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AK Archive: Older Programs

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Program Date	Description
12/17/2005 (MP3, 1 HR, 13MB) Text Rundown	TRADITION Holiday traditions in the city and in the village, catering with traditional foods, and Jewish families' Christmas traditions.
12/10/2005 (MP3, 1 HR, 13 MB) Text Rundown	MENTAL HEALTH Ionia community seeks healing, a multiple personality creates a play, a peek at a drug journal, art therapy, and suicide in the bush.
12/03/2005 (MP3, 1 HR, 13 MB) Text Rundown	MONEY Spend it, save it, launder it. We talk to a gambler, and stalk a wild fund- raiser and hear the thoughts of a man about to purchase a status vehicle, and talk with a lobbyist.
11/26/2005 (MP3, 1 HR, 13MB) Text Rundown	ICE We'll look at the ways frozen water is wrapped up with climate change, and find out why NASA is interested in iceworms. Plus, ice carving, ice skating, and ice traditions.
11/19/2005 (MP3, 1 HR, 13MB) Text Rundown	VOLCANOES The stories volcanoes tell, Alaska volcanoes' different personalities, research atop Mount Wrangell. And, Alaska writers do a little venting of their own.
11/12/2005 (MP3, 1 HR, 13 MB) Text Rundown	CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2 More memories of drawing up the statehood document. We talk to chief clerk Katie Hurley..look for the origins of Point Hope, and discover Douglas.
11/05/2005 (MP3, 1 HR, 13 MB) Text Rundown	CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1 A half-century ago, fifty-five people gathered to hammer out a blueprint for the state. We talk to folks who were there, and find out how their decisions play today.
10/29/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	NUCLEAR ALASKA Amchitka workers who dug the bomb shafts, Project Chariot, contaminated subsistence foods, and the Alaska Natives who were tested with radioactive iodine. That and a nuclear reactor for Galena.
10/22/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	URBAN-RURAL We'll follow Sitka as it faces a change in designation.. take a bus tour of Fort Yukon, and hear from Ruby and Galena on the high price of fuel. Plus, AFN in Fairbanks.
10/15/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	ALL ALASKA PF dividend time through the eyes of rural law enforcement..what mushrooms tell us about our changing climate... AFN finds a new home in Fairbanks...surfing at Yakutat.
10/08/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	ANIMALS Our relationship with the animal kingdom, from pack llamas to a pet snake's long trip up the Alcan. We'll go horseback riding in Wrangell, and, why they call 'em killer whales.
10/01/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	PORK The other white meat.. Alaska's intimate relationship with pork, from an Interior pig farm to all those federal dollars that wind up here..what people have to say about those infamous bridges, and sample a winning Spam dish.
09/24/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	FAMILY Why many Alaska Native families stretch beyond blood relations, a Fairbanks dad negotiates bathroom time with a family of four, and an AK staffer ties the knot.
09/17/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	HUMOR The debauchery of spawning salmon...Bethel's golden age of comedy.. the funniest joke in Alaska. Plus, Maggie the elephant lays waste to Anchorage.
09/10/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	SCIENCE We revisit the HAARP and check on a rapidly melting ice sheet..explore the intersection of latitude and longitude.. dissect a dead beluga, and blow stuff up at the office.
09/03/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	TRUE CRIME Hear perspectives from cops, a coroner and a repentant shoplifter. We'll break out the cold case files and track down an unsolved mystery from the 1920s. Plus, the law-abiding citizens of Felony Flats.
08/27/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	RECOVERY A Haines writer talks about life, death and healing after a critical injury, and a recovering alcoholic shares his story. An ecosystem on the mend hosts its first run of salmon in 80 years. Plus, hard-core racers recover ... their pigeons.
08/20/2005 (MP3 1 hour 13MB) Text Rundown	GENDER How our ideas about gender are changing, or not changing...Alaska women talk about what they wear to feel powerful... new parents recapture their lost sexiness...some men in traditionally female jobs.
08/13/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	FEAR FACTOR A look at what gives Alaskans the heebie-jeebies, from a fear of flying to a healthy fear of bears. We'll meet one man whose greatest fear is running out of oil. And a couple of reporters confront their fear of fish.
08/06/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	OUR GREATEST HITS Some of our favorites from the last year...the carnie hypnotist revival and a trip down the Hula Hula River. Hear the true confessions of a grown-up groupie, and listen in on trapline chatter.
