Best Frontline Chatter Podcasts (2025)

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Chatter Marks EP 112 Frozen Frontlines: Alaska’s Cold War Legacy 58:48

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In this episode of Chatter Marks, we explore the lingering impact of the Cold War on Alaska, a state that stood on the frontlines of a global standoff. Through perspectives rooted in art, journalism, history, and geopolitics, we trace how Cold War-era decisions reshaped Alaska’s communities, economy, environment and sense of identity. And how it co…

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Chatter Marks EP 111 Rockets, clean energy and the future of Alaska with Ben Kellie 1:31:23

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Ben Kellie is an entrepreneur, a writer and someone who’s spent a lot of time thinking about how to build things that matter. He grew up in Alaska, learning to fly planes with his dad. It was a hands-on education in problem-solving, resilience and staying calm under pressure. That mindset carried him through early work on rocket launches and landin…

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E66 - Frontline Chatter - A chat with Liquidware 1:04:17

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We are back again this time with co-host Patrick Coble joining Jarian Gibson to talk with James O'Regan, Product Marketing Manager and Community Lead at Liquidware . Liquidware is a founding partner of the World of EUC. In this podcast we talked about all things going on with Liquidware. Episode page - ⁠⁠⁠Frontline Chatter - A chat with Liquidware …

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Chatter Marks EP 110 From professional baseball player to mentor with Jamar Hill 1:31:03

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Jamar Hill is a coach now, but before that, he was a pro baseball player in the Mets organization. He grew up in Anchorage, where playing baseball wasn’t always easy: limited facilities, long winters and not much opportunity to play year-round. He says that in Alaska, you get about a quarter of the playing time compared to other places. But in a wa…

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Chatter Marks EP 109 Photographing exploration and innovation in Alaska with Roman Dial 1:06:15

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Roman Dial is a scientist, educator and pioneering adventurer. For more than four decades, he’s charted paths through Alaska’s most remote and unforgiving landscapes — sometimes alone, sometimes with students, friends or family. He came to Fairbanks in the 1970s, a place he says was a hotbed of outdoor innovation — a kind of ground zero for reimagi…

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Chatter Marks EP 108 Monitoring Alaska’s volcanoes with Dr. Matt Haney 1:11:06

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Dr. Matt Haney is the Scientist-in-Charge at the Alaska Volcano Observatory, where he leads the charge to monitor and communicate the activity of Alaska’s volcanoes — some of the most closely watched in the world. He explains that there are several ways to count Alaska’s volcanoes, but one of the most striking is this: 54 of them have erupted in th…

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EP 163 Calm, technical and driven with Adrian Williams 1:27:35

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In this one, co-host Micah Hollinger and Cody talk to Adrian Williams. Both of them grew up skating the streets of Anchorage, at spots like Hanshew Middle School and Abbott Elementary. Those two spots in particular were important to their upbringing and their skating. It’s where they met up with friends, learned tricks and got shots. They were both…

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E65 - Frontline Chatter - A chat with Choice Solutions 1:06:51

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We are back again this time with co-host Patrick Coble joining Jarian Gibson to talk with ⁠Scott (Ozzy) Osborne, Sr. Solutions Architect and Shane Kleinert, Sr. Solutions Architect of Choice Solutions. Choice Solutions is a founding channel partner of the World of EUC. In this podcast we talked about all things going on with Choice Solutions. Episo…

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EP 162 History, power and the Bering Strait with Bathsheba Demuth 1:08:02

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In this one, Cody talks to author and historian Bathsheba Demuth. She grew up in Iowa, a place she describes as having an extremely cultivated landscape — shaped and managed by people at nearly every turn. Her first exposure to the North came through the writings of Jack London, books her parents read to her aloud. As a kid, London’s tales of adven…

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EP 161 Finding truth in fiction with Éowyn Ivey 1:04:18

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In this episode, Cody talks to author Éowyn Ivey, whose debut novel, The Snow Child, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. It captivated readers with its blend of folklore and the Alaska wilderness. Raised in Alaska, Éowyn’s connection to the land is woven into her storytelling, creating atmospheric and emotionally resonant narratives. Before becoming a n…

