President Obama Address: The Plan for Afghanistan

Mon, Nov 30, 2009

Today President Obama announced his plan to send thounsands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in the months ahead. Obama is scheduled to address the nation on his strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan tomorrow, Tuesday December 1st at 4:00 pm (AKST). You can hear the President’s address live from the United States Militay Academy at West Point during the first hour of All Things Considered Tuesday from 4:00 – 5:00 pm on KSKA.

Line One: Health Claims – Skeptics Want Evidence

Sun, Nov 29, 2009

Ever wonder if what you read about the latest cure for the common cold was true? Or if what you saw in an advertisement for some prescription was accurate? Find out how to think about such claims this week on Line One: Your Health Connection when Brian Dunnings (right), producer of Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena podcast joins host Dr. Thad Woodard.

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Algo Nuevo: November 29, 2009

Sun, Nov 29, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday November 29, 2009 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send e-mail to algonuevo [at] kska [dot] org or post your comment at the bottom of this post. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title

Samba Pa Ti
Santana
Greatest Hits

Cumbia Medley
Macho Band
Madre Mia

Traveling Music: November 29, 2009

Sun, Nov 29, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the November 29, 2009 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title
CD Label
Links

Ain’t No Grave
Crooked Still
Live
www.crookedstill.com

Better Man
Keb’ Mo’
Playing For Change: Songs Around The World
www.playingforchange.com

Algo Nuevo Hour: November 27, 2009

Fri, Nov 27, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the Friday November 27, 2009 edition of Algo Nuevo Hour. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send e-mail to algonuevo [at] kska [dot] org or post your comment at the bottom of this post. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:

Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title

Feria De Las Flores
La Rabia
Si O No

Rinconcito En El Cielo
Ramon Ayala
30 Joyas Musicales

Stage Talk: Babes in Toyland

Fri, Nov 27, 2009

Garry Forester of Valley Performing Arts joins host Jean Paal this week to talk about Babes in Toyland now playing at the VPA Machetanz Theatre in Wasilla.

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Anchorage Postpones Swine Flu Clinics

Tue, Nov 24, 2009

The city of Anchorage is postponing additional H1N1 flu vaccination clinics due to limited vaccine supplies. Vaccine is being allocated to schools and private health care providers, but some public clinics are being cancelled.

Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage

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Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Holiday festivities

Tue, Nov 24, 2009

This month on Alaska Radio Reader Rambler, Cheri Spinx of the Anchorage Downtown Partnership joins hosts Sandy and Dick to talk about all the festive holiday happenings downtown this season.

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Schedule Updates: Thanksgiving Programming

Tue, Nov 24, 2009

We’re switching things up a little bit for the Thanksgiving day holiday on Wednesday and Thursday. Here are the details:

Wednesday, November 25

2:00 pm, [R] 10:00 pm – Commonwealth Club: The Myth Busters
The Commonwealth Club welcomes Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, hosts of the popular television series. The MythBusters will tell you the truth about science. They don’t call themselves scientists or physicists, just curious guys doing fun things. Join in the fun and listen to this special program on KSKA with The MythBusters, Wednesday afternoon at 2:00p.m. repeating Wednesday evening at 10:00 pm Hometown, Alaska will return next week (12/02).

Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26

7:06 am – NPR News
8:06 am – Health in a Heartbeat
8:30 am – Writers Almanac

(APRN News and Economic Report returns tomorrow, 11/27)

2:00 pm – BackStory
When we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, do we know what we’re commemorating? On the holiday special called, BackStory, on KSKA, the History Guys search for the roots of Thanksgiving. They discover that the holiday we celebrate today begins with the Victorians, who in the midst of the Civil War sought a holiday honoring home and family. They’ll find out if Thanksgiving strengthen the Union, as its proponents had hoped and, what relation Indians have to the holiday in reality and in myth. And ,what does football have to do with it? These are some of the questions on the table as BackStory digs into an American classic on KSKA, Thursday afternoon at 2:00p.m. Addressing Alaskans will return next week (12/03).

6:00 pm – A Closer Look
An encore of A Closer Look recorded this summer features producer Annie Feidt talking to Dr. Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She was in Alaska for nearly a week this summer to tour the state. She also held the first in a series of public meetings this year to help inform future federal policy on the nation’s oceans. Alaska News Nightly will return tomorrow (11/27).

Wednesday, December 2

9:00 pm – Radio Lab
Hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich take a big idea, so big that it lives everywhere, hiding in a thousand places under different names, and they chase that idea, going wherever whim takes them. Along the way, they interview, argue, imagine, and discover the hidden connections which make the idea so surprisingly powerful. Radio Lab is produced by WNYC, New York and distributed by National Public Radio. Addressing Alaskans will return (12/04)

For a complete program guide, you can click on Schedule at the top of the page anytime.

Line One: Vitamin D

Mon, Nov 23, 2009

How important is vitamin D to our health? How can those of us in Alaska be sure were are getting enough of this vitamin whose primary source is sunlight? This week on Line One: Your Health Connection, host Dr. Woodard interviews vitamin D authority Dr. Michael Holick, Monday afternoon at 2:00 pm repeating at 10:00 pm.

GUESTS:

Dr. Michael Holick, Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics at Boston University School of Medicine; authority on vitamin D

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