About the Alaska Voices Project
The first season of Alaska Voices interviews were recorded in collaboration with StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.
The podcast has been supported by the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center. Additional funding was provided by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor through a generous gift from the Bentley Family Trust to the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
In the summer of 2025 Elizabeth Carter with the Alaska Center for Climate and Policy released a 4-episode miniseries in collaboration with the Alaska Voices team: Alaska Weather Voices. This series uses a different storytelling format to expand on the life and career of ACCAP climate specialist Rick Thoman.
A second season of Alaska Voices in the classic format aired from December 2025 through April 2026.
The Alaska Voices project builds bridges of knowledge by sharing conversations among Alaska's community members, friends, policy makers, and co-workers. We also share stories about the environment from community members and scientists.
We welcome your comments and requests. Thanks for your interest in Alaska Voices!
Alaska Voices on the Radio
After each season airs, we rework our podcast episodes into six hour-long radio episodes for Alaska public radio. Each radio episode features traditional Alaska Voices conversations, in which two or three participants discuss whatever is on their mind about life and science in Alaska. Special for the radio, an expert host joins the conversation each episode, including an environmental health researchers, fire ecologists and other regional experts.
In 2020, Alaska Voices aired on KUAC. Listen to the 2020 radio series here.
In 2026, Alaska Voices aired on KUAC, KSKA, and KNOM. Listen to the Summer 2026 radio series here or on your usual podcast platform.