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Two Norwegian filmmakers are planning Alaska showings of their full-length documentary about homelessness in Anchorage.
The Homer City Council voted unanimously last night against changing how sales taxes are collected on short-term rentals while advancing a measure that would let residents trap feral rabbits; and two Norwegian filmmakers are planning Alaska showings of their full-length documentary about homelessness in Anchorage.
Alaska State Troopers are investigating a homicide that took place Monday afternoon at Reflections Lake off the Glenn Highway along the Palmer Hay Flats. Jury selection began Tuesday in the murder trial of Vincent Jovon Sandifer, an Anchorage man accused in the fatal 2022 shooting of 23-year-old Brad Robert outside a Spenard residence. Biologists are trying to learn more about a dead beluga whale that washed up Tuesday morning near the mouth of Ship Creek in Anchorage.
In this one, Cody talks to Nat Herz and Veri di Suvero, the editor and publisher behind the revived Anchorage Press. Nat is a longtime Alaska journalist. He spent years reporting for Alaska Public Media and the Anchorage Daily News before he founded Northern Journal—an independent, reader-supported publication focused on in-depth reporting about Alaska politics, natural resources, fisheries, energy, and the environment. Veri comes from the nonprofit and public-interest world, where they worked on issues ranging from consumer protection and energy policy to language access and government transparency. Now, Nat and Veri are both at the Anchorage Press, where they see its revival as a chance to bring back a locally rooted publication with a distinct voice—one that can do serious reporting while still making room for humor, irreverence, and some of the personality the Press has always been known for. In 2022, after decades as Anchorage's alternative newspaper, the Anchorage Press stopped publishing. Now, in 2026, it's getting a second life under new ownership, with Nat and Veri partnering with the independent media company Noisy Creek, which owns The Stranger, the Portland Mercury, and the Chicago Reader. At the center of what Nat and Veri are trying to build is the idea that a local newspaper should actually feel local—shaped by the people, relationships, communities, and subcultures that make a place what it is. Historically, that's something alternative weeklies have been particularly good at: paying attention to the parts of a city that larger news organizations can overlook, and creating a fuller, sometimes messier, and more recognizable portrait of the place they cover.
Todd sits down with Linda and David Boyle of Alaskans for Personal Health Freedom to preview their fifth annual conference—Saturday, October 3 at UAA's Wendy Williamson Auditorium in Anchorage. Five years after launching as the Alaska COVID Alliance, the Boyles have expanded their mission to health freedom, education, and personal liberty. Their first event drew 1,200 people desperate for answers. This year's theme: “The truth begins where the script ends.” Expect eight voices and seven out-of-state speakers. Pediatrician Dr. Bob Sears walks parents through the real pros and cons of childhood vaccines and informed-consent rights. Dr. Ryan Cole covers alternative cancer protocols. Dr. Pierre Kory and the Independent Medical Alliance discuss long COVID and off-label treatments. Dr. Daphne Denham shares remarkable treatments using hyperbaric oxygen. Paul Runko of Defending Education.org examines how teachers' unions are embedding DEI into school AI tools. Jolie Diane addresses geoengineering after recent cloud-seeding over the Kenai. Doors open at 8 a.m. Program runs 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Boxed lunch included. Hotel Captain Cook rooms available at $175/night (plus tax)—request the discount code via the contact form on the conference site. This episode is essential listening before you decide whether to attend. Get the facts the script left out. Show notes & promo codes Conference details & registration: ak4pf.org Hotel Captain Cook discount: contact form at ak4pf.org Sponsor — Big Berkey Water Filters: 10% off site-wide with code MRAK10 at BigBerkeyWaterFilters.com Listen now on Must Read Alaska. God bless Alaska and God bless America.
