AK Rundown December 3&4, 2005

 

“What We’ll Do For Money”

Intro/Newscast/Credits

 

  1. Salvation Army. Host Gabriel Spitzer dresses up in a Santa Hat and rings the bell for the Salvation Army. On scene voicer. (2:31 total time)
  2. Sleep Lab. Jonathan Bower once stayed up for more than 80 hours, to get paid as part of a sleep study. Commentary. 1:56
  3. Button #1: “I Want Money” by The Flying Lizards from The Flying Lizards 
  4. Perry Green. Anchorage furrier Perry Green talks about being a semiprofessional poker player, from the bathtub. Interview. (4:37 total time)
  5. Stinger. Bell ringing.
  6. Pledge Drive Spoof. Public radio managers get a little aggressive around pledge drive  season. KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein. Pkg. 1:42 (2:16 with intro and tag)

 

Break #1: “Metche Dershe (When am I going to reach there?)” by Mulatu Astatke from Ethiopiques 4

 

  1. Laundering $. Lynn Hallquist recently discovered that the only useful thing in her earthquake kit was some cash. Commentary. 1:57 (2:17 with intro)
  2. Stinger: “O Mario” by Beck from Mutations
  3. Bingles. Stores and bars in Alaska used to issue their own coinage, instead of using US dollars. KSKA’s Len Anderson. Pkg. 4:30 (4:54 with intro)
  4. Button #2:  “Greenback Dollar” by the Kingston Trio from The Very Best of the Kingston Trio
  5. Rick Urion. Money and politics are intertwined: Rick Urion has been legislator, lobbyist and photographer. Host Interview. 3:11 total time
  6. 300 Villages. Nuiqsit and Stevens Village
  7. Calendar of Events. “Connemara Breakdown” by Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band from the Mountain
  8. The Roosevelt Tree. A locally made movie premiers soon, but it looks a lot different than its director originally planned. Jessica Cochran. Host Wrap. 2:50 total time

 

Break #2: Unnatural Habitat by the Greenhornes from The Broken Flowers Soundtrack

 

  1. Pt Hope Thai Restaurant. Hard working immigrants have opened restaurants in lots of unlikely spots in Alaska, including Point Hope.  Gabriel Spitzer/ Host Pkg. 3:39
  2. Hummer. John McKay recently decided he was sick of feeling small on Anchorage roads, so he test drove a hummer. Commentary with sound and humming. 4:52 (5:08 with intro)
  3.  Button: “Baby Elephant Walk” by Henry Mancini from Henry Mancini: Greatest Hits
  4. Term Paper Sales. One  student recently looked into selling her papers for some extra cash.  Alaska Teem Media Institute’s Katie Zagar. 3:05 (3:22 with intro)
  5. CTTC. Teenage band from Homer rocks out. Ann Kaiser. 4:00 (plus music out)

 

Close: “Liberation Front” by Thievery Corporation from The Richest Man in Babylon