The End of The Road

Episode 2
Shaped by The Wild: The Story of Sally Gibert

August 11, 2020

Shaped by the wilderness and the lawless town of McCarthy Alaska in the 1970s, Sally Gibert lived the frontier life in Alaska then went on to found a significant and impactful nonprofit and eventually helped shape the map of the state of Alaska. This is part one of two parts, exploring Sally's early adult life in the frontier town of McCarthy as she navigates local culture, faces the challenges of keeping warm during one of McCarthy's coldest winters, and engages with the grief of a town in the aftermath of a violent shooting. Part two explores Sally's state-wide impact through her work on land policy.

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In this Episode

  • Sally Gibert: WMC Founder shares her experiences in the very early days of her encounter with McCarthy, the Wrangell Mountains, and a vertigo-inducing old hardware store.

  • Jessie Sheldon: Interviewer and Wrangell Mountains Center Media Artist

  • Jon Erdman: Interviewer, Producer, and Wrangell Mountains Center Executive Director

  • Kevin MacLeod: Music, see attribution, below

We got comfortable and engaged with Sally’s stories for several hours, enchanted by her storytelling. It was a memorable experience. In the background you’ll hear the songs of swallows and bush planes circling, familiar WMC sounds. We interviewed Sally from the Classroom in the Old Hardware Store, where she shares her first experience with the dilapidated old building, back in 1976 during the Fourth of July Centennial Celebration.

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Music Attribution

New Hero in Town by Kevin MacLeod
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5742-new-hero-in-town
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Circus of Freaks by Kevin MacLeod
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5740-circus-of-freaks
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Immersed by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3900-immersed
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dirt Rhodes:
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3650-dirt-rhodes
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Raw by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4264-raw
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ancient Rite
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5739-ancient-rite
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/