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The AnchorED City
by The Anchorage Urban Training Collaborative
The AnchorED City Podcast is connecting with Anchorage’s soul through her history, stories, and people.
Episodes
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BTS #39 – Anchorage Wolverines Part #1 - w/ Merit Waldrop
Hockey is back in the Sullivan Arena! After the departure of the Anchorage Aces in 2017, the premier hockey venue in Anchorage was without a team until 2024, when the North American Hockey League team, the Anchorage Wolverines, moved in, and the atmosphere is electric! On this episode, we talk…
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The history of the Nordstrom Building - BTS 24: What is the Connection Between Seattle and Anchorage? - Encore Episode
The history of the Nordstrom Building - BTS 24: What is the Connection Between Seattle and Anchorage? - Encore Episode Last week, Anchorage Mayor Susan LaFrance and the Anchorage Community Development Authority expressed a desire to convert the old Nordstrom department store building in downtown,...
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S5: E8 – North To The Future: Listener Visions
This season, we used the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” –as a model for how we might positively imagine the future of Anchorage. In this episode, we hear a number of short positive visions for Anchorage’s future. #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org...
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Encore Episode: S1:E5 – Captain Cook Removed From The City Seal
On December 17, 2025 the Alaska Watchman reported, “In a split decision, the Anchorage Assembly narrowly voted to erase all historical references to the famous Captain James Cook from the city’s official seal.” In light of the new Municipal Seal, and the controversy about the removal of Captain...
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HELP! WE NEED YOUR POSITIVE VISION OF THE FUTURE IN ANCHORAGE
We want to hear your positive vision of the future. During this season, we are gathering your optimistic imaginings of Anchorage’s future. To share your vision, simply record a voice memo on your phone and email the audio file to [email protected]. In the Subject line type, “North to the...
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BTS 38: All I Want For Christmas Is A Headlock: An Anchorage Holiday Story from 1916
We are reaching back into history to a very early Christmas in Anchorage to talk about wrestling. Yep, you read that right, wrestling. In the early days of Anchorage, wrestling was extremely popular, and it didn’t even stop for Christmas. We want to hear your positive vision of the future! Record…
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S5: E7 – North To The Future: Alaska Version 3 w/ Kitty Farnham and Ky Holland
This season, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. In this episode, I talk with Kitty Farnham and Ky Holland about Alaska Version 3. AKV3, like this season of the podcast, is imagining the future of Alaska. We...
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S5: E6 – North To The Future: Wellness w/ Alisa Marie Selvaggio & Jay Butler
This season, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. In this episode, I talk with Alisa Marie Selvaggio & Jay Butler about their positive visions for wellness in Anchorage. We want to hear your positive vision of...
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S5: E5 – North To The Future: The Economy w/ Yereth Rosen
This season, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. In this episode, I talk with Yereth Rosen about her positive vision for Anchorage’s economy. We want to hear your positive vision of the future! Record a voice...
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North To The Future: Taking A Break...Your Vision of the Future
We are taking a break this week from Season 5: “North to the Future,” but it’s an excellent time for you to consider your dream for Anchorage’s future. We want to hear your positive vision of the future! Record a voice memo on your phone of your positive vision for Anchorage’s future and send the...
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S5: E4 – North To The Future: Non-Profits w/ Laurie Wolf
This season, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. On this episode, I talk with Laurie Wolf about her positive vision for Anchorage’s non-profits. We want to hear your positive vision of the future! Record a...
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S5: E3 – North To The Future: Religion w/ Joel Kiekintveld
This episode is going to get weird. This season, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. On this episode, AnchorED City Podcast host Joel Kiekintveld interviews himself about the future of religion in Anchorage.…
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S5: E2 – North To The Future: Politics w/ Matt Schultz and Erin Baldwin Day
During Season 5, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. On this episode, we hear from Erin Baldwin Day, who represents District 4 (Midtown) on the Anchorage Assembly, and Matt Schultz, who is running for…
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BTS 37: Day of Storytelling for the Tikahtnu Upper Cook Inlet - Part 2 - w/ Joel Kiekintveld
On Saturday, November 8, 2025, there will be a Day of Storytelling for the Tikahtnu Upper Cook Inlet as part of an effort to have our area designated as a National Heritage Area. At that event, more than fifty "storytellers from across the Anchorage-Tikahtnu Upper Cook Inlet area are coming...
