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Summer time means a lot of different things in Alaska. Camping, fishing, hiking and for many it also means live music. On this episode I’m talking to two Anchorage musicians that you might see at a show this summer.
Pepper Kit is a local singer-songwriter and one of the folks behind the popular Girl Crush events.
Travis Carbaugh is a guitarist that has played in a number of top local bands. He is currently playing in the band Red Flags and working on a couple of metal projects.
https://www.facebook.com/travis.carbaugh
https://www.facebook.com/theredflagsak
@ theredflags.ak
https://www.pepperkitmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/pepperkitmusic
@ pepperkitmusic
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https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC
@AnchorageUTC
Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
BTS: 31 – The Alaska Myth w/ Kaitlin Armstrong
May 26, 2025
Alaskans are serious about who is a real Alaskan and who isn’t. The pursuit of understanding who is a real Alaskan is more often than not tied to a Frontier mentality and the legend that has been created around the 49th State.
The mythology of Alaska is the topic of the award-winning podcast The Alaska Myth. On this episode we talk with Kaitlin Armstrong the host & executive producer of The Alaska Myth.
https://www.thealaskamyth.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thealaskamyth
@thealaskamyth
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@AnchorageUTC
Monday May 19, 2025
Monday May 19, 2025
The Dashboard Diaries #1: Greenville, SC
May 19, 2025
Alaska feels a bit removed from the rest of the United States because it is separated from the contiguous 48 states by a minimum of 500 mile. Anchorage is even further away. That distance can leave residents not only distinct and different, but often detached.
It can be hard for Alaskans to feel connected to the rest of the country. I recently went on a nearly coast to coast drive with my daughter and her family as they moved from South Carolina to Washington State. As we drove 500-mile days for a week a few connections between places on our drive and my home city of Anchorage emerged.
During this four-part mini-series we will connect with Anchorage’s soul through her history, stories, and people by connecting to four places along the road from our drive across this vast land of ours.
Welcome to the Dashboard Diaries a special four-part mini-series brought to you by the AnchorED City Podcast.
On this episode we consider a surprising connection between Greenville, SC and Anchorage.
https://greaterfriendshipbaptist.org
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Theme Music by Tech Oasis from Pixabay
Resources Used To Make This Episode:
Southern Baptist Convention Founded - Timeline Event
https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/history/timelines/entry?etype=1&eid=18
Basil Manly
https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/basil-manly/
Founding: 1859-1878
https://www.sbts.edu/history/1859-1878/
https://archives.sbts.edu/sbts-history/our-story/founding-1859-1878/
The story of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/life/2016/06/29/greenvilles-seminary/86511098/
Jones, R.P., 2021. White too long: The legacy of white supremacy in American Christianity. Simon and Schuster. Pages 35, 57, 58 & 60.
Reamer, David., 2019. Greater Friendship Baptist Church: A History. https://works.hcommons.org/records/9hmn2-t2t94
How Greater Friendship Baptist Church in Anchorage made its mark in Alaska and civil rights history
Friday May 16, 2025
Friday May 16, 2025
The Dashboard Diaries – Starting May 19
May 16, 2025
This summer on the AnchorED City Podcast we are proud to present The Dashboard Diaries. During this four-part mini-series we will connect with Anchorage’s soul through her histories, stories, and people by connecting to places along the road from our drive across this vast land of ours. The series starts May 19.].,
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@AnchorageUTC
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Sound Effects By BBC Sound Effects
https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=car%20passing%20on%20country%20road
Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
The Dashboard Diaries – Coming Soon
May 12, 2025
This summer on the AnchorED City Podcast we are proud to present The Dashboard Diaries. This four-part mini-series connects with Anchorage’s soul through her histories, stories, and people by connecting to places along the road from a nearly coast-to-coast drive across the vast lower 48.
#anchoredcity
https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC
@AnchorageUTC
Theme Music by Tech Oasis from Pixabay
Sound Effects By BBC Sound Effects
https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=&source=bbc_archive
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
ACCEE Series #3: w/ Trevor Storrs & Jessica Simonsen
April 21, 2025
Last year we talked twice with members of the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education Fund implementation team. During 2024 they were doing research, hearing from the community, and making recommendations to the Anchorage Assembly about how to spend the $5 million dollars of marijuana tax money earmarked for Child Care and Early Education made possible by Proposition 14 in 2023.
