Alaska Landmine Radio

Jeff was joined by Larry Persily. They discuss his history working in Alaska politics, his time working on the gasline project, Alaska's fiscal challenges, some of the ways he thinks we can solve it, the prospects of a gasline being built, the impact Covid will have on tourism this year, and next year's election. 

Jeff was joined by University of Alaska President Pat Pitney. They discuss her 1984 Olympic gold medal in Air Rifle for Women, why she moved to Alaska, her time as OMB director for former Governor Bill Walker, her time working as the director of the Legislative Finance Division, how she became president of the University of Alaska, Alaska's fiscal situation, and the future of the University of Alaska. 

Jeff was joined by former Governor Bill Walker via Zoom. They discuss the November 2018 earthquake that hit right before he left office, what he has been doing since being governor, a discussion about the Alaska gasline, Alaska's fiscal challenges, his attempts to solve the Alaska's fiscal problems when he was governor, how the passing of Ballot Measure 2 will impact elections, and whether or not he plans to run for office again. 

Jeff was joined by Juneau attorney Joe Geldhof. They discuss his background in Alaska, the Alaska Industrial Development Export Authority, the history of Alaska's budget, some past Alaska politicians and some of their ideas, who might be running for office in 2022, some Alaska political history, our fiscal problems, the gridlock in the Alaska Legislature, and the Permanent Fund issue. 

Jeff was joined by former Anchorage Mayor and U.S. Senator Mark Begich. They discuss his growing up in Anchorage, some Anchorage political history, issues facing Alaska, some of his businesses and projects he has been working on, the upcoming Anchorage mayoral race, and what the future holds for Alaska. 

Jeff was joined by Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink for a Facebook Live interview. This is the audio from that interview. They discuss Jeff's positive Covid test, the new Covid vaccine, an update on the Covid situation in Alaska, how it was for her getting the vaccine, some questions from the audience, her thoughts for the future, and how Covid has impacted her job and life. 

Jeff was joined by Anchorage Attorney Peter Caltagirone. They discuss him becoming a lawyer, why he came to Alaska, his time working as an assistant attorney general for the State of Alaska, his time working at the Department of Natural Resources, why he left the Republican Party, why he recently decided to go into private practice, flying in Alaska, and some awesome car stories. 

Jeff was joined by Sara Erickson. They discuss her business AlaSkins, fishing in Cook Inlet, living on the Kenai Peninsula, her role on the Alcohol Beverage Control Board, some recent issues involving alcohol, Alaska politics, how an appointment to a commission by Governor Wally Hickel led to a marriage, and then a wild story about how that fell apart years later. 

Jeff was joined by his friend Tim Weise. They talk about meeting in Australia in 2017 when they were both working and traveling there for a year. Tim is from Alaska but he and Jeff had never met. A mutual friend in Alaska who knew they were both in Australia connected them. They discuss how they met in Australia and the adventures they went on including living together in Sydney, traveling to a remote cabin, and driving across Australia from Perth to Melbourne. Tim also talks about some of his own Australia adventures. 

Jeff was joined by Ben Mohr, the Executive Director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association. They discuss how he came to Alaska, jobs he has held, some of the campaigns he has worked on, moving to the Kenai Peninsula for his job, a funny story about Australia, fish policy in Cook Inlet, and some talk about saunas.