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Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Forum Podcasts

Various Speakers

The Speaker"s Forum is held each Sunday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Forum topics often address and spur dialogue about a current local community, statewide, national or international issue. Some forums feature a local author and the topic of the author"s new book, or a representative of a local non-governmental organization (NGO) describing the organization’s work, programs, and accomplishments.

religion & spirituality

All Episodes

80:17

Can We Count on the Courts?” - Retired Judge Elaine...

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2025/11/23

Send us a text Retired Judge Elaine Andrews served as a trial judge for over 20 years in Anchorage. She served as Presiding Judge of the Third Judicial District from 1996 to 2002. Prior to assuming the bench in 1981, she was an attorney serving in both the public and private sectors, practicing criminal and civil law. She is the past chair of the Committee for Fair and Impartial Courts for the Alaska Bar Association. She was the 2017 Recipient of the Jay Rabinowitz Awa...

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74:53

How APD is Providing Help and Hope On the Front Lines...

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2025/11/16

Send us a text Ruth Adolf is an 18-year Police Officer with the Anchorage Police Department (APD). Her extensive experience includes patrol work, specialized Crisis Response, and a key role in developing and implementing APD's successful co-responder model—a concept that pairs officers with mental health professionals in the field. A former member of the Crisis Negotiator Team, Ruth is a dedicated instructor for the department's Crisis Intervention Training (CIT), sharing her expertise with f...

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72:20

Exceeding Our Hopes Team Breathe Conquers the Bike...

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2025/11/09

Send us a text Steve Lindbeck has enjoyed a 45-year career in Alaska journalism, public affairs, and non-profit management. He served as CEO & General Manager for Alaska Public Media, Vice Chancellor for Advancement at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Associate Editor of the Anchorage Daily News, and Executive Director of the Alaska Humanities Forum, among other roles. In 2016, he spent an exciting year running for Congress. He has volunteered with many boards and committees, including...

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76:58

From Micro-Units To the Big Picture: How is Anchorage...

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2025/11/03

Send us a text Julie Green-Graham is a retired teacher who served in the Anchorage School District for 34 years. Married to a lifelong Alaskan, she is the mother of four daughters and Mema to four grandchildren. She is a member of Central Lutheran Church and part of their Local Organizing Ministry team. In 2022, she served on the Anchorage Municipal Emergency Cold Weather Task Force. Her role was to listen to people with lived experiences, hear their stories, learn about their struggles and d...

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83:38

Mobilizing Hope: Reflections on the YK Delta...

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2025/10/26

Send us a text Monica Lee is a Director of Operations for Southcentral Foundation. In her role, she supports SCF’s Specialty Care Services division, assisting with the smooth operation of services for customer-owners. She is responsible for the daily operations and growth of 20 different departments at SCF, providing both local and statewide health care for Alaska Native families. Prior to her current role, Monica worked as a Senior Improvement Advisor for SCF’s Medical Services Division, a B...

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72:01

Using the Arts to Empower - Shirley Mae Springer Staten

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2025/10/19

Send us a text Shirley Mae Springer Staten has called Anchorage, Alaska, home for over 45 years, dedicating her life to building bridges across race, class, culture, and generations. As an artist, educator, speaker, and cultural connector, she is known for her exuberance, compassion, and commitment to community and global understanding through the arts. In 2015, she founded Keys to Life, a nonprofit focused on cross-cultural connection through storytelling, artistic expression, and community ...

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81:46

Rethinking Homelessness - Cathleen McLaughlin, CEO...

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2025/10/12

Send us a text Cathleen McLaughlin is the CEO of Restorative and Reentry Services (“RSS”). She has worked in law and advocacy for over 35 years. In 2014, Cathleen became the Director of the Partners Reentry Center, which provided pre- and post-release reentry services to vulnerable individuals who would otherwise be released from incarceration to homelessness. This experience inspired her to open RRS in 2016 to provide guidance to communities around the United States seeking to cr...

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75:54

Housing and Homelessness—Where do we go from here? -...

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2025/10/05

Send us a text Felix Rivera came to Alaska for college and never left. He earned his BA in Liberal Studies at Alaska Pacific University. While studying journalism there, he covered local events and also wrote for an international wire service. His work as Constituent Relations and Special Assistant for the Mayor's Office helped to prepare him for his role as an Anchorage Assembly Member and Chair. During his time on the Assembly, Felix has chaired the Assembly as well as its Municipal Audit C...

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73:15

Environmental and Science Reporting in an...

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2025/09/28

Send us a text Yareth Rosen came to Alaska in 1987 to work for the Anchorage Times. She has been reporting on Alaska news ever since, covering stories ranging from oil spills to sled-dog races. She has reported for Reuters, the Alaska Dispatch News, Arctic Today, and other organizations. She covers environmental issues, energy, climate change, natural resources, economic and business news, health, science, and Arctic concerns — subjects with considerable overlap. In her free time, she enjoys ...

