Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live in Studio 1A at KTOO on Friday, April 10, 2026

Folk Fest week on Juneau Afternoon concludes with the 2026 Guest Dance Band, The Red Hots, with a live audience in Studio 1A at KTOO. Plus, an opening number from the Juneau a cappella group Queens, and 2026 Guest Dance Caller Connor Maguire teaches some square dancing.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp & Cheryl Sndyer.
Production Team: Mikko Wilson, Megan Riordan, Craig Georg, Bob Laurie, Michael Penn.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, April 9, 2026

Folk Fest week on Juneau Afternoon continues with 2026 Guest Artist Willi Carlisle, plus Hannah Read shares tunes ahead of her new album release, “The Fungi Sessions Vol. 2.”

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp, Mikko Wilson, and Megan Riordan.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Juneau Afternoon Folk Fest week featuring live music with Carey Seward & The Sizz, plus Air Jazz shares some new tracks and discusses his upcoming talk “Modern Village” on Monday, April 13, as part of the Sealaska Heritage Spring Lecture Series.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp, Mikko Wilson & Megan Riordan.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Juneau Afternoon Folk Fest week featuring live music with Quinton Woolman-Morgan and Big Sissy, plus a feature on the upcoming Pink Martini concert in Juneau.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp, Mikko Wilson, and Megan Riordan.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Friday, April 3, 2026

• Theater Alaska is offering two youth programs in April:
  • Knight at Dawn KIDS — Theater Alaska on April 3 & 4
  • Retention: An Academic Pentathlon — Theater Alaska on April 17, 18, 19
    
    
• KXLL is sponsoring Hip-Hop Night at The Crystal Saloon, and the annual KTOO Nightlife Guide has coverage of all non-Folk Fest Mainstage events happening during the week of April 6-12.
  
  
• UAS Folk Fest brings together student bands and local and national acts for one day only, Saturday, April 4, from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the UAS Student Recreation Center.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, April 2, 2026

• The Univeristy of Alaska Southeast Dual Enrollment Progam offers high school students an opportunity to get a jump start on their college career. UAS welcomes registration of high school and homeschool students who are prepared for college-level work. Jessica Dean from UAS, and Nate Dutton from Juneau Schools detail the program options, and how to get registered.
  
  
• Upates from the Juneau Commission on Aging with Deborah Craig and Linda Kruger. AARP will be holding a fraud prevention presentation at the Mendenhall Library on Thursday, April 16, at 10am.
  
  
• Death with Dessert from historical slueths Betsy Longenbaugh and Ed Schoenfeld has two more presentations this season on April 11 and May 9. Also, Longenbaugh will be signing her book, “More Forgotten Murders from Alaska,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at the Douglas Library that includes a presentation on the history of Red Light Districts in Juneau and Douglas.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Wednesday, April 1, 2026

• The Alaska Folk Festival kicks off next Monday, April 6, for a full week of music, guest artists, and workshops. In addition, the festival is premiering “50 Years of Folk Fest,” a documentary that chronicles its history and impact. Full details and schedule available at akfolkfest.org.
  
  
• The Marie Darlin Prize is a $5,000 award that celebrates an outstanding Juneau artist, writer, or performer whose recent work expresses a commitment to the region’s social or cultural history, community advocacy, or Indigenous identity. Applications for this year’s award are due May 1.
  
  
• Project Homeless Connect is an opportunity for the homeless to receive services and for agencies to connect. Over 30 community service agencies will be represented, with services including haircuts and medical provider assistance. The event takes place at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Tuesday, April 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information, contact Natasha Jackson at cap@tlingitandhaida.gov.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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This special episode of Juneau Afternoon features a fireside chat on the topic of sexual assault, sexual violence, the statistics and myths, and resources and information on prevention.

Guest host Christina Love, a recent recipient of AWARE’s Women of Distinction honor for her work in advocacy and as U.S Commissioner on Civil Rights, navigates the conversation with a panel of experts in the field.