07/30/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	HOW TO We take a look at the ridiculous, the sublime and the uncommon, as we find out how to dowse for water, how to grow a blue king crab and how to sing Happy Birthday in Inupiaq.
07/23/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	SALMON The fish that fuels Alaska. The finer points of fish farming...what fish camp has meant to one Bristol Bay family..how global warming may affect fish stocks, and salmon legends, from ancient folklore to our times.
07/16/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	MISCELLANEOUS We visit a slice of wilderness in Alaska's biggest city, and see what's amiss with the frogs on the Kenai. Preview the first-ever studio produced CD of traditional Yupik music, and learn math through Tlingit design... and, an Iranian journalist in Bethel.
07/09/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	MILEPOST We fan out along Alaska's highways, stop for ice cream on the state's toughest road.. compose poetry on the Seward Highway, and investigate the mysteries of Mukluk Land on the Alaska Highway. Plus, America's farthest north truck stop.
07/02/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	ANILCA An author reflects on his connections with National Parks, and we trace how Alaska's parks have transformed local communities. Plus, what developers and conservationists would change if they had one more crack at the map.
06/25/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	FIRE We learn how not to get burned. We'll gather wood up the river from Bethel, and learn how fires can smolder underground all winter, find out how wildfires could be linked to global warming, and hear what people would save from a burning home
06/18/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	TRASH From dumpster diving in Fairbanks, to the promise of clean energy from humble garbage. Hear from writers about work they've thrown away.. and an interview with David Sedaris.
06/11/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Energy Ways to harness the power of wind, and the power of fish. Alaska teenagers learn to harness the power of coffee. Unicycle enthusiasts get by on human power, and rural villages face the high costs of fuel.
06/04/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	From the Soil How a remote river valley became Alaska's breadbasket... a farm on the Arctic Circle that's helping addicts heal...a tundra-dweller who thinks we should be living underground, and ... a talking plant.
05/28/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Games We'll marvel at the intricacies of bush baseball. We'll try to wrap our brains around game theory, and then play frolf, better known as disc golf. Plus, bridge is hip. Seriously.
05/21/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Living with Disabilities We'll meet a Ketchikan mill worker who became a DJ after losing his sight, and learn how people in the bush cope with disabilities. Two identical twins, one with spina bifida, talk.
05/14/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Religion, Part 2 We'll meet two Alaska Native women on very different journeys. one went to Africa as a Christian missionary, the other found her faith in Islam. And, how a shortage of priests has led more Catholic women to the pulpit.
05/07/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Religion, Part 1 Alaskans' spiritual lives, from the first missionaries to a Catholic priest who kayaks between his Southeast parishes. We check in with a military chaplain back from Iraq, and ..Alaska's Jewish dating scene.
04/30/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Spring We'll explore how migratory birds cope with urban hazards, and get to the bottom of the great Spenard duck massacre. We'll hear reflections on living in harmony with hungry predators, and hit the training circuit for the Native Youth Olympics.
04/23/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	National Poetry Month Selections from AK's freewheeling poetry contest ... plus a smattering of verse from around the circumpolar north. We'll meet a 12-year-old boy who rescued a friend from drowning,.. hear the music of Three-Legged Mule.
04/16/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	LOST We'll find out why Alaska has more missing persons per capita than anywhere in America... meet two Wainwright women who were lost on the sea ice.. remember the arts pioneer Jerry Harper. Plus, a lost dogs, frogs and toes.
04/09/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	For Art's Sake We'll learn the tricks to surviving as an artist in Alaska... meet a sculptor who's redefining Native art..witness the evolution of First Fridays, and meet a spoken word pioneer.
04/02/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Scams We'll meet some victims of fraud, and learn how not to become one. Also, scams throughout Alaska's history, from Gold Rush-era cons to PFD fraud. Plus, the Talkeetna fraudster who pulled the wool over a bunch of birders' eyes.
03/26/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	War... What is it good for? We'll look at combat through the eyes of newly returned Alaskan soldiers, and we'll meet a group of veterans who oppose the Iraq War. Plus, we take a trip to Arizona, where artists remember the Aleut relocation during World War II.