Send us Fan MailJay Brause and Gene Dugan met at the Alaska Gay Community Center in Anchorage in 1978. In 1979 Jay's father, a Lutheran minister, presided over their holy union at Joy Lutheran Church in Eagle River. In 1994 they attempted to register their marriage and were denied. This led to litigation that ultimately was decided in Jay and Gene's favor in 1996, but Alaska changed its constitution in 1998 to only recognize marriages between a man and a woman. They were legally married in Portland in 2004, but that marriage was nullified by Oregon shortly afterwards. In 2006, they got married in South Africa; in 2007 in the Yukon Territory; and finally, in 2015 they were legally married in Anchorage. Jay & Gene were instrumental in the LGBTQ rights movement in Anchorage for decades. Jay was responsible for changing the name of the Gay and Lesbian Center to Identity, the organization he served as the director of for many years. He was a researcher on the 1985 "One In Ten" study of LGB issues in Alaska and the 1989 "Identity Reports" discrimination study. Gene founded Out North in 1985 which is an award-winning progressive multidisciplinary arts organization that still has a footprint in Alaska. Jakob Dugan-Brause and Eugene Dugan-Brause (their names today) moved to the UK in 2006. This interview took place via Zoom from their home in Northern Ireland.Listen to previous episode with Jim Obergefell here.
An Anchorage woman appeared in court last week facing felony evidence tampering and corpse misconduct charges after allegedly helping dump a woman’s body at a city trailhead following a fatal drug overdose late last year. As the month of September draws to a close, the Fairbanks North Star Borough is wrapping up its observance of Emergency Preparedness Month. Public tours of the USS Ted Stevens began Monday in Whittier.
Nathan McCauley says most banks don't actually know how much money is in their own accounts until the end of the day, and he explains why tokenized deposits are quietly fixing that. The Anchorage Digital co-founder breaks down why losing the Clarity Act isn't the setback people think, walks through Anchorage's three-part product stack for bringing banks on chain, and lays out who he thinks wins the tokenization supercycle.Nathan McCauley is Co-Founder of Anchorage Digital, one of the first federally chartered digital asset banks in the United States.The Rollup is where the leaders of digital assets and finance converge. Live from the financial capital of the world.00:00 Intro02:14 First Federally Chartered Digital Asset Bank04:09 Genius Act Already Unlocked The Banks06:13 Securities Law Rolled Out Over A Decade08:14 Tokenized Deposits Running Parallel To Legacy Rails10:33 No Hard Cutoff Date For Banks 12:44 Bitcoin Collateral Inside Existing Bank Systems14:55 Repo Market Goes Onchain Collateral Mobility18:29 Old System And New System Run Side By Side20:57 NYSE London Stock Exchange Nasdaq Moving To 203523:20 Which Chain Wins The Settlement RaceGuest Socials:Nathan X: https://x.com/nathanmccauleyAnchorage X: https://x.com/AnchorageAnchorage Website: https://www.anchorage.com/Partners: If you run concentrated liquidity positions you know the grind. Price moves, you're out of range, you're rebalancing at, like, 3am. 1inch Aqua lets you take a different approach. You can stack multiple positions on the same token balance instead of babysitting a dozen pools, and your tokens never leave your wallet. Your liquidity stays awake, so you can catch up on your sleep. Check it out at https://1inch.com/aqua---Dinari - Over 230 1:1 backed tokenized stocks, ETFs & more with dividends. US-based SEC transfer agent. Available on 5+ chains & via API. https://dinari.com/---Space and Time is providing verifiable data infrastructure for onchain finance. A decentralized database, blockchain indexer, and ZK coprocessor in one, giving DeFi protocols,stablecoins, and tokenized assets accurate, provable data. ---Zama is an open source cryptography company that builds state-of-the-art Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solutions for blockchain.Learn more here: https://www.zama.org/---
