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Hometown, Alaska features conversations with local civic and cultural leaders, educators, and community members making an impact on their city. Hosted by: Anne Hillman, O’Hara Shipe, and Dave Waldron
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April 29, 2025
<![CDATA[<p>Meditation and mindfulness are practices that many of us use either formally or informally, but what are the actual benefits we get from them? How do those practices affect our mental health? On this episode, we have a local meditation teacher answer those questions and teach us some meditation techniques.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>HOST: Dave Waldron</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>GUEST: Rick Zelinsky</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.meditateinalaska.org/" target="_blank">Meditate in Alaska</a></p><p><a href="https://icygrooves.com/home" target="_blank">Rick Zelinsky website</a></p>]]>
April 25, 2025
<![CDATA[<p>You've likely heard of Comic Con before, the annual convention that happens in San Diego celebrating comics, video games and all things geeky, but did you know Anchorage has one too? Arctic Comic Con is now in its seventh year and happens this weekend at the Dena'ina Center.</p><p><br></p><p>On this episode, we hear from one of the convention's founders and a pair of local video game developers trying to make their mark in the gaming industry.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>HOST: Dave Waldron</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>GUESTS:</strong></p><p><strong>Mike Lajoie</strong>, Co-Founder, Arctic Comic Con</p><p><strong>Wyatt White and George Young</strong>, CakeNeq Games</p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://arcticcomiccon.com/" target="_blank">Arctic Comic Con</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cakeneq.com/" target="_blank">CakeNeq Games</a></p>]]>
April 14, 2025
<![CDATA[<p>Don’t let this recent snowfall fool you. Anchorage had a historically low snow year. On this episode we find out what that lack of snow means for everything—from fire to mosquitos. We did get our usual Fool’s Spring last week, with about four inches of snowfall happening right when we thought we were in the clear.</p><p><br></p><p>Earlier this year, the National Weather Service reported Anchorage had received 4.3 inches of snow from December 1 to February 17, the lowest snowfall ever recorded in Anchorage’s history. We received as much snow in about one day last week, than we did for the entire 80 days of our deepest winter months.</p><p><br></p><p>So what does this nearly snowless winter mean for our spring and our summer? What does it mean for the fire season, the mosquito population, the bears or for gardening? On today’s show we’ll cover all of those questions with experts from around the state.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>HOST: Dave Waldron</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>GUESTS:</strong></p><p><strong>Stephanie Dufek</strong>, Wildland Urban Interface Project Manager for the Anchorage Fire Department</p><p><strong>Cory Stantorf</strong>, biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game</p><p><strong>Rich Irvin</strong>, Co-President of the Alaska Master Gardeners Anchorage</p><p><strong>Derek Sikes</strong>, President of the Alaska Entomological Society and the Curator of Insects at the University of Alaska Museum of the North</p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.muni.org/Departments/Fire/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Anchorage Fire Department</a></p><p><a href="https://www.muni.org/Departments/Fire/Prevention/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">AFD Fire Prevention</a></p><p><a href="https://www.muni.org/Departments/Fire/Wildfire/Pages/Wildfire%20Home.aspx" target="_blank">AFD Wildfire Division</a></p><p><a href="https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=species.main" target="_blank">Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Species Information</a></p><p><a href="https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=livingwithbears.main" target="_blank">ADFG: Living With Bears</a></p><p><a href="https://www.alaskamastergardeners.org/" target="_blank">Alaska Master Gardeners Anchorage</a></p><p><a href="https://akentsoc.org/" target="_blank">Alaska Entomological Society</a></p><p><a href="https://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento/" target="_blank">University of Alaska Museum of the North: Entomology</a></p>]]>
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