Alaska Landmine Radio is the podcast for the Alaska Landmine, hosted by Landmine Editor-in-Chief Jeff Landfield. The Alaska Landmine focuses on delivering non-partisan Alaska news that other media outlets don't always report. Alaska Landmine Radio focuses on real talk with real Alaskans from all backgrounds.
Episodes
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Jeff was joined by Libby Bakalar. This is her third time on Landmine Radio. They discuss her new job, a recent Twitter interaction with a former legislator, her blog One Hot Mess, COVID-19, the controversial email from Representative Ben Carpenter that went global, comparing the 1960s to today, President Trump, and a variety of other topics.
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Jeff was joined by Juneau attorney Joe Geldhof. They discuss a tense interaction between him and a former representative during public testimony of a committee, why he decided to move to Alaska in the 1970s, Alaska's political history, the Alaska Legislature, the PFD, and a recent lawsuit he filed on the how the legislature accepted the federal COVID money.
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Jeff was joined by Cale Green. Cale is the Director of Photography for the Alaska Landmine. They discuss the RV he bought last year for his new venture Wild Explored, his trip to Mexico to get surgery, his time driving around the U.S. in his RV, how COVID impacted his plans, some Landmine stuff he has been working on, his Cale Review videos, Jeff's 2016 campaign, and the recent #AKquarantine Landmine video contest.
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Check out the twelfth 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.
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Jeff was joined by Paxson Woelber. Paxson is the Creative Director and Special Features Editor for the Alaska Landmine. They discuss how the Landmine's first special feature, "The bizarre story of Campbell Lake, the private lake that isn't," came about, how we did the reporting, some of the funny things that happened before we published the feature, the follow-up stories we did, and the result of the State of Alaska and Municipality of Anchorage putting out a statement affirming Campbell Lake is public.
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Jeff was joined by Tom Wright. Wright has worked in the Alaska Legislature since 1987, 15 years of which was in the Speaker's Office. They discuss his background in Alaska politics, why he moved to Alaska in 1982, his time in radio, his time working as a corrections officer, the legislators he has worked for, a great story about Sarah Palin when she was governor, what it was like being chief of staff to the Speaker of the House, and the COVID-19 situation.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Jeff was joined by Genevieve Mina, the President of the Alaska Young Democrats. They discuss Ja Rule's concert being cancelled in Anchorage, the Fyre Fest debacle, the new ranked choice voting system the Alaska Democratic Party is using for their presidential primary, how the caucus system functions, her time at the 2016 Democratic Convention, Alaska politics, and other topics.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Jeff was joined by Mollie Barnes. They discuss the coronavirus issue (this was recorded on March 9), her background, some of her travels, her time studying journalism at the University of Missouri, dating apps, how she ended up in Juneau, her time working at the Juneau Empire, the changing media landscape, a weird trip to NYC to sell Christmas trees, and other topics.
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Jeff was joined by Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer (R - Alaska). They discuss his previous times on the podcast, the late Senator Chris Birch, his time so far as lieutenant governor, the current threats facing Alaska's economy, his role as being in charge of elections, some of the potential threats facing our election system, some of the proposed ballot initiatives, and the growing concern over COVID-19.
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Jeff was joined by newly confirmed Representative Mike Prax (R - North Pole). They discuss his recent appointment to the House, why his family moved to Alaska, a restaurant his family used to own in Fairbanks, how he got into politics, his time on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly, his ideas about government, his first impressions of the legislature, and political correctness in America.