Jenna Schnuer

Via Podcast

I worked as the editorial consultant and launch producer to help get the Via Podcast up and running. Was a great joy working with the team at Via to develop a show that would get people dreaming about their next great trip in the American West. 

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National Geographic: The Essential Guide to Visiting Alaska

Here’s everything you need to know about exploring the cities and vast wilderness of Alaska—when to go, where to stay, what to do, and how to get around.

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Anchorage Daily News: From Wee Tots to Trained Professionals, There’s Room for Every Artist at the Alaska State Fair

Enter the Alaska State Fair through the green gate and there’s no avoiding the instant assault on your senses. Even before the flashing lights of the rides and games fan out in front of you, the scents of sugar and barbecue smoke smack you headlong. Yet on this grim gray afternoon, it took the stunningly loud pop of the Mash-a-Mouse game’s oversized balloons to snap me out of what had become an overwhelming desire to take a nap.

Even a Monday at the fair can feel very Monday.

Gray day or not, I maintain that any adult in need of a one-day pre-winter vacation from reality should head out to Palmer on the second Monday of the fair season. Solo.

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The New York Times: 6 Cities on 5 Continents That are Reimagining Urban Life

What we can learn from creative city initiatives, from Sydney to Paris.

What makes a city great? Whether you’re living in Durban, South Africa, or Medellín, Colombia, perhaps no two people living in one place will have the same answer. But ask residents across different cultures and regions about challenges facing their own cities, and common issues will emerge, like the need for more affordable housing, better public transportation and access to resources and services.

Read the piece on the NYT site.

National Geographic: This U.S. National Park Above the Arctic Circle is an Adventurer's DreamApril 2021

 To accompany a photo spread shot by Kiliii Yuan, this short piece details travel to and around Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park. 

Read the piece online or pick up an April 2021 issue to read it in print.

Delta Sky: Time Out: AnchorageJune 2017

With Anchorage’s snow and chilly temps lasting far longer than those of most lower 48 cities, locals take their summers very seriously. While the rest of America slows down once the season hits, Anchorageites go full tilt. Nature offers up extended hours of daylight—22 at the summer solstice—making it easy to go, go, go. There’s no time to be tired and no excuses for not doing some learning, hiking and plenty of tasting. Although more cosmopolitan than first-timers expect—there’s a Nordstrom and a sizable performing arts center—the city never lets visitors forget they’re in Alaska. The Chugach Mountains rise high to the east, bush planes zip overhead and, now and again, a moose wanders downtown.

What to do if you have a day off in Anchorage? I've got answers.

Sarah Lawrence: Into the StormSpring 2016

Avant-garde theatre tends to attract rule breakers. For David Neumann (theatre), the founder and artistic director of Advanced Beginner Group, a multidisciplinary dance troupe, breaking the rules meant smashing the old chestnut that says kids should resist joining the family business.

https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/magazine/finding-courage/campus/into-the-storm.html

Rolling Stone: Jack White Opens Acoustic Tour With Surprise Show in AlaskaApril 21, 2015

Nashville residents know the feeling of entering an intimate concert space filled with world-class musicians and a shared sense that something special is about to happen. This, however, was Anchorage, Alaska, on a Monday night—the location for the first of five surprise acoustic shows that Jack White is performing in states where he's never previously toured, effectively bringing the best of his adopted hometown out to the far-reaches of the United States.

Read the rest of my concert report on RollingStone.com.

Every Day with Rachael Ray: Cruise Alaska for LessJune, 2014

You haven't been to Alaska yet? What are you waiting for? In this eight-page photo-packed feature, I fill you in on a slew of ideas of things to do and the how-tos of taking a ferry trip through Southeast Alaska. Come on now. Go book your tickets. Jump into the piece on page 94.

Entrepreneur: Going DeepFeb., 2014

 

Meet Eric Stackpole and David Lang, the guys who invented an underwater robot that's helping everybody from hardcore marine biologists and aquaculturists and students to ... anybody, really, see what's going on under the deep. Their company, OpenROV, is a good example of how the maker culture helps bridge the world between professional scientists and hobbyists.

Read all about OpenROV.