Big Cabbage Radio https://www.bigcabbageradio.org We build, inform and celebrate community through local radio Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:49:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BCR-150x152-1-59x60.png Big Cabbage Radio https://www.bigcabbageradio.org 32 32 no(C) Copyright 2016 Radio Free Palmer, Inc.Alaska,government,arts,local,music,palmerRadio Free Palmer is a listener sponsored community radio station broadcasting from Palmer, Alaska. RFP All Recent ShowsMike ChmielewskiTim@eschers.comMike Chmielewski Page 2 Tue. Sept. 22: Oh, Honey https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-tue-sept-22-oh-honey/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-tue-sept-22-oh-honey/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:14:08 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29732 Can you overwinter bees in the Mat-Su? If so, how do beekeepers get ready for winter? How do the honey bees get ready for winter? The Mat-Su has a thriving community of bee keepers. Many are finding ways to keep bees through the winter. Jeremy Anderson has been keeping bees in Chickaloon for eleven years. It started as a hobby with one hive. There was a demand for more honey.

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-tue-sept-22-oh-honey/feed/ 0 Tim@eschers.com (Mike Chmielewski) Mat-Su Borough Emergency Preparedness Expo 2026 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/mat-su-borough-emergency-preparedness-expo-2026/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/mat-su-borough-emergency-preparedness-expo-2026/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:50:04 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29726 Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guests, Beatrice Adler and Debra McGhan, with the 2026 Mat-Su Borough Emergency Preparedness Expo. Listen as the discuss the upcoming expo. Lots of emergencies can impact us here in the Mat-Su Borough. Come learn how to make sure you and your family are prepared at the Mat-Su Emergency Preparedness Expo! Saturday, September 26th 2026 – 10am at The…

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/mat-su-borough-emergency-preparedness-expo-2026/feed/ 0 Tim@eschers.com (Mike Chmielewski)noJoin host Mike Chmielewski and his guests, Beatrice Adler and Debra McGhan, with the 2026 Mat-Su Borough Emergency Preparedness Expo. Listen as the discuss the upcoming expo. Lots of emergencies can impact us here in the Mat-Su Borough. Come learn how to make sure you and your family are prepared at the Mat-Su Emergency Preparedness […]Mike ChmielewskiJoin host Mike Chmielewski and his guests, Beatrice Adler and Debra McGhan, with the 2026 Mat-Su Borough Emergency Preparedness Expo. Listen as the discuss the upcoming expo. Lots of emergencies can impact us here in the Mat-Su Borough. Come learn how to make sure you and your family are prepared at the Mat-Su Emergency Preparedness […]Alaska,government,arts,local,music,palmer Page 2 Mon. Sept. 21: School District Update with Superintendent Dr. Randy Trani https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ipage-2-mon-sept-21-school-district-update-with-superintendent-trani/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ipage-2-mon-sept-21-school-district-update-with-superintendent-trani/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:15:44 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29719 Mat-Su School District Superintendent Randy Trani discussed student achievement, enrollment, funding challenges, and school transportation with Emily Forstner on Valley Edition last week. The superintendent began with positive news. Test scores in the district continue to lead the Big Five school districts in Alaska. He said Mat-Su is also gaining ground faster than comparable districts.

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ipage-2-mon-sept-21-school-district-update-with-superintendent-trani/feed/ 0 Tim@eschers.com (Mike Chmielewski) Your Health: Testosterone #2 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/your-health-testosterone-2/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/your-health-testosterone-2/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29700 Join Dr. Jill Valerius and host Lee Henrikson as they continue a multi-part discussion about Testosterone in Men and Women. Testosterone is a sex hormone that helps men build muscle and develop sexual traits, like libido and hair growth. Women have small amounts of testosterone, too. Testosterone levels are naturally much higher in males. If testosterone levels are too…

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/your-health-testosterone-2/feed/ 0 Tim@eschers.com (Mike Chmielewski) Home To Roost #72 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/home-to-roost-72/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/home-to-roost-72/#respond Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29693 This week on Home to Roost: the Fed raises rates, Sutton’s Evan Jones Mine supplies fossils for a conversation about Alaska’s warmer future, and Trump’s remarks about blood and genetics put purported pedigrees on the agenda. Then we open some very old mail: Kendall v. United States (1838), a reminder that presidential supervision doesn’t erase duties Congress assigned the postmaster. Interest…

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/home-to-roost-72/feed/ 0 Tim@eschers.com (Mike Chmielewski) Kombucha Palooza! https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/kombucha-palooza/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/kombucha-palooza/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:59:32 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29710 Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Tom Spoth, the Kombucha Master at Kombucha 203. Learn about the history of Kombucha Palooza. Tom Spoth has been crafting small batches for 203 since the beginning. Image/photo credit: Kombucha 203…