03/19/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Down the Hatch We’ll dig into Alaska food, from a culinary arts school to a Bush café on the Iditarod Trail. Find out what mushers have for dinner, and get some tips on subsistence in Alaska’s biggest city. Plus, find out what junk food lurks in AK’s vending machine.
03/12/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	You CAN Get There From Here A look at transportation in Alaska. Find out about the guy who tried to cross the Bering Strait with two left skis and meet a bunch of Alaska's women pilots. Plus, we take a ride on the ski train.
03/05/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Iditarod 2005 We get caught up in the beauty and madness of the Iditarod. We'll sit down for a chat with last year's champion, visit an Alaska town with more dogs than people and live the life of a dog handler.
02/26/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We find out what really goes on at a quilters retreat, and hear from one Alaskan on why spinning is sublime, and we celebrate the contributions of African-American Alaskans, from the Alcan work crews to civil rights crusaders. We also explore with Matthew Henson.
02/19/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	In Sickness and In Health Meet the one-woman Red Cross who sends medical supplies around the globe. An Anchorage woman reflects on the former owner of her new ankle, and traditional Alaska Native healers work in the old ways to treat the sick, and the origins of the Serum Run.
02/12/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	How We Connect The intimate conversation of a mother and daughter. A Japanese tourist throws a remote Eskimo village into confusion, Alaskans who communicate by whistling, and the best of the bush lines.
02/2005/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Our Neighbors to the East We'll explore the things that connect Alaska to Canada, and what divides us. Canadians sound off on Alaska's missile defense system, and Alaskans cross the border for beer and Ovaltine. Plus, we get ready for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.
01/29/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Beyond the Three R's We look into the value of extracurricular activities. Visit a high school with 18 students, and find out why their debate team dominates the state. Check out the school dog-mushing team in Tuluksak.
01/22/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	In the Dead of Night We'll take a spin around Anchorage on the graveyard shift, and walk the streets of Juneau with the late-night security detail. Follow the nocturnal adventures of a new mother. Plus, is it possible to hear the aurora?
01/15/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We Head for Warmer Climes We talk to one Alaskan on a decades-long quest for the perfect warm-weather spot, and then sample a little Hawaiian food. We'll meet Hmong refugees, too.
01/08/2005 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Ring In the New Year Stories of birth and rebirth. Meet a Mat-Su teacher who's reinventing herself as a New York actress. Or the former high-powered exec who's chosen a low-key life in Alaska -- after being held hostage by terrorists.
12/18/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	A Very Alaska Christmas One Alaskan learns the true meaning of Christmas in North Pole. Native communities work pre-Christian traditions into their worship. Plus, perhaps the only husband-and-wife yodeling Cupik gospel country singers on the planet.
12/11/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Alaska’s Odd Jobs Meet Portage’s moose tamer and Anchorage’s foremost bird harasser. Plus, meet one of rural Alaska’s many Jacks of all trades, and explore the world of barf bag art.
12/04/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Warding Off the Winter Blues We set our skis ablaze at Girdwood's Ullrfest, explore the zen of curling and meet guitar picker John Anderson. And then get a lesson in tomfoolery from Alexander, King of the Jesters.
11/27/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Alaska on Film We get a taste of the upcoming Anchorage Film Festival, catch up with a ragtag group of Juneau filmmakers, and find out what happens when movie stars show up in small Alaska towns, and the microcinema craze.
11/20/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Debunking Alaska Myths You've heard 'em all: penguins, igloos, crusty miners striking it rich. We'll shine some light on Hollywood's take on Alaska, and see if there really are 10 good men to every woman. Plus, the mating habits of the Alascattalo.
11/13/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Livin’ La Vida Alaska Latinos are the second largest minority group in the state. We'll talk to immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship and explore Salvadorans' deep roots in Kodiak. Plus, finding decent Mexican food in Anchorage. Glimpses into Latino life in the Far North.
11/06/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The Resilient Alaska Native Culture We look at efforts to keep ancient ways of life alive. One elder works to revive her language, and a man gives a year of his life to help rescue someone else's mother tongue. Plus, a Native artist tests the boundary between tradition and modernity.
10/30/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	How to Own and Operate Your Very Own Democracy One Alaska teen goes on a mission to find out why so many young people don't vote. The weed lobby mobilizes for the November election. And turn up your subwoofers for the Lisa-and-Tony dance remix.
