EP 144Chatter Marks EP 144 The AlCan
The Alaska Highway—better known as the AlCan—was built during World War II as a strategic military supply route connecting the continental United Stat...
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Interviews
Conversations with the makers, riders, painters, and outliers we admire.
EP 144
EP 175EP 175 Reviving the Anchorage Press with Nat Herz and Veri di Suvero
In this one, Cody talks to Nat Herz and Veri di Suvero, the editor and publisher behind the revived Anchorage Press. Nat is a longtime Alaska journa...
EP 143Chatter Marks EP 143 More than a game with Kyle Worl
Kyle Worl is an Alaska Native athlete, coach, and cultural advocate who has spent most of his life competing in, and helping pass on, Arctic Sports an...
EP 142Chatter Marks EP 142 The Notorious Bars of Alaska with Doug Vandegraft
For nearly 30 years, Doug Vandegraft has been writing about bars in Alaska. In his book, “_A Guide to the Notorious Bars of Alaska_,” he uses the stat...
EP 141Chatter Marks EP 141 The Politics of Nature with Jonathon Keats
Jonathon Keats is an artist, writer, and experimental philosopher, and his work uses imagination to question some of our most basic assumptions about ...
EP 140Chatter Marks EP 140 The Architecture of Mycelium with Joseph Dahmen and Isobel McLean
Joseph Dahmen is an architect and the founder of the Biogenic Architecture Lab at the University of British Columbia. The lab’s lead designer, Isobel ...
EP 139Chatter Marks EP 139 Ways of seeing the world with Lily Tuzroyluke
Author Lily Tuzroyluke is from Tikiġaq, also known as Point Hope, a community on Alaska's northwest coast that has been home to generations of people ...
EP 138Chatter Marks EP 138 Searching for answers, one essay at a time with Corinna Cook
Corinna Cook is an essayist whose writing follows the stories embedded in the borderlands of Southeast Alaska, northern British Columbia, and the sout...
EP 137Chatter Marks EP 137 Impact Through Wonder with Fillip Studios
Tom Kortbeek and Roos Meerman are the founders of Fillip Studios, a Netherlands-based interdisciplinary design studio whose work sits at the intersect...
EP 136Chatter Marks EP 136 Anchorage history in fragments with David Reamer
Anchorage Historian David Reamer has spent years digging through archives, newspapers, and forgotten corners, recovering stories that might otherwise ...
EP 174EP 174 The Sharp End with Ashley Saupe
In this one, I talk to Ashley Saupe. She’s the host of the Sharp End Podcast, a show built around firsthand accounts of accidents, near misses, surviv...
EP 173EP 173 The warden of Kavik River Camp with Sue Aikens
In this one, I talk to Sue Aikens — the warden of Kavik River Camp, a remote, self-sufficient outpost on Alaska’s North Slope. A collection of bunkhou...
EP 133Chatter Marks EP 133 Where science meets story with Caroline Van Hemert
Caroline Van Hemert is a wildlife biologist, writer, and researcher whose work moves between science, story, and the lived experience of wild places. ...
EP 132Chatter Marks EP 132 Haunted by Alaska with Don Rearden
Don Rearden is an author and an educator whose work is rooted in Alaska—its landscapes, its communities, and the complex realities shaping life across...
EP 131Chatter Marks EP 131 An Alaska made for TV with Sam Davenport
Sam Davenport writes the AK IRL newsletter_._ It dissects Alaska reality television as entertainment and as a cultural lens that shapes how Alaska i...
EP 130Chatter Marks EP 130 Cold War cakes with Julia O’Malley
Julia O’Malley is a journalist, a cook, a baker, and lately she’s been researching and re-creating Cold War cakes. During the Cold War era—roughly the...
EP 129Chatter Marks EP 129 Branding the Arctic with Jeremie McGowan and Amund Sjolie Sveen
Jeremie McGowan is an artist, designer, and researcher. Amund Sjolie Sveen is an artist. And together, they created Real. Arctic., an exhibition tha...
EP 172EP 172 The Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest with Paul Koberstein
In this one, I talk to journalist Paul Koberstein, whose recent book, “Canopy of Titans,” explores one of the most overlooked ecosystems on Earth: the...
EP 127Chatter Marks EP 127 Shaped by land with Emily Sullivan
Emily Sullivan is a writer, a photographer, and a director whose work is grounded in questions of land, community, and responsibility. Throughout her ...
EP 126Chatter Marks EP 126 Cooking Alaska with Kevin Lane
Kevin Lane is the executive chef and co-owner of The Cookery and The Lone Chicharron Taqueria in Seward, and he was recently named as a James Beard Aw...
EP 171EP 171 Art and illness with Peter Dunlap‑Shohl
In this one, Cody talks to cartoonist Peter Dunlap‑Shohl. His career traces a remarkable arc, from daily newsroom deadlines to personal, long-form sto...
EP 124Chatter Marks EP 124 The sound of remote places with Charles Stankievech
Charles Stankievech is an artist, a writer, and an academic. He teaches at the University of Toronto, and his art takes him into some of the most remo...
EP 123Chatter Marks EP 123 The Athlete's Mindset with Kikkan Randall
Kikkan Randall is a five-time Olympian and an icon of U.S. cross-country skiing. But before all the medals and podiums, she was a high schooler with d...
EP 170EP 170 Winning with grace and gratitude with Alev Kelter
In this one, Cody talks to Alev Kelter. She grew up in Eagle River, Alaska, playing varsity boys' hockey because there wasn’t a girls’ team. That driv...
EP 169EP 169 Living with nature in a digital age with Ben Weissenbach
In this one, Cody talks to Ben Weissenbach. He’s an environmental journalist and the author of “_North to the Future_.” It’s a book about Alaska, but ...
EP 168EP 168 What the wilderness teaches us with Luc Mehl
In this one, Cody talks to Luc Mehl. He’s an adventurer, educator, and the author of “_The Packraft Handbook_.” He’s traveled over 10,000 miles across...
EP 167EP 167 Family, trauma and the stories we inherit with Tessa Hulls
In this one, Cody talks to author and multi-disciplinary artist Tessa Hulls. She recently won the Pulitzer Prize for her graphic memoir, “_Feeding Gho...
EP 118Chatter Marks EP 118 Art rooted in activism with Nicholas Galanin
Nicholas Galanin is a Tlingit and Unangax̂ artist and activist whose work includes sculpture, installation, music and performance — and it’s always in...
EP 117Chatter Marks EP 117 Museums in a Climate of Change Part 2: Futures thinking with Elizabeth Merritt
Elizabeth Merritt is the founding director of the Center for the Future of Museums at the American Alliance of Museums. It’s her job to track cultural...
EP 116Chatter Marks EP 116 Museums in a Climate of Change Part 2: The Museum as a Collaborator with Julie Decker
Julie Decker is the director and CEO of the Anchorage Museum. But before that she practiced as an artist and ran her own art gallery. Since then she’s...
EP 166EP 166 Winning the Arctic Man with Eric Heil
In this one, Cody talks with Eric Heil. He’s an educator and a legendary Arctic Man competitor. Alongside his longtime snowmachine partner, Len Story,...
EP 115Chatter Marks EP 115 Museums in a Climate of Change Part 2: A borderless museum with Annesofie Norn
Annesofie Norn is the Head of Communications and Lead Curator at the Museum for the United Nations, or UN Live for short. With a background in placema...
EP 114Chatter Marks EP 114 Museums in a Climate of Change Part 2: I am because we are with Mike Radke
Mike Radke is the co-founder and executive director of The Ubuntu Lab, a global education nonprofit that teaches people how to navigate cultural diffe...
EP 165EP 165 The NN Cannery History Project with Katie Ringsmuth
In this one, I talk to Katie Ringsmuth. She’s the Alaska State Historian, the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer and the creator of the NN Can...
EP 113Chatter Marks EP 113 Museums in a Climate of Change Part 2: Imagining the future, together with Dr. Stefan Brandt
Dr. Stefan Brandt is the Director of Futurium in Berlin, a hybrid museum experience and public platform dedicated to exploring the future. With a back...
EP 164EP 164 The Fairbanks Four with Brian Patrick O’Donoghue
In this one, Cody talks to journalist and retired professor Brian Patrick O’Donoghue, whose decades-long investigation into the wrongful convictions o...