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S5: E1 – North To The Future: Season 5 Introduction
S5: E1 – North To The Future: Season 5 Introduction This episode is the first of a new season. In Season 5 we will be considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for how we positively think about the future. #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org...
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BTS 36: Returning to The Hydra of Homelessness – Micro-Unit Housing
BTS 36: Returning to The Hydra of Homelessness – Micro-Unit Housing Season three of this podcast was titled “The Hydra of Homelessness.” In that season, back in 2022, we looked at a number of different issues connected to homelessness to get a more complete view of the complexity of that issue.…
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BTS 35: Day of Storytelling for the Tikahtnu Upper Cook Inlet w/ Jasmine Redgrave & Taylor Strelevitz
On Saturday November 8, 2025 there will be a Day of Storytelling for the Tikahtnu Upper Cook Inlet as part of an effort to have our area designated as a National Heritage Area. At that event more than fifty "storytellers from across the Anchorage-Tikahtnu Upper Cook Inlet area are coming together...
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The Dashboard Diaries #4: Wenatchee, WA
The Dashboard Diaries #4: Wenatchee, WA It can be hard for Alaskans to feel connected to the rest of the country. I recently went on a nearly coast to coast drive with my daughter and her family as they moved from South Carolina to Washington State. As we drove 500-mile days for a week a few...
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Season 5 (Coming Soon) – The Dashboard Diaries – The Hydra of Homelessness
You are invited to end the summer by going on a road trip with us on the Dashboard Diaries – brush up on the topic of homelessness with “The Hydra of Homelessness” – and look forward to Season 5: “North to the Future.” #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC...
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The Dashboard Diaries #3: Twin Falls, ID
It can be hard for Alaskans to feel connected to the rest of the country. I recently went on a nearly coast to coast drive with my daughter and her family as they moved from South Carolina to Washington State. As we drove 500-mile days for a week a few connections between places on our drive and…
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BTS 34: Rainiers in Anchorage - BONUS
Anchorage’s desire to be a Minor League city goes back further than you might imagine. Join us a for a bit more as a bonus to our recent episode. #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC @AnchorageUTC Resources Used I Make This Episode:...
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BTS 33: Rainiers in Anchorage
Anchorage has had its share of minor league sports teams over the years – The Northern Knights of the Continental Basketball Association, the Anchorage Aces Hockey team, and the short-lived Arena Football team the Wild – but it has never had a professional baseball team. However, one team was a...
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The Dashboard Diaries #2: Kansas City, MO - BONUS
There was just too much to fit in the last episode of The Dashboard Diaries! On this episode we consider another way the history of black baseball connects Kansas City, MO and Anchorage. #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC @AnchorageUTC Theme Music by Tech...
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The Dashboard Diaries #2: Kansas City, MO
It can be hard for Alaskans to feel connected to the rest of the country. I recently went on a nearly coast to coast drive with my daughter and her family as they moved from South Carolina to Washington State. As we drove 500-mile days for a week a few connections between places on our drive and…
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BTS 32: Summer Music Special w/ Travis Carbaugh and Pepper Kit
Summer time means a lot of different things in Alaska. Camping, fishing, hiking and for many it also means live music. On this episode I’m talking to two Anchorage musicians that you might see at a show this summer. Pepper Kit is a local singer-songwriter and one of the folks behind the popular...