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/kombucha-palooza/feed/ 0 Tim@eschers.com (Mike Chmielewski)noJoin host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Tom Spoth, the Kombucha Master at Kombucha 203. Learn about the history of Kombucha Palooza. Tom Spoth has been crafting small batches for 203 since the beginning. Image/photo credit: Kombucha 203Mike ChmielewskiJoin host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Tom Spoth, the Kombucha Master at Kombucha 203. Learn about the history of Kombucha Palooza. Tom Spoth has been crafting small batches for 203 since the beginning. Image/photo credit: Kombucha 203Alaska,government,arts,local,music,palmer In Summary: September 16th, 2026 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/in-summary-september-16th-2026/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/in-summary-september-16th-2026/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:52:36 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29708 Emily Forstner talks with Mike Chmielewski about the September 16th, 2026, Mat-Su School Board meeting. The School Board is the governing body of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. More information is available on the Mat-Su School District website. The School Board meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month in the School Board Chambers. image/

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/in-summary-september-16th-2026/feed/ 0 Tim@eschers.com (Mike Chmielewski)noEmily Forstner talks with Mike Chmielewski about the September 16th, 2026, Mat-Su School Board meeting. The School Board is the governing body of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. More information is available on the Mat-Su School District website. The School Board meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month in the School Board […]Mike ChmielewskiEmily Forstner talks with Mike Chmielewski about the September 16th, 2026, Mat-Su School Board meeting. The School Board is the governing body of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. More information is available on the Mat-Su School District website. The School Board meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month in the School Board […]Alaska,government,arts,local,music,palmer Inside The City: Palmer Mayor Jim Cooper https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/inside-the-city-palmer-mayor-jim-cooper-4/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/inside-the-city-palmer-mayor-jim-cooper-4/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:25:32 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29704 Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Palmer’s Mayor Jim Cooper. Listen as they discuss some differences between Mayor Cooper’s first term as mayor in the early 2000’s and now. Jim Cooper, Mayor of Palmer photo credit: City of Palmer…

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/inside-the-city-palmer-mayor-jim-cooper-4/feed/ 0 Tim@eschers.com (Mike Chmielewski)noJoin host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Palmer’s Mayor Jim Cooper. Listen as they discuss some differences between Mayor Cooper’s first term as mayor in the early 2000’s and now. Jim Cooper, Mayor of Palmer photo credit: City of PalmerMike ChmielewskiJoin host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Palmer’s Mayor Jim Cooper. Listen as they discuss some differences between Mayor Cooper’s first term as mayor in the early 2000’s and now. Jim Cooper, Mayor of Palmer photo credit: City of PalmerAlaska,government,arts,local,music,palmer Ag Matters: Mid Valley Greenhouse https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ag-matters-mid-valley-greenhouse/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ag-matters-mid-valley-greenhouse/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:04:15 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29695 Join host Ken Hoffman and his guest, Melissa Lytwyn, Production Manager for Mid Valley Greenhouse. Listen as they discuss the history and operations of this local family owned business. Photo Credit: MidValley Greenhouse…

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ag-matters-mid-valley-greenhouse/feed/ 0 Tim@eschers.com (Mike Chmielewski) Valley Edition: Inside the District: Dr. Randy Trani, Superintendent of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/valley-edition-inside-the-district-dr-randi-trani-superintendent-of-the-matanuska-susitna-borough-school-district/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/valley-edition-inside-the-district-dr-randi-trani-superintendent-of-the-matanuska-susitna-borough-school-district/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29706 Join host Emily Forstner as she interviews Mat-Su School Superintendent Dr. Randy Trani for Inside the District. Listen as they discuss many issues facing the school district, with a primary focus on the current budget. The Mat-Su Borough School District is dedicated to providing high-quality education that prepares students for success in college, careers, and beyond.

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/valley-edition-inside-the-district-dr-randi-trani-superintendent-of-the-matanuska-susitna-borough-school-district/feed/ 0 Tim@eschers.com (Mike Chmielewski)noJoin host Emily Forstner as she interviews Mat-Su School Superintendent Dr. Randy Trani for Inside the District. Listen as they discuss many issues facing the school district, with a primary focus on the current budget. The Mat-Su Borough School District is dedicated to providing high-quality education that prepares students for success in college, careers, and […]Mike ChmielewskiJoin host Emily Forstner as she interviews Mat-Su School Superintendent Dr. Randy Trani for Inside the District. Listen as they discuss many issues facing the school district, with a primary focus on the current budget. The Mat-Su Borough School District is dedicated to providing high-quality education that prepares students for success in college, careers, and […]Alaska,government,arts,local,music,palmer