August 29, 2020

By Land, Sea and Air!

August 29, 2020/ Steve Stripling

Today’s show featured a wide variety. John “Tales of the Tundra” Gailey gave us a snapshot of Alaska’s tour challenged economy.

But John’s a well-loved guide in Alaska’s tour industry and leading tours bouncing between Anchorage, Denali and Fairbanks.

Hear John T. Gailey’s interview podcast:

Ocean Science with our Science Guy

Our Science Guy, Dr. Gordon Snyder, gives us a scientific perspective on the latest hurricanes and orca whales.

Be sure to check out his Whales Without Borders facebook site.

Hear Dr. Gordon Snyder’s podcast:

Remembering an Aviation Great

Marcus Paine was a bright star in Alaska’s aviation history. Had he lived in the 1920’s like the Wien Brothers, his name would be mentioned in the same breath.

We admired Marcus because he made aviation exciting sporting a joyful spirit and a warm smile to back it. Sadly, we lost Marcus in air accident at a Madras, Oregon airshow, August 27, 2016.

We pulled from our archives an interview with Marcus shortly before his appearance at 2012 Arctic Thunder, the 5th largest air show in the world.

Hear Marcus Paine’s podcast:

August 23, 2020

Big Alaska Show Tourists, Guests and Tales!

August 23, 2020/ Steve Stripling

Alaska’s tourism industry took a big hit this year. So we invited our Big Alaska Show Guest Tourist, Henry Lenz, a retired CBS radio engineer who worked with broadcast legends, to come visit us. It’s fun to get to know and appreciate our visitors – and their money ... especially their money! We even celebrated his birthday with a Tall Alaska Tale! (We “forgot” to tell him we win our own prizes!) Author, Lolo Paige, a former firefighter with the Bureau of Land Management, joins us to give a sneak preview of her book, Alaska Spark, plus much more!

Hear the full podcast:

Former Alaskan Bureau of Land Management firefighter, Lolo Paige, talks about her book, Alaska Spark!

We’ll have Lolo Paige back to discuss her book once I read it!

In the meantime, you can check it out for yourself.

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Big Alaska Show Guest Tourist

Henry Lenz shares stories about a remarkable broadcast career with Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather and more! Plus we play Tall Alaska Tales!

August 17, 2020

Climbing Adventures

August 17, 2020/ Steve Stripling

Great way to spend a Saturday! Authors Mike Gordon and Andy Hall share climbing tales from their books: Learning the Ropes: An Alaskan Memoir by Mike Gordon and Denali’s Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America’s Wildest Peak by Andy Hall.

Each shares experience adventures you’ll find in our Big Alaska Show Book Review Section!

The Big Alaska Show Book Reviews