Everyone knows that it is tough dealing with addiction, and that we all need a bit of help from time to time. Joining us this morning for Coffee at KYUK are Theresa McIntyre and KYUK’s Johanna Eurich to talk about a group that gathers regularly at the Bethel Evangelical Covenant Church to help support each other as they make changes in their lives.

Arctic sea ice is melting at accelerating rates, and a new study contributed to by the University of Alaska Fairbanks provides a better understanding as to why. UAF Oceanography professor Harper Simmons joins KYUK's Greg Kim to talk about his research.

This morning we are sharing memories of a friend and colleague who recently passed away. Lillian Atmak Michael was loved and respected by many.

Last week, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation began vaccinating children 12 to 15-years-old against COVID-19. YKHC Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges and Lower Kuskokwim School District Superintendent Kimberly Hankins join KYUK’s Greg Kim to talk about this effort.

Since 1971, KYUK has been part of the rich history of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, delivering local, statewide, and national news and information, public affairs programs, NPR and PBS programming, weather, safety alerts, and music. We want to ensure that this vital resource will always be able to support the region.

Last week, NPR announced the top finalists in their 2021 Student Podcast Challenge. Out of 2,600 nation-wide entries, our very own KYUK interns were included in the top 15. Steve Heimel speaks with the two of the authors of the entry, the very recent high school graduates Kaylee King of Mekoryuk and Jamin Crow of Bethel. We will also listen to the complete podcast that they produced.

Ruth Evon and Ina Pavila are sisters and members of the Jenkins Family gospel group. The two Bethel singers have been heard on KYUK’s airwaves for years, singing gospel songs in Yup’ik. They join us on this episode of "Coffee at KYUK" to help us celebrate KYUK’s 50 th anniversary. Steve Heimel, host of “The Truck Stop” show and a gospel fan himself, also joins us.

KYUK has been on the air for half a century, and Myron Angstman has been right there with us. Either as a listener, a board member, or as one of the founders of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race, a big annual event for both KYUK and the Y-K Delta. KYUK's Olivia Ebertz talks with Angstman on this episode of "Coffee at KYUK".

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of KYUK going on the air. Today you can join us for “Coffee at KYUK” as we begin a series of anniversary programs featuring people who have worked here at the station. The person joining us today has been here longer than anyone else on staff. Dean Swope’s voice is heard every day, because he announces KYUK's underwriting credits. He has been working here since the 80s, doing everything from switching video channels to taking photographs and videos. He was

Bethel ressident Gloria Simeon, who recently completed a certificate in ethnobotany, talks about how she combined traditional knowledge with western science to become a certified ethnobotanist.