Josie Stiles

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast Emily and Alex sit down with Josie Stiles. Josie spent her childhood in Anchorage and Unalakleet, and moved to Nome as a young adult where she has contributed to the area VPSO program, the Nome and State Arts Councils, and tourism in Nome.  www.TheAKShow.com

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast Emily and Alex sit down with Josie Stiles. Josie spent her childhood in Anchorage and Unalakleet, and moved to Nome as a young adult where she has contributed to the area VPSO program, the Nome and State Arts Councils, and tourism in Nome.  <a href="http://www.TheAKShow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAKShow.com</a>

You Really Can See Russia From Here with Josie Stiles - TAS #24

Doc Sayer

This week we sit down with surgeon Doc Sayer and gold miner Emily Riedel in Nome. Doc is 82 and has been performing general surgery across the state of Alaska for 50 years. He's a general surgeon from a bygone era - performing everything from brain surgery to heart surgery to cancer treatment - performing procedures in homes with his wife and nursing assistant Frankie and sometimes taking payment in the form of game meat instead of cash. In addition to being a medical pioneer in the state of Alaska, Doc has been a gold miner for 40 years and shares some insights on the business. Listen for a trove of great stories of mining and medicine in the bush. www.TheAKShow.com

This week we sit down with surgeon Doc Sayer and gold miner Emily Riedel in Nome. Doc is 82 and has been performing general surgery across the state of Alaska for 50 years. He's a general surgeon from a bygone era - performing everything from brain surgery to heart surgery to cancer treatment - performing procedures in homes with his wife and nursing assistant Frankie and sometimes taking payment in the form of game meat instead of cash. In addition to being a medical pioneer in the state of Alaska, Doc has been a gold miner for 40 years and shares some insights on the business. Listen for a trove of great stories of mining and medicine in the bush. <a href="http://www.TheAKShow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAKShow.com</a>

You Can Do Surgery Anywhere with Doc Sayer - TAS #23

Augie Krutsch

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast, with gold just hitting $2,000 an oz, I talk to Augie Krutsch, the owner of AKAU Alaska Gold Mining Adventure Camp in Nome, Alaska, and Emily Riedel, Bering Sea gold dredger - to talk all things gold mining in Nome. Augie's family has been mining this area since the 1930s - and he paints a picture of the history of the place and his own adventures in commercial gold mining. Augie tells me how to win the mining game and why he doesn't care when guests walk out with 5 oz nuggets they find on his claim on the historic Anvil Creek. See his operation here: https://www.akaugold.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AKAUAUGIE Find us at www.TheAKShow.com 

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast, with gold just hitting $2,000 an oz, I talk to Augie Krutsch, the owner of AKAU Alaska Gold Mining Adventure Camp in Nome, Alaska, and Emily Riedel, Bering Sea gold dredger - to talk all things gold mining in Nome. Augie's family has been mining this area since the 1930s - and he paints a picture of the history of the place and his own adventures in commercial gold mining. Augie tells me how to win the mining game and why he doesn't care when guests walk out with 5 oz nuggets they find on his claim on the historic Anvil Creek. See his operation here: <a href="https://www.akaugold.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.akaugold.com/</a> Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AKAUAUGIE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/AKAUAUGIE</a> Find us at <a href="http://www.TheAKShow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAKShow.com</a>

Advice from a Real Alaskan Gold Miner with Augie Krutsch - TAS #22

Ben Staley

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I talk to Ben Staley - born and bred Alaskan, filmmaker, TV producer, and Emmy award winner. Ben tells me about growing up off-the-grid, getting his start in Hollywood, creating a documentary about F/V Starbound, stories from his time working on Deadliest Catch, and how to get your start in the entertainment business as a creative. Links DailyStaley.com F/V Starbound Documentary - https://vimeo.com/298002211 Ben’s Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventureArtStaley

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I talk to Ben Staley - born and bred Alaskan, filmmaker, TV producer, and Emmy award winner. Ben tells me about growing up off-the-grid, getting his start in Hollywood, creating a documentary about F/V Starbound, stories from his time working on Deadliest Catch, and how to get your start in the entertainment business as a creative. Links <a href="http://DailyStaley.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DailyStaley.com</a> F/V Starbound Documentary - <a href="https://vimeo.com/298002211" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/298002211</a> Ben’s Youtube Channel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventureArtStaley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventureArtStaley</a>

Boy from the Bush Wins an Emmy with Ben Staley - TAS #21

Andrew Smallwood

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I speak to Andrew Smallwood, pilot and fisherman/owner of the Celtic Cross seiner in Cordova. Andrew tells me about his childhood on a coffee farm in Kenya, apartheid South Africa, being the personal pilot of the King of Lisotho, coming to Alaska, the events that have had huge impacts on Prince William Sound fisheries, and the future of seining. www.TheAKShow.com

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I speak to Andrew Smallwood, pilot and fisherman/owner of the Celtic Cross seiner in Cordova. Andrew tells me about his childhood on a coffee farm in Kenya, apartheid South Africa, being the personal pilot of the King of Lisotho, coming to Alaska, the events that have had huge impacts on Prince William Sound fisheries, and the future of seining. <a href="http://www.TheAKShow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAKShow.com</a>

Flying From Imperial Africa to Alaska with Andrew Smallwood - TAS #20

Geoff Larson

This week I sit down with Geoff Larson, co-founder of Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska. Geoff and I talk trends in hard seltzer and beer, brewing Alaskan flavors into beer, how being off the road system forced him to innovate the brewing process, and what the beer shelves will look like in 15 years. Alaskan Brewing's tasting room is now open! AlaskanBeer.com

This week I sit down with Geoff Larson, co-founder of Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska. Geoff and I talk trends in hard seltzer and beer, brewing Alaskan flavors into beer, how being off the road system forced him to innovate the brewing process, and what the beer shelves will look like in 15 years. Alaskan Brewing's tasting room is now open! <a href="http://AlaskanBeer.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AlaskanBeer.com</a>

Alaskan Brewing Co with Geoff Larson - TAS #19

Kyle Moffat

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I sit down with Kyle Moffat, the founder of The Alaska Life social media platform and www.TheAlaskaLife.com. We talk about our shared experiences starting a content business, how he built the largest social media platform in the state, his advice for people trying to start a similar business, growing up in the interior, and where to visit to get the quintessential Alaska experience. www.TheAKShow.com

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I sit down with Kyle Moffat, the founder of The Alaska Life social media platform and <a href="http://www.TheAlaskaLife.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAlaskaLife.com</a>. We talk about our shared experiences starting a content business, how he built the largest social media platform in the state, his advice for people trying to start a similar business, growing up in the interior, and where to visit to get the quintessential Alaska experience. <a href="http://www.TheAKShow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAKShow.com</a>

TheAlaskaLife.com with Kyle Moffat - TAS #18

Justin Sternberg

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I talk to Alaska Ocean Cluster Program Manager Justin Sternberg. Justin and I talk about the future of Alaska's economy - which he believes involves a higher utilization of the seafood catch in processing, mariculture, and developing new products from Alaska's underexplored coastal resources. Get the Newsletter: https://www.alaskaoceancluster.com/newsletters/ Check out Ocean Tuesdays https://www.alaskaoceancluster.com/engage/ocean-tuesday/ www.TheAKShow.com

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I talk to Alaska Ocean Cluster Program Manager Justin Sternberg. Justin and I talk about the future of Alaska's economy - which he believes involves a higher utilization of the seafood catch in processing, mariculture, and developing new products from Alaska's underexplored coastal resources. Get the Newsletter: <a href="https://www.alaskaoceancluster.com/newsletters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.alaskaoceancluster.com/newsletters/</a> Check out Ocean Tuesdays <a href="https://www.alaskaoceancluster.com/engage/ocean-tuesday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.alaskaoceancluster.com/engage/ocean-tuesday/</a> <a href="http://www.TheAKShow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAKShow.com</a>

