KTOO

Rhonda McBride

Juneau Afternoon

Friday, September 2, 2022: Juneau Central Labor Council celebrates Labor Day. Quinton Woolman Morgan’s new CD recording. Christine Kleinhenz featured at Juneau Artists Gallery. Harvest Fair expands horizons of gardening in Juneau.

  Alaska’s labor unions say there’s a lot to reflect upon this Labor Day holiday – especially union members, who worked in service jobs during the pandemic and put themselves at risk, while others were able to work from home. On this Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at Labor Day as a time to recognize…

Part 1: Unions celebrate Labor Day in Juneau at Sandy Beach.

Guests: Miguel Rohrbacher, political organizer for the Alaska Public Employees Association. Trenton English, the coordinator of the Juneau Central Labor Council.
Some of the things the Juneau Central Labor Council wants to highlight on Labor Day: Sacrifices of union workers in high risk jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. How the high percentage of union workers in Juneau also benefits non-union workers and the overall economy. Public service role in the community.

Part 2: Quinton Woolman Morgan plays songs from his new CD, Blue Stone Middle of Nothing

Guests: Quinton Woolman Morgan, Juneau singer and songwriter.
  Quinton Woolman Morgan works on a cabin crew for the US Forest Service but has another life as a singer-songwriter. He says his new recording, Blue Stone Middle of Nothing, was released in January. He says this collection of songs was mostly written in Juneau and also features local musicians.

Part 3: Juneau Artists Gallery August exhibit: Wearable art from Christine Kleinhenz.

Guests: Christine Kleinhenz, Artist.
  Mini paintings and nature scenes, inspired by Southeast Alaska scenery are Christine Kleinhenz' stock and trade. In this conversation with Andy Kline, she talks about her exhibit this month at the Juneau Artists Gallery which features "wearable art" -- in which she's incorporated her painting into a line of jewelry.

Part 4: Juneau Harvest Fair celebrates 28 years of gardening.

Guests: Ed Buyarski, Master Gardener.
  Every year, the Juneau Community Garden Association holds a Harvest Fair at the community garden on Montana Creek Road, land the City and Borough of Juneau has made available for gardening, education and charitable uses. Eight prizes are awarded in four categories: Most unique, most traditional, best Alaskan theme and best use of recycled…

Juneau Afternoon

Thursday, September 1, 2022: Ranked choice voting in Alaska U.S. House Race: Post Special Election analysis.

  Heading into Alaska’s special election for U.S. House, there were so many unknowns. Would voters, who ranked Republican Nick Begich as their first choice, cross party lines for their second choice candidate – or would those votes go to fellow Republican, Sarah Palin? And how many voters would choose not to select a second…

Listen to the interview: Alaska U.S. House Special Election -- Looking back, looking ahead. Will Mary Peltola hold on to her House seat?

Guests: Political Scientists: Benjamin Reilly, University of Western Australia. Glenn Wright, University of Alaska Southeast. Lawmakers who served with Mary Peltola in the US House: Beth Kerttula and Andrew Halcro.
In this episode of Juneau Afternoon, hosted by KTOO's Rhonda McBride, some post-special election analysis. A look at how Alaska's new ranked-choice voting system worked to send Democrat Mary Peltola to Washington D.C. to fill out the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young's term. Also a look ahead at the next inning of the…

Juneau Afternoon

Wednesday, August 31, 2022: Juneau Family Birth Center Labor Day weekend fun run. Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month. Kindred Post celebrates 8th anniversary. JAHC: First Friday round-up.

Labor Day weekend is literally about labor for the Juneau Family Birth Center, which holds an annual fun run and walk to celebrate mothers in labor. On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at this network of support. How proceeds from this Saturday’s event helps pregnant moms, who don’t have enough insurance to pay for…

Part 1: Juneau Family Birth Center as an alternative birthing option.

Guests: From the Juneau Family Birth Center: Jetta Whittaker, board chair. Madi Grimes, Executive/Clinical Director and midwife.
Juneau Family Birth Center is a non-profit that serves women through their entire pregnancy. Before the center opened, midwives would go into homes to deliver babies, but today they work out of a center staffed with midwives and other caregivers and care. The center is a non-profit and depends on fundraisers like this weekend's fun…

Part 2: NAMI Juneau: Suicide awareness, prevention and recovery through embracing life.

Guests: From NAMI Juneau: Aaron Surma, Executive Director. Tina DeAsis-Samaniego, program coordinator for the Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition.
From bonfires to healing canoe journeys, a number of groups have come together to make “Suicide Prevention Awareness and Recovery Month” a time that’s filled with life-affirming experiences.  

Part 3: Kindred Post celebrates 8th anniversary with Polaroid moments.

Guests: From Kindred Post: Christy NaMee Eriksen, owner. Kendra Herget, store manager. Rebecca Hsieh, Fiber Artist.
It's hard to believe that Kindred Post was born only eight years ago. Since then, this combination gift shop and Post Office has become a fixture in downtown Juneau, as well as a space for the community to come together through the arts.  This week's First Friday will celebrate both the arts and Kindred Post's…

Part 4: JAHC: First Friday Round-Up

Guests: Kathleen Harper, Juneau Arts and Humanities Council.
This is your First Friday early warning radar, courtesy of Kathleen Harper with the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council. She’s the house manager for Centennial Hall, but also joins us once a month to tell us what’s on the calendar for First Friday.

