Primary Election: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Mead Treadwell
It will soon be decision time for Alaska voters on which Republican should face incumbent U.S. Senator Mark Begich in November. Will it be Joe Miller, Dan Sullivan, or Mead Treadwell? Each candidate will have an hour-long live opportunity to answer phone calls from public radio listeners statewide. Mead Treadwell will go first, on the next Talk of Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, 7/1 at 10:00am
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Alaska Edition: Earthquakes
Even by Alaska standards, there has been a lot of seismic activity recently. Alaska is located in the Ring of Fire, so it’s not unusual for there to be frequent earthquakes and volcanoes kicking up occasionally, but starting in April, there has been some unusual seismic activity in the Brooks Range. An area near Noatak has, since April, seen a spike in earthquakes after a 30-year quiet period.
KSKA: Friday, June 27 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 28 at 6:00 p.m.
KAKM: Friday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 28 at 4:30 p.m.
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Alaska News Nightly: June 26, 2014
Flooding Closes Portion of Denali Park Road; Senate Bill Includes $6 Million For New Icebreaker; How will Sealaska Solve its Money Problems?; Housing Tops Juneau’s Economic Concerns; Nenana Bridge Will Provide Access To Agricultural Land; Eaglet Rescued in the Aleutians, Recuperating in Anchorage; Behind the Scenes of Alaska's Film Industry; Online Program Hopes To Revive Eyak Language
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Winnie-The-Pooh Comes to the Alaska Fine Arts Academy in Eagle River
A. A. Milne's endearing and enduring characters Kanga, Eeyore, Piglet and Rabbit among others come to life in the Alaska Fine Arts Academy's production of Kristin Sergel's stage adaptation of Winnie-the-Pooh. AFAA's Executive Director Holly Linsay along with Co-Director Holly Tarkov and actor Chris Cox come on Stage Talk this week to let Jean and Steve in on all the fun. Winnie-the-Pooh opens in Eagle River on July 11th and runs through the 26th.
KSKA: Friday, June 27, at 2:45 p.m.
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Working for the Gov.
In January of 1966, I returned to Anchorage after a semester of graduate school at Oklahoma State University.
According to OSU’s catalog, their department of Clothing, Textiles and Merchandising had courses in design, but when I arrived design had been eliminated.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: June 25, 2014
City of Bethel Investigation Reveals Improper Contracts and Perks; NOAA Considers State’s Petition To Delist Humpback; Pavlof Volcano Downgraded To Lowest Alert Level; Questions Remain Despite Successful Missile Defense Test; National Parks Prohibiting UAVs; Alaska’s STD Rates Increase; State Scores Well On Long-Term Care Report Card; Salmon Signs Appear And Disappear In Bethel
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Alaska News Nightly: June 24, 2014
Shipping Safety Advocate Criticizes Arctic Preparedness Plans; New Placer Mining Permits Proposed; Groups Ask Seek Endangered Species Protection For Yellow Cedar Trees; Lobbying Efforts Galvanize Unalaska Hospital Project; Should E-Cigarette Vapors Be Treated Like Tobacco Smoke?; In First Drift Opening Near Bethel, Managers Balance Chinook Conservation With Opportunity; Anchorage Celebrates World Refugee Day
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The Top-10 Alaska Books (And Tons More) To Add To Your Reading List
Before this week's Talk of Alaska about the best Alaska-based books, we opened up voting to the listeners to get their input into what the top-10 Alaska books should be. We received tons of feedback and compiled a full list, which you can find here. Here are the top-10 results based on online voting, comments, emails, social media, and calls we have received...starting with #10.
