The AnchorED City Podcast is connecting with Anchorage’s soul through her history, stories, and people.
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Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Is there a better way to follow up an episode about curling in Anchorage than a conversation with the city’s most famous curler? We don’t think so. On this episode we talk to 2 time Olympian and 3-time national champion curler Jessica Schultz.
#anchoredcity
https://www.facebook.com/curlAK
@curlalaska
@rockthis1life
Info. on Culture Shift – March 1
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Ever wondered about the sport of curling - you know, the sport that throws rocks at houses and includes brooms and a fair bit of shouting? Our second episode on Winter Sports dials in on the experience of curling at the Anchorage Curling Club in Government Hill!
#anchoredcity
https://www.facebook.com/anchoragecurlingclub
Info. on Culture Shift – March 1
https://www.akhf.org/events/culture-shift-march
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
Sputnik Over City Tomorrow – Wednesday February 12, 1958 – Anchorage Daily News – Page 1
Sputnik Soars Over City – Thursday February 13, 1958 – Anchorage Daily News – Page 1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_crisis
Curling Bonspiel Attracts More Fans Every Afternoon – Friday February 21, 1958 – Anchorage Daily News – Page 9
Dog Sled Racing, Curling, Bowling, Basketball, Ice Hockey Draw Competition – Thursday February 13, 1958 – Anchorage Daily News
Photo caption: Finishing Touches On Curling Rink – Anchorage Daily Times – Tuesday February 11, 1958 – Page 5 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ECE96608A818C4@2436246-16EB95B2F0CA8037@4-16EB95B2F0CA8037@?search_terms
Photo caption: Curlers Practice / Curlers Arrive For Rendezvous Tourney -– Anchorage Daily Times – Wednesday February 19, 1958 – Page 15 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ECE969BA88176B@2436254-16EB95BC8BEB7C5B@14-16EB95BC8BEB7C5B@?search_terms
Women’s Section – Anchorage Daily Times – February 21, 1958 – page 4 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ECE96A80814399@2436256-16EB95BE4388B8F2@3-16EB95BE4388B8F2@?search_terms
Curling Bonspiel Attracts More Fans Every After Noon – Anchorage Daily News - February 21, 1958 – Page 9
https://curlfairbanks.org/clubs/fair-banks-curling/pages/club_information_club_history
https://www.alaska.org/detail/fairbanks-curling-club
Curlers Meet Moved Inside By Weather – Anchorage Daily News – Saturday February 22, 1958 – Page 13.
https://anchoragecurling.com/index.php/our-club/club-history
Photo Caption: Bonspiel Winners – Anchorage Daily Times – Tuesday March 4, 1958 – Page 6 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ED3370AEACC520%402436267-16EC94836B8652C3%405-16EC94836B8652C3%40?search_terms=Curling&text=Curling&content_added=&date_from=1958&date_to=1958&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=2&pdate=1958-03-04
Curling Rink Project Gets Board Approval – Anchorage Daily Times – Monday September 25, 1961 – Page 9 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED5810236E6470@2437568-16ED53A9A5B6CD46@8-16ED53A9A5B6CD46@?search_terms
Photo Caption: City Curlers Have New Ice – Anchorage Daily Times - March 9, 1962 – Page 6 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED1C6F0419109C@2437733-16EC959AB7AEDFCB@5-16EC959AB7AEDFCB@?search_terms
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.173484919397477&type=3
Arno, Rea, 2008. Anchorage Place Names: The Who and Why of Street, Parks, and Places. Todd Communications. p.37.
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
The Westchester Lagoon area has been the home for winter sports since before the Lagoon even existed. Near Westchester Lagoon, just up the hill to the south was a hot spot for sports and social life in Anchorage during the years following World War II.
Winter sports – both competitive and social - bring people together in the dark cold winter months to help pass the time, keep folks active and fit when our internal clocks are telling them to sit, and to build community.
This is the first of an occasional series we are starting on winter sports. Keep your eyes open for new episodes in the coming weeks and years as we explore Anchorage’s winter sports.
