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
Resources for startup businesses | Talk of Alaska
It’s not easy starting a business in Alaska. The distance from lower 48 supply chains, customers, and investors can create barriers to growth that stop prospective companies from fully realizing thei…
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Tue 05 Dec 2023
The Science of landslide risk | Talk of Alaska
Natural disasters are frequent in Alaska. But is a changing climate increasing the number and severity of these events? What’s the latest science on monitoring mountain slopes to better calculate ris…
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Tue 28 Nov 2023
The legacy of Ted Stevens | Talk of Alaska
Few people have shaped Alaska as much as the late Senator Ted Stevens. He helped push through landmark laws to settle Native land claims, develop the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and establish federal fishi…
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Tue 21 Nov 2023
Mental health resources for veterans | Alaska Insight
Alaska has more military veterans per capita than any other state in the union. Alaska Native veterans were early defenders and have served in high numbers since territorial days. Many other Alaskans…
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Wed 15 Nov 2023
Dealing with the darkness | Talk of Alaska
To enjoy winter in the North, or at least to get by with your faculties intact, you have to have a strategy for the darkness of winter. Some of us see it as a chance to nest; to spend more time readi…
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Tue 07 Nov 2023
Talk of Alaska: Addressing the SNAP Backlog
Beginning last fall, thousands of Alaskans waited months to receive assistance from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, run by the Alaska Division of…
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Tue 31 Oct 2023
Talk of Alaska: How cybercrimes are changing in Alaska
Online fundraising scams, fake billing and ransom demands for the return of stolen data, the cybersecurity threats keep coming. Americans have lost billions of dollars, and last year alone, cyberthef…
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Tue 24 Oct 2023
Talk of Alaska: AFN's 2023 convention
Every year, the Alaska Federation of Natives brings thousands of Alaska Native and other indigenous people together for the largest gathering of its kind in North America. It’s a mix of business, edu…
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Tue 17 Oct 2023
Talk of Alaska: the rise in book challenges
The rise in challenges to books in school and public libraries has grown rapidly in recent years. Efforts to censor certain topics in reading material is not new. Attempts have appeared periodically …
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Tue 10 Oct 2023
Line One: Addiction and recovery in men
The CDC estimates that 13% of men in the US meet the criteria for having a substance use disorder and that men account for more than three quarters of deaths from excessive drinking. Excessive alcoho…
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Wed 04 Oct 2023
Talk of Alaska: AI in academia
Computer technology aids us daily in our work and personal lives. Banking,online ordering, education, even monitoring your blood sugar and other health conditions is now routine. These systems also t…
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Tue 26 Sep 2023
Talk of Alaska: Preparing for Fall storms and other disasters
It has been a year of global extremes, with record breaking heat, severe drought, and unprecedented flooding. The switch to the weather pattern known as El Niño generally signals a turn toward more w…
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Tue 19 Sep 2023
Talk of Alaska: The statewide housing shortage
Across Alaska, an insufficient housing supply and historically high rental and mortgage rates are pushing Alaskans into urban centers, causing them to leave the state, or forcing them into homelessne…
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Tue 12 Sep 2023
Talk of Alaska: Understanding Tsunami Warnings
Alaska is one of the most seismically active places in the world. Located on the Pacific ring of fire, earthquakes and tsunami alerts are not uncommon in our state, but information about the level of…
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Tue 05 Sep 2023
Talk of Alaska: Fighting the opioid epidemic
The CDC reports nearly 110,000 Americans died in 2022 from overdoses. The highly lethal drug Fentanyl was the cause for the majority of the overdose deaths and is the top illicit opioid of concern. W…
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Tue 29 Aug 2023
Talk of Alaska: Port of Alaska Modernization
You can get toasters, new blankets, specialty dog food and a range of other household goods through the U.S. mail from companies such as Amazon, but if you want lumber, concrete, a new dishwasher, or…
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Tue 22 Aug 2023
Talk of Alaska: Raising Awareness about FASD
Babies who were exposed to alcohol during pregnancy can develop lifelong developmental disabilities known collectively as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder or FASD. The effects can be subtle to severe …
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Tue 15 Aug 2023
Talk of Alaska: Upcoming trail and cabin maintenance
New cabins? Extended trails? Maybe better access to hot fishing spots? Amid the flurry of spending from federal pots of infrastructure funds is a lot of money aimed at improving park services for pub…
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Tue 25 Jul 2023
Talk of Alaska: The Alaska Railroad turns 100
In July of 1923 the last spike signaling the completion of the railroad from Seward to Fairbanks was pounded into place in Nenana by President Warren G Harding. 100 years later, the Alaska railroad i…
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Tue 18 Jul 2023
Talk of Alaska: Neal Fried and the history of Alaska's economy
After nearly 45 years at the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, state economist Neal Fried is retiring. Over his long career in the state, Fried has built up an in-depth understand…
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Tue 11 Jul 2023
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