Alaska Story Project

Host Dan Kowalski

5,0 (21)
DESTINATIONS ET VOYAGES

Conversations with authors, scientists, artists, fisher-poets, and a colorful cast of characters who are both knowledgeable and passionate about Alaska.

18/02/2023

ASP 25, Brad Matsen, "Planet Ocean"

Brad Matsen has been fascinated and writing about water and the ocean for over forty years. He is the author of, "Death and Oil: A True Story of the Piper Alpha Disaster on the North Sea"; "Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King"; "Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss", a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2006; the New York Times bestseller, "Titanic's Last Secrets"; "Planet Ocean: A Story of Life the Sea, and Dancing to the Fossil Record" with artis...

59 min
18/01/2023

ASP 24, Lara Messersmith-Glavin, "Spirit Things"

This podcast features the work of author, editor, and teacher, and FisherPoet, Lara Messersmith-Glavin. In each essay from her recently published book, "Spirit Things", Lara holds an object or detail from her early life aboard the family's Kodiak seiner and then takes us beyond into realms of history, science and story. In the Introduction to "Spirit Things", Lara writes, 'When we live with things, imbue them with use and care, when they become extensions of our bodies to wo...

59 min
05/01/2023

ASP 23, Bruce Rettig, "Refraction, An Arctic Memoir"

Bruce Rettig recently published Refraction, An Arctic Memoir. Refraction is a Pushcart prize nominee, and has received recognition and multiple awards including an award for non-fiction with the San Francisco Writing Contest, an International Chanticleer Book Award and a Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Award. Bruce also writes literary short stories, creative non-fiction, essays and flash fiction/nonfiction. He continues to be at the helm of his advertising an...

54 min
28/11/2022

ASP 22, Sitka writer Brendan Jones

Brendan Jones lives in Sitka, Alaska with his wife, three daughters, six chickens, and one dog. He first came to Sitka as a young man to land what work he could find. Soon he was writing for the Sitka Sentinel, and has gone on to write for a range of publications including The New York Times, the Smithsonian, GQ, Washington Post, Patagonia and others. He has recently won the 2022 Green Earth Book Award for Whispering Alaska. All the while, he balances writing with bein...

59 min
06/11/2022

ASP 21, John & Rebecca Wolfe, Alaska Adventure, 55 Ways

Dan hosts John and Becca Wolfe, co-authors of Alaska Adventure, 55 Ways, Southcentral Wilderness Explorations, published this summer by Mountaineers Books, Seattle, Washington.This 50th anniversary edition of 55 Ways, first written by Helen Nienhueser, represents three generations of wilderness exploring and collaborative writing. Helen writes in the Forward: “It gives me great pleasure that my son and granddaughter are the coauthors of this new incarnation of 55 Ways, thus contin...

59 min
31/05/2022

ASP 20, writer Kim Heacox

Award winning author of several books, including The Only Kayak and Jimmy Bluefeather, Kim Heacox is also an opinion piece writer for The Guardian US. He’s published some 18 pieces—10 in the last year with The Guardian. Kim: “My Guardian pieces are framed within my credo of activist writing, that it’s not only my right but my responsibility to challenge power & the prevailing order, to speak out as best I can, using story, humor and a few numbers, maybe even a little paro...

29 min
10/03/2022

ASP 19, Stories of Healing and Connection with Hank Lentfer

Award-winning author and naturalist Hank Lentfer returns to the Alaska Story Project with an audio piece, “10 Sounds That Make You Feel More Alive”.Hank reads from his book, Ravens Witness, the Alaska life of Richard K. Nelson, a passage from his earliest memories living with the Iñupiaq in the Arctic. “We yearn to pull together with neighbors and celebrate our collective success. So why do we find ourselves living in such rancorous times? How did stories of unity get buried by the din o...

26 min
24/01/2022

ASP 18, with Ray Troll

Ray Troll's Ichthyomuse, Art and Rock & RollFormative years, early influencesArt as Ray’s childhood superpowerKansas to Seattle, art scene, grad school, up to KetchikanKetchikan, art scene, native culture, studio above a fish plantObsessing, drawing and painting fish; First T-shirt project, “Let’s spawn”Growing his T-shirt empire; “Spawn ’til you Die”; “Humpies from Hell”A description of Ray’s work by Brad Matsen; book projects togetherCollaboration on Planet OceanWe ARE ...

59 min

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21 notes

Gives me context and meaning

03/02/2023

MotherlyMorey

Dan, Thank you for giving your time and attention and effort to something so meaningful and thoughtful. I live remotely in Prince William Sound, engaging with the landscape and with local fisheries each day - your conversations with such phenomenal local folks have helped to give me context in a wild landscape and aided in narrowing my focus and passion toward wild lands and the creatures that occupy it. Thank you!
Long form stories and interviews

01/03/2021

Sue outside of Seattle

Dan, the producer of this podcast, has talked with my favorite Alaska writers, poets, people. He takes time to pull out the rich stores each person has to share. I feel I’m part of that lovely, misty, wild natural world with each broadcast. Absolutely love it.
Hank Lentfer

01/02/2021

sloughslaska

Superb. Both the interviewing by Dan and Hanks responses. Style,pacing, and content great. As residents of Southeast Alaska the interview has us reflecting on our relationship with all that surrounds us
Insightful look at Alaska

24/06/2020

barnacleB

Just discovered and greatly enjoyed. Terrific guests.

Conversations with authors, scientists, artists, fisher-poets, and a colorful cast of characters who are both knowledgeable and passionate about Alaska.

Création

Host Dan Kowalski
Années d’activité

2020 - 2023
Épisodes

25
Classification

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Alaska Story Project

Alaska Story Project

ASP 25, Brad Matsen, "Planet Ocean"

ASP 24, Lara Messersmith-Glavin, "Spirit Things"

ASP 23, Bruce Rettig, "Refraction, An Arctic Memoir"

ASP 22, Sitka writer Brendan Jones

ASP 21, John & Rebecca Wolfe, Alaska Adventure, 55 Ways

ASP 20, writer Kim Heacox

ASP 19, Stories of Healing and Connection with Hank Lentfer

ASP 18, with Ray Troll

Gives me context and meaning

Long form stories and interviews

Hank Lentfer

Insightful look at Alaska

À propos

Informations

Alaska Story Project

Épisodes

ASP 25, Brad Matsen, "Planet Ocean"

ASP 24, Lara Messersmith-Glavin, "Spirit Things"

ASP 23, Bruce Rettig, "Refraction, An Arctic Memoir"

ASP 22, Sitka writer Brendan Jones

ASP 21, John & Rebecca Wolfe, Alaska Adventure, 55 Ways

ASP 20, writer Kim Heacox

ASP 19, Stories of Healing and Connection with Hank Lentfer

ASP 18, with Ray Troll

Notes et avis

Gives me context and meaning

Long form stories and interviews

Hank Lentfer

Insightful look at Alaska

À propos

Informations