Coffee Table

This episode originally aired on 11/30/22 Back in early October, Homer area schools were under what was deemed a “soft lockdown” following the threat of a school shooting on TikTok, according to the Homer Police Department. On this week's Coffee Table, KBBI's Hope McKenney talks school safety with Police Chief Mark Robl and Lt. Ryan Browning from the Homer Police Department, as well as Kenai Penin...

This episode originally aired on 11/23/22 On this week's Coffee Table, join Jay Bechtol, Executive Director of South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services; Morgan Laffert, representing Hospice of Homer; and Pam Hooker, the facilitator for a local caregiver's support group.

This show originally aired 12/21/22 A visit to the Homer Senior Center with Allie Setterquist, marketing and communications with Homer Senior Citizens Inc., and Deb Rowsey, activities coordinator with the Homer Senior Center.

Host Josh Krohn was joined this week by guests from the area’s newest charter school, the Homer Forest School. They discussed how charter schools are organized, what a forest school is and how students learn in an outdoor classroom.

Our topic this week is Ballot Measure 1, which asks voters the question: should Alaska hold a constitutional convention. The panelists are Rep. Ben Carpenter representing the 'yes' side and former Rep. Paul Seaton defending the 'no' stance.

June is Pride month. On the latest Coffee Table, host Desiree Hagen chats with several guests about resources for LGBT youth, this year's Pride activities, and general questions about how to be considerate and show respect to others.

Meet Louie Flora, candidate for Alaska House of Representatives for House District 6. Flora is challenging incumbent Sarah Vance in the November elections.

Cook Inlet Keeper's Mering talk about Section 404 of the EPA's Clean Water Act.

Exxon Valdez oil spill impacts

Join representatives from The Homer Council on the Arts, Bunnell Street Art Center, and Pier One Theater as they discuss the arts in Homer with host Josh Krohn.

David Berry- HPL Director, Marylou Burton- Friends of the Library, Cheryl Illg- Friends of the Library, and Cinda Nofziger- HPL Children's Librarian talk about National Read Across America Day and Homer Public Library. Mariah McGuire, HHS/ Poetry Out Loud State Finalist, shares a poem that brought her to finals.

Homer Soil and Water Conservation District Agriculture Program Coordinator Monica Kopp gives listeners a preview of her two-part Zoom series on planning and preparing for a new garden.

The City of Homer is developing plans to stem flooding, abate erosion and clean up runoff.

Here on the Southern Kenai Peninsula we are surrounded not only by natural beauty, but also nature’s potential to rise up in many forms to ruin our day. Earthquakes, tsunami, wildfire, volcanic eruptions and severe weather all have the capability to bring everyday life here to a screeching halt. Join host Jay Barrett and his guest Brenda Ahlberg of the borough's Office of Emergency Management as w...

Hear pitches from a dozen non-profits that are helping improve life in and around Homer.

Guests from Cook Inlet Counseling and All Things Addiction Coalition discuss recovery options.

Jeff Lockwood is joined in the studio by Homer food and beverage stalwarts Teri Robl and Patrick Driscoll for a conversation about holiday cooking, cookbooks, Vienna sausage martinis, and how to cook a goat.

The Kenai Peninsula is surrounded by ways to make electricity, yet only a few are used. Some, such as commercial solar or tidal generation, are among those on the horizon. Join guests Erin McKittrick, Levi Kilcher and David Thomas as we learn about them and others.

On this first day of December, the Coffee Table welcomes Jay Bechtol of South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services to discuss ways to recognize and head off the mental health challenges that come with winter.

This week on the Coffee Table, we welcome Alaskan writer and photographer Seth Kantner, to discuss his new book, A Thousand Trails Home. The book addresses subsistence, caribou, climate change, and growing up in the Arctic.

Join host Jay Barrett for a discussion with Curt Jackson of the Kachemak Bay State Park Community Council, Kim McNett, Karl Stolfuss, Erin McKitrick, and Amelia Pollack about activities available in the park during the winter.

Emilie Springer and Jay Barrett speak with Kevin Co and Steve Yoshida about Homer's Peace Tree.

A discussion with National Tsunami Warning Center experts.