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The mission of the Alaska Teen Media Institute is to provide teens with the tools and training needed to produce stories and with the opportunity for their stories - told in their own voices - to be shared through a variety of media. ATMI believes the teen perspective is valuable and under-represented. The Alaska Teen Media Institute is a program under the umbrella of Spirit of Youth, 501 (c)(3).
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Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Nick Carpenter has been making music in Alaska under the name Medium Build since 2016. Drawing inspiration from 80s country music and 90s RnB, Medium Build’s songs convey intimate stories drawn from Carpenter’s personal experiences.
Earlier this summer, Medium Build signed a major label contract with Islands Records. This fall they head out on tour in the lower 48, then it’s off to Europe.
ATMI producer Maria Koop sat down with Carpenter in our studio for an extended conversation about his music. He talks about what the major label signing means for the future of the band, the impact his religious upbringing has on his songs, and much more.
Hosted by Kendrick Whiteman.
Music by Kendrick Whiteman and Devin Shreckengost.
Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on.
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
In this special episode we have a double feature: Barbie and Oppenheimer, also known collectively as Barbenheimer.
Since it was announced that Christopher Nolan’s biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Mattel movie would be released on the same day, a hype began to build. The memes were endless. People made posters combining the two movies. Fans wore all pink to screenings of Barbie, or all black for Oppenheimer. Some vice versa.
Both movies made a killing at the box office. Barbie even broke the record for sales of a movie by a female director. Suffice to say, Barbenheimer is a moviegoing phenomenon.
Hosted by Ormund Alaois.
Roundtable led by Madison Knutson and AJ Schultz.
Music by Kendrick Whiteman.
Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on.
Many thanks to supporters of our podcast, including The Alaska Community Foundation through the 2022 Healthy Communities: Arts, Culture, Play Grant.
The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of our sponsors.
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
For this episode we’re talking about Asteroid City, the new film from director Wes Anderson. The story takes place in the 1950’s at a junior stargazing event in the desert. But after an extraterrestrial encounter disrupts an evening festivity, the characters are left to wonder what it all means.
It’s also a play within a television show. But it’s a movie. It’s hard to explain.
Our ATMI film critics sat down to talk about the movie’s puzzling messages, the stacked A-list cast, visual motifs standard in a Wes Anderson film, and much more.
Hosted by Kendrick Whiteman.
Music by Kendrick Whiteman.
Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on.
Many thanks to supporters of our podcast, including The Alaska Community Foundation through the 2022 Healthy Communities: Arts, Culture, Play Grant.
The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of our sponsors.
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
We’re doing something a bit different with this episode. Rather than dish on the latest hit movie, we’re turning the mic over to our own aspiring filmmakers.
ATMI producers Kendrick Whiteman, Daisy Carter, Logan Tyler Smith, and AJ Yambao all sat down to talk about their experiences making and studying films, some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way, the impact they hope their work will have, and much more.
Hosted by Ormund Alaois.
Music by Kendrick Whiteman.
Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on.
Many thanks to supporters of our podcast, including The Alaska Community Foundation through the 2022 Healthy Communities: Arts, Culture, Play Grant.
The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of our sponsors.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
For this episode, we’re talking about the new animated movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. A sequel to the 2018 chapter Into The Spider-Verse, it picks back up with our hero Miles Morales as he tries to balance life in high school, the expectations of his parents, and his responsibilities being your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
But when fellow Spider-person Gwen Stacy crosses the multiverse to pay him a visit, Miles is thrust into another adventure that takes him out of his dimension and into many others, meeting new heroes and villains along the way.
A few of our ATMI film critics sat down to talk about the movie, how it uses the medium of animation to elevate the story, the growing trend of multiverse storytelling, and much more.
Hosted by Kendrick Whiteman.
Music by Kendrick Whiteman.
Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on.
Many thanks to supporters of our podcast, including The Alaska Community Foundation through the 2022 Healthy Communities: Arts, Culture, Play Grant.
The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of our sponsors.
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
It’s official, folks! The Covid-19 pandemic is over. On May 5th the W.H.O declared an end to the global health emergency.
The virus is now in its endemic phase. But that’s not exactly as final as it sounds.
Alaska's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink dropped by our studio to chat with ATMI producer Roey McCowan about what Covid’s endemic phase means and what life we look like now that the pandemic emergency declarations are over.
