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
Talk of Alaska: Broadband in Rural Alaska
No online banking, no Amazon orders, no internet classes. A broken fiber optic cable buried far below the Beaufort Sea ice, north of Oliktok Point has brought internet service for a wide swath of Arc…
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Wed 28 Jun 2023
Talk of Alaska: Pride Month and LGBTQ+ rights
More than 500 bills have been introduced nationwide this year that seek to limit the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals, including in Alaska. Despite these numbers, advocates in Alaska say there’s been goo…
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Tue 20 Jun 2023
Talk of Alaska: Celebrating Juneteenth and looking ahead
Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of Black Americans from more than 400 years of slavery. The magnitude of those centuries of imprisonment, forced labor and brutal treatment continue to affect a…
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Tue 13 Jun 2023
Talk of Alaska: Summer reading with Alaskan authors
Alaskans like to pack in as much fun as possible during our gloriously long summer days and extended bouts of backyard, beach, boat and campsite time is made all the better when you have a great book…
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Tue 06 Jun 2023
Talk of Alaska: Military and veteran supports in Alaska
The transition from active duty service to civilian life can be challenging for anyone in the military. For those who have survived combat and carry that trauma, it can be much more difficult to blen…
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Tue 23 May 2023
Talk of Alaska: The child care crisis
For working families across Alaska, the challenge of finding affordable, quality childcare is not new, but during the pandemic, the already limited capacity for childcare was further restricted. The …
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Tue 16 May 2023
Talk of Alaska: The 2023 wildfire season
2022 was one of Alaska's worst years for wildfires on record. The following winter saw record-breaking levels of rain and snow around the state. Will that precipitation have an effect on this year's …
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Tue 09 May 2023
Talk of Alaska: After the Sullivan
The Sullivan Arena homeless shelter closed to most residents on May 1. In the week preceding, people who had been living there began leaving the facility, in preparation for its closing.
People wit…
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Tue 02 May 2023
Talk of Alaska: Building healthy communities
Think about your community. Do you feel safe there? Do you have access to clean water or to adequate housing? How connected are you to your neighbors? To the land? All these things are elements of a …
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Tue 25 Apr 2023
Talk of Alaska: The budget, the PFD, and new revenue options
Lawmakers have about a month left to finish the business of building a state budget that pays for mandated services, and is balanced. There's a lot of daylight between ideas for a spending plan that …
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Tue 18 Apr 2023
Talk of Alaska: New proposed PFAS regulations
For nearly 70 years, chemicals designed for a wide range of applications from firefighting foam to nonstick cookware have been used at airports and in many consumer products. In March the EPA propose…
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Tue 11 Apr 2023
Talk of Alaska: Representative Mary Peltola
Mary Peltola has been Alaska’s sole U.S. Congresswoman since last September when she won a special election, and although the legislative work that gets done in Congress may at times feel distant and…
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Tue 04 Apr 2023
Talk of Alaska: Spring Gardening
Across the state, even in the snowiest places, the signs of spring are starting to appear. Crocus and tulips are already emerging in some areas and gardeners are poring over seed catalogs, dreaming o…
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Tue 28 Mar 2023
Talk of Alaska: The Southeast troll fishery lawsuit
Alaska’s Southeast commercial salmon troll fleet is the target of a federal lawsuit that alleges the fishery threatens the chinook salmon food stock of endangered orca whales off the coast of Washing…
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Tue 21 Mar 2023
Talk of Alaska: The Willow Project
The Biden administration has approved ConocoPhillips Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve. Oil drilling proponents see it as a win for domestic energy production but some climate and indi…
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Tue 14 Mar 2023
Line One: Resources for eating disorders in Alaska
9% of the US population will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and several other categories affect individuals of all ages, gender and weight. Despit…
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Wed 08 Mar 2023
Talk of Alaska: The Future of Mushing
The Iditarod. Alaska’s iconic race is more than 50 years old. Fewer teams took off for Nome in 2023 than in any other year. Are the number of competitors down because of the added expense of inflatio…
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Wed 08 Mar 2023
Talk of Alaska: Lawsuits Challenging Tribal Sovereignty
Lawsuits challenging tribal sovereignty at both the state and federal level could have big implications for the future ability of tribes to exercise authority over tribal citizens and land. The state…
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Tue 28 Feb 2023
Talk of Alaska: Updates to Alaska's Sexual Assault Laws
Alaska has long ranked at or near the top in the nation for rates of violence and sexual assault. Over the summer of 2022, lawmakers updated Alaska’s sexual assault laws, including a new definition o…
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Tue 21 Feb 2023
Talk of Alaska: Cultivating Healthy Relationships
So much of our human experience is shaped by the people around us, especially by the people we love, or that we think we love, or that maybe love us? Relationships of all kinds can be complicated, ev…
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Tue 14 Feb 2023
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