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Alaska Landmine Radio
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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.
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Robert Herrick - Episode 415
5d ago01:00:16Tap to summarizeJeff was joined by Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board candidate Dr. Robert Herrick. They discuss why he moved to Alaska in 2004 from Texas, his job at the University of Alaska Fairbanks as a geophysicist, where he obtained all of his degrees, his work studying space and planets, namely Venus, his thoughts on space travel, why he decided to run for the school board, some of the problems facing education in the state, the declining enrollment in public schools, and what his plan is for running for the school board.
Transcribe →Bill Walker and Randy Hoffbeck - Episode 414
6d ago01:04:18Tap to summarizeJeff was joined by former Governor Bill Walker and Rand Hoffbeck, who recently filed to run as a ticker for governor and lieutenant governor. They discuss why they decided to jump in the race at the last minute, the Permanent Fund yearly draw and the dividend, their plan to pay out $10,000 to each qualified Alaskan to end the PFD, the current attempt at a gasline and his attempt to get it done in the past and as governor, Hoffbeck's time as Revenue commissioner, current issues with the Department of Revenue, and what their plan is to get to make the top four in the primary.
Transcribe →The Special Session on the Gasline Bill, Decoy Dan Sullivan, and the Governor's Race
6d ago00:50:02Tap to summarize(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 ongoing special session on the gasline bill and what the plan is for the next week, a letter Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom (R - Alaska) sent to Decoy Dan Sullivan - who is challenging Senator Dan Sullivan (R - Alaska) - and the crowded governor's race.
Transcribe →Mayor LaFrance's Press Conference, Running Mates, and the Upcoming Filing Deadline
3w ago00:44:01Tap to summarize(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 a press conference Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance held today on "public safety," Democrat gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich's running mate, and the June 1 filing deadline, which is just five days away.
Transcribe →Adam Prestidge - Episode 413
May 1100:34:05Tap to summarizeJeff was joined by Adam Prestidge, president of Glenfarne Alaska LNG. They discuss his background including obtaining his BA at BYU and his law degree at William & Mary Law School, his time working as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer, how he got into the energy sector, how he ended up at Glenfarne, how Glenfarne got involved in the Alaska LNG project, why it's crucial in his view the gasline bill is passed, the pros of the Alaska LNG project including disruptions in global LNG production, and how the gasline could solve the gas problem in Southcentral.
Transcribe →Cameron O'Connell and Gene Therriault - Episode 412
May 500:49:55Tap to summarizeJeff was joined by naturopathic doctor Cameron O'Connell and lobbyist Gene Therriault. They discuss what naturopathic is and what it is not, the reliance in the United States on pills to solve medical problems, a naturopath bill in the House that is stuck in a committee, what the bill aims to do, why the Alaska State Medical Association and Representative Zack Fields (D - Anchorage) are against the bill, and how naturopathic doctors are treated in other states.
Transcribe →Anchorage is a Mess and a Juneau Update
May 300:36:18Tap to summarize(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 how dirty Anchorage is with all the trash and homeless camps and give a Juneau update with under three weeks left until the constitutional end of session.
Transcribe →Stephen Cox - Episode 411
Apr 3000:46:48Tap to summarizeJeff was joined by Attorney General-designee Stephen Cox. They discuss the recent Legislative Skits, how he ended up in Alaska, his background working as a lawyer in D.C., his time serving as a U.S. Attorney in East Texas, the problems with people using AI in the court system, the Alaska Department of Law, some of the things he has been working on as AG, his involvement in helping Alaska's senators find federal judges, and his upcoming confirmation vote by the Alaska Legislature.
Transcribe →Will Stapp - Episode 410
Apr 1900:58:14Tap to summarizeJeff was joined by Representative Will Stapp (R - Fairbanks). They discuss his position on the finance committee and some flak he has taken for his position on the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), the ongoing education debate and the battle between funding and accountability, the difficulty of putting a budget together, the vast majority of potential energy projects in Alaska, some of the revenue measures being considered, and the upcoming 2026 primary and general election.
Transcribe →Neil Steininger - Episode 409
Apr 1400:53:28Tap to summarizeJeff was joined by Juneau Assembly member Neil Steininger. They discuss the status of the operating budget in the House and the capital budget in the Senate, the ongoing fight surrounding the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), the issue at Eaglecrest Ski Area with a gondola that was purchased from Austria, how the session is likely going to end, and what Juneau will be like next year with a new governor.
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