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
How a vanishing Anchorage lake illustrates the local landscape changes of the last century - by David Reamer - Anchorage Daily News – November 6, 2022 - https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2022/11/06/how-a-vanishing-anchorage-lake-illustrates-the-local-landscape-changes-of-the-last-century/
Photo Caption: Beware – Ice Still Thin – Anchorage Daily Times - Wednesday October 24, 1973 – Page 14: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16BD192FA7AB6FBA@2441980-16BCDB66284C48D6@12-16BCDB66284C48D6@?search_terms
Skating Rinks Now Open – Anchorage Daily Times – Friday November 16, 1973 – Page 25: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16BD1EF204399346@2442003-16BD1B524CB5F1D3@24-16BD1B524CB5F1D3@?search_terms
Advertisement – Anchorage Daily Times – Friday July 28, 1950 – Page 6: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED4829F1C50B01@2433491-16ECDC9F5E711330@5-16ECDC9F5E711330@?search_terms
Golf Course Opens Sunday – Anchorage Daily Times – Friday July 28, 1950 – Page 3: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED4829F1C50B01@2433491-16ED439DF73A5D7C@2-16ED439DF73A5D7C@?search_terms
Golf Course to Open Here Soon – Anchorage Daily Times – Wednesday July 26, 1950 – Page 1: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED4826CD0442FB@2433489-16ED439092BF670C@0-16ED439092BF670C@?search_terms
Cpl. Dowling Medalist in Golf Tourney -– Anchorage Daily Times – Friday September 8, 1950 – Page 5:
TEE Talk - Anchorage Daily Times – Friday July 31, 1950 – Page 2:
Dog Racing, Rides, Skating Scheduled At Forest Park - Anchorage Daily Times – Wednesday December 24, 1952 – Page 6:
http://www.alsap.org/ForestPark/ForestPark.htm
Photo Caption - Learning to Ski at Golf Course - Anchorage Daily Times - Wednesday 8, 1961 – Page 14: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED1BEA1EDBE769@2437612-16EC9593DAE64FBB@13-16EC9593DAE64FBB@?search_terms
http://www.alsap.org/RomigHill/RomigHill.htm
Nordic Ski Club Being Organized – Anchorage Daily Times – Tuesday January 14, 1964 – Page 7: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED8805DD9D4C6F@2438409-16ED4C0E21FF3748@6-16ED4C0E21FF3748@?search_terms
Nordic Ski Club To Meet Tonight – Anchorage Daily Times – Wednesday January 22, 1964 – Page 15: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ED880AE4B47347%402438417-16ED4D6126D08823%4013-16ED4D6126D08823%40?search_terms=%22NOrdic%2BSki%22&text=%22NOrdic%20Ski%22%20&date_from=1915&date_to=1964&content_added=&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=1&pdate=1964-01-22
Variety Of Sports Events Scheduled Here On Weekend – Anchorage Daily Times – Thursday January 23, 1964 – Page 13: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED880B80997CCB@2438418-16ED4D73F5F50C2B@12-16ED4D73F5F50C2B@?search_terms
City, School Leaders Promote Ski Sport - Anchorage Daily Times – Saturday January 11, 1964 – Page 14:
Bootlegger’ Social Put Skier On Right Track - Anchorage Daily Times – Friday January 17, 1964 – Page 10: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED8807E6B1E8A6@2438412-16ECDFE90C3E5367@9-16ECDFE90C3E5367@?search_terms
Tower Knapp, Alice, 2022. "On Track!: The Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage." Independently published.
