Talk of Alaska
Alaska’s only statewide call-in forum for discussing the issues impacting life on the Last Frontier. Politics, science, culture and current events are covered by host Lori Townsend and members of the Alaska Public Media news team along with guests and callers.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 193
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
25 Years of Therapeutic Courts | Talk of Alaska
The Alaska Court System is honoring 25 years of therapeutic courts in the state this month. These alternative paths to justice and rehabilitation bring together a broad partnership of law enforcement…
00:56:08 |
Tue 28 May 2024
Marijuana reclassification and taxation | Talk of Alaska
In shops across Alaska, sales of cannabis flower and extracted products have been legal for nearly a decade. How are growers and retailers faring in a heavily-taxed and competitive industry? A bill a…
00:56:10 |
Tue 21 May 2024
50 years of the Endangered Species Act | Talk of Alaska
Environmental legislation that was passed in the 1970s has aimed to protect air, water, soil and animals. One of the largest laws, the Endangered Species Act, is 50 years old, and through the decades…
00:56:08 |
Tue 14 May 2024
Preparing for and preventing wildfires in 2024 | Talk of Alaska
Wildfire is inevitable, but weather conditions and human behavior have a lot to do with how big a fire season will be and how much acreage is burned. What is the outlook for this year’s fire season i…
00:56:05 |
Tue 07 May 2024
Correspondence School Allotments | Talk of Alaska
Who should decide how public education dollars are allocated? An Anchorage Superior court judge recently threw out the laws supporting Alaska’s correspondence education program, ruling it unconstitut…
00:56:02 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Bringing Broadway productions to Alaska | Talk of Alaska
Putting on a touring Broadway Musical in the Lower 48 is an expensive, complicated, and difficult process. When bringing one to Alaska though, it starts to cross the line from difficult, to logistica…
00:56:06 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Governor Dunleavy discusses education | Talk of Alaska
Governor Mike Dunleavy is approaching the halfway mark in his second term as the 12th top government executive in Alaska. His recent veto of a bipartisan education bill and a failed override has left…
00:56:04 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Conducting and analyzing public opinion polls | Talk of Alaska
How do political campaigns know what issues resonate with the public? How do researchers learn about social and political beliefs? Often, that work is done through surveys or polling. What goes into …
00:56:07 |
Tue 09 Apr 2024
Discussing the 2024 legislative session | Talk of Alaska
As state lawmakers begin the last two months of the session, there is a lot of work to get done. Lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan education bill, but failed to override the Governor’s vet…
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Wed 03 Apr 2024
Cook Inlet gas production and railbelt energy | Talk of Alaska
Alaskans along the railbelt have relied on Cook Inlet gas for heat and power for decades, but the wells in the Cook Inlet basin, a long reliable source of natural gas for homes and businesses, are no…
00:56:01 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
AI and Alaskan businesses | Talk of Alaska
The use of Artificial Intelligence or AI has been around since the 50s, but even with rapid growth in the technology for a wide range of applications, there’s still a lot that many of us don’t unders…
00:56:03 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Indigenous representation in popular media | Talk of Alaska
In the past, Indigenous people were misrepresented in movies and other media when harmful stereotypes and racist tropes were too often the norm. Indigenous Americans were presented as one-dimensional…
00:56:02 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Developments in child care support | Talk of Alaska
There is plenty of research that backs up the importance of childcare. In order to work, parents need quality and affordable child care that is as much about learning as it is about keeping kids safe…
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Wed 06 Mar 2024
Education funding and outcomes | Talk of Alaska
What is the best way to support students, teachers and schools for Alaska’s future? There are many competing ideas for how to get the most impact out of education funding and how that funding should …
00:52:30 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Snow loads and roof collapses | Talk of Alaska
It’s been an especially snowy winter in many Alaska communities, and with heavy snowfall comes the yearly question, should I shovel my roof? And the follow-up question, how do I do that without getti…
00:56:02 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
Community supports for people leaving incarceration
Rejoining the community after incarceration can be challenging. People have to rebuild connections, earn people’s trust, and secure basic needs, like housing and employment. They also have to be ment…
00:55:59 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
The Future of the military in Alaska | Talk of Alaska
These are tense times for the U.S. military, with Middle East conflicts threatening to erupt in a regional war and Russia stepping up its assault on Ukraine. What could this mean for Alaska-based tro…
00:56:02 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Previewing Alaska Forum on the Environment 2024 | Talk of Alaska
The Alaska Forum on the Environment has worked to get contaminants out of Alaska’s land, water and air for more than 30 years. Once a year, they bring representatives from the military, state, federa…
00:55:50 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Caribou Management in Alaska | Talk of Alaska
Alaska’s caribou are a vital source of food and are deeply connected to communities and culture, especially in rural parts of the state. But as climate change, resource development and other challeng…
00:56:05 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Talk of Alaska: Holiday Greetings Across the State 2023
Are you stuck at home under a mountain of snow and chilly temperatures? Is Winter weather affecting your travel plans? Well you can connect with loved ones all over Alaska from the comfort of your ow…
01:56:27 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
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