News On The Flipside Lets Talk How The Main Stream Media Has Let Down The Citizens Of The USA and how politico Cnn MS now Or Not Real Media There Cable News Iran Wants Peace New Antarctic discovery flips our entire idea of life on Earth Frontline NATO ally shares shocking take on Russian invasion threat Leaked memo points to a new US military move Two spiked spheres allegedly dragged a man toward a UFO - police later sealed off the scene Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use expanded database for potential voter purges Fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in NATO first Since 2021, US government logs 350+ UFO reports In Iran, talk of whether to build a nuclear bomb bursts into the open Scientists finally know what it is - the golden orb found 2 miles below the ocean has been identified after 3 year The 'Eye of Sauron': What we know about Israel's advanced technology There are probably aliens alive on Mars - the statement NASA wasn't ready to make Russian media reacts to Trump's Putin invitation The Navy's sixth-generation carrier fighter finally breaks cover Democrats lose it over JD Vance's Astronomers may have found alien megastructures Mike Pompeo reacts to Iran's proposed plan to end the war Russian state media shares chilling plan for new war with Lithuania: 'It will be short' Trump has a call to make: Iran just dropped a new plan to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz US F-22s and Super Hornets are getting a new missile - China is the reason the Pentagon rushed its development This is why no one dares start a nuclear war Putin says all Ukraine peace proposals on the table, warns of Russian retaliation Scientists find microbes can survive traveling from planet to planet while clinging to asteroids Canada forms emergency plans for if Trump launches an invasion: report Sponsored Spirit of Anchorage is gone: Russian sovereignty over occupied territories no longer discussed — Zelenskyy Media White House TV pool to suspend coverage of Trump events United Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio www.uprntalkradio.com
News On The Flipside Lets Talk How The Main Stream Media Has Let Down The Citizens Of The USA and how politico Cnn MS now Or Not Real Media There Cable News Iran Wants Peace New Antarctic discovery flips our entire idea of life on Earth Frontline NATO ally shares shocking take on Russian invasion threat Leaked memo points to a new US military move Two spiked spheres allegedly dragged a man toward a UFO - police later sealed off the scene Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use expanded database for potential voter purges Fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in NATO first Since 2021, US government logs 350+ UFO reports In Iran, talk of whether to build a nuclear bomb bursts into the open Scientists finally know what it is - the golden orb found 2 miles below the ocean has been identified after 3 year The 'Eye of Sauron': What we know about Israel's advanced technology There are probably aliens alive on Mars - the statement NASA wasn't ready to make Russian media reacts to Trump's Putin invitation The Navy's sixth-generation carrier fighter finally breaks cover Democrats lose it over JD Vance's announcement! Astronomers may have found alien megastructures Mike Pompeo reacts to Iran's proposed plan to end the war Russian state media shares chilling plan for new war with Lithuania: 'It will be short' Trump has a call to make: Iran just dropped a new plan to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz US F-22s and Super Hornets are getting a new missile - China is the reason the Pentagon rushed its development This is why no one dares start a nuclear war Putin says all Ukraine peace proposals on the table, warns of Russian retaliation Scientists find microbes can survive traveling from planet to planet while clinging to asteroids Canada forms emergency plans for if Trump launches an invasion: report Spirit of Anchorage is gone: Russian sovereignty over occupied territories no longer discussed — Zelenskyy White House TV pool to suspend coverage of Trump events United Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio www.uprntalkradio.com
In this episode of Cypher Beast TV, we sit down with IC Ives from Anchorage, Alaska to talk about his journey through breaking, traveling, teaching, competition, and staying ready both physically and mentally. IC shares how he balances teaching hip hop at the University of Alaska Anchorage with traveling and continuing to grow as a dancer. We also talk about his nearly two decades in breaking, his experiences competing in Brazil, and the mindset that keeps him moving forward. We get into:
Today in hour one we'll talk with former Senator Lora Reinbold about the Beyond the Narrative forum coming on the 3rd in Anchorage. We'll discuss what's going to be covered there and why you should attend. Then in hour two we'll talk with LT Governor Candidate Josh Church and talk about RCV and what's coming up as the general election draws near.
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when a box of old family letters opens a window into one of the most dangerous chapters of World War II?This week on Here's What We Know, we welcome author Jan Cress Dondi to talk about The Navigator's Letter, a remarkable story built from letters, family memories, military records, and the lives of three young people whose paths were changