"I'm Glad You Said That" - Jim Minnery Talks Faith & Politics

What a privilege I have to chat with President Donald Trump's national spokesperson for his 2016 Presidential Election and a top level strategist for his 2020 Re-Election Campaign. Katrina Pierson, who was in Alaska last week for the Anchorage Republican Women's Club Lincoln Day Dinner, is the quintessential American story lived out. Born out of wedlock to a 15 year old mother who chose...

Bethany Marcum is a long-time friend, avid big game hunter, political strategist and Executive Director of the Alaska Policy Forum . Now, more than ever, we need intellectual energy applied to make our great state more efficient, effective and liberty-minded. That's what the Alaska Policy Forum is all about. Bethany is an incredible asset to the Great Land. I hope you can tune in.  Support th...

Ever since we started this program, I have wanted to chat with my good friend Portia Noble on the show. Today is that day. Portia is a razor sharp, kind-hearted staff member of Americans for Prosperity Alaska and as most people in political circles know, is over the moon involved in all shapes and sizes of advocacy in the Great Land.  I am blessed to chat with Portia about AFP priorities and her o...

Webster's defines firebrand as "a person who is passionate about a particular cause, typically inciting change and taking radical action." Out of everyone I've known and worked with in the conservative movement in Alaska, I can think of nobody who fits that description more than my good friend Judy Eledge. As President of the Anchorage Republican Women's Club and now worki...

Lance Roberts is a lifelong Alaskan, Fairbanks resident, engineer, staunchly conservative political activist and he is my guest today on Family Matters. We cover a wide variety of issues including the election last October that shocked the progressives. Tune in and stay engaged. Support the show

Mark Miloscia has been a Republican State Senator, a Democrat State Representative, a B-52 pilot with an Engineering degree from the Air Force Academy. With a Masters in Clinical Psychology and an MBA to boot, he's lobbied for the Washington Catholic Conference, served as a Director for Goodwill Industries and as the Executive Director of Federal Way Youth and Family Services. So what's...

I'm honored today to speak with my good friend Glenn Biegel on Family Matters.   Glenn is a long-time radio talk-show host, community activist and political strategist that Alaska is blessed to have as a citizen. Among other things, we'll talk about how important it is that a shift is occurring within the non-profit world in Alaska that is empowering people to do ministry again. For way...

In Homer, Mark Edens is serious about influencing Government for the good. In fact, as a Pastor at Regent Life Church , his sights are "heavenly" with a community-wide initiative to transform culture and raise up modern-day Daniels at the end of the Kenai Peninsula. We couldn't be more enthusiastic about what he and other Christ followers are doing to influence this area of Alaska f...

Today on Family Matters, I'll be interviewing Michael King, Director of Community Alliances for the Massachusetts Family Institute . We'll be discussing the recent victory in the Bay State to keep Planned Parenthood's radical sex ed curricula out of public schools in Worcester, the second biggest city in the state. The victory proves that even in a very blue state, when parents stan...

Today on Family Matters, I'll be chatting with Alaska's newest State Senator, Josh Revak. Representing South Anchorage, Revak replaces Senator Chris Birch who passed away unexpectedly. A veteran and musician, Revak is an even keeled conservative walking into a very fragmented Legislature. He is seen as a critical vote on both sides of a divided Senate but who will he stand with ? Support...

Today on Family Matters, I'll be interviewing David Fowler, President of Family Action Council of Tennessee and the creative and legal mind behind an effort called God Given Marriage . This initiative will be the first effort of its kind to remove from Government the power to control and redefine marriage and give it back to the people.  It will be a fascinating discussion about how and why B...

Today on Family Matters, I'll be interviewing Autumn Leva, Vice President of Strategy for Family Policy Alliance.   We'll discuss a recent new rule adopted by the Trump Administration that allows faith-based adoption agencies and foster care groups to once again receive federal funds for placing kids in homes. The Obama Administration, unfortunately, had set up a roadblock during the fin...

On today's Family Matters Radio Show, I have the great privilege of interviewing my long-time friend Suzanne Downing with MustRead Alaska . Suzanne's witty, acerbic and insightful news on policy, culture, politics and poetry have made her one of the top news sources in our state. We'll chat about yesterday's elections and what's going on with the Alaska Senate. Support the...

Our guest today on Family Matters is Leigh Sloan. She is a motivational speaker, podcaster and writer who enjoys having and setting up hard conversations. Conversations that we should have but are often too emotionally charged up to have in productive ways. From her website - "What you’ll find on my blog is an interesting mix of psychological, philosophical, sociological and spiritual ideas t...

" When Isabella Chow, a student senator at the University of California, Berkeley, decided to abstain from a pro-LGBT vote and instead explain her Christian views, she knew she’d have to weather a storm. She just didn’t expect that storm to involve a torrent of F-bombs and demands for her resignation. Her campus political party broke ties with her. Groups she once represented disavowed her. M...

Today on Family Matters, I'll be interviewing Terrisa Bukovinac, an atheist, feminist, vegan, Democrat who is also a "consistent life activist." She heads up a group called Pro Life San Francisco - " a millennial led non-profit human rights organization for pro-life people from across the political ideological, and generational spectrum. We are dedicated to creating a culture o...

Today on Family Matters, I interview Clayton Trotter, a Professor of Business Law at the University of Alaska Anchorage and an Alaska Family Council Board member. Clayton is also very involved in the pro-life, Christian community at UAA and is involved in the grass roots movement to " detach Assembly District 2 from the Municipality of Anchorage and create an independent community, a new loca...

"Ten years ago, Becket Cook was a gay man in Hollywood who had achieved great success as a set designer in the fashion industry. He worked with stars and supermodels, from Natalie Portman to Claudia Schiffer, traveling the world to design photo shoots for the likes of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar . He attended award shows and parties at the homes of Paris Hilton and Prince. He spent summers swim...

In this episode of Family Matters, we interview Joel Davidson, former award winning editor of the Catholic Anchor newspaper, who is now heading up the Alaska Watchman. From their website - "The Alaska Watchman aims to raise awareness of key issues affecting Alaskans. Coming from a broadly Judeo-Christian perspective, we are committed to the highest standards of journalism and ethical reportin...