Alaska's Future Blue Economy with Justin Sternberg - TAS #17

Weatherly Bates

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I talk to Weatherly Bates, cofounder of Glacier Point Oyster Farm in Halibut Cove, Alaska. Weatherly and her husband have created a nationally-recognized product and turned their farm into the largest commercial oyster and mussel operation in Alaska, nearing their goal of shipping a million oysters a year. We talk about the challenges of running an oyster farm, how it gives back to the ocean, the oyster market, how Covid forced them to rely on the local community, and the time Weatherly shot a bear nine months pregnant and had a Bear-b-que. https://www.alaskashellfish.net/ https://www.instagram.com/alaska_shellfish_farms/ https://www.facebook.com/Glacier-Point-Oyster-302213276529159/ www.TheAKShow.com

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I talk to Weatherly Bates, cofounder of Glacier Point Oyster Farm in Halibut Cove, Alaska. Weatherly and her husband have created a nationally-recognized product and turned their farm into the largest commercial oyster and mussel operation in Alaska, nearing their goal of shipping a million oysters a year. We talk about the challenges of running an oyster farm, how it gives back to the ocean, the oyster market, how Covid forced them to rely on the local community, and the time Weatherly shot a bear nine months pregnant and had a Bear-b-que. <a href="https://www.alaskashellfish.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.alaskashellfish.net/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alaska_shellfish_farms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/alaska_shellfish_farms/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Glacier-Point-Oyster-302213276529159/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Glacier-Point-Oyster-302213276529159/</a> <a href="http://www.TheAKShow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAKShow.com</a>

Alaska's Largest Oyster Farm with Weatherly Bates - TAS #16

Douglas Vincent-Lang

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I sit down with Commissioner of Alaska Department of Fish and Game Douglas Vincent-Lang. Doug and I discuss how many bears should be on the Kenai Peninsula, the state's relationship with the federal government, subsistence, and raising the next generation of hunters and fishermen. www.TheAKShow.com

This week on The Alaska Show Podcast I sit down with Commissioner of Alaska Department of Fish and Game Douglas Vincent-Lang. Doug and I discuss how many bears should be on the Kenai Peninsula, the state's relationship with the federal government, subsistence, and raising the next generation of hunters and fishermen. <a href="http://www.TheAKShow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAKShow.com</a>

Commish of ADFG with Douglas Vincent-Lang - TAS #15

How Alaska really works, and how Alaskans really live, as told by this state's exceptional people.

Very fun to listen to. More commercial fisherman as guests please! Definitely my favorites.

Great!

Just met Alex yesterday and impressed with his knowledge of Alaska and Homer living! Good job Alex.

Great work!

The Alaska Show

Clem Tillion

 I sit down with Clem Tillion for the first of two episodes with him. Clem is in his mid-90s, is a combat veteran of the WWII South Pacific Theater,  a homesteader in Halibut Cove since the late 1940s, a nine-term state legislator, and a history buff. This episode we discuss his childhood, his time fighting in World War II, coming to Alaska, homesteading Halibut Cove, and his relationship with Jay Hammond and his wife Diana Tillion. We also start the end of our "Alaska Property Bros" segment with the first of three parts with Marjolein Cardon discussing the value of working with Kachemak Group Real Estate vs For Sale By Owner and I discuss one thing I hate about shopping at Safeway.  www.HomerAlaskaPodcast.com www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast   Listen on: Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast

I sit down with Clem Tillion for the first of two episodes with him. Clem is in his mid-90s, is a combat veteran of the WWII South Pacific Theater,  a homesteader in Halibut Cove since the late 1940s, a nine-term state legislator, and a history buff. This episode we discuss his childhood, his time fighting in World War II, coming to Alaska, homesteading Halibut Cove, and his relationship with Jay Hammond and his wife Diana Tillion. We also start the end of our "Alaska Property Bros" segment with the first of three parts with Marjolein Cardon discussing the value of working with Kachemak Group Real Estate vs For Sale By Owner and I discuss one thing I hate about shopping at Safeway.  <a href="http://www.homeralaskapodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.HomerAlaskaPodcast.com</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast</a> Listen on: Apple Podcasts - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793</a> Spotify - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0</a> Stitcher - <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast</a>

History 101 with Clem Tillion - HAP #14

Atz Kilcher

This week we sit down with Atz Kilcher. You probably know Atz as the star of the "Alaska: The Last Frontier" reality tv show on Discovery Channel. You may not know that Atz is also an artist, a musician, a retired social worker, and a veteran. In this episode we talk about everything from his complex childhood on the homestead, people's misconceptions about living a simple life in the woods, being defined as the son of a famous father and father to a famous daughter, his children and how they've had to adjust to Jewel's early success as an internationally-renowned musical artist, talking about and coping with an abusive father, writing his memoir, and why the Kilcher family has made a splash in entertainment for so many generations. If you would like to meet him and see his art Atz is having a First Friday show for his Flower Baskets at Bunnell Street Arts Center on Friday, March 6th! We also talk to South Peninsula Hospital Physical Therapist Kristen Rubio about the power of pilates and the importance of stretching in injury prevention and Alex and JJ talk The Alaska Show and Homer events. Check out www.TheAKShow.com for all of our new video and blog content in addition to the podcast. Stay tuned for our one-year anniversary party on March 21st at Alice's Champagne Palace! Music by Robert Toner, prizes, games, and guests from Homer's thriving entrepreneurial scene! Introduction (1:28) South Peninsula Hospital Rehab - Kristen Rubio (14:10) Interview with Atz Kilcher (19:03)   Show Notes Intro The artwork and name of the podcast has been changed to “The Alaska Show” The Alaska Show Podcast and The Homer Alaska Podcast episodes are available under that show – episodes still released weekly! Podcast now available on Google Play Our anniversary party is on March 21st at Alice’s from 8-11pm! Games, prizes, music, special guests, and a great time!   Rehab – Kristen Rubio, PT Physical Therapist specializing in pilates to help her clients  Discusses history of pilates and what makes it so effective as an exercise therapy. Specific injuries and programs that she will address with pilates. Injury tip – don’t forget to stretch!   Atz Kilcher Interview Retired music educator, veteran Atz’s baskets are going to be featured in Bunnell First Friday event on March 6th with another local artist – the show is called “Flower Baskets” Does Atz still feel defined by his relationships with his famous father and daughter? Sometimes Atz is recognized before his daughter now after the success of Alaska: The Last Frontier Being famous is a skill – people either improve and grow from it or they let it go to their head Started in music doing music shows in Anchorage and around the state with ex-wife Nedra and performing on radio. When Yule Kilcher came from Switzerland in the 1930s to get away from the rising Nazi influence in Europe he made a movie about the Kilcher homestead so he could start a community. The homestead where Atz grew up was simultaneously a beautiful, happy place and an abusive home environment as a result of his father’s actions. What are the biggest misconceptions people have actually living and growing up on a homestead? “Happiness is the inner work you do, not living in the woods” Atz was born in Switzerland and he went back when he was 10 so his dad could show the film. For two years he and his siblings got in lots of trouble. Got drafted and shipped off to Vietnam. Lied about having a sleepwalking illness to get out of the draft and told a World War 2 veteran who turned him in. Used to be a practicing Mormon. Converted when he was 17 because all of his friends’ families were Mormon. Dropped out when he was 35. Recorded first LP with ex-wife Nedra in’76. Recorded second in ’78. At that point there weren’t many recording artists in Alaska. Started doing family shows around the state until ’83 when he and Nedra split and he came back to Homer. Music and horses saved Atz’s life – both meant independence. Atz and Jewel played music around the state together until she was 16. Nikos – Atz’s fourth child, grew up later than the other three. He only spent a year with Atz at age 16 growing up, but has the musical gene. He works for forestry and is a firefighter The oldest son Shane was always was into building and arts and crafts and outdoors and worked with Atz doing social work. Today he works with kids in Homer. Atz Lee is a singer-songwriter and an outdoorsman. His sons have had to learn to live in the limelight of their sister. When Atz wrote his memoir the biggest challenge was to tell the truth about his home life and not give it an air of self-pity. He is most proud of the comments he gets from men his age who thank him for his courage to talk about his home life and have given them the courage to talk about it as well. It’s easier to think about stories from his childhood after writing the book and doing the audiobook. Alaska The Last Frontier inception: Some folks from Discovery were in Homer looking for homesteaders and were introduced to the Kilchers. After a sizzle reel and some interviews they got a show. It all happened very quickly – less than a month. The team didn’t even know they were related to Jewel, although Atz suspected otherwise. The show is now on its 9th season. A lot of the Kilcher family has made it into the entertainment industry. A lot of the people who watch the show say they’ve learned something Early in the show narrators relied on drama and high-stakes. Most people understand the Kilchers don’t need a moose to eat for the winter, but the show depicts how life on a true homestead is lived. The old Homer still exists in Atz’s mind. It’s harder to know everyone and there is more development, but he’s happy it’s progressing.

