Tales of encounters with wild creatures and deep connections with 4 legged friends and other critters.

Tellers for this episode: Mel Beadle, Charlie Jordan, Jay Stillwell, Bri Gabel, Jess Coltharp, Arleigh Reynolds and Luke Buchert

Performed before a live audience at Harbor Mt. Brewery on October 9th, 2024.

Hosted by Artchange, Inc., with the Friends of the Sitka Animal Shelter & Raven Radio.

Podcast production & additional Editing: Dave Emmert Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org

There’s been a cruise boom in Sitka Alaska, with more people coming to the island community than ever before. To feel a bit more connection to the people filling the town, Sitka Tells Tales set up on the street to talk with tourists about where they’d take a visitor in their home communities and to ask for stories of turning points and things they don’t always share. It's an experiment, it's audio therapy, and it's funny and surprising in places.

Produced by Ellen Frankenstein & Becky Meiers Edited by Ellen Frankenstein Sound Mix/Design/Additional Editing Dave Emmert Music by Lincoln street buskers including Ted Howard & Rick Fleischman , Pointy and the Birds, John Ingman and Bryan O’Callaghan. An Artchange, Inc. & KCAW Raven Radio Production

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org To learn more about Cruise Boom, the documentary mentioned in the podcast, go to cruiseboomfilm.com and look for the film on PBS.org, Kanopy and New Day Films

In this episode, Sitka Tells Tales travels to Tenakee Springs to share stories revolving around a focal point in the community, the public hot mineral springs. As stories and readings from Linda Buckley, Carlene & Kevin Allred, Dave Zeiger-Wagner, Ann Symons, Kathleen Moore & Becky Meiers reflect, it is not just a place to soak, but also to sing and think in and connect with each other.

Tenakee Springs is a small community of about 100 -150 people located on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska

This episode and the Tenakee event also celebrates the KCAW Raven Radio translator upgrade project, Major funding for the upgrade project from the Murdock Charitable Trust and Rasmuson Foundation.

Original broadcast on kcaw.org August 20th, 2024

Edited by Ellen Frankenstein Sound Mix/Design/Additional Editing Dave Emmert Hosts: Ellen Frankenstein & Rachel Myron Music by Linda Buckley, Laura Strong, Carlene Allred, Dave and Anke. An Artchange, Inc. & KCAW Raven Radio Production.

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram kcaw.org

Rough Seas: Tales & Music of Harrowing Experiences and Close Calls on the Water

Sitka Tells Tales storytellers for this episode are: Tim Fulton, Mariah Warren, Spencer Severson, Pat Kehoe & Lance Preston with music from Los Castaways, the White Bellied Wizards, and Anel & Los Vatos.

Rough Seas was presented in collaboration with Artchange, Inc., Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, Harbor Mountain Brewery & KCAW and performed live on April 2, 2024 at Harbor Mountain Brewery.

Hosted by Ellen Frankenstein & Leann Cyr. Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear

Edited by Dave Emmert Additional sound (engineering/assistance) from John Herchenrider, Jeanne Stolberg, and Becky Meiers.

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org

This episode includes stories featuring chocolate milk and friendship, Snow machine escapades, grandparents and pets— tales filled with hurdles, fears, realizations and insights from Jayden Couper, Benji Kin, Samuel Walker, Gavn Touche, Shayauna Bukowski and Mell Sommers.

This event was done in collaboration with Outer Coast, and performed live December 8, 2023 at the Del Shirley Room in the Odess Theate.

Hosted by Ellen Frankenstein and with Rachel Thomson and Mitch Jurasek

Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear & Steven Panacek

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org

Six stories filled with wonderment, curiosity and uncertainty, and of course waves. Tellers for this episode of Sitka Tells Tales are Chance Gray, Tory O’Connell Curran, Charlie Skulka, Ivan Grutter, Andrew Roseman and Matt Wilson.

This episode was presented in collaboration with Artchange, Inc. Sitka Sound Science Center, Sitka Whale Fest, & KCAW.

Hosted by Ellen Frankenstein, Lisa Busch, & Tiffany Pearson.

Edited by Dave Emmert

Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear & Steven Panacek

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org

There’s been a cruise boom in Sitka Alaska, with more people coming to the island community than ever before. To feel a bit more connection to the people filling town, Sitka Tells Tales set up on the street to talk with tourists about where they’d take us as a visitor in their home communities and to ask for stories of turning points and things they don’t always share.  

It's an experiment, it's audio therapy, and it's funny and surprising in places. 

Original broadcast on KCAW.ORG September 19th, 2023

Produced by Ellen Frankenstein & Becky Meiers.  Edited by Ellen Frankenstein Additional editing & mixing by Dave Emmert Music by Lincoln Street Buskers including Ted Howard & Rick Fleischman, Pointy and the Birds, John Ingman and Bryan O’Callaghan.

An Artchange, Inc. & KCAW Raven Radio Production.

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram  KCAW.org

To learn more about the film mentioned in this edition of Sitka Tells Tales go tocruiseboomfilm.com

This episode includes stories filled with hurdles, fears, realizations, and insights from Peatmoss Adkinson, Lilly Delacruz, Sofia Tiapkina, Momsy Booth, and Magnus Bjorngum.

This performance was done in collaboration with Outer Coast and performed live August 2nd, 2023 on the Smokestack Stage of the Sitka Fine Arts Campus.

Hosted by Ellen Frankenstein & Grace Greenwald

Edited by Dave Emmert

Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear & guitar from Zev Roshi

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org