10/23/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Getting Older in the Great Land We'll find out why planned communities are all the rage on the Kenai Peninsula and look for romance in the Pioneer Home. Plus, meet the 78-year-old who can leave you in the dust.
10/16/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The Animal Kingdom Find out what exotic species have taken up temporary residence in Barrow, and meet the pooper scooper brigade in Juneau. Plus, bumblebees in the big city and deep tissue massage for that tired pooch of yours.
10/09/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Alaska's Love-Hate Relationship with the Bottle We look at what Troopers in Bethel are doing to crack down on bootlegging, and examine how some villages became dry in the first place. We'll also meet a group of village teens learning Yup'ik dance as part of an anti-drinking program.
10/02/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	It's All Mine We take a look back at the prospectors who first flocked to Alaska for gold. And we'll turn our sights on a new gold strike in Southwest Alaska, take a walk through the Miners Hall of Fame, and join runners for the Klondike Stampede.
09/25/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	While winter stalks us, we'll look into Alaska's abundant sources of protein. We'll find out why bison meat is all the rage, and sample some moose stew. Meet some disabled veterans who get a chance to go hunting, and the hunters who are fighting hunger.
09/18/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We plunge into the world of Alaska humor. Crab Bait Radio reports from Hell on the low escapement numbers on the River Styx. We visit Alaska 20 years from now, when Ted Stevens rules with an iron fist. Plus a portrait of Alaska’s satirist-in-chief, Mr. Whitekeys.
09/11/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We'll talk to a writer who followed migrating Peregrine falcons on a trans-continental Cessna flight. Juneau's Jewish community finally gets its own space -- almost in time for the high holidays. Plus our humble correspondent learns to sing with some aspiring Alaskan Idols.
09/04/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We explore small businesses in Alaska. Join us for Chinese food in Kotzebue, and take a spin with the water delivery guy in Homer. We'll check out the little-known wedding industry in Juneau, and see what eBay can do for village entrepreneurs. Plus, the Alaska Casket Company. Who knew?
08/28/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	It's time for school, and Alaska is our classroom. We'll let the students do the teaching, as Alaska teens explain why one rural student loves shiny rims on cars, and how a young urbanite learned to love a plate of beaver. Plus new teachers, new students, and a few new ideas.
08/21/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	AK resurrects some favorites from our first year – almost – on Alaska’s airwaves. We’ll revisit the Wild and Dangerous Chickens Ordinance on Saint Paul Island, and offer a remedial class on translating teen-speak. Plus, kids' attitudes about guns. All those classic hits and more!
08/14/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The Sounds of Alaska's Open Spaces We'll meet the guy who monitors the soundscapes of Denali National Park, and travel up to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, for a trip down the Hula Hula River. Plus, the carney hypnotist.
08/07/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The Big House We’ll examine Alaska’s prison system, and some of the thousands of lives it touches every year. We’ll visit the ex-community jail in Kotzebue, and the hypothetical home of a new private prison in Whittier.
07/31/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Digging Alaska We'll take a look at archaeological projects around the state. From prehistoric peoples to gold rush settlements, we'll delve into Alaska's 10,000 year old history through an archaeologist's eyes.
07/24/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Snapshots of Rural Alaska An audio postcard from Kaktovik and an excursion in Chevak. We’ll hear why robots will soon be arriving in the Aleutians, and where to get a good piece of pie in Cordova. Our correspondents fan out across the state to bring you rare glimpses of bush Alaska.
07/17/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Meet Farmer Al: a state desk jockey who decided to carve out a farming life for himself near Talkeetna. Check in with the wheelchair and handcycle athletes gearing up for the Midnight Sun Ultra-Challenge. Also - the Ginger Ninjas on the prowl in Alaska.
07/10/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Alaska's Roads, Part 2 We'll visit a bridge that goes nowhere and and a bridge that goes somewhere. We'll take a twirl with RS-2477.. which could redefine access.... and we'll visit with your old friend, the highway flagger...
07/03/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Alaska's Roads, Part 1 Alaska's roads.. some see them as a threat to community, others as an economic necessity. We'll take a look at the state's conflicting views on road access.
06/26/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We'll talk with Laurence Gonzales, an expert on survival. His book, Deep Survival, details what it takes to beat the odds in life and death situations. We'll check in with the Last Frontier Theater Conference in Valdez, then visit with Anchorage entertainers for a preview of Gay Pride Day.
