On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Download Radio Show The April 20th show featured a conversation with Laura Kaltenstein. Originally recorded and aired in April 2023, we spoke about bird nests we’ve observed around Sitka over the years, and how we found them. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel free to leave a comment here … Read more
Download Radio Show The April 6th show featured a conversation with Andy Szabo and Lauren Eckert of the Alaska Whale Foundation. They shared about their work, including current efforts to be better understand how both Humpback Whales and Gray Whales are interacting with herring in the weeks before, during, and after the spring spawning event. … Read more
Download Radio Show The March 23rd show featured a conversation with returning guest Zach LaPerriere. He shared about the process of selecting, permitting and cutting a standing dead cedar that he recently harvested to use for building benches. We also spoke more generally about cedars and some of the remarkable ones we’ve observed during our … Read more
Download Radio Show The March 9th show featured a conversation with Alice and Chuck Johnstone. Originally recorded in 2012, Alice and Chuck had lived in Sitka for decades, spending much time exploring the lands and waters of the area. We spoke about some of their observations, both recent and from decades past, and some of … Read more
Download Radio Show The February 23rd show featured a conversation with Adam Haberski. Originally recorded last February when he was working to complete his dissertation, we spoke about his research on a group of rove beetles present on sky islands in the southern Appalachian Mountains. We spoke about rove beetles (Staphylinidae), how what he’s learned … Read more
Featuring a conversation with Mary Goddard, Sitka-based artist, entrepreneur and plant enthusiast. We talked about art, nature, and food, and how culture and relationship weaves through all of them.