Talk of the Rock

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Solid Waste Advisory Board Member Nick Szabo and Sun’aq tribal biologist Kelly Krueger talk about the single-use plastic bag ban to take effect in Kodiak on April 22.

On today’s Talk of the Rock, we talk about school safety in light of the recent violent incident at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Feb 14, where a school shooter killed 17 people. Joining are Kodiak Island Borough School District Superintended Larry LeDoux, Kodiak Middle School Principal Melissa Haffeman, Kodiak High School Principal Mel LeVan, and …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, we chat with Alutiiq Museum Development Assistant Jeff Garcie. He joined staff in 2017 as part of the federally-funded Digital Inclusion Corps, which aims to build digital knowledge and broadband infrastructure in rural areas. He looks back at the program and what’s happened during his time working with the villages. Then, we talk …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches chats about genealogical research with library director Katie Baxter and the Kodiak Public Library Association’s Laurie Madsen. This month, the library will provide a number of resources to help residents research their ancestry.

This week’s Talk of the Rock features the Kodiak Women’s Resource and Crisis Center and addresses domestic violence as well as depression during the holiday season. Executive Director Rebecca Shields and Outreach Coordinator Beth Davis join as guests.

Karen Weinberg speaking at the premiere of her documentary “Keep Talking” at the Afognak Native Corporation building. (Photo courtesy of Nara Garber) Mitch Borden/KMXT For today’s talk of the rock, KMXT’s Mitch Borden sat down with Karen Weinberg, the director of the documentary Keep Talking. They got to chat before her film’s Kodiak premiere on December 3rd about how she …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Julie Matweyou with the Marine Advisory Program joins to talk about the upcoming Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit. Also, Jared Griffin from Kodiak College talks about his upcoming two part series on race and “the other.”

The Baranov Museum recently opened an exhibit featuring the culture and history of Sami reindeer herders in Alaska. On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches chats with Lois Stover, Esther Larson, and Cherie Biddle about the Sami people. Joining is Pearl Johnson, a board member of the Sami Cultural Center of North America.

Today’s Talk of the Rock focuses on Domestic Violence Awareness month and how to identify and address domestic abuse. Host Kayla Desroches sits down with associate professor Sabrina Brown, who wrote a book about her experiences in “I Married a Sociopath.” Joining is Beth Davis, the outreach coordinator for the Kodiak Women’s Resource and Crisis Center. They talk about what …

Coming up on today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches chats with two of the business owners behind this weekend’s Uptown Shop the Rock. The festival will focus on businesses along Mill Bay Road from the Kodiak Island Smokehouse to Cost Savers. Sarah Culbertson from the Frame Shop and Alex Turner from Alexandra’s Salon join. Then, Kodiak Teen Court …