On this episode I am joined by Trevor Storrs and Jessica Simonsen to get an update on what is happening with the ACCEE fund.
https://www.careforkidsanchorage.com
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@AnchorageUTC
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Back on April of this year I talked with members of the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education Fund implementation team. At that time they were doing research and hearing from the community about how to spend the $5 million dollars of marijuana tax money earmarked for Child Care and Early Education made possible by Proposition 14 in 2023.
They have now arrived at their recommendations for the Mayor LaFrance and thew Anchorage Assembly.
On this episode we are joined by Trevor Storrs & Austin Quinn-Davidson to talk about what the ACCEE team has proposed.
https://www.careforkidsanchorage.com
https://www.muni.org/Departments/health/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/ancpublichealth
https://www.instagram.com/ancpublichealth/
https://www.muni.org/Departments/Mayor/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anchorage-Municipal-Assembly/388908687838651
https://www.asdk12.org/school_board/
https://www.alaskachildrenstrust.org/
https://www.facebook.com/alaskachildrenstrust
https://www.instagram.com/alaskachildrenstrust/
https://www.anchoragechamber.org/
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
There have been a good number of Major Leaguers to have their start in Alaska playing summer college baseball. Only two are in the Hall of Fame – Tom Seaver and Dave Winfield. But before there ever was summer college baseball in the state, one Hall of Fame player spent a part of their early career in Alaska. For that story we need to go back to 1946.
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Resources Used to Make This Episode:
Freedman, Lew. Diamonds in the Rough: Baseball Stories from Alaska. Epicenter Press, 2000.
https://www.dermotcole.com/reportingfromalaska/2024/6/21/orszktqho3pf2uo5p66kywskrqtpv5
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=winfie001dav#site_menu_link
https://www.mlb.com/news/dave-winfield-getting-statue-in-alaska
https://fm.kuac.org/local%20news/2024-06-24/statue-honors-dave-winfield
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/richie-ashburn/
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ashburi01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Richie_Ashburn
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
The neighborhood of Fairview, on the Northside of Anchorage, is considered one of Anchorage’s original four neighborhoods along with Downtown, South Addition and Mountain View. However, what is less known is that Fairview was once its own individual town independent of Anchorage.
Today most Anchorage residents don’t think about Fairview too much. In fact most residents only interact with this neighborhood when driving through the Ingra / Gambell corridor that connects the Seward Highway running South and the Glenn Highway running North.
On this episode we are focusing on Fairview. We are not just passing through on the highway, but stopping to hear about the past, present and future of this community in Anchorage.
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https://www.communitycouncils.org/servlet/content/14.html
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https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC
@AnchorageUTC
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
https://www.alaska.org/guide/anchorages-four-original-neighborhoods
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Anchorage has its first elected female mayor. In light of the election of Suzaane LaFrance as Anchorage’s mayor we are returning to a previous episode - S2:E10: Anchorage, Boston, Elections and All Male Mayors – which outlines the city’s history of electing only men to the Anchorage’s top office.
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@AnchorageUTC
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/31/lafrance-prepares-to-take-over-as-anchorage-mayor-after-election-is-certified/
https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/21/suzanne-lafrance-declares-victory-in-anchorage-mayors-race/
Carlson, P.D. and Bill, L.D., 2008. Aunt Phil's Trunk: 1912-1935 (Vol. 3). Aunt Phil's Trunk. p.74-75.
Bagoy, J.P., 2001. Legends & Legacies. John P. Bagoy. p. 42-43.
Tower, E., 1999. Anchorage: From its humble origins as a railroad construction camp. Epicenter Press. p.49-51.
Anchorage Daily Times, Nov. 3, 1920. Anchorage Business Men and Property Owners Decisively Decide To Incorporate Town. Page 1.
https://apnews.com/article/election-2021-boston-mayor-f7a18efbbb6068ed947df4c2d75ec500
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/boston-mayor-race-2021-michelle-wu-rcna4373
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Anchorage,_Alaska
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
In April of 2023 Anchorage Voters passed Proposition 14 by a 12-point margin. That proposition dedicates marijuana tax money to child care and early child care education – estimated to be between $4 & $6 million per year. These funds seem to come at just the right time.
Due to the scarcity of programs as well as the cost of care and lack of high-quality child care means that 51% of Alaskan families cannot fully participate in the labor force. And even when families can participate the costs are high with many child care spots costing up to $1800 per month in Anchorage. In Alaska, child care can account for up to 15% of parents’ income.
