Hosted by Gunnar Branson · EN · 21 episodes
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The frontier is an exciting adventure when imagined, but what is it like when it's lived? How does a young family from Philadelphia make Alaska home? I grew up under the Northern Lights in temperatures that ranged from -60 degrees to +80 degrees Fahrenheit. Wild animals like bear, moose, eagles, and caribou were common, mountains were epic, winters were cold, summer sun went through the night, and the Northern Lights were frequent. But it was also strangely ordinary...and awesome.
Gunnar Branson hosts Chasing Lights—an Alaskan Childhood, a arts show with 21 episodes published.
What if leadership requires kindness? The world can not be controlled. That is an obvious understatement, as human beings are far too small and powerless to have total control. It is challenging to keep that simple truth
Show notesThe book version of Chasing Lights will be released in early 2026. It tells the story of his childhood under the Northern Lights in Alaska where the small things, the ordinary lives lived in an impossibly big world under
Show notesWhat are your Chasing Lights Stories? After finishing the podcast of Chasing Lights and as the book version is prepared for release in early 2026, author Gunnar Branson sat down with Joshua Harris to ask him about his Ch
Show notesPart of the Chasing Lights Conversations podcasts, I sat down with a good friend and colleague Zeb Bradford. In his work life, he is Metzler Real Estate's Chief Investment Officer, but outside of work he has led a fascin
Show notesWhat are your Chasing Lights Stories? After finishing the podcast of Chasing Lights and as the book version is prepared for release in early 2026, author Gunnar Branson sits down with Marc Royer to ask him about his Chas
Show notesWhy did I write a story about childhood "under the lights"? The reasons are complicated, but the stories are interesting. Find out why.
Show notesI didn't start life in Alaska, but I ended up there pretty quickly. How? Listen here to the story of how my family went north for the first time.
Show notesHow much can you escape what you left behind? How much does it follow you? The family starts their life as Alaskans.
Show notesWhat does it take to get through winter? Tough for everyone, Alaskan winters are especially difficult on the body and the soul...but there are moments that fill the darkness.
Show notesWhat is Spring like in Alaska? It's so different that Alaskans don't call it Spring.
Show notesWhen does the light come back? When can I trust the warmth to stay? Summer finally comes and "the real Alaska" outside of Anchorage beckons.
Show notesWhy is there so much garbage? Even if one leave's civilization behind, the trash just follows you. But is that a bad thing?
Show notesWhat about the other road out of town? Instead of just the Kenai Penninsula, the family started to explore the country to the North of Anchorage, and even the Bush.
Show notesWhat is it like to live in the Bush? It is not always what one might expect. Of all the experiences of the Bush, the most challenging and most beautiful may be the silence.
Show notesWhat about hunting and fishing? A big part of life in Alaska, it's never as simple as it seems and learning to understand and accept violence can be a lifetime journey.
Show notesHow long before someone belongs in Alaska? It's surprising, where someone turns around and realizes that all that strange and frightening stuff is now normal. Normality creeps up, even as one complains about things being
Show notesLife is unfair. What can we do about it? There wasn't that much more time before I left Alaska. Like alot of people getting about to start life alone, the inequities of life became more apparent to me.
Show notesWhat is it like to fly? People fly alot more in Alaska than elsewhere. What is it like to take off in a blizzard or land next to a mountain? What is it like to fly 4,000 miles away for the first time alone?
Show notesWhat is hip? The question asked by Tower of Power in 1973 was on my mind as I started two amazing jobs my senior year in high school.
Show notesLife is unfair. What can we do about it? There wasn't that much more time before I left Alaska. Like alot of people about to start life on their own, the inequities of life became more apparent to me.
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