Programs

KSKA airs news, health, science, arts, entertainment, music and local programs from a variety of sources every day. Some programs we produce in Anchorage in our own studios, while we pick up others from National Public Radio (NPR), the Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN), Public Radio International (PRI), American Public Media (APM), the BBC and lots of independent producers.

Below are all the programs KSKA regularly airs each week, grouped into Local (KSKA), Alaska, National and International sources.

Local Programs

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler (KSKA)
Sandy Harper and Dick Reichman chat once a month with authors and artists about plays, books, theater and Alaska’s performance art culture. Listen the fourth Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m.
Podcast available

Algo Nuevo - Something New (KSKA)
Hosted by Anchorage’s Dave Luera, this new (2007) Latino music program brings Cumbia, Marangue, Salsa and other styles to KSKA’s airwaves each week. Show announcements are bilingual so Spanish and English speakers can enjoy this rich musical heritage together. Listen Fridays at 11:00 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 p.m.

Anchorage Edition (KSKA)
Michael Carey hosts a weekly, half-hour news analysis talk show with local journalists. Listen Fridays at 2:30 p.m.. Produced by KAKM public television, Anchorage Edition rebroadcasts on Saturday evenings at 6:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Community Forum (KSKA)
Local guests discuss community issues and take listener calls during this LIVE call-in show. The Forum features conversations with leaders and decision-makers in local and statewide government, social service agencies, educational institutions and cultural groups. Listen and participate LIVE most Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. or listen to the rebroadcast most Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Hold This Thought (KSKA)
Produced in cooperation with Barbara Brown, this one-minute radio program offers a daily thought from literature, history or culture designed to change the world. Voiced by Alaskans, each thought inspires reflection, social change and community-building — thoughts that linger after they are heard. Weekdays at 9:31 a.m.
Podcast available

Line One: Your Health Connection (KSKA)
Host Dr. Thad Woodard and guests discuss a variety of health-related topics during this LIVE call-in show. Line One features local physicians and national subject experts from the fields of nutrition, childcare, pharmacology, surgery, psychology and more. Callers can talk one-on-one with each week’s guests and even participate online. Listen Mondays at 2:00 p.m. for the live broadcast or catch the rebroadcast at 8:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Local lectures / Alaska World Affairs Council (KSKA)
Each week we record a local lecture, oftentimes at the Alaska World Affairs Council, and deliver the talk to your radio and PC. Speakers include authors, foreign policy experts, historians, economists and more. Tune in Thursdays at 2:00 p.m., repeating Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. or subscribe to the podcast, RSS or e-mail feeds.
Podcast available

Local News (KSKA)
KSKA’s Len Anderson covers the news in the Anchorage metro area. Len reports on events in the Anchorage Assembly and Anchorage School Board meetings plus stories from the city’s culture, politics and people. His reports appear during the Morning Edition and All Things Considered blocks, and during Alaska News Nightly. You can also listen to Len’s metro new reports right here on KSKA.org and you can subscribe to updates via e-mail, RSS or even by podcast.
Podcast available.

Night Music (KSKA)
This program features classic jazz as well as avant-garde jazz. Kirk Waldaus hosts every other week with Connie G from the KSKA studios in Anchorage. Listen Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.

Something Different (KSKA)
Two hours of eclectic music from KSKA and your host, Betsy. Something Different is a unique mix of contemporary, acoustic, and music I’ll-bet-you’ve-never-heard-before. Listen every other Sunday (alternates with Traveling Music) from noon to 2:00 p.m.

Soul to Soul (KSKA)
Hosts Marvell and Sherry Johnson play contemporary urban music as well as classic soul, taking dedications in “The Love Zone.” Soul to Soul has been a volunteer music program on KSKA since 1978. Listen Saturdays from 10:00 p.m. to Sunday at 2:00 a.m.

Stage Talk (KSKA)
Theater critics Mark Muro and Jean Paal take listeners backstage to chat with actors, directors, playwrights and technical artists about the theater scene in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. Included in each weekly conversation is a calendar of the best live performances and stage events in Southcentral Alaska. Listen Fridays at 2:15 p.m.
Podcast available.

Traveling Music (KSKA)
Shonti Elder presents Alaskan and nationally-known musicians like Bonnie Raitt, Claudia Schmidt, Dougi McLean, John Gorka and many others. Listen every other Sunday (alternates with Something Different) from noon to 2:00 p.m.

