Alaska Landmine Radio

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our  Facebook page ,  X account , or  YouTube channel .) Watch Jeff talk about another nonsense poll that recently came out for the governor's race, the travel scandal involving Anchorage Assembly member George Martinez, and an update on what is happening with the special session on the gasline.

Jeff was joined by John Sims, President of Enstar Natural Gas. They discuss the lake John and Jeff are neighbors on near Big Lake, the Cook Inlet gas supply issue and what that means for Southcentral in the short term, the amount of investment Hilcorp has made in Cook Inlet since 2012, why gas storage could be an issue due to the cold winter we just had, what could happen if we have a cold winter...

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our  Facebook page ,  X account , or  YouTube channel .)  Watch Jeff talk how the conference committee has still not reached a deal on the gasline bill, how Rep. Jamie Allard's (R) House race is getting very loose, and where the governor's race is now that the primary withdrawal deadline has passed.

Jeff was joined by former Senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate Shelley Hughes. They discuss why she decided to run for governor, the crowded field of Republicans in the race and how that could be a problem for Republicans, how she decided to pick her running mate Blake Gettys, why she moved to Southeast Alaska with her mom and siblings, the challenges the next governor is going to have,...

Jeff was joined by singer songwriter Natalie Gelman, who is touring Alaska this summer. They discuss how she grew up in New York, how she got into music when she was young, playing in the subway, how she has toured all across the country and the world, the business of the music industry and setting up tours, how Covid affected the music industry, how having kids has affected her ability to tour, h...

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our  Facebook page ,  X account , or  YouTube channel .) Watch Jeff talk about the situation involving Decoy Dan Sullivan from Petersburg trying to challenge Senator Dan Sullivan (R - Alaska) and the wild end of the special session in Juneau that failed to produce a gasline bill, resulting in another special session.

Jeff was joined by Juneau attorney Libby Bakalar. They discuss the Alaska Division of Elections recent decision to prevent Petersburg Dan Sullivan from challenging Senator Dan Sullivan (R - Alaska), why she thinks that decision is wrong, the political climate in the United States, the role social media plays in politics, the problems social media causes, the dangers of people consuming news that o...

Jeff was joined by Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board candidate Dr. Robert Herrick. They discuss why he moved to Alaska in 2004 from Texas, his job at the University of Alaska Fairbanks as a geophysicist, where he obtained all of his degrees, his work studying space and planets, namely Venus, his thoughts on space travel, why he decided to run for the school board, some of the problems faci...

Jeff was joined by former Governor Bill Walker and Rand Hoffbeck, who recently filed to run as a ticker for governor and lieutenant governor. They discuss why they decided to jump in the race at the last minute, the Permanent Fund yearly draw and the dividend, their plan to pay out $10,000 to each qualified Alaskan to end the PFD, the current attempt at a gasline and his attempt to get it done in...

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our  Facebook page ,  X account , or  YouTube channel .) Watch Jeff talk about the ongoing special session on the gasline bill and what the plan is for the next week, a letter Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom (R - Alaska) sent to Decoy Dan Sullivan - who is challenging Senator Dan Sullivan (R - Alaska) - and the crowded gover...

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our  Facebook page ,  X account , or  YouTube channel .) Watch Jeff talk about a press conference Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance held today on "public safety," Democrat gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich's running mate, and the June 1 filing deadline, which is just five days away.

Jeff was joined by Adam Prestidge, president of Glenfarne Alaska LNG. They discuss his background including obtaining his BA at BYU and his law degree at William & Mary Law School, his time working as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer, how he got into the energy sector, how he ended up at Glenfarne, how Glenfarne got involved in the Alaska LNG project, why it's crucial in his view the gasline...

Jeff was joined by naturopathic doctor Cameron O'Connell and lobbyist Gene Therriault. They discuss what naturopathic is and what it is not, the reliance in the United States on pills to solve medical problems, a naturopath bill in the House that is stuck in a committee, what the bill aims to do, why the Alaska State Medical Association and Representative Zack Fields (D - Anchorage) are against th...