06/19/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The Alaska legislature heads back for a special session. Will they get anything done this time? Also, meet the members of an unusual chamber orchestra, and hear about Maori dancers from New Zealand.
06/12/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Alaska is celebrated around the world for its vast expanses of wilderness, but what do Alaskans think about wild places, and legal wilderness designations? Also, a preview of the Valdez Theater conference.. and a visit to Alaska Native culture camp.
06/05/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We'll we'll tackle the issue of smoking... tobacco, that is. We'll take a look at anti - smoking ordinances around the state, and speak with kids who are confused by all the controversy about cigarettes. And we'll hear from one dedicated smoker. Where is all that tobacco tax money going, anyway?
05/29/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Alaska is a place where people come and go -- they arrive for a summer of work, or stay a few years before heading back south. This week on AK, we'll take a look at that transient population -- from slimers at the fish plant to school teachers. Also, meet the state's graduating high school seniors!
05/22/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Garden - crazed Alaskans are itching to get their hands in the soil. June first marks the official start of garden season, and AK takes a look at what makes gardeners tick. We’ll visit with a Master Gardener in Juneau, find out what insects are beneficial to plants, and then travel to St. Paul Island to speak with young people there.
05/15/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We'll take a peek at the commercial fishing season ahead, and speak with a Seattle fish retailer waiting for the earliest Copper River red salmon. We'll visit with the singing fisherman as he sets out his net, and we'll talk to some Alaska business owners as they brace for the onslaught of fish - hungry tourists.
05/08/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We'll travel to Homer for the Shorebird Festival, take a trip to Port Graham and taste some Native foods, and watch for the arrival of the giant RV's.. a sure sign of spring.
05/01/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We'll meet an Alaskan dedicated to building schools for girls in Afghanistan and some canines who offer their owners more than just companionship. Also, it's May Day weekend, and that means Alaska's hectic spring season is in full swing.
04/24/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We'll travel to the Cama-i Festival in Bethel...a peace concert in Juneau...and all the way to Fiji, with a group of Fairbanks High School students. Plus we'll celebrate National Poetry Month.
04/17/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Whaling has played a key role in Alaska's culture...from traditional subsistence hunting to a commercial industry and back again. We'll talk to a whaling captain about the search for the kings of the sea. Also, remembering Sitka's Mary Sarvela.
04/10/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We'll examine and cross examine the issue of justice in Alaska. Plus, we'll meet some of the kids who have left the spectator side of the court room to become judges and lawyers at Alaska's Youth Courts.. and we'll stomp our feet to the tunes of the Juneau Folk Festival.
04/03/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We'll turn the pages of a new Yup'ik children's book...walk the halls of a high school with military recruiters and have a conversation with folk artist and poet Ani Difranco.
03/27/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	On Good Friday in 1964, the earth under Alaska shook for about 5 minutes causing devastation throughout the state. We'll look back at the facts and the fiction of the 1964 Quake. Plus a prankster and his volcano and the music of Kirsten Baird Gustafson.
03/20/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	It's been 15 years since the Exxon Valdez ran aground on Blith Reef spilling 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound. We'll take a look at how "the big spill" still affects Alaska. Plus, an interview with Independent journalist Dar Jamail, and the lovely melodic quality of the Mouth Bow.
03/13/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We look at the military presence in Alaska --what are the impacts on our community? Plus, an 80 year old WWII veteran who fought, on skis in the Italian Alps, now skis for fun in Juneau. And, the hottest new fashion trend -- Yup'ik T-shirts!
03/06/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The Last Great Race starts this weekend, we'll have a sneak peek at the Iditarod. Plus we'll have the jazz fusion of Sean Elder, and check in with Team Alaska at the Arctic Winter Games.
02/28/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	It's a Leap year, we'll find out how that extra day can really mess things up! Also, long distance medical care in rural Alaska, taking art from Alaska to the Netherlands and music from Interior rappers Redd Dott.
02/21/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	We'll find out what it takes these days to be a hero, and back before bucks...some stores used bingles. Plus, the dangerous beauty of gun art.
02/14/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The big day o' love comes to the last frontier. We'll explore the fast paced world of speed dating, and we'll learn about the love of woman's best friend!
