One of the rites of Spring in Juneau: an event called “Spring into Art,” which the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council hopes to use to build momentum for its new arts and culture center. On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a progress report on efforts to fund the new facility. Guests: Nancy DeCherney, John Roxburgh. …
Rhonda McBride
Tuesday, April 20th: Juneau’s response to climate change. Tapping Tlingit culture and traditions to heal the planet. UAS summer intensive courses.
So where is Juneau on its journey to address climate change? On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, you’ll hear from the Juneau Commission on Sustainability about its plans to bring the community into the conversation. Guests: Anjuli Grantham and Steve Behnke, Juneau Commission on Sustainability. And Vivian Mork, a Tlingit ethnobotanist, talks about her own personal journey,…
Monday, April 19th: Katie Bausler’s poetic side. Juneau avalanche update. Bystander intervention, how to prevent violence
Katie Bausler wears many hats in Juneau. She’s the Bartlett Regional Hospital’s community relations director and active in the 49 Writers group, in which she promotes the work of others, sometimes through her podcast, “Active Voice.” Somehow, she also finds time to write poetry — and that’s the focus of her conversation with Rhonda McBride…
Friday, April 16th: The poetry of Emily Wall. Poetry Out Loud competition. Juneau Audubon Society self-guided bird walks.
Does there dwell within each of us an inner poet? Or, at the very least, the ability to appreciate poetry? That’s what Emily Wall believes. As a professor at the University of Alaska Southeast, she’s spent years cultivating writers, while pursuing her own passion for poetry. On Juneau Afternoon today, she’ll share some of her…
Thursday, April 15th: Why income taxes aren’t color blind.
When it comes to the IRS, you’d think that the only color that matters is green. But research shows the federal tax system treats Whites better than Blacks. On this Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at the racial disparities in taxes, banking and financial investments. Christina Michelle, from the Black Awareness Association of Juneau, is…
Wednesday, April 13th: Nick Galanin’s new record contract. Childcare training. Wanted: Some “Hunger Heroes.”
When it comes to art and music, Nick Galanin says he’s in constant pursuit of freedom and vision, and whenever possible, taps into his Tlingit and Unangax heritage On today’s Juneau Afternoon, KTOO’s Chandre Szafran talks with Galanin about his new record contract. Also today. KTOO’s Sheli DeLaney brings you two other conversations: Sometimes you…