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77:22

Musings from the Camino - Rev. Lise Adams Sherry

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2025/09/21

Rev Lisa Adams Sherry is the settled minister for the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. She grew up in Oregon as part of a blended family. Her main interests growing up were dancing and theatre--she performed a lot! Another highlight was learning French and spending her junior year of college in France. Lise is married to Nelson, and together they have two boys (Kennen and Derek) and a daughter-in-law, Maria. They’ve lived in Alaska, British Columbia, ...

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67:51

How has peoples access to government improved in our...

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2025/09/14

Jane Angvik has been involved in Alaska public life since 1973. After serving on the Anchorage Charter Commission, she was elected to the Anchorage Assembly and became the first woman to serve as Assembly Chair. She has managed state agencies, coordinated a foundation, planned and built facilities, and assisted communities across Alaska in planning their infrastructure and long-range economic strategies. Jane has also taught many women how to conduct campaigns for public office. Lisa Parker...

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80:22

Public Broadcasting Will Thrive — Public Support,...

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2025/09/07

Ed Ulman is the President & CEO of Alaska Public Media (AKPM), Alaska's largest PBS, NPR, and statewide news organization. He joined AKPM nine years ago, having previously served as Executive Director and General Manager of the public television station in Tacoma. During his tenure, Ulman has led teams that revitalized local television production, expanded statewide enterprise journalism efforts, and established AKPM as a CPB-PBS Ready To Learn station. AKPM has earned multiple National A...

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74:45

Climate and Health—Alaska’s Arctic is a Bellweather...

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2025/08/31

Dr. Steven Konkel is passionate about connecting the environment and human health. He has worked at two national energy laboratories conducting energy assessments, policy analysis, and environmental evaluations of projects. He served as a Policy Analyst and Strategic Planner during Gov. Jay Hammond’s second Administration, with overall responsibility for rural and remote energy planning, energy R&D, and conservation and renewable energy programs. Dr. Konkel is currently an Associate Profe...

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76:37

Healthcare in AlaskaUnderstanding tribal health...

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2025/08/24

Douglas Eby, MD, MPH, has worked as a physician executive in support of Alaska Native people for over 30 years. He has been the VP of Medical Services for the Baldrige Award-winning Southcentral Foundation for over 25 years, and helps jointly oversee the Alaska Native Medical Center. While based in Anchorage, SCF manages and supports clinics across a huge swath of southern Alaska and partners with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in providing support through the tr...

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70:20

How Alaska Public Lands Became Private and Our Cabin...

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2025/08/17

Judith Anderegg and David Pelto have more than 100 years of life in Alaska between them. Judith came to Anchorage with her family in 1957; David's family arrived in Juneau in 1966. Both attended colleges in the lower forty-eight before returning to Alaska to live. Judith worked in the Hammond administration for the Coastal Zone Management program. In 1980, Judith received her teaching certificate and began a teaching career, joining David in Kake, where he had been teaching ...

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77:08

Navigating Life's Waters: Rowing the Pacific and...

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2025/08/10

Sophia is a coach, athlete, bodyworker, and lifelong learner. She is passionate about human resilience, building teams, and uplifting passionate people. After several years of rowing competitively in flat water, Sophia set her eyes on the ocean, and in 2022, she and her team, Latitude 35, set the world record for the fastest women's team to row from California to Hawaii. A seasonal resident of Palmer, along with her commercial pilot husband, Logan Walters, Sophia currently serves as head coac...

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74:57

“Planned Parenthood in Alaska—We Need Each Other More...

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2025/08/03

Rose O'Hara-Jolley is state director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, working to protect and promote reproductive and LGBTQ2+ health, rights, and justice. They oversee statewide advocacy programs, policy and legislative efforts, and Planned Parenthood’s local and state electoral programs, including ballot initiatives. Rose began as the Fairbanks organizer and then became Field Manager for Planned Parenthood before becoming State Director. Rose grew up in north Florida, one of t...

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74:21

Injustice & Art - Daniel Gwynn

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2025/07/27

Daniel Gwynn was sentenced to death in Philadelphia in 1994 after being convicted of first-degree murder, arson, and aggravated assault in the death of Marsha Smith. Thirty years later, in February 2024, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office dismissed all charges in the case, acknowledging that Gwynn was wrongfully convicted and unjustly imprisoned for nearly three decades. According to the DA-s Office statements at the lime, Gwynn's case offered "a cautionary tale of tunnel vision in p...

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82:11

Japanese Americans: Diverse Experiences and...

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2025/07/20

Dennis Arashiro is a longtime member of AUUF and is the Executive Board President of the Alaska Japanese American Citizens League of Alaska.

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75:59

Alaskas Infant Learning Program & What We Can Do to...

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2025/07/13

Laura Norton-Cruz is a licensed master social worker (LMSW), Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), lifelong advocate for children and families, former teacher and victim advocate, artist, and a mother of two wonderful elementary-aged children. She grew up in Anchorage, and attended Mount Holyoke College for undergrad and University of Michigan for graduate school. Laura has lived in Oaxaca, Mxico, and Bogot, Colombia, and taught 3rd grade in a Spanish-English dual immersion program in Californ...

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