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E64 - Frontline Chatter - A chat about home labs 1:04:32

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We are back again this time special guest co-hosts and fellow board members Sean Massey and Stephen Wagner joining Jarian Gibson to talk about home labs. We all know how important home labs are, for fun and for work, whether you’re testing a new technology, doing a test deployment, or learning something new to advance your career. Home labs can cos…

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E63 - Frontline Chatter - A chat with Nutanix 41:28

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We are back again this time with special guest co-host Sean Massey joining Jarian Gibson to talk with ⁠Gaby Grau, Advisory Solution Architect at Nutanix⁠. Nutanix is a founding partner of the World of EUC. In this podcast we talked about all things going on with Nutanix. Episode page - ⁠Frontline Chatter - A chat with Nutanix You can find more info…

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EP 160 Dogsledding, The Iditarod and making history with Libby Riddles 1:15:27

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In this one, Cody talks to dog musher Libby Riddles. She was the first woman to win the Iditarod. Back in 1985, she made the decision to push through a storm — a choice that would cement her place in history. While others hunkered down, she bet on her team’s strength and her own resilience, forging ahead into whiteout conditions and brutal winds. I…

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E62 - Frontline Chatter - A chat with Nexthink 55:24

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We are back again this time with special guest co-host Patrick Coble joining Jarian Gibson to talk with Tim Flower, VP of DEX Strategy at Nexthink. Nexthink is a founding partner of the World of EUC. In this podcast we talked about all things going on with Nexthink. Episode page - Frontline Chatter - A chat with Nexthink You can find more informati…

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EP 159 The Arctic Man with Howard Thies 1:02:11

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In this one, Cody talks to Howard Thies, the founder of Arctic Man, a winter race that combines snowmachines, skiers and snowboarders. It takes place at Summit Lake in Paxson, Alaska and it pairs a snowmachiner and a skier or a snowmachiner and a snowboarder. It’s one of the fastest and most unique races in the world. Skiers and snowboarders start …

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E61 - Frontline Chatter - A chat with Omnissa 51:07

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We are back again this time with special guest co-host Stephen Wagner joining Jarian Gibson to talk with Holly Lehman, Sr. Community Program Manager and Rick Terlep, Staff Technical Marketing Architect of Omnissa. Omnissa is a founding partner of the World of EUC. In this podcast we talked about all things going on with Omnissa. Episode page - Fron…

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Chatter Marks EP 103 Northern Boarder’s presents: A Conversation with Local Legends 1:53:18

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Jason Borgstede is one-half of JB Deuce, a local snowboard and skateboard video that ran from the late-1990s to early-2000s. It was funded by Boarderline Alaska Snow and Skate shop — a retail business host Cody Liska's dad owned — and featured snowboarders and skateboarders from Alaska. Jesse Burtner was the other half of JB Deuce, and together he …

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EP 158 Avoiding unnecessary risks with Merrick Johnston 1:08:01

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In this one, Cody talks to Merrick Johnston. The best way to describe her is that she’s an athlete. Rock climbing, ice climbing, snowboarding, mountain biking, gymnastics, surfing, whitewater kayaking. You name it, she’s probably at least tried it. But professionally, she’s a skier and a mountaineer. It all started at a young age. She showed intere…

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EP 157 Teamwork and compromise in Alaska politics with Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins 1:15:07

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In this one, I talk to Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Ever since he was a kid he’s been interested in politics and sports. Electoral politics and baseball, to be specific. But when it came to politics, he was a prodigy. He could recite groups of politicians — the 50 state attorneys general and all 100 U.S. senators, for example. He was interviewed on NPR…

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E60 - Frontline Chatter - A recap of EUC World: Independence 47:15

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We are back again this time with special guest co-hosts Sean Massey and Stephen Wagner joining Jarian Gibson to recap EUC World: Independence. Attendees Daniel Keer and Neil Chester join us to give thoughts on their EUC World experience. In this episode we talked about the EUC World: Independence event, looking back on everyone's experience and fee…

