Alaska Landmine Radio

Jeff was joined by Republican gubernatorial candidate Treg Taylor and his running mate Candi English. They discuss why Treg chose Candi as his running mate, the wild situation of him being removed from the ballot and then added back on after the withdrawal deadline, the complicated situation with three Republicans in the in the governor's race, Candi's background in the oil industry, why they are against raising oil taxes, and some of the work Treg did as attorney general. 

Jeff was again joined by Scott McMurren from Alaska Travelgram. They discuss the Alaska Airlines PFD sale that was just launched, some changes Alaska Airlines has made to their mileage program, the Airfare 911 service he sells, some travel advice, and some bad behavior some passengers think they are allowed to exhibit.  

Jeff was joined by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. They discuss his entry into the race in February, if he thought then that he would end up being the frontrunner and only Democrat in the top-four, his thoughts on Alaska's fiscal situation and some things he may want to do if elected governor, his thoughts on potential changes to oil taxes, the potential dynamics of working with the next Legislature, and Democrat Tom Begich's withdrawal after the primary. 

Jeff was joined by UAF professor and Fairbanks School Board candidate Robert Herrick. They discuss why he is running for the school board, the dynamics of his three-way race, some of the fiscal issues and dysfunction on the school board he is concerned about, how he is campaigning and fundraising, and the chances he thinks he has. 

(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 explosive New York Times article about Mary Peltola on some of the insane stuff she said and texted, and his thoughts about the worst parts and the not as damaging parts.

Jeff was joined by Dr. John Morris. They discuss his job as an anesthesiologist, his time as former Mayor Dave Bronson's homeless coordinator, the differences in media coverage of Dave Bronson when he was mayor and Suzanne LaFrance after she became mayor, the alignment of LaFrance with the Anchorage Assembly and the issues that creates, why he is supporting Treg Taylor for governor, the problems the open primary created for the three statewide races this year, and his take on issues with the healthcare system. 

Jeff was joined by Alyeschem CEO JR Wilcox. They discuss his growing up in Southeast, his background in chemistry, how cloud seeding works, how he got the idea to build a methanol and diesel plant on the North Slope, how he formed and got the funding for Alyeschem, the uses for methanol on the slope, how the plant will work and how it will eliminate the need to import methanol to the slope, the role AIDEA has played in the project, and when they expect the plant to start producing methanol and diesel. 

(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 his recent testimony at the Anchorage Assembly about APD's attack on the First Amendment, a recently released poll from AARP, and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson's bizarre attempt to get Dave Bronson and Treg Taylor out of the race.

Jeff was joined by Sergey Nefedov. They discuss a two-year ordeal he faced after his home was raided by armed federal agents in June of 2024 stemming from trying to export snow machines to Kamchatka, Russia, how he spent a week in jail after being arrested, why the Department of Justice tried to deny him bail and portray him as a Russian mobster, how he was eventually released but put on severe restrictions with an ankle monitor and later a watch, how that affected his life, how his public defender showed the government's case against Nefedov was bogus, and how after two years the government finally dropped the charges against him. 

Jeff was joined by Anchorage attorney Scott Kendall. They discuss some ongoing political issues in Alaska including energy and the governor's race, issues with the three statewide issues this year, some ideas on how to prevent unserious candidates from getting on the ballot, why these issues are causing more people to vote to repeal the open primary and ranked choice voting, how the House and Senate will likely organize next year, how the governor's race will likely play out, and the continued issues with the timely counting of ballots in Alaska.