Algo Nuevo: June 22, 2014
Here’s the Sunday, June 22, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Alaska News Nightly: June 23, 2014
Tsunami Warning In Effect From Attu to Nikolski; Medicare Will Penalize Alaska Hospitals For Patient Safety; Initiative Challenging Pebble Development Remains On Ballot; Does The State Do Enough To Serve Alaska Native Language Speakers?; Gov. Parnell Signs Bill To Finance KABATA; Low Unemployment Limits Anchorage’s Business Growth; Legislation Transfers $3 Billion From State Savings To Public Employee Pension Systems; A Mountaineering Season for the Record Books
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I Am A Distiller
You have to be creative to make a living in a small town like Haines, Alaska. With Port Chilkoot Distillery, Sean Copeland and Heather Shade are a young couple who are doing just that.
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Night Music: June 21, 2014
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
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Alaska News Nightly: June 20, 2014
Convicted Killer Joshua Wade Claims Responsibility for 3 Additional Murders; Family of Wade's Alleged New Victim Demands Justice; House Ethics Panel Accused Don Young of Misusing Campaign Funds, Accepting Improper Gifts; State Rebuffs A Challenge to Its Gay Marriage Ban; Fairbanks Area Sees Heavy Rainfall, Flooding; New Placer Mining Permits Proposed; Fishers Flock to Anchorage's Slam'n Salm'n Derby.
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Gold Prospecting
It’s a fair bet that the stampeders who flowed north during the Klondike Gold Rush never thought of mining as recreational, but the hunt for gold is something people do for fun, as well as profit. We’ll find out how and why modern recreational miners persist in sifting Alaska’s streams with pans and other obsolete equipment, going after glittering flakes of gold, and hoping for something much richer. It’s a hobby that gets them outdoors, and it’s a treasure hunt.
KSKA: Thursday, June 26, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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AK: Fry Bread
Hot canola oil pangs off a stainless steel tub under the watch of a local fry bread master. Some people say it’s magic that turns a hand-stretched disc of dough into a puffy -- but-not-too-puffy -- piece of golden, delicious fry bread. Fry bread, that high calorie treat that can go savory or sweet, has generations of history in many Alaska Native families, where the untraditional food has become a cultural fixture.
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Getting an audience for the issues
Both Alaska Common Ground and the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce have public forums planned to discuss both sides of important issues coming before Alaska voters this election season. Join host Kathleen McCoy and representatives from both groups to learn about the style of their public forums and ambitions to develop informed voters.
KSKA: Wednesday, June 25, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Which Is The Best Alaska Book?
Some Alaskans were drawn to come here by a book – for instance “Coming into the Country,” or “Two in the Far North,” or “One Man’s Wilderness.” We’ll be building a list of the Best Alaska Books on the next “Talk of Alaska.” Let us know which is your favorite.
APRN: Tuesday, 6/24 at 10:00am
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Traveling Music 7-20-14
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
7-20-14
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
BAN Jokes
Michael Johnathon / Michael Johnathon
Looking Glass
PoetMan Records
5:31
The Battle Hymn of Love
Kathy Mattea with Tim O'Brien /...
MST’s The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)
Imagine "You must pay the rent!" "I can't pay the rent!" "I'll pay the rent!" "My hero!" "Curses, foiled again!" sung in the style of five different musical theatre composers from five time periods with four actors and you get an idea of the craziness of Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart's hilarious satire of musical theatre, The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!). Join Midnight Sun Theatre's founder and director Dave Block and actress Suzanne Snyder as they explain how it all fits together this week on Stage Talk. The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) performs at Anchorage Community Theatre July 4th through July 26th.
KSKA: Friday, June 20, at 2:45 p.m.
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Alaska Edition Friday June 20, 2014
Some of the remains of those killed in a tragic 1952 air crash near Colony Glacier recovered. Kuskokwim salmon fishery opens to dissatisfaction with management. Vote Yes! apologizes to Tony Knowles. Update on legalization of marijuana ballot proposition. The oil industry shows interest in Umiat prospect. The latest in the US Senate race. Could the strife in Iraq drive up oil prices? What is the future of Fort Greely?
KSKA: Friday, June 20 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 21 at 6:00 p.m.
KAKM: Friday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 21 at 4:30 p.m.
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