Curling Club May Be Formed – Anchorage Daily Times – Friday May 22, 1953 – Page 7: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ECE0F738861C5A@2434520-16ECDE4947F14B93@6-16ECDE4947F14B93@?search_terms
Local Group Will Try To Form Curling Club – Anchorage Daily Times – Tuesday January 12, 1954 – Page 5: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ECE3096D5F4B5A@2434755-16ECDF1AA7927283@4-16ECDF1AA7927283@?search_terms
Curling Club Formed Here – Anchorage Daily Times – Friday April 23, 1954 – Page 1: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ECE295424400B3%402434856-16EB91F5F94AC22D%400-16EB91F5F94AC22D%40?search_terms=curling&date_from=1950&date_to=1964&text=curling&content_added=&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=3&pdate=1954-04-23
Acquire Land For Curling Rink Near Golf Club – Anchorage Daily Times - Saturday October 27, 1956 – Page 11: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16F88564270BA71F@2435774-16F6DE4F09AD64FB@11-16F6DE4F09AD64FB@?search_terms
Curling Club Now Ready For Action – Anchorage Daily Times - Thursday November 29, 1956 – Page 6: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16F87CF19043BE93@2435807-16F6DDFC89F85D73@5-16F6DDFC89F85D73@?search_terms
Curling Enthusiasts Bring Scottish Sport to Anchorage - Anchorage Daily Times - Thursday January 8, 1957 – Page 5: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16F76DED9581B1D3@2435847-16F6716422B0C266@4-16F6716422B0C266@?search_terms
1957 Fur Rendezvous Event Begin Tomorrow - Anchorage Daily Times - Monday February 18, 1957 – Page 1: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16F771FBD4E08F5B@2435888-16F67166F6491125@0-16F67166F6491125@?search_terms
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
On this between the seasons episode we are celebrating Black History Month by talking with Ian Hartman and David Reamer who authored the book “Black Lives In Alaska: A History of African Americans in the Far Northwest.”
Ian C. Hartman is Associate Professor of History at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
David Reamer is a public historian and journalist who writes for the Anchorage Daily News.
Book: "Black Lives in Alaska: A History of African Americans in the Far Northwest" – website:
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
Jones, P., 2010, “City for empire: An Anchorage history, 1914-1941”, University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks. p. 91.
Hartman, I.C. and Reamer, D., 2022. “Black Lives in Alaska: A History of African Americans in the Far Northwest”. University of Washington Press.
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
On this special between the seasons episode we look at Anchorage’s Christmas’ past, present and future.
#anchoredcity
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
https://clarkyerrington.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/empress-theater-1916-2013/
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/6814
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
In our last episode of season 3 we consider the beautiful question “So What?” in an effort to respond to the Hydra that is Homelessness.
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
Nicholas Wolterstorff: On the Moral Significance of Poverty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Ph-9oyoBI
Cummings, E.E., 1968, Poems, 1923-1954, Harcourt, New York, pp. 332.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2016/09/23/brother-francis-shelter-marking-35-years-of-caring-pauses-to-remember-its-beginnings/
https://www.adn.com/opinions/2021/02/26/remembering-alaskas-visit-from-the-pope-40-years-later/
Rocke, K. & Van Dyke, J., 2012, Geography of grace: Doing theology from below, Street Psalms Press, Tacoma. P. 77.
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
On this episode we talk with three experts from outside Anchorage about the hydra of homelessness. We consider creative responses, philosophy, social artistry, compassion, relationship, and the self-care practice of drag. Joining us are:
Sparrow Etter-Carlson (Seattle, WA):
Subregional Specialist, King County Regional Homelessness Authority
Founder, Aurora Commons – Founder S.H.E. Clinic – Founder, Sacred Streets
DJ Vincent (Salem, OR):
Deputy Director / South Salem Lightning Rod, Salem Leadership Foundation
Dr. Ron Ruthruff (Seattle, WA):
Associate Professor of Theology and Culture, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
Author: The Least of These: Lessons Learned from Kids on the Street &
Closer to the Edge: Walking With Jesus for the World’s Sake
https://www.facebook.com/KingCoRHA
https://www.auroracommons.org/
https://www.facebook.com/auroracommons
https://www.oursacredstreets.com/
@ sacred.streets
https://www.facebook.com/SalemLeadership
@ salemleadershipfoundation
https://www.facebook.com/theseattleschool
https://www.facebook.com/StreetPsalmsOrg
https://www.facebook.com/StreetPsalmsOrg
@ street_psalms
https://www.facebook.com/NewhorizonsSEA
#anchoredcity
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
People facing homelessness are in a vulnerable situation that makes them susceptible to human trafficking. On this episode we are talking to FBI Victim Specialist, Erin Terry about human trafficking in Anchorage and Alaska.
