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The stigmas and statistics of mental health awareness are important issues for Alaskans, especially as it relates to suicide prevention. On this episode of Hometown, Alaska host Justin Williams leads…

When most people think of Alaska sports, hockey, basketball and mushing are top of mind. But, as the Alaska Rugby Union celebrates its 50th anniversary, they are poised to make the sport of rugby an …

45 years ago KSKA flipped a switch and became the very first public radio station in Southcentral Alaska. On the next Hometown, Alaska we revisit some of the station's best memories with KSKA’s origi…

Kake, Alaska is currently populated by about 500 people but it’s the hometown of many more. This week on Hometown, Alaska we take a trip on a seal hunting vessel and into a kitchen as we explore the …

Zeynep Kilic was born and raised in Turkey. A former professor of the now-defunct sociology program at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Kilic is now an accomplished film director, as well as the n…

Paula Poundstone is a stand-up comic known for her witty observations on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and her really large family of pets. The author, podcaster and expert dog-waste-remover will be …

If you happened to be driving down Tudor Road in Anchorage last weekend you may have noticed a throng of people dressed in armor, medieval gowns and maybe even a dragon suit. That’s because we are in…

heartbreaking. As part of their Military Voices Initiative, StoryCorps partnered with us at Alaska Public Media to record veterans, active members of the armed forces or their families to document th…

Despite the May snowfall, it is definitely growing season in Anchorage. On this episode of Hometown Alaska host Dave Waldron and two master gardeners discuss the challenges and rewards of gardening i…

Nearly 61 thousand households in Anchorage have pets. That works out to about 105 thousand dogs and 88 thousand cats. That’s a lot of animals — and a lot of animal waste. And pet ownership doesn’t ju…

Alaska education has predominantly aimed its resources at younger generations to build them up early. Unfortunately, this can leave out older citizens who may be yearning to re-engage education and d…

HOST: Dave Waldron

GUESTS:

Laura Atwood, Executive Director, Bird Treatment and Learning Center

Katie Thorman, Rehabilitation Assistant, Bird Treatment and Learning Center

Chandelle Cotter, Education an…

HOST: O'Hara Shipe

GUESTS:

Robin “Lamia Lexicon Monroe” O’Donoghue, Drag Performer

Zaide “Dela Rosa” Manzano, Drag Performer

Kendra Arciniega, Owner of Arciniega Street Productions

Mercedes Arciniega, Own…

HOST: Justin Williams

GUEST:

Erin Baldwin Day, lead organizer of Mutual Aid Network of Anchorage

LINKS:

Mutual Aid Network of Anchorage website

Facebook

Instagram

HOST: Anne Hillman

GUESTS:

Austin Quinn-Davidson and Meg Zaletel, Anchorage Assembly

LINKS:

Information on the upcoming election

Ballot tracking

Information on the Anchorage Assembly

HOST: O'Hara Shipe

GUESTS:

JT West, 907 Pro Wrestling Academy

Jared Cox, pro wrestler

LINKS:

907 Pro Wrestling Academy WEBSITE

907 Pro Wrestling Academy FACEBOOK

HOST: Dave Waldron

GUESTS: Melanie Cross and Christy Hedrick, Fur Rondy Melodrama co-producers

LINKS:

TICKETS

Fur Rondy Events: Melodrama

HOST: Anne Hillman

GUESTS:

Carl Jacobs, Anchorage School Board member

Andy Ratliff, Anchorage School District Chief Financial Officer

LINKS:

Anchorage School District

Anchorage School Board

ASD School Bond…

HOST: Anne Hillman

GUESTS:

Rachel Bernhardt and Julie Raymond-Yakoubian, Alaska End of Life Alliance

Kris Green, Death Cafe

LINKS:

Death Cafe, Anchorage

Alaska End of Life Alliance:

Death Doulas

Funeral Home…