Every organization in Juneau has had to chart a new course after the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those involving young people. On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at how some groups plan to re-emerge from the COVID crisis. Some of the highlights: Two UAS student leaders reflect on how college life has changed. Guests: Kali Spencer…
Rhonda McBride
Mars Rover: Behind the scenes with an engineer
Steven “Scott” McClure is a Sealaska and Goldbelt shareholder with a story to tell. He’s currently a radiation project manager for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Europa Clipper Mission. He also worked on the Mars Perseverance Rover. Join KTOO’s Rhonda McBride on Monday’s Juneau Afternoon for a conversation with McClure about the Rover —…
Champion of the Buffalo Soldiers: Shelton Johnson
Does the name Shelton Johnson sound familiar? Maybe you saw him in the PBS series on national parks. Ken Burns had him in every episode. He also got Oprah to go camping at Yosemite. As an African American, Johnson is passionate about making parks accessible to all Americans, something he’ll talk about in this Friday’s…
Black History Month: Test your knowledge about Black inventors.
George Washington Carver is well known for inventing hundreds of products from the humble peanut — not just peanut butter, but flour, paste, insulation — even shaving cream and skin lotion. But there are fourteen other inventors the Black Awareness Association of Juneau wants to celebrate as part of Black History month, inventors you probably…
Titus Andronicus: Perseverance Theatre brings a Shakespearean horror story to life
It’s only a reading of the play, Titus Andronicus — so you’ll have to see this dark Shakespearean tale, worthy of a Steven King horror film, play out in your mind’s eye. On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a preview of this latest Perseverance Theatre production, known as Shakespeare’s bloodiest play. Guests: Leslie Ishii, Irene Martinko and…
Celebrating Elizabeth Peratrovich
February 16th is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, in celebration of an Alaska Native civil rights activist, instrumental in the passage of a landmark anti-discrimination bill in 1945. On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, we ask the question: What made this Tlingit woman the right person, at the right time, to change the course of history? Diane Benson wrote…