On this episode I am joined by members of the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education Fund implementation team to discuss how the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education Fund is being implemented and the marijuana tax funds used to address the needs of families and child care workers in Anchorage.
https://www.careforkidsanchorage.com
https://www.muni.org/Departments/health/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/ancpublichealth
https://www.instagram.com/ancpublichealth/
https://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anchorage-Municipal-Assembly/388908687838651
https://www.asdk12.org/school_board/
https://www.alaskachildrenstrust.org/
https://www.facebook.com/alaskachildrenstrust
https://www.instagram.com/alaskachildrenstrust/
https://www.anchoragechamber.org/
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Fentanyl is a dangerous drug that is killing Alaskans. In a report released in September of 2023 about drug overdose deaths in Alaska it was noted that “Fentanyl was involved in four out of five opioid overdose deaths, and many of these fentanyl-involved overdose deaths involved an additional substance, such as methamphetamine or heroin.”
On this episode we hear a series of short talks from panelists at an event titled “Discover the Truth about Fentanyl in Alaska,” that was hosted January 26, 2024, by the FBI Anchorage Citizens Academy Alumni Association and held at the Petroleum Club of Anchorage.
The panelists are:
- Cornelius “Moose” Sims – Captain Alaska State Troopers, Statewide Drug Enforcement
- Randi Breager – Senior Director of Programs, Covenant House Alaska
- Carlos Diaz – Program Director, Integrated Services, VOA Alaska
For more information on how you can get involved in addressing and responding to the Fentanyl epidemic go to:
https://health.alaska.gov/osmap/Pages/hope.aspx
https://www.iknowmine.org/topic/opioid-overdose-response-kit/
https://akfentanylresponse.com
Twitter: @FBIAnchorage
Facebook: FBI Anchorage Field Office
Instagram: @FBI (Instagram)
www.facebook.com/groups/624229141091305
https://akfentanylresponse.com
https://www.facebook.com/CovenantHouseAK
@covenanthouseak
https://www.facebook.com/VOAAlaska
@ voaalaska
https://www.facebook.com/ANTHCtoday
@ anthctoday
#anchoredcity
https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC
@AnchorageUTC
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
https://alaskapublic.org/2023/11/20/covenant-house-alaska-battling-fentanyl-crisis-100-drug-overdoses-since-july/
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Fentanyl is a dangerous drug that is killing Alaskans. In a report released in September of 2023 about drug overdose deaths in Alaska it was noted that “Fentanyl was involved in four out of five opioid overdose deaths, and many of these fentanyl-involved overdose deaths involved an additional substance, such as methamphetamine or heroin.”
On this episode we hear remarks from an FBI Special Agent recorded live at an event titled “Discover the Truth about Fentanyl in Alaska,” that was hosted January 26, 2024, by the FBI Anchorage Citizens Academy Alumni Association and held at the Petroleum Club of Anchorage.
For more information on how you can get involved in addressing and responding to the Fentanyl epidemic go to:
LINKS:
https://health.alaska.gov/osmap/Pages/hope.aspx
https://www.iknowmine.org/topic/opioid-overdose-response-kit/
https://akfentanylresponse.com
Twitter: @FBIAnchorage
Facebook: FBI Anchorage Field Office
Instagram: @FBI (Instagram)
www.facebook.com/groups/624229141091305
https://akfentanylresponse.com
https://www.facebook.com/CovenantHouseAK
@covenanthouseak
https://www.facebook.com/VOAAlaska
@ voaalaska
https://www.facebook.com/ANTHCtoday
@ anthctoday
#anchoredcity
https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC
@AnchorageUTC
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
https://health.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Documents/PDFs/DrugOverdoseMortalityUpdate_2022.pdf
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
St Francis of Assisi is quoted as saying,
“Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
On this episode we end season 4 by considering how each of us moves forward into doing the impossible.
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@AnchorageUTC
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
www.brainyquote.com/authors/francis-of-assisi-quotes
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Chef Joe Hickel has created his last gingerbread village and it gives us a way to make our city a better place.
https://www.captaincookchristmas.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hotel-Captain-Cook/121352828027525
@thehotelcaptaincook
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https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC
@AnchorageUTC
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
https://www.captaincookchristmas.com
Rocke, K. & Van Dyke, J., 2017, Incarnational training framework: A training guide for developing leaders engaged in city transformation, 2nd edn., Street Psalms Press, Tacoma. p.49.
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
On this episode we ask “What is Possible?” in the area of homelessness and receive two creative, community-based responses from Pastors Undra Parker and Matt Shultz.
https://www.shilohmbcalaska.org/
https://www.facebook.com/shiloh.alaska.5
https://firstpresanchorage.org/
https://www.facebook.com/FPChurchAnch
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@AnchorageUTC