July on KSKA
Look for these schedule highlights this July on KSKA.
- Tuesdays at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm in July - Freakonomics - Hosted by Stephen Dubner, with co-author Steve Levitt as a regular guest [APM / WNYC]. Kids These Days has come to an end. Replacement program TBA.
- Wednesdays at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm July - The TED Hour - A journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, and new ways to think and create. Based on riveting TED Talks from the world's most remarkable minds. Hometown, Alaska returns in August.
- Saturdays at 1:00 pm - Radiolab continues. Initially a limited series set conclude in August, Radiolab is now being produced on a weekly basis and will continue to be apart of the regular Saturday line-up on KSKA.
Photo Gallery: Three Little Bears
![Alaska Zoo Three Bears](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Alaska-Zoo-Three-Bears-300x200.png)
Kids These Days! Radio Ends, Website Continues
Kids These Days! heard Tuesdays on KSKA produced its final episode this week, however the website - kidsthesedays.org - lives on. The independently-funded, award-winning radio program gave us glimpse inside the life of Alaska's kids today and kept us all connected at to each other and our community at kidsthesedays.org. Piled with tons of fun blogs, helpful family resources and a complete archive of past programs, we hope you will keep the conversations rolling about "Raising Alaska's Future Today" on kidsthesedays.org.
Did you shoot Otto the Bear?
![Museum of the North Otto Bear](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Museum-of-the-North-Otto-Bear-300x191.png)
APD Kills Man Armed with Broomstick as Weapon; And Supreme Court Decision on Healthcare
An Anchorage police officer shoots and kills a man with a menacing broomstick. Redistricting plan cleared, time for elections. The F-16 fighter wings will not be moving to Anchorage for now. Elected official and pundit opinions on the Supreme Court's ruling on President Obama's Affordable Care Act. With closures and fishing limitations, is the king salmon or fishermen in trouble? The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals visit to Anchorage from San Francisco. Sixty-year-old wreckage from an aircraft found.
KSKA: Friday, 6/29 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 6/29 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 6/30 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 6/30 at 5:00pm p.m.
Health Law Survives With Roberts’ Vote
Chief Justice John Roberts said the requirement that individuals have health coverage or pay a penalty falls within Congress' power to impose taxes. On the issue of Medicaid expansion, a majority of the court said Congress can expand Medicaid, but can't strip states of all their Medicaid funds if they fail to participate in that expansion. Read More...
Thursday 6/28 KSKA will broadcast a special one-hour Health Care Decision wrap-up at 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
Alaska News Nightly: June 27, 2012
Federal Government Clears Redistricting Plan, BLM Cleans Up Two Legacy Wells in NPRA, Fairbanks Area Leaders Express Relief Over F-16 Decision, Historic Plane Wreck Identified, 2,700 Alaskans Due Health Insurance Rebates, Anchorage Innovator Develops Bus App, Congress Debates Mount McKinley Name Change, Workforce Program Celebrates Anniversary, Studying a Thriving Bird- The Rhino.
Something Different: June 17, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, June 17, 2012 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Alaska News Nightly: June 26, 2012
State Pays Large Settlement for Patient Privacy Breach; Air Force Will Not Take Action on the F-16 Relocation; Begich Will Visit Bethel to Discuss Poor Salmon Runs; Antique Wreckage and Bone Fragments Found in Downed Aircraft; Department of Interior Announces Arctic Lease Schedule; Cook Inlet Holds Promise for Tidal Energy; Discussions on the Alaska Coastal Management Program Begins; Bear Creek Fire Slows Down; Obesity Among School Children Decreases in Anchorage; Veteran Finding Peace in Fly Fishing, Fly-tying
Traveling Music: June 24, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Deed...
Algo Nuevo: June 24, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, June 24, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Algo Nuevo: June 17, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, June 17, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Night Music: June 23, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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In the...
Night Music: June 16, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Ah Soca
Ray...
Alaska News Nightly: June 25, 2012
Adak To Support Offshore Oil And Gas Development; 17 New Forest Fires Reported Sunday; Crews Work To Quell Allakaket Blaze; USAV Monterrey Towed To Seward; Public Safety No Longer Controls Alcohol; Project Healing Waters, BBNC Sponsor Injured Veteran, Soldier Fishing Excursion; Dunbar Going For Gold In Eugene; Conference Attendees Defend Small Business Administration Program; Communities Celebrate Final Whaling Festivals
Soul to Soul: June 16, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the June 16, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Dinosaurs in the Wrangell Mountains
![Ned Rozell Tony Fiorillo](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Ned-Rozell-Tony-Fiorillo.jpg)
Pappa al Pomodoro (Tomato & Bread Soup)
![Chena Girl Tomato Soup 1](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Chena-Girl-Tomato-Soup-1.jpg)
Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work – Head of State
For the dramatic ritual that opens Parliament, the queen’s coachmen don full livery, and two of her horse-drawn carriages parade through the streets. One holds the queen — the other carries the crown jewels. “Head of State” leads viewers through the elaborate state opening of Parliament, from the secret removal of the crown jewels from their Tower of London vault to the moment when the House of Commons slams the door in the face of the queen’s representative to the eventual conclusion when the rowdy Commons stand before their queen.
KAKM: Monday, 6/25 at 9:00pm
AK: A Cold Case
Thirteen years ago, eight year old Durga Owens was found shot to death near his family’s remote homestead off the Steese Highway north of Fairbanks. No one has ever been charged with the murder. AK first started looking into the story of Durga’s murder five years ago. Over the past year, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock discovered that investigators are still reluctant to share any information about the case.