This week we sit down with Atz Kilcher. You probably know Atz as the star of the "Alaska: The Last Frontier" reality tv show on Discovery Channel. You may not know that Atz is also an artist, a musician, a retired social worker, and a veteran. In this episode we talk about everything from his complex childhood on the homestead, people's misconceptions about living a simple life in the woods, being defined as the son of a famous father and father to a famous daughter, his children and how they've had to adjust to Jewel's early success as an internationally-renowned musical artist, talking about and coping with an abusive father, writing his memoir, and why the Kilcher family has made a splash in entertainment for so many generations. If you would like to meet him and see his art Atz is having a First Friday show for his Flower Baskets at Bunnell Street Arts Center on Friday, March 6th! We also talk to South Peninsula Hospital Physical Therapist Kristen Rubio about the power of pilates and the importance of stretching in injury prevention and Alex and JJ talk The Alaska Show and Homer events. Check out <a href="http://www.TheAKShow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAKShow.com</a> for all of our new video and blog content in addition to the podcast. Stay tuned for our one-year anniversary party on March 21st at Alice's Champagne Palace! Music by Robert Toner, prizes, games, and guests from Homer's thriving entrepreneurial scene! Introduction (1:28) South Peninsula Hospital Rehab - Kristen Rubio (14:10) Interview with Atz Kilcher (19:03) Show Notes Intro The artwork and name of the podcast has been changed to “The Alaska Show” The Alaska Show Podcast and The Homer Alaska Podcast episodes are available under that show – episodes still released weekly! Podcast now available on Google Play Our anniversary party is on March 21st at Alice’s from 8-11pm! Games, prizes, music, special guests, and a great time! Rehab – Kristen Rubio, PT Physical Therapist specializing in pilates to help her clients  Discusses history of pilates and what makes it so effective as an exercise therapy. Specific injuries and programs that she will address with pilates. Injury tip – don’t forget to stretch! Atz Kilcher Interview Retired music educator, veteran Atz’s baskets are going to be featured in Bunnell First Friday event on March 6th with another local artist – the show is called “Flower Baskets” Does Atz still feel defined by his relationships with his famous father and daughter? Sometimes Atz is recognized before his daughter now after the success of Alaska: The Last Frontier Being famous is a skill – people either improve and grow from it or they let it go to their head Started in music doing music shows in Anchorage and around the state with ex-wife Nedra and performing on radio. When Yule Kilcher came from Switzerland in the 1930s to get away from the rising Nazi influence in Europe he made a movie about the Kilcher homestead so he could start a community. The homestead where Atz grew up was simultaneously a beautiful, happy place and an abusive home environment as a result of his father’s actions. What are the biggest misconceptions people have actually living and growing up on a homestead? “Happiness is the inner work you do, not living in the woods” Atz was born in Switzerland and he went back when he was 10 so his dad could show the film. For two years he and his siblings got in lots of trouble. Got drafted and shipped off to Vietnam. Lied about having a sleepwalking illness to get out of the draft and told a World War 2 veteran who turned him in. Used to be a practicing Mormon. Converted when he was 17 because all of his friends’ families were Mormon. Dropped out when he was 35. Recorded first LP with ex-wife Nedra in’76. Recorded second in ’78. At that point there weren’t many recording artists in Alaska. Started doing family shows around the state until ’83 when he and Nedra split and he came back to Homer. Music and horses saved Atz’s life – both meant independence. Atz and Jewel played music around the state together until she was 16. Nikos – Atz’s fourth child, grew up later than the other three. He only spent a year with Atz at age 16 growing up, but has the musical gene. He works for forestry and is a firefighter The oldest son Shane was always was into building and arts and crafts and outdoors and worked with Atz doing social work. Today he works with kids in Homer. Atz Lee is a singer-songwriter and an outdoorsman. His sons have had to learn to live in the limelight of their sister. When Atz wrote his memoir the biggest challenge was to tell the truth about his home life and not give it an air of self-pity. He is most proud of the comments he gets from men his age who thank him for his courage to talk about his home life and have given them the courage to talk about it as well. It’s easier to think about stories from his childhood after writing the book and doing the audiobook. Alaska The Last Frontier inception: Some folks from Discovery were in Homer looking for homesteaders and were introduced to the Kilchers. After a sizzle reel and some interviews they got a show. It all happened very quickly – less than a month. The team didn’t even know they were related to Jewel, although Atz suspected otherwise. The show is now on its 9th season. A lot of the Kilcher family has made it into the entertainment industry. A lot of the people who watch the show say they’ve learned something Early in the show narrators relied on drama and high-stakes. Most people understand the Kilchers don’t need a moose to eat for the winter, but the show depicts how life on a true homestead is lived. The old Homer still exists in Atz’s mind. It’s harder to know everyone and there is more development, but he’s happy it’s progressing.

How to be Famous in Alaska with Atz Kilcher - HAP #33

Doug Bowen

This week we sit down with Doug Bowen, owner of Alaska Boats and Permits, to discuss his business of brokering vessels, IFQ, and limited entry fishing permits. We cover: - The "Greying of the Fleet" and its causes - How his business ebbs and flows with the commercial fishing industry - An in-depth analysis of the halibut and black cod IFQ markets - How the farmed salmon industry crushed the value of boats and permits in the early 2000s - How vessel demand is impacted by the performance of the fisheries - How he and his wife came to Homer from California after the Marine Corps in 1984 Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ (0:56) Spoonful of Medicine with SPH - Anna Hermanson (11:19) Interview with Doug Bowen (17:09) ANNOUNCEMENTS No office hours this week and no episode on Christmas! The Alaska Show is going live on February 10th! HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store Support us on Patreon! Listen on:  Apple Podcasts Spotify  Stitcher Our Website Social: Facebook Instagram

This week we sit down with Doug Bowen, owner of Alaska Boats and Permits, to discuss his business of brokering vessels, IFQ, and limited entry fishing permits. We cover: - The "Greying of the Fleet" and its causes - How his business ebbs and flows with the commercial fishing industry - An in-depth analysis of the halibut and black cod IFQ markets - How the farmed salmon industry crushed the value of boats and permits in the early 2000s - How vessel demand is impacted by the performance of the fisheries - How he and his wife came to Homer from California after the Marine Corps in 1984 Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ (0:56) Spoonful of Medicine with SPH - Anna Hermanson (11:19) Interview with Doug Bowen (17:09) ANNOUNCEMENTS No office hours this week and no episode on Christmas! The Alaska Show is going live on February 10th! <a href="http://homeralaskapodcast.com/store" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/homeralaskapodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon!</a> Listen on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> <a href="https://www.homeralaskapodcast.com/listen-to-the-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our Website</a> Social: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Making Markets with Doug Bowen - HAP #26

Scott Dickerson

This week we sit down with Scott Dickerson, owner of Dickerson Stills + Motion, proprietor of SurfAlaska.net, and the sometimes captain of the Milo for Ocean Swell Ventures. Scott talks about how he got into photography, carved out a niche business doing photo and video for brands like Mountain Dew, National Geographic, Patagonia, and The New York Times, and how he turned his passion for Alaska's exploratory surfing into a way to bring passionate surfers from all around the world to Homer. Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ  (0:59) Spoonful of Medicine with Marilyn Shroyer of South Peninsula Hospital (21:23) Interview with Scott Dickerson (29:50) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Office Hours this weekend and discussing THE ALASKA SHOW HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store! Support us on Patreon! Listen on:  Apple Podcasts Spotify  Stitcher Our Website Social: Facebook Instagram