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Chatter Marks EP 100 Conservation and decolonization with Monica Shah 1:22:08

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Monica Shah is the Deputy Director of Collections and Conservation at the Anchorage Museum. She’s interested in the things that we surround ourselves with, the things that bring us comfort, familiarity and memories. Manifestations of culture and identity. These materials are important to us because they embody our stories. In areas affected by war,…

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Chatter Marks EP 99 Listening to the soundscapes of Alaska with Erin Marbarger 1:05:21

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Erin Marbarger is the Senior Education Director and Director of Climate and Sustainability at the Anchorage Museum. And for the last six years Erin, Museum staff and schools and communities have been collecting soundscapes from around Alaska. Anchorage at first and then other locations like Nenana, Nuiqsut, Portage, Seldovia, Sitka and Soldotna. Th…

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Chatter Marks EP 98 A better future through design and landscape architecture with Jonny Hayes 1:16:31

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Jonny Hayes is the the Chief Design Officer at the Anchorage Museum. But before he was at the Museum, he worked in architecture firms where he preferred to spend his time on projects that improved peoples’ lives. Like playground design and transportation. He enjoyed what he was doing there, but the more he learned about the Museum, the more he appr…

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EP 156 Telling Alaska’s story with Mr. Whitekeys 1:17:06

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In this one, Cody talks to Mr. Whitekeys. He’s a showman, a performer and a musician, and for over 50 years he’s been entertaining Alaska with his music, his shows and his books. He started playing music in Anchorage in the 1970s at Chilkoot Charlie’s. In those days, the bars didn’t close until 5 am. So, a band could play for as long as 7 ½ hours —…

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Chatter Marks EP 96 Around the world with Lael Wilcox 1:18:56

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Lael Wilcox is an ultra-endurance cyclist and racer, and she recently set a women’s Guinness World Record for fastest time cycling around the world. The trip was 18,000 miles long and it took her 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes to complete. She averaged 166 miles a day. And with the help of some friends, she planned her own route. She wanted it t…

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Chatter Marks EP 95 Sod housing, Unangax̂ history and correcting Alaska history with Mike Livingston 1:10:52

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Mike Livingston specializes in the cultural heritage of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. His background makes him uniquely qualified for this position. He grew up in Cold Bay, Alaska, located on the Aleutians, and his family homesteaded where Trout Creek flows into Cold Bay. He says they didn’t have much money, so they lived a subsistence lifesty…

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Chatter Marks EP 94 Chasing an Olympic dream with Kristen Faulkner 1:00:41

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Kristen Faulkner is a professional cyclist and she recently won gold in two events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, women's individual road race and women's track cycling team pursuit. It was a dream come true. Ever since she was a kid — growing up in Homer, Alaska — she wanted to compete in the Olympics. As a young girl, she’d watch it on TV and it was…

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Chatter Marks EP 93 Orange rivers and the Greening of the Arctic with Paddy Sullivan 1:14:00

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Paddy Sullivan is an ecologist, and every year he travels to the Brooks Range in northern Alaska to collect snowpack samples. The area he visits is remote and often inaccessible. The Salmon River, for example, is a place where bush planes rarely land. They’ll land outside of the watershed and then people walk in. Paddy’s been going here for 20 year…

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E59 - Frontline Chatter - A chat about EUC World: Independence 27:36

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We are back again this time with special guest co-hosts Sean Massey and Stephen Wagner joining Jarian Gibson to talk about EUC World: Independence. In this episode we talked about what EUC World: Independence is, when it is, why you should come, and what you should expect. Episode page - ⁠Frontline Chatter - A chat about EUC World: Independence Sig…

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EP 155 Reporting on the Alaska fishing industry with Laine Welch 1:16:50

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In this one, Cody talks to Laine Welch. She’s been reporting on the Alaska fishing industry for 36 years, and during those years her goal was always to show where Alaska fits into the global commodities market because seafood is one of the largest commodity items sold throughout the world. Given Alaska’s commercial fishing market, there’s always be…

