May 29, 2022

Memorial Weekend Show: VIPER and Alaska Works!

May 29, 2022/ Steve Stripling

We meet young veterans and people helping veterans transition into civilian life through VIPER, Veteran Internships Providing Employment Readiness, and Alaska Works.

These programs provide training in the trades and assistance to help veterans through a major change in their lives to put them on a positive path for their futures.

They are a major weapon to help fight the epidemic of suicide that takes 22 military lives everyday.

Meet America's finest! Listen to the full podcast!

May 18, 2022

Author Eric Wade: A Life Living in Alaska's Wilderness

May 18, 2022/ Steve Stripling

Our Big Alaska Book Club interviews author, Eric Wade, about his books, Cabin and Upstream. Eric and his wife, Doylanne, came to Alaska in the late 70's and for the last 35 years travel over 200 river miles twice per year to live in a remote cabin Eric built.

These books tell the story of those experiences surrounded by Alaska's wildlife, wilderness and solitude from the time as a young couple raising their young family to a time facing the challenges of aging.

Check out our Big Alaska Book Review section for links and to hear the interview podcast with Eric Wade.

Podcast interview with Eric and our Big Alaska Show Book Club panel:

May 08, 2022

Happy Mother's Day with Moose Mama's!

May 08, 2022/ Steve Stripling

We celebrate Mother's Day the Big Alaska Show way! Dana DeBernardi, owner of Moose Mamas, and her assistant, Erica Lapham. Moose Mamas rescues orphaned moose calves, nurtures them to health and then releases them to help populate rural Alaskan areas where the moose populations are thin. Plus, our Deadliest Catch Myth Buster Mike Ferris and co-host, Mike Ford, have has a special Mother's Day message for their mothers!

A fun way to enjoy Mother's Day!

Listen to the podcast now!