Alaska Programs

Alaska Economic Report (APRN)
Check in on current and future economic trends and business events affecting Alaska’s economy. Listen weekday mornings at 8:30 during Morning Edition.

Alaska Fisheries Report (KMXT)
Produced by public radio station KMXT in Kodiak — home of the largest fishing fleet in the Pacific Northwest, AFR is a 15-minute weekly review of news from Alaska’s vibrant fishing industry. Listen Fridays at 2:00 p.m.

Alaska Morning News (APRN)
Take a 5-minute spin through Alaska’s statewide headlines before heading out for the day. Listen weekday mornings at 7:06 and 8:06 during Morning Edition.

Alaska News Nightly (APRN)
ANN has been evening drive “appointment radio” for Alaskans for nearly 30 years. APRN and public radio reporters from across Alaska team up for this statewide half-hour news program, providing in-depth information on events in every corner of the state and from Washington, D.C. Listen weekday evenings at 6:00 p.m.
Podcast available.

Encounters (KCAW - Sitka)
Encounters is a seasonal weekly program exploring Alaska’s natural world. Recorded in the wild by award-winning nature writer and cultural anthropologist Richard Nelson, the 1999-2001 writer laureate of Alaska). Nelson describes what happens around him, including scientific information about the subject often mixed with Alaskan native teachings and perspectives from his own experience. Encounters typically airs about half the year starting in the fall. Listen Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. and Thursdays at 8:30 p.m.
Podcast available

Spirit of Youth
Produced by Shana Sheehy right here in Alaska, Spirit of Youth is a weekly 2-minute story of youth in our community making a difference and finding their place in the world.

Talk of Alaska (APRN)
This is Alaska’s only statewide LIVE call-in forum for discussing the issues impacting life on the Last Frontier. Politics, science, culture and current events are covered by host Steve Heimel along with guests and callers. Listen Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m.
Podcast available

National Programs

Afropop Worldwide (PRI)
Hosted by one of Africa’s best-loved broadcast personalities — Georges Collinet — Afropop Worldwide is a radio program, a web site, a searchable database, an international musical archive, a team of researchers and a travel series to Africa and Latin America. Listen Fridays at 9:00 p.m. and Sundays at 11:00 p.m.
Podcast available

All Things Considered (NPR)
Every afternoon some of the nation’s best reporting, commentary and analysis can be heard on this premier NPR news magazine. KSKA includes local news and weather alongside ATC’s national hosts Michele Norris, Melissa Block and Robert Siegel who bring you breaking news, in-depth analysis and features gathered from around the world. Listen weekday evenings from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

A Prairie Home Companion (APM)
PHC is one of the most popular entertainment programs on public radio. Host, author and radio personality Garrison Keillor is the mastermind behind this weekly 2-hour live variety show featuring comedy, music, storytelling and “the news from Lake Wobegone.” Listen LIVE Saturdays at 2:00 p.m.; repeats Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
Podcast available (”News from Lake Woebegone” only)

Are We Alone? (SETI Institute)
From amoebas to zebras, from androids to antimatter, Are We Alone? explores the science that makes life possible. Tune in weekly to hear top scientists talking about the latest in genetics, paleontology, technology, physics, and evolutionary biology-as well as cosmology and astronomy. Listen Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Bioneers
“Bioneers” are social and scientific innovators from all walks of life who have peered into the heart of living systems to understand how nature operates, and to mimic “nature’s operating instructions” to serve human ends without harming the web of life. The program features interviews and presentations from the annual Bioneers Conference archives. Listen Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

Brazilian Hour
Made possible by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Brazilian Hour promotes the best Brazilian music and culture around the world. Written and produced in Los Angeles by Sergio Mielniczenko. Listen Fridays at 10:00 p.m.

Car Talk (NPR)
Tom and Ray Magliozzi — “Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers” — have been dispensing expert car advice and more on the Peabody Award-winning program for 20 years. Each week, they take listener calls and create an hour’s worth of automobile mayhem, interspersed with intelligent advice on car repair. Listen Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.
Podcast available

City Arts and Lectures
City Arts & Lectures is a weekly program featuring talks and conversations with outstanding figures in literature, criticism, science, and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values. Recorded live in San Francisco, artists, writers and thinkers address contemporary ideas in front of a live audience with occasional surprise performances. Listen Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m.

