Latest Juneau Podcast Episodes
Rebecca Braun: Publisher-Editor of the Alaska Budget Report & Senior Policy Advisor to Gov. Bill Walker
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray - May 24, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsRebecca Braun of Juneau moved to Alaska about 30 years ago initially to work for the forestry service. She then taught math and science at Juneau-Douglas High School before randomly applying for a journalist position with The Alaska Budget Report. The Alaska Budget Report, which no longer exists...
Donna Arduin: 2019 OMB director for Gov. Dunleavy & current staff to Rep. Ben Carpenter (R-Nikiski)
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray - May 18, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsDonna Arduin is most well known in Alaska as Governor Dunleavy's 2019 director of the Office of Management and Budget. She is currently staff for representative Ben Carpenter of Nikiski. As Dunleavy's OMB Director, she advised major cuts to the state budget including eliminating the state ferry ...
Garden Talk: Jensen-Olson Arboretum previews upcoming events for Alaska Native Plant Month
Gardentalk - May 17, 2024 21:25 ★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe manager of Juneau's city-owned garden shares tips for spring planting and upcoming events at the arboretum for Alaska Native Plant Month.
Where do the Foodland ravens roost?
Curious Juneau - May 17, 2024 02:04 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsJuneauites have fun watching the curious corvids that wander around town, but most of them disappear when the sun goes down. A KTOO listener asked us where they go.
Newscast – Tuesday, May 14, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 15, 2024 00:46 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: The Juneau Assembly approved the school district's more than $85 million budget for next school year last night; Budget negotiators in the Alaska Legislature have settled on the amount of this year's Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check; Since statehood, Alaska has no...
Newscast – Monday, May 13, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 14, 2024 00:19 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: Alaska lawmakers passed a bill last week that adds several Indigenous languages to Alaska’s official list of languages; One People Canoe Society visited Wrangell in early spring to teach residents how to make traditional Lingít paddles. This class was the kickoff for the Journe...
Newscast – Friday, May 10, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 11, 2024 00:46 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: A new study reveals that snow slides are a leading cause of death for mountain goats; Should Southeast Alaska have a hatchery-only king salmon sports fishery? Researchers recently tried to answer that question as a possible solution to a declining number of wild kings; Active au...
Newscast – Thursday, May 9, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 10, 2024 01:00 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: Alaskans who sued the state last year over long wait times for food assistance are asking a federal judge to order the state to speed up processing, but the state says the situation has improved dramatically, Transboundary gold mines are controversial because of their environmen...
Newscast – Wednesday, May 8, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 09, 2024 00:42 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: The Juneau Assembly wants the city to ask community organizations if they'd be interested in continuing to care for graveyards on Douglas -- with potential funding; An audio postcard from this years MMIP Awareness Day in Bethel
Newscast – Tuesday, May 7, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 08, 2024 00:45 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: Juneau's annual workshop on How to Run for Local Office is this Saturday, and October's municipal election is already shaping up to be an interesting one; A proposal headed to the Alaska Board of Fisheries next year would change how a popular run of king salmon is managed near P...
Newscast – Monday, May 6, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 07, 2024 01:46 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: Juneau residents had some close encounters with a curious killer whale. Sitka’s “Indian Village” was recognized as one of 11 endangered historic places in the U.S. Organizers are hoping that attention will inspire efforts to conserve and rebuild a cultural hub.
ALASKA WORKERS' RIGHTS: Jeremy Applegate, chief of Wage and Hour, State of Alaska Dept. of Labor.
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray - May 06, 2024 18:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsJeremy Applegate is the chief of Wage and Hour for the State of Alaska Department of Labor. The goal of today’s episode is to inform workers, particularly seasonal workers who may have never worked in Alaska before, of their rights. Important things to know up front: workers are entitled to a wr...
Newscast – Friday, May 3, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 04, 2024 01:11 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsGov. Mike Dunleavy is calling on lawmakers to pause their efforts to address a court ruling that threatens the state’s homeschool system. But, the Superior Court judge ruled Thursday evening that the ruling would remain on hold only through this June. The court also rejected Dunleavy's broad inte...
Garden Talk: Good pruning technique can help your trees and bushes reach their potential
Gardentalk - May 03, 2024 22:25 ★★★★ - 10 ratingsMaster Gardener Ed Buyarski says your apple and cherry trees shouldn't have any rubbing branches — that a robin should be able to fly through a tree without hitting its wings.
Newscast – Thursday, May 2, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 03, 2024 01:05 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDozens of child-sized Ravenstail robes were danced for the first time at an event in Juneau on Tuesday. It’s the largest collection of new Ravenstail weaving in decades; KTOO's Katie Anastas investigated Juneau's varying gas prices for this week's Curious Juneau Episode.
Why is gas cheaper in Auke Bay? And why is it cheaper to fly to Seattle than Ketchikan?
