Jeff was joined by Bill Falsey, the Municipal Manager for the Municipality of Anchorage. They sit down to discuss the one year anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rattled Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska on November 30, 2018. They discuss his background working in D.C., how he got to know Ethan Berkowitz, where he was when the earthquake hit, how the emergency command center got activated, the way the city handled the aftermath, all the memes, and how the city is prepared to handle this kind of situation in the future.
Jeff was joined by Anu Fredrikson, the Director of the Arctic Economic Council. She was recently in Anchorage to speak at the Resource Development Council's annual conference. They discuss the mission of the Arctic Economic Council, her background working as a Finnish diplomat, the growth in investment and development in the Arctic, and the future of the Arctic.
Check out the eleventh episode of Landmine Love with Jeff and Sabrena! Listen to their thoughts and advice on love, sex, and relationship questions. If you have a question you would like to submit, you can send Jeff a message or an email at jeff@alaskalandmine.com. No subject or question is off limits. Questions will be anonymous.
Jeff was again joined by Mike Gordon, the founder of the famous Chilkoot Charlie's. They continue discussing his recent book, "Learning the Ropes." They talk about his third attempt at summiting Mt. Everest, the crash of the mid 80s and how it affected his business, his trips to Russia to climb Mt. Elbrus, his return to college to graduate 48 years later, and how it was writing his book.
Jeff was again joined by Andrew Jensen, the Managing Editor of the Alaska Journal of Commerce. They discuss the Trump impeachment inquiry, the recent Alaska Chamber annual meeting, the ongoing recall effort, and political correctness and wokeness in society.
Jeff was joined by Clive Thomas. He recently published a book, "How to Lobby Alaska State Government." They discuss how he came to America from England, his educational background, how he came to Alaska in 1980, his time teaching in Juneau, some great stories about the legislature, some Alaska political history, and his new book.
Jeff was joined by Jordan Huss, the Vice President of Great Northern Cannabis. They discuss Congressman Don Young's (R - Alaska) recent tour of their facility, the challenges of the marijuana business being cash only for now, other challenges the industry is currently facing, his time growing up in Kotzebue, how he got into the marijuana industry, and the future of the marijuana industry in Alaska.
Jeff was joined by Anchorage Assemblymember Christopher Constant. He was first elected to the Assembly in 2017. They discuss Downtown Anchorage only having one member on the Assembly, the 2021 Anchorage mayor's race, the attempt to get Eagle River to break away from Anchorage, his time on the Assembly, the homelessness issue in Anchorage, political correctness and cancel culture, and politics in general.