Edicion Semanaria (Radio Bilingue)
Produced by Radio Bilingue, Edicion Semanaria is a 15-minute newscast in Spanish covering the week’s news in Spanish. Listen Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

Epicentro Politico (HCN)
Produced by Hispanic Communications Network, Epicentro Politico is an hour-long program of national and international news in Spanish, featuring in-depth interviews and roundtable discussion and analysis of the week’s news and current events. Listen Sundays at 8:00 p.m.

Fresh Air (NPR)
This weekday interview and features program is a fresh look at contemporary art, music, politics and history. The Peabody Award-winning Fresh Air brings newsworthy guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics to be interviewed by a host — Terry Gross — who allows guests to shine. Listen Monday - Friday at 3:00 p.m., repeating Monday -Thursday at 11:00 p.m.
Podcast available

The Health Show
This nationally-syndicated public radio program covers all aspects of modern health: prevention, treatment, research, administration and more. Each week The Health Show breaks the issues down so you can be a better-informed patient or care provider. Listen Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Here and Now (WBUR)
Here & Now is an hour-long daily spin through not only all the big news stories, but the stories behind the stories and some of the less-crucial but equally intriguing things happening in the world. Host Robin Young brings over 25 years of eclectic broadcast experience to the show from the Discovery Channel, CBS, ABC, and NBC. Listen Monday - Friday at 9:00 a.m.
Podcast available

Latino USA (KUT / NPR)
Launched in 1993, Latino USA is the only national, English-language weekly news and culture program produced from a Latino perspective. Listen Sundays at 7:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Left, Right and Center (KCRW)
Provocative, alive and witty, KCRW’s weekly confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture proves those with impeccable credentials needn’t lack personality. LR&C features four regular and insightful news analysts: Arianna Huffington, Tony Blankley, Matt Miller and Robert Scheer. Listen Saturdays at 6:30 p.m.
Podcast available

Living On Earth (PRI)
Living on Earth with Steve Curwood is a weekly environmental news and information program comprised of news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues. Listen Mondays at 7:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz (NPR)
Each week NPR’s award-winning piano jazz program showcases both acclaimed artists and up-and-coming performers as they share music and memories with their legendary host, Marian McPartland. Listen Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Podcast available (limited selections)

Marketplace (APM)
Find out what’s happening in the global business world each day, without having to get an M.B.A. first! Marketplace covers business news like no other program in the public media world. Tune in for news on stocks, bonds, real estate, business, employment and economic trends. Listen weekdays at 1:30 p.m., repeating at 6:30 p.m.
Podcast available

Morning Edition (NPR)
Morning Edition draws public radio’s largest audience with its fresh, incisive roundup of the top stories from around the planet. During the Morning Edition block KSKA includes local news and APRN’s morning reports to give you the latest updates from local, state, national and international reporters, analysts and commentators. Listen weekdays starting at 1:00 a.m. local time. The main Morning Edition broadcast for KSKA starts at 5:00 a.m. with local and state news updates included in the 5:00 - 9:00 a.m. block.

Mountain Stage (WVPB)
Mountain Stage is a weekly two-hour live music show produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and features some of the world’s greatest artists in an intimate and relaxed atmosphere with a live-broadcast edge. It’s a great blend of studio quality with live performance before a theater audience. Each program features four or five guests. Listen Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

National Native News
A regular, timely and balanced source of news about Native American and Alaska Native communities, including social, economic and cultural issues nationwide.

On the Media (NPR / WNYC)
Explore how the media “sausage” is made and examine threats to the freedom of information and expression in America and abroad. While maintaining the civility and fairness that are the hallmarks of public radio, OTM tackles sticky issues with a frankness and transparency that has built trust with listeners and led to more than a tripling of its audience in five years. Listen Saturdays at 5:00 p.m.
Podcast available

The People’s Pharmacy
Hosts Joe and Terry Graedon bring their decades of health and pharmaceutical writing and teaching to the air with their weekly, award-winning radio program dealing with medications, food, personal health and healthcare. Listen Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Putumayo World Music Hour
The Putumayo World Music Hour is an internationally-syndicated radio show taking listeners on a weekly journey through the music of many different cultures. Playlists include well-known names like Bob Marley, Sting, Loreena McKennitt and Santana along with exceptional, underexposed international artists. Listen Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

