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Strong opinions on Alaska politics, life and entertainment

Andrew Halcro


    • Mar 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 147 EPISODES

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    The With All Due Respect.... podcast is a much-needed source for local politics, providing a unique perspective on the intricacies of Anchorage and Alaska government. Andrew Halcro, the host, offers intelligent and reasonable analysis that sets this podcast apart. While he identifies as a Republican, his ability to critically assess issues may surprise listeners who expect partisan bias. The show's take on the rental car tax is particularly intriguing and adds an element of spice to the discussions.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Halcro's ability to blend entertainment with political insights. Initially focusing more on insider knowledge, the show has evolved to incorporate pop culture references and amusing interludes that create a lighter atmosphere. This shift has made the podcast more enjoyable for those seeking both entertainment and political intrigue. Additionally, Halcro's dedication to building out good ideas rather than solely tearing down the governor and mayor showcases his commitment to improving Anchorage and Alaska.

    However, one criticism is that sometimes the entertainment sections or cheesy interludes can feel disconnected from the main topics discussed. While they add humor and levity to the show, they might be less interesting for listeners primarily interested in detailed political analysis. Striking a balance between entertainment and informative content could enhance its appeal across different audiences.

    In conclusion, The With All Due Respect.... podcast offers a sane perspective amidst the insanity of politics while shedding light on state government dynamics in Alaska. Andrew Halcro's passion for his hometown shines through as he discusses various issues with intelligence and conviction. Although not everyone may agree with his viewpoints, his ability to articulate well-constructed arguments fosters healthy debate and encourages critical thinking. Overall, this podcast serves as an educational platform that engages listeners in Alaskan politics while also entertaining them with its well-chosen intro/outro music.



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    Two Martinis and a Microphone: Dear Senator Sullivan...How?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 19:38


    We ask Alaska's United States Senator Dan Sullivan how his proposals will benefit Alaskans.

    Nobody Home: Timber, steel and tourism. Two martinis and a recipe. Be curious. Alaska Summer Travel Showcase is coming.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 31:15


    Talk of bringing timber and steel back to the U.S. defy reality. Scott McMurren on the Alaska Travel Showcase. A book on curiosity and our own martini recipe.

    Two Martinis and a Microphone: Where the hell is Chaz Palminteri?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 7:17


    Anxiety? Anger? Where the hell is Chaz Palminteri? A special visualization technique to help you cope during these trying times. 

    Knowing Without Knowing: The problematic predictability of Alaska's perpetual problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 22:56


    Please don't tell me...layoffs, budget cuts, low oil prices, more out of state workers, gridlock on improving education and no political leadership. Same song, different verse.

    North Slope Gas? Fiber Optic Cable and Data Centers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 19:20


    Amidst a sea of gas pipeline delusions, we offer something that monetizes gas and adds value to Alaska.

    Tailored Blazers, argyle socks, Dallas Seavey and Kikkan Randall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 1:05


    While we take a work break, Andy Miller sings "If I were Andrew Halcro"...and I'm taking his advice. 

    Fake gas pipelines and homesteaders: Money for nothing and your checks for free. Travel in 2025 what you should know.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 48:04


    The highest paid state executive in Alaska wants us to believe that a gas pipeline is near, just as the legislature considers pulling the plug. Is Alaska being coopted by the same people we used to criticize? Scott McMurren tells us what travelers need to know in 2025.

    Governor Dunleavy's Budget: A straw man in a burning field

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 26:54


    Governor Mike Dunleavy rolls out his budget that's built on a combination of fantasy and deficit spending.

    The downtown transit center is dead, long live the downtown transit center: Trouble returns.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 7:45


    In two martinis and a microphone...the re-opening of the downtown transit center raises questions about the safety and the future of the building.

    Ranked Choice Voting & Dunleavy stick around: What's that mean for 2026?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 23:35


    Ranked choice voting is saved by less than 700 ballots cast out of 320,000. Governor Mike Dunleavy is stiffed on a position with Trump. What does that mean for the 2026 gubernatorial race? Also five book suggestions for Christmas giving.

    The hand that feeds you: How big business will trump Trump's agenda.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 28:33


    While President-elect Trump has announced strong positions on everything from tariffs and immigration to health, the economy and big money won't let these happen.

    Is Alaska a serious state anymore?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 27:50


    Sixty percent of new jobs created in Alaska during 2022 were filled by non-resident workers as the working age population declines. Are we even a serious state anymore?

    Two martinis and a microphone...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 7:40


    The story of a mayor who should never fly first class.

