Talk of the Rock

Talk of the Rock host Jared Griffin speaks with Margaret Greutert, Curator of Collections, and Tyler-Rose Hoffman, Development and Communications Manager at the Kodiak History Museum about new projects and developments and the museum, and how they see their place in the current anti-racist and decolonization movement.

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Jared Griffin talks with advocate Deborah Bitanga and Dr. E.J. David, Professor of Psychology at UAA, about immigration, the Filipino American experience, white privilege and race relations in Alaska and the US. Here is a list of anti-racist resources to help you follow-up on issues related to race and privilege: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/antiracist_resources_from_greater_good

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Jared Griffin talks with artist and culture bearer, Hanna Sholl, and Melissa Borton, Indigenous Advancement Director for First Alaskans Institute and Kodiak Village Representative on the Alaska Federation of Natives board of directors, about white privilege and race relations in Alaska. Here is a list of anti-racist resources to help you follow-up on …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Jared Griffin talks with Kodiak’s legislature delegation–Sen. Gary Stevens and Rep. Louise Stutes–about federal aid and what it means for Kodiak.

Talk of the Rock host, Jared Griffin, talks with members of the Kodiak Island Borough Consolidation Committee–Terry Haines, Justin Thran, and Jennifer Culbertson–about how the committee is progressing and some of the issue they are facing. Tune in for a lively discussion on how economics, representation, and different approaches to government services affect how the committee oversees the consolidation proposal …

Talk of the Rock host, Jared Griffin, talks with Thia Falcone, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Lorraine Stewart, Career and Technical Education Coordinator about Kodiak College’s transition from this academic year to the next. They also talked about the changes wrought by COVID-19 to instruction techniques and what financial relief might be available for students.

    Our guests this week are several members of Kodiak High School’s Drama Club — Shakesbears, some in the studio and some by video conference. We discuss their historic and record-breaking run to becoming the 2020 Alaska state champions in Drama and Forensics.       Wetherleigh Griffin, (at right in studio), Felix Lewis, (top left of screen shot); Derek …

Today’s guests on the Talk of the Rock were Emergency Services Council members Mike Tvenge (City Manager) and Jim Mullican (Fire Chief).

Our guests this week are from the “The Hasty Heart,” which is a play presented by the FairWind Players that premiers on Friday, March 6. The play tells the story of a group of injured military men from several different countries who are in a hospital recovering from injuries. “The Hasty Heart” plays in the Drama Pod on Friday, Saturday …

Kodiak History Museum has an ongoing mission to archive and care for objects and stories that make up Kodiak’s rich past and present. Collections curator Margaret Greutert and executive director Sarah Harrington were guests on this week’s Talk of the Rock program to discuss the acquisition and archive process, and to talk about what’s new at the museum. Listen to …