Flyball Champions!

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Holly Evans, founder of the Glacier Shakers Flyball Club, joins us to share her journey from not knowing anything about flyball, to forming a club and going on to win a national championship! Flyball pals of ours and Holly's from Dallas, TX, Cindy Dalton and Michael Borts join us. For more information about the Glacier Shakers visit their website.

Talk about fast, check out this Youtube clip!

https://youtu.be/6CjFOLLsseg

Plus, we pull out a gold nugget interview from 2015 with Maija Dogget with Dogs Gone Wild to add to the fun! 

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Potter Marsh-Nature's Oasis

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Our Science Guy, Dr. Gordon Snyder, is restoring 55 acres of his farm back to its original wetland state. He's using Potter Marsh in Anchorage as a model of what it can become. Check out his website.

He joins Potter Marsh Refuge Host, John Mattox, to talk wetlands, wildlife and the value wetlands bring to our community. 

Plus, we have a Tall Alaska Tale!

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Tall Alaska Tale

Is this the truth or a no good lyin' through your tooth Tall Alaska Tale?!

Memorial Day 2025

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Our guests, Jessy Lakin was deployed to Iraq. Jamaal Clark served in Afghanistan. Ed Koonz served in Korea and his wife, Brenda, was in the Navy. While we honor those that have fallen, these interviews with veterans while they are alive make us realize just how great the loss.

To our veterans- THANK YOU! 

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Aviation Open House at Merrill Field!

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Meet Earl Malpass, the new Merrill Field Airport Manager, talks about Merrill Field's upcoming open house celebration packed with activities, airplanes, motorcycles, displays, food trucks and much more! Saturday, May 31, 2025: https://shorturl.at/zy6jb. 

Earl also shares the economic impact Merrill Field brings to the municipality and the State and as well as other Merrill Field news. Impressive! Speaking of impressive, check out the University of Alaska Anchorage's Aviation Technology Center! It's North to the future!

Joining Earl is Rob Stapleton, a well-known pilot, aviation photographer and has tons of incredible Alaska tales. Check out our podcast! 

Walt Disney Filmmaker - Bill Bacon!

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Gold Nugget Saturdays feature interview nuggets from the past. Like this interview with filmmaker, Bill Bacon, who worked for Walt Disney for 20 years as a nature/wildlife filmmaker. Millions of kids grew up on Bill's films. In 2011, filmmaker, Bill Bacon, joined us to share stories about Disney and coming to Alaska! Also, Steve Rychetnik from SprocketHeads joined us!

https://shorturl.at/GxB7L

Dr. Gordon Snyder: Gray Whales, Beavers & Hummingbirds!

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Our Science Guy, Dr. Gordon Snyder, makes science fun and helps us appreciate our world a little more. What do gray whales, beavers and hummingbirds have in common? Wetlands, where life begins according to Dr. Gordon Snyder, one of the foremost authorities on water. Shown is an aerial view of 55 acres from Gordon's farm he's restoring back to a wetland. And teaches us its value through wildlife so different yet so connected! Get ready to learn and have fun!

RVs and Earthquakes

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Buying An RV? Meet Liz Amazing!

An RV consumer advocate, Liz Amazing is dedicated to supporting and educating the RV consumer. 

If you're RV shopping -STOP - listen to our interview with Liz and visit Liz Amazing's YouTube channel

1964 Alaska Earthquake- Part 2

Friends share their experience going through the 2nd largest earthquake March 27,1964, Good Friday, at 5:36 pm.

Tim Sullivan Sr., Mike Janocek and Dana Stabenow share first hand accounts!

The Alaska 1964 Earthquake!

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Today's show is a tradition homage to the 9.2 Good Friday Alaska Earthquake. The picture is a short book Mary Daugherty penned about her experience being in JC Penney's downtown Anchorage. She shares her story in this podcast along with others, including broadcast legend, Herb Shaindlin!

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Mike Gordon the Naked Alaskan!

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Naked Alaskan: The Rest of The Stories is Mike Gordon's 3rd book that completes an adventurous memoir trilogy including capturing a time in Alaska's history when money was flowing from the Alaska Pipeline to catapult a 1500 square foot shotgun bar into a world-renowned rustic saloon, Chilkoot Charlie's.

His first two books, Learning the Ropes and Dagnabit!, are focused on those times, while his third book, like the title says, fills in the rest of the stories. You'll find those on our Big Alaska Show Book Review Section.

Hear our interview with Mike Gordon.

Iditarod and 1925 Serum Run!

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Steve levi

The Iditarod commemorates the 1925 Serum Run that saved Nome from an outbreak of diphtheria. Author/Historian/Humorist, Steve Levy, gives us a lesson in history - and makes it fun! 

Visit the Big Alaska Show Book Review Section and check out Steve Levy's book about the Gold Rush:

Steve Levi makes the Alaska Gold Rush(es) come alive and makes you glad you weren’t there! Fortunately, we have Steve’s book, The Human Face of the Alaska Gold Rush

The Human Face of The Alaska Gold Rush by Steve LeviSteve Levi Author Page — The Big Alaska Show


Teacher on the Trail!

The Iditarod Education Outreach is something we champion. The 2019 Teacher on the Trail, Brian Hickox, joined us to share what it's like to become the TOT and what it took to get the highly coveted position.

