Andy Kline hosts on Friday, January 18, 2018. The JUMP Society will preview this weekend’s Winter Film Festival featuring locally made short films. UAS outdoor studies professor Forest Wagner will preview his Fireside Lecture titled “Outside Lies Magic!” And we’ll meet a new orthopedic surgeon in town, Dr. Charles David Hightower, and get some health…
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Juneau Bar Association offers free legal aid
Scott Burton hosts on Thursday, January 17, 2018. Members of the Juneau Bar Association will outline their free legal aid sessions on Monday. We’ll learn more about Spruce Root—a Native-led community development organization for Southeast Alaskans. UAS’s Seanna O’Sullivan will give us an update about endowments and scholarships, Below is the “The Flying University” documentary…
Mind Over Matter: January 14, 2019
Dr. Elaine Schroeder talks with guest Sarah Lewis about Health Matters, a diabetes-prevention program offered by Bartlett Regional Hospital.
Women’s March for social progress
Sheli DeLaney hosts on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. On Wednesday, we’ll meet organizers of Saturday’s Women’s March for social progress. Joy Lion will tell us about AEYC’s Early Leaning Symposium. And we’ll get a preview of the cuisine, events and music involved with this year’s Seafood Fest. Interview with Trish Turner Custard and Nancy Keen,…
The music of Khu.éex’
Sheli DeLaney hosts on Tuesday, January 15, 2018. On Tuesday’s show we’ll meet Preston Singletary of the music group Khu.éex’ and preview their Juneau concert. We’ll learn about Juneau-Douglas High School’s recently adopted name, and get an update on Juneau’s tango scene. Interview with Preston Singletary Here is a 2015 KTOO interview with Singletary that…
How a mischievous Home Depot surveyor turned this hill into guerrilla art
Theodolites, semaphore, trigonometry and some “Big Lebowski” references — everything you wanted to know about the peace sign and a few things you didn’t.
Call for local poetry
Scott Burton hosts on Monday, January 14, 2018. Ceann Murphy of the Poetry Omnibus program will tell us how to get our poems on city buses. (Click here for a KTOO story about the program). Folks from the Learning Disabilities Association of Alaska will teach us about Landmark College — a school for people who…
The art of coffee
Andy Kline hosts on Friday, January 11, 2018. We’ll get to know coffee roaster David Thomas and learn about the art of brewing for Foodie Friday. Hydrologist Christian Keinholz will preview his Friday night Fireside lecture about Suicide Basin, water accumulation, and outburst flooding. And we’ll hear about spring class opportunities at UAS’s Career…
Jewish Film Festival features ‘Wrestling Jerusalem’
Scott Burton hosts on Thursday, January 10, 2018. The Gold Town Theater, Congregation Sukkat Shalom, and actor and filmmaker Aaron Davidman will preview Juneau’s Jewish Film Festival and his movie “Wrestling Jerusalem.” Part One of the interview: Part Two of the interview: Click here for a 2016 KTOO story about Davidman’s play “Wrestling Jerusalem.” Organizers…
Blood bank donation office opens in Juneau
Sheli DeLaney hosts on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. On Wednesday, we’ll speak with the Blood Bank of Alaska about the new donation office in the valley. The Juneau Jumpers will preview their Saturday performance, and the Southeast Alaska Friends of Montessori will preview upcoming forums and trainings for prospective teachers. That’s Juneau Afternoon on Wednesday:…