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Perry Alexander returns to update us on the recovery of Asheville, NC from Hurricane Helene. Our science guy, Dr. Gordon Snyder, joins in with insights and how they apply to us here in Alaska.
Check out these before and after photos.
Water Treatment System returns to UNC Asheville Campus:
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Annette Vrolyk with the American Cancer Society and broadcast veteran, John Thiompson, join us to talk about the 40th Anniversary for the Polar Bear Jump Off in Seward. John and Uncle Steve will be MC-ing the January 18th event.
Plus, we talked about John's broadcast career and even have a Tall Alaska Tale!
Polar Bear Jump Off 2025 Information:
https://www.seward.com/event/seward-polar-bear-jump/113/
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Veteran's Day Encore!
Alaska's BIG on our veterans! So big, we believe Veteran's Day deserves an encore! Veteran Jessy Lakin shares a slice of his military experience and now helps veterans through Alaska Warrior Partnership. Check out the full podcast!
Anchorage Folk Festival Sneak Peek!
Board member and sound engineer, Lucy Peckham, fills us in on the 36th Anniversary Anchorage Folk Festival, including headline acts, AJ Lee & Blue Summit and Corey Ledet Zydeco. Plus to promote an AFF fundraiser - two great flicks:
https://anchoragefolkfestival.org/2025-festival-information/2024-film-double-feature/.
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Dr. Paisley - Shoulder Surgeon Nerd!
Meet Dr. Kevin Paisley, an award winning orthopedic surgeon who performed shoulder surgery on Mike Ford's wife. Mike was so impressed with the personal care before, during and after, we had to have him on! Got shoulder pain? Visit Dr. Kevin Paisley at www.akshoulder.com! Check this fun podcast out!
Commercial Fishing Chatter
Rick Rydell Green, Commissioner of Commercial Fisheries Entry, and our Deadliest Catch Mythbuster, Mike Ferris, talk commercial fishing!
To hear commercial fishing chatter only begin at timestamp 19:00
Our guests, Perry Alexander and Dr. Gordon Snyder, don't live in Alaska, but their impact has been seen and heard in Alaska. Perry helps us with commercials, videos and other production works. Gordon is our Science Guy and covers all sorts of science about animals, wetlands and our environment. Perry lives just outside Asheville, NC that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene. Perry and Gordon joined us to discuss this devastating hydrologic event and lessons we can learn from it.
Our Deadliest Catch Myth Buster, Mike Ferris, joins us to catch up on his commercial fishing exploits. Mike covers some of the finer tricks of the trade that only an over 3 decades old commercial fisher skipper would know. Plus, a special birthday tribute and a Tall Alaska Tale!
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Pipeline Vocal Project!
Founder and the creative driving force behind Pipeline Vocal Project, Lisa Hawkins, joins us to share this trio's inspirational, fun journey in the contemporary a cappella scene.
To follow PVP visit www.pipelinevocalproject.com.
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Once again our Alaska Biker Women join us to share stories and laughs of their riding season and other activities. Not only do they ride for fun, they ride to raise money and awareness.
As you'll hear in this fun podcast, they do so much for their community! A big shoutout to ABATE (Alaska Bikers Advocating Training and Education- visit www.learntoridealaska.com) and all they do!
Pictures provided by Kat-Sowa-Lapinskas and Louise L. Crago
Hayes Family
Longtime hunting and fishing enthusiasts, Matt, Rusty and Kay Hayes joined us for a fun hour of outdoor adventure laughs and a hair raising bear encounter that was anything but funny at the time! Check out our fun podcast!
Alaska commercial fishing is dangerous! Mike Ferris and son, Curtis Ferris, talk about this year's commercial fishing season! Boat problems and life threatening close calls make for a spirited interview with this crew! I'm a rookie who's been seasick once - that was enough!
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Alaska State Fair 2024\ Credit: Amy Stripling
Lies, lies and more lies! Co-host, Mike Ford, and I tell Tall Alaska Tales as we prepare for our Big Alaska Show Tall Alaska Tale Off. That's where you tell the tale - we're bored with ours! And here's a little spoiler alert ... we'll have prizes! (That we're still eligible to win!)
Plus, we threw in a clip from the week before with Chad Carpenter, hence this week our sign was given priority! Check out our podcast and have some fun!
Tundra Comics Fun!
Tundra Comics (www.tundracomics.com) creator, Chad Carpenter, joins us to remind us he will be at the Alaska State Fair in his little booth selling his wonderful cartoon wares. We ignored those and went right for the toilet humor! Race to the Outhouse - the board game that becomes a reality series the older you get! Chad's career is closing in on 35 years and going strong - and we're laughing with him all the way! Check out the fun podcast!
Photo provided by Doug Capra
Alaska Nellie came to Seward, AK in 2015 and became legend is not an overstatement. Alaska Nellie was smart, refined and rugged as any seasoned sourdough. Fresh off a lecturer to the historical society, author, historian and lecturer, Doug Capra, joins us to talk about Alaska Nellie!
You can find Doug's book The Spaces Between in our Book Review Section. Check out today's podcast with Doug Capra!
Broadcast has played an important part in Alaska's history. It has helped keep Alaskans connected within and outside the state. Women broadcasters hold a special place in that history that was more male driven. Camille Conte has been a shining light and made her mark in that history.
She joins us to reflect on her career. Listen to our fun podcast with Camille!
We visit our Science Guy, Dr. Gordon Snyder, to talk gray whales, beavers and hummingbirds .- Hummingbirds in Alaska?! Gordon helps us appreciate Alaska even more with his interesting science tidbits! Plus, we even tried to stump him with a Tall Alaska Tale!
Author, educator and mother, Kim Rich, joined us for our 2nd live show in 4 years!
She attended an event at The Writer's Block https://www.facebook.com/WritersBlockBookstore in Spenard to support her friend and author, Monica Hall (Practically Still a Virgin).
You can find Kim's books, Johnny's Girl and A Normal Life on our Big Alaska Show Book Review Section:
Broadcast has played an important role keeping Alaskans connected inside and outside the State.
For two years our guest, David Allgood, has informed and entertained Alaskans with his popular feature "All Good News" that highlights everyday citizens and the good news they provide their community. As Dave says, "Everyone has a story, what's yours?" https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/authors/DaveAllgood/
So, what about Dave? A guy who's been a football player, cheerleader, flight attendant, commercial fisherman for 5 years in Alaska and 25 years in broadcast - What's his story?
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Our 21 day trip via RV from Texas to Alaska lacked connectivity. So we went to our gold mine cache of shows and pulled out this Father's Day classic!
We brought out this past classic podcast while we were driving our RV from Texas to Alaska!
We honor our veterans, especially our young veterans in today's show.
Veteran Jessy Lakin, Program Lead for Alaska Warrior Partnership, joins us to talk about services for veterans and families, and the fight against the suicide epidemic in our military.
www.alaskawarriorpartnership.org
We also feature a part of his military career in Iraq.
We even have a Tall AlaskaTale! A history of the Alaska State bird - who knew!
Photo credit: Catherine DIehl-robbins
Plus, get a sneak peek of our new adventure and feature: an RV! Stay tuned!
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It means something extra when Kim Carlson has attendst he annual Polar Bear Jump Off in Seward, AK, as she has done for ten years—raising tens of thousands of dollars. She has dedicated her jumps, first to her mother, who was lost to cancer, and subsequently to other victims and their families.
It was a packed house and a packed show of fun! Alaskans and Texans- in the same room! Only on the Big Alaska Show can such a combination co-exist in the same room.
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