him Listen now

Legislative session kicks off in Juneau; Pilot, passenger on downed aircraft near Pilot Point evaced Monday night; Airport shooting suspect back in court for bail hearing; Interior pick firmly against fed land transfer, with wiggle room for Alaska; Earthquakes shake waters off Elfin Cove; Trio makes CB 300 history; Alaska Highway 75th anniversary events to include tribute to black soldiers’ key role; Scientist says vanishing clouds have lead to colder temperatures; Interior Alaska hit with abnormally chilly weather; Bean's Cafe moves to 24-hour schedule to alleviate cold patrons; Here's why your street isn't plowed yet Listen now

New snow slows CB 300 mushers; Economic forecasters in Anchorage say despite recession ‘sky’s not falling’; Alaska's population increases slightly; National and Alaska tribal health leader Sally Smith dies; Greenhouse grows inspired young people; Mushing, a tradition on the fritz in Bristol Bay; David Cornberg has the last word in “Coming into the Country” Listen now

Here’s the Sunday, January 15th, 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.

ConocoPhillips’ big new find on the North Slope could help replenish pipeline; Alaska’s warming waters could slow coral growth, impacting fish; Alaska Pioneer Homes escape state budget cuts, for now; CB 300 kicks off mushing season; Board of Game approves Kenai wolf control program; Fairbanks Assembly backs code enforcement; AK: Club Baby Seal provides new artistic outlet in Juneau; 49 Voices: John Borg of Eagle Listen now

Women started the idea as a protest, but a march in Washington DC planned for the day after the presidential inauguration has grown into something much larger. Now it’s being called a march for human rights and raising awareness of a broad range of concerns from affordable housing to health care to immigration. Listen Now

A new Juneau-based comedy troupe called Club Baby Seal is gaining momentum in the capital city. Listen now

This week on 49 Voices, we're doing something a little different. John Borg was the mayor and postmaster of Eagle, Alaska, in 1976 when author John McPhee came through to research for his best-selling book Coming into the Country. For 40 years now, readers come into Eagle every summer asking about the characters they met in the book. John Borg shared his thoughts with Alaska’s Energy Desk about what it’s like to host these literary tourists. Listen now

KSKA: Thursday, Jan. 19, at 2:00 p.m. Everyone knows that winter backcountry travelers need to know how to avoid avalanches, how to prepare for them, and what to do if someone is caught in one. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we talk to experts about the right gear and how to use it, we'll also get a step-by-step scenario of what an avalanche recovery is like and what you should do in that terrible event. LISTEN NOW

KSKA: Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 2 and 8 p.m. If you get a traffic ticket, you have the right to argue your case before a magistrate in Traffic Court. Join us for our next topic on Justice Alaska. LISTEN NOW

Monday, January 16, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. Anger is a natural and necessary human emotion that serves to activate and protect us in times of danger. Uncontrolled anger however, can act as a very destructive force in relationships and has a negative impact on emotional and physical health. On the next Line One: Your Health Connection, clinical psychologist, Dr. Bruce Pemberton returns to Line One for a deeper look at Toxic Anger and it’s impact on our lives.  LISTEN NOW