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Juneau Afternoon

Juneau Afternoon

Juneau Afternoon is locally produced and airs on KTOO 104.3 & KAUK 91.7 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Wednesday through Friday. It’s repeated at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO 104.3 & KAUK 91.7.

Host Bostin Christopher interviews guests from local business owners to artists and speakers. If it’s happening in Juneau, you’ll hear about it on the show.

You can find archived episodes below. You may also find Juneau Afternoon on your podcast app of choice, or you can view inside the studio while the show is recording via live streams on KTOO’s YouTube and Facebook pages. Videos are also available inside the links to each episode below (if available).

If you’d like to be a guest on the program, contact us during regular business hours at 907-463-6417, or email juneauafternoon [at] ktoo [dot] org. Send pictures to juneauafternoon [at] ktoo [dot] org.

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Programming support for Juneau Afternoon comes from:
Country Financial, Hansen Gress, Heritage Coffee Roasting Co., and Tongass Federal Credit Union

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022: Used gondola on Eaglecrest’s wishlist. Marie Drake Planetarium spotlights “The Gas Giants.” Juneau Community Schools Winter and Spring courses

The Eaglecrest Ski Area is asking the City and Borough of Juneau to invest $2 million in a used, aerial gondola system, that an Austrian ski resort is trying to sell. Some assembly members have already expressed skepticism about the deal, which would require another $6.5 million to install. But on this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon,…

Part 1: New courses from Juneau Community Schools

Guests: Suzanne Ainsworth, Juneau Community Schools. Sarah Lewis, Southeast Cooperative Extension Service.
From home and hearth, to health and wellness, to embracing your inner need to know, Juneau Community schools has something for everyone.  

Part 2: Visit Saturn and Jupiter at the Marie Drake Planetarium

Guests: Steve Kocsis, Board Member, Marie Drake Planetarium.
Armchair space travel at the Marie Drake Planetarium. A chance to explore Jupiter, Saturn and all their moons with the planetarium’s new digital system.  

Part 3: Eaglecrest Ski Area gondola proposal.

Guests: Dave Scanlan, Eaglecrest Ski Area Manager
Eaglecrest Ski Area has its eye on an aerial gondola from Galsterberg, Austria.        

Part 4: Garden Talk: Caring for indoor plants during winter

Guests: Ed Buyarski, Master Gardener
Indoor plants need TLC too. Pointers on how to care for them in winter lighting conditions. If you have questions for Ed Buyarski, you can email him at edbuyarski@hotmail.com. `

Tuesday, February 22, 2022: Omnibus Poetry deadline approaches. Juneau Ghost Light Theatre’s Mixcast, a night of entertainment. Fun on the ice at Treadwell Arena.

Juneau’s poetry contest on wheels is back. On this Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, find out how you can display your poetry on city buses. The deadline for entering the “Poetry Omnibus” contest is February 28th, just one week away. Also, on this  show: Why February 22, 2022 is a Palindrome. Juneau Ghost Light Theatre’s Mixcast 2022,…

Part 1: Why 2/22/22 is a rare Palindrome

Guests: Brian Blitz, UAS Professor of Mathematics
February 22, 2022 is not only Tuesday, but a Twosday — a date that’s getting a lot of national attention. UAS Mathematics professor Brian Blitz says, it’s because human beings have a natural fascination with patterns.  

Part 2: Juneau Ghost Light Theatre presents Mixcast 2022

Guests: Skiba Wuoti and Hettie LaVerne, Juneau Ghost Light Theatre
When local singers step out of their comfort zone and perform songs that are completely out of character, the stage is set for an evening of fun and laughter.

Part 3: How to enter Juneau Poetry Omnibus contest

Guests: Noelle Dersi, Contest Coordinator
The Poetry Omnibus contest is literally poetry in motion. All Juneau bus riders need to do is turn their gaze upwards, where the advertising placards normally go, and they will find poems on display, selected from those entered in an annual contest. To enter, go to the  website:

Part 4: Winter Olympics sparks interest in skating at the Treadwell Ice Arena

Guests: Lauren Anderson, Treadwell Ice Arena Manager
With so much rain in Juneau this winter,  the Treadwell Ice Arena is one place you can reliably find ice to skate on. There are also lots of opportunities to learn how to skate.
Portions of the Tongass National Forest can be seen from Ketchikan’s Rainbird Trail.

Friday, February 18, 2022: Fireside Lecture on public lands. JEDC’s Innovation Summit. Katie B’s newsletter for Juneau skiers. Great Backyard Bird Count.

About 25 percent of the land in the United States is federal public land. And the story of how this came to be is one of many twists and turns. On this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Amber DeBardelaben, a ranger at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, will talk about communal ownership of land, a concept that…

Part 1: Public lands, a trip through time

Guests: Amber DeBardelaben, Park Ranger.
What are “public lands?” How did they come to be and why are they worth protecting?    

Part 2: Preview of JEDC Innovation Summit

Guests: Brian Holst, Executive Director, Juneau Economic Development Council
Exploring the theme for this year’s JEDC Innovation Summit: Talent Transformation in a Dynamic Economy.

Part 3: The joys (and challenges) of skiing in Juneau.

Guests: Katie Bausler, Juneau writer and ski enthusiast
Mountain musings about mountain life from Katie Bausler.  You can find her newsletter here :

Part 4: Friday February 18th through Monday, Feb. 21st: The Great Backyard Bird Count

Guests: Marsha Squires and Lois Killewich, Juneau Audubon Society
The Great Backyard Bird Count is fun for Juneau birders, but also plays an important role in both local and national citizen science.

Thursday, February 17, 2022: Juneau Weekend Weather Outlook

The National Weather Service says February was a wetter and warmer month than normal for Juneau, with some new records for precipitation set.  And while there might be a break from the rain later this weekend, Kimberly Vaughan, a forecaster in the Juneau office, says it’ll be short lived. Listen to her interview with Rhonda…

Wednesday, February 16, 2022: Lessons from Elizabeth Peratrovich. Alaska Folk Festival update. Moderna’s HIV vaccine impact on Alaska.

Many classrooms across the state will take time out this Wednesday to mark Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, in honor of a Lingít woman who was one of Alaska’s earliest civil rights leaders. On Juneau Afternoon, Vera Starbard will talk about how her story is also being shared with children everywhere through PBS’s Molly of Denali series.…

Part 1: Alaska Folk Festival application deadline approaches: Feb. 25th, 5:00 p.m.

Guests: Andrew Heist, President of the Alaska Folk Festival
Plans for the Alaska Folk Festival’s return to in-person performances are firming up.

Part 2: Celebrating Elizabeth Peratrovich Day

Guests: Vera Starbard, screenwriter for Molly of Denali. Michelle Martin and Cora Bontrager, co-teachers at Harborview Elementary’s TCLL (Tlingit Culture Language and Literacy) program.
How the story of  Alaska Native civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich is being used to inspire a new generation.

Part 3: Moderna HIV vaccine

Guests: KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey interviews Robin Lutz, head of the 4 A’s — the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association
What the prospect of an HIV vaccine means to Alaska and some of the challenges along the way.

Tuesday, February 15, 2022: Romeo Wolf Song Concert. Prince Gomolvilas on playwriting. Qacung Stephen Blanchett wins national fellowship.

As an orchestra plays in the backdrop and dancers swirl across the stage, the audience is invited to picture, Romeo the wolf,  a dark and mysterious but welcome presence, against the backdrop of Mendenhall Glacier. On this Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a preview of this weekend’s Wolf Songs Concert, which features two musical scores, commissioned as…

Part 1: Telling Romeo’s story with music and dance

Guests: David Hunsaker, writer. Todd Hunt, composer. Genevieve Carson, choreographer.
Romeo, oh, Romeo. Wherefore art thou Romeo? Although it’s been more than a dozen years since the wolf’s death, he lives again in musical and dance performances, recapturing the magic of Romeo’s encounters with the people of Juneau.

