The health care overhaul
Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration are moving forward with their plan to replace elements of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. How could big changes to health insurance coverage affect Alaskans? What will happen to coverage for the more than 30 thousand residents who gained it through Medicaid expansion? Listen Now
Traveling Music 3-19-17
Traveling Music
3-19-17
Shonti Elder
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
A Bold Young Farmer
Eva Cassidy / Traditional
Somewhere
Blixstreet
3:44
Darkness, Darkness
Solas / Jesse Colin Young
All These Years
THL Records
4:40
When the Circus...
AK: Wild salmon on the school lunch menu in Sitka
KCAW’s Emily Russell in Sitka reports on how wild salmon makes its way out of a fisherman’s net and onto a student's plate. Listen now
Boat building
KSKA: Thursday, March 16, at 2:00 p.m. Boat building is much more than carpentry. Boats can be an extension of a builder’s heart, connecting to traditions and place, and relating a paddler’s physical and spiritual being to the ocean. The guests on this show are skilled craftspeople who have spent their lives building and repairing wooden boats, and building traditional Inuit kayaks.
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49 Voices: Carlos Tayag of Unalaska
Now it’s time for 49 voices. This week we're hearing from Carlos Tayag in Unalaska. Tayag is the Teen and Leisure program coordinator for the city and moved to the island from Washington three years ago. Listen now
Adjusting Senate Bill 91
KSKA: Wednesday March 15, 2017 @ 2pm and 8 pm. SB 91, Alaska's criminal justice reform bill that passed last year, may be adjusted in this legislative session. What changes are legislators looking at, and why?
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Going undercover in North Korea
KSKA: Tuesday, March, 14 2017, at 2:00 p.m. Suki Kim is a South Korean-born, American novelist and investigative journalist and the only writer ever to go live undercover in North Korea.
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Iditapod: Iditarod Mushers Reach Huslia
In Episode 10, we talk about: Mitch Seavey the first into Huslia, 24-hour rests and how mushers determine when to take them, and the Iditarod's educational aspects.
What newer neuroradiologic techniques tell us about traumatic brain injury and other disorders of the nervous system
Monday, March 13, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. With traumatic brain injury it can be difficult to assess how much the brain has been injured and to predict the outcome. New neuroradiologic techniques are helping to better understand traumatic brain injury and other disorders of the brain like Parkinson’s Disease, dementias, and multiple sclerosis.
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Cyrano’s presents Noel Coward’s Private Lives
KSKA: Friday, March 10 at 2:45pm Cyrano's Theatre Company is presenting Noel Coward's classic Comedy of Manners, Private Lives about a divorced couple, now on honeymoons with their new spouses, who meet and discover that they are still attracted to each other. Director Teresa Pond and actors Frank Delaney and Stefanie Suydam drop by Stage Talk this week to talk about how this play is still as "fantastically funny" as it was back when it was first produced in 1930. Private Lives runs March 10 through April 2 at Cyrano's Theatre Company.
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 9, 2017
Companies trumpet 1.2 billion-barrel oil discovery on North Slope; Short-lived proposition to cut funds for Alaska’s gasline corporation dies in committee; Now in minority, House Republicans fail to cut budget; 3 things to know about the GOP health care bill in Congress; Rep. Ortiz introduces state version of Mental Health land trade; Push or pause? Near Iditarod’s mid-point, mushers decide when to rest; With sick dogs, Zirkle takes her 24-hour rest earlier than planned; State concerned about tanker escort design for Prince William Sound; Stranded seal gets first-class rescue in Unalaska Listen now
Iditapod: Wade Marrs is the first musher into Ruby
In Episode 9, we talk about Wade Marrs leading the way to Ruby, run/rest strategies, two-way communications,and a story from Iditarod past.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Trump takes in 'all things Alaska'; Senators make budget plea for Coast Guard; After public testimony, House committee rejects proposal to cut school bond reimbursements; Bogoslof erupts again, sends ash cloud over Aleutians; How sure are oil companies on their big oil discoveries?; Lawmakers look to the north as Juneau prepares for Arctic Council meeting; Southeast tribes to receive $240,000 FEMA grant; Commercial longline seasons to open on time; Distraction or advantage? Mushers disagree on Iditarod’s new communication-device rule; Correctional center orchestra plays for the pros Listen now
Traveling Music 3-12-17
Traveling Music
3-12-17
Shonti Elder
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Boulder To Birmingham
Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler / Emmylou Harris, Bill Danoff
Real Live Roadrunning
Warner
3:39
Coal Tattoo
Kathy Mattea /...
Iditapod: Nicolas Petit leads mushers to the Yukon
In Episode 8, we talk about Nicolas Petit being the first to the Yukon, Martin Buser's recovery from last year's injury, Yukon Quest v. Iditarod, and veteran dog teams.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Mushers adjust to deep cold near Manley Hot Springs; Ask A Climatologist: What do Iditarod mushers have in store?; Hundreds of budget amendments flow through House Finance Committee; 9 hospitalized in Alaska after carbon monoxide exposure; Amid buzz on health bill, Murkowski keep quiet; King salmon sport fishing in Upper Copper River closed this season; Murkowski wants Alaskans approval for future national monuments; Preparations underway for Arctic Council ministerial, related events; From fear to fervor, how this millennial is making the outdoors more inclusive Listen now
Algo Nuevo March 05, 2017
Here’s the Sunday, March 5th, 2016 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.
Checkmate: Predictions on Russia’s manuevering & the U.S. response
Captain Gary (Yuri) Tabach was born in Moscow, USSR and lived there until 1976 when his family immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from Temple University School of Pharmacy in 1985, he was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. Captain Tabach holds the distinction of being the first Soviet-born citizen to be commissioned an officer in the Armed Forces of the United States.
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Iditapod: Mushers check in at Manley Hot Springs
In Episode 7, we talk about: Early race trail conditions, new sled-building and packing strategies, and we hear interviews with Dallas Seavey and Lance Mackey.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 6, 2017
ACA replacement bill has skimpier tax credits for Alaskans; Governor Walker introduces bill to combat opioid crisis; Feds: Hilcorp will have to shut down pipeline if leak isn't fixed by May; Sea Grant program faces tough financial hit with Trump cuts; Proper packing becomes more important as mushers kick off from Fairbanks; As mushers race to Nome, a Chicago educator will teach on the trail; Senate passes bill to recognize Black soldiers' efforts in building Alaska Highway; Fairbanks Four may receive dividends for 18 years of wrongful imprisonment; Kenai Peninsula invocation lawsuit has roots in New York case Listen now