This week we sit down with Scott Dickerson, owner of Dickerson Stills + Motion, proprietor of <a href="http://surfalaska.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">SurfAlaska.net</a>, and the sometimes captain of the Milo for Ocean Swell Ventures. Scott talks about how he got into photography, carved out a niche business doing photo and video for brands like Mountain Dew, National Geographic, Patagonia, and The New York Times, and how he turned his passion for Alaska's exploratory surfing into a way to bring passionate surfers from all around the world to Homer. Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ  (0:59) Spoonful of Medicine with Marilyn Shroyer of South Peninsula Hospital (21:23) Interview with Scott Dickerson (29:50) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Office Hours this weekend and discussing THE ALASKA SHOW <a href="http://homeralaskapodcast.com/store" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store</a>! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/homeralaskapodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon!</a> Listen on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> <a href="https://www.homeralaskapodcast.com/listen-to-the-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our Website</a> Social: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Loco Motion with Scott Dickerson - HAP #23

Pat McBride

This week we sit down with Pat McBride, former captain of the F/V Judy B - a black cod longliner that he ran in the Aleutians and Gulf of Alaska for 24 years - and the F/V Invader, a crabber. Pat has had an amazing life story growing up around the Chesapeake Bay and falling in love with Alaska at age 11 on a trip here with his brother, apprenticing as a shipwright, taking the school secretary Barbara up to China Poot after graduation, and making a life with her for the last four decades in Kachemak Bay. After running a successful operation for many years and retiring in 2007, Pat had a tragic car accident that committed him to a wheelchair for his golden years. He continues to rely on and support this community. Segments: Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ (0:54) Spoonful of Medicine with SPH - Peggy Ellen Kleinleder (9:45) Interview with Pat McBride (17:01) Announcements: Office Hours this Saturday at Kbay Coffee from 10-2! HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store Support us on Patreon! Listen on:  Apple Podcasts Spotify  Stitcher Our Website Social: Facebook Instagram

This week we sit down with Pat McBride, former captain of the F/V Judy B - a black cod longliner that he ran in the Aleutians and Gulf of Alaska for 24 years - and the F/V Invader, a crabber. Pat has had an amazing life story growing up around the Chesapeake Bay and falling in love with Alaska at age 11 on a trip here with his brother, apprenticing as a shipwright, taking the school secretary Barbara up to China Poot after graduation, and making a life with her for the last four decades in Kachemak Bay. After running a successful operation for many years and retiring in 2007, Pat had a tragic car accident that committed him to a wheelchair for his golden years. He continues to rely on and support this community. Segments: Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ (0:54) Spoonful of Medicine with SPH - Peggy Ellen Kleinleder (9:45) Interview with Pat McBride (17:01) Announcements: Office Hours this Saturday at Kbay Coffee from 10-2! <a href="http://homeralaskapodcast.com/store" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/homeralaskapodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon!</a> Listen on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> <a href="https://www.homeralaskapodcast.com/listen-to-the-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our Website</a> Social: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

From Wheelhouse to Wheelchair with Pat McBride - HAP #28

Dan Rainwater

This week I sit down with Dan Rainwater, boat builder at Bay Welding, to discuss growing up in Homer with homesteader parents, the craft and responsibility of building boats for Alaska, hunting, and the future of Homer. Segments Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ (3:40) Spoonful of Medicine with Orthopedic PA Dharti Patel (12:37) Interview with Dan Rainwater(18:11) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Office Hours will be held at Kbay Cafe from 10am - 2pm this weekend and we welcome your feedback on Facebook, Instagram or email at homeralaskapodcast@gmail.com HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store! Support us on Patreon! Listen on:  Apple Podcasts Spotify  Stitcher Our Website Social: Facebook Instagram

This week I sit down with Dan Rainwater, boat builder at Bay Welding, to discuss growing up in Homer with homesteader parents, the craft and responsibility of building boats for Alaska, hunting, and the future of Homer. Segments Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ (3:40) Spoonful of Medicine with Orthopedic PA Dharti Patel (12:37) Interview with Dan Rainwater(18:11) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Office Hours will be held at Kbay Cafe from 10am - 2pm this weekend and we welcome your feedback on Facebook, Instagram or email at <a href="mailto:homeralaskapodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">homeralaskapodcast@gmail.com</a> <a href="http://homeralaskapodcast.com/store" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store</a>! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/homeralaskapodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon!</a> Listen on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> <a href="https://www.homeralaskapodcast.com/listen-to-the-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our Website</a> Social: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Ain't That a Hole in the Boat with Dan Rainwater - HAP #21

Troy Jones

I sit down with Troy Jones - family man, hunting guide, pastor of Eastgate Fellowship Church, and owner of East Road Services - to discuss his family's move to Homer in the 50s and what life was like growing up on the homestead. He shares some of his valuable wisdom on the outdoors and a few stories about bear and moose encounters, and talks about the major changes Homer has undergone over the years. This is easily one of my favorite interviews so far - and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. We also sit down with Merlin Cordes of Kachemak Group Real Estate to discuss remote land access - what to look for and how to do due diligence on remote properties.   Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

I sit down with Troy Jones - family man, hunting guide, pastor of Eastgate Fellowship Church, and owner of East Road Services - to discuss his family's move to Homer in the 50s and what life was like growing up on the homestead. He shares some of his valuable wisdom on the outdoors and a few stories about bear and moose encounters, and talks about the major changes Homer has undergone over the years. This is easily one of my favorite interviews so far - and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. We also sit down with Merlin Cordes of Kachemak Group Real Estate to discuss remote land access - what to look for and how to do due diligence on remote properties. Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(<a href="http://kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Troy Jones - Homesteading Homer - HAP #6

Chris Palmer

This week we sit down with Chris Palmer, the founder of Angle of Attack, an online ground school and Homer-based flight trainer. Chris talks to us about founding the company, why moving to Homer was the best decision of his life, his passion for aviation, and how and why he's built out extensive media and social media capabilities for his business. JJ and Alex discuss the Eater article about Jeff Lockwood, Tyson Steele's harrowing experience in Susitna Valley, people posting videos of their dogs licking their faces, and announce THE HOMER ALASKA PODCAST ANNIVERSARY PARTY AND LIVE RECORDING AT ALICE'S ON MARCH 20TH. Introduction/Chewing the Fat (1:15) Spoonful of Medicine with South Peninsula Hospital - Edye Rathbun (13:32) Interview with Chris Palmer (18:58)   Mentioned in the show - AviatorCast WWII Triple Ace Pilot Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYUe0l_mibI   Interview Notes - Instagram live vs interviews on a podcast - Instagram as a platform - "Motivation Monday" - Chris's flight training Q&amp;A - Chris is founder of Angle of Attack, which started as a flight simulator trainer and transitioned into ground and flight training for real planes - Chris combines video and photography skills with flight skills and Alaska's beautiful landscape for his business - He is certified to take students from "knowing nothing" to commercial pilot level - Angle of Attack was already a location-independent business when he moved to Alaska - Sells ground school courses online all over the world - Chris started Angle of Attack as a 21-year-old in Utah. Grew up in an entrepreneurial family. His father was in real estate. - After starting Angle of Attack, he helped a company called Cirrus Aircraft develop training materials - Then pivoted into flight training - Chris took Boeing manuals and deduced them down into a 10-hour DVD courses to fly a 747 within flight simulator game - In 2009 realized he could deliver video better online instead of through DVDs and in 2010 the business blew up - Chris was born in Anchorage and wanted to move to Homer after he visited at 19 an 23 for the view and the beautiful scenery - Why moving to Homer was the best decision Chris ever made - His 5-year break from flying - The difference between the Alaska flying community and lower 48 flying community - Transitioning from simulation training to real flight training - Why winter is a tough time for Chris's business - Instagram has been a facilitator for many of Chris's real life relationships - Chris actually has the #1 podcast in Homer with AviatorCast - The blurred lines between Angle of Attack as Chris's hobby and business - The strengths and weaknesses of a podcast as a business development tool - How the podcast opens other doors - Chris's interview with a WWII Ace fighter - Instagram is Angle of Attack's #1 business development tool - The importance to Chris of WHY his customers fly - Dealing with nervous students - The biggest reasons people quit flight training - Chris believes becoming a pilot changes people - Why boat captains make great pilots - Chris's favorite places to fly in Alaska - Why Seldovia is easy to fly into and difficult to fly out of - Flying above the arctic circle to Bettles - Where people can fly in Homer - Why bear viewing is arguably the best flight-based tourist trip around Homer - The future of Angle of Attack - Why Chris think Homer hasn't really changed in the last 10 years

