Buying A Landmark

Today we’re buying a landmark, trying to anyway. Kim Sollien is the Mat Su Program Director for Great Land Trust, a conservation group. She said they didn't realize the Butte was privately owned until just this year. Download Audio

’Tis the Season to Discover the Unobtrusive Aesthetician

I just began the somewhat daunting task of writing a dissertation on the art of Winston Churchill. However for my townsquare49.org columns I get to be less academic when writing about international art exhibitions and master artists. For variety, I decided to seek out quiet artisans in my neighborhood; amongst all of us lurks what I refer to as the Unobtrusive Aesthetician. As art critic Jerry Saltz says, “In the end it all comes down to… a life lived in art.” Read more

Algo Nuevo: November 16, 2014

Here’s the Sunday, November 16, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...

Algo Nuevo: November 23, 2014

Here’s the Sunday, November 23, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...

Algo Nuevo: November 30, 2014

Here’s the Sunday, November 30, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...

Traveling Music 12-7-14

Traveling Music Shonti Elder 12-7-14   Format: Song Title Artist / Composer CD Title Label Duration   If We Make It Through December Tom Rozum and Laurie Lewis / Merle Haggard Winter's Grace Signature Sounds 4:25   Peace Misty River /...

Night Music: November 22, 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 Song...

AK: Drumline

Imagine you're in middle school. You don't love math or history or any other subject. But there's this thing you look forward to everyday after school. It's called drumline. And a teacher at Clark Middle School thinks it can help kids learn about music and teach them some other skills too. Download Audio

Traveling Music 12-14-14

Traveling Music Shonti Elder Kluonie Frey (Shonti Elder's daughter) announcer 12-14-14   Format: Song Title Artist / Composer CD Title Label Duration   That's Christmas To Me Pentatonix / Kristen Anderson-Lopez That's Christmas To Me RCA Records 3:03   Wassail Song Laurie...

Traveling Music 12-21-14

Traveling Music Shonti Elder Kluonie Frey (Shonti Elder's daughter) announcer 12-21-14   Format: Song Title Artist / Composer CD Title Label Duration   The Heartache Can Wait Brandi Carlile / Brandi Carlile The Hotel Cafe Presents: Winter...

Night Music: December 6, 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 Song...

Elementary students learn an Hour of Code

Susitna Elementary students joined over 52 million others around the world to learn about computer programming through the Hour of Code.

Governor Walker on the Future of Alaska

Newly elected Alaska governor Bill Walker addresses the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce with his vision for the state budget and the opportunities ahead for Alaska. KSKA: Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. Listen now:

AK: Maps

If you want to find a rare book or unusual map in Juneau, there’s only one place to go - Dee Longenbaugh’s shop. Longenbaugh is the owner of The Observatory: a rare book shop, used bookstore, and treasure trove all in one. You can find everything from local cookbooks about how to prepare halibut to maps of the Great White North. Download Audio

Girl Scouts of America And The Digital Cookie Program

Today we’re trying to sell cookies online. Last week the Girl Scouts of America announced that in 2015 they will introduce the Digital Cookie program. The program will allow Girl Scouts to sell their cookies online. The only problem? Alaska won’t be participating. Download Audio

Shared Waters: Conflict, Cooperation, and Transformation

Aaron Wolf is a professor of geography in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. He has an M.S. in water resources management (1988, emphasizing hydrogeology) and a Ph.D. in environmental policy analysis (1992, emphasizing dispute resolution) from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His research focuses on issues relating transboundary water resources to political conflict and cooperation, where his training combining environmental science with dispute resolution theory and practice have been particularly appropriate. Listen Now:

Ukraine: Peril and Opportunity

Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky is a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s JFK Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Chair of the National Board of Directors of the World Affairs Councils of America. From 2010-2012, she was Senior Vice President and Global Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs at Thomson Reuters. In this position, she was responsible for designing and implementing corporate strategy in Washington, DC and other key capitals around the globe. During this time, she also held the Distinguished National Security Chair at the U.S. Naval Academy. Listen Now:

Algo Nuevo: December 7, 2014

Here’s the Sunday, December 7, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...

Algo Nuevo: December 14, 2014

Here’s the Sunday, December 14, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...

AK: Hockey Homecoming

Anchorage has a close knit hockey community, but if players want to continue on to college hockey or eventually play professionally, they have to move away from Alaska at a fairly young age - leaving friendships behind. They use their short breaks back home to re-live some of those childhood memories on the ice. And, the 5th Annual Christmas Classic gives them that opportunity. Download Audio