Sitka Tells Tales

This edition of Sitka Tells Tales is an Earth Week episode with tales of wild foods, lessons learned, encounters, and living together with the land in the Tongass National Forest featuring stories from Edith Johnson, Robin Neely, Zach LaPerriere, Bhargavi Porchi, John Skeele and Kevan O’Hanlon. This show was performed before an audience  at Harbor Mountain Brewery and  broadcast live on KCAW Sitka...

Wet Feet II: Stories On, Under, and of the Sea Stories of diving under the ice, getting though a tough fishing season and surviving a sinking ship.   Featuring story tellers: Lauren Bell, Vivian Mork , Ryan Harris, Leah Murphy and Umi Hoshijima and music by Ted Howard and Gary   Gouker This event was recorded live at the Beak restaurant on August 10, 2018 Presented by Artchange, Inc & the Sitk...

Jumping Ship: Stories of Changing Course This episode has tales of jumping homes, falling in love and taking leaps as told by Connie Sipe, Ben Kinzer, Lina Kapp, Jay Stillwell, Freya Shestha and Erin Fulton. This show was performed before a live audience at Beak Restaurant and broadcast live on KCAW in Sitka on February 15, 2022. Hosted by Ellen Frankenstein Edited by Dave Emmert Theme music: Klin...

"Point of No Return: Stories When There is No Turning Back" The tales in this episode involve borders, mothers, and lessons learned from those we love and care for. Featuring: 6 minute tales from  Brian Hullfish, Louise Brady,  Cheri Hample, Emily Kwong and Will Swagel.  Spontaneous stories from: Duncan Coltharp and Erin Fulton  This event was recorded live on September 28th, 2017 at the Beak Rest...

In this episode Sitka Tells Tales collaborates with Writers Read. Five local writers share their art, from a writer/fisher observing beating salmon hearts to a nurse/writer exploring the unspoken realm of miscarriages, in poems, essays and flash fiction to the theme of cold and dark. Featuring: Cathryn Klusmeier, Manoj Battar, Ruth Underhill, Zak Schafer, and Brendan Jones. Broadcast on solstice,...

“Sitka's Silver Linings: A Celebration of Resilience” A collaboration of KCAW Raven Radio with Artchange featuring stories and songs from pandemic times. The program is filled with reflections and interviews from a Sitka Public Library Oral History project, with Mt. Edgecumbe High School Students and community members. Featuring Jude Reiss, David Kreiss Tompkins, Marie Laws, Lauren Wild, Hayley Wa...

"Faux Pas: False Steps and Desires for a Do-Over" Stories that involve wrong turns, pranks, regrets and insights. This episode includes tales from Brit Galanin, Matthew Turner, Stacy Johnson Brendan Jones and Hillary Seeland. With spontaneous audience stories from Robin McNeilley Hank Moore and Pat Alexander. This event was recorded live at The Mean Queen in Sitka, AK on February 25, 2018. Hosted...

Being in the Question: Stories of Curiosity and Science. Six stories filled with curiosity and questions. The tales in this episode provide a glimpse into the world of people who observe, do research and try to understand why things happen, reminding us of the connections in the natural and physical world. Featuring: Stacy Golden, Taylor White , Ron Heintz, Jacyn Schmidt, Molly Grear, and Steve Jo...

"Wet Feet I: Stories on Under and of the Seas,” features Ellen Chenoweth, Vivian Mork, Jacquie Foss, Ted Howard, Chuck Miller, Burgess Bauder, and Renee Jakaitis Trafton sharing stories and a song of deep sea diving, rough seas wild whales and fishing families. This event was recorded live at the Beak restaurant on August 11, 2017 and was hosted by Artchange, Inc & the Sitka Seafood Festival....

The stories in this episode feature bear encounters, unexpected reunions, awkward times traveling with family, jigging and even some jello. The line up of tellers for Six Degrees of Separation includes Bobby Pendleton, Liz Borneman, Atman Metha, Leah Mason, Paul Rioux and Cindy Edwards. This show was streamed and broadcast live on KCAW on August 17, 2021. Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tale...

In this hour, tellers share true stories of working, walking, parenting and life changing events during the night. That time when we expect to sleep, when things sometimes feel surreal, liminal and unseen. Sleepless in Sitka Stories may not be set in Sitka, but the tellers are. Featuring true tales by Bryan Lovett, Spencer Severson, Sam Pointer, Rachel Thomson, John Stein and Andrew Hames. This sh...

The theme of this episode is "Encounters with the Unknown" and stories about facing new, different, and strange things and what happened as a result. The storytellers are joined by the talented performers of the Uncommon Music Festival with some music. There are stories from Freddi, Simon G., Mireya, & Simon F. This show was done in collaboration with the Uncommon Music Festival. This show was...