This week we sit down with Chris Palmer, the founder of Angle of Attack, an online ground school and Homer-based flight trainer. Chris talks to us about founding the company, why moving to Homer was the best decision of his life, his passion for aviation, and how and why he's built out extensive media and social media capabilities for his business. JJ and Alex discuss the Eater article about Jeff Lockwood, Tyson Steele's harrowing experience in Susitna Valley, people posting videos of their dogs licking their faces, and announce THE HOMER ALASKA PODCAST ANNIVERSARY PARTY AND LIVE RECORDING AT ALICE'S ON MARCH 20TH. Introduction/Chewing the Fat (1:15) Spoonful of Medicine with South Peninsula Hospital - Edye Rathbun (13:32) Interview with Chris Palmer (18:58) Mentioned in the show - AviatorCast WWII Triple Ace Pilot Interview - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYUe0l_mibI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYUe0l_mibI</a> Interview Notes - Instagram live vs interviews on a podcast - Instagram as a platform - "Motivation Monday" - Chris's flight training Q&amp;A - Chris is founder of Angle of Attack, which started as a flight simulator trainer and transitioned into ground and flight training for real planes - Chris combines video and photography skills with flight skills and Alaska's beautiful landscape for his business - He is certified to take students from "knowing nothing" to commercial pilot level - Angle of Attack was already a location-independent business when he moved to Alaska - Sells ground school courses online all over the world - Chris started Angle of Attack as a 21-year-old in Utah. Grew up in an entrepreneurial family. His father was in real estate. - After starting Angle of Attack, he helped a company called Cirrus Aircraft develop training materials - Then pivoted into flight training - Chris took Boeing manuals and deduced them down into a 10-hour DVD courses to fly a 747 within flight simulator game - In 2009 realized he could deliver video better online instead of through DVDs and in 2010 the business blew up - Chris was born in Anchorage and wanted to move to Homer after he visited at 19 an 23 for the view and the beautiful scenery - Why moving to Homer was the best decision Chris ever made - His 5-year break from flying - The difference between the Alaska flying community and lower 48 flying community - Transitioning from simulation training to real flight training - Why winter is a tough time for Chris's business - Instagram has been a facilitator for many of Chris's real life relationships - Chris actually has the #1 podcast in Homer with AviatorCast - The blurred lines between Angle of Attack as Chris's hobby and business - The strengths and weaknesses of a podcast as a business development tool - How the podcast opens other doors - Chris's interview with a WWII Ace fighter - Instagram is Angle of Attack's #1 business development tool - The importance to Chris of WHY his customers fly - Dealing with nervous students - The biggest reasons people quit flight training - Chris believes becoming a pilot changes people - Why boat captains make great pilots - Chris's favorite places to fly in Alaska - Why Seldovia is easy to fly into and difficult to fly out of - Flying above the arctic circle to Bettles - Where people can fly in Homer - Why bear viewing is arguably the best flight-based tourist trip around Homer - The future of Angle of Attack - Why Chris think Homer hasn't really changed in the last 10 years

Get Some Air with Chris Palmer - HAP #30

Bekah Dalke

This week we sit down with Bekah Dalke, owner of Oodalolly, to discuss how she founded the home decor and gift store, how she selects what to sell, her relationship with her customers at Oodalolly, and she gives us some advice on the perfect Christmas gift in a variety of scenarios! Segments: Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ (1:25) Spoonful of Medicine with Dr. Neil Schott at South Peninsula Hospital (12:28) Interview with Bekah Dalke, Owner of Oodalolly (19:18)  ANNOUNCEMENTS: Office Hours this weekend and thank you to Michael Becker at KBBI HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store! Support us on Patreon! Listen on:  Apple Podcasts Spotify  Stitcher Our Website Social: Facebook Instagram

This week we sit down with Bekah Dalke, owner of Oodalolly, to discuss how she founded the home decor and gift store, how she selects what to sell, her relationship with her customers at Oodalolly, and she gives us some advice on the perfect Christmas gift in a variety of scenarios! Segments: Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ (1:25) Spoonful of Medicine with Dr. Neil Schott at South Peninsula Hospital (12:28) Interview with Bekah Dalke, Owner of Oodalolly (19:18)  ANNOUNCEMENTS: Office Hours this weekend and thank you to Michael Becker at KBBI <a href="http://homeralaskapodcast.com/store" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store</a>! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/homeralaskapodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon!</a> Listen on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> <a href="https://www.homeralaskapodcast.com/listen-to-the-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our Website</a> Social: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

An Expression of Joy with Bekah Dalke - HAP #24

I sat down with Ash Churchill who, at under 40 years old, is building a strong case for being the most interesting man in the world. Born in Cairns, Australia Ash dropped out of high school to work on tug boats and in mining before running away with his scuba instructor to St. Thomas, getting married, and finding his way together with her up to Homer to run charter boats, fly drones, build off-grid homes, and help his customers buy and sell real estate in Homer. Ash - known as Kachemak Group Real Estate's "Carhartt Realtor" to his customers - is sought for his insight into evaluating and developing raw land and his experience leveraging the latest energy technology to build his large, comfortable home completely off-grid.  Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

I sat down with Ash Churchill who, at under 40 years old, is building a strong case for being the most interesting man in the world. Born in Cairns, Australia Ash dropped out of high school to work on tug boats and in mining before running away with his scuba instructor to St. Thomas, getting married, and finding his way together with her up to Homer to run charter boats, fly drones, build off-grid homes, and help his customers buy and sell real estate in Homer. Ash - known as Kachemak Group Real Estate's "Carhartt Realtor" to his customers - is sought for his insight into evaluating and developing raw land and his experience leveraging the latest energy technology to build his large, comfortable home completely off-grid.  Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(<a href="http://kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

The Ash Churchill Show - HAP #8

Eric Engebretsen

This week I interviewed Eric Engebretsen. We talked all things Bay Welding - how he grew the company with his parents 10x in just 15 years, and where it is today. In that story he shared what life was like growing up in Homer, how he knew he was put on this earth to build things, and how leaving to see (quite literally) the world solidified his love of this town. He also shares some of his business philosophy and issues with passing family businesses down to the next generation.    Additionally, we have Denise Pitzman from Kachemak Group Real Estate to give us some great insight on overcoming the challenges to determine a property price in Homer and I tell a story of a good deed gone wrong and discuss the 1950s.   Intro (0:00 - 9:28) Alaska Property Bros with Denise Pitzman on Pricing (9:28 - 15:34) Interview with Eric Engebretsen (15:34 - 55:37)   www.HomerAlaskaPodcast.com Facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast Instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast   Listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify!   Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week I interviewed Eric Engebretsen. We talked all things Bay Welding - how he grew the company with his parents 10x in just 15 years, and where it is today. In that story he shared what life was like growing up in Homer, how he knew he was put on this earth to build things, and how leaving to see (quite literally) the world solidified his love of this town. He also shares some of his business philosophy and issues with passing family businesses down to the next generation.  Additionally, we have Denise Pitzman from Kachemak Group Real Estate to give us some great insight on overcoming the challenges to determine a property price in Homer and I tell a story of a good deed gone wrong and discuss the 1950s. Intro (0:00 - 9:28) Alaska Property Bros with Denise Pitzman on Pricing (9:28 - 15:34) Interview with Eric Engebretsen (15:34 - 55:37) <a href="http://www.HomerAlaskaPodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.HomerAlaskaPodcast.com</a> <a href="http://Facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast</a> <a href="http://Instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast</a> Listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify! Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(<a href="http://kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Bay Weld's Uncharted Waters with Eric Engebretsen - HAP #10

Kelly Cooper

I sit down with Kelly and talk to her about how she got her start in her current businesses out of adversity, how she ran for office and deals with the adversity of being an elected representative, and her thoughts on what makes Homer special and how to protect it. Checkout Glacier View Cabins - stunning views  - open year round - it's like coming home.   Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