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BTS: 31 – The Alaska Myth w/ Kaitlin Armstrong
BTS: 31 – The Alaska Myth w/ Kaitlin Armstrong May 26, 2025 Alaskans are serious about who is a real Alaskan and who isn’t. The pursuit of understanding who is a real Alaskan is more often than not tied to a Frontier mentality and the legend that has been created around the 49th State. The...
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The Dashboard Diaries #1: Greenville, SC
The Dashboard Diaries #1: Greenville, SC May 19, 2025 Alaska feels a bit removed from the rest of the United States because it is separated from the contiguous 48 states by a minimum of 500 mile. Anchorage is even further away. That distance can leave residents not only distinct and different…
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The Dashboard Diaries – Starting May 19
The Dashboard Diaries – Starting May 19 May 16, 2025 This summer on the AnchorED City Podcast we are proud to present The Dashboard Diaries. During this four-part mini-series we will connect with Anchorage’s soul through her histories, stories, and people by connecting to places along the road…
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The Dashboard Diaries - COMING SOON!
The Dashboard Diaries – Coming Soon May 12, 2025 This summer on the AnchorED City Podcast we are proud to present The Dashboard Diaries. This four-part mini-series connects with Anchorage’s soul through her histories, stories, and people by connecting to places along the road from a nearly...
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ACCEE Series #3: w/ Trevor Storrs & Jessica Simonsen
ACCEE Series #3: w/ Trevor Storrs & Jessica Simonsen April 21, 2025 Last year we talked twice with members of the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education Fund implementation team. During 2024 they were doing research, hearing from the community, and making recommendations to the Anchorage…
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ACCEE Series #2: w/ Trevor Storrs & Austin Quinn-Davidson
Back on April of this year I talked with members of the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education Fund implementation team. At that time they were doing research and hearing from the community about how to spend the $5 million dollars of marijuana tax money earmarked for Child Care and Early...
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BTS: 30 – A Hall of Fame Player in Anchorage
There have been a good number of Major Leaguers to have their start in Alaska playing summer college baseball. Only two are in the Hall of Fame – Tom Seaver and Dave Winfield. But before there ever was summer college baseball in the state, one Hall of Fame player spent a part of their early…
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BTS: 29 – Not Just Passing Through Fairview w/ Allen Kemplen, Bryan Hawkins & Lindsey Hajduk
The neighborhood of Fairview, on the Northside of Anchorage, is considered one of Anchorage’s original four neighborhoods along with Downtown, South Addition and Mountain View. However, what is less known is that Fairview was once its own individual town independent of Anchorage. Today most...
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BTS: 28 – First Female Mayor - Encore Episode
Anchorage has its first elected female mayor. In light of the election of Suzaane LaFrance as Anchorage’s mayor we are returning to a previous episode - S2:E10: Anchorage, Boston, Elections and All Male Mayors – which outlines the city’s history of electing only men to the Anchorage’s top office....
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ACCEE Fund Series #1: w/ Trevor Storrs, Kathleen McArdle & Jessica Simonsen
In April of 2023 Anchorage Voters passed Proposition 14 by a 12-point margin. That proposition dedicates marijuana tax money to child care and early child care education – estimated to be between $4 & $6 million per year. These funds seem to come at just the right time. Due to the scarcity of...
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BTS: 27 – The Truth About Fentanyl - Part 2
Fentanyl is a dangerous drug that is killing Alaskans. In a report released in September of 2023 about drug overdose deaths in Alaska it was noted that “Fentanyl was involved in four out of five opioid overdose deaths, and many of these fentanyl-involved overdose deaths involved an additional...
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BTS: 26 – The Truth About Fentanyl - Part 1
Fentanyl is a dangerous drug that is killing Alaskans. In a report released in September of 2023 about drug overdose deaths in Alaska it was noted that “Fentanyl was involved in four out of five opioid overdose deaths, and many of these fentanyl-involved overdose deaths involved an additional...
