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
Wednesday, November 3rd: Ben Huff’s Atomic Island exhibit opens at the Alaska State Museum. Apela Colorado’s book, “Women Between the Worlds.” Rock Aak’w, ready to rock. Update on Juneau Police Department’s recruitment efforts.
Ben Huff is a photographer, who seems to favor haunting landscapes. His latest project, Atomic Island, took him to Adak, a cold war outpost in the Aleutians that time seems to have forgotten. On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, Huff will talk about his photographs of Adak, which will be featured in a new exhibit at…
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Tuesday, November 2nd: Jessica Hahnlen’s Mountains, Seas and Spirits exhibit opens at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Southeast Senior Services education series for caregivers. Southeast Cooperative Extension Service food preservation courses for November.
You’ve probably seen a lot of Jessica Hahnlen’s designs on hoodies and t-shirts, as well as towels and napkin sets. She also paints in watercolors — a huge body of work that will be on display at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum this month. On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, Hahnlen will talk about how the exhibit is…
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Friday, October 29th: Teal Street Center, a social services hub. Preserving Five Finger Lighthouse. Trick or treating with Alistair Gray.
One project comes to fruition. Another breaks ground. A watershed moment for Juneau’s social services community. On this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, an update on the opening of the Glory Hall shelter – and a look at plans to build the Teal Street Center next door — part of a new social services hub, aimed…
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021 : Witty Young brings soul and the blues to Rock Aak’w. Girls on the Run and Girl Scouts team up for Halloween Fun Run. Rainforest Yoga workshops promote
Whenever Witty Young sings, she commands the room with her sounds of soul. As a Native American Artist, she uses music to speak her truths. On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, she talks about her career and her upcoming performance at the Rock Aak’w music festival. Also on this program: Girls on the Run and…
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Tuesday, October 26th : Preview of Perseverance Theatre’s Voyager One. Meghan Buzby on mathematical modeling. UAS Fall Career Fair. Zach Gordon Youth Center celebrates 75th anniversary.
Perseverance Theatre’s new play, Voyager One, asks these questions: What song would you choose to represent all of humanity? What has humanity become, and where is it going? It’s all part of a journey through space, time and rock-and-roll. On this Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, the author of Voyager One will explain the message behind his…
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Friday, October 22nd: Marc Brown and his Blues Crew ready to rock at Rock Aak’w. Joe Markis on the future of Mariculture in Alaska.
Marc Brown grew up hearing old time Athabascan fiddle playing — music that inspired him to seek his own path as a blues guitarist and singer. Today, he fronts one of Fairbank’s most popular bands, Marc Brown and the Blues Crew. Not only is he a prolific performer, but he’s recorded more than…
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Wednesday, October 20th: Lingít Jazz Artist Ed Littlefield to perform at Rock Aak’w. Discover Southeast’s fall children programs. LGBTQ Zombie Walk.
From Lingít children’s songs to jazz riffs, Ed Littlefield has long been a musical time traveler, mixing traditional sounds from the past with modern jazz. On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, he’ll talk about what he has in common with other Indigenous arts who will join him at the Rock Aak’w music festival next month. Also…
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Tuesday, October 19th: The pandemic and the performing arts. Juneau Ghost Light Theatre brings Dracula to the radio.
COVID and conflict. An ongoing dialogue for Perseverance Theatre and other arts organizations, as they make plans to return to in-person events. On this Tuesday’s Juneau afternoon, a look at some of the difficult conversations that could be ahead, as audiences are asked to wear masks and bring proof of vaccination. Also on this…
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Friday October 15th: Rock Aak’w Indigenous musical festival. Bartlett Hospital’s new autism therapy program.
Although the Indigenous music scene has been gaining traction, Native American groups still don’t get the opportunities that mainstream artists do. But Juneau’s Rock Aak’w festival aims to change that. On this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Steven “Qacung” Blanchett will talk about how it’s been a longtime dream of his to bring a festival like this…
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Wednesday, October 13th: CCTHITA President Richard Peterson on tribal government. Women lag behind in state study on women’s pay. Christ Lutheran Church Fall Harvest Festival.
Tribal governments don’t often get a lot of recognition for all the services they provide to their members, which also benefit the communities they live in. In fact, most Alaskans know very little about tribes. On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, the President of the Tlingit-Haida Central Council, Richard Peterson will give the tribal perspective on relationships…
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