PRK On The Air: Cooking With Alaska’s Fisherwomen

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My own big brother spent serious time commercial fishing in Alaska after graduating from college but a group of fisherwomen profiled on WBUR’s Here & Now, sisters Tomi and Kiyo Marsh and their friend Laura Cooper, took their fishing experience to an entirely new level.

Imagine this concoction: one part fishing adventure, one part ingenuity, one part killer cooking skills.   That will get you the fisherwomen’s new book, “Fishes and Dishes: Seafood Recipes and Salty Stories from Alaska’s Commercial Fisherwomen.”

Here & Now spoke with Cooper and Tomi Marsh about their project, and included some pretty fantastic recipes.  Check it all out HERE.

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Associate Producer, Here & Now Most recently, Jessica worked as an associate producer at WBUR's daily local program, Radio Boston. Jessica moved to Boston in 2008 and has lived many places since leaving her native Texas. After graduating from college, Jessica worked as a federal employee, documentary film festival producer, oral historian, university teaching assistant, traveling saleswoman and klezmer musician. Her work and projects have appeared in The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Bust, Barnard Magazine, National Public Radio, Public Radio International (PRI), and the BBC. Jessica's freelance radio work has received various awards including accolades from the Religion Newswriters Association and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. As a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador, Jessica collected and studied oral histories from the Jewish Community based in San Salvador. Jessica received her B.A. in political science from Columbia University’s Barnard College and her M.A. in history from Indiana University. She learned how to make radio from the phenomenal folks at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Jessica lives in Somerville with her husband, twin son and daughter, and two cats. To learn more about Jessica’s projects, both current and past, please visit www.jessicaalpert.com.