October 31, 2021

Alaska Halloween Fun!

October 31, 2021/ Steve Stripling

It's howling Halloween fun when the Mitchell brothers and Chad Carpenter show up!

Shane and Wayne Mitchell of Training Better Artists (TBA) www.tbatheatre.org, a popular educational/theatrical organization, and Chad Carpenter, creator of Tundra Comics, Moose the Movie and Sudsy Slim Rides Again, www.tundracomics.com, share Halloween memories, stories, ghost tales and "Inappropriate Product Placement Theatuh!" Designed to raise your spirits, not your blood pressure!

Listen to our fun show sans commercials (well, almost!)

October 24, 2021

Alaska Authors, Coffee and Book Reviews!

October 24, 2021/ Steve Stripling

Book Review Section!

Today's show featured Stan Jones and Mike Gordon. Stan writes mystery fiction. Mike Gordon writes non-fiction but it's a mystery he's survived!

Two authors whose new books you'll find on our Big Alaska Show Book Review Section, http://www.bigalaskashow.com/book-reviews.

Authors, Lolo Paige and Chris Lundgren, joined the fun as our panel of author experts! Good books, good fun on our show this morning!

Dagnabit! by Mike Gordon

We're fortunate Mike Gordon wrote this book. Not just because his life is colorful and filled with entertaining Alaskan stories that morph over the decades into legend. We're fortunate because Mike Gordon has kept Ruben Gaines' legacy alive.

A broadcaster, writer, cartoonist, creative storyteller, mentor and close friend to Mike, Ruben Gaines helped define Alaska's character.

Just like his first book, Learning the Ropes, Mike's writing style is comfortable, fun to read and takes you from a Rustic Alaskan Saloon to the 7 tallest peaks in 7 continents. Plus, makes you wish you had met Ruben Gaines! https://www.mikegordonauthor.com/store

Check out the podcast interview!

Ghost Light by Stan Jones

Stan Jones blends Alaska culture, fiction and mystery making it hard to believe it's not non-fiction! Might as well be. As Stan was telling us, "With the help of a demented Alaska Native elder, Chukchi police chief Nathan Active hunts for the killer who left a woman's expertly dismembered body in the ice cellar of an abandoned Inupiat Eskimo fish camp."

There's more good stuff. Read the book! You can find it here on Amazon!

Listen to Stan talk about his book along with authors, Lolo Paige and Chris Lundgren!

October 02, 2021

Alaska Broadcast Character: Bob Lester

October 02, 2021/ Steve Stripling

Alaska has a legacy of colorful broadcast characters. Bob Lester is one of those. A longtime morning drive personality on KWHL 106.5 FM, www.kwhl.com, Bob’s contributions to the community are too many to mention. Toys for Tots is one he’s most proud and he’s creator of the most popular event of the Fur Rendezvous(Fur Rondy)Running of the Reindeer. He started on TV as Kid Fox of the Fox Kid's Club - and then spinning records at the Cattle Company's bar at night - a tale of double lives leads to some interesting stories! Get co-host, Mike Ford and Bob Lester with year’s broadcast history experience together talking Alaska broadcast shop, and you get a fun show!