Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Forum Podcasts
The Speaker's Forum is held each Sunday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Forum topics often address and spur dialogue about a current local community, statewide, national or international issue. Some forums feature a local author and the topic of the author's new book, or a representative of a local non-governmental organization (NGO) describing the organization’s work, programs, and accomplishments.
Episodes
635 episodes
Chasing After Our Delegation in the Marble Halls of the U.S. Capitol - Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media D.C. Corresponden
Liz Ruskin is the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Alaska Public Media. She covers the state's congressional delegation, public lands, and resource development policy from the nation's capital and Anchorage. She has worked at Alaska P...
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Season 2025
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Episode 406
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1:20:42
Making Stories that Matter in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Brad Hillwig, Filmmaker and UAA Atwood Professor of Journalism
Brad Hillwig is an award-winning filmmaker, journalist, and communications professional driven by the art of innovative storytelling. During a career in Alaska media that spans more than two decades, Brad has developed and produced telev...
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Season 2025
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Episode 330
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1:18:56
Supporting Alaska Refuges for 20 Years -Meg Parsons and Poppy Benson, Friends of Alaska Natl Wildlife Refuges
Meg Parsons was born and raised in Berkeley, California, in the 50s-60s. She enjoyed what the city and state provided for education and uprearing. She received a BA from Humboldt State College. She left the wet weather...
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Season 2025
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Episode 323
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1:10:35
Facing New Challenges on All Fronts - Dr. Jack Hickel, Alaska Health Project South Sudan
Dr. Jack Hickel is the Board President of the Alaska Health Project South Sudan. Jack was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. He has an MD degree and is board-certified with the American Board of Family Medicine. Jack has a Tropi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 316
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1:17:09
Obesity and Health in Our Community: Can AUUF Help? - Dr. Molly Southworth
Molly Southworth is an endocrinologist, retired from the Alaska Tribal Health System, a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Medical Education at the University of Al...
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Season 2025
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Episode 309
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1:18:57
Suzanne LaFrance - Mayor of Anchorage
Suzanne LaFrance was elected as the mayor of Anchorage in 2024. Before becoming mayor, she represented South Anchorage on the Anchorage Assembly from 2017 to 2023. She served as Assembly Chair from 2021 to 2023, was Chair of the Assembly...
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Season 2025
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Episode 302
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1:17:25
Ukraine: Why I Went There, and How We Can Help - Michael Huelsman
Mike Huelsman is a community activist and advocate. He came to Alaska as a VISTA Volunteer in 1966, served in the combat infantry on the DMZ in Korea, and then worked as a commercial fisherman, carpenter, and laborer in Alaska until he f...
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Season 2025
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Episode 223
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1:12:04
Yup'ik Masks - The Unexpected Legacy of Sheldon Jackson - Tim Troll
Tim Toll has served for the past twenty years as Executive Director of the Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust, an organization he helped start in Dillingham in 2000. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the land trust owns or h...
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Season 2025
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Episode 216
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1:13:55
Our Urgent Fight for Social Justice - Erin Jackson-Hill
Erin Jackson-Hill is Executive Director of Stand Up Alaska, one of the state’s only BIPOC women-led social justice organizations. Her advocacy is mainly focused on issues that disproportionately affect minority communities. She’s a proud...
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Season 2025
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Episode 209
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1:13:54
Reimagining Opera - Ben Robinson & Dennis Arashiro
Ben Robinson is the General Director of Anchorage Opera, the Artistic Director of Raylynmor Opera (New Hampshire), and the Managing Director of Lyric Fest (Philadelphia). He works as a director, librettist, educator, and arts administrat...
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Season 2025
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Episode 202
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57:06
The Race Across AmericaBicycling to Fight Lung Disease - Steve Lindbeck and Brad Cruz
Steve Lindbeck has enjoyed a 45-year career in Alaska journalism, public affairs, and non-profit management. He served as CEO & General Manager for Alaska Public Media, Vice Chancellor for Advancement at the University of Alaska Anch...
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Season 2025
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Episode 112
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1:10:52
A Look at the New Legislative Session with Alaska State Representatives Andrew Gray (D) & Justin Ruffridge (R)
Justin Ruffridgge was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 2022 to serve the Kenai/Soldotna area and was re-elected in November 2024. He expects to serve on the Health and Social Services Committee in the coming session. His...