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S4:E12 – What is Possible?: Necessary / Possible / Impossible
St Francis of Assisi is quoted as saying, “Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” On this episode we end season 4 by considering how each of us moves forward into doing the impossible. #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org...
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BTS: 25 – Christmas Special: Gingerbread Village and the Building of a City
Chef Joe Hickel has created his last gingerbread village and it gives us a way to make our city a better place. https://www.captaincookchristmas.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hotel-Captain-Cook/121352828027525 @thehotelcaptaincook #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org...
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S4:E11 – What is Possible?: Creative Community Responses To Homelessness w/ Undra Parker & Matt Schultz
On this episode we ask “What is Possible?” in the area of homelessness and receive two creative, community-based responses from Pastors Undra Parker and Matt Shultz. https://www.shilohmbcalaska.org/ https://www.facebook.com/shiloh.alaska.5 https://firstpresanchorage.org/...
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S4:E10 – What is Possible?: Digging Through The Archives For Some Anchorage Homeless History
Driving through the through Anchorage it’s nearly impossible to not see our unhoused neighbors. In light of our current situation I wondered how long Anchorage has had people experiencing homelessness. To answer that question I dove into the Anchorage Daily News archives and began looking for the...
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S4:E9 – What is Possible?: Healing from Violence w/ Krystal Kompkoff
The day after Thanksgiving in 2018 a bullet fired in a drive-by shooting struck Krystal Kompkoff while she was attending a party at a friend’s house. On this episode Krystal shares her journey of healing from violence. #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC...
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S4:E8– What is Possible?: Serial Killers and Anchorage’s Most Violent Year
According to US News and World Report Anchorage, Alaska is the #3 most dangerous place to live in the United States. Alaska has had the reputation and reality of violence since the early days of the territory. On this episode we consider a couple of serial killers from Alaska’s past and…
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S4:E7– What is Possible?: Human Trafficking w/ Josie Heyano
Underground crime is not a thing of the past in Anchorage. One of those crimes is human trafficking. Join me on this episode as I talk with Josie Heyano of Signify Consulting, about what is possible in the area of human trafficking. Heyano is a Presidentially appointed member of the United States...
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S4:E6 – What is Possible?: Tunnels and Two Lakes - Anchorage’s Underground Past
Anchorage has always had an underground of illegal activity. Those activities might have literally taken place underground in tunnels or basement bars, or they could have figuratively been underground thinly veiled behind words like “resort” or “boarding house.” On this episode we explore some of...
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S4:E5 - What Is Possible?: Recovery w/ Tiffany Hall
On this episode we consider what is possible in the area of substance misuse as we talk about recovery with Tiffany Hall. She shares with us her story of addiction and recovery. Hall is the Executive Director of Recover Alaska and the vice chair of the board of the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance....
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S4:E4 - What Is Possible?: Decriminalized Marijuana, a Defunct Brewery & Substance Use in Alaska
On this episode we will turn our attention to two different historical stories about mind altering substances…one the legal sale of beer, and the other, Alaska’s long history of semi-legal and legal marijuana. #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC...
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S4:E3 – What is Possible?: Racial Bias w/ Patricia Wilson-Cone
It can often feel like racism and racial bias are impossible to overcome. Rev. Dr. Patricia Wilson-Cone joins us on this episode to help us consider what is possible in the area of racism and racial bias. Wilson-Cone is a pastor, scholar, chaplain trainer, and author. Her book Multicultural...
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S4:E2 – Martin Luther King Jr., Hamilton, The PAC and Racism in Anchorage
When Lin-Manuel Miranda said of his hit musical “This is a story about America then, told by America now” he could not have known how much that connects with the history of Anchorage. When Alaskans packed the Alaska Performing Arts Center to see Hamilton recently many did not know how that…
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S4:E1– Introducing Season 4
Over the past three years we have explored the issues facing Anchorage, the places where things are, or are becoming, the way they are supposed to be for all people, and the hydra that is homelessness. In season 4 we will consider “What is possible?” #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org...
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