All Episodes

84: Everyday Toxins & Your Family
Guests: Marta Arguello, Vi Waghiyi, Andrea Carmen, Dr. Liz Snyder
Features: Media Literacy & Toxins; 10 common household toxins and what to replace them with

83: Laughing Matters
Guests: Jason Martin, Mary Kay Morrisson
Features: Dr. Lee Berk on the Science of Laughter; Little kids tell us their best jokes; Why humor is a traditional Inupiaq value.

82: Life's Detours
Features: A novelist detours from Mongolia to Alaska; A suburban single mom in Ohio & a rural Alaskan dog musher join lives; A child must choose who will raise her; A couple's difficult pregnancy means a move from Juneau to Anchorage; Life at 32-years old isn't quite what one young woman imagined; An Olympian talks ups and downs of elite competition; Dr. KTD on avoiding detours caused by injury.

81: Fathers Then & Now
Guests: Patrick Anderson, Dr. Ralph LaRossa
Features: Dads on TV from the 1950's to the present; Exploring Alaska's Fatherhood Movement

80: Inside the Teenage Brain
Guests: Dr. Laurence Steinberg, Dr. John Petraitis
Features: When I Was Young: the risks I took; How to "get through" to teens with Josh Shipp; Dr. KTD: the teen smell

79: Dating & Family Life
Guests: Ashley Barrera, Kyle Bradford
Features: Teens on modern dating, "hooking up" and "drama"; Advice from Alaska's matchmaker, Susie Carter; Date your spouse...Alaska-style

78: Teacher Appreciation
Guests: Carol Comeau, Lorrie Heagy, Patricia Truman
Features: The status & future of teaching; Listeners talk about their favorite teachers; Power of One: Stephanie Burgoon

77: Child Obesity
Guests: Dr. Gary Ferguson, Karol Fink
Features: Alaska's farm-to-school lunches program; Healthy Futures Alaska gets kids moving; Chef KTD: Lighter cheesecake

76: Motherhood Throughout History
Guest: Dr. Shari Thurer
Features: Zen and the art of Motherhood; teen moms in high school

75: Get Ready for College!
Guests: Brittany Hales, Winston Montecillo
Features: Finishing degrees on time; Mentorship is key to rural Alaskan students' college success

74: The Cultural Education Debate
Guests: Ben Chavis, Paul Ongtooguk, Lynda Prince
Features: How classrooms in Kotzebue and the North Slope are incorporating Alaska Native culture into their curricula

73: All About Autism
Guests: Kris Green, Teresa Hirst
Features: Changing diagnostic criteria in 2013; kindergartener classmate with autism; therapy animals connecting to kids with autism

72: License to Drive
Guests: Lt. Arthur "Tom" Dunn, Don McDermott
Features: The new "alcohol-restricted red stripe" license law; Forget Me Not Mission helping prevent drunk driving in AK; teens on if they'd rather have a car or computer; When I Was Young: My First Car

71: Technology in the Classroom
Guests: Amanda Duvall, Dr. Mark Bailey
Features: Using video games to educate; how technology boosts rural learning in Alaska

70: Developing Sexual Identity
Guests: Jackie Buckley, Katelyn Lanier-Moylan, Verner Wilson III
Features: The psychology of coming out; a young Alaskan's coming out story; Dan Savage's advice for parents

69: Springtime in Alaska
Guests: Jennifer Aist, Dr. Matthew Benson
Features: Gardening with kids; Suicide prevention in the spring & year-round; KTDontheGO: Spring skiing

68: Spirituality & Kids
Guests: Afshan Mohammad, Rabbi Michael Oblath, Mark Zweifel
Features: Introducing little kids to God; Parents and Teens on what they think about religion in the home; Power of One: Miranda Udelhoven

67: Standardized Testing & Assessment
Guests: Dana Stahl, Janet Valentour, Laurel Vorachek
Features: What is Adequate Yearly Progress?; Understanding the Common Core Standards; how Independent Schools do assessment; Dr. KTD on advice for nervous test takers

66: Children & Pharmaceuticals
Guest: Dr. Shubu Ghosh
Features: Why the rising rates of meds prescribed to children?; an alternative to medication; Dr. KTD on getting kids to take their medicine

65: Developmental Milestones Ages 0-3
Guests: Donna Galbreath, M.D., Erin Kinavey
Features: Early learning programs all over the state of Alaska & Babies on Track film; Stone Soup Group helps families with developmentally delayed kids

64: Sex & Romance After Kids
Guests: Rebecca Love, Chris Reynolds
Features: Real parents on their sex lives; Does equally-shared parenting equal more intimacy?; Chef KTD: molten chocolate cake & "Persephone" cocktail

63: Alaska's Juvenile Justice System
Guests: Brian Petrilla, Rob Wood
Features: What's a Youth Court?; Transitioning back into the community

62: Work/Family Life Balance
Guests: Kathy Day, Phoebe Taubman
Features: Sweden's parental perks; Teens' busy schedules; Alaska's family-friendliest employers

61: Starting a Family: Adoption
Guests: Sarah Blanning, Dr. Susan Bomalaski, KariLee Pietz
Features: Real adoption stories from Alaskan parents; ins & outs of adopting step-children

60: Immunizations in Alaska & Abroad
Guests: Dr. Tom Nighswander, Laurel Wood
Features: Immunization rates in rural Alaska; the Malaria Vaccine Initiative; Power of One: Russell Hood & Sudan Solar Suitcases

59: Learning from Failure
Guests: Dr. Carol Dweck, Dr. Maria Ippolito
Features: Social Promotion vs. Being Held Back a Grade; Losing the 5th Grade Election; the College Rejection Letter

58: The Giving Show
Guests: Rev. Beatrice Hitchcock, Paul Ongtooguk
Features: Pillow for Kids Foundation; librarians on 4 books about giving; 10 for Troops

57: Advertising to Kids
Guests: Joel Bakan, Aliza Sherman
Features: Advertising in the schools; Ad industry self-regulation

56: Children & Divorce
Guests: Al Levy, Christina McGhee
Features: Adult children of divorced parents reflect on the split; Domestic violence and divorce; Revisiting Show 24: Family Law 101

55: Favorite Featured Stories
A collection of nine of our listeners' (and producers'!) favorite stories ranging from teaching the Yupik language to celebrating artistic youth to preventing abuse through storytelling and much more!

54: Homeless Youth in Alaska
Guests: David Mayo-Kiely, Lauren Rice
Features: What do Alaska's homeless teens look like?; KTD visits a family homeless shelter; Solidarity Sleep Out report