    Two martinis and a microphone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 15:17


    Andrew offers his thoughts on politics after two martinis. 

    Election Autopsy: Worried about being broke not woke

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 22:19


    American's want a sharper focus on the economy and immigration, and Alaskans appear conflicted. 

    Election Special: Judge Adolf Zeman has something to say. We talk politics...GCI political donations and quarterly earnings. Jim Minnery is a pimple on the ass of democracy. What we're looking for on Tuesday.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 40:01


    We welcome Judge Adolf Zeman to discuss his appointment and retention process. We discuss how Alaska's largest telecom company used to be focused on the future of Alaska instead of quarterly earnings. Right wing bomb thrower Jim Minnery is a pimple on the ass of democracy. Election day thoughts, 

    Keep Ranked Choice Voting or Alaska dies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 36:11


    We interview Juli Lucki from the No on Two campaign, and Ethan and I discuss the politics. 

    Peltola crushes the primary. The slapstick comedy of Costello and McKay. Satchel Page pitches Anchorage. Captain James Cook over stays his welcome.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 33:27


    Alaska's congressional representative Mary Peltola dominates the primary. Mia Costello comes back from the dead in Sand Lake. Captain James Cook provides a precautionary tale of over staying your welcome. Satchel Page pitches the Anchorage Earthquakers. 

    Justices rule on education funding: Stopping the full court spin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 11:57


    The Alaska Supreme Court issued a ruling about the long running question about public money going to private schools and it's not what you think.

    Tony Soprano's rules for travelling and ASD's Academic Academies hold great potential

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 17:59


    The Anchorage School District rolls out Academic Academies which hold great potential. Tony Soprano stops by to give us our thoughts on air travel today. 

    LaFrance taps her APD Chief: Was the boys club thwarted?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 10:34


    Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance named a new Anchorage Chief of Police after out going Mayor Dave Bronson attempted an end run. Was the boys clubs denied their pick?

    Suzanne LaFrance picks her team. Art Mathias is a religious con artist down $94k. Two books for your summer reading list.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 19:37


    Mayor elect Suzanne LaFrance announces her management team. Con man Art Mathias and his religious radicalism owes $94k in fines. Two book suggestions for your summer reading list.

    Project Anchorage: AEDC's Jenna Wright explains it all

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 9:16


    AEDC President & CEO speaks about the Project Anchorage initiative and what it could mean to the future of Anchorage.

    Herding Cattle at Sea-Tac: Is airline customer service dead?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 23:47


    Airline travel through Sea-Tac has become insufferable. Is customer service in the airline industry dead? Scott McMurren answers the question.

    Project Anchorage: Is the latest local sales tax proposition worthy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 22:12


    We debate a initiative entitled Project Anchorage  to sell voters on a 3% sales tax that would lower property taxes and create new revenue for local projects. 

    The top three things Anchorage can expect with from a new city government

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 16:06


    Anchorage Assembly Chair Chris Constant lists the top three things that Anchorage will see from its new city government and we offer our commentary. 

    Bon Voyage Bronson: Analysis and the five top reasons he lost from our AI Translator.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 10:43


    Voters throw Mayor Dave Bronson out of City Hall and we have analysis. Also we offer you the top five reasons why he lost in a landslide. 

    The silencing of Alaskans by Dunleavy. Public education funding has become a play toy. The pop tart movie is delicious. Our travel guru has contrary opinions on hotel hot tubs.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 26:10


    Alaskans are losing their ability to speak and participate in government under Governor Mike Dunleavy. The new pop tart movie on Netflix is delicious. Scott McMurren has thoughts on hot tubs. Why has education funding become a play toy?

    Court slaps Dunleavy silly. LaFrance talks school closures. Hotel hot tubs? An amazing novel for you to read.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 22:50


    The court slaps back on Governor Dunleavy's education response. Suzanne LaFrance talks about the future for closed schools. Our AI Translator gives our thoughts on hotel hot tubs. A new novel you will love.

    Alaska's education ruling: What comes next for 20,000 students? Also...La Traviata is coming to Anchorage.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 15:48


    We analyze the recent court ruling and talk about the what's next. We review La Traviata coming to Anchorage April 26-28.

    Alaska's bombshell education ruling: 3 things you should know

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 10:41


    In ten minutes we ask Scott Kendall to tell us three things you should know about the recent bombshell ruling on education that was predicted ten years ago.

    Suzanne LaFrance: Nine minutes with the next Mayor of Anchorage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 11:18


    We spend nine (maybe ten) minutes with mayoral frontrunner Suzanne LaFrance about her vision for Anchorage.

