AK
By Alaska Public Radio Network
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Podcast Description
Take a trip across Alaska without leaving your car, office, home or iPod. AK explores the people and places that make Alaska unique. Visit us online at AKRADIO.ORG for a complete archive or to sign up for e-mail updates.
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AK: Birding | May and June are some of the best months to go birding in Alaska. And the city of Anchorage is no exception. There are hundreds of different birds to spot, and no limit to the characters you’ll find watching them. APRN’s Dave Waldron is not a birder, | 6/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AK: Anchorage DJ Teaches Mountain View Kids to Spin | The Mountain View Boys & Girls Club is packed with kids after school. One reason they show up is the music. There's a room filled with instruments and a digital production studio. Now an Anchorage DJ who grew up in the neighborhood is adding to the m | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AK: Climate Change | Alaska Natives living in some Arctic coastal communities became the nation’s first climate change refugees when the loss of protective ice, exposed them to huge waves and storm surges, making it too dangerous to remain in their homes. But inland village | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AK: Making Lemonade | The Southeast town of Wrangell is filled with small locally owned businesses that rely on community support. And the importance of that support was one lesson learned last weekend when students opened their own lemonade stands around the city. The Wrangel | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AK: Hibernation | Many mammals across Alaska are waking up from their long winter’s nap. But exactly how they get in and out of hibernation is still a mystery. A scientist at University of Alaska Fairbanks thinks unlocking the secrets of hibernation could help benefit hu | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AK: Secrets Of The Forest | Birch is one of the most common trees in Alaska. And they can easily blend into Alaska’s forest landscape. But underneath the smooth, tough layer of a birch tree’s bark, something is flowing. It’s a natural treasure with many curative properties. KU | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AK: A Journey | Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood leaders made a unique boat trip through the waters of the inside passage this month. Their voyage harkened back to the days when local camp officials from towns and villages around the region would travel on fishin | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AK: Remembering The Tsunami | On March 27, 1964 a 9.2 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska. The tsunami that followed killed more than 100 people and devastated many communities. The village of Old Harbor, on Kodiak Island was almost completely destroyed. Only two homes and a church rem | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Harbingers of Spring | Outside in most of Alaska it still looks a lot like winter. But a true harbinger of the coming warm season has announced itself in the Northern Interior community of Eagle. The snow buntings return to their high Arctic breeding grounds beginning in early | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AK: Crime Writing | Eagle attacks, drunken mishaps, and intimate encounters gone horribly wrong: These are just a few of the reasons that people across the state look forward to the Unalaska police blotter. But the joy of the blotter isn’t just in the ridiculous items it c | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Great Show!
If you have any interest in modern Alaska culture, or would just like to hear something interesting, this is a great show--I'm often out playing when the show is on the radio, so the podcast is a great addition. THANKS!
One of the best shows on radio
Consistently high quality presentations. Excellent reporting from places almost no one outside of Alaska has heard about before.
Excellent show
Every bit as good as This American Life. Great stories, a great host and great production.
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- Category: Places & Travel
- Language: English
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