Chris Waythomas is a research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. He has been working as a geologist in Alaska since 1977 and in 1992 moved to Anchorage to work at the volcano observatory.

Coleman Cutchins is a clinical pharmacist with the Alaska Department of Health. He had only been working for the state for about two months when the pandemic hit. Due to his background in the medical field, Cutchins was brought on board as part of the state’s public health leadership team on Covid-19. Youth health reporter […]

When David Holthouse was working on a marijuana farm in Northern California in the early 1990’s, he overheard a disturbing story. Three men were brutally murdered … by Bigfoot. Decades later, now a renowned documentarian, Holthouse set out to learn what really happened to those men. Was it truly Bigfoot? Or something even more sinister? […]

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For this episode, we’re doing something a little different. We’re hearing from Ryan Welch, one of the co-creators and writers of the Hulu comedy series “Ramy.” He was also born and raised in Alaska! The series stars comedian Ramy Yousef, playing a fictional version of himself, the son of Egyptian immigrants, navigating life as a […]

For our June radio show, we have some new voices to the ATMI crew. Joining recurring co-host Quinn White, is new producer Zinn Rogers, who actually did some work with ATMI years ago. And reporting from Sitka, news headlines are provided by new producer Karl Cranston-Simmons.

Tina DeLapp is a retired nurse who also ran the school of nursing at UAA for a number of years. Earlier this year, Tina started volunteering to help administer the Covid-19 vaccine. Youth health reporter Jania Tumey spoke with her about the emotional responses of people receiving the vaccine, having conversations with friends and family […]

Now that the Pfizer vaccine is available to anyone ages 12 and up, we check in with Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer.

Vitus Collective is a group of young artists and musicians in and around Anchorage. Members include Machel, Husse, Zane Penny, Charlie Stockard, Maezelle, Richie, and Saint Deon. In the summer 0f 2019, they held a series of shows at the Kincaid Bunkers that brought in an audience of around 300 attendees. In this episode we […]

For this episode, we’re talking about the Netflix documentary “Operation Varsity Blues.” The movie details the 2019 college admissions scandal, focusing on Rick Singer, the college admissions counselor at the center of it all. The story is told with news footage and interviews, but scenes are also reenacted with actors, scripted from FBI wiretaps used […]