I sit down with Kelly and talk to her about how she got her start in her current businesses out of adversity, how she ran for office and deals with the adversity of being an elected representative, and her thoughts on what makes Homer special and how to protect it. Checkout Glacier View Cabins - stunning views  - open year round - it's like coming home. Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(<a href="http://kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Kelly Cooper - Coop's Coffee, Glacier View Cabins, KPB Assembly - HAP #3

Ken Castner

Homer Mayor

I sit down with Ken and discuss his journey coming to Homer from Massachussets via Africa, what he's learned over the years, and how he takes that knowledge and applies it as Mayor to heal division in the city and move forward as a stronger community.   Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

I sit down with Ken and discuss his journey coming to Homer from Massachussets via Africa, what he's learned over the years, and how he takes that knowledge and applies it as Mayor to heal division in the city and move forward as a stronger community. Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(<a href="http://kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Ken Castner - Homer Mayor - HAP #4

Asia Freeman

This week I speak with Asia Freeman, the Artistic Director of the Bunnell Arts Center in Homer. We talk about her childhood being raised outside of Homer by an artistically talented mother and a rugged father, the artistic vs entrepreneurial tendencies in artists, what Alaska can learn from Iceland in terms of developing its creative economy, her time at Yale, and the Bunnell Arts Center. Other segments include "Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ" where we discuss taking negative feedback in a creative endeavor and our siblings (including a very funny prank JJ played on his brother), and "Alaska Property Bros" with Marjolein Cardon where she talks about how she and her team at Kachemak Group Real Estate do due diligence on behalf of buyers.   Listen on: Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast www.HomerAlaskaPodcast.com www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast

This week I speak with Asia Freeman, the Artistic Director of the Bunnell Arts Center in Homer. We talk about her childhood being raised outside of Homer by an artistically talented mother and a rugged father, the artistic vs entrepreneurial tendencies in artists, what Alaska can learn from Iceland in terms of developing its creative economy, her time at Yale, and the Bunnell Arts Center. Other segments include "Chewing the Fat with Alex and JJ" where we discuss taking negative feedback in a creative endeavor and our siblings (including a very funny prank JJ played on his brother), and "Alaska Property Bros" with Marjolein Cardon where she talks about how she and her team at Kachemak Group Real Estate do due diligence on behalf of buyers. Listen on: Apple Podcasts - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793</a> Spotify - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0</a> Stitcher - <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast</a> <a href="http://www.homeralaskapodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.HomerAlaskaPodcast.com</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast</a>

Life Imitating Art with Asia Freeman - HAP #16

This week's episode is a little different. Since we had a last minute interview cancellation and it's the holiday season we chose to take this episode to reflect on 2019, look forward to 2020, take listener questions, and interview each other. If you are interested in how the show came to be, where it's going, or want to learn more about JJ and Alex this episode is for you! Looking back on 2019 and forward to 2020 (1:15) Events (20:58) Social Media Questions (25:16) Alex and JJ Questions for each other (46:58) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Office Hours will be held at Kbay Cafe from 10am - 2pm this weekend and we welcome your feedback on Facebook, Instagram or email at homeralaskapodcast@gmail.com HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store Support us on Patreon! Listen on:  Apple Podcasts Spotify  Stitcher Our Website Social: Facebook Instagram

This week's episode is a little different. Since we had a last minute interview cancellation and it's the holiday season we chose to take this episode to reflect on 2019, look forward to 2020, take listener questions, and interview each other. If you are interested in how the show came to be, where it's going, or want to learn more about JJ and Alex this episode is for you! Looking back on 2019 and forward to 2020 (1:15) Events (20:58) Social Media Questions (25:16) Alex and JJ Questions for each other (46:58) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Office Hours will be held at Kbay Cafe from 10am - 2pm this weekend and we welcome your feedback on Facebook, Instagram or email at <a href="mailto:homeralaskapodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">homeralaskapodcast@gmail.com</a> <a href="http://homeralaskapodcast.com/store" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">HomerAlaskaPodcast.com/store</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/homeralaskapodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon!</a> Listen on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> <a href="https://www.homeralaskapodcast.com/listen-to-the-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our Website</a> Social: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Looking Forward and Looking Back - HAP #25

Dan Coe

I sit down with Dan Coe to talk about his life growing up in blue collar Pittsburgh and making a living as an artist - first among the rich kids of the east coast and eventually here in Homer, Alaska. We also talk about parenting, sign painting, and Dan gives advice to young people who want to make a living as an artist. I also talk to Debbie Fanatia at Kachemak Group Real Estate again for vacation rental investment part 2. www.HomerAlaskaPodcast.com www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast   Listen on: Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast   Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

I sit down with Dan Coe to talk about his life growing up in blue collar Pittsburgh and making a living as an artist - first among the rich kids of the east coast and eventually here in Homer, Alaska. We also talk about parenting, sign painting, and Dan gives advice to young people who want to make a living as an artist. I also talk to Debbie Fanatia at Kachemak Group Real Estate again for vacation rental investment part 2. <a href="http://www.homeralaskapodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.HomerAlaskaPodcast.com</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/HomerAlaskaPodcast</a> Listen on: Apple Podcasts - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homer-alaska-podcast/id1455332793</a> Spotify - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/50qgfBneFtHTzggeZfunb0</a> Stitcher - <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alex-trokey/the-homer-alaska-podcast</a> Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(<a href="http://kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Happy Little Accidents with Dan Coe - HAP #12

