End of The Road Jon Erdman

For this episode, we picked stories and poems that intimately professed our individual relationships with grief and loss. Storytelling has always been an intrinsic part of processing grief. It allows us to recollect the memories of a loved one, to learn about the parts of ourselves that maybe we hadn’t given much attention to. It allows us to build emotional connections with our listeners, who- I believe- will always be able to see themselves in the story being shared. We hear from Colin Warr...

This episode tells stories of injury, embarrassments and debacles all with a comedic twist. Why are injuries and mistakes so funny? Maybe we'll never know for sure, but in the meantime, we'll keep laughing. We hear from Julie Truskowski, Monte Montepare and Jon Erdman.Special thanks to Cole Pampe for contributing his original music. Visit our website at wrangells.org, or stay connected to us through facebook.com/wrangells or Instagram @wrangellmountainscenter.

Throughout this episode we take a look at the ways in which we experience being in relationships- with ourselves and with others. These stories and poems speak to the good, the bad, the ugly, and the in between of what it’s like to be in love, to be a friend, to be a first date and to be broken-hearted. We hear from Owen Mozen, Laura (a visitor from Talkeetna), Sabrina Simon and Mike Murphy. Special thanks to Cole Pampe and Graham_Makes for contributing their original music.You can listen to ...

We have an amazing line-up of well-known McCarthy residents including Barb Rice, Mark Vail, Mike Murphy, Michelle Latvala and Wendy Pollock featured in our second episode, McCarthy Made.This episode speaks to the many ways in which McCarthy residents experience their home, from their discovery of this eccentric place, what it means to be a neighbor, to the meaningful ways in which they reflect on their experiences here.Special thanks to Cole Pampe and Graham_Makes for their original music. As...

This episode features hand-picked stories and poems told by McCarthy locals and visitors throughout our 2023 summer programming including our Wrangell Mountain Storytelling Festival and our bi-weekly Word Jam events. These poems and stories speak to the profoundly integral relationship we humans each have with mother nature. We hear from Katy about her love of the natural world; from Mike about his relationship with mountains; from Krista on her love of trees; and from Luis about how he...

Episode 5 is our last episode of the season in this storytelling series and features two stories told at the West Side venue. Madz shares a poignant, vulnerable story about a friend, and Nik Merlino, our host and sponsor for the West Side event - the owner of McCarthy River Tours & Outfitters and The Glacier View Campground - tells a story about a sitcom-like moment in life with Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski.Production Credits:Jon Erdman: Producer, host, episode writer, and Wrangell Mount...