EP 112Chatter Marks EP 112 Frozen Frontlines: Alaska’s Cold War Legacy
In this episode of Chatter Marks, we explore the lingering impact of the Cold War on Alaska, a state that stood on the frontlines of a global standoff...
EP 111Chatter Marks EP 111 Rockets, clean energy and the future of Alaska with Ben Kellie
Ben Kellie is an entrepreneur, a writer and someone who’s spent a lot of time thinking about how to build things that matter. He grew up in Alaska, le...
EP 110Chatter Marks EP 110 From professional baseball player to mentor with Jamar Hill
Jamar Hill is a coach now, but before that, he was a pro baseball player in the Mets organization. He grew up in Anchorage, where playing baseball was...
EP 109Chatter Marks EP 109 Photographing exploration and innovation in Alaska with Roman Dial
Roman Dial is a scientist, educator and pioneering adventurer. For more than four decades, he’s charted paths through Alaska’s most remote and unforgi...
EP 108Chatter Marks EP 108 Monitoring Alaska’s volcanoes with Dr. Matt Haney
Dr. Matt Haney is the Scientist-in-Charge at the Alaska Volcano Observatory, where he leads the charge to monitor and communicate the activity of Alas...
EP 163EP 163 Calm, technical and driven with Adrian Williams
In this one, co-host Micah Hollinger and Cody talk to Adrian Williams. Both of them grew up skating the streets of Anchorage, at spots like Hanshew Mi...
EP 162EP 162 History, power and the Bering Strait with Bathsheba Demuth
In this one, Cody talks to author and historian Bathsheba Demuth. She grew up in Iowa, a place she describes as having an extremely cultivated landsca...
EP 161EP 161 Finding truth in fiction with Éowyn Ivey
In this episode, Cody talks to author Éowyn Ivey, whose debut novel, The Snow Child, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. It captivated readers with its b...
EP 160EP 160 Dogsledding, The Iditarod and making history with Libby Riddles
In this one, Cody talks to dog musher Libby Riddles. She was the first woman to win the Iditarod. Back in 1985, she made the decision to push through ...
EP 159EP 159 The Arctic Man with Howard Thies
In this one, Cody talks to Howard Thies, the founder of Arctic Man, a winter race that combines snowmachines, skiers and snowboarders. It takes place ...
EP 103Chatter Marks EP 103 Northern Boarder’s presents: A Conversation with Local Legends
Jason Borgstede is one-half of JB Deuce, a local snowboard and skateboard video that ran from the late-1990s to early-2000s. It was funded by Boarderl...
EP 158EP 158 Avoiding unnecessary risks with Merrick Johnston
In this one, Cody talks to Merrick Johnston. The best way to describe her is that she’s an athlete. Rock climbing, ice climbing, snowboarding, mountai...
EP 157EP 157 Teamwork and compromise in Alaska politics with Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
In this one, I talk to Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Ever since he was a kid he’s been interested in politics and sports. Electoral politics and baseball, ...
EP 100Chatter Marks EP 100 Conservation and decolonization with Monica Shah
Monica Shah is the Deputy Director of Collections and Conservation at the Anchorage Museum. She’s interested in the things that we surround ourselves ...
EP 099Chatter Marks EP 99 Listening to the soundscapes of Alaska with Erin Marbarger
Erin Marbarger is the Senior Education Director and Director of Climate and Sustainability at the Anchorage Museum. And for the last six years Erin, M...
EP 098Chatter Marks EP 98 A better future through design and landscape architecture with Jonny Hayes
Jonny Hayes is the the Chief Design Officer at the Anchorage Museum. But before he was at the Museum, he worked in architecture firms where he preferr...
EP 156EP 156 Telling Alaska’s story with Mr. Whitekeys
In this one, Cody talks to Mr. Whitekeys. He’s a showman, a performer and a musician, and for over 50 years he’s been entertaining Alaska with his mus...
EP 096Chatter Marks EP 96 Around the world with Lael Wilcox
Lael Wilcox is an ultra-endurance cyclist and racer, and she recently set a women’s Guinness World Record for fastest time cycling around the world. T...
EP 095Chatter Marks EP 95 Sod housing, Unangax̂ history and correcting Alaska history with Mike Livingston
Mike Livingston specializes in the cultural heritage of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. His background makes him uniquely qualified for this positi...
EP 094Chatter Marks EP 94 Chasing an Olympic dream with Kristen Faulkner
Kristen Faulkner is a professional cyclist and she recently won gold in two events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, women's individual road race and women'...
EP 093Chatter Marks EP 93 Orange rivers and the Greening of the Arctic with Paddy Sullivan
Paddy Sullivan is an ecologist, and every year he travels to the Brooks Range in northern Alaska to collect snowpack samples. The area he visits is re...
EP 155EP 155 Reporting on the Alaska fishing industry with Laine Welch
In this one, Cody talks to Laine Welch. She’s been reporting on the Alaska fishing industry for 36 years, and during those years her goal was always t...
EP 154EP 154 Pastries, science and baking in extreme environments with Rose McAdoo
In this episode, Cody talks to Rose McAdoo. She’s a pastry chef and an artist. But it wasn’t until recently that she started embracing the title of ar...
EP 153EP 153 Art, paleontology and dad jokes with Ray Troll
In this one, Cody talks to Ray Troll. He’s an artist and he describes himself as a paleo-nerd. Ever since he was a kid, he’s been obsessed with dinosa...
EP 089Chatter Marks EP 89 Memories and Monsters Part 2: Sasquatch encounters
In this episode, Cody talk to Fred Roehl and David Holthouse about Sasquatch encounters. Fred is a YouTuber and a Sasquatch, or Hairy Man, oral histor...
EP 088Chatter Marks EP 88 Memories and Monsters Part 1: Sasquatch in interior and coastal Alaska
In this episode of Chatter Marks, Cody talks to Dehrich Chya and Angela Gonzalez about the cultural importance of Sasquatch. Dehrich works at the Alut...
EP 152EP 152 Exonerating Alaskans with Jory Knott
In this one, Cody talks to Jory Knott. He’s the Executive Director of the Alaska Innocence Project. The Alaska Innocence Project started in 2008 under...
EP 151EP 151 Things can get better with Heidi Huppert
In this one, Cody and co-host Aurora Ford talk to Heidi Huppert. Aurora is a former journalist and currently works at Covenant House Alaska; Heidi is ...
EP 150EP 150 Furniture, basketball and family with Buddy Bailey
In this one, Cody talks to Buddy Bailey. In the late 1990s, Buddy became the face of his dad’s furniture business, Bailey’s Furniture. He was 7 years ...
EP 149EP 149 Human trafficking in Alaska and decolonizing data with Josie Heyano
In this one, Cody and co-host Aurora Ford talk to Josie Hayano. Aurora is a former journalist and works at Covenant House Alaska; Josie is a member of...
EP 083Chatter Marks EP 83 Moving home, revitalizing a language and the magic of radio with Shyanne Beatty
For years, Shyanne Beatty has wanted to move back home to Eagle, Alaska. It’s where everything started for her — her love for culture, language, art a...
EP 082Chatter Marks EP 82 A chip on my shoulder with Mario Chalmers
Mario Chalmers is part of a small group of Alaskans to be drafted to the NBA, including guys like Carlos Boozer and Trajan Langdon. He’s won champions...
EP 148EP 148 Skating Anchorage in the ‘90s with Anthony Black and Jerry Smyth
In this one, Cody talks to Anthony Black and Jerry Smyth. They both grew up skateboarding in Anchorage in the ‘90s, before there were really any desig...
EP 147EP 147 For the glory and the story with IG
In this one, Cody talks to Dan Egan, better known as IG. In 1986, he started IG Boarding Shop. At the time, he was competing in big wave surfing, but ...
EP 081Chatter Marks EP 81 Life lessons from fish camp with Angela Gonzalez
Angela Gonzalez is an artist and a writer, and through her beadwork, her blog — the Athabascan Woman Blog — and the Fish Camp Barbie dioramas she crea...
EP 146EP 146 Searching for understanding and forgiveness with Robert Stark
In this one, Cody talks to Robert Stark. He’s a former army infantryman and the author of Warflower, a book about his upbringing in Alaska and his t...
