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Juneau Afternoon

Juneau Afternoon

KTOO Public Media

Juneau, AKEntertainment20 episodes

Our hosts interview a range of guests from local business owners to visiting artists and speakers. If it’s happening in Juneau, you’ll hear about it on the show. If you’d like to be a guest on the program, contact us during regular business hours at 586-1670, or send a note at http://www.ktoo.org/contact/.

Episodes

Cancer Connection Community Health Forum | Evening at Egan: ‘Climate change and high-altitude agriculture: the work plants do’ | Thrush Hill Music faculty recital

2026-10-15

Juneau Afternoon featuring Cancer Connection Community Health Forum, Evening at Egan, and Thrush Hill Music.

Second Annual Juneau Wayzgoose | Mudrooms storytelling event | KXLL history chat with Andy Kline

2026-10-10

Juneau Afternoon featuring Juneau Wayzgoose Weekend, Mudrooms storytelling event, and Andy Kline talks about the founding of KXLL and previews the 24-hour live broadcast.

Fu Bao is SAIL’s Advocate of the Year | Artist & musician Harper Joy Gunn | Elections update with KTOO’s Clarise Larson

2026-10-09

Juneau Afternoon featuring SAIL Advocate of the Year Fu Bao, artist and musician Harper Joy Gunn, and election updates with KTOO's Clarise Larson.

Author and outdoorsman A.J. Slagle Jr. | Larri Spengler presents at Juneau Audubon | KTOO Executive Director Justin Shoman

2026-10-08

Juneau Afternoon featuring author AJ Slagle Jr., the kick-off of the Juneau Audubon public presentation series, and KTOO President & Executive Director Justin Shoman.

KTOO News intern Ella Kelly | Juneau Arts and Humanities Executive Director Maggie McMillan | October events with the Juneau Public Library

2026-10-03

Juneau Afternoon featuring KTOO News Intern Ella Kelly, Juneau Arts & Humanities Council Executive Director Maggie McMillan, and October events with the Juneau Library.

First Friday rune readings & simmer pot sachets | ‘TV Classics’ with Juneau Symphony | KXLL 24-hour broadcast

2026-10-02

Juneau Afternoon featuring KXLL 24-hour broadcast, Force of Nature Apothecary First Friday, and Juneau Symphony's "TV Classics" concert.

Filipino American History Month October events | St. Vincent de Paul run-walk | Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement | Juneau Chamber Gubernatorial Candidate Forum

2026-10-01

Juneau Afternoon featuring Filipino American History Month events, St. Vincent de Paul's Walk a Mile in My Shoes, Juneau Police Department's Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement, and Juneau Chamber of Commerce's Annual Gala and Gubernatorial Candidate Forum.

Climate-aware psychotherapist Sarah Aronson | JWAC Fall Forum preview | October Breast Cancer Awareness Skate from CBJ

2026-09-26

Juneau Afternoon featuring climate-aware psychotherapist Sarah Aronson, previews of the Juneau World Affairs Council Fall Forum and CBJ's October Breast Cancer Awareness Skate.

Local singer-songwriter Annie Bartholomew is one of ten artists highlighted during the Pan-Arctic Vision Showcase | Cooperative Extension October classes | UAS floating mariculture lab

2026-09-25

Juneau Afternoon featuring live music and conversation with singer-songwriter Annie Bartholomew who is headed to the Pan-Arctic Vision Showcase, plus fall Cooperative Extension courses, and UAS floating mariculture lab.

Juneau Tlingit & Haida Community Council Orange Shirt Day | Dolly Fest & Imagination Library | Garden Talk | Election reminders with deputy municipal clerk Andi Hirsh

2026-09-24

Juneau Afternoon featuring the Juneau Tlingit & Haida Community Council Orange Shirt Day event, Dolly Fest & Imagination Library, Garden Talk, and election reminders with deputy municipal clerk Andi Hirsh.

‘Bridging Our Stories’ plays the Goldtown | Foundation for End of Life Care presents Dr. Lani Leary | Here and Now’s Peter O’Dowd | Fat Bear Week preview with Na Mee

2026-09-19

"Bridging Our Stories" is a documentary film that follows the story of when Ketchikan’s last Filipino community center closes and a Filipina who has spent her life resisting her heritage travels to the Philippines to rediscover her roots through indigenous dance. It will play the Goldtown on Saturday, September 19 at 1PM. Plus Dr. Lani Leary, Fat Bear Week, and Here and Now's Peter O'Dowd.

Bridge Adult Day Program Open House | Perseverance Theatre and National New Play Network | Rotary’s Capital Brewfest & Beerfeast

2026-09-18

Juneau Afternoon featuring Bridge Adult Day Care Program Open House, National New Play Network's Nan Barnett, and the Capital Brewfest.

‘The Revolutionists’ opens at Theatre in the Rough | Election update & trivia night with KTOO | Juneau Community on Aging | Evening at Egan fall lecture series

2026-09-17

Juneau Afternoon featuring Theatre in the Rough's "The Revolutionists" preview, Election updates with KTOO's Clarise Larson, Juneau Commission on Aging, and Evening at Egan fall lecture series "“Learning and Teaching the Language of the Land: Insights from Alaskan Teachers."

Juneau World Affairs Council presents talk on hunger in Sudan | SEARHC End of Summer Celebration | Mudrooms season 15 kick-off

2026-09-12

Juneau Afternoon featuring Juneau World Affairs presentation on Hunger in Sudan, SEARHC End of Summer Celebration, and Mudrooms storytelling season 15 debuts with theme "Boundaries."

Juneau music group The Heists release party for ‘Break & Mend’ EP, Tlingit & Haida Orange Shirt Day community walk, and Sealaska Heritage Institute educator awardees

2026-09-11

Juneau Afternoon featuring Juneau music group The Heists on their release party for "Break & Mend," Tlingit & Haida's Orange Shirt Day community walk/run, and Sealaska Heritage Institute educator awardees Renee Drummond and Luke Fortier.

UAS Admissions Open House | NAMI Suicide Prevention Awareness Community Picnic | Bear Talk with Abby McAllister

2026-09-10

Juneau Afternoon featuring UAS Admissions Open House, NAMI Juneau Suicide Prevention Awareness Community Picnic, and updates on bear activity in Juneau with Abby McAllister from the Dept. of Fish & Game.

Tessa Takeover: Pulitzer Prize-winning Juneauite Tessa Hulls’ roundtable discussion with authors Michelle Peñaloza, Putsata Reang, Jane Wong, and editor Daphne Ming Durham

2026-09-05

Ahead of their public reading event at Alaska Robotics and Amalga Distillery on Saturday, September 5 at 6:00 p.m., guest host Tessa Hulls sits down with the authors Michelle Peñaloza ("All the Words I Can Remember are Poems"), Putsata Reang ("Ma and Me"), Jane Wong ("Meet me Tonight in Atlantic City"), and editor Daphne Ming Durham (Putnam) for a roundtable discussion about memoirs, moms, fun, and friendship.

Harvest Fair | Juneau-Douglas City Museum | Central Labor Council holiday picnic | Marie Drake Gym & Planetarium

2026-09-04

Juneau Afternoon featuring Juneau Community Garden Harvest Fair, Juneau-Douglas City Museum, Central Labor Council holiday picnic, and Marie Drake Gym and Planetarium.

‘Ḵutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles’ – A preview of the first Tlingit opera in recorded history

2026-09-03

Juneau Afternoon featuring a preview of the first Tlingit opera in recorded history: "Ḵutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles." Guests include: Dr. Rosita Worl, Librettist Vera Starbard, Composer Ed Littlefield, X'unei Lance Twitchell, Rory Stitt, Xáalnook Erin Tripp, and Sovereign Bill.

PulsePoint Respond app for cardiac arrest emergencies debuts in Juneau | Juneau Library upcoming events | CBJ Parks & Rec celebrates Sigoowu Ye Park and Thunder Mountain Bike Park

2026-08-29

Juneau Afternoon featuring PulsePoint Respond alert system for local cardiac arrests, plus updates with Juneau Public Library, and CBJ Parks & Recreation.