Guests include:

• Natasha Jackson, Community Advocacy Manager, Tlingit & Haida
• Natalie Watson, Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Manager, AWARE
• Jenny Weisshaupt, Program Manager, SAFE Child Advocacy Center

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Resources and Phone Numbers:
AWARE – Crisis Line: (907) 586-1090 – https://awareak.org/

SAFE Child Advocacy Center – 907-463-6157 – https://ccsak.org/services/safe-child-advocacy-center/

Tlingit & Haida Community Advocacy – 907-463-7305 – https://cbs.ccthita-nsn.gov/community-advocacy-program/

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Friday, March 27, 2026

• Juneau-ite Megan McMillan is working on her MFA in New Zealand. She is in Juneau for six weeks, collecting data for her thesis: “Resident Perspectives of the Cruise Industry in Juneau, Alaska.” She is accepting survey responses and also looking for subjects to interview in a longer format.
  Survey link: https://lincoln.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b4uEUer7MYPJ72S
  
  
• A new singing group, Singing for Our Lives, started this March in Juneau. Group leader Leslie Wood and participant Jenny Smith share information on the group and its goal to “sing simple songs of resistance, joy, solidarity, and healing to keep us going in these dark times.” The group is open to all, and meets on Monday evening at Dzantik’I Heeni Middle School.
  
  
• The Jensen-Olsen Arboretum is set to expand to summer hours on April 1. Manager Ginger Hudson shares upcoming events and plans, including Mother’s Day and children’s classes.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, March 26, 2026

• The Ted Stevens Legislative Intern Program offers students the opportunity to work in the Alaska Legislature during session. Intern EJ Richards and Professor Glenn Wright share details.
  
  
• Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts, is hosting the Scouting for Food drive to benefit the Southeast Alaska Foodbank this April.
  
  
• The annual literary journal published by UAS, Tidal Echoes, is set to launch with a public event on Thursday, April 2, at UAS Egan 112.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Wednesday, March 25, 2026

• City and Borough of Juneau RecycleWorks and Solid Waste Processing departments:
  • https://juneau.org/engineering-public-works/recycleworks
  • https://juneau.org/engineering-public-works/solid-waste
    
    
• Juneau Chamber’s upcoming Spirits of Alaska event
  
  
• Juneau School District’s Tlingit Culture, Language, and Literacy Program

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Friday, March 13, 2026

• The live debut of Mike Maas’s Blue Nagoon project. The concert is on March 14 at The Crystal Saloon. It will feature original songs from his albums “Here Be Dragons,” “Love in the Time Of…,” and a forthcoming rock album, and covers of some favorite songs from the 80s to today. The band is Maas on keys/guitar, Nick Fishman on drums, and Simon Taylor on bass, and five Juneau singers: Alyssa Fischer, Patricia Lattime, Shona Osterhout, Salissa Thole, and Allison Waid.
  
  
• The Juneau Underground Motion Picture Society presents its Short Film Festival at the Goldtown Nick on Thursday, March 19, Friday, March 20, and Sunday, March 22. Pat Race and Aaron Suring chat about the history of the JUMP Festival and how to submit for this year’s fest.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, March 12, 2026

• A new collective of doulas, the SE AK Birth Collective, is offering two community events during World Doula Week beginning March 22.
  
  
• “Plants Out of Place” Fireside Lecture features representatives from Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition and Tlingit & Haida discussing invasive plant species in Southeast and how they impact the lands and waters around us. The talk is at Mendenhall Glaciers on Friday, March 27, at 7:00 p.m.
  
  
• The Juneau School District offers a variety of optional programs for students. Representatives from the Juneau Community Charter School, Montessori Borealis, and the Tlingit Culture, Language, and Literary programs share more details and upcoming events to preview the schools.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon – Recoded live on Wednesday, March 11, 2026

• Aaron Davidman talks about his new film “American Solitaire,” which will have a special pre-release screening and Q&A around Southeast Alaska, including Juneau, on March 23 at the Goldtown. The film explores veterans’ stories and gun violence prevention.
  