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E58 - Frontline Chatter - A chat with Shawn Bass 57:06

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We are back again this time with special guest co-hosts Sean Massey and Stephen Wagner joining Jarian Gibson to talk with Shawn Bass. In this episode we talk about what Shawn has been up to in between roles, his career, his new role at Citrix/Cloud Software Group, the EUC landscape, and community. Episode page - Frontline Chatter - A chat with Shaw…

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Frontline Chatter Brought to You By World of EUC 1:42

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We are back with some news! Jarian Gibson talking about changes coming to Frontline Chatter. Frontline Chatter will be brought to you by World of EUC going forward. Frontline Chatter will still be in the same place along with some new co-hosts, community members, and partners/sponsors of World of EUC. Big thanks to all of our past co-hosts and spec…

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EP 154 Pastries, science and baking in extreme environments with Rose McAdoo 1:17:05

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In this episode, Cody talks to Rose McAdoo. She’s a pastry chef and an artist. But it wasn’t until recently that she started embracing the title of artist because she had identified so strongly with being a pastry chef. She’s been working in kitchens since she was 14, and then when she became a chef she decorated wedding cakes in New York. It was a…

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EP 153 Art, paleontology and dad jokes with Ray Troll 1:30:24

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In this one, Cody talks to Ray Troll. He’s an artist and he describes himself as a paleo-nerd. Ever since he was a kid, he’s been obsessed with dinosaurs. In fact, before he even learned how to spell his own name, he learned how to spell “dinosaur.” They were also the first things he remembers drawing. He says that as a child drawing was his superp…

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Chatter Marks EP 89 Memories and Monsters Part 2: Sasquatch encounters 1:04:03

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In this episode, Cody talk to Fred Roehl and David Holthouse about Sasquatch encounters. Fred is a YouTuber and a Sasquatch, or Hairy Man, oral historian. His channel is called “The Subarctic Alaska Sasquatch and Alaska’s Little People” and in it he narrates Sasquatch encounters and also interviews people who tell their Sasquatch stories. At this p…

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Chatter Marks EP 88 Memories and Monsters Part 1: Sasquatch in interior and coastal Alaska 1:06:33

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In this episode of Chatter Marks, Cody talks to Dehrich Chya and Angela Gonzalez about the cultural importance of Sasquatch. Dehrich works at the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak and Angela is an Athabascan artist and writer. Dehrich’s perspective is of coastal Alaska. He says that the Alutiiq people call Sasquatch or Bigfoot creatures Aula’aq, and its tem…

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EP 152 Exonerating Alaskans with Jory Knott 1:01:48

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In this one, Cody talks to Jory Knott. He’s the Executive Director of the Alaska Innocence Project. The Alaska Innocence Project started in 2008 under the direction of Bill Oberly, and it took seven years for them to get their first exoneration — it was the Fairbanks Four case, in which four Alaska Native men were wrongly convicted of murder and su…

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EP 151 Things can get better with Heidi Huppert 1:02:57

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In this one, Cody and co-host Aurora Ford talk to Heidi Huppert. Aurora is a former journalist and currently works at Covenant House Alaska; Heidi is the Chief Program Officer at Covenant House. Heidi’s perspective on homelessness in Alaska is unique because, in her younger years, she spent time on the streets of Anchorage. Her mom had a violent an…

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EP 150 Furniture, basketball and family with Buddy Bailey 1:16:10

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In this one, Cody talks to Buddy Bailey. In the late 1990s, Buddy became the face of his dad’s furniture business, Bailey’s Furniture. He was 7 years old when he appeared in his first commercial — the crew filming it realized that the furniture itself didn’t have much character, so they suggested that Buddy get in front of the camera. He was a natu…

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EP 149 Human trafficking in Alaska and decolonizing data with Josie Heyano 1:28:22

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In this one, Cody and co-host Aurora Ford talk to Josie Hayano. Aurora is a former journalist and works at Covenant House Alaska; Josie is a member of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, a presidentially appointed position. She was the first Alaska Native person to be on the board. Every member of the board is a human trafficki…