Curious Juneau - May 02, 2024 18:11 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSomehow, we found a Clemson economist who studies competition between gas stations.
Newscast – Wednesday, May 1, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 02, 2024 01:09 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThunder Mountain High School parents want to remove the Juneau school board's president and vice president; The Iditarod's Burled Arch that marks the finish line of the race fell on Saturday; The University of Alaska and a union representing graduate student workers have reached a tentative contr...
Libby Bakalar: One Hot Mess Alaska
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray - May 01, 2024 17:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsMunicipal attorney of Bethel Libby Bakalar is today's guest. Libby became famous in Alaska for her blog, One Hot Mess, and then her social media presence as One Hot Mess Alaska. Her outspokenness led to her unlawfully firing by the Dunleavy administration when she was working there as an assista...
Newscast – Tuesday, April 30, 2024
KTOO News Update - May 01, 2024 01:10 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: Alaska gets an infusion of $125 million to build and expand solar energy. The Juneau Assembly rejected a symbolic resolution for bilateral peace between Israel and Palestine. Malin Babcock, treasurer of the Gastineau Historical Society and a descendent of victims of Juneau’s 193...
Newscast – Monday, April 29, 2024
KTOO News Update - April 30, 2024 01:09 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: Weaver Lily Hope and her collaborators will debut a collection of child-sized Ravenstail robes. Adelyn Baxter visits Juneau’s recycling center for the latest installment of Curious Juneau. The Anchorage School District looks to close schools in response to declining student popu...
TRANS RIGHTS: Rep. Andrew Gray on garnering more support for Trans Rights
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray - April 28, 2024 19:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsToday is the final episode in our series on Transgender Rights. I, Rep. Andrew Gray, explain the purpose of this series and broadcast the special order that I gave on the Alaska State House floor on April 17, 2024. It provides an olive branch to folks who may be on the other side with regards to...
TRANS RIGHTS: Dr. Marci Bowers, president of the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH)
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray - April 27, 2024 14:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsDr. Marci Bowers is a pelvic and gynecologic surgeon with more than 32 years’ experience. She is the president of WPATH – the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Her gender diverse work has been highlighted through appearances on Oprah, CBS Sunday Morning, Discovery Health and...
Newscast – Friday, April 26, 2024
KTOO News Update - April 27, 2024 01:11 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: A ban on social media accounts for children under 14 passed the Alaska House; The Alaska House passed a bill that would put more guardrails on the property assessment process in the state; More Alaskans died of opioid overdose last year than ever before; An Oregon man convicted ...
TRANS RIGHTS: Dr. Joshua Safer, author of the Endocrine Society Guidelines for the medical care of transgender patients
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray - April 26, 2024 13:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsDr. Joshua Safer is the executive director of the Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery in New York. He is the founding medical director of the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine, and he was the inaugural president of the United...
Newscast – Thursday, April, 25, 2024
KTOO News Update - April 26, 2024 01:25 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: Trident Seafood’s Ketchikan processing plant was officially transferred to Silver Bay Seafoods. A new Alaska Senate bill tightens residency requirements on hunting and fishing licenses. A rare bowhead whale was spotted in Sitka.
TRANS RIGHTS: Becca Bernard, a lawyer, minister, and mom to a trans girl
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray - April 25, 2024 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsBecca Bernard is a former environmental lawyer and a Unitarian Universalist community minister based in Anchorage. She is also mom to two children, one of whom is trans. This episode is part of a series on trans rights. The inspiration for these interviews is three bills currently moving throu...
Newscast – Wednesday, April 24, 2024
KTOO News Update - April 25, 2024 00:20 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: A new campus slated for Juneau will be dedicated to immersing children in Alaska Native culture and languages; An Indigenous-led group, the Herring Protectors, received an unexpected contribution -- two parcels of land on an island outside of Sitka; House lawmakers removed an am...
TRANS RIGHTS: David Leslie, an Inupiaq Sipiniq (Two-Spirit)
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray - April 24, 2024 14:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsDavid Leslie is an Inupiaq Sipiniq (Two-Spirit) living in Fairbanks. He is a frequent testifier against the anti-trans bills moving through the Alaska State House. We discuss his specific perspective as a queer Alaska Native man. To check out the book recommended by our guest, Yuuyaraq: The Way...
Newscast – Tuesday, April 23, 2024
KTOO News Update - April 24, 2024 00:42 ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this newscast: Alaska's Division of Forestry released its plan for selling timber in Southeast Alaska for the next five years and an environmental group in the region is frustrated with the public process; A recent paper in Nature attempts to set a new timeframe of when humans first appeared i...
TRANS RIGHTS: Henry, a 15-year-old trans boy and his mom
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray - April 23, 2024 14:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsHenry is a 15 year old trans boy. He and his mother are the guests today discussing their experience in Alaska. No last names will be given in the interest of their safety. This episode is part of a series on trans rights. The inspiration for these interviews is three bills currently moving thr...