The End of The Road
Episode 2
Climbing The Cold Mountain Path: In Conversation With Tom Kizzia, Part Two
November 12, 2021
In this episode, Tom Kizzia takes us into the 1983 shootings in McCarthy that killed six of the town’s 22 residents. He focuses on Amy Ashenden, a lesser known victim of the shootings. We continue our conversation with author, Tom Kizzia, discussing his new book titled, Cold Mountain Path: The Ghost Town Decades of McCarthy-Kennecott, Alaska. In his book, Tom preserves the “Lost Years” of 1938-1983, and creates an opportunity to talk about these stories and how they impact the community. In our interview with Tom about his book, two themes emerged: how we approach and process the past (Part One), and in this episode we tie it together with reflections from Tom on Amy Ashenden’s life journey and her discoveries of impermanence.
In this Episode
Tom Kizzia: Discusses Amy Ashendens life journey, and tells us about the early days of the Wrangell Mountains Center.
Jon Erdman: Interviewer, Producer, and Wrangell Mountains Center Executive Director
Michelle McAfee: Co-host, script writer, audio editor/engineer
Peter Bradley: audio editor
Erin McKinstry: logistical support, coordination
David Jacobs-Strain: Audio Mastering
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Special thanks to the Alaska State Council on the Arts for their generous grant, making Season Two of this podcast possible!
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Cold Mountain Path: The Ghost Town Decades of McCarthy-Kennecott, Alaska (2021)
Published by Porphyry Press located in McCarthy, AK
Music Attribution
Nothing Like Home by Philip Peter Dudley Panton (PRS)
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Over The Barren Plains by Eric Haddad (BMI)
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Highway Man by Jeremy Sherman (PRS)
https://www.neosounds.com/royalty-free-music/styles/folk
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Wind In The Rushes by Jeremy Sherman (PRS)
https://www.neosounds.com/royalty-free-music/styles/folk
License: http://WindInTheRushes_License_85342-MTR-128117.pdf