Holly Brooks

This week on The Alaska Show we sit down with Holly Brooks, owner of Holly Brooks LLC a counseling, coaching, and consulting service based out of Anchorage. www.HollyBrooks.com Holly made her first Olympics in Vancouver in 2010 at the age of 27, then went on to represent the US Ski Team in 2012 and the country in 2014 in Sochi. We talk about fostering healthy high-performance young athletes, sports psychology, her childhood, how moving to Alaska and coaching the West Anchorage High School team laid the groundwork for her olympic run, her experiences as a pro athlete, and retirement. JJ and Alex discuss news and events, including the overnight survival of four lost children in a blizzard in Western Alaska, the pros and cons of selling Alaska back to Russia, Iron Dog, Fur Rondy, and Alaska's first Comic Con. Alaska News &amp; Events with Alex and JJ (0:48) Interview with Holly Brooks (13:48) More blogs, vids, and pods by us www.TheAKShow.com IG @alaskashow @alexandertrokey @jcoe_photographer Facebook.com/TheAlaskaShow  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkp_iaWCQaqpzUZD_f4uHrQ/videos?view_as=subscriber   Intro News Stories - Four children survive night outside in blizzard  Alaska being sold to Russia?  Events  Comic Con in Fairbanks Fur Rondy Festival kicking off February 21 Iron Dog race ends in Big Lake this weekend    Show Notes Ex-professional cross country skier Professional career sort of book ended by two olympics. Famously qualified, by surprise, at age 27 for the 2010 Vancouver olympics, was a member of the US ski team in 2012 for the first women’s relay team, and went again to Sochi in 2014. Formerly coached West Anchorage High School and APU ski teams Found time to win the Mount Marathon race in there twice in 2012 and 2014 Since then has raised ski marathons all over the world in Europe and China Now runs Holly Brooks LLC - Counseling, Consulting, and Coaching. Helping high performers, especially women athletes, dealing with everything around the actual performance. Stress management, preparing for big events, transitioning, setting goals, team dynamics, etc. Rebranding her business Holly is a curious person – her niche was working with athletes at the intersection of mental health and performance as an LPC – but it has expanded Does speeching engagements, coaching, and therapy Takes the tenets of sports psychology and applies it to other areas of life Kids athletics today are all about early sports specialization and are trying to attain that college scholarship which often doesn’t exist. This has become the dominant model over the last decade in Holly’s view – which leads to mental burnout and physiology problems. Alpine skiing was recently said to cost $500,000 to get a kid from youth to the professional level. It’s prohibitively expensive. Sports performance is tied into all areas of life. Someone who comes to Holly to work on sports psych skills might be forced to address anxiety, outcome-driven attitude, strained parental relationships, and self-worth problems. Holly came from the polar-opposite of this high-pressure performance environment. Holly’s story offers hope to her clients because she didn’t make the Olympics until age 27. She is a self-proclaimed “mediocre skier” from Seattle, Washington. Holly uses the term “clients” rather than “patients” Most common struggles kids have with performing in sports is loving the process over striving for a certain outcome. An outcome perspective causes anxiety. She tries to implement the 95-5 rule – 95% of your thoughts should be spent on the process and just 5% on the outcome. The outcome is necessary and good for motivation, but most people should focus more on the process. Holly makes her clients figure out the process and write down how they get to a certain outcome that includes training, skills, sleep, diet, and overall health. She likes to work on a sustainability plan with her clients. What makes her clients happy? How will they do that? People can’t engage in their training plan if they hate what they’re doing. Holly can work with clients on changing their individual thought process, but it’s hard when they go to a team or culture that is outcome-driven. Holly thinks the Olympic culture has forgotten that athletes are actually people. There’s a bottom-up movement to focus on people-first, which is a paradigm shift, especially on the back of the Larry Nassar scandals. Holly is trying to work with more teams rather than individuals, but it’s tough because the coach has to be progressive enough to bring in a consultant to work with everyone. Kids should be picky and choosy about what team culture they go into in college. Due diligence for college team culture:  Team retention data from the Athletic Director – how many kids come in and then drop out? Go to a meet or race – see how the team interacts. Is everyone talking to each other and having fun? Go out to lunch with someone on the team to get more insight on the culture.  Nature vs Nurture. Holly was in a situation where her love of the sport grew. Her best memories were skiing with her family, so it was a very positive experience that was filled with love that let her go the distance. These days, she thinks a lot of people do things they’re good at but don’t love. It’s important to be immersed in a nurturing environment to have that love for the sport build. Because of that Holly still skis to this day, as opposed to many people who retire and don’t ever play their game again because they aren’t as good. She encourages parents to value good coaches and culture over just a high-winning record. Holly, as a coach, spent more time with her kids than their teachers or even parents. If the coach is a really good role model that’s a huge win. Kids with no love for a sport have no resilience, which is necessary 100% of the time to make it to a high level. Holly grew up in Seattle, Washington – she was a proper city girl in the grunge era – even building a shrine at Kurt Cobain’s house when he died. There’s a very small Nordic skiing culture in Seattle. She has triplet siblings, who were her teammates, and her parents were coaches. She represented the PNW at some Junior Olympics and was always middle of the pack. For college she decided to go to the west coast and went to Walla Walla Washington. She never made NCAA and ended her senior year sick. She decided to move somewhere to be immersed in ski culture rather than living in the rain and driving to the snow. So she moved with a teammate to Alaska. Chose to be the West Anchorage ski coach for basically $2.50 an hour. That decision to coach skiing rather than take a job in the “outdoor” sector was pivotal and set her on a track to becoming an Olympian, because she wouldn’t have had nearly the natural amount of training she did as a coach. Alaska is the epicenter of cross-country/Nordic skiing in Alaska. Obviously it’s because we have lots of snow October thru May, although Holly says that’s changing. Alaska also has glacier training facilities for summer training. APU has one outside of Girdwood – one of 3 or 4 in the world. There’s a lodge that holds 25 people and a commercial kitchen, and the elite team trains there one week a month in the summer. Alaska is the epicenter of access to snow and the culture around that. Glacier ski camp. If the weather is good it’s the most beautiful thing ever, if the weather is bad it’s horrible. There is no visibility and they’re “skiing by braile” just following orange pulls. If they get lost they could ski into a crevasse. She had 100 kids on West Anchorage team – students from the national champion to literally kids who have never skied before. It was a big deal at the school and in the city culture, because Alaska doesn’t have other professional sports teams. The skiers are kind of the local sports stars. Holly ended up skiing for fun and work and got into really good shape – almost by accident. The level of general proficiency is really high in Alaska so other professionals around the city are really good. What did Holly do good and what could she have done better at West Anchorage?  What she did good was building positive culture. Even with the disparity in skill she put a lot of effort into making them one team. She’d have team buddies and theme days and ra-ra stuff that worked. As a result kids supported each other. Varsity kids cheered for D-teamers. They would do things that would acknowledge things that had nothing to do with winning. For example at the West Anchorage HS Skiathlon, they decided to turn it into the Pie-athlon that including an eating contest after the ski race. Each team had to make one pie and one student had to eat the pie in front of 1000 kids. It let people who weren’t fast shine in a different way. It brought the team together and it was tons of fun. It created community and a positive culture. What she could have improved was sustaining that setup. It was a hard time financially and wasn’t possible to sustain. She was putting forty hours a week into that plus other side jobs.  How do Olympians fund training and travel? Holly says people bootstrap it. A small handful of people are making a lot of money but the rest aren’t. There are tons of pressure during Olympic years because that’s the one time people care and smaller athletes can get sponsors and make some money. Every sponsorship comes with obligations including speaking engagements and such, and it cuts into your recovery time. The US is the only Olympic committee that is privately funded. Every other country’s committee is publicly funded, and they get some kind of government stipend. Canadiens, for example, get $30k a year to be on the national team which helps a lot.