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Season 2025
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Episode 105
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1:23:02
Saving Our Community One Conversation at a Time - Peg Tileston
Peg Tileston has been active in Alaska public policy and conservation issues since arriving in the state 51 years ago. She is on the board of Alaska Common Ground, a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to build coaliti...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1229
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1:16:46
A History of the Theology of Unitarian Universalism - Questions and Answers - Rev. Lise Adams Sherry
Rev. Lise Adams Sherry is the settled minister for the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. She grew up in Oregon as part of a blended family. Her main interests growing up were dancing and theatre--she performed...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1204
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1:13:54
Anti-democracy in America and the Arc of History - UAA History Professor Emeritus Dr. Stephen Haycox
Dr. Stephen Haycox is a distinguished professor of history emeritus, a respected author of numerous books and essays, and a columnist for the Anchorage Daily News. In 2003, he was named the Alaska Historical Society's Historian of the Ye...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1215
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1:18:01
Fighting for the Wrongly Incarcerated—Precedents, Policies, and Prevention - Jory Knott, Executive Director, Alaska Innocence Project
Jory Knott is the Executive Director of the Alaska Innocence Project. A lifelong Alaskan, he earned an interdisciplinary degree in art and music at UAA, then moved to Oregon, where he composed music, wrote grants for creative projects, a...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1208
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1:18:58
One Wedding and Some Numerals — A Fresh Look at Housing - Alaska State Senator Forrest Dunbar
Forrest Dunbar - - was elected to the Alaska State Senate in 2022 as a Democrat representing District J, the East Anchorage, Campbell Park, UMED, College Gate, Airport Heights, Mountainview, and Russian Jack neighborhoods. Af...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1201
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1:23:53
An Update on the Rising Food Insecurity Rate in Alaska–and How to Support FBA - Daniel Bentle, Food Bank of Alaska
Daniel Bentle serves the Food Bank of Alaska as its Chief Philanthropy Officer, leading fundraising, donor relations, marketing and communications, and volunteer efforts to support the organization’s mission to eliminate hunger in our st...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1124
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1:16:47
Progress on Eklutna’s Long Journey Toward Building a Casino - Native Village of Eklutna President and Chief Aaron Leggett
Aaron Legget was born in Anchorage and is Dena’ina Athabascan. He currently serves as the President/Chief of the Native village of Eklutna. Aaron is the Senior Curator of Alaska History and Culture at the Anchorage Museum and serves as a...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1124
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1:12:18
The Nov. 5 Election—What Just Happened? - John-Henry Heckendorn and Burke Croft, Ship Creek Group
John-Henry Henkendornis is the managing partner of the Anchorage-based political consulting firm Ship Creek Group. He has worked on over 100 Alaska political campaigns and initiatives in the last 12 years, helping launch Ship Creek...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1110
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1:08:16
Teaching ESL and Other Life Skills for Success in Jobs and Our Community - Bridget Jochum, Alaska Literacy Program
Bridget Jochum is the Development and Operations Support Coordinator at the Alaska Literacy Program. She supports the fundraising and communications arm of ALP’s programming. Bridget previously worked in refugee resettlement services for...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1103
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1:09:55
The Growing Hazard of Landslides in Alaska - Geologist Bretwood "Hig" Higman
Bretwood "Hig" Higman is a geologist who lives in Seldovia. After graduating from high school there, he spent 13 years in college and grad school, studying glass art and walking from Seattle to the Aleutians before moving back to Seldovi...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1027
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1:32:09
How the Alaska Economy Works - Prof. Bob Loeffler, UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research
Bob Loeffler is a Research Professor of Public Policy at the UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research, where he teaches and completes research on Alaska's economy, fiscal issues, and natural resources. Along with Dr. Matt Berm...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1020
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1:05:59
Open Forum - Various Speakers, hosted by John McKay
This morning's scheduled speaker was unable to make it to the Forum and is looking forward to being rescheduled. John McKay (our regular host) miraculously rescued the Forum and turned it into an "open forum," allowing folks to participate phys...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1013
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59:53
Big Challenges Facing ASD Classrooms - Corey Aist, President, Anchorage Education Association
Corey Aist is president of the Anchorage Education Association. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he graduated from the University of California, Davis, with a Bachelor of Science in Child Development in 1992. In 1993, Corey and his then-g...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1006
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1:20:24