EP 145EP 145 There is no excuse with Andrew Kurka
In this one, Cody talks to Paralympic sit-skier Andrew Kurka. From the very beginning, he was pushing his limits. He was the first sit-skier to ride d...
EP 144EP 144 Deconstructing the myth of The Last Frontier with Kaitlin Armstrong
In this one, Cody talks to Kaitlin Armstrong. She’s the host of The Alaska Myth, a podcast that deconstructs the stories created during the Russian ...
EP 143EP 143 A Christmas they’ll never forget
In this one, Cody talks to two Alaskans about Christmases they’ll never forget. The first story comes from Beau Schooler. In 1990, he was living in Bi...
EP 142EP 142 The history of slime with Christopher Michlig
In this one, Cody talks to Christopher Michlig. He’s a visual artist and a professor at the University of Oregon, and he recently released a book titl...
EP 141EP 141 What we’ve been through is not who we are now with Travante Williams
In this one, Cody talks to professional basketball player Travante Williams. He says that everything in his life started with the environment he grew ...
EP 140EP 140 From middle school teacher to pro wrestler with Freya the Slaya
In this one, Cody talks to professional wrestler Sarah States, better known as Freya the Slaya. She says that she’s always gone by Freya, that her wre...
EP 139EP 139 Embracing the variance of poker with Adam Hendrix
In this one, Cody talks to professional poker player Adam Hendrix. He learned to play poker when he was a kid, at his grandma’s house in Homer, Alaska...
EP 073Museums in a Climate of Change: Chatter Marks EP 73 Futures thinking, perseverance and climate change with Kristin Alford of the Museum of Discovery at the University of South Australia
Kristin Alford is a futurist and the director of the Museum of Discovery, or MOD., in South Australia. She says that MOD.’s main objective is to showc...
EP 138EP 138 What happens to Alaska when oil is no longer economically viable for the economy of the state?
The premise of this conversation is based on a question that Aaron Leggett — the president of the Native Village of Eklutna and the Senior Curator of ...
EP 072Museums in a Climate of Change: Chatter Marks EP 72 Creating sustainable exhibitions with Lizzy Bakker of NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam
Until recently, Lizzy Bakker was the senior exhibition maker at NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam. NEMO is all about interacting with science and techn...
EP 137EP 137 Carrying on a storied history with Matt Fernandez of Anchorage Community Theatre
In this one, Cody talks to Matt Fernandez of Anchorage Community Theatre. Matt’s association with ACT goes back to before he was even born. His mom wa...
EP 071Museums in a Climate of Change: Chatter Marks EP 71 How climate change is affecting the traditional Sámi way of life with Anne May Olii of the Sámi Museum in Norway
Anne May Olii is the Director of the largest Sámi museum in Norway, RiddoDuottarMuseat. The museum manages photographs, art and information on Sámi cu...
EP 070Museums in a Climate of Change: Chatter Marks EP 70 The myth of climate indifference with Miranda Massie of the Climate Museum
Miranda Massie is the Director and founder of the Climate Museum in New York City. The Climate Museum uses the power of arts and cultural programming ...
EP 069Museums in a Climate of Change: Chatter Marks EP 69 Imagining the future with Lath Carlson of the Museum of the Future in Dubai
Lath Carlson is the Executive Director of the Museum of the Future in Dubai. The Museum of the Future is dedicated to telling stories about how humans...
EP 136EP 136 Frances changed my life with John Gourley
In this one, Cody talks to John Gourley of Portugal. The Man. John grew up in a cabin in Trapper Creek, Alaska, living close to the land. His parents ...
EP 135EP 135 What happened is what was supposed to happen with Josh Boots
In this one, Cody talks to Josh Boots. He’s been a fixture in the Alaska rap scene since the 90s, back when he helped form Arctic Flow Records. It’s a...
EP 067Chatter Marks Ep 67 Culture comes from our environment with Cordelia Qiġñaaq Kellie
Cordelia Qiġñaaq Kellie specializes in cross-cultural communications. It’s a position that gives her the space and the opportunity to learn about how ...
EP 134EP 134 Inuit soul music with Qacung
In this episode, Cody talks to Qacung of Pamyua. Qacung and his brother, Philip, started Pamyua almost 30 years ago. The idea was to honor both sides ...
EP 065Chatter Marks EP 65 Anchorage made me who I am today
Aaron Leggett is the president of the Native Village of Eklutna and the Senior Curator of Alaska History and Indigenous Culture at the Anchorage Museu...
EP 064Chatter Marks EP 64 A responsibility to be optimistic about the future with Mary Mattingly
Mary Mattingly is an interdisciplinary artist who builds sculptural ecosystems that address human consumption and resilience, with an underlying theme...
EP 133EP 133 The story of JB Deuce with Jason Borgstede and Jesse Burtner
In this one, Cody talks to Jesse Burtner and Jason Borgstede about JB Deuce, the name they produced the Boarderline snow and skate videos under. Over ...
EP 132EP 132 Did Darian Draper land the first double-cork in snowboarding?
In this one, Cody talks to Darian Draper. He’s a snowboarder, a father and an all-around athlete. He grew up in Seward, Alaska, where he learned how t...
EP 131EP 131 All or nothing with Rosey Fletcher
In this one, Cody talks to former Olympian Rosey Fletcher. Rosey grew up in Girdwood, Alaska, and remembers having an unconditional love for snowboard...
EP 062Chatter Marks EP 62 Alaska history from the bottom up with Ian Hartman
Historian Ian Hartman is an Associate Professor and Department Chair at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He teaches history from the bottom up, mea...
EP 130EP 130 Being authentic and a fear of forgetting with Zane Penny
In this episode, Cody talks to musician Zane Penny. He says that every creative endeavor he’s been involved in has led him to where he is right now. I...
EP 060Chatter Marks EP 60 Little, wild places with Erin Ggaadimits Ivalu Gingrich
Interdisciplinary artist Erin Ggaadimits Ivalu Gingrich grew up in Galena, Alaska, a place that continues to have an impact on her art. You can see it...
EP 129EP 129 A leap of faith with Geoff and Marcy Larson of Alaskan Brewing
In this one, Cody talks to Geoff and Marcy Larson of Alaskan Brewing. Geoff and Marcy opened the brewery in 1986. Back then, Geoff says that craft bee...
EP 128EP 128 Self-realization, reclamation and embracing their Eyak heritage with Brother Buffalo
In this one, Cody talks to brothers Garrett and Jake Swenson of the hip hop group Brother Buffalo. They’re of Eyak heritage, with roots in Cordova, Al...
EP 127EP 127 Alaska cold cases, a family tragedy and the book that helped him process it all with Glen Klinkhart
In this one, Cody talks to former homicide detective Glen Klinkhart. In 1981, Glen’s older sister was sexually assaulted and murdered at their home in...
EP 126EP 126 Boarderline, snowboarding and the importance of listening to your gut with Tim Weisser
In this one, Cody talks to Tim Weisser. Like so many people, he came to Alaska to chase a dream. It was 1993 and he was a young snowboarder who wanted...
EP 125Ep 125 Overcoming trauma and perfecting an artistic process with Ed Washington
In this episode, Cody talks to musician Ed Washington. He says that a lot of his music comes from a cathartic place — not necessarily from a need to b...
EP 124EP 124 King of the Hill Part 5: Bonded by punk rock with Rick DeVoe
In this one, Cody talks to Rick DeVoe. From 1994 to 2018, he promoted and managed bands like Pennywise, Unwritten Law, The Offspring and Blink 182. Th...
EP 123EP 123 Creating new positive stereotypes with Martin Sensmeier
In this one, Cody talks to actor Martin Sensmeier. As a kid, he would daydream about being an actor. His older brother helped influence that dream. He...
EP 055Chatter Marks EP 55 Traditional Chilkat weaving with Lily Hope
Lily Hope is a traditional Chilkat Weaver from Juneau, Alaska. Both of her parents worked as full-time artists, so she grew up around the hustle of en...
EP 122EP 122 Hockey, journalism and being the last editor of the Anchorage Press with O’Hara Shipe
In this episode, Cody talks to O’Hara Shipe. She’s a former professional hockey player and a journalist. She started playing hockey at 5 years old aft...
EP 121EP 121 A fear of money and the pursuit of success with Nick Carpenter
In this episode, Cody talks to Nick Carpenter of Medium Build. He grew up in a religious household, so the church and its teachings ruled everything. ...
