An Interview with Alaska musher Aliy Zirkle
Aliy Zirkle didn't grow up thinking she would become a famous musher. But she always loved the outdoors. And when she was studying biology at the University of Pennsylvania, she walked into a lab one day saw this sign on the door: "Why are you studying biology in downtown Philadelphia when you could be in Alaska?"
A few years later, she was mushing her first team of dogs in the Interior community of Bettles. On the next Outdoor Explorer, Join host Annie Feidt for an interview with this remarkable musher.
KSKA: Thursday, Feb. 26, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Closing the gender pay gap: Alaska’s path to equality
Closing the gender pay gap will change what it means to be a working woman in Alaska, but it will only happen with community support and participation. Learn about the YWCA Alaska's initiative to take on this inequality and close the gap by 2025.
KSKA: Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Our Own Geological Era
What if what we call the natural world no longer really exists, and we live already in a world of our own creation? There is growing evidence that human activity has triggered a new geological era. Scientists are debating whether the evidence we leave behind in the layers of the earth will be plastic, nuclear isotopes, changed biomass indicators, or other things, but they agree that humans have actually changed the planet. The question is – how do we take responsibility for that, and what can we do from this point on? It’s a question that means a lot for Alaska, and it’s what we’re talking about on the next Talk of Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, 2/24 at 10:00 a.m.
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Contraception Effectiveness
According to a New England Journal of Medicine study, approximately half of unintended pregnancies in the United States are due to contraceptive failure. This week on Line One, obstetrics and gynecology expert, Dr. Brooke Winner joins the show to speak about the effectiveness of long-acting reversible contraception.
KSKA: Monday, Feb. 23, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Marijuana Legalization In Alaska; And Sally Jewell’s Arctic Visit
First, we're discussing what the legalization of marijuana coming up next Tuesday means for state residents in real terms. And also a rare visit from Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to Kotzebue in the Northwest Arctic Borough and the large group of lawmakers who were also in the Arctic.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 19, 2015
Walker Aims To Ramp Up Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline Project; New Alaska Branch of Americans For Prosperity Campaigns Against Medicaid Expansion; Tlingit Masks On 'Antiques Roadshow' Draw Questions From Southeast Alaska; Alaska Tops Gallup's Index of Well-Being; Seward Highway Reopened After Rock Slide; Tanaina Supporters Appeal To UA Board of Regents; YKEDC Gets Grant to Improve Economy, Housing
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Alaska News Nightly: February 18, 2015
Murkowski Concludes Obama Aims to Kill Alaska's Pipeline; Crowd Rallies Attention Toward Climate Change; Port Officials Call For "Tweaks" to Shell Moorage Plan; Army Using Alaska To Prep For Cold Weather Combat; Alaska's Healthcare.gov Enrollment Jumps To Nearly 21K; With Budget Changes, Walker Boosts Ferry, Community Jails Funding; Gov. Walker’s New Adviser To Focus On Rural Economy, Local Governments; Anchorage YWCA Works for Gender Pay Equity; Fairbanks Mountaineer Nearing Seven Summit Feat
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Traveling Music 3-1-15
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
3-1-15
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
I Got A Heart
Cindy Kallett / Cindy Kallett
Dreaming Down a Quiet Line
www.cindykallett.com
2:42
Nobody Knows the Way I Feel...
Alaska News Nightly: February 17, 2015
Alaska Lawmakers Frustrated After Meeting With Interior Secretary Jewell; Sen. Murkowski Says Protecting Lands Is Top Priority; Lawsuit Challenges Alaska's Regulation Restricting Abortions For Low Income Women; Brent Sass Outduels Allen Moore For Yukon Quest Win; Alaska Budget Cuts Threaten Local Jails; Rescued Hiker: “We Definitely Got More Than We Bargained For”; "Emotional Creature" Teaches Young Women To Speak
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Salmon Sisters Meld East Coast Education With Commercial Fishing Roots
Today we meet a pair of Alaskans who run the business Salmon Sisters. Emma and Claire Laukitis were born and raised on the Aleutian Islands near False Pass. Emma says it was quiet and simple upbringing.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 16, 2015
Jewell, Governor, Delegation Gather in Northwest Arctic Borough; Mushing Legend Attla Dies; House GOP Expresses Doubt on Medicaid Expansion; Group Opposes Changes to Judicial Council; Anchorage Moving Ahead on Software System; AK Artist Bill Berry's Work Displayed for First Time; YK Health Corp Wants New Center; Dr. Ted Mala Interview
Algo Nuevo: February 15, 2015
Here’s the Sunday, February 15, 2015 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Night Music: February 14, 2015
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Title
Artist / Composer (if known)
Album
Label
Song...
Perseverance Theatre’s The Mountaintop
Michael Flood and Liz Morgan from Katori Hall's 2010 Olivia Award winning drama about a chance meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a mysterious hotel maid on the night before King's assassination come by Stage Talk this week. Tune in to hear about Perseverance Theatre's production of The Mountaintop which runs in the Sydney Laurence Theatre in the Performing Arts Center through February 22nd.
KSKA: Friday, Feb.13, at 2:45pm.
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Traveling Music 2-22-15
Traveling Music
2-22-15
Shonti Elder
Format:
Song Title
Performer / Composer
Album Title
Record Label
Length
Captain Glenn
John Doyle /Traditional
Wayward Son
Compass Records
5:14
At The Heart of it All
Capercaillie / Donald Shaw
At the Heart of...
From Frozen To Cover Girl, Drag Queen Style Hinges On Hair
James Hoagland is in the business of wigs. Not just your ordinary costume and fashion wigs – his are specifically for drag queens. He spends hours styling hair and stitching it into wig caps. Last year, he sold 300 mostly to clients in the Lower 48 and internationally.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 13, 2015
Murkowski Turns Sec. Kerry's Gaze North; Corps. of Engineers Recommend Expanding Nome's Deep-Water Arctic Port; Haines Police Department Faces Serious Shortfall In State Budget; Bill Clarifies Alaska Attorney General’s Power To Settle Oil, Gas Litigation; AVTEC Nursing Programs Cut; Cuts Could Cost Fairbanks Schools Over 60 Jobs; Some Yukon Quest Teams Surprised To Find Themselves Among Top-10; From Frozen To Cover Girl, Drag Queen Style Hinges On Hair; 300 Villages: Nondalton
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Iditarod Trail Invitational
On the next Outdoor Explorer, we're talking about the Iditarod Trail Invitational race, which claims to be the longest winter ultra marathon in the world, sending racers by foot, bike or ski either 1000 miles from Knik to Nome, or 350 from Knik to McGrath.
KSKA: Thursday, Feb. 19, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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After oil: What’s the climate for entrepreneurs?
Unless price-per-barrel oil shoots back up, Alaskans are looking at a sharply contracting economic picture. Let's talk alternatives! Join Hometown Alaska to hear from local experts on the status of Alaska's ecosystem for entrepreneurs.
KSKA: Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Ocean Acidification And How It Affects Alaska’s Fisheries
Shellfish are particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification, and colder waters are becoming more acidic than warm waters. What does this mean for Alaska and its fisheries – especially crabs and oysters? Or for the food chain that feeds other species in the ocean? The answers are beginning to come in from the scientific world, and we’ll learn more about ocean acidification on the next Talk of Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, 2/17 at 10:00 a.m.
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