Cast Alaska & Hockey: More Than a Game

Cast Alaska: A fishing adventure Alaska-style. Follow angler Dave Holsman as he takes you on an unrelenting pursuit of the ultimate catch . . a 30" Rainbow Trout. KAKM: Monday, March 5 @ 7:00 p.m. Hockey: More Than a Game Exploring hockey history and culture, this entertaining and passionate documentary offers an insightful, intimate look at the game described as “Canada’s gift to the world.” KAKM: Monday, March 5 @ 8:30pm

Soul to Soul: August 17, 2013

Here’s the music playlist from the August 17, 2013 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...

Stage Talk: Nunsense II

In Nunsense II, the same five nuns are back on stage at Mt. Saint Helen's School for what is billed as a "Thank...

Destemming Currants (and other Berries)

I went out with the boys and picked 10 lbs of red currants the other day to make my annual batch of currant-raspberry mead. I was dreading cleaning all those berries, then a simply idea dawned on me. Click for more.
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Candidates in the governor's race share their goals for Alaska's seafood industry. Also, Alaska State Troopers seized more than 2 million doses of fentanyl this summer. And a new fictional TV show set in Alaska has roots in reality.

KSKA Tweetup: Captured on video

Alaska travel guru Scott McMurren attended last week's "Tweetup" at KSKA and kindly shot video of the proceedings. With this video (below) plus the...
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LISTEN: Alaska’s fiscal future

In August, legislators will meet yet again in Juneau to discuss lingering questions about this year’s permanent fund dividends and other budget issues. Will a bipartisan working group find a path forward?

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Canada extends its border crossing restrictions. And, the proposed Pebble Mine says it will offers Bristol Bay residents an annual dividend. Anti- mine activists are critical of the tactic. Plus, a new craft store knits together the creative community in Sitka.
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 11, 2021

The pilot involved in a deadly plane crash near Ketchikan last week was in another accident just weeks prior. And, the COVID-19 surge pushes some communities back into lockdown. And, parts of Alaska are seeing extra rain, but in some places it just feels that way.

A conversation with Chief Justice Craig Stowers

KSKA: Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 2 and 8 p.m. Justice Alaska on Hometown Alaska welcomes the Alaska Supreme Court's Chief Justice for an hour of conversation. Please join us with your comments and questions. LISTEN NOW

Stage Talk: Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Hosts Mark Muro and Jean Paal are joined by actors Adam Lincoln and Daniel Alvarez and director  Steven Hunt to talk about UAA's upcoming...

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Aug. 3, 2018

After crossing Bering Strait, Anchorage man detained in Russia; As trade war escalates, AGDC and Gov. Walker minimize threat to state’s LNG project; Southeast Alaska residents react to Roadless Rule announcement; Mat-Su residents to vote on adding local police officers; Ongoing power outages spoil summer subsistence harvests in Tuluksak; Quota raised for subsistence hunting of Chukchi polar bears; Alaska collects $11M in tax revenue from marijuana; Ernie Turner Center finds new home near Eklutna; Pink trash cans bring curbside composting to Anchorage; AK: Quartz Lake denizens adapt to a shrinking water level; 49 Voices: Tom Huddleston of Copper Center

NOVA: Hunting The Elements

What are things made of? It’s a simple question with an astonishing answer. Fewer than 100 naturally occurring elements form the ingredients of everything in our world — from solid rocks to ethereal gases, from scorching acids to the living cells in our body. KAKM: Wednesday, 4/4 at 8:00pm

49 Voices: Charla Kouadio and Theresa Coley-Kouadio of Kotzebue

This week we're hearing from Charla Kouadio and Theresa Coley-Kouadio in Kotzebue. The married couple have lived in Kotzebue for just over two years.

Ambassador Charles Snyder

Former Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, Charles Snyder's talk on “Drugs and Thugs: State Department's role in Battling Narcotics and Crime" was recorded at the Alaska World Affairs Council on September 16, 2011.

Alaska News Nightly: November 27, 2012

President Obama Issues Disaster Declaration For Parts Of Alaska; Health Care Providers Push Governor Parnell To Expand Medicaid; Parnell Proposes Chinook Salmon Research Initiative; Thomas Will Ask For Recount In Loss To Kreiss-Tomkins; Over Half Of Women In Y-K Delta Experience Partner, Sexual Violence; Report Warns Of Potential Thawing Permafrost Hazards; Students Dissect Octopus At Sitka’s WhaleFest; Journey To Attu
A blank map of Anchorage, Alaska.

What does YOUR Anchorage map look like? | Hometown, Alaska

A new project asks residents to share how they see the city by filling out a blank map with personal points of interest.

Minimizing Your Impact

"Leave only footprints" -- it's an ambitious philosophy. Most of us who recreate outdoors like to think we do a good job of this. We pack out our trash. We travel across landscapes with a light footprint. But how good are we? We'll have some experts in studio to talk about what it really means to leave no trace -- from scattering your fire circles to packing out human waste. Minimizing your impact in the outdoors helps ensure others who travel after you get the same wilderness experience. KSKA: Thursday, July 10, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. Listen now:
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The 2015 Anchorage International Film Festival

It's the dead of winter, and that means it's time to light up the movie screens of Alaska for the Anchorage International Film Festival, followed by the "best of the fest" tour state-wide. Will that include your community? APRN: Tuesday, 12/8 at 10:00am Listen Now

AK: Russians in Alaska

This week we dig into Alaska's ties with Russia -- both new and old. Celebrate the 200th anniversary of an early Russian Orthodox Mission,...