LISTEN: Meet some of the Alaska owls that live in your backyard
Archimedes, an education animal cared for by biologist Ginamaria Smith, was live on Zoom Jan. 31, 2021, as the featured guests...
Wanted: Underrepresented artists who need financial support for their creative work
Rasmuson Foundation is in active outreach mode, seeking underrepresented artists to apply for the 2021 Individual Artists Awards. Today's show features...
Balancing Alaska’s budget is getting so hard that it hurts. Here’s one citizen’s plan.
Illustrations by Alaska cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl help to explain the fiscal challenge citizens and policy makers face in Alaska's near future....
2020 election reflections and boosting local civic engagement
Alaska Division of Elections "I Voted" stickers for 2020 were created by artist Barbara Lavallee and included translations in English, Spanish,...
UAA gymnasts, skiers and hockey players turn to philanthropy to save their sports
Back in late August, UAA's chancellor Cathy Sandeen announced a difficult financial decision: university funding for...
‘Extra Tough’ refreshes the Northern story—past, present and future—with women’s values and sensibilities
'Harbourage for a Song' by Meryl McMaster: Plains Cree and European artist Meryl McMaster poses on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland,...
Unpacking the gift and power of women in the Alaska community
The YWCA of Alaska recently named its 31st cohort of Women of Achievement. On this edition of...
Coronavirus: Update on help for small business, renters facing eviction
National and state elections were, and continue to be, major distractions from a global pandemic that is...
Dr. Anne Zink offers updates, best strategies for COVID safety
It seems as if the coronavirus COVID-19 is that unwanted guest who came for a three-day visit;...
Why Alaska judges are appointed, but still run for retention in elections
This November 3, Alaskans will go to the polls to choose a president and congressional and state...
Alaska Book Week rolls out October events: how to get an agent, Alaska women writers, AQR reading series and more
October 2-9, 2020 marks this year's Alaska Book Week. Find a list of happenings here. While in-person...
Save our Sisters Alaska: Telling victim stories of rape and abuse to seek community healing
Photo courtesy of Save Our Sisters Alaska, a multimedia statewide awareness campaign to reduce extreme rates of violence against women in...
COVID-19 and the Courts: District Judge Kari McCrea describes impacts
Since mid-March 2020, the Alaska Court System has coped with the public health risk of the COVID-19...
Improve your home cyber security with FBI pro tips
Image from the fbi.gov website dealing with protecting citizens from cyber crime.
UPDATE after the broadcast: If...
Retiring at 70, this MD helped lung patients, climbed Denali, ran the Iditarod and saved lives along the trail. Hear her stories.
Beth Baker on a winter bike ride, one of her Alaska passions. (Photo courtesy Beth Baker)
Beth Baker...
New book: How Alaska’s pipeline shaped America’s Religious Right
KL Marshall, originally from Texas but currently living in Alaska (thanks to COVID-19 shuttering her graduate school),...
Need: Mentors for youth aging out of the state foster care safety net
Image by Mohamed Hassan, of Pixaby. Used with permission.
Alaska has approximately 3,000 youth in foster care, and...
Lyrics and riffs with Portugal. The Man’s Eric Howk
Their Grammy-winning "Feel It Still" is kinetic, playful but also provoking. How did it happen and what's next? We listen to tunes and get an update from band member Eric Howk.
Thanks for listening!
ASD school superintendent answers questions about back-to-school
Screenshot from the ASD website.
Superintendent Dr. Deena Bishop was a guest on Hometown Alaska this week....
Teens use storytelling to work out personal challenges, find meaning
The logo for Story Works Alaska. HOST: Kathleen McCoy
UPDATE August 3, 2020. The podcasts we sampled for...