Story49: A New Season in Shishmaref

Two stories of young people in Shishmaref who are eager to learn how climate change is affecting their island — and eager to do something about it.

Story49 Presents “Through the Ice Curtain”

In this three-part series, we take a look at the relationship between Alaska and Russia from before the Cold War all the way through the present day. Hear directly from the people who melted the “Ice Curtain,” and from the people working to keep it melted.

Story49: The Painter and the Animator

Two artists walk us through the creative process: Don Henry, a self-taught painter from Kotzebue, and Vanessa Sweet, an animator and winner of a 2017 Rasmuson Individual Artist Award.

Story49: Voices From the Dream Theater

In 1944, a decade before Rosa Parks, a Nome teenager helped spark a movement for Alaska Native civil rights. Meet Alberta Schenck.