Selected Shorts (WNYC/NPR)
Selected Shorts features some of the finest artists of the American theater reading contemporary and classic short fiction-the most distinguished works of the early masters such as Chekhov, Maupassant, Malamud, and Singer, and the fresh, vivid, diverse works of a new generation of remarkable literary talents, such as Pulitzer Prize-winning Jhumpa LaHiri and literary catalyst Jonathan Franzen. Listen Mondays at 9:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Sound Medicine (WFYI)
Produced by the Indiana University School of Medicine and WFYI Public Radio, Sound Medicine features medical experts discussing a wide range of current issues in medicine, from Alzheimer’s research to pandemic flu planning, helping listeners make sound health decisions. Listen Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m
Podcast available

Soundprint
Soundprint is a weekly collection of long-form non-fiction works by outstanding producers and new voices in public radio. Each program explores one subject in depth, from the impact of AIDS in Haiti to civil rights issues in Mississippi. Soundprint exploits the richly imaginative, personal medium of radio. Listen Mondays at 10:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Talk of the Nation (NPR)
Talk of the Nation offers public radio listeners intelligent talk on the issues of the day and the news behind the headlines. Guests, contributors and listeners explore breaking news, science, education, religion, the arts and more. Listen Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. and Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.
Podcast available

Talk of the Nation - Science Friday (NPR)
Science reporter Ira Flatow hosts this weekly discussion of science, health, technology and the environment, bringing together experts and a national audience. Flatow shares his enthusiasm for science with you as he has for more than 25 years.
Podcast available

Tech Nation
TechNation is a weekly program focusing on the impact of technology in our personal lives and as a culture. Host Dr. Moira Gunn invites researchers and authors from the broad fields of science and technology to chat with her about tech trends affecting us today and offering both a more hopeful and potentially risky future. Listen Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Podcast available

This American Life (WBEZ)
Using a weekly theme, This American Life (TAL) collects stories from across the country and shares them in a unique and infectious way. Whether it’s uproariously funny or tear-jerkingly poignant, TAL will make you a loyal listener and remind you of the power of simple audio in a flashy multimedia world. Listen Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and Sundays at 5:00 p.m.
Podcast available

The Thistle and Shamrock (NPR)
Fiona Ritchie hosts radio’s finest Celtic hour, a gathering place for anyone who loves music — old and new — from Celtic roots. Includes music from evolving traditions in The British Isles, Ireland, North America and beyond. Listen Friday at 8:00 p.m.
Podcast available (limited selection)

To the Best of Our Knowledge (WPR/PRI)
Two hours of smart, entertaining radio for people with curious minds. It’s the kind of show that spends an hour on the future of capitalism or on the roots of Islamic fundamentalism. It might also spend an hour on hair. Or salt. Or pirates, road trips, psychic phenomena, house cleaning, animal intelligence, high energy physics or how to say you’re sorry. Listen Thursdays at 9:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Travel with Rick Steves
A fun, hour-long practical talk show with guest travel experts and questions from travelers. It’s a lively conversation about exploring our world smartly, smoothly and thoughtfully. Listen Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.
Podcast available

Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me! (NPR / WBEZ - Chicago)
Get news-literate laughs each week from NPR’s only weekly quiz program. Test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest (and funniest) in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what’s real news and what’s made up. Listen Saturdays at noon.
Podcast available

Weekend Edition Saturday (NPR)
The news doesn’t take weekends off, so tune in for the latest breaking news from NPR as well as a look back at the prior week’s events with a fresh point of view. Hosted by Scott Simon. Listen Saturdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Podcast available (Scott Simon’s weekly commentary)

Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR)
Tune in for the news, but stay for the Sunday Puzzle with Will Shortz. Host Liane Hansen takes you on a tour of the “voices in the news” and looks to the week ahead. Listen Sundays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Podcast available (Sunday Puzzle only)

The Writer’s Almanac (APM)
In a quick five minutes, writer and host Garrison Keillor looks back at historical and popular writers born on the day of broadcast and shares a poem. Listen Monday - Friday at 3:00 p.m., Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and Sunday at
Podcast available

A World of Possibilities (Mainstream Media Project)
A World of Possibilities seeks to build bridges across boundaries of background and belief and discover solutions to longstanding challenges through penetrating conversations with pragmatic social innovators, leading policy analysts and big-picture thinkers on key national and global issues. Listen Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m.
Podcasts available

