AK Rundown August 26&27, 2006

“From Russia.. with Love?: Alaska Russia ties”

Host: Rebecca Sheir

 

Intro/Newscast/Credits

 

  1. Hooper Bay. History books don’t record any early Russian contact with Hooper Bay, but residents there think there was some. Sandy Kleven. 5:12 (5:47 with intro)
  2. Button. “Russian Lullaby” by David Grisman & Jerry Garcia from Jerry Garcia & David Grisman
  3. Lend-Lease. A little known program that flew planes to Russia during World War II is now memorialized in Fairbanks. KUAC’s Bonnie Sue Hitchcock. Pkg. 5:00 (5:41 with intro)

 

Break #1: “Llorona” by Devotchka from Little Miss Sunshine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 

  1. Volcano 2-way. A UAF Phd student recently returned from studying volcanoes in Kamchatka, but studying the Russian students he worked with was just as interesting. Host 2-way. 4:36 total time.
  2. Button. “Volcano” by Jimmy Buffett from Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads
  3. Calendar of Events. “Odessa Medley” by Paul Cantelon from Everything is Illuminated (Soundtrack)
  4. 300 Villages. Sitka and Ouzinkie.
  5. Samovar Café.  This café/store in Nikolaevsk feels a lot like Russia. Rebecca Sheir/Host Pkg. 3:15 (total time)
  6. Button. “Bublitschki by Gorgol Bordello from Everything is Illuminated (Soundtrack)
  7. Russian Food. Russian food is what brought this couple together: he’s from Russia, she’s from an Aleut village. APRN’s Valerie Waldrop. Pkg. 4:45 (4:58 with intro)

 

Break #2: “Dikiy Muzchina” by Leningrad from Pulya (Disk 2)

 

  1. Joe’s Trip. KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki went on a rotary exchange trip to Russia this spring, and brought back this audio postcard. Pkg. 5:20 (6:00 with intro)
  2. Polar Bears. The polar bears that migrate between Alaska and Russia are subject to poaching pressures and global warming. AK’s Ashley Gross. Pkg. 4:45 (5:08 with intro)
  3. Button. “Zvezda Rok-N-Rolla” by Leningrad from Mat Bez Electrichestva
  4. The Riot. David Waldron thinks this Anchorage band has potential. Music Review. 4:58 (5:20 with intro)

 

Close. “From Russia With Love” by Count Basie from Basie Meets Bond