Juneau Afternoon

Tuesday, August 30, 2022: Hollis Kitchin’s Dreamscapes watercolor exhibit opens on First Friday at the JACC. The Point House in Sitka.

Hollis Kitchin captures land, sky and ocean in vivid watercolors, with brushstrokes that create dreamy, almost surreal landscapes. On this Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon today, a look at Kitchin’s latest exhibition, set to open this Friday at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. Also today: Chandre Szafran talks with Jerrick Hope-Lang about the Point House restoration…

Part 1: Selling bras and painting watercolors: Hollis Kitchin does both.

Guests: Hollis Kitchin, Artist and Owner of Busting Out
Hollis Kitchin calls her latest collection of watercolors, "Dreamscapes," inspired by the surreal dreams she had while she was pregnant. In this interview with KTOO's Rhonda McBride, Kitchin also talks about juggling art, the recent birth of her son and being owner of "Busting Out Boutique," a store in downtown Juneau that sells lingerie and…

Part 2: Return to Point House land in Sitka key to revitalizing Lingít clan culture.

Guests: Jerrick Hope-Lang, working to restore Point House's place in Lingít culture
  It’s called Point House, a small plot of land in Sheet’ka Kwaan, known today as Sitka. It’s where the Kiks.ádi clan house once stood, facing out towards the water. Somehow over the years, the Kiks.ádi lost legal rights to their land, which is now finally being returned to the people of the Point House.…

Juneau Afternoon

Friday, August 26, 2022: Rik Pruett’s smoked octopus a hit at farmer’s markets. Juneau Symphony Sunday radio show resumes. CBJ Park Rangers update.  Juneau Audubon Society spotlights Rock Pigeons and European Starlings.

Almost every product at the Juneau Food Festival and Farmer’s Market has a story. Take Rik Pruett’s smoked octopus. He’s worked for decades to perfect his recipe. On  Friday's Juneau Afternoon today, Pruett will talk about his “tasty tentacles,” and other homemade products like his toy airplanes. Also, on this show: The Juneau Symphony’s Sunday…

Part 1: Alaskan Kraken: A legend that leads to a family of food products.

Guests: Rik Pruett, Owner of Alaska Kraken.
  One question Rik Pruett gets asked a lot: Why did he name his company Alaskan Kraken? First of all, it rhymes and is catchy in slogans like "Get Krakin!" But it also has quite a story behind it. Kraken has Norwegian roots -- a word used to describe a  legendary sea monster, thought to…

Part 2: Sundays with the Juneau Symphony returns to the airwaves.

Guests: From the Juneau Symphony: Charlotte Truitt, Executive Director. Christopher Koch, Music Director
When live concerts were suspended during the pandemic, the Juneau Symphony began broadcasting the audio track from its archive of concert recordings on KTOO FM at 1:00 p.m. on Sundays. Now that concerts are back on stage in person, the Symphony is reinventing its radio program, Sundays with the Juneau Symphony, to promote the local…
A City and Borough of Juneau park ranger's truck is parked at the Mill Campground in Juneau on April 28, 2020.

Part 3: Role of CBJ Park Rangers continue to grow.

Guests: Dale Gosnell, Lead Park Ranger for the City and Borough of Juneau.
  Compared to other communities, the City of Borough of Juneau has a lot of park land, extensive trail systems and areas off the road system, which makes CBJ's parks challenging to maintain. Dale Gosnell talks about some ongoing projects , as well as collaboration with organizations like Trail Mix. He also talks about efforts…

Part 4: Juneau Audubon Society: Rock Pigeons and European Starlings are not Native to Juneau

Guests: Brenda Wright, Programs Manager, Juneau Audubon Society.
  This week the Juneau Audubon Society spotlights two birds that are common to Juneau, the Rock Pigeon and the European Starling. Given that the birds are seen almost everywhere in Juneau, many are surprised to learn that they are not native to the region.  

Juneau Afternoon

Thursday, August 25, 2022: New book from Sealaska Heritage Institute tells saga of Indian Point and the battle to reclaim its history.

Shamans. Sacred burial grounds. A stand-off between two tribal chiefs. These are among the stories about land in Juneau’s backyard, told in a new book published by the Sealaska Heritage Institute as part of its Box of Knowledge series. Most people know the land as Indian Point, near the Auke Bay ferry terminal. The Lingít…

What makes Auke Bay’s Indian Point, or X’unáxi a sacred site?

Guests: From the Sealaska Heritage Institute -- Rosita Worl President and Dr. Charles Smythe, Senior Ethnologist.
Every piece of land has a story. For Indigenous peoples, ties to the land are often erased from history after it is usurped -- even sacred sites like Indian Point on the outskirts of Juneau.  A new book published by Sealaska Heritage Institute hopes to change that.
Site notifications
Update notification options
Subscribe to notifications