In Other News: March 2022
Hosts: Quinn White and Tyler Felson
Full Episode
The 1918 Flu Pandemic
ATMI senior producer Quinn White speaks with Alaska historian David Reamer about the 1918 flu pandemic and its effects on Alaska.
Vaccine Hesitancy with Rupali Limaye
ATMI producer Zinn Rogers speaks with Rupali Limaye about vaccine hesitancy. Limaye is an associate scientist with the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she has studied vaccine behaviors for over eight years.
Youth and the Vaccine
ATMI producers Forrest Rodgers, Madison Knutson, and Grady Cutchins interview their fellow high school students about the Covid-19 vaccine, whether they got it or not, and their thoughts on mandatory vaccinations. Segment edited by Forrest Rodgers.
“Don’t Look Up” Movie Review
ATMI producer Zinn Rogers reviews the 2021 Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up.”
Podcaster Alice Qannik Glenn
ATMI producer Roey McCowan interviews podcaster Alice Qannik Glenn, host and producer of Coffee and Quaq and Resolve.
ASD’s Repeal of the Mask Mandate
Effective February 28th, the Anchorage School District repealed their mask mandate, making the wearing of masks optional. ATMI producers Forrest Rodgers, Madison Knutson, and Grady Cutchins interviewed their fellow high school students about this change, whether they’d continue wearing masks, and if they agreed with ASD’s reasonings behind the change.