So We Asked

Rebecca Palsha
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Join award-winning journalist Rebecca Palsha for raw, revealing conversations with Alaska's most compelling characters - newsmakers, rebels, experts, and everyday people with extraordinary stories. From breaking news to life-changing advice, mental health to chasing your best life… we all want answers, So We Asked.  

  1. 2d ago

    The key to success in business? Take risks.

    Anchorage business owner and "serial entrepreneur" Deborah Bonito sits down with Rebecca Palsha on "So We Asked" with advice for people wanting to own a business, about life/work balance and what she’s doing at the Kobuk (hint, look for apartments beside Kobuk).

    The key to success in business? Take risks.

  2. Oct 21

    Baby food made in Alaska, with a secret ingredient from Greece

    About 15 years ago Zoi Maroudas had an idea. She would make baby food, made with ingredients from Alaska, and it would be high quality. That became the Alaska based company, Bambino’s Baby Food & Health Food Store.

    Baby food made in Alaska, with a secret ingredient from Greece

  3. Oct 7

    ‘Courage’: Lily Stevens Becker talks about her father’s legacy

    When Lily Stevens Becker was born, her father had already been in the U.S. Senate for more than a decade. Before the USS Ted Stevens was commissioned in Whittier on Oct. 3, 2026, Lily sat down with Rebecca Palsha to talk about her father, his impact on Alaska and what it was like growing up as the daughter of Ted Stevens.

    ‘Courage’: Lily Stevens Becker talks about her father’s legacy

  4. Sep 30

    You can become a perfect woman, but not all at once

    You win the race. You get an A on a test. You’re employee of the month. Well, now what?  “We live in, you know, a culture that really is about optimization and achievement, and you’re only as good as, you know, your last post, or the size of your house, or, you know, your race result, right?,” Holly Brooks said, during So We Asked.

    You can become a perfect woman, but not all at once

  5. Sep 23

    Not an accidental overdose, a drug-induced homicide

    Before her son died, he had been out riding his bike in the woods. He was so proud of that mountain bike. He was gifted it after successfully completing a residential drug treatment program. Bruce Snodgrass went riding his bike on a Thursday, and two days later a person out walking their dog found his body next to a grocery store, behind a bank and near a McDonald’s drive-through.

    Not an accidental overdose, a drug-induced homicide

  6. Sep 16

    COVID, death, isolation and fear: Dr. Zink talks about the pandemic in Alaska

    You know her name. You know her face, at least what it looks like during a Zoom presentation: Dr Anne Zink, Alaska’s chief medical officer during the COIVD pandemic.

    COVID, death, isolation and fear: Dr. Zink talks about the pandemic in Alaska

  7. Sep 9

    Life, death and love: raising quails in Anchorage

    In this episode of So We Asked, host Rebecca Palsha sits down with metalsmith and jewelry designer Annie Cizak. They dive into the relentless reality of being a working artist, overcoming imposter syndrome, and the therapeutic art of knitting washcloths. Annie shares her hands-on approach to self-reliance in Alaska—from growing 120 pounds of potatoes to raising backyard quail.

    Life, death and love: raising quails in Anchorage

  8. Sep 2

    Art, Spenard and sandwiches: "It's our dump, we love it."

    From painting iconic murals around town to cooking soup for neighbors in need, Duke Russell shares his journey of unpretentious creativity, the "pay-as-you-go" working-class history of Spenard, and how taking action—whether on canvas or at the community table—gives us all a role in lifting up our community. We have so many questions...So We Asked.

    Art, Spenard and sandwiches: "It's our dump, we love it."
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Join award-winning journalist Rebecca Palsha for raw, revealing conversations with Alaska's most compelling characters - newsmakers, rebels, experts, and everyday people with extraordinary stories. From breaking news to life-changing advice, mental health to chasing your best life… we all want answers, So We Asked.  

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  • Creator
    Rebecca Palsha
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Alaska's News Source
  • Show Website
    So We Asked