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	Podcast:		Code Switch
	Episode:		How Trump's cuts to public media threaten the first Native American station
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:17:40
	Publish Date:		2025-11-15 08:05:02
	Description:		On October 1, 2025, public radio stations lost all of their federal funding -- and for Black and Native American community stations, the cuts hit hard. Case in point, KYUK in Bethel, Alaska, which was the first Indigenous-led public radio station. They lost 70% their budget after federal public media cuts, and will be shrinking from 10 full-time staffers, to 4 people. We speak to Esther Green, a Yupik elder, and her co-host Diane McEarchren of KYUK's spiritual wellness show, Ikayutet, and station general manager Kristin Hall, about what the future looks like for the station. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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