AK Rundown June 18/19, 2005  -- “Trash”

 

Intro/Newscast/Credits

 

  1. Garbage Ride Along, part 1.  Gabriel Spitzer hitches a ride on an Anchorage garbage truck. Host mini-pkg. 1:40 total time.
  2. Dumpster Dive. The city of Fairbanks has legitimized dumpster diving by setting up platforms at the transfer station for stiff someone might want. Pkg/Dylan Hitchcock Lopez. 3:55 (4:25 with intro)
  3. Button: "Junk," by the Beatles, from "Kinfauns Recordings"
  4. David Sedaris, part one. Sedaris talks about visiting Alaska and writing about his family. Interview. 5:32 total time.

 

Break #1. "Ned's Theme," by Mark Mothersbaugh, from "The Life Aquatic"
soundtrack

 

  1. Garbage Rise, part two. Wherein the owner discussed curbside recycling. Host mini-pkg. 1:34 total time.
  2. Compost. The Anchorage composting facility takes organize garbage and turns it into Alaska Gold. Ellen Lockyer. Pkg. 3:23 (3:40 with intro)
  3. Dump Gas. Landfill managers in Anchorage want to use the methane produced by rotting garbage to generate electricity or heat. AK’s Jessica Cochran. Pkg. 3:07 (3:30 with intro)
  4. Calendar of Events. “Theme from Sam Benedict," by Johnny Keating, from The Easy Project - 20 Loungecore Favourites
  5. 300 villages. Saint Mary’s, Nanwalek, Beaver.
  6. Trash Treasures. Two establishments in Sitka take stuff out of the waste stream and put it to good use. KCAW’s Melissa Marconi-Wentzel. Pkg. 4:29 (4:49 with intro)

 

Break #2: Busenfreund ," by Tosca, from Susuki

 

  1. Garbage Ride, part three. Wherein Mr. Spitzer rides on the back of the truck, and hucks some garbage into the truck. Host Mini-pkg. 1:49 total time
  2. Writers Conference. Writers are used to having their work panned by critics. Randi Somers/pkg. 3:22 (3:40 with intro)
  3. David Sedaris, part two. Wherein Sedaris discusses the process of editing or tossing his writing.  Interview. 5:07 total time
  4. Button. "I Love Trash," by Oscar the Grouch, from Sesame Street
  5. Missing Dumpster. A Bethel dumpster recently floated out to sea.
  6. Prince William Sound Clean-up. Commercial fishing leaves lots of garbage in the ocean; volunteers go out to clean up each summer. Pkg/Ellen Lockyer. 4:35 (4:58 total time)

 

Close. “BJ," by Milo Music, from Inbound Boomerang