Programs

A documentary crew just visited Kodiak and dropped by KMXT to talk about a documentary that’s been five years in the making. “Keep Talking” investigates the Alutiiq language learning scene in Kodiak and the language revitalization efforts here on the island. KMXT’s Kayla Desroches sat down with director Karen Weinberg and members of her team for this week’s Talk of …

Painting of F/V Aurore Marie, the second boat Lawrence Bahovec purchased and named after his niece. The life-long Wrangell resident turned 100 years old on Jan. 4, 2017. (Aaron Bolton, KSTK News) Coming up this week, a disaster is declared, a meeting is held, and what could the new president mean for the future of the Pebble Mine project? All …

Beyond the Cover Feature: Ann Leckie, author of the award-winning science-fiction Imperial Radch Trilogy. The first book in her series, Ancillary Justice won the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and other best novel awards.  The following year, the second book in the series, Ancillary Sword won the Locus award. The third book in the trilogy, Ancillary Mercy, was released in …

Coming up this week – Chum salmon could be scattered about in a more spots in Southeast; do the humpies know this is an odd year? And, how did Wrangell get funds for its harbor from the state of Alaska last month? Was it a Festivus miracle? We’ll find out that, and more, on this week’s edition of the Alaska Fisheries …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, staff from the borough’s Community Development Department joins to talk about a potential new zoning district that would allow development of single-family residential dwellings on smaller lots in the borough.

On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches speaks with Merissa Koller Williams from Healthy Tomorrows about the community goals from this year’s Kodiak Strong Planning Day. Planning Day participant Julie Beehler joins.

Beyond The Cover Feature: Kodiak’s own Leslie Leyland Fields joins us to discuss her new book, Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus Through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the Seas.  Leslie also shares with us how she got into writing and teaching, how she started out in Kodiak and some of the amazing projects and careers she has had during her decades …

Beyond the Cover Feature: J.T. Ellison joins us this month.  J.T. Ellison is a bestselling author of dark, psychological thrillers, widely known for her novel “All the Pretty Girls,” among others and her work with Catherine Coulter on the Nicholas Drummond “A Brit in the FBI” series.  She is also a founder of Two Tales Press, an independent publishing house, and …

Coming up this week – President Obama puts a big chunk of the Bering Sea under permanent protection before he leaves office, Craig is on its way to a new harbor, and would you describe a Pribilof Blue king crab as more like a unicorn, or ‘Where’s Waldo?’ We’ll find out, on this edition of the Alaska Fisheries Report. We …

On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches speaks about fish culverts with Blythe Brown from the Soil and Water Conservation District and habitat biologist Will Frost. They cover the purpose of culverts, how they play into the salmon life cycle, and what lies in store for culverts on the Kodiak road system.