They spoke on April 25th, 2023, before the W.H.O. ended the global pandemic emergency.
Hosted by AJ Schultz.
Music by Devin Shreckengost and Kendrick Whiteman.
The opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this podcast are those of our guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of our funders.
RESOURCES FOR YOUTH DURING COVID-19
Wellness resources!
- Careline: Alaska Suicide Prevention and someone to talk to line.
- Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 and TTY 1-800-787-3224 or text LOVEIS to 22522
- Call 2-1-1 or Help Me Grow Alaska 1-833-464-2527 for help connecting to resources and services or for help knowing where to start
COVID-19 tips from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention!
These resources provided in collaboration with the State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health.
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
We’re back in the MCU for this episode, talking about Volume 3 of the Guardians of the Galaxy series. The movie focuses on the backstory of Rocket Racoon, after his creator, The High Evolutionary, reimurges to take him back. This sets the Guardians on a new adventure to save not only the galaxy again, but to protect the found family they’ve worked so hard to forge.
Our ATMI producers got together in the studio to talk about Guardians 3, its impact on the state of superhero movies, the dropping of the first F-bomb in a Disney Marvel production, and much more.
Hosted by Ahman Greer.
Music by Kendrick Whiteman.
Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on.
Many thanks to supporters of our podcast, including The Alaska Community Foundation through the 2022 Healthy Communities: Arts, Culture, Play Grant.
The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of our sponsors.
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
In November 2020, we interviewed Annie Thomas-Landrum about her work as the project manager for the UAA Surge Contact Tracing Team. At the time, before vaccines were widely available, contact tracing was a vital tool in slowing the spread of Covid-19.
But as time went on, vaccines became available and new variants caused case counts to skyrocket, we heard less and less about contact tracing.
So in this episode, ATMI producer Edison Wallace-Moyer speaks with Annie again. She and her contact tracing team continued working through March 2022. Since then she has gone on to a position as the Associate Director of Health Workforce for the Alaska Area Health Education Centers.
In their conversation, Annie talks about what happened with contact tracing efforts throughout the course of the pandemic, how Covid has changed the medical profession, and how we will still be feeling the effects of the pandemic for a while.
They spoke on May 19, 2023.
Hosted by Forrest Rodgers.
Music by Devin Shreckengost and Kendrick Whiteman.
The opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this podcast are those of our guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of our funders.
RESOURCES FOR YOUTH DURING COVID-19
Wellness resources!
- Careline: Alaska Suicide Prevention and someone to talk to line.
- Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 and TTY 1-800-787-3224 or text LOVEIS to 22522
- Call 2-1-1 or Help Me Grow Alaska 1-833-464-2527 for help connecting to resources and services or for help knowing where to start
COVID-19 tips from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention!
These resources provided in collaboration with the State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health.
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
In this episode we’re looking back on an aspect of Alaska’s history that isn’t often revisited, but lives on in the hearts of many who grew up here: TV commercials.
David Reamer normally spends his time writing a weekly column in the Anchorage Daily News about the history of Alaska. He also co-authored the book “Black Lives in Alaska: A History of African-Americans in the Far Northwest.”
But recently, he’s been spending his free time finding and compiling old, local commercials from across the state. He posts them on his social media accounts and his YouTube channel.
The collection he’s put together feature ads dating back to the 70’s and include everything from beer commercials, car dealerships, politicians, and Alaska’s many local celebrities.
ATMI producer Madison Knutson spoke with Reamer about these artifacts, what they tell us about the history of Alaska, and how the state has been perceived by the lower 48.
Hosted by Roey McCowan.
Music by Kendrick Whiteman.
Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on.
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Kira Buckland is a voice actor whose work mainly includes characters in English dubbed Japanese anime, cartoons, and video games. She has over 300 voice credits including the anime television series Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and role-playing video game Genshin Impact.
Born and raised in Alaska, Buckland studied Japanese at UAA. When she was a student at West High School she founded Senshi-Con, an annual anime convention in Anchorage that still happens every year.
On top of all that, she also founded the Voice Acting Club, an online community that aims to bring voice actors and content creators together.
ATMI producer, and aspiring voice actor, Jordan Kehl spoke with Buckland about her career. She talks about the various projects she’s lended her voice to, her Alaskan roots, and shares advice for people trying to get into the business.
Hosted by Lu Ramirez de Searns
Music by Kendrick Whiteman and Devin Shreckengost.
Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on.