Alaska Insight
Hosted by Lori Townsend
Learn about the issues that matter to Alaskans each week as Lori Townsend and her guests go beyond the headlines. Our reporters and videographers travel all over the state, reporting on politics, public health, science, arts & culture, and other current events, while Lori’s in-depth interviews bring vital context to the stories and issues that shape our state.
Contact us: alaskainsight@alaskapublic.org
Watch Alaska Insight on KAKM in Anchorage, AK
Fridays at 7:00 p.m. repeating Sundays at 4:30 p.m. and Mondays at 3:00 p.m.
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What did legislators accomplish this year and what was left for the second session? -
We discuss the uncertain future of programs that bring refugees and immigrants to Alaska. -
How close is an Alaska LNG pipeline to becoming a reality? What challenges does it face? -
We hear about how Alaska businesses are coping with broad and uncertain tariffs. -
Delayed repairs have led to a health and safety crisis in many Alaska schools.
Alaska Insight Stories
Alaska Desk’s Alena Naiden spent a day with one Ukrainian family who is making Alaska their home.
Entrepreneurs say the uncertainty they’re facing is potentially just as damaging as the tariffs.
Alaska's rural schools are facing a public health and safety crisis from long-delayed repairs.
A look behind the scenes at how Mount Spurr activity is monitored.
Nonprofits and local communities respond to frozen funding
Kodiak's community and biologists are looking at solutions to keep the population of crayfish down.
Lori Townsend reports, the people who monitor seismic activity worldwide are in Alaska
Alaska Public Media takes a look at Drew Michael's Carving process and his path to self discovery
Madilyn Rose reports on what Get Out The Native Vote is doing to encourage and inform voters.
In Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, a teacher is offering women a space that gives them normalcy