Listen to the fun podcast!

Steve Levi Time Stamp 5:55

Brian Hickox Time Stamp 28:42

Iditarod Teachers on the Trail!

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Iditarod Teachers on the Trail! 

The Iditarod Teacher on the Trail is an excellent educational outreach program featuring educators using the Iditarod in their classroom lessons https://iditarod.com/edu/.  Last year during the TOT 25th Anniversary, some former Teacher's on the Trail joined us. Some of those educators were back for this year's TOT and we had to a chance to catch up with these friends!

Teacher on the Trail Time stamp 11:47

Odom Party!

The Iditarod is a great event for friends gathering, meeting new friends and having fun. Co-host, Mike Ford, visited our friends at the Odom Corporation who throw a traditional Iditarod party every year for employees, family and friends. 

Odom Party Time stamp 5:37



Tall Alaska Tale!

Colonel Norman Vaughn's legacy with the Iditarod is epic. And so was his life, living to be 100 and including having made two expeditions to the South Pole with Admiral Byrd 1928-1930. Here is one of his tales. Is this the truth or a no good, lyin' through your tooth Tall Alaska Tale?!

Tall AK Tale Time Stamp 44:11

The First Iditarod 1973

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The First Iditarod 1973

Rod Perry was in the first Iditarod in 1973 and shares his account of a very different time! Talk about history, check out our Tall Alaska Tale about Norman Vaughn!

Lord Trapper Bob, Mike Ford, Beth Helgeson

The 2nd Annual Fur Trapper Crapper Award!

The outhouse race team that comes in last at the Rondy Outhouse receives the highly coveted Big Alaska Show Fur Trapper Crapper Award! This year's recipient - the Ass Blasters!

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Fur Rondy / Iditarod Action!

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No snow means a change of plans for the Fur Rondy and the Iditarod. One thing hasn't changed - FUN! 

Mike Ford updates us on the revised World Championship Dog Sled Races. We look back at last year's recipient of the Fur Trapper Crapper Award outhouse last place team. And former Tacher on the Trail, Julie Westrich, joins us!

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Fur Rondy Fun!

April Powers, Beth Helgeson and Trill Gates join us to talk about the Fur Rondy and get us ready for an action-packed 2025 Rondy! Get your Rondy Guide at www.furrondy.net. 

Plus, we have Big Alaska Show Guest Tourists from Minnesota and North Dakota sample and review our Big Alaska Show Blend coffee and then play a Tall Alaska Tale!

Big Alaska Show Blend Taste Test!

Our Big Alaska Show Guest Tourists from Minnesota and North Dakota, Larry, Lynn, Deb and Mike sampled our Big Alaska Show Blend and here is their review!

Tall Alaska Tale! 

Our Guest Tourists also joined us for a Tall Alaska Tale to see if they thought it was the truth or a no good, lyin' through your tooth Tall Alaska Tale!

Book Review Fun!

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Catching up with Lolo Paige and Stan Jones is always a hoot!

Today we hear about their upcoming works to add to their books on our Book Review Section.

Lolo pens wildfire romance novels and whimsical sidetracks like Cupid's Kerfuffle.






Stan writes a series of Nathan Active mysteries and today shares a peek into his upcoming Slab City project.

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Denali Tales!

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Denali translates to "The Great One". Today's show features two books and their authors with Denali as their subject. Former editor of Alaska Magazine, Andy Hall, talks about his book, Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak. 

Then, Mike Gordon talks about his book, Learning the Ropes: An Alaskan Memoir.   

We even have two Tall Alaska Tales in today's show! Check out this fun podcast!

Polar Bear Jump, Bluegrass and Birthday!

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Whew! What a packed show! The Polar Bear Jump Off Awards Ceremony with a live audience! Anchorage Folk Festival headliner, AJ Lee and Blue Summit! Alex the Roaster! Happy Birthday tribute to Alaska's Travel Guru, Scott McMurren!  PLUS - we did our show live and the wheels came off!

Listen to the full podcast.

Polar Bear Jump Off Awards Ceremony

Recorded in Seward, AK, 1/18/25

AJ Lee & Blue Summit Interview

Anchorage Folk Festival headliner!

Meet Alex the Roaster!

We have coffee - Big Alaska Show Blend!

Order now at Cold Snap Coffee

Toe-Tappin' Folk Festival Fun!

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AJ Lee & Blue Summit headline the Anchorage Folk Festival. If you like bluegrass, tight harmonies and smokin' hot pickin' - don't miss their performance! Btw, the Anchorage Folk Festival is packed with local music acts. Check out these links to the festival and a taste of AJ Lee & Blue Summit!

Anchorage Folk Festival

AJ LEE & Blue Summit tidbits

Cumberland Blues (Grateful Dead - Really?!)

Harvest Moon with Brothers Comatose

Plus, hear my interview with AJ Lee!

19th Anniversary Show!

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Co-host, Mike Ford, and I get to celebrate going into our 19th season and looking back at just a fraction of the amazing and fun people we've met along the way. And it all started in a liquor closet at the Breeze Inn because there was no electrical outlet for our equipment! We were rushed into a liquor room with a landline, cases of scotch stacked for chairs for our guests, made it on time and the rest is history! Join us for our fun podcast!