02/07/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Are boarding schools for rural Alaska coming back into political vogue? We'll take a look at rural education as we approach the 30 anniversary of the Molly Hootch case. Plus, think studying to Mozart can help....why not try heavy metal, and we'll join the Alaska Peace Choir as they tour Cuba.
01/31/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Discover the hidden beauty of fish skin with artist Fran Reed, and meet some unexpected canine heroes. Plus, what makes athletes push themselves so hard?
01/24/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	As most folks around the state are trying to stay warm.... AK bundles up and heads outside for a look at Winter Sports. What makes these all weather athletes crave temperatures well below zero? We'll find out. And we'll tap our toes at the Stebbins Dance Festival. Plus, Juneau's KTOO turns 30.
01/17/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Create your own State of the State speech. Plus Perseverance Theater celebrates 25 years. AK takes a look at this Alaskan art house. We'll also meet Alaskan pioneer, 91 year old M. Ashley Dickerson who was the first African American lawyer in Alaska.
01/10/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	An Athabascan centenarian Benny Albert shares some of his memories with us, getting ready for the next session of the world famous Alaska state legislature, and looking ahead to the K-300 sled dog race.
01/03/2004 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	On January 3, 1959 Alaska became the 49th state in the Union, but the road to statehood was not easy. Plus, why are scientists looking to Native Elders for answers to Global Warming? We'll visit the new Ice Hotel and wish the Nome Nugget a happy 104th birthday.
12/27/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	New York, London and Paris have nothing on the International City of Bethel and our Southeast capital gets a "south of the border" flair. Plus riding in a Russian tank, to make it to an art show.
12/20/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Making movies in the Mat-Su, a reindeer herders encounter with a legend, and finding shelter and a whole lot more for homeless teenagers. Plus, My Two Cents, the sound quiz. Who knows... you might even run in to Santa himself!
12/13/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Celebrating 100 years of aviation, hundreds of great pilots, and millions of safe landings. Also, Feeding the Interior, with the help of a singer-songwriter... and a sneak peak at the new Nothing Less CD, Beyond Therapy.
12/6/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	It's been 50 years since Alaskans first turned on that little box known as a television, and the state hasn't been the same since. Join AK as we look at half a century of the TV. Plus, we explore the family structure of Samoan culture, and are you at risk for diabetes?
11/29/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The holidays are here, and for many Alaskans that means its family time- whether it’s the families we create, or the families that create us…plus, what are you doing with all of those leftovers? And, AK’s Ellen Lockyer takes a trip down memory lane!
11/22/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Alaska: The Last Frontier We'll find out why so many seek it out it's challenges, and we'll find out how to create our own frontiers....plus...tying to heat unusual homes...and the music of Pamyua.
11/15/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	After a tragic drive-by shooting of a 15 year old girl in Anchorage- AK finds out how teenagers throughout the state view guns. Plus, the spoken word for Gen X and Y...the Poetry Slam! We'll meet two of Alaska's finest wordsmiths.
11/08/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The Alaskan Workforce Who's employed and who's underemployed. Plus, what happens when you're a little too enthusiastic on the job. We'll take a hike with the Denali Rangers, have music from Lili McGovern, the sound quiz and more.
11/01/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The APRN Song of the Year concert is on November 8th. Meet the contestants and the celebrity judge. Plus, what happens when a band goes it's separate ways.
10/25/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The Big Scary Halloween Show Find out what is going bump at the 4th Avenue Theatre. Has a terrible power been unleashed in Chitina? What scares you? Plus, behind the scenes at AFN with the Mekoryuk Dancers.
10/18/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Alaska Day is celebrated throughout the state, but not everyone is happy about it, plus-we meet the creators of ATTLA, listen to the music of Skagway's Deering and Down, and uncover the history of AFN.
10/11/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	The PFD is here, Alaska's Seniors struggle with cuts to the Longevity Bonus, and the Old Bull Rider reviews the country stylings' of 60/40.
10/04/2003 (MP3, 1 hour, 13MB) Text Rundown	Find out what the show is all about. Our theme: preparation. We heard tales of wood splitting from around the state, hung out with expectant fathers at "Baby Boot Camp" and met Palmer's new HIP HOP group- The Alaska Masta's
Pilot (MP3, 1 hour, 14MB)	This was AK's pilot show, when it was originally titled "Weekend Alaska."