Adelyn Baxter, KTOO - Juneau
Line One: Aging in place and caregiver support
Occupational therapists can provide much needed services to allow our elders to age with dignity in their homes and provide caregiver support.
Talk of Alaska: A Just Transition to a regenerative economy
What would a transition to a post-oil future look like? A group of community organizations from around the state are convening to explore sustainable concepts, and how we can build a more equitable economy.
Hometown Alaska: Kick start your growing season with free mentors from Anchor Gardens
On today's Hometown Alaska, we'll introduce you to a free garden mentoring service with high ambitions.
Line One: Being blind in Alaska
The Alaska Center For The Blind And Visually Impaired discusses the myths and misconceptions about blindness, what life in Alaska is like for the visually impaired and the support and resources that are available.
Talk of Alaska: Fire season forecasts
How is climate change fueling early season fire conditions and prolonging them through the summer?
Line One: Pediatric chronic pain
Because chronic pain in children is a unique combination of biological, psychological and social factors in each child, the source of chronic pain can be complex.
Talk of Alaska: Sustainable subsistence
In many places, traditional subsistence has seen repeated interruptions in recent years, causing food insecurity and cultural disruption for Indigenous communities that rely on these foods.
Line One: Cults and indoctrination part 2
Most people believe they are too smart and too independently-minded to fall prey to the charms of a cultic leader or to blindly follow a belief system, yet many people do.
Talk of Alaska: Alternative justice in Alaska’s therapeutic courts
Many people who are involved with the criminal justice system have mental health issues, substance use disorders, or both. Instead of going to prison, some people choose to participate in the Alaska Therapeutic Court System where a team of people helps them heal.
Hometown Alaska: How to flatten the disinformation curve
Here's a new word for you: infodemic. The World Health Organization coined the term and centered a recent global conference around coming to terms with a glut of mis- and dis-information that is harming...
Line One: Vaccine access for the disabled community
More than two years into the pandemic, vaccines are widely available and most health measures have been lifted. But there are still Alaskans who have difficulty accessing vaccines or who have continued health risk in spite of them.
Talk of Alaska: Polar diplomacy in a tense international climate
The war in Ukraine has strained the international community’s relationship with Russia, a key player in Arctic affairs. How are other nations and Arctic residents working to continue collaboration on safety, vessel traffic, climate change and development?
Line One: The Making of Monsters
David Livingstone Smith believes dehumanizing others is rooted in human psychology and leaves us vulnerable to leaders who trade in the politics of demonization and violence.
Talk of Alaska: Collaborative project Permafrost Pathways tackles a thawing Arctic
Our polar position means the effects of increasing temperatures are creating problems for coastal and Interior communities. New tools for measuring carbon emissions from melting permafrost could change future cap and trade policies.
Line One: Child abuse prevention and intervention
During Child Abuse Prevention Month, Dan Bigley joins Prentiss Pemberton to discuss what is being done to prevent child abuse before it happens and what can be done to help children who have experienced abuse in their lives.
Talk of Alaska: The special election for U.S. House
With 48 candidates in the running to serve the remainder of Congressman Don Young’s term, Alaskans have a big decision to make in the upcoming pick-one primary election.
Line One: The psychology of cults
The idea of cults seems to both fascinate and scare us. Why do intelligent people often give up everything to blindly follow these leaders and their ideologies?
Talk of Alaska: Confronting Alaska’s high rate of violence against women
Two councils recently established by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office are tasked with addressing missing and murdered Indigenous people and human and sex trafficking.
Hometown Alaska: Meeting vaccine hesitancy one client at a time
Community Health Workers are relatively new to Alaska. They come from the communities they serve. They get specialized training in communication and health systems, and their mission is to help guide people toward the health care they need.
SPECIAL Talk of Alaska: Talkeetna community members discuss social isolation
The pandemic brought on a level of loneliness that many of us haven’t encountered before. Even two years in, we’re just beginning to understand how our communities and relationships have been affected.