International Programs

Analysis (BBC)
This current affairs program provides analysis of one topic per day by BBC journalists. It gives thorough context for stories and issues in the news, is script-led and uses experts and those with first-hand experience. Listen Monday -Friday at 4:50 a.m.;  Fridays at 1:20 p.m.
Podcast available

Assignment (BBC)
BBC correspondents report first-hand and in-depth on topical issues and events from around the world. Listen Saturday-Sunday at 4:00 a.m.
Podcast available

Business Daily (BBC)
Presenters Lesley Curwen and Steve Evans demystify the business world, talking to the top executives of the world’s biggest corporations, successful entrepreneurs and the world’s most knowledgeable experts. Listen Monday-Friday at 2:40 and 4:30 a.m.
Podcast available

Business Weekly (BBC)
A weekend program incorporation the best of Business Daily with the key interviews, reports and thoughts of the past week. Steve Evans or Lesley Curwen bring you everything you need to know from the world of work and money. Listen Sundays at 2:30 a.m.
Podcast available

Inside Europe (Deutsche Welle)
Inside Europe is a weekly newsmagazine exploring the news and topical issues shaping the European continent. Produced by Deutsche Welle. Listen Saturdays at 5:00 a.m.
Podcast available

The Interview (BBC)
Conversations with the people who shape the world, revealing what they think, how they operate and how they got where they are. Listen Saturdays at 1:30 and 4:30 a.m.;  Sundays at 4:30 a.m.
Podcast available

Living Planet (Deutsche Welle)
Living Planet analyzes environmental policies, looks at “green” technologies, visits innovative projects and keeps you updated on the state of the planet’s environment. Features news, analysis, and interviews from an international network of correspondents. Produced by Deutsche Welle. Listen Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
Podcast available

Newshour (BBC)
The BBC’s daily one-hour flagship program, providing the latest news and interviews with newsmakers, eyewitnesses, correspondents and analysts in superb global reportage and features. Listen every Day at 3:00 a.m.

One Planet (BBC)
One Planet gets to grips with the major issues and themes in the world of development and the environment. The perspective it truly global providing investigation and considered analysis on themes and trends that affect us all. Listen Saturdays at 2:30 a.m.
Podcast available

The State We’re In (RNW)
The State We’re In brings you stories from all over the world, covering important global matters as well as seemingly small issues, because they too can have a big impact. The main focus is on human right issues. The State We’re In is a weekly hour-long radio programme from Radio Netherlands Worldwide, the Dutch international service in Hilversum and WAMU Public Radio in Washington D.C. Listen Saturdays at 12:00 a.m.
Podcast available

The Strand (BBC)
Weekly highlights from the daily edition of The Strand, a program giving listeners a truly global guide to the world of arts, culture and entertainment. Presenters Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles will bring you discussion, updates and reviews of the best books, music, art and design, film and television, digital arts and the theatre-as well as live studio performances and celebrity guests. Listen Monday-Friday at 12:30 a.m.
Podcast available

The World (PRI)
Get your international news from this unique collaboration of the BBC and WGBH in Boston. The World offers a mix of news, features, interviews and music from around the globe. Listen weekdays at noon.
Podcasts available

World Briefing (BBC)
The latest news from BBC correspondents worldwide, featuring newscasts on the hour and half-hour, analysis, business and sports. Listen Monday-Friday at 12:00, 2:00, 2:30, and 4:00 a.m.;  Monday-Thursday at 1:00 p.m.;  Saturdays at 1:00 and 2:00 a.m.;  Sundays at 2:00 a.m.

World Business News (BBC)
Regular updates and analysis of the big business news that affects consumers, the environment and global trade, plus the big talking points in the financial markets. Listen Monday-Friday at 12:20 and 2:20 a.m.;  Monday-Thursday at 1:20 p.m.;  Fridays at 1:00 p.m. ; Saturdays at 1:20 a.m.
Podcasts available

World Vision Report
The World Vision Report is a weekly radio program capturing the human drama behind global issues and events. Hosted by Peggy Wehmeyer, former ABC World News Tonight correspondent. Listen Sundays at 5:00 a.m.; repeats at 6:00 p.m.
Podcasts available

World Update (BBC)
A one-hour weekday global news and current affairs program that briefs listeners on the news and advances the stories with interviews, features, debates and discussions. Listen Monday-Friday at 1:00 a.m.