Part 2: Theatre: The triumph of imagination over reality.

Guests: Prince Gomolvilas, Playwright.
Prince Gomolvilas, who believes he may be the first and only Thai playwright in America, talks about pushing past the rigid constructs of realism and against the boundaries of imagination. His play, Brothers Paranormal, is currently being performed by Peseverance Theatre.

Part 3: National fellowship brings new opportunity

Guests: Qacung Stephen Blanchett
As they say, when it rains it pours. And for Qacung Stephen Blanchett, it’s been a downpour of awards and honors, including a national United States Artists fellowship, as well as recognition from the Kennedy Center.  This comes on the heels of helping to launch Rock Aaw’k, Alaska’s first Indigenous Music Festival and the release…

Friday, February 11th, 2022: Nick Jans remembers Romeo, Juneau’s friendly wolf. Juneau Nordic Ski Club’s “Romeo Trot.” Coppa ice cream featured on Foodie Friday. Jessica Hood, a veteran Wearable Arts Show designer.

  Nick Jans says his book, “A Wolf Called Romeo,” was one of the most difficult books he’s ever written — a tale of wonder, but also at the end of Romeo’s life, a tale of  woe. Jans is also one of the organizers of the Orpheus Project, a month-long tribute to Romeo, as well…

Part 1: Why Romeo is more than just a wolf

Guests: Nick Jans, Writer
Nick Jans believes the story of Romeo and his  relationship with Juneau is one of the great human and wild animal interactions in history, the quintessential Alaskan Story.

Part 2: Inaugural Romeo Trot

Guests: Jordan Tanguay, Juneau Nordic Ski Club board member and ski team coach and coordinator.
In collaboration with the Orpheus Project, the Juneau Nordic Ski Club is launching its first ever Romeo Trot.

Part 3: Foodie Friday: Coppa’s new ice cream flavors

Guests: Marc Wheeler, Owner of Coppa
On  Juneau Afternoon’s Foodie Friday feature, Marc Wheeler talks about two new flavors of ice cream he’s created — Cardamom with orange-honey caramel and Bergamot with Ceylon Assam caramel.    

Part 4: Jessica Hood’s nine years in Juneau’s Wearable Art Extravaganza

Guests: Jessica Hood, Wearable Arts Designer
Every dress at Juneau’s annual Wearable Arts Extravaganza has a story — and after nine years designing outfits for the show, Jessica Hood has many stories to tell. This year’s dress weighs about forty pounds and is made from trash bags, to bring awareness about plastic pollution in the oceans.    

Wednesday, February 9th: Brothers Paranormal breaks new ground for Perseverance Theatre. Amy Dressel’s passion for Wearable Art. UAS Spring Job Fair.

  Brothers Paranormal is a mix of hilarious, heartbreaking and even genuinely horrifying moments — a sure recipe to keep you on the edge of your seat. But Perseverance Theatre says its latest production is much more than entertainment. On this Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, the director of Brothers Paranormal and one of the performers, will…

Part 1. UAS Spring Job Fair

Guests: Deborah Rydman, UAS Career Services Coordinator
The UAS Spring Job Fair has been the launch pad for many a career. From summer jobs, to full and part time positions, to internships, there’s a wealth of opportunities for college students.   From summer jobs, to full and part time positions, to internships, there’s a wealth of opportunities for college students.

Part 2. Brothers Paranormal, a creepy but captivating play

Guests: Randy Reyes, director. Mike Rao, actor who plays Max.
Two brothers from Thailand decide to start a ghost-busting business — a recipe for comedy, hair-raising moments and some cross-cultural, cross-racial experiences.

Part 3. Amy Dressel’s longtime love affair with Wearable Art

Guests: Dr. Amy Dressel, wearable artist and member of the Juneau Wearable Arts Association.
Fans of Juneau’s Wearable Art Extravaganza know that Amy Dressel is a designer who never disappoints.
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