Featuring stories by Garrett Faulkner, Mary Goddard, Rich McClear, Sandy Poulson, Ryan Cotter, Barry Dow and Anna Laffrey.

Behind every headline is a heartbeat - a neighbor, a laugh, a story that matters. This podcast dives into the passion, humor, and deep care that drive local storytellers and journalists to keep their communities informed. From small towns to busy cities, we celebrate the people who make local news possible and the moments that remind us why it matters. Join us for stories that connect, inspire, and shine a light on the places we call home.

Performed before a live audience at Harbor Mountain Brewery on Thursday October 16th, 2025

Celebrating Raven Radio and the Daily Sitka Sentinel

Hosted by Artchange, Inc

Sound Mix/Design/Additional Editing Dave Emmert Live Recording: Drew Sherman Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram sitkasentinel.com KCAW.org

Facing uncertainty, changing course, realizing the lessons learned from family and community. An episode including Chris Brenk, Charlie Morgan, Carrie Fenton, Suzanne Portello, Peter Vu, Tori Hay & Trish White.

Performed before a live audience at Harbor Mt. Brewery on Friday, July 11th, 2025.

Hosted by Artchange, Inc

Sound Mix/Design/Additional Editing Dave Emmert Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW

After spending two weeks in a class called “The Art of Storytelling," hgh school students from Sitka Fine Arts Camp share their stories. They worked with New York Times audio producer Sarah Diamond, writing, listening, and learning how to tell true stories from their own lives: the small moments, the turning points, in some cases the things they haven’t said out loud before.

Sound Mix/Design/Editing Sarah Diamond. Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org

Featuring stories by Naomi Jones, Dan Evans, Bob Sam, Selena Zhao, Jacquie Foss and Mitchell Feske.

From Bob Sam’s tale of Raven and the Canoe, Dan Evan’s mountain fall toJacquie’s story as a US Forest Service scientist who works in the woods, the stories provoke gasps, cheers and tears.

Performed before a live audience at Harbor Mountain Brewery on Tuesday, April 20th, 2025

Hosted by Artchange, Inc, Sitka Conservation Society and the Skipper Science Partnership.

Sound Mix/Design/Additional Editing Dave Emmert Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org

Impactful, vulnerable, and courageous tales of the many ways one can find a sense of home, shared by Lakota Harden, Kathryn Winslow, Laura Bruck, Blossom Teal-Olson, Toccoa Wolf and Chip Camden.

Performed before a live audience at Harbor Mountain Brewery on Thursday, December 12th, 2024.

Hosted by Artchange, Inc Co-hosted and in support of the Sitka Homeless Coalition

Sound Mix/Design/Additional Editing Dave Emmert Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org

Tales of encounters with wild creatures and deep connections with 4 legged friends and other critters.

Tellers for this episode: Mel Beadle, Charlie Jordan, Jay Stillwell, Bri Gabel, Jess Coltharp, Arleigh Reynolds and Luke Buchert

Performed before a live audience at Harbor Mt. Brewery on October 9th, 2024.

Hosted by Artchange, Inc., with the Friends of the Sitka Animal Shelter & Raven Radio.

Podcast production & additional Editing: Dave Emmert Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org

There’s been a cruise boom in Sitka Alaska, with more people coming to the island community than ever before. To feel a bit more connection to the people filling the town, Sitka Tells Tales set up on the street to talk with tourists about where they’d take a visitor in their home communities and to ask for stories of turning points and things they don’t always share. It's an experiment, it's audio therapy, and it's funny and surprising in places.

Produced by Ellen Frankenstein & Becky Meiers Edited by Ellen Frankenstein Sound Mix/Design/Additional Editing Dave Emmert Music by Lincoln street buskers including Ted Howard & Rick Fleischman , Pointy and the Birds, John Ingman and Bryan O’Callaghan. An Artchange, Inc. & KCAW Raven Radio Production

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org To learn more about Cruise Boom, the documentary mentioned in the podcast, go to cruiseboomfilm.com and look for the film on PBS.org, Kanopy and New Day Films

In this episode, Sitka Tells Tales travels to Tenakee Springs to share stories revolving around a focal point in the community, the public hot mineral springs. As stories and readings from Linda Buckley, Carlene & Kevin Allred, Dave Zeiger-Wagner, Ann Symons, Kathleen Moore & Becky Meiers reflect, it is not just a place to soak, but also to sing and think in and connect with each other.

Tenakee Springs is a small community of about 100 -150 people located on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska

This episode and the Tenakee event also celebrates the KCAW Raven Radio translator upgrade project, Major funding for the upgrade project from the Murdock Charitable Trust and Rasmuson Foundation.

Original broadcast on kcaw.org August 20th, 2024

Edited by Ellen Frankenstein Sound Mix/Design/Additional Editing Dave Emmert Hosts: Ellen Frankenstein & Rachel Myron Music by Linda Buckley, Laura Strong, Carlene Allred, Dave and Anke. An Artchange, Inc. & KCAW Raven Radio Production.

Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram kcaw.org