Nuggets: A conversation with Darrell and Judy Bowersox
Host Carol Lincoln talks to Darrell and Judy Bowersox about their years in Alaska, from the 1960s, when they lived in Anchorage (and weathered the Good Friday Earthquake), through the
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Nuggets: Dance takes off in Talkeetna
Dance: Ballet, swing, African, formal…the opportunities to move your feet have grown enormously over the past year in Talkeetna. Host Emily LaPorte explores this surge of interest in dance
Nuggets: Frank Norris and the history of Denali National Park
The National Park Service has just released the second volume of a new administrative history of Denali National Park and Preserve. Host Charlie Loeb talks with the book’s author –
Nuggets: Denali Arts Council, past, present, future
Host Laura Wright talks to Denali Arts Council representatives Joe Page and Nick Condon for a look at the organization’s evolution since the 1980’s, what it looks like now, and
Nuggets: Denali/McKinley-What's in a name?
Host Sue Deyoe tackles a mountainous question…what should the Great One be called? Mount McKinley or Denali…the history of the Big Name Debate. We hear from Frank Norris, Pete Martin,
Nuggets: Tom Waite and the civil rights movement
Local Talkeetna resident and musician Tom Waite talks about his personal involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement in the early 1960’s. He also performs a
Nuggets: Rose and Gene Jenne and early days in Talkeetna
Rose and Gene Jenne worked at a platinum mine in Good News Bay during the 50’s and 60’s, and then ran a gas station and laundromat in downtown Talkeetna for
Nuggets: Beyond bake sales - getting to know the PTA
If you think of the PTA as an organization that primarily hosts fundraising events to raise extra money for school supplies, you might be surprised to discover it’s real purpose.
Nuggets: 50 years of statehood
Nuggets Host Holly Stinson hosts a Nugget celebrating the 50th anniversary of Alaska Statehood. What was it like in the territory? Local residents discuss what the change to statehood 50