sneak peek

You'll hear Herb Brambley, the 2010 Target Teacher on the Trail, on tomorrow's program when he'll talk about his Iditarod experience, but we thought we'd introduce him to our listeners ahead of time by sharing some great photos that Herb sent to Kids These Days! As TOTT, Herb visited many schools, played his guitar and sang with students, told kids about his school back in Pennsylvania and blogged about it all as he flew from checkpoint to checkpoint.

Also, check out the below clip in which he describes how he came to be chosen for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Writer, columnist and familiar Alaska radio voice, Barbara Brown, recorded this moving piece on her personal experience with an empty nest. When her daughter, Sophie, left for college recently it left Barbara Brown with a lot of deeply felt reflections on being a parent in transition. Even if you don't have a child about to fly the nest, chances are you left home at some point, and this piece will certainly speak to anyone - whether your nest was left behind, or you were the one doing the flying.

So, take a listen and know that Barbara Brown will be returning to KTD! to keep us posted on this new chapter of her life.

Tune in Tuesday, September 21 at 2pm and at 7pm to KSKA-FM to hear the entire show about The Empty Nest - it's sure to be one you'll be talking about at dinner with friends and family. And if you miss it on the radio, never fear! You can find full shows here on this website to stream or to download.

The cool kids over at Alaska Teen Media Institute put together a great package all about being young in Anchorage.

Part of the Anchorage United for Youth summit this coming weekend is finding out the answers to these three questions:

1. What makes Anchorage great for youth?
2. What is needed to make Anchorage a better place for youth?
3. What can I/we do as individuals and groups, to contribute?

Find out what Anchoragites have to say about this by listening to the advance clip below!

From our first show Babes in the Woods KTD! presents an advance clip that will be heard next week when the show debuts on KSKA-FM 91.1 at 2pm, rebroadcasting at 7pm.

Contributor Jessica Cochran (at left) spoke to Martin LeBlanc, Vice President and co-founder (along with Richard Louv) at the Children & Nature Network where their goal is to get kids outside - no matter if they live in urban or rural areas.

As well, Jessica speaks with Carmen Field, an educator and naturalist at the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, who discusses some of the local barriers that keep Alaska kids inside, and how to overcome them.

Be sure to tune in next Tuesday at 2pm to listen to the debut show of Kids These Days! in its entirety when we'll hear from Jen Aist, author of Babes in the Woods: Hiking, Camping and Boating With Babies and Young Children, we'll hear more from Jessica and also from the folks behind the Chugach Children's Forest.

As always, KTD! wants to hear from you! If you have a question or comment about the show, please let us know: by emailing us.