In Depth Alaska

In Depth Alaska

Listen to expanded interviews from Alaska's News Source.

Episodes

April 12, 2024 15 mins

Sen. Dan Sullivan talks about the state of fish in Alaska and how Russia has impacted the market. 

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Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey gives us the facts and forecast on whether Anchorage can break the seasonal snowfall record, plus how this year compares to others.

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Kim Phuc Phan Thi is in Alaska this weekend. The name might not mean anything at first but you've almost certainly seen her picture. When she was 9 years old in 1972, she was the center of a photo called "The Terror of War." 

Reporter Georgina Fernandez sat down with her and talked about the day that picture was taken and what her life is like now. Here is the extended version of that interview. 

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March 14, 2024 57 mins

Listen to the full Alaska's News Source 2024 Mayoral Debate with Mayor Dave Bronson and challengers Suzanne LaFrance, Chris Tuck and Bill Popp.

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March 13, 2024 22 mins

Ariane Aramburo talks with the candidates for the Anchorage School Board Seat E, Kay Schuster and incumbent Pat Higgins.

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March 12, 2024 14 mins

Ariane Aramburo talks with the candidates for the Anchorage School Board Seat F, challenger Angela Frank and incumbent Dora Wilson.

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March 11, 2024 17 mins

Ariane Aramburo talks with the candidates for the Anchorage School Board Seat G, Carl Jacobs and Chelsea Pohland.

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December 22, 2023 15 mins

Investigative producer David Bernknopf shares the story of Kimberly Fitka O'Domin from Marshall, Alaska. She was reported missing on June 15, 2023 and her body was found 12 days later down river. Her family believes she was murdered. Law enforcement says this appears to be an accidental death.

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December 14, 2023 11 mins

Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey speaks with Climate Specialist Rick Thoman about the 2023 Arctic Report Card.

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On Nov. 30, 2018, a 7.1 earthquake shook Southcentral Alaska. As we look back at that event, Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey talks with Dave Snider from the National Tsunami Warning Center about why a tsunami warning was sent that morning and what to do when the next earthquake occurs. 

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Five-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race spoke with Alaska's News Source Managing Editor Mike Ross about the painful loss of members of his dog team after they were struck by a snowmachine last weekend.

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Mike Ross sat down with Senator Dan Sullivan to discuss the contention in the senate over military confirmations. Here is that conversation.

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Our Washington D.C. News Bureau caught up with Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski on Thursday morning and discussed a wide range of topics from the Truth and Healing Commission Bill to the new House Speaker and the wars in Ukraine and Israel. Here is an extended version of that conversation.

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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, along with a bipartisan group of senators, recently returned from Israel. Mike Ross spoke with the senator about his experience and impressions after the trip. Here is an extended version of that conversation.

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October 24, 2023 35 mins

Vic Fischer, the last living Alaska Constitutional Convention delegate, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2023. He did an extended interview with Northern Lights Originals Production Company in 2022.

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October 19, 2023 10 mins

Rep. Mary Peltola sat down with our Washington New Bureau Reporter Josh Rultenberg for her first interview after returning to the U.S. Capitol following her husband's death.

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As part of our series In Depth Alaska, we decided to talk with some of the people who work at Alaska's News Source to learn a little more about the person you see on the screen every night. In this episode, we share our conversation with long-time anchor Maria Downey.

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Patrick Saltonstall, Curator of Archeology at the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak talks with Ariane Aramburo about a recent dig and a fascinating discovery of woven grass mats.

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The investigative unit for Alaska's News Source has produced a five-part series on possible solutions for the community's homeless crisis.  Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson sat down with reporter Mike Mason for more than 20 minutes to discuss his thoughts on how to deal with the problems of homelessness.

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August 19, 2023 5 mins

August is National Black Business Month. In this episode of In Depth Alaska, we speak with Jasmin Smith, a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur and one of the coordinators for Black Business Month. Smith tells us about the history of the month and what it means today.

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