Talk of Alaska: The Ted Stevens Legacy
Tue, August 5, 2008
Whether they loved him or hated him, Alaskans felt the indictment of their senior Senator like a punch in the gut. Ted Stevens’ legacy is large and undeniable — he may be the single most influential Alaskan of the past half century. Can you imagine what Alaska would be like, had there been no Ted Stevens?
Join us in defining the Stevens legacy — positive and negative — on this week’s Talk of Alaska.
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Talk of Alaska: Dave Cuddy, Republican U.S. Senate Candidate
Tue, July 29, 2008
Banner image from Dave Cuddy’s election web site at davecuddy.com
Ted Stevens and Don Young are thought to be more vulnerable politically than ever before and they both face opponents in the upcoming statewide primary. This is your chance to pose questions to Dave Cuddy, who took on Stevens 12 years ago and got 27% of the vote. Cuddy is again running for the Stevens seat in the U.S. Senate and will appear on the primary ballot next month.
NOTE: This program was scheduled before Ted Stevens was indicted on seven counts for “making false statements,” and broadcast during the U.S. Department of Justice announcement of the felony indictment.
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Talk of Alaska: New Russian Media
Tue, July 22, 2008
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, people in Russia have had to rethink how they approach the news media. The resulting system has incorporated elements from many different places — sometimes it looks like the BBC and sometimes it looks like Fox. Our guests are two young Russian journalists who are visiting Alaska. They tell us about the rapid changes in Russian media — and take your calls.
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Talk of Alaska: Youth and Politics
Tue, July 15, 2008
Young people out to change things often find themselves ignored — until they organize. And these days that’s exactly what they’re doing. Decision makers who say they support political activism by the young may find that belief tested as the Internet gives new power to organizing youth. We chat with four young Alaskans organizing for political action and take your calls statewide.
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Talk of Alaska: IUU Fishing
Tue, July 8, 2008
Fish know no boundaries, and international law is slow to respond to emerging fish conservation issues. The marketplace works a lot faster. This week on Talk of Alaska we discuss what’s going on in Russian waters and in European fish markets and how they’re intricately related.
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Talk of Alaska: Summer Reading
Tue, July 1, 2008
Is there a book you plan to read this summer? Or maybe there’s a book you think other Alaskans ought to read? This week on Talk of Alaska we dig into Summer Reading — the books that matter, the books that take you away, the books that make a difference in your life. Join us for a statewide summer library of the air.
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Talk of Alaska: Energy Assistance
Tue, June 24, 2008
What is the best investment for energy assistance? The high price of oil is filling state coffers while causing pain in rural Alaska. Nearly everyone agrees the state should help, but the Legislature has to decide exactly how. Meanwhile there’s a new energy efficiency program — already approved and funded — helping Alaskans to cut back on energy consumption around the home. Talk of Alaska’s got energy on the mind in this week’s statewide conversation.
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Talk of Alaska: The Future of Transportation
Tue, June 17, 2008
Would a commuter rail line make more sense than a bridge to move people between Anchorage and points north? Has the time come for buses and vans in Alaska’s villages? Adding transportation to the state fuel cost relief program is our subject this week on Talk of Alaska.
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Talk of Alaska: Work in Alaska
Tue, June 10, 2008
Is work really tougher in Alaska? Cable television’s “The Deadliest Catch” has been followed by such shows as “Ice Road Truckers,” and “Axe-Men.” And now there’s “Tougher in Alaska,” hosted by public radio’s Geo Beach, on the History Channel. He’s our guest this week as we talk about work on the Last Frontier.
Talk of Alaska: Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill
Tue, June 3, 2008
The U.S. Senate is about to decide whether to cap the nation’s carbon emissions and allow the trading of carbon credits. If the bill passes, it will be the first national step toward a carbon economy. The Lieberman-Warner bill will be on the Senate floor and it’s the subject of this week’s Talk of Alaska.
Talk of Alaska: AGIA Heads to the Legislature
Tue, May 27, 2008
The Alaska Legislature goes into special session next month to consider the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) bid by TransCanada. This week we discuss AGIA, TransCanada and the Governor’s role in pressing for the gasline with the prime mover behind the AGIA strategy: Marty Rutherford.
