What's Up, Alaska?!

 On this episode of What’s Up Alaska?, we’re talking to the powerhouse pair behind one of Anchorage’s hottest spots — Kastle & Rico, owners of Pink Cadillac Country Bar 💖🤠

Known for its line dancing, theme nights, and Southern charm with an Alaskan twist, Pink Cadillac has quickly become the place to be! 💃🏽🕺🏽

But that’s not all — Kastle is also a Cupcake Wars champion 🧁 and the creative force behind Kastle’s Kreations, her...

This week on What’s Up, Alaska?, we’re diving into the world of stand-up with two voices shaping the state’s comedy scene: Ida Taylor and Andrea.

Andrea, an Anchorage-based comic, got her start at open mics at Koots just three years ago and has since taken her act on the road — across Alaska and even beyond. Ida Taylor is a stand-up comedian and filmmaker who’s been using humor as a survival tool most of her life. She’s a founding m...

Margaret Griffo and Miranda Miller are two Alaskans who serve with their canine
partners through NATIONAL Crisis Response Canines, a nonprofit that deploys
highly-trained teams into high-stress environments. These canines don’t just visit they respond. They seek out those who need them most, offering stability, connection, and moments of relief in the middle of crisis, disaster, and trauma.
Both teams recently traveled ...

Lorna-lei Sua’ava is a Sāmoan woman born in Long Beach, California, and raised in Palmer, Alaska. With a deep passion for education and community, she has always sought opportunities for growth, both personally and professionally.

She recently earned a Master’s in Neuropsychology from the University of Arizona (September 2024). 

In addition to her academic and professional endeavors, Lorna-lei dedicates her time to voluntee...

Sabrina Speers started her stand up comedy career in 2017. Voted #1 Stand Up Comic in 2021, by the Anchorage Press, she primarily performs in Anchorage and the Mat Su Valley, but has done shows all over the state. Currently touring with The Baddies with Bars, and performs with the Alaska B4uDie Comedy Festival. You can also catch her hosting concerts as a way to get free tickets!

https://www.facebook.com/sabrina.m.speers

https://www....

Chelsea is a mom, wife, spiritual healer, entrepreneur, dog mom, owner of 11:11 Studio, AND she has an amazing gift to able to connect to your loved ones on the other side ❤️ Chelsea is here to shake up the spiritual community, and share her wild and crazy life. She was the founder of Alaska’s first indoor dog park, and is now helping and healing people and their pups at her newest studio 11:11 Studios. Her mission is to motivate, ...

Lisa is a singer and vocal percussionist who is most known for her work as the founder of Pipeline Vocal Project, a professional a cappella trio based in Anchorage.

Lisa has led this vocal trio to win international awards such as Best Album (2022) and Best Hip-Hop Song (2024) from the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, also known as the A Cappella Grammys.

Noteworthy performances such as their appearance ...

Nick Jenkins grew up in the windy, high desert plains of Laramie, Wyoming. As a child, he watched ski movies and dreamed of visiting places like Alaska. In 2010, Nick enrolled in the Outdoor Studies program at Alaska Pacific University and drove north, searching for adventure. He was immediately drawn to the Matanuska Valley, where he began working as a guide on the Matanuska Glacier.

Nick manages the helicopter program fo...

Meet Betsey, the inspiration behind @heralaskatravels, a social media account inspiring Alaskans—and beyond—on how to unlock the world of travel through points and miles. Traveling the globe with her family, she’s on a mission to share insider knowledge with Alaskan business owners and entrepreneurs, helping them turn everyday expenses into unforgettable journeys. Each year, she also leads a transformative group trip to a new inter...

Yoga instructor, college professor, and Alaskan dog dad. David wears many hats. The list goes on and probably like a lot of us finds it hard to really define himself. His primary focus is working for Turiya of Alaska an organization which he helped confound seven years ago. Turiya’s primary mission is to provide mindfulness, therapeutic movement and related activities within mental health, recovery and correctional settings. You ma...

Sifu Stewart's Journey started in 2000. He was in college playing football and his cousin introduced him to Tai Chi. Sifu Stewart started doing a 20 minute Tai Chi tape everyday and it changed everything. Sifu Stewart attended Tai Yim Kung Fu in Columbia, MD in 2001. After College, Sifu Stewart moved to Georgia to play Semi-Pro football. After a full season, he moved back to MD (2003) and continued his training. He was levelin...

Betsi is a transformational life coach, author, and ceremonialist with a gift for guiding people to unlock their highest potential. She specializies in creating profound growth, both through online and in-person offerings. She recently published "Honor Your Medicine: A Workbook for Self-Guided Psychedelic Integration" to support folks to apply their transcendent experiences to their everyday lives.

Find more here...

Stevie Leniear is an Activist, Rapper, Public Speaker, Musician, Fitness Trainer, and so much more! Find her music on Spotify and Apple under "Stevie the Blessed".

Follow Stevie here:

https://www.instagram.com/healingraeoflight/
https://www.facebook.com/stevie.leniear
https://www.tiktok.com/@stevietheblessed
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6zeYRXT7F6yQj69JOjwzlv?si=KDUNSWfoREy3CHW7UWklNA
...

A naturopathic doctor with interests in longevity, cardiology, endocrinology and sexual health.

• Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine in 2015
• CNME Official Residency at TrueNorth Health Center
• Fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Endocrinology

Mentors:

Dr. Peter Sultana, M.D.; Dr. Michael Klaper, M.D.; Anthony Lim, M.D.; Dr. Alan Goldhamer, D.C. and Dr. Csilla Veress,...

Lamar is the chef-owner of Fromagio’s,  an artisan cheese shop in Anchorage known for specialty cheeses, charcuterie plates and sandwiches. Learn all about his love for cooking, his move from Nashville to Alaska, his family life, and so much more!

https://fromagioscheese.com/

Check out your hosts:

Blaze Bell:
https://www.blazebell.com/
https://www.instagram.com/blazebellbliss/

Justin Will...

Natasha Price is a lifelong Anchorage-ite who has a passion for cooking fresh pasta, singing opera, floristry, thrift store shopping and copy editing. She works part time as a creative strategist at Rising Tide Communications while running her own floral business, Paper Peony Alaska. She keeps a blog of her crafts and cooking adventures at https://alaskaknitnat.com/

Natasha loves foraging for mushrooms and berries in the ...

Hailing from Alaska, DJ Remax, AKA Max Friedli, has carved out a path in the music scene up in Alaska. From a young age, Max found his calling, embarking on his DJ journey at the age of 12. His early days saw him spinning tracks at his own school dances, proms, homecomings, and weddings, laying the groundwork for a dynamic career.

In the summer of 2020, amid a world paused by the pandemic, DJ Remax took to TikTok to share his passio...

Jasmin Smith, launched her own small business, Baby Vend, in 2016, has coached more than 650 entrepreneurs in owning and operating their own businesses across the nation. In 2020, she helped launch the new Alaska Black Business Directory, where people can search for Black-owned businesses across Alaska from shops to restaurants.

She also co-founded in 2020 the Umoja Coworking and Incubators, a business services space focused on cult...

Meredith Noble is an entrepreneur, community leader, best-selling author, and outdoor adventurer in Alaska. She is the co-founder of Learn Grant Writing, the #1 online membership for those building a career in grant writing. In this episode she is so spunky, motivational, and left us speechless more than once with some major truth bombs!

Meredith helps the entrepre-curious build lifestyle freedom. She is the co-founder of...