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First City Forum

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Welcome to First City Forum, Ketchikan’s premier live talk show on KTKN Radio, dedicated to keeping you informed and engaged with everything happening in our vibrant community. From the latest events and business developments to political updates and local stories, First City Forum is your go-to source for all things Ketchikan. Our goal is to update, inquire, understand, and inform, providing listeners with in-depth coverage and insightful discussions on the topics that matter most to our town. Tune in to hear from community leaders, business owners, and everyday citizens as we explore the iss...

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Episodes

Dude MTN New Year! 30.12.2025 50:13

Chazz Gist from local band, Dude Mtn is in the studio to talk about their upcoming show this weekend, and future plans for the popular band.

Problem Corner 29.12.2025 55:41

Joe's back! Joe and Rally talk about everything from New Year resolutions to food in Europe. Tune in.

Polynesian History & Historical Methodologies w/Dr. Taylor Rose 26.12.2025 59:50

Dr. Taylor Rose talks about Polynesian history, historical methodologies, and social movements.

Ketchikan Museums w/Erika Christian 24.12.2025 43:10

Today on the show, Erika talks about all the upcoming exhibits, classes, and events at the museums here in Ketchikan AK

Drugs w/Hannah Bayles 22.12.2025 56:36

We start off by announcing the winnings of the Saturday Christmas Cash event before talking to Hannah about several subjects, ending with drugs.

Resilience, Attachment, & the Life Span w/Ali Zeigler 17.12.2025 53:57

Ali, a psychology professor at UAS, talks about several topics, include resilience, attach, and life span development.

UAS Ketchikan Library w/Kathy Bolling 16.12.2025 39:00

Kathy brings in seven books to the studio and talks about what each one has to offer. All of them can be found in the UAS Ketchikan Library, open to the public.

Media, Grief, & Making Friends w/Hannah Bayles 15.12.2025 56:34

Hannah talks about several subjects, from media themes to making friends in Ketchikan

Music and Men's Issues w/Bill Urquhart 09.12.2025 56:31

Starting with his history in music, Bill talks about several topics, but primarily men's issues.

Men & Parenting w/Rachel Petiprin 08.12.2025 57:14

Rachel and I finish up talking about Men in our previous conversation and start talking about Parent strategies.

Men, Intuition, & Love w/Hannah Bayles 03.12.2025 58:45

Hannah talks about all sorts of topics, including, but not limited to, love, men, and intuition.

Communications w/Ellen Simpson 02.12.2025 1:01:04

Eleen Simpson, a communications professor at UAS Ketchikan, talks about Mass Media and Communications

The Problems of Men w/Rachel Petiprin 01.12.2025 57:34

Rachel talks about the issues experienced by men.

Ketchikan Museums w/Marni Rickelmann 26.11.2025 28:52

Marni talks about the upcoming courses with the Ketchikan museums!

Games w/Jonah Ryan 25.11.2025 57:05

Today on the show, Jonah talks about his education in video game develop and talks about what he's working on at the moment.

Addiction w/Rachel Petiprin 24.11.2025 1:10:36

Rachel talks about her experience with addiction and escaping it

The Red Lantern 21.11.2025 50:12

We have the ladies of The Red Lantern in the studio to talk about their upcoming winter show (tickets available here ), their tourist show for the 2026 season, their retail space, and employment opportunities for performers who want to work with them.

Chazz Gist 20.11.2025 50:01

We have bassist, Chazz Gist, in the studio to talk about everything from the final weekend of the fall musical, RENT, to his many other musical endeavors.

Nursing, Teaching, Authenticity, & Resilience w/Frankie Urquhart 19.11.2025 57:15

Frankie talks about a myriad of topics, from nursing, to authenticity.

Men's Issues w/Rachel Petiprin 17.11.2025 56:06

After some friendly banter, Rachel talks about the issues currently being experienced by men in the U.S.

D'Santha's Restaurant 14.11.2025 57:48

We have local restauranteur, D'Santha Casillas, in the studio today to talk about everything from moving to Ketchikan from Mexico to opening her series of restaurants here in the community. Find out more about what's happening at D'Santha's Restaurant here !

Ketchikan Arts and Humanities Council 13.11.2025 51:15

We have Kathleen Light of the Arts Council in the studio to talk about all of the events happening this weekend, and throughout the winter. You can find all of that information and more on the Arts Council's event calendar, here .

The U.S. Military w/Dr. Taylor Rose 12.11.2025 56:45

Dr. Rose talks about the U.S. military and bureaucracy from a history context.

Antisemitism w/Rob Arnold 11.11.2025 55:47

Rob talks about his history before arriving in Ketchikan, before talking about antisemitism and racism.

Pets, Frugality, & TTRPGs w/Rachel Petiprin 10.11.2025 58:48

Today on the show, Rachel talks about the struggle of putting pets down, being cheap, and playing Dungeons & Dragons (we're all over the place today)!