Alaska Landmine Radio

Jeff was joined by Republican gubernatorial candidate Lesil McGuire and her running mate Sara Rasmussen. They discuss their time serving in the Legislature, why McGuire switched out her first running mate with Rasmussen, McGuire's late entry in the crowded governor's race, what makes their ticket different from the other Republican tickets, the last eight years of Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska), some of the issues facing the state including the dividend and what their views are, some campaign stories over the years, and their plan with one week left to the primary. 

(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 legislative meeting last week about the gasline and a press conference today from the Senate majority on the special session, some wild new political ads, and how Amy Demboski just went off on Dave Bronson.

Jeff was joined by former Democratic U.S. House candidate Matt Schultz. They discuss his reasons for dropping out of the U.S. House race, why he endorsed independent Bill Hill despite his handlers working to push him out, why he dropped out despite ranked choice voting being used in the general, why he thinks Democrats are compromising too much, his disagreements with Jeff on the United States moving towards fascism, that the MAGA movement is racist, and attempts to reduce voting rights, and the role money plays in politics. 

Jeff was joined by EPA Region 10 Administrator Emma Pokon. They discuss her background working in Alaska including as commissioner for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, how she came to be appointed as Region 10 administrator by President Donald Trump, what her job entails, the role EPA plays in Alaska, why President Richard Nixon created the EPA, what the Sackett decision means for the waters of  the United States, and what the Trump administration is doing different than the Biden administration.  

Jeff was joined by Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Heilala and his running mate Jesse Sumner. They discuss the fast approaching primary, why Matt chose Jesse as his running mate, Jesse's background serving on the Mat-Su Borough Assembly and House of Representatives, the number of Republicans running for governor and their strategy for standing out, the government overreach during Covid, the energy crisis facing Southcentral, the housing shortage in Anchorage, and fixing Alaska's election system so it does not take weeks to know the results. 

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk a press conference today with Anchorage Mayor LaFrance, Mat-Su Borough Mayor DeVries, and utility officials about the natural gas crisis in Southcentral, the governor's race and the fast approaching August 18 primary, and a summary of recent campaign finance reports.

(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 again, what the gasline could mean for energy in Southcentral, some of Enstar's contingency plans if there is a gas crisis in the winter, and the negative effects of rising energy costs in Alaska. 

(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, the recent passing of her husband of 48 years, how her campaign is going, and who may end up in the top four in the governor's race.