You Really Can See Russia From Here with Josie Stiles - TAS #24
The Alaska Show
This week on The Alaska Show Podcast Emily and Alex sit down with Josie Stiles. Josie spent her childhood in Anchorage and Unalakleet, and moved to Nome as a young adult where she has contributed to the area VPSO program, the Nome and State Arts Councils, and tourism in Nome.
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You Can Do Surgery Anywhere with Doc Sayer - TAS #23
The Alaska Show
We sit down with surgeon Doc Sayer and gold miner Emily Riedel in Nome. Doc is 82 and has been doing general surgery across Alaska for 50 years. He's asurgeon from a bygone era - performing everything from brain surgery to heart surgery - performing procedures in homes with his wife and nursing assistant Frankie and sometimes taking payment in the form of game meat instead of cash. In addition to being a medical pioneer in the state of Alaska, Doc has been a gold miner for 40 years.
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Advice from a Real Alaskan Gold Miner with Augie Krutsch - TAS #22
The Alaska Show
This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I talk to Augie Krutsch, the owner of AKAU Alaska Gold Mining Adventure Camp in Nome, Alaska, and Emily Riedel, Bering Sea gold dredger - to talk gold mining in Nome. Augie's family has been mining since the 1930s - and he paints a picture of the history of the place and his adventures in placer mining. Augie tells me how to win the mining game and why he doesn't care when guests walk out with 5 oz nuggets they find on his claim.
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Boy from the Bush Wins an Emmy with Ben Staley - TAS #21
The Alaska Show
This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I talk to Ben Staley - born and bred Alaskan, filmmaker, TV producer, and Emmy award winner. Ben tells me about growing up off-the-grid, getting his start in Hollywood, creating a documentary about F/V Starbound, stories from his time working on Deadliest Catch, and how to get your start in the entertainment business as a creative.
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Flying From Imperial Africa to Alaska with Andrew Smallwood - TAS #20
The Alaska Show
This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I speak to Andrew Smallwood, pilot and fisherman/owner of the Celtic Cross seiner in Cordova. Andrew tells me about his childhood on a coffee farm in Kenya, apartheid South Africa, being the personal pilot of the King of Lisotho, coming to Alaska, the events that have had huge impacts on Prince William Sound fisheries, and the future of seining.
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Alaskan Brewing Co with Geoff Larson - TAS #19
The Alaska Show
This week I sit down with Geoff Larson, co-founder of Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska. Geoff and I talk trends in hard seltzer and beer, brewing Alaskan flavors into beer, how being off the road system forced him to innovate the brewing process, and what the beer shelves will look like in 15 years.
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TheAlaskaLife.com with Kyle Moffat - TAS #18
The Alaska Show
This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I sit down with Kyle Moffat, the founder of The Alaska Life social media platform and www.TheAlaskaLife.com. We talk about our shared experiences starting a content business, how he built the largest social media platform in the state, his advice for people trying to start a similar business, growing up in the interior, and where to visit to get the quintessential Alaska experience.
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Alaska's Future Blue Economy with Justin Sternberg - TAS #17
The Alaska Show
This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I talk to Alaska Ocean Cluster Program Manager Justin Sternberg. Justin and I talk about the future of Alaska's economy - which he believes involves a higher utilization of the seafood catch in processing, mariculture, and developing new products from Alaska's underexplored coastal resources.
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Alaska's Largest Oyster Farm with Weatherly Bates - TAS #16
The Alaska Show
This week I talk to Weatherly Bates, cofounder of Glacier Point Oyster Farm in Halibut Cove, Alaska. Weatherly and her husband have created a nationally-recognized product and turned their farm into the largest commercial oyster and mussel operation in Alaska. We talk about the challenges of shellfish farming, the oyster market, how Covid forced them to pivot locally, and the time She shot a bear nine months pregnant.
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Commish of ADFG with Douglas Vincent-Lang - TAS #15
The Alaska Show
This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I sit down with Commissioner of Alaska Department of Fish and Game Douglas Vincent-Lang. Doug and I discuss how many bears should be on the Kenai Peninsula, the state's relationship with the federal government, subsistence, and raising the next generation of hunters and fishermen.
info_outlineYes, you read that correctly. The Alaska Show has interns. Four of them, to be exact.
Harrison, Kobe, Fleet and Nisarg, all sophomores (and friends) at UNC Chapel Hill came up to Alaska for their spring breaks this year to create content for The Alaska Show. They went on the adventure of a lifetime starting in Anchorage to see the start of the Iditarod, then to adventures in Girdwood, and snow machining and fishing in Homer.
On this special episode we catch up with them on the last day of their trip. Alex and JJ talk about how they ended up in Alaska and we dive deep on topics like the value of a college education, how the job market is changing, Alaskan vs Lower 48 values, and how there's no career road map for young people anymore.
Meet the interns:
Nisarg Shah @nisargshah36
Fleet Wilson @fleetwilson
Harrison Lewis @hlewis99
Kobe Roseman @koberoseman
Find us at www.TheAKShow.com, @AlaskaShow on Instagram, @TheAlaskaShow on FB, or find Alex and JJ on Instagram @AlexanderTrokey and @JCoe_Photographer
Show Notes
Intro - how they got here
Alaska in the winter as a tourist vs a local
When modern values come into conflict with old-school Alaskan traditions - Iditarod/dog sled racing, commercial fishing, big game hunting
Is The Alaska Show journalism? How journalism is changing with new technology and outlets.
Everyone needs to make content. People are making money with IG accounts and becoming “influencers” on social media, and there is no roadmap for it.
Career paths are changing so quickly - can college education keep up? What’s the value of college in today’s age?
The value of learning.