This week on The Alaska Show we sit down with Holly Brooks, owner of Holly Brooks LLC a counseling, coaching, and consulting service based out of Anchorage. <a href="http://www.HollyBrooks.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.HollyBrooks.com</a> Holly made her first Olympics in Vancouver in 2010 at the age of 27, then went on to represent the US Ski Team in 2012 and the country in 2014 in Sochi. We talk about fostering healthy high-performance young athletes, sports psychology, her childhood, how moving to Alaska and coaching the West Anchorage High School team laid the groundwork for her olympic run, her experiences as a pro athlete, and retirement. JJ and Alex discuss news and events, including the overnight survival of four lost children in a blizzard in Western Alaska, the pros and cons of selling Alaska back to Russia, Iron Dog, Fur Rondy, and Alaska's first Comic Con. Alaska News &amp; Events with Alex and JJ (0:48) Interview with Holly Brooks (13:48) More blogs, vids, and pods by us <a href="http://www.TheAKShow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheAKShow.com</a> IG @alaskashow @alexandertrokey @jcoe_photographer <a href="http://Facebook.com/TheAlaskaShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/TheAlaskaShow</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkp_iaWCQaqpzUZD_f4uHrQ/videos?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkp_iaWCQaqpzUZD_f4uHrQ/videos?view_as=subscriber</a> Intro News Stories - Four children survive night outside in blizzard <ul> <li>Alaska being sold to Russia?</li> </ul> Events <ul> <li>Comic Con in Fairbanks</li> <li>Fur Rondy Festival kicking off February 21</li> <li>Iron Dog race ends in Big Lake this weekend</li> </ul> Show Notes Ex-professional cross country skier Professional career sort of book ended by two olympics. Famously qualified, by surprise, at age 27 for the 2010 Vancouver olympics, was a member of the US ski team in 2012 for the first women’s relay team, and went again to Sochi in 2014. Formerly coached West Anchorage High School and APU ski teams Found time to win the Mount Marathon race in there twice in 2012 and 2014 Since then has raised ski marathons all over the world in Europe and China Now runs Holly Brooks LLC - Counseling, Consulting, and Coaching. Helping high performers, especially women athletes, dealing with everything around the actual performance. Stress management, preparing for big events, transitioning, setting goals, team dynamics, etc. Rebranding her business Holly is a curious person – her niche was working with athletes at the intersection of mental health and performance as an LPC – but it has expanded Does speeching engagements, coaching, and therapy Takes the tenets of sports psychology and applies it to other areas of life Kids athletics today are all about early sports specialization and are trying to attain that college scholarship which often doesn’t exist. This has become the dominant model over the last decade in Holly’s view – which leads to mental burnout and physiology problems. Alpine skiing was recently said to cost $500,000 to get a kid from youth to the professional level. It’s prohibitively expensive. Sports performance is tied into all areas of life. Someone who comes to Holly to work on sports psych skills might be forced to address anxiety, outcome-driven attitude, strained parental relationships, and self-worth problems. Holly came from the polar-opposite of this high-pressure performance environment. Holly’s story offers hope to her clients because she didn’t make the Olympics until age 27. She is a self-proclaimed “mediocre skier” from Seattle, Washington. Holly uses the term “clients” rather than “patients” Most common struggles kids have with performing in sports is loving the process over striving for a certain outcome. An outcome perspective causes anxiety. She tries to implement the 95-5 rule – 95% of your thoughts should be spent on the process and just 5% on the outcome. The outcome is necessary and good for motivation, but most people should focus more on the process. Holly makes her clients figure out the process and write down how they get to a certain outcome that includes training, skills, sleep, diet, and overall health. She likes to work on a sustainability plan with her clients. What makes her clients happy? How will they do that? People can’t engage in their training plan if they hate what they’re doing. Holly can work with clients on changing their individual thought process, but it’s hard when they go to a team or culture that is outcome-driven. Holly thinks the Olympic culture has forgotten that athletes are actually people. There’s a bottom-up movement to focus on people-first, which is a paradigm shift, especially on the back of the Larry Nassar scandals. Holly is trying to work with more teams rather than individuals, but it’s tough because the coach has to be progressive enough to bring in a consultant to work with everyone. Kids should be picky and choosy about what team culture they go into in college. Due diligence for college team culture: <ul> <li>Team retention data from the Athletic Director – how many kids come in and then drop out?</li> <li>Go to a meet or race – see how the team interacts. Is everyone talking to each other and having fun?</li> <li>Go out to lunch with someone on the team to get more insight on the culture.</li> </ul> Nature vs Nurture. Holly was in a situation where her love of the sport grew. Her best memories were skiing with her family, so it was a very positive experience that was filled with love that let her go the distance. These days, she thinks a lot of people do things they’re good at but don’t love. It’s important to be immersed in a nurturing environment to have that love for the sport build. Because of that Holly still skis to this day, as opposed to many people who retire and don’t ever play their game again because they aren’t as good. She encourages parents to value good coaches and culture over just a high-winning record. Holly, as a coach, spent more time with her kids than their teachers or even parents. If the coach is a really good role model that’s a huge win. Kids with no love for a sport have no resilience, which is necessary 100% of the time to make it to a high level. Holly grew up in Seattle, Washington – she was a proper city girl in the grunge era – even building a shrine at Kurt Cobain’s house when he died. There’s a very small Nordic skiing culture in Seattle. She has triplet siblings, who were her teammates, and her parents were coaches. She represented the PNW at some Junior Olympics and was always middle of the pack. For college she decided to go to the west coast and went to Walla Walla Washington. She never made NCAA and ended her senior year sick. She decided to move somewhere to be immersed in ski culture rather than living in the rain and driving to the snow. So she moved with a teammate to Alaska. Chose to be the West Anchorage ski coach for basically $2.50 an hour. That decision to coach skiing rather than take a job in the “outdoor” sector was pivotal and set her on a track to becoming an Olympian, because she wouldn’t have had nearly the natural amount of training she did as a coach. Alaska is the epicenter of cross-country/Nordic skiing in Alaska. Obviously it’s because we have lots of snow October thru May, although Holly says that’s changing. Alaska also has glacier training facilities for summer training. APU has one outside of Girdwood – one of 3 or 4 in the world. There’s a lodge that holds 25 people and a commercial kitchen, and the elite team trains there one week a month in the summer. Alaska is the epicenter of access to snow and the culture around that. Glacier ski camp. If the weather is good it’s the most beautiful thing ever, if the weather is bad it’s horrible. There is no visibility and they’re “skiing by braile” just following orange pulls. If they get lost they could ski into a crevasse. She had 100 kids on West Anchorage team – students from the national champion to literally kids who have never skied before. It was a big deal at the school and in the city culture, because Alaska doesn’t have other professional sports teams. The skiers are kind of the local sports stars. Holly ended up skiing for fun and work and got into really good shape – almost by accident. The level of general proficiency is really high in Alaska so other professionals around the city are really good. What did Holly do good and what could she have done better at West Anchorage? <ul> <li>What she did good was building positive culture. Even with the disparity in skill she put a lot of effort into making them one team. She’d have team buddies and theme days and ra-ra stuff that worked. As a result kids supported each other. Varsity kids cheered for D-teamers. They would do things that would acknowledge things that had nothing to do with winning. For example at the West Anchorage HS Skiathlon, they decided to turn it into the Pie-athlon that including an eating contest after the ski race. Each team had to make one pie and one student had to eat the pie in front of 1000 kids. It let people who weren’t fast shine in a different way. It brought the team together and it was tons of fun. It created community and a positive culture.</li> <li>What she could have improved was sustaining that setup. It was a hard time financially and wasn’t possible to sustain. She was putting forty hours a week into that plus other side jobs.</li> </ul> How do Olympians fund training and travel? Holly says people bootstrap it. A small handful of people are making a lot of money but the rest aren’t. There are tons of pressure during Olympic years because that’s the one time people care and smaller athletes can get sponsors and make some money. Every sponsorship comes with obligations including speaking engagements and such, and it cuts into your recovery time. The US is the only Olympic committee that is privately funded. Every other country’s committee is publicly funded, and they get some kind of government stipend. Canadiens, for example, get $30k a year to be on the national team which helps a lot.

Becoming an Olympian at 27 with Holly Brooks - TAS #2

Kyra Wagner

I sat down with Kyra Wagner this week to discuss her life and work in Homer. We cover a huge variety of topics and have a few laughs before getting down to business - talking about how the growth of farming in Homer is driving sustainability and how we all need community to survive. Also this week - Karen Marquardt with Kachemak Group Real Estate teaches us about the importance of staging a home to sell, and I talk about Alaskans and their pets. Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

I sat down with Kyra Wagner this week to discuss her life and work in Homer. We cover a huge variety of topics and have a few laughs before getting down to business - talking about how the growth of farming in Homer is driving sustainability and how we all need community to survive. Also this week - Karen Marquardt with Kachemak Group Real Estate teaches us about the importance of staging a home to sell, and I talk about Alaskans and their pets. Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(<a href="http://kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Kyra Wagner - Growing Food is Growing in Homer - HAP #7

McKibben Jackinsky

In this episode I talk with McKibben Jackinsky about growing up in one of Ninilchik's first families, her childhood, leaving the state for the big city and coming home, raising daughters as a single mom on the homestead, working the North Slope, starting a career as a writer late in life and the impact of oil and gas exploration on the Kenai Peninsula. I also discuss why social media may be even more important in a business context than we think. Find us at: instagram.com/homeralaskapodcast facebook.com/homeralaskapodcast or www.homeralaskapodcast.com and sign up for our email list for exclusive insights into each episode! Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode I talk with McKibben Jackinsky about growing up in one of Ninilchik's first families, her childhood, leaving the state for the big city and coming home, raising daughters as a single mom on the homestead, working the North Slope, starting a career as a writer late in life and the impact of oil and gas exploration on the Kenai Peninsula. I also discuss why social media may be even more important in a business context than we think. Find us at: <a href="http://instagram.com/homeralaskapodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/homeralaskapodcast</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/homeralaskapodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/homeralaskapodcast</a> or <a href="http://www.homeralaskapodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.homeralaskapodcast.com</a> and sign up for our email list for exclusive insights into each episode! Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(<a href="http://kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Ninilchik's First Families with McKibben Jackinsky - HAP #9

Ashley Steiner

This week I sit down with Ashley Steiner - the incredible chef/owner of the Tickled Pear food truck. Ashley tells me about her childhood learning about fresh, responsible food from her grandparents on the family farm in Nebraska, her thoughts on culinary school, working her way up in the kitchen at Wasabi's, and finally striking out on her own with the Tickled Pear Food Truck. Also - Debbie Fanatia at Kachemak Group Real Estate teaches us about the importance of property inspections - especially important (paradoxically) when house-hunting on a budget in Homer. Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week I sit down with Ashley Steiner - the incredible chef/owner of the Tickled Pear food truck. Ashley tells me about her childhood learning about fresh, responsible food from her grandparents on the family farm in Nebraska, her thoughts on culinary school, working her way up in the kitchen at Wasabi's, and finally striking out on her own with the Tickled Pear Food Truck. Also - Debbie Fanatia at Kachemak Group Real Estate teaches us about the importance of property inspections - especially important (paradoxically) when house-hunting on a budget in Homer. Music: 'Therfield Theme' by James Richardson(<a href="http://kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons:  By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Ashley Steiner - Ex-Wasabi's Chef, Owner of Tickled Pear Food Truck - HAP #5

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