Our March show starts off with an interview with Gwyneth Eggleston, a youth ambassador with the Anchorage Assembly, about a resolution passed to encourage youth voting (06:52). Then we chat with Kass Smiley and Ida Taylor about the B4UDIE Comedy Festival happening in cities across Alaska from March 26th through April 4th, and they joke about their big "sponsor," which appears not to acknowledge the festival in any way, much less fund or endorse it (19:22). From the Anchorage Community Theater's production of "Marvel," director Mary Giles and lead actor Naomi Taymen talk about the story of Alaska's first female aviator, Mary Crosson (43:53). And the show rounds out with some trivia to recognize Women's History Month (54:44).

Hosts: Rhys James and Wren Crockett

Producer: Kaylee LaTocha

This youth radio program was made possible with funding from Rasmuson Foundation through the Arts in Education Fund, administered by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Additional support comes from the Atwood Foundation.

This episode originally aired live on KNBA 90.3 FM Anchorage on March 7th, 2026.

Our February show features interviews with the local youth nonprofit Trajectory Youth Initiatives, a UAF student who was arrested for eating AI-generated artwork, and a filmmaker whose work was featured in our annual youth film screening.

Hosts: Jay St. John and Deacon Laurance

Producer: Kaylee LaTocha

This episode originally aired on KNBA 90.3 FM on February 7, 2026.

Margi Clifford is a body-based psychotherapist who founded the practice Yoga For Mental Health. She and her other practitioners bring together the art of mindful movement and the science of mental health to nurture resilience, awaken potential, and support sustainable well-being.

She has been doing this work for over twenty years.

ATMI producer Olivia Okeahialam sat down with Margi to talk about her work, how movement-based therapy differs from more common types of therapy, how yoga can impact one’s overall well-being, and much more.

Hosted by Deacon Laurance.

Recorded by Deacon Laurance with production assistance from Quinn White.

Theme music is by Kendrick Whiteman with additional music from Devin Shreckengost.

This Arts, Health and Well-Being in Alaska project is supported, in part, by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts with funding from Rasmuson Foundation.

The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of our sponsors.

Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena'ina people, whose land we work on.