Crude Conversations Podcast
1) EP 170 Winning with grace and gratitude with Alev Kelter
In this one, Cody talks to Alev Kelter. She grew up in Eagle River, Alaska, playing varsity boys' hockey because there wasn’t a girls’ team. That drive to compete at the highest level has carried her ...Show More
2) EP 169 Living with nature in a digital age with Ben Weissenbach
In this one, Cody talks to Ben Weissenbach. He’s an environmental journalist and the author of “North to the Future.” It’s a book about Alaska, but also about uncertainty, responsibility, and the quie...Show More
3) EP 168 What the wilderness teaches us with Luc Mehl
In this one, Cody talks to Luc Mehl. He’s an adventurer, educator, and the author of “The Packraft Handbook.” He’s traveled over 10,000 miles across Alaska using only human power — by foot, ski, paddl...Show More
4) EP 167 Family, trauma and the stories we inherit with Tessa Hulls
In this one, I talk to author and multi-disciplinary artist Tessa Hulls. She recently won the Pulitzer Prize for her graphic memoir, “Feeding Ghosts.” It’s about three generations of women in her fami...Show More
5) Chatter Marks EP 118 Art rooted in activism with Nicholas Galanin
Nicholas Galanin is a Tlingit and Unangax̂ artist and activist whose work includes sculpture, installation, music and performance — and it’s always in conversation with history, land and power. He cre...Show More
6) Chatter Marks EP 117 Museums in a Climate of Change Part 2: Futures thinking with Elizabeth Merritt
Elizabeth Merritt is the founding director of the Center for the Future of Museums at the American Alliance of Museums. It’s her job to track cultural, technological, environmental, political and publ...Show More
7) EP 116 Museums in a Climate of Change Part 2: The Museum as a Collaborator with Julie Decker
Julie Decker is the director and CEO of the Anchorage Museum. But before that she practiced as an artist and ran her own art gallery. Since then she’s fostered a belief in the power of museums to spar...Show More
8) EP 166 Winning the Arctic Man with Eric Heil
In this one, Cody talks with Eric Heil. He’s an educator and a legendary Arctic Man competitor. Alongside his longtime snowmachine partner, Len Story, Eric won five times. He started competing in Arct...Show More
9) Chatter Marks EP 115 Museums in a Climate of Change Part 2: A borderless museum with Annesofie Norn
Annesofie Norn is the Head of Communications and Lead Curator at the Museum for the United Nations, or UN Live for short. With a background in placemaking and art practice, she specializes in designin...Show More
10) Chatter Marks EP 114 Museums in a Climate of Change Part 2: I am because we are with Mike Radke
Mike Radke is the co-founder and executive director of The Ubuntu Lab, a global education nonprofit that teaches people how to navigate cultural differences with curiosity, humility and empathy. Mike ...Show More