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The Big Alaska Show

The Big Alaska Show

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We call it the Big Alaska Show because, well, everything’s BIG in Alaska! We’ve got BIG Alaska mountains, BIG Alaska rivers and streams, BIG Alaska glaciers and BIG Alaska wild life.

And we have BIG Alaskans that tell some Big Alaska Tales! And we’re talking some real whoppers - that just happen to be true! No Hollywood-spun reality show here, folks, no sir!

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  • Rondy Outhouse Fun & More!

    Rondy Outhouse Fun & More!
    Feb 20 2026

    Rondy Outhouse Fun & More!

    For Iditarod information visit www.furrondy.net!

    Today's show is all about Rondy and we're just scratching the surface.

    The Outhouse Races, Feb 28th are a highlight for fun and toilet humor!

    Interviews with Bob Maxwell, the creator, shares its history and we visit competitors!

    For Outhouse Race information https://furrondy.net/events/outhouse-races

    Plus, co-host and this year's Lord Trapper, Mike Ford, gives us a Lord Trapper On the Trail update!


    Rondy Melodrama!

    A decade's old favorite, the Rondy Melodrama features throwing popcorn at the villain and each other, boo-ing, hiss-ing, cheering and packed with ridiculous fun accompanied by harmonious a cappella sounds from the award-winning chorus, Alaska Sound Celebration. Melanie Cross joins us to update us on this year's Melodrama and the wonderful fundraiser it creates.

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    49 mins
  • Soapy Smith

    Soapy Smith
    Feb 16 2026
    Flash back to Feb 14, 2009, when Alaska was celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Alaska Statehood. I was in a play "Soapy Smith" and interviewed actors from it. Plus, the great grandson of Soapy Smith, Jeff Smith, attended the play. He joined us to share more about this notorious character in Skagway. And just how accurate was the play? Well ...

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    51 mins
  • Book Review Time!

    Book Review Time!
    Feb 10 2026

    Mr. Whitekeys joins us to share the story behind this outrageous tale and his book, The Voyage of the Alaska Union: Adventure, Danger, Scurvy, Romance. Talk about a fun interview!

    Author, historian, educator and author, Steve Levi, talks about his book: The Human Face of the Alaska Gold Rush: It Was a Riotous Time With Saints And Scoundrels Living Side By Side.

    Steve has a humorous approach to a history that was anything but funny!

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    51 mins
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