@FBIAnchorage
#anchoredcity
Where can a victim of human trafficking go for help?
People who are or believe they may be victims of human trafficking may call or text the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at 888-373-7888. This hotline helps connect callers to anti-trafficking services in the area. The hotline is not a government entity or law enforcement or immigration authority. Those who wish to report incidents of human trafficking or suspected human trafficking may also call their local FBI office, local police department, or 9-1-1 if it is an emergency.
Information about Culture Shift – Dec. 7, 2022:
https://www.akhf.org/events/culture-shift-2-2
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
https://covenanthouseak.org/we-must-end-sex-trafficking-of-our-alaska-youth/
https://covenanthouseak.org/sex-traffickers-target-homeless-youth-its-time-to-end-this-horrible-epidemic/
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
On this episode we talk with Jasmine Boyle (Chief Operating Officer, RurAL Cap, Inc.) and Brian Wilson (Executive Director, The Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness) about the rural / urban divide in Alaska. We talk about how those experiencing homelessness in the largest city in the state are not Anchorage’s homeless population, but Alaska’s, the need for housing of all types statewide, and doing the right thing.
https://www.alaskahousing-homeless.org/
https://www.facebook.com/AKCH2.Alaska/
https://www.facebook.com/RurALCAP
https://www.instagram.com/rural_alaska_cap/
#anchoredcity
Information about Culture Shift – Dec. 7, 2022:
https://www.akhf.org/events/culture-shift-2-2
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
Smith, D.W., 2011, Seeking a city with foundations: Theology for an urban world, InterVarsity Press, Nottingham.
Jefferson, M., [1939] 1989, ‘Why geography? The law of the primate city’, Geographical Review 79(2), 226-232. https://doi.org/10.2307/215528
Isserman, A. M. (1996). “It’s Obvious, It’s Wrong, and Anyway They Said It Years Ago”? Paul Krugman on Large Cities. International Regional Science Review, 19(1–2), 37–48. https://doi.org/10.1177/016001769601900204
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair and listen in to our conversation with Samuel Johns. On this episode we are thinking about racism and the legacy of colonialism as one of the heads of the hydra that is homelessness.
https://www.facebook.com/AKREBELUTION
https://www.facebook.com/groups/forgetmenotak
Music Video: AK Rebel (Samuel Johns) - Rise feat. Junya, Ayyu, Byron Nicholai:
#anchoredcity
Information about Culture Shift – Dec. 7, 2022:
https://www.akhf.org/events/culture-shift-2-2
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/10/21/many-faces-anchorages-homeless-population/
Alaska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 2002, Racism’s frontier: The untold story of discrimination and division in Alaska, viewed 3 October 2015, from http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/sac/ak0402/main.htm.
Porco, Peter, ‘3 Teen Hunted Natives With Paintball Guns, Police say.’ Anchorage Daily News, A1 & A10, February 24, 2001, Accessed November 11, 2022: https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A1445094F387BC7E2%40NGPA-AKADN-17B0A2659123F36D%402451965-17AD624792E02722%400-17AD624792E02722%40?search_terms=paintball%2Battack&text=paintball%20attack&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=1445094F387BC7E2&pdate=2001-02-24
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
We are taking a break from Season 3 – The Hydra of Homelessness – to celebrate our 50th Episode. We’ve covered a lot of ground over the past couple years. In this episode we are considering the threads that run through it all and the question we ask most often.
