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
Saturday Oct 10, 2020
Saturday Oct 10, 2020
Jeff was joined by Kelly Cooper. Cooper is an Independent candidate running in House District 31. They discuss how she came to Alaska, what Anchorage was like in the 80s, why she moved to Homer, her time on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, businesses she owns in Homer, why she decided to run for the legislature, and how her campaign has been going.
Saturday Oct 10, 2020
Saturday Oct 10, 2020
Check out the thirteenth episode of Landmine Love with Jeff and Sabrena! This episode was recorded in June but due to a technical error was not posted until now. 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.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Jeff was joined by his friend Irina Dudina. Irina tells a wild story of how she got trapped in Russia due to COVID. She had travelled to Russia in early March to see her parents, but not long after she arrived the lockdown started. She and her husband live in Spain and she was pregnant with their second child. Listen to Irina talk about how she jumped through a ton of bureaucratic hoops, in classic Russian style, and how she eventually was able to get back to Spain.
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Jeff was joined by Robyn Forbes and Rick Castillo. Forbes is the former owner of Shred Alaska. Castillo recently ran for the Anchorage Assembly. They discuss Robyn quitting drinking, how COVID has impacted all of us, why Rick ran for the Assembly, some of the challenges Anchorage faces, the mayoral race, and the future of Anchorage.
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Jeff was joined by his buddy Sabrena Combs. They discuss their ages, a story about Jeff moving to Alaska, the recent primary election, Jeff's decision to withdraw from the Senate race, Jeff's first run for public office, a strange story about a name Sabrena's husband shares with a person of interest in a murder, people getting married on plantations, and other assorted topics.
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Jeff was joined by author and business consultant Christian Muntean. They discuss leadership, the different kinds of leadership, what makes an effective leader, the legislature, Alaska and the Arctic, how organizations and individuals should plan for the long term, and his approach to business consulting.
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Jeff was joined by Congressman Don Young (R - Alaska). He has been Congressman for all of Alaska since 1973. They discuss the recent primary election, his past elections, what it's like working in D.C., the recent ANWR announcement, a private bill he introduced to help a wife and mother in Bethel the government is trying to deport, his work on cannabis legislation, a story about how he used to play racquetball with President George H.W. Bush, the US Postal Service, and a great story about a hunting trap and Mary Tyler Moore at a committee hearing.
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Jeff was joined by Liz Snyder, current Democratic candidate for House District 27. They discuss her 2018 campaign, why she moved to Alaska with her husband, her education, her job at UAA, her current campaign compared to her last campaign, COVID, what it's like in Juneau, and issues facing Alaska.
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Jeff was joined by Christine O'Connor, the Executive Director of the Alaska Telecom Association. They discuss her life in Alaska, which included being daughter of a State Trooper and growing up in rural Alaska, commercial fishing in Bristol Bay, the telecom industry in Alaska, the recent 911 dispatch issue, and some of the current legislative races.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Jeff was joined by Jason Bockenstedt, Chief of Staff to Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz. They discuss how he ended up in Alaska, his time working at GCI, how he started working for the Municipality of Anchorage, what it's like being chief of staff for the mayor, the ongoing homelessness issue, recent public testimony at the Assembly on the proposal to purchase buildings in Anchorage to combat homelessness, and the administration's plan to combat homelessness.