    Dunleavy's got a poll problem. LaFrance consolidates. Bronson's Hail Mary. The day the Beatles came to town.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 25:09


    The governor's new poll is not what he thinks. Suzanne LaFrance begins to consolidate support. Mayor Bronson's APD Hail Mary. Anchorage's day of the Beatles.

    Election Results: Hell no to the mayor. Hell yes to the city and school board. Also...food we loved as kids but hate as adults.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 19:24


    Anchorage Votes!!! Hell no mayor! Hell yes city and school board! Plus...food we loved as kids but hate as adults.

    Bronson's fiscal crisis and failing campaign. Prisons get Benjamins while education gets Jack. To pee or not to pee? Travel tips you should know.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 26:24


    Anchorage's latest Bronson emergency and we look behind the mayor's failing campaign. Why are we spending more guarding prisoners than educating kids. Scott McMurren with travel tips. Our AI translator claps back at the Lisa Murkowski haters.

    Anchorage: A city in decline or a city just fine?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 8:57


    In ten minutes we debate whether Anchorage is a city on decline or a city that's doing just fine.

    The K-12 Horror Show: Bullying, threats and a fabricated education study

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 27:43


    The Alaska Legislature fails to override Governor Mike Dunleavy's veto of education funds. The history of the downtown parking fairies. April is National Poetry Month and we're slamming. A love letter to Costco shoppers from my alter ego.

    Teacher Accountability? What about Alaska's fu*k up parents?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 12:55


    Alaska has the highest rates of  fu*cked up people having kids per capita in the nation so why do blame teachers for their failures?

    Alaska's business groups & seniors: Get it together people!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 18:29


    Alaska  business groups are failing business  and seniors rank 2nd in the nation in rates of Gonorrhea and 3rd in the nation  in Chlamydia in the 55+ demographic. We talk education, what happens when you become mayor and a book about Siskel and Ebert. 

    Alaska's Turo Hosts: The taxman is here

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2024 5:36


    Turo has constantly fought attempts to enforce the law to ensure it's Alaska hosts are collecting legally required taxes. However those footsteps its Alaska hosts hear are the tax man coming for them...not Turo.

    Rapper 50 Cent predicts Alaska education cuts. The history of Anchorage drive-in theatres.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 16:39


    We take a cue from rapper 50 Cent as to why Governor Dunleavy will veto over half of the education funding increase. Anchorage had drive-in movie theatres...what happened to them?

    Is the Alaska Chamber of Commerce strangling Alaska's commerce?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 6:13


    In six minutes we argue that the Alaska Chamber of Commerce is working against the interest of Alaska business community. 

    The legislative proposal that would absolutely, positively kill Alaska

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 21:26


    We discuss the effort to enshrine the annual dividend in the constitution. We celebrate the legislature's education heroes. Also...have you been to the Writer's Block Bookstore and Cafe? We have and we loved it!

    Selling tourists on moving to Alaska: Chasing wind

    Play Episode Play 19 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 5:48


    With 20,000 fewer working age adults in Alaska over the last ten years, some have suggested we market to tourists to move to Alaska. In six minutes we share our realities and thoughts.

    The mayor's race. What to know if you're traveling soon. The opera is coming.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 22:48


    We talk mayor's race and how the pack mentality in Juneau can be fatal. Scott McMurren pulls by to tell you three things you need to know if you're traveling in the next ninety days. The opera for beginners is coming to Anchorage in April. 

    Found in translation: Murkowski's message to Juneau

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 3:24


    In less than four minutes we feed the official text of U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski's annual address to the Alaska State Legislature into the podcast's own AI translator and you gotta hear the results.

    Quick Hit: Prank calls on education funding

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 6:35


    In six minutes we debunk a study that some lawmakers and a member of the State Board of Education are promoting regarding Alaska's school funding commitment. 

    With All Due Respect Reboot: We're back baby!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 26:07


    The debate on education funding, risky behavior by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation and 11 straight years of nothingness. Volunteering at your local school is a great gig. British tele streaming services you can afford and a book you can't afford not to read while watching your British tele streaming services.

    Alaska's Education Funding: Intentional neglect and hypocrisy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 5:46


    Five minutes on the debate in Juneau over education funding. 

    With All Due Respect? The Reboot is Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 1:19


    A friend of the podcast stops by to discuss our new reboot.

    Incompetence on the right or Boogeyman on the left?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 20:06


    Why is our city and state governments failing at such warp speed? A list of the five most interesting books that I read during 2023 for your holiday considerations. 

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