#anchoredcity
Link to the 700+ Responses from the IMAGINE Project
https://www.anchorageutc.org/imagineexhibit
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
https://mainlinetoday.com/life-style/when-god-and-money-intersect/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust#Initial_adoption
https://nealschaffer.com/podcast-statistics/
https://chartable.com/blog/2020-year-in-review
https://slamagency.com/why-podcasts-fail/
https://www.amplifimedia.com/blogstein/2018/8/22/how-many-of-the-550000-podcasts-are-actually-active
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43585592#metadata_info_tab_contents
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
S3:E8 - The Hydra of Homelessness: Foster Care w/ Kim Guay & Naomi Davidson
A story about homelessness that is often told is that young adults exiting the Foster Care system make up a large amount of the homeless population. On this episode we are talking to Kim Guay (Director) & Naomi Davidson (Independent Living Program Coordinator) from the Alaska Office Of Children’s Services about that narrative and all the ways youth in the foster care system are being supported as they transition into adulthood.
Facing Foster Care in Alaska http://www.ffcalaska.org/
facebook.com/FacingFosterCareinAK
@FacingFosterCareAK
Big Brothers Big Sisters – mentorship program https://www.bbbsak.org/
facebook.com/BBBSAK
@BBBSAK
Alaska Department of Family and Community Services - https://dfcs.alaska.gov/
facebook.com/Alaska-Department-of-Family-and-Community-Services-105160088894844
Office of Children’s Services Foster Care Information Page https://dfcs.alaska.gov/ocs/Pages/fostercare/default.aspx
Foster Care Application https://dfcs.alaska.gov/ocs/Documents/FosterCare/FosterCareApplication.pdf
#anchoredcity
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Mitzvah Mall Info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/807138267263379/?ref=newsfeed
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
S3:E7 - The Hydra of Homelessness: Mental Health w/ Faith J Myers
Mental Health and homelessness are closely intertwined. On this episode we hear from Faith J. Myers a mental health and psychiatric patient rights activist who draws on her personal experience to seek better care for Alaskans.
Myers is the author of the book “Going Crazy in Alaska: A History of Alaska’s Treatment of Psychiatric Patients” and the eBook “Mental Health Care in Alaska 2022: A Report Card by a Former Psychiatric Patient.”
A commentary connected to this episode can be found at:
#anchoredcity
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
Myers, F. J. (2020). Going Crazy in Alaska: A History of Alaska's Treatment of Psychiatric Patients. United States: BookBaby. p. 61ff.
https://www.adn.com/opinions/2021/03/22/doctors-at-api-were-right-50-years-ago/
https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2016/09/23/brother-francis-shelter-marking-35-years-of-caring-pauses-to-remember-its-beginnings/
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
S3:E6 - The Hydra of Homelessness: LGBTQ+ and Homelessness w/ Laura Reijns
LGBTQ+ youth risk homelessness at a rate that is 120% higher than other youth. Join us as we talk to Laura Reijns, the Co-Director of Operations for Choosing Our Roots, about LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness in Anchorage.
facebook.com/choosingourroots
@choosingourroots
#anchoredcity
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
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Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
On this episode we look at a head of the Homelessness Hydra that might not be the first thing one might think of: public health. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Emily Mosites, Senior Advisor on Special Populations at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
facebook.com/cdc
@cdcgov
www.cdc.gov
#anchoredcity
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
Emily Mosites, Emily Eisenberg Lobelo, Laura Hughes, Jay C Butler, Public Health and Homelessness: A Framework, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 226, Issue Supplement_3, 15 October 2022, Pages S372–S374, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiac353
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
The stereotype that is often voiced about those experiencing homelessness is that they are substance abusers, but it’s not that simple according to our guests Jen O’Neal (Clinical Supervisor for Supportive Housing) and Catherine Smith (Peer Support Specialist for Supportive Housing) at Volunteers of America. Join us in learning more about how substance use and abuse interacts with homelessness and why relationship is therapeutic.
https://www.facebook.com/VOAAlaska
@VOAAlaska
#anchoredcity
Resources Used to Make This Episode:
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.