Albertsons, the owner of Safeway and Carrs, wants to sell to Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer. The deal would affect multiple stores in Alaska.

The U.S. Interior Department released a report in July 2024 to continue documenting the federal government’s role in the system that ripped children away from their homes.

We discuss a book aimed at highlighting conservation success stories and encouraging optimism about the future, on the next Talk of Alaska.

Increasingly, housing is financially out of reach for people in Alaska wanting to own a home or even to find an affordable place to rent.

Several factors are endangering the economy of coastal communities and transforming the lives of Alaskans who depend on commercial fishing.

We speak with disability advocates about their top priorities, and the celebrations ahead, on this Talk of Alaska.

We discuss historical and philosophical context on our democracy and what freedom requires of us all on this next Talk of Alaska.

How can communities best help those who have been displaced from their home countries? We discuss welcoming new neighbors on this Talk of Alaska.

Social media can be fun. But it can also be dangerous, especially for children and teenagers. A U.S. surgeon general report found significant links between teen social media use, eating disorders and body dissatisfaction, especially for teen girls. But a bill that would have  banned Alaskans under the age of 14 from social media stalled in the legislature. What controls are appropriate for parents and what do young people think about it? We’ll ask on the next Talk of Alaska.

On this Talk of Alaska, we revisit our 2023 conversation with Alaskan authors and librarians to discuss book recommendations for Summer reading.