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our  Facebook page ,  X account , or  YouTube channel .) Watch Jeff talk about how dirty Anchorage is with all the trash and homeless camps and give a Juneau update with under three weeks left until the constitutional end of session.

Jeff was joined by Attorney General-designee Stephen Cox. They discuss the recent Legislative Skits, how he ended up in Alaska, his background working as a lawyer in D.C., his time serving as a U.S. Attorney in East Texas, the problems with people using AI in the court system, the Alaska Department of Law, some of the things he has been working on as AG, his involvement in helping Alaska's senator...

Jeff was joined by Representative Will Stapp (R - Fairbanks). They discuss his position on the finance committee and some flak he has taken for his position on the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), the ongoing education debate and the battle between funding and accountability, the difficulty of putting a budget together, the vast majority of potential energy projects in Alaska, some of the revenue me...

Jeff was joined by Juneau Assembly member Neil Steininger. They discuss the status of the operating budget in the House and the capital budget in the Senate, the ongoing fight surrounding the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), the issue at Eaglecrest Ski Area with a gondola that was purchased from Austria, how the session is likely going to end, and what Juneau will be like next year with a new govern...

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our  Facebook page ,  X account , or  YouTube channel .) Watch Jeff talk about the Landmine's prediction for the six Anchorage Assembly and two school board races as well as an update on how things are progressing in the Legislature.

Jeff was joined by Anthony Marnell, CEO of Marnell Gaming. They discuss his background growing up in Las Vegas, a summer playing baseball for the Anchorage Bucs, his family business Marnell Gaming, the boom and bust nature of Las Vegas, how higher prices have driven some people away, why Vegas is so good at building, the sports teams in Vegas, his involvement in the Native Village of Eklutna's cas...

Jeff was joined by U.S. Attorney for District of Alaska Michael Heyman. They discuss his background as an attorney for the Department of Justice in Nepal and the Maldives, the challenges of working abroad, the drug problem in the United States including the fentanyl issue, how he came to be the U.S. Attorney for District of Alaska, how the U.S. Attorney's office functions, the criminal issues faci...

Jeff was joined by Democratic gubernational candidate Tom Begich. They discuss why he is running for governor, the dynamics of the crowded field and ranked choice voting, the challenges of running for office, some of the issues in Juneau including the current mess with the supplemental budget, his time serving in the State Senate and being the minority leader, the dynamics between the majority and...

Jeff was joined by Matt Schultz, Democratic candidate for U.S. House. They discuss his background as a Presbyterian minister, why he decided to become a minister, why he decided to challenge Representative Nick Begich (R - Alaska), his thoughts on the homelessness issue in Anchorage, what he would do if elected to Congress, the lack of new infrastructure projects in Alaska, his appearance on " Who...

Jeff was joined by Trent Hartill, vice president of fisheries and sustainability at American Seafoods. They discuss his family's background in the fishing industry, the ten years he spent working at Alaska Department Fish & Game, some of the challenges the fishing industry faces in Alaska, why fish is such a hot political issue, the opposition to trawling and why some gubernatorial candidates...

Jeff was joined by Representative Nick Begich (R - Alaska). They discuss how his first term in the Congress has gone and what he has learned, the narrow Republican majority in the House of Representatives, how he's managed to get so many bills passed, resource development opportunities in Alaska, the lack of infrastructure projects in Alaska, the rising costs of healthcare and how he thinks costs...

Jeff was joined by Jillian Simpson, president/CEO of the Alaska Travel Industry Association (ATIA). They discuss the role ATIA plays in Alaska tourism, the importance of tourism for the Alaska economy, what other states are doing to promote tourism, the different kinds of visitors who come to Alaska, some of the issues tourism faces from NIMBYs, the kind of tourism marketing ATIA does domestically...