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KTOO’s Digital Content Director Adelyn Baxter joins Juneau Afternoon Host Bostin Christopher for a look back at the creation of Curious Juneau ahead of its new 2025 season premiering on Friday, May 16. From the very first episode to listener favorites, it’s a deep dive into what makes Curious Juneau one of the most popular features as it answers burning questions, wonderings, and myths from viewer-submitted queries.

Episodes of Curious Juneau featured:

• Where does a gorilla run for mayor? Juneau, of course.
• Juneau’s concrete blocks spark tall tales about their origins 
• What happened to Juneau’s Taco Bell?
• Does Juneau really have the smallest Costco in the world?
• What are the original Lingít names for Juneauʼs mountains?
• Where do the Foodland ravens roost?

For more Curious Juneau, visit Curious Juneau – KTOO https://ktoo.sandbox.5mts.com/curiousjuneau/

Join KTOO for the kick-off of the new season of Curious Juneau on Friday, May 16, at 8:00 a.m. in the downstairs studio.

Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Adelyn Baxter.

On this episode of Juneau Afternoon: Memphis Gold plays a blues dance and cruise with Juneau Jazz & Classics, Juneau Soccer hosts the fundraiser “Rock n’ Goal,” JAMM faculty shares an “informance,” and The Getting Strangers play outlaw space country at Tracy’s Crab Shack.

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Juneau Afternoon livestream featuring Memphis Gold, Juneau Soccer Club “Rock & Goal,” Juneau Alaska Music Matters, and The Getting Strangers.

Timestamps:
01:01 Show begins/Intro
02:56 Memphis Gold songs and conversation
23:26 Juneau Soccer Club “Rock and Goal”
38:16 Juneau Alaska Music Matters (JAMM) faculty “informance” featuring songs by Georg Holly and orchestrated by Elena Levi
54:13 Daniel Kirkwood from The Getting Strangers talks outlaw space country

Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

On this episode of Juneau Afternoon: Tlingit & Haida share information about National Foster Care Awareness Month, NAMI Juneau offers events and information in support of Mental Health Awareness Month, Juneau Community Foundation offers updates on scholarships and grants, and Juneau Jazz & Classics previews weekend concerts.

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Juneau Afternoon livestream featuring Foster Care Awareness Month with Tlingit & Haida, Mental Health Awareness Month with NAMI Juneau, Juneau Community Foundation, and Juneau Jazz & Classics preview.

Timestamps:
1:03 Show begins/intro
3:37 National Foster Care Awareness Month with Tlingit & Haida
21:51 Mental Health Awareness Month with NAMI Juneau
36:32 Grants and Scholarships with the Juneau Community Foundation
50:13 Juneau Jazz & Classics weekend preview

Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

On this episode of Juneau Afternoon, the Brain Reboot class is back. If you have experienced a brain injury or are caring for someone who has, this class may be for you. Also, a look at the SAIL Outdoor summer activities, plus the Super Plant Sale!

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Juneau Afternoon livestream featuring Brain Reboot class, SAIL summer activities, and the annual Super Plant Sale. (Audio issues affected the stream, so audio kicks in at 12:20)

Timestamps:
12:20 Audio returns – Brain Reboot: Life with a Brain Injury class
27:23 SAIL Map-a-thon and summer outdoor activities
42:25 Our Living Lands from Native Voice One
48:05 Super Plant Sale happening on Saturday, May 10

Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Lisa Purves.

On this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association:

On the heels of the 2025 Super Bowl, host Christina Michelle sits down with NAACP Anchorage Chapter President Cheryl Cox-Williams, MC Hohagani Magnetek, and Influencer Darryl Akins.  Together, they go beyond the music to decode the Kendrick Lamar halftime show and its political messages woven throughout. 

Guests:

MC MoHagani Magnetik (Fairbanks) – Poet, Entertainer, and Pre-PhD in Anthropology and Sociology


Darryl Akins (Anchorage) – Influencer and Podcaster of Be Real With D Real


Cheryl Cox-Williams (Anchorage) – President of the NAACP Anchorage Chapter

Christina Michelle hosts the conversation. Culture Rich Conversations airs Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast.

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Juneau Afternoon features the Alaska State Museum opening of “In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories,” Juneau Jazz & Classics, SEAGLA May events, and Rotary District Conference keynote speakers who flew around the world in a Cessna 210 to help eradicate polio.

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Video Livestream

Livestream timestamps:
00:50 Show begins/Intro
03:13 Rotary members fly around the world to raise funds for polio eradication
22:45 Alaska State Museum opens “In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories”
36:22 SEAGLA slate of May events, including 1st Annual Bloom Fest
49:33 Juneau Jazz & Classics begins with Mark & Maggie O’Connor

Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.