  
• Con Brio presents “Art Songs” with Sara Radke Brown, soprano, Candace LiVolsi, harp, and friends. Music of Debussy, Delibes, Hahn, Strauss, Schubert, Schumann, Dvorak, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tortaro and more. Performances are Friday, March 13, 7 pm at Chapel by the Lake and Saturday, March 14, 2 pm at the Alaska State Museum.
  
  
• The Juneau STEAM Coalition presents Curiosity Unleashed: A Community STEAM Event for K-6 Families on Monday, March 16, 2026, from 5:30-7:30 at Thunder Mountain Middle School. The theme for this year’s event is “Cycles and Spirals, Patterns and Process”.
  
  

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Friday, March 6, 2026

• Taku Winds, the winds ensemble from Juneau Community Bands, will perform their concert “Rhapsody in Blue” Saturday night, March 7. Conductor Alan Young and the president of the board, Sarah McNair-Grove, discuss the program.
  
  
• The Juneau Public Library is presenting a conversation with two authors, Naomi Klouda and Marybeth Holleman, on Sunday, March 8. “Touchstones of Glaciers and Bears: Navigating a Changing Climate”
  
  
• Mudrooms wraps up its storytelling season on Tuesday, March 10, with the theme Rut-Roh (Dog-gone it). Taylor Beard and Jeremiah Beedle preview the event.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Thursday, March 5, 2026

• Edward K. Thomas, President Emeritus of the Tlingit and Haida Central Council. His autobiography is titled “My Moment in Time: Tempering Tribal Leadership with Life’s Experiences.” He will be at Hearthside Books on First Friday, March 6, for a book signing.
  
  
• Rylee Jensen chats about her event happening at Kindred Post. Rylee is a wildlife photographer working toward giving back via conservation efforts through her work.
  
  
• KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey on this year’s Featured Artist at the Folk Festival, Willi Carlisle.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Wednesday, March 5, 2026

• We meet the Women of Distinction who will be honored by AWARE at the 28th annual Women of Distinction Gala being held on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Centennial Hall. The honorees are Maria Gladziszewski, Seikoonie Fran Houston, Christina Love, and Dr. Alice Taff.
  
• We speak to two local Juneau high school contestants participating in this year’s Poetry Out Loud event on Monday, March 9, 2026.
  
• And First Friday previews with the Juneau-Douglas City Museum “12×12” annual exhibit and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council “Simple Loving Kindness: Art Inspired by Meditation” gallery show.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Friday, February 27 with guest host Andy Kline

• With support from the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum, Con Brio Chamber Series, now in its 10th season, brings trumpeter Jeff Karlson of Ketchikan to Juneau for a full-length recital Saturday, February 28, at 2:00 pm.
  
  
• The Juneau Douglas Ice Association at Treadwell Arena is hosting the state hockey tournament for 17 & 18-year-olds on March 6-8.
  
  
• Zach Gordon Youth Center shares upcoming events and an overview of the center and its work.
  
  

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Andy Kline guest hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Wednesday, February 25

• Juneau String Ensembles: Chamber Music Night is Saturday, February 28, at Thunder Mountain Middle School. Students Ysabel Wilson and Maya Breedlove chat and share a short preview of the music.
  
  
• Theatre in the Rough’s “Weekend of Revolution,” featuring a cabaret and a staged reading, takes place Saturday, February 28, and Sunday, March 1. Donnie Gott and Timothy Sislo outline the weekend’s activities.
  
  
• The new executive director of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, Becca Parks, discusses her background, new role, and outlines upcoming events.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Friday, February 20, 2026

• Dr. X̱’unei Lance Twitchell discusses an upcoming MA in Teaching Indigenous Languages at UAS, as well as the other ongoing language classes available to the community.
  
  
• The creative team for the upcoming production of “Pueblo Revolt” previews the show, opening at Perseverance Theatre in Douglas on Friday, February 27.

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Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.