Talk of Alaska: Broken Government
Tue, May 20, 2008
This week we chat with the author of bestselling book “Worse Than Watergate” — John Dean, legal counsel to Richard Nixon, whose testimony began the famed Watergate hearings in the U.S. Senate more than 30 years ago. Dean has a new book out: “Broken Government.” He’s also giving a keynote speech in Anchorage this weekend.
Talk of Alaska: Digital TV on the Last Frontier
Tue, May 13, 2008
Wireless communications usage is growing rapidly and that means a big change for broadcast television is in the works. Traditional over-the-air TV broadcasting is set for a major change in February 2009 as TV goes digital across the country. However, Alaska — as with so many things — is a special case, as the urban parts of Alaska go digital on schedule and the rural parts go digital some undetermined time in the future.
This week we chat with digital television (DTV) experts and share their knowledge of converter boxes, digital signals, channel changes and more. Are you prepared for the digital transition?
RELATED SITES:
- DTVanswers.com (National Association of Broadcasters)
- dtv2009.gov (converter box coupon program)
- dtvtransition.org and dtv.gov (FCC)
- consumerreports.org/dtv (Consumers Union / Consumer Reports)
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- DTV at PBS
Talk of Alaska: International Polar Year (Polarpalooza!)
Tue, May 6, 2008
Scientists will be all over the Arctic this summer — partly because of last year’s record withdrawl of sea ice and partly because it’s the International Polar Year (IPY). This week, there’s even a scientific road show in Alaska, called “Polarpalooza.” Join us as we learn more about this year’s polar research.
RELATED STORIES:
- Polar sea ice retreat to affect Alaska’s oceans (4 Oct 2007)
- 2007 polar ice retreat documented in remarkable new animation (17 Oct 2007)
- Web Extra: Summer 2007 polar sea ice animation (17 Oct 2007)
Talk of Alaska: Renewable Energy for Alaska
Tue, April 29, 2008
While rising oil prices are putting the squeeze on the rest of the country, they also gave Alaska a hefty budget surplus. But that’s not much comfort for the state’s villages, where fuel costs have hit so hard that some people just can’t make it economically any more. This week on Talk of Alaska we sat down with Steve Haagenson, Alaska’s new state energy director. He’s about to launch a series of meetings around the state and started by chatting with us and callers statewide.
Talk of Alaska: Statehood
Tue, April 22, 2008
The Alaska Statehood Act was signed in 1959, but the critical decisions that made statehood a reality came the year before — fifty years ago. Even though the Kenai oil boom had begun, opponents of statehood said Alaska wouldn’t be able to pay its own way. But it did - just barely.
This week on Talk of Alaska we look back to 1958 with a history professor and a respected man that participated in the Constitutional Convention as the May 28th anniversary of the U.S. House vote that made Alaska the 49th state approaches.
Talk of Alaska: Engaging Muslims
Tue, April 15, 2008
This week on Talk of Alaska we chat with Alaska Pacific University’s Engaging Muslims project coordinator — Dr. Regina Boisclair — about the project and about issues related to the interaction of America and the Islamic world.
Topics include why APU wanted to develop the project and its goals, Islamic concepts (including jihad) and issues of religious extremism and terrorism.
NOTE: The intended guest, John Esposito, was unable to join us as planned.
Talk of Alaska: Approaching AGIA
Tue, April 8, 2008
The Governor has called for a special legislative session on the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) this spring and is sharing two members of her gas line team with us to help get the public prepared for the upcoming deliberations on this huge public construction project. The winning bidder is a Canadian company (TransCanada) and the traditional petroleum producers on the North Slope have made no commitments to ship the gas. Things are beginning to get tense.
The Palin Administration will release its findings on the proposed natural gas pipeline through Canada on May 19, and they’ll also explore the counter-proposed in-state pipeline terminating in a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plant at Valdez. There will be a whirwind series of meetings before a special legislative session in early June. Today on on Talk of Alaska, Alaskans have a chance to look inside the process, featuring two members of the Governor’s gas line team. It’s the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) once again, with callers and commenters statewide.
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