Talk of the Rock

Host Kayla Desroches speaks with Captain Mark Morin and Petty Officer Kelly Parker about the United States Coast Guard’s 225th birthday and Coast Guard history.

Host Kayla Desroches sits down with the Kodiak Senior Center’s Exeuctive Director Pat Branson and Executive Assistant Laurie Murdock to talk about upcoming programs. They chat about the Aging Mastery Program, which aims to teach atendees how to prepare for the next stage in their lives.

                                                                        Host Kayla Desroches speaks with artist Bonnie Dillard about her designs for a marine debris fish ornament to decorate the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree this winter. They dicuss how lesson plans for the ornament and community involvent will raise children’s awareness. Also, Leila Pyle joins to talk about marine debris and her collaboration on debris sculptures with Dillard and …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Host Kayla Desroches chats with Diane Rodill, whose father was part of the first wave of Filipino cannery workers in the Kodiak area. Rodill talks her father’s identity, character, and his mysterious life of daring and adventure, and she frames his story with discussion of Filipino history in Alaska and the United States …

Kodiak Senator Gary has been in the Alaska Legislature for over a decade and has never seen a financial morass such as the one that faces Alaska today. In this Talk of the Rock interview he expresses his optimism that the House and the Senate will agree on a budget that will avoid a shutdown of state government at the …

Today on Talk of the Rock, Host Kayla Desroches talks with Stephanie DeLaGarza about Crab Fest. DeLaGarza works with the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce and has been integral in organizing the famous Kodiak festival. They’ll chat about rides, food, and the list of activities on the schedule.

On Talk of the Rock today, the Baranof Museum’s Anjuli Grantham tells us about the multi-media project she’s spearheading about the history of Kodiak Island’s West Side. She’s joined by her collaborators, Toby Sullivan, Brianna Petersen, and Tiffany Brunson.

On today’s Talk of the Rock, KMXT will talk about marijuana legalization with an unlikely advocate of the movement. Larry Kirk is a Chief of Police in Old Monroe, Missouri, and outspoken critic of prohibition.

On today’s edition of Talk of the Rock, we’ll hear from members of the Kodiak Community Foundation. Katie St. John, Steve Gray and Mike Wall will talk about what the foundation is, how it came to be and how you can get involved.

On today’s edition of Talk of the Rock, we’ll hear from the founders of the Kodiak District Parent-Teacher-Student Association, or PTSA. We’ll hear from Eric Linscheid, the president of the Kodiak Community Education Alliance, and vice president of the organization, Ron Gibbs.