Alaska Story Project
Conversations with authors, scientists, artists, fisher-poets, and a colorful cast of characters who are both knowledgeable and passionate about Alaska.
Alaska Story Project
ASP 17, Dan Kowalski, Winter Solstice
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Host Dan Kowalski
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Season 3
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Episode 17
A thought and theme from Wendell Berry, “coming into the peace of wild things.”
- A story from the Alaskan cabin with an astonishing encounter with a large, magnificent buck.
- Reading liner notes from a collaborative DVD project with Kurt Hoelting, ASP podcast #5.
- “Wildness is a process and not a place. Nothing stands alone. The environment is inside as well as outside. The human mind is wild habitat. Poetry is the wild edge of language.”
- An excerpt from ASP #4 with writer, editor, fisher-poet, Holly J. Hughes.
- Holly reflects on our times, her recent book, Hold Fast and reads her poem, “Credo.”
- A shout-out to contributing musician, Christian Arthur
- Gratitude for connection, health care workers, and a full embrace of this time of year.