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Indie Alaska
How an Award-Winning musician finds hope during a pandemic
Season 10
Episode 1
After a year of pandemic and increased racial tensions, Ed Washington, an Anchorage musician who won best male vocalist at the 2020 Alaska Hip Hop and R&B Music Awards, shares a message of hope and wellbeing.
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4:00
Marta uses images of the Alaskan wilderness to create unique pottery and her own business.

3:50
A close community of skateboarders is growing in Anchorage, Alaska.

4:25
Hugh and Iris Darling run Sweet Darlings-one of the oldest candy shops in Alaska.

5:30
Matthew Burtner uses the sounds of snow, glaciers, and wind to compose abstract music.

6:16
Luc Mehl is able to experience things in Alaska few others can, thanks to his packraft.

2:55
Rachel Saul loves bread. She runs Fire Island Bakery in Anchorage as the Gluten-Queen.

3:53
Lisa Brandstetter and her family annually make jelly with freshly picked spruce tips.

4:45
Scared Scriptless is the longest-running improv comedy troupe in Alaska.

4:15
Romney Dodd paints beautiful designs on taxidermy Alaska salmon.

6:16
Thomas Chung is an artist interested in representing different cultures in his work.

6:30
Gabriel Degange and Allison Dunbar harvest chaga, a unique and abundant fungus in Alaska.

2:10
Dennis Stevens works with other volunteers to ensure Ham Radio thrives in Anchorage, AK.