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SFAC Out Loud II: Stories from Sitka Fine Arts Camp After spending two weeks in a class called “The Art of Storytelling," high 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: Some make you laugh. Some might make you cry. Some might surprise you, and some are stories that have never been told out loud before. Featuring stories by Maddie Bass, Elliot Jo Garcia Oliveri, Torin Koloski, Addie Scarbo, Constant Sojet, Madeline Branch and Michael Bennett Sound Mix/ Editing by Sarah Diamond With additional editing/ sound design from Dave Emmert Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org

Plot Twist: Stories of Curveballs, Left Turns, & What Followed Heartfelt and humorous stories filled with comings, goings, challenges and insights from  Miriam Taylor, Endrik Navarrette, Crystal Oostema,  Elias Erickson, Cole Taylor and Marilyn Coruzzi Wise.  Performed before a live audience at  Porch Fest  on Saturday, June 6th 2026.  Hosted by the Artchange, Inc. and the Greater Sitka Arts Council.  Sound Mix/Design/Additional Editing: Dave Emmert Live sound engineering: Bryan Lovett.  Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram  KCAW.org

"Notes on What Matters: Conversations and Music on Challenges, Choices and What Holds Us Together.” In this time how do we find beauty, community and go forward? Bhargavi, a first year medical student faces her fear of the anatomy lab, Sitka White Elephant thrift store volunteers reflect and Tessa Huls, a Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic artist and novelist, talks about rivers, rejecting fame and creating a geographically constrained life. Featuring Bhargavi Pochi, Tessa Huls, Susan Brown, Carol Voisin and Mary Soltis and Celia Lubin.  An Artchange-Sitka Tells Tales Production.  Music: Celia Lubiin and IIamo, with Graham LeBron and Bryan Lovett. Sound Mix/Design/Additional Editing Dave Emmert Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram  KCAW.org

Meet me at the Library: Tales of Curiosity and Connection Stories filled with unexpected encounters, imagination, humor and a passion for public libraries from Manuela Aparecio Twitchell, Quinlyn Holder, Calleum Wentzel, Margot O'Connell, Darice Ziel and Danny Ryan. Performed before a live audience at  Harbor Mt Brewery, Tuesday March 24th. 2026 Hosted by the Sitka Public Library and 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  KCAW.org

Sitka Tells Tales: Encounters and Discoveries on Sitka's Lands and Waters Stories that show the beautiful, unexpected, and heart-pounding ways we are connected to the natural world, from Alex McCarrel, Bill Coltharp, Haleigh Yang, Zofia Danielson, Garland Kennedy, and James Moore.   Performed before a live audience at Sitka Sound Science Center Mill Building, Thursday. February 19th, 2026 Hosted by the Sitka Sound Science Center and 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.org

“Boys Will be Boys: Stories of Challenging the Scripts That Shape Us.”  Stories exploring the expectations, pressures, and messages—spoken or unspoken—that shape how people of all genders experience masculinity. With stories from Claire Weber, Charles Hart, Laurie Serka, Victor Wong and Ben Hughey.  Performed before a live audience at Harbor Mt. Brewery Tuesday  January 20th 2025 Hosted by the Pathways Coalition and Artchange, Inc.   Part of the What It Means to Be a Káa (Man) campaign. To learn more about the campaign, visit: sitkapathways.org/male-allies #BoysWillBeWhatTheySee #ModelYourMasculinity 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

Ripped from the Headlines: Tales of Creating the News & Being the Story 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

Breakthrough ll: Stories of Unexpected Change & Seeing Anew 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

SFAC Out Loud: Stories from Sitka Fine Arts Camp 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

About Place: Stories of Seeing and Celebrating the Tongass 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

A Place to Be: Stories of Belonging, Community and Home 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 Tails II: Encounters with Wild Creatures and Deep Connections 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

Voices from Lincoln Street: An Experiment in Reverse Tourism (abridged version) 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

At the Bathhouse: Tenakee Tells Tales 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

Rough Seas: Tales & Music of Harrowing Experiences and Close Calls on the Water Sitka Tells Tales storytellers for this episode are: Tim Fulton, Mariah Warren, Spencer Severson, Pat Kehoe & Lance Preston with music from Los Castaways, the White Bellied Wizards, and Anel & Los Vatos. Rough Seas was presented in collaboration with Artchange, Inc., Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, Harbor Mountain Brewery & KCAW and performed live on April 2, 2024 at Harbor Mountain Brewery. Hosted by Ellen Frankenstein & Leann Cyr. Theme music: Klink Tale by Podington Bear Edited by Dave Emmert Additional sound (engineering/assistance) from John Herchenrider, Jeanne Stolberg, and Becky Meiers. Sitka Tells Tales Website Sitka Tells Tales on Facebook @14milesalaska on Instagram KCAW.org