Here on the Southern Kenai Peninsula we are surrounded not only by natural beauty, but also nature’s potential to rise up in many forms to ruin our day. Earthquakes, tsunami, wildfire, volcanic eruptions and severe weather all have the capability to bring everyday life here to a screeching halt. Join host Jay Barrett and his guest Brenda Ahlberg of the borough's Office of Emergency Management as we learn about our community preparedness.

Hear pitches from a dozen non-profits that are helping improve life in and around Homer.

Guests from Cook Inlet Counseling and All Things Addiction Coalition discuss recovery options.

Jeff Lockwood is joined in the studio by Homer food and beverage stalwarts Teri Robl and Patrick Driscoll for a conversation about holiday cooking, cookbooks, Vienna sausage martinis, and how to cook a goat.

The Kenai Peninsula is surrounded by ways to make electricity, yet only a few are used. Some, such as commercial solar or tidal generation, are among those on the horizon. Join guests Erin McKittrick, Levi Kilcher and David Thomas as we learn about them and others.

On this first day of December, the Coffee Table welcomes Jay Bechtol of South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services to discuss ways to recognize and head off the mental health challenges that come with winter.

This week on the Coffee Table, we welcome Alaskan writer and photographer Seth Kantner, to discuss his new book, A Thousand Trails Home. The book addresses subsistence, caribou, climate change, and growing up in the Arctic.

Join host Jay Barrett for a discussion with Curt Jackson of the Kachemak Bay State Park Community Council, Kim McNett, Karl Stolfuss, Erin McKitrick, and Amelia Pollack about activities available in the park during the winter.

Emilie Springer and Jay Barrett speak with Kevin Co and Steve Yoshida about Homer's Peace Tree.

A discussion with National Tsunami Warning Center experts.