EP 053Chatter Marks EP 53 A liver transplant and directing a horror movie starring an Inuit cast with Nyla Innuksuk
Nyla Innuksuk is an Indigenous director from Canada and she recently released Slash/Back, a horror / sci-fi movie about a group of Inuit girls who s...
EP 120EP 120 Musical storytelling with Michele McLaughlin
In this episode, Cody talks to pianist Michele McLaughlin. She says that she’s always been musical. When she was in kindergarten, she learned to play ...
EP 052Chatter Marks EP 52 If you take care of nature, it’ll take care of you with Mossy Kilcher
Mossy Kilcher is a homesteader, a musician and an ornithologist. When she was young, she was afraid of nature. It was just so big and there were so ma...
EP 051Chatter Marks EP 51 The Alaska punk scene with Josh Medsker
In the mid-90s and early 2000s, Josh Medsker documented the Alaska punk scene. He started out as a fan, attending as many shows as he could, and then ...
EP 050Chatter Marks EP 50 Indigenizing public spaces with Crystal Worl
Crystal Worl is fresh off of two big projects. A mural in downtown Anchorage and a commission for Google. The mural depicts and applies traditional Al...
EP 119EP 119 Starbound with Sammy Luebke
In this one, Cody talks to professional snowboarder Sammy Luebke. Snowboarding has been part of Sammy’s life for 25 years. He grew up in it. His first...
EP 118EP 118 Pointing it with Ashely Call
In this one, Cody talks to big mountain snowboarder Ashley Call. As a kid, he was familiar with his home mountain, Eaglecrest, because he’d be there p...
EP 049Chatter Marks EP 049 On roots, family and heritage with Priscilla Hensley
Priscilla Hensley is a writer and a documentarian. Before she started working on documentaries, her job history was varied — she had worked in communi...
EP 048Chatter Marks EP 48 Exploring and documenting the Filipino diaspora with Melissa Chimera
Melissa Chimera creates mixed media paintings and installations that are research-based investigations into species extinction, globalization and huma...
EP 117EP 117 Struggling toward improvement and other life lessons with Pete Iversen
In this one, Cody talks to Pete Iversen. Pete’s a dentist now, but back in the late 1990s, he was on his way to becoming a top name in snowboarding — ...
EP 116EP 116 After 36 Crazyfists with Brock Lindow
In this one, Cody talks to Brock Lindow of 36 Crazyfists. For 25 years, he was the vocalist of the band and, along with his bandmates, he wrote albums...
EP 115EP 115 Tlingit knowledge and art with James Johnson
In this one, Cody talks to Tlingit artist James Johnson. Before he got to the level he’s at now, James taught himself the fundamentals of the Tlingit ...
EP 114EP 114 Life after dog mushing with Aliy Zirkle
In this one, Cody talks to dog musher Aliy Zirkle. She’s always felt a strong connection to animals, dogs in particular. She tells this story about ho...
EP 113EP 113 Filming and soul searching with Gary Milton
In this one, Cody talks to videographer Gary Milton. He describes himself as a snowboarder, through and through — one who, every year, has a best day ...
EP 045Chatter Marks EP 45 Revolutionizing how people see and understand Alaskan cuisine with Rob Kinneen
Rob Kinneen has been an ambassador for Alaskan cuisine through his guest chef appearances, speaking engagements, cooking demonstrations and private ca...
EP 112EP 112 The Boarderline Days with Matt Eastman
In this one, Cody talks to Matt Eastman, an entrepreneur and a businessman. Over the years, he’s founded a number of companies — an inflatable party r...
EP 111EP 111 Johnny’s Girl, a neon Anchorage and a life of her own with Kim Rich
In this one, Cody talks to journalist and author Kim Rich. She wrote the classic memoir “[Johnny’s Girl](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G78YK9Q/ref=dp-k...
EP 043Chatter Marks EP 043 Digging for Alaskana with Jimmy Riordan
Jimmy Riordan is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who’s currently in-residence at the Anchorage Museum, digitizing and archiving the work of Yu...
EP 110EP 110 Breaking out the Theraflu with Andre Spinelli
In this one, Cody talks to Andre Spinelli, better known as Dre. In snowboarding, Dre is known for going big — off jumps, off cornices, even a lot of t...
EP 042Chatter Marks EP 042 Navigating two different cultures with Nyabony Gat
Nyabony Gat says that her immigrant story started 22 years ago. In 1992, when her parents and older siblings fled from South Sudan and found refuge in...
EP 041Chatter Marks EP 041 The things beyond our sensorial understanding with LaMont Hamilton
When interdisciplinary artist LaMont Hamilton was young, he drew portraits of figures that he admired — Jimmy Hendrix, Che Guevara, Malcom X. He calle...
EP 040Chatter Marks EP 40 Infusing life and art with Charles J. Tice
Charles J. Tice is a visual and literary creative in Anchorage, Alaska with an emphasis on photography and gonzo journalism. He's currently in-residen...
EP 109EP 109 A journey of pain and forgiveness with Elishaba Doerksen
In this one, Cody talks with Elishaba Doerksen, the oldest daughter of fundamentalist Robert Hale, better known as Papa Pilgrim. In 2000, the Hale fam...
EP 039Chatter Marks EP 039 Searching for community with Young Kim
Photographer Young Kim says that it’s weird to live in a place that’s so big and so busy that people aren’t checking up on each other. He prefers smal...
EP 108EP 108 Overcoming the traps in my mind with Sydney Eubanks
In this episode, Cody talks with battle rapper Sydney Eubanks, better known as Phonetic. He’s been in the Alaska hip-hop scene now for over 20 years. ...
EP 038Chatter Marks EP 038 Living Traditional Values and Innovating Indigenous Design with Rico Worl
Rico Worl owns a business in Juneau that aims to distribute money spent on Alaska Native art back into Alaska Native communities. His business is call...
EP 107EP 107 Doing dangerous things as safely as possible with Dane Ferguson
In this one, Cody talks to snowmachiner Dane Ferguson. Dane started sledding in 2003 and almost immediately began hitting jumps. Before he even really...
EP 037Chatter Marks EP 037 A life of activism with Cal Williams
Cal Williams is an activist and community archivist. He sees his involvement in activism as more of a pull than a draw. He didn’t plan it, it just hap...
EP 036Chatter Marks EP 036 Atomic Landscapes with Photographer Ben Huff
Ben Huff believes that photography is gloriously incomplete, that it has the potential to start a conversation, but it takes the viewer to finish it —...
EP 0105EP 0105 When a story gives itself to you with James Dommek, Jr.
In this one, Cody talks to musician and storyteller James Dommek, Jr. Growing up in Kotzebue, James played basketball. Most kids did — it was and stil...
EP 034Chatter Marks EP 034 Building an Alaska-grown business with Jennifer Loofbourrow
Jennifer Loofbourrow is the owner of Alpine Fit, an Alaska-based outdoor clothing company that specializes in offering a variety of fit options for di...
EP 104EP 104 A career of reporting on Alaska hockey with Doyle Woody
In this episode, Cody talks to long-time Alaska sports journalist Doyle Woody. Doyle got his start at the Anchorage Daily News (ADN) in 1983 covering ...
EP 033Chatter Marks EP 033 How a lifetime in philanthropy led to archiving the Black experience in Alaska with Julie Varee
Julie Varee is the Community Outreach Archivist at the Anchorage Museum. So much of her life has been dedicated to helping others. She grew up in a ho...
EP 103EP 103 Music saved my life with Bishop Slice
In this episode, Cody talks with rapper Julian Lillie, better known as Bishop Slice. Bishop says that music has been part of his life since before he ...
EP 102EP 102 The story of Turnagain Hardcore with Sebastian and Giles Landry
In this one, Cody talks with Giles and Sebastian Landry, the founders of Turnagain Hardcore, a video production crew that produced Alaska-based snowma...
EP 032Chatter Marks EP 032 Kelp farming in Kodiak with Chloe Ivanoff
Chloe Ivanoff is new to the kelp farming industry in Kodiak. She says that because it’s such a new industry in the United States, there’s always somet...