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Chatter Marks EP 83 Moving home, revitalizing a language and the magic of radio with Shyanne Beatty 1:08:28

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For years, Shyanne Beatty has wanted to move back home to Eagle, Alaska. It’s where everything started for her — her love for culture, language, art and music. Today, she sits on her property in Eagle, along the Yukon River, and she imagines herself as a young girl, running down the river banks with about 20 sled dogs or trapping marten out at 40 M…

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Chatter Marks EP 82 A chip on my shoulder with Mario Chalmers 1:07:14

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Mario Chalmers is part of a small group of Alaskans to be drafted to the NBA, including guys like Carlos Boozer and Trajan Langdon. He’s won championships at every level: Two high school championships, one NCAA championship — the one where his 3-pointer put the game into overtime, with his team taking the win — and two NBA championships. He was in …

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EP 148 Skating Anchorage in the ‘90s with Anthony Black and Jerry Smyth 1:15:42

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In this one, Cody talks to Anthony Black and Jerry Smyth. They both grew up skateboarding in Anchorage in the ‘90s, before there were really any designated areas for skaters. Besides summer skateparks like the one in the outside Ben Boeke ice rink and the Girdwood skatepark, 40 miles outside of Anchorage, spots were few. So, in the summer they skat…

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EP 147 For the glory and the story with IG 1:28:13

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In this one, Cody talks to Dan Egan, better known as IG. In 1986, he started IG Boarding Shop. At the time, he was competing in big wave surfing, but there really wasn’t much money to be made in it. So, he thought, instead of trying to be in the contests and scraping by, maybe he’ll just make surfboards for all surfers he knows. His surf shop soon …

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Chatter Marks EP 81 Life lessons from fish camp with Angela Gonzalez 1:16:03

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Angela Gonzalez is an artist and a writer, and through her beadwork, her blog — the Athabascan Woman Blog — and the Fish Camp Barbie dioramas she creates, she shares her heritage. She says that it’s all a reflection of the way she grew up. Fish camp was a big part of that. As a kid, that’s where she spent most of her summers, about 16 miles from he…

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EP 146 Searching for understanding and forgiveness with Robert Stark 1:24:20

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In this one, Cody talks to Robert Stark. He’s a former army infantryman and the author of Warflower, a book about his upbringing in Alaska and his time in the military. His upbringing was a turbulent one — his dad was absent, his mom struggled with addiction, his brother spent time in prison and his step-dad is serving life in prison for murder. He…

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EP 145 There is no excuse with Andrew Kurka 1:28:11

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In this one, Cody talks to Paralympic sit-skier Andrew Kurka. From the very beginning, he was pushing his limits. He was the first sit-skier to ride down Christmas Chute at Alyeska, an in-bounds run with a 45-degree pitch that narrows to about 15-feet. And he’s never been afraid to get hurt. He’s broken his back, his ankles, his wrists, ribs, arm, …

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EP 144 Deconstructing the myth of The Last Frontier with Kaitlin Armstrong 1:13:46

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In this one, Cody talks to Kaitlin Armstrong. She’s the host of The Alaska Myth, a podcast that deconstructs the stories created during the Russian settlement and European colonization of Alaska that began in the mid-1700s. Utopian settler stories, stories of the rugged outdoors, ones of monetary opportunity and ones of lawlessness. These stories —…

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EP 143 A Christmas they’ll never forget 37:16

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In this one, Cody talks to two Alaskans about Christmases they’ll never forget. The first story comes from Beau Schooler. In 1990, he was living in Big Lake when his family was awarded a moose from the Alaska Roadkill Salvage Program. At the time, Beau’s family didn’t have much money, so the moose provided them with a hearty Christmas dinner, as we…

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EP 142 The history of slime with Christopher Michlig 1:17:24

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In this one, Cody talks to Christopher Michlig. He’s a visual artist and a professor at the University of Oregon, and he recently released a book titled "File Under: Slime." In it, he traces the origins of the idea of slime back to the early 1900s, with associations to ectoplasm, femininity, and sexuality. In his research, he found that people like…