EP 030Chatter Marks EP 030 Creating podcasts about Alaskans with Alice Qannik Glenn, Ralph Sara and Daniel Buitrago
In this episode of Chatter Marks, Cody talks with three fellow podcasters about what it's like creating podcasts about Alaskans. Alice Qannik Glenn ho...
EP 101EP 101 The podcast that saved his life with Ralph Sara
In this one, I talk with Ralph Sara, the host of the Anonymous Eskimo Recovery Podcast, a show that features conversations with guests who are working...
EP 0892021 Recap: EP 089 Inspiring you to be better with Preston Pollard
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2021. Number 1 on the list is with Preston Pollard, a motivational speaker and ...
EP 0902021 Recap: EP 090 The artistry of snowboarding with Pika Burtner
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2021. Number 2 on the list is with Pika Burtner. Pika grew up watching and stud...
EP 0912021 Recap: EP 091 King of the Hill Part 4 with Nick Perata, the director and event promoter
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2021. Number 3 on the list is with Nick Perata. He worked at and helped create ...
EP 0882021 Recap: EP 088 King of the Hill Part 3 with Dan Coffey, one of the youngest competitors
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2021. Number 4 on the list is with Dan Coffey, one of the youngest competitors ...
EP 0872021 Recap: EP 087 The past, present and future of snowboard media with Brooke Geery
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2021. Number 5 on the list is with Brooke Geery. In 1997, Brooke started an onl...
EP 028Chatter Marks EP 028 Teen Climate Communicators on talking about climate change
The Teen Climate Communicators program is hosted by the Anchorage Museum and offers activities and conversations around the past, present and future r...
EP 100EP 100 Writing about a life spent living off the land with Seth Kantner
In this episode, Cody talks to Alaskan author Seth Kantner. Seth was born and raised in Alaska, among the animals and the wilderness, and his writing ...
EP 099EP 099 The reality of doing stand-up comedy in Alaska
In this episode, Cody talks with three Alaskan comedians: Matt Collins, Kass Smiley and Dayman Wright. Dayman is still pretty fresh, with three years ...
EP 027Chatter Marks EP 027 How mapping affects our perspective and understanding of land and our place in the world
Joining this conversation are artists Stuart Hyatt, Dan Mills and Christina Seely. Stuart uses sound to understand our relationship with the natural w...
EP 026Chatter Marks EP 026 How Alaska is contributing to the global conversation surrounding climate change with Brian Brettschneider
Brian Brettschneider is a climatologist and a research scientist. He collects data and analyzes it. And within that mountain of data, he believes many...
EP 098EP 098 Veterinary medicine in the wild with Dr. Michelle Oakley
In this one, I talk to veterinarian Dr. Michelle Oakley, who stars in the National Geographic reality television show “[Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet](https:/...
EP 025Chatter Marks EP 25 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act shapes Alaska’s past and future with Aaron Leggett
In this episode of Chatter Marks, Aaron Leggett explains the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or ANCSA. ANCSA was established on December 18, 1971...
EP 024Chatter Marks EP 024 What food tells us about love, identity and culture with Julia O’Malley
Journalism has been part of Julia O’Malley’s life since elementary school, where she remembers carrying around a notebook to keep track of what her cl...
EP 097EP 097 A lifetime of exploring Alaska’s natural world with Roman Dial
In this one, Cody talks with Roman Dial, an academic and a long-time explorer of Alaska’s natural world. Since the 1970s, he’s been out there—in the b...
EP 096EP 096 A leukemia diagnosis at 32 and the power of a strong support system with Mitch Kitter
In this one, I talk to Mitch Kitter, the co-owner of The Studio, a photography studio in Anchorage, Alaska that specializes in high school senior phot...
EP 023Chatter Marks EP 023 Cultural burning and Indigenous knowledge with Dr. Amy Christianson and Matthew Kristoff
Dr. Amy Christianson is the host of [Good Fire](https://podcasts.apple.com/nr/podcast/good-fire/id1478894233), a podcast that explores the social, cul...
EP 095EP 095 Young Madison would be so stoked on adult Madison, with Madison Blackley
In this episode of GLOSS, or the Gorgeous Ladies of Snowboarding and Skiing—an ongoing series between Crude and Blower Media—I talk with professional ...
EP 022Chatter Marks EP 022 How language influences identity and culture with Kirk Gallardo
Kirk Gallardo is the Education Interpretation Manager at the Anchorage Museum. His job has many aspects, including outreach, research and curriculum c...
EP 094EP 094 The power of comedy with Jessica Singleton
In this episode, Cody talks with stand-up comedian [Jessica Singleton](https://www.jmscomedy.com/). She’s always been funny, even as a kid. That’s som...
Chatter Marks EP 021 Destroying art, compassion for nature and the impermanence of us with John Grade
Artist and sculptor John Grade's work exists in the intersection of art, education and advocacy. Influenced by the environment and human impact on it,...
Chatter Marks EP 020 Living intentionally with Jovell Rennie
Photographer Jovell Rennie's ingenuity and talent continues to define both his personal and professional ambitions. His drive is influenced by his par...
EP 093 A history of bucking stereotypes in the snowboard industry with Tina Basich
In this episode of GLOSS, or the Gorgeous Ladies of Snowboarding and Skiing—an ongoing series between Crude and Blower Media—Cody talks with snowboard...
EP 092 Addiction and recovery with Ryan Earp
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with his longtime friend Ryan Earp. He’s a recovering alcoholic and addict, and continues to share his story ...
2020 Throwback: EP 077 A life in the tattoo industry with Deb Yarian
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with tattoo artist Deb Yarian. Deb started tattooing in New York in 1979. Back when tattoo culture was reserv...
Chatter Marks EP 019 Protection and hope through illustration with Ted Kim
Illustrator Ted Kim is known for his unique art style, which includes complex and imaginative scenarios. These scenes have a tendency to depict hope a...
Outrun Your Demons Part 3
In third and find part of Outrun Your Demons, Ryan Earp roadtrips his way from Alaska to LA with hopes of pursuing his dream of becoming an actor, but...
Outrun Your Demons Part 2
In Part 2 of Outrun Your Demons, Ryan Earp takes another stab at the road to L.A. This time, he brings his buddy Mike Caldarola along. Back in Ft. Ne...
Outrun Your Demons Part 1
Before Crude Conversations existed, Alaska journalist Ammon Swenson produced a podcast called CrudeCast. It lasted for about four episodes, and among ...
Chatter Marks EP 018 Rethinking art in the Circumpolar North with Charis Gullickson
Charis Gullickson is the Curator and Public Sector PHD Student in Art History at the Arctic University of Norway. Charis has a mantra, and that is: mu...
EP 091 King of the Hill Part 4 with Nick Perata, the director and event promoter
In this one, Cody talks with Nick Perata about creating and working at King of the Hill, a legendary snowboard competition held in Thompson Pass back ...
EP 090 The artistry of snowboarding with Pika Burtner
I this episode of GLOSS, or the Gorgeous Ladies of Shred and Ski—an ongoing series between Crude and [Blower Media](https://blower.media/)—I talk with...
EP 089 Inspiring you to be better with Preston Pollard
In this one, Cody talks with motivational speaker and celebrity interviewer Preston Pollard. Preston grew up skateboarding in Anchorage, Alaska, and a...
2019 Throwback: EP 038 Telling the truth about her people and other Alaska Natives, with Alice Glenn of Coffee & Quaq
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Alice Glenn, the host of Coffee & Quaq, a podcast that explores Native life in urban Alaska. If you live...
EP 088 King of the Hill Part 3 with Dan Coffey, one of the youngest competitors
In this one, I talk to Dan Coffey about his experience at King of the Hill. Coffey’s experience and recollection of King of the Hill is unique, in tha...
2019 Throwback: EP 039 The Alaska Beer Frontier with Dr. Fermento
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with longtime Alaska beer columnist Jim Roberts, better known as Dr. Fermento. Jim's been writing about and i...
EP 087 The past, present and future of snowboard media with Brooke Geery
In this first episode in an ongoing series between Crude and Blower Media—where I’ll be talking with influential women in snowboarding—I talk to Brook...
Chatter Marks EP 013 How sound influences our lives and our relationship with the natural world
In this episode of Chatter Marks, Cody talks with four artists and musicians about their work on the Anchorage Museum’s new exhibition titled [Listen ...
EP 086 King of the Hill Part 2 with Competitors Julie Zell and Steve Klassen
In this conversation, Cody talks with King of the Hill competitors Julie Zell and Steve Klassen. King of the Hill was a legendary snowboard competitio...
Chatter Marks EP 012 Finding your passion and chasing it, with artist and muralist Rejoy Armamento
Rejoy Armamento says that she’s always been interested in art, ever since she was a kid, but that it took her a while to reconnect with it in a seriou...
EP 085 with Alaskan Author Don Rearden
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Alaskan author Don Rearden. Don attributes being an author to his experiences and upbringing in rural Al...
Chatter Marks EP 011 Indigenous traditions of healing and coming-of-age, with traditional healer Meda DeWitt
When Meda DeWitt was in her early 20s, she began her journey as a traditional healer—she was pursuing a degree in nursing when she says that Spirit ha...
Chatter Marks EP 010 The importance of diverse voices in media, with photojournalist and documentary photographer Ash Adams
Ash Adams' work tends to focus on people and stories about humanity, and elevating the voices and experiences that have historically been underreprese...
EP 084 with comedian Matt Collins
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with radio host and comedian Matt Collins. Matt got his start in radio at 17 years old at 87.7 The End in Anc...
EP 083 with Anchorage Assembly member and Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Anchorage Assembly member and Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar. Forrest’s introduction to loca...
Chatter Marks EP 009 The duality of storytelling: Balancing journalism and nuance, with photographer Jeroen Toirkens
Jeroen Toirkens is a documentary photographer based out of The Hague in The Netherlands. He mainly works on long-term projects that can take years to ...
EP 082 The legacy and fate of Arctic Flow, the legendary Alaska rap group, with Jerremy Santacrose
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Jerremy Santacrose, who’s also known by his rap alias, AKream, from back in the Arctic Flow days. Arctic...
2020 Recap: EP 070 Long Live Larson
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2020. Number 1 on this list is Long Live Larson, where family and friends share...
2020 Recap: lost anchorage EP 07 with Joe Rambur
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2020. Number 2 on this list is with Joe Rambur, where we look at addiction thro...
2020 Recap: EP 061with John Stallone
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2020. Number 3 on this list is with John Stallone. John comes from a military f...
2020 Recap: Special Conversation: Micah Booze on Fighting Wildland Fires in Alaska
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2020. Number 4 on the list is with wildland firefighter Micah Booze. Booze has ...
2020 Recap: EP 078 with Mike Ward
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2020. Number 5 on the list is with Mike Ward, the co-owner of The Pioneer Bar. ...
Chatter Marks EP 08 with Francesca DuBrock
Francesca DuBrock is the Chief Curator at the Anchorage Museum, and she recently finished putting the finishing touches on Extra Tough: Women of the N...
Chatter Marks EP 007 with Thomas Chung
Thomas Chung says that he’s always been interested in art, even as a child, but that as he got older it became a means of self-preservation. His upbri...
Special Conversation: Dr. Mindlin Gets the Covid-19 Vaccine
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks to Dr. Danny Mindlin about getting the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Dr. Mindlin is an emergency room d...
Special Conversation: Covid-19 Update with Dr. Danny Mindlin
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with Dr. Danny Mindlin about where Alaska is with Covid-19. Danny is an emergency room doctor in Anchorage, A...
EP 081 King of the Hill Part 1
In this episode, I talk with my uncle, Jay Liska, and Richie Fowler about King of the Hill. Jay and Richie are both former pro snowboarders, and King ...
EP 080 with Robi Gonzalez
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with artist and musician Robi Gonzalez. Robi’s had an affinity for music since he was a kid, back when his un...
Chatter Marks EP 006 with Tiffany Shaw-Collinge Part 2
Tiffany Shaw-Collinge is an artist, curator and architect based in Alberta, Canada. She says that place and climate contributes to her work in a way t...
Chatter Marks EP 005 with Tiffany Shaw-Collinge Part 1
Tiffany Shaw-Collinge is an artist, curator and architect based in Alberta, Canada. She says that place and climate contributes to her work in a way t...
Veterans Day Throwback: EP 066 with Jimmy Settle
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with retired pararescueman Jimmy Settle. Jimmy details his arduous journey to becoming a pararescueman, or PJ...
Special Conversation: Meghan Barker on Pebble Mine
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with Meghan Barker about the ongoing Pebble Mine controversy. Meghan is the Bristol Bay Organizer at Trout Un...
EP 004Chatter Marks EP 004 with Aaron Leggett
Aaron Leggett is the president of the Native Village of Eklutna. He is also the Senior Curator or Alaska History and Indigenous Culture at the [Anchor...
Special Conversation: Jered Mayer on Depression
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with author Jered Mayer about depression. Jered was clinically diagnosed with bipolar depression around 25. M...
EP 003Chatter Marks EP 003 with Acacia Johnson Part 2
[Acacia Johnson](https://www.instagram.com/acacia.johnson) is a photographer focused on human relationships to the environment. She spent most of her ...
Special Conversation: Kathleen Parker on Sobriety During the Pandemic
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with Kathleen Parker about managing addiction during the pandemic. Many in-person meetings have transitioned ...
Special Conversation: Dan Cannon on the Roadless Rule and the Tongass National Forest
In this special conversation, Cody talks with Dan Cannon, the Tongass Forest Program Manager at the [Southeast Alaska Conservation Council](https://ww...
EP 002Chatter Marks EP 002 with Acacia Johnson Part 1
In this episode of Chatter Marks, Cody talks with [Acacia Johnson,](https://www.instagram.com/acacia.johnson) a photographer focused on human relation...
Special Conversation: Micah Booze on Fighting Wildland Fires in Alaska
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with wildland firefighter Micah Booze, better known as Booze. Booze has been a firefighter for over 15 years,...
EP 001Chatter Marks EP 001 with Sebastian Garber
Introducing Chatter Marks, a podcast of the Anchorage Museum, hosted by Cody Liska. Chatter Marks is dedicated to exploring Alaska’s identity through ...
Special Conversation: Josh Branstetter on Racism at Anchorage Christian Schools
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with Joshua Albeza Branstetter about the controversy currently surrounding Anchorage Christian Schools (ACS)....
EP 079 with Sharon Liska
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with his mom, Sharon Liska. For the past 13 years, she has worked as a nurse at a neonatal intensive care uni...
EP 078 with Mike Ward
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Mike Ward, the co-owner of The Pioneer Bar. The Pioneer Bar, better known as Pio, is a classic Alaskan b...
2019 Throwback: EP 043 with Julie Decker
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Julie Decker, the Director and CEO of [The Anchorage Museum](https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/). When she...
EP 077 with Deb Yarian
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with tattoo artist [Deb Yarian](https://www.instagram.com/debyarian/?hl=en). Deb started tattooing in New Yor...
EP 0012019 Throwback: lost anchorage EP 001 with Aaron Roberts
In this episode, we look at crime from the perspective of a retired police officer. Aaron Roberts was an officer for the Anchorage Police Department f...
EP 398"It's All Journalism" EP 398 with Cody Liska
From the Crude Magazine Archive.
Cody Liska Interview on Alaska Public Media's "State of Art" Podcast
From the Crude Magazine Archive.
Special Conversation: Teacher Tim Davis on High School During COVID-19
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with Tim Davis about teaching during COVID-19. Tim has coached high school football for 20 years, and has tau...
EP 076EP 076 with Duke Russell
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Alaskan artist [Duke Russell](https://dukerussell.com/). Growing up in Anchorage in the 1970s, Duke woul...
Special Conversation: COVID-19 Update for 7/16/20 with Dr. Andy Elsberg
In this Special Conversation, Cody catches up with Dr. Andy Elsberg for an update on where Alaska is with COVID-19. The last time they talked, Alaska ...
EP 075EP 075 with Alexis Sallee
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with radio and podcast host Alexis Sallee. Alexis has worked in radio for about ten years now. She started ri...
EP 074EP 074 with Fairbanks Ladies of Wrestling
In this episode, Cody and Dustin H James talk to Fairbanks Ladies of Wrestling, better known as FLOW. Two summers ago, FLOW gave Crude access to the g...
EP 073EP 073 with Alaska Redd
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Fairbanks-based rapper Josh Silva, better known as Alaska Redd. Redd is one of the pioneers of Alaska hi...
Special Conversation: Jasmin Smith on Hosting the "Icantbreathe Social Distance Rally"
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with Jasmin Smith, an entrepreneur and community activist. On May 30, Jasmin hosted the \"Icantbreathe Social ...
EP 072EP 072 Black Lives Matter
In this episode, Cody talks with three prominent black voices in the Alaska community to understand the conversations and the perspectives of Alaskans...
Special Conversation: Cliff Groh on the Fiscal and Economic Challenges Alaska Faces
In this Special Conversation, Cody catches up with Cliff Groh, who raises some important questions about Alaska's economy during COVID-19, including s...
EP 071EP 071 with Kerry Tasker
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Anchorage-based photographer [Kerry Tasker](https://www.instagram.com/taskertasker/). Kerry says that to...
Special Conversation: Cody and Carrie in Quarantine
In this Special Conversation, Cody and his wife, Carrie Hambach, talk about being in quarantine for eight weeks together. There's a lot of scary news ...
EP 070EP 070 Long Live Larson
In this episode, family and friends share some of their favorite memories of professional snowboarder Chris Larson. About a month ago, Larson took his...
Special Conversation: Cliff Groh on the Alaska Economy During COVID-19
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with Cliff Groh about Alaska's economy during COVID-19. Cliff is a former Alaska Revenue Department official ...
EP 069EP 069 with Zach Carothers
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Zach Carothers of [Portugal. The Man](https://www.instagram.com/portugaltheman/?hl=en). Zach grew up in ...
Special Conversation: COVID-19 Update with Dr. Andy Elsberg
In this Special Conversation, Cody catches up with Dr. Andy Elsberg for an update on where Alaska is with COVID-19. Andy is an emergency room doctor a...
Special Conversation: Historian David Reamer on Pandemics in Alaska
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with David Reamer about how Alaska has historically reacted to pandemics. David is an academic and public his...
Special Conversation: Heidi Hill from AWAIC on COVID-19
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with Heidi Hill about how COVID-19 is effecting [Abused Women's Aid In Crisis](http://www.awaic.org/) (AWAIC)...
EP 068EP 068 with Louie Vito
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with professional snowboarder [Louie Vito](https://www.instagram.com/louievito/). Louie grew up in Ohio, wher...
EP 067EP 067 with Emma Hill
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with musician Emma Hill. Emma is a prolific Alaska folksinger and songwriter. She released her first album wh...
EP 066EP 066 with Jimmy Settle
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with retired pararescueman Jimmy Settle. Jimmy details his arduous journey to becoming a pararescueman, or PJ...
Special Conversation: High School Senior Jerico Masangay on COVID19
In this Special Conversation, Cody talks with Jerico Masangay about the effects COVID19 is having on high school seniors. Jerico is a senior at West H...
Special Conversation: Bean's Cafe Executive Director Lisa Sauder on COVID-19
In this special conversation, Cody talks with Lisa Sauder about the effects COVID-19 is having on Anchorage's homeless population, and how Bean's Cafe...
Special Conversation: Teacher Abby O'Neill on COVID-19
In this special conversation, Cody talks with teacher Abby O'Neill about the Anchorage School District shutdown as a result of COVID-19. Abby is a kin...
Special Conversation: Dr. Andy Elsberg on COVID-19
In this special conversation, Cody talks with Dr. Andy Elsberg about COVID-19. Andy is an emergency room doctor at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, A...
065 with Malcolm Harris
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with journalist and author [Malcolm Harris](https://twitter.com/BigMeanInternet). Malcolm writes essays and b...
EP 064EP 064 with Peter Wallack
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with professional stuntman [Peter Wallack](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5644484/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). Peter jok...
EP 063EP 063 with Carrie Hambach
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with his wife, Carrie Hambach. This episode was Carrie’s idea. She’s an avid listener of the podcast, and she...
EP 060EP 060 with Laura Cole
From the Crude Magazine Archive.
EP 062EP 062 with Callan Chythlook-Sifsof
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Olympian and climate activist Callan Chythlook-Sifsof. Callan’s life has been a mixture of snowboarding,...
EP 061EP 061 with John Stallone
In this episode, Cody and guest host Mike Dempsey have a conversation with John Stallone. John comes from a military family—his grandfather served in ...
EP 007"lost anchorage" EP 07 with Joe Rambur
In this episode of \"lost anchorage,\" we look at addiction through the perspective of a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. Joe Rambur took his first...
EP 060EP 060 with Laura Cole
In this one, Cody has a conversation with chef Laura Cole. Laura grew up with a strong sense of duty to community, and a refined palate. Both were ins...
EP 059EP 059 with Micah Hollinger
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with professional skateboarder turned videographer Micah Hollinger. Micah grew up skateboarding with a tight-...
EP 0232019 Recap: EP 023 with Scott Liska
This week, Crude is revisiting the top 5 most popular podcast episodes of 2019. Tied for the number 1 spot is with Cody's dad, Scott Liska, the founde...
EP 0332019 Recap: EP 033 with Jason Borgstede
This week, Crude is revisiting the top 5 most popular podcast episodes of 2019. Tied for the number 1 spot is EP 033 with Jason Borgstede, owner of th...
EP 0532019 Recap: EP 053 with Roger Sparks
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2019. Number 2 on the list is with retired marine and pararescueman Roger Spark...
2019 Recap: EP 029 with Jay Liska
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2019. Number 3 on the list is with Cody's uncle, Jay Liska. Jay was the first p...
EP 0052019 Recap: "lost anchorage" EP 05 with Claude "Muff" Butler
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2019. Number 4 on the list is \"lost anchorage\" episode 05 with Claude \"Muff\" Bu...
2019 Recap: EP 032 with Andy Elsberg
This week, Crude will be revisiting the top 5 most popular episodes of 2019. Number 5 on the list is with Andy Elsberg, an emergency room doctor at Pr...
EP 058EP 058 with Brian Adams
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with photographer Brian Adams. Brian originally got into photography by way of videography. When he was a kid...
EP 057EP 057 with Dan Redfield
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Dan Redfield, the creator of [Alaska Photoventures](https://www.alaskaphotoventures.com/), a television ...
EP 006"lost anchorage" EP 06 with Aaron Leggett
In this episode of \"lost anchorage,\" we look at how the colonization of Alaska has and continues to affect Alaska Natives through the perspective of A...
EP 056EP 056 with John Norris
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Anchorage comedian John Norris. John’s parents were pastors for the Salvation Army, so a good portion of...
EP 055EP 055 with Ben Bogart
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with professional snowboarder Ben Bogart. Ben grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, he played hockey for Bartlett hig...
EP 004"lost anchorage" EP 04 with Heidi Hill
From the Crude Magazine Archive.
EP 004"lost anchorage" EP 04 with 03 with Laura Norton-Cruz
From the Crude Magazine Archive.
EP 054EP 054 with Kate Trefry
In this one, Cody has a conversation with Stranger Things staff writer and story editor Kate Trefry. When she was a kid growing up in Anchorage, Alask...
EP 053EP 053 with Roger Sparks
In this episode, Cody and guest host Whitney Branshaw have a conversation with retired marine and pararescueman Roger Sparks. In 2010, Roger was part ...
EP 052EP 052 with Kyle Clayton
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Kyle Clayton, the owner of [Chilkat Valley News](https://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/). To understand how ...
EP 051EP051 with Rosie Mancari
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with professional snowboarder and Olympian Rosie Mancari. Rosie began snowboarding at Alyeska Resort in Girdw...
EP 050EP 050 with Philippa Hughes
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with [Philippa Hughes](https://www.philippahughes.com/), the founder of [Curiosity Connects Us](https://www.c...
EP 049EP 049 with David Reamer
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Anchorage public historian David Reamer. A public historian is concerned with including a public audienc...
EP 005"lost anchorage" EP 05 with Claude "Muff" Butler
In this episode of \"lost anchorage,\" we look at the Anchorage drug trade through the perspective of an ex drug dealer. Claude \"Muff\" Butler ran a crac...
EP 048EP 048 with Libby Bakalar
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Libby Bakalar, the creator of the [One Hot Mess blog](https://onehotmessalaska.blogspot.com/). Libby’s O...
EP 047EP 047 with Joker the Bailbondsman
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Sean Sullivan, better known as Joker the Bailbondsman. Joker is, without a doubt, the most commercially ...
EP 046EP 046 with Gus Engle
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Gus Engle, a former professional snowboarder turned musician. Back when he was a snowboarder, rather tha...
EP 045EP 045 with Lauren Murphy
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with UFC fighter Lauren Murphy. Lauren was introduced to combat sports in 2009 when she dropped her son off a...
EP 044EP 044 with Mike Dempsey
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with his friend Mike Dempsey. Mike is a videographer and visual storyteller. It's a hard-won career that not ...
EP 043EP 043 with Julie Decker
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Julie Decker, the Director and CEO of [The Anchorage Museum](https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/). When she...
EP 042EP 042 with Cory Davis
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with professional snowmachiner Cory Davis. Cory's been riding a sled since before he could walk. At least tha...
EP 041EP 041 with Stephanie Wonchala
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Stephanie Wonchala, the Executive Director of Pulse Dance Company and the owner and operator of Studio P...
EP 040EP 040 with Pastor Kent Redfearn
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Pastor Kent Redfearn. Kent has been the pastor of Muldoon Community Assembly in Anchorage for over thirt...
EP 039EP 039 with Josh Poe
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Fairbanks skate legend Josh Poe. Josh got a taste for skate culture as an army brat in Germany in the mi...
EP 038EP 038 with Alice Glenn
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Alice Glenn, the host of Coffee & Quaq, a podcast that explores Native life in urban Alaska. If you live...
EP 037EP 037 with Mark Landvik
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with professional snowboarder Mark Landvik, better known as Lando. Lando has been instrumental in snowboard v...
EP 036EP 036 with Ben Sullender
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with spatial ecologist Ben Sullender. Spatial ecology is the study and understanding of a landscape using map...
EP 004"lost anchorage" EP 04 with Heidi Hill
In this episode of \"lost anchorage,\" we look at domestic violence in Anchorage, Alaska from the perspective of Heidi Hill, the Grants and Program Dire...
EP 035EP 035 with Evan Philips
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Evan Philips, the creator and host of The Firn Line, a podcast about the lives of mountain climbers. Eva...
EP 034EP 034 with Dr. Fermento
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with longtime Alaska beer columnist Jim Roberts, better known as Dr. Fermento. Jim's been writing about and i...
EP 033EP 033 with Jason Borgstede
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Jason Borgstede, owner of the Anchorage-based snowboard and skateboard shop Blue & Gold Boardshop. They ...
EP 032EP 032 with Andy Elsberg
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Andy Elsberg, an emergency room doctor at Providence Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. They talk abou...
EP 003"lost anchorage" EP 03 with Laura Norton-Cruz
Introducing Crude's new podcast, lost anchorage, where Crude investigates the mechanisms of crime and violence in Anchorage, Alaska. Through research ...
EP 002"lost anchorage" EP 02 with Allan Barnes
Introducing Crude's new podcast, lost anchorage, where Crude investigates the mechanisms of crime and violence in Anchorage, Alaska. Through research ...
EP 001"lost anchorage" EP 01 with Aaron Roberts
Introducing Crude's new podcast, lost anchorage, where Crude investigates the mechanisms of crime and violence in Anchorage, Alaska. Through research ...
EP 031EP 031 with Jeremy Blake
In this episode, we have a conversation with local filmmaker and King Technical High School teacher Jeremy Blake. We talk about how he first got into ...
EP 030EP 030 with Cliff Groh
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Cliff Groh, a former Alaska Revenue Department official and longtime advocate for the Permanent Fund Div...
EP 020EP 020 with K Jered Mayer
From the Crude Magazine Archive.
EP 029EP 029 with Jay Liska
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with his uncle, Jay Liska. Jay was the first professional snowboarder from Alaska to get his own pro-model. H...
EP 028EP 028 with Keezy
In this episode, we have a conversation with Keon McMillan, better known as Keezy, an Alaskan rapper and producer. We talk about the history and impac...
EP 027EP 027 with Mike Thompson
In this episode, we have a conversation with Mike Thompson, a longtime high school teacher at East High in Anchorage, Alaska. We talk about moving fro...
EP 026EP 026 with Julia O'Malley
In this episode, we have a conversation with longtime Alaska journalist Julia O'Malley. We talk about being raised in a family of storytellers, how ov...
EP 025EP 025 with Mike Gordon
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Mike Gordon, the former owner of Chilkoot Charlies, a famous bar along Spenard road in Anchorage, Alaska...
EP 024EP 024 with Tubby
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with James Storlie, better known as Tubby, an Alaskan rapper and hip hop commentator. They talk about how Cru...
EP 023EP 023 with Scott Liska
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with his dad, Scott Liska, the founder of Boarderline, an Alaskan snowboard and skateboard shop that nurtured...
EP 022EP 022 with Michelle Larissa
In this episode, we have a conversation with Michelle Larissa, an ex-stripper from Alaska turned award-winning weed chef. We talk about the time Miche...
EP 021EP 021 with Lisa Sauder
In this episode, we have a conversation with Lisa Sauder, the executive director of Bean's Cafe, a soup kitchen in Anchorage, Alaska. We talk about ho...
EP 020EP 20 with K Jered Mayer
In this episode, we have a conversation with Alaskan author K Jered Mayer. We talk about comics — their history and the difference between a nerd and ...
EP 019EP 019 with Jesse Burtner
In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Jesse Burtner, a professional snowboarder and creator of Think Thank films. They talk about what it mean...
EP 018EP 018 with Melissa Mitchell
In this episode, we have a conversation with Melissa Mitchell of Hope Social Club. We talk about the influence an audience has on performers, the powe...
EP 017EP 017 with The Spenardian
In this episode, we have a conversation with Victoria Petersen and Sam Davenport of The Spenardian, a hyperlocal zine dedicated to Anchorage's Spenard...
EP 016EP 016 with John Woodbury
In this episode, we talk to John Woodbury, publisher of Coast and Snowrider Magazines. John also recently became the new Executive Director of Iron Do...
EP 015EP 015 with Tim Davis
In this episode, we have a conversation with Tim Davis, a history teacher and the head football coach at West High in Anchorage. We talk about technol...
EP 014EP 014 with Aurora Ford
In this episode, we have a conversation with freelance journalist and Covenant House Alaska employee Aurora Ford. We talk about sex trafficking in Ala...
EP 013EP 013 with Richard Bowen
In this episode, we have a conversation with stand-up comedian Richard Bowen. We talk about performing in all 50 states and how he used a job building...
EP 011EP 011 with Evoke Films
From the Crude Magazine Archive.
EP 012EP 012 with Michael Cofey
In this episode, we have a conversation with Alaskan rapper Michael Cofey, aka Starbuks. We talk about what it was like growing up and selling crack i...
EP 010EP 010 with Jana Weltzin
In this episode, we have a conversation with Jana Weltzin, an Alaskan attorney with a focus on recreational marijuana business law and regulation comp...
EP 009EP 009 with Craig Medred
In this episode, we have a conversation with long time Alaska journalist Craig Medred. We talk about the purchase of the Alaska Dispatch and the Ancho...
EP 008EP 008 with The Hoffman Life
In this episode, we have a conversation with Lyn and Lacey Hoffman of @the\_hoffman\_life, an Instagram account dedicated to hunting, snowmachining an...
EP 003EP 003 with Dustin H James (from February 2018)
From the Crude Magazine Archive.
EP 001EP 001 with Dustin and Cody
From the Crude Magazine Archive.
EP 007EP 007 with Dr. Alexander James
In this episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Alex James, an economics professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, with a research focus on re...
EP 006EP 006 with Michael Downey
In this episode, we have a conversation with freelance reporter Michael Downey. We talk about reporting on war and revolutions in the middle east for ...
EP 005EP 005 with Aaron Leggett
In this episode, we have a conversation with Aaron Leggett, the Curator of Alaska History and Culture at the Anchorage Museum. We talk about the ident...
EP 003EP 003 with Dustin H James
Before Dustin was a host! In this episode, Cody and Tubby have a conversation with Dustin H James of Tailgate Alaska, a freeride festival in the he...
EP 002EP 002 with David Holthouse
In this episode, we have a conversation with longtime alt-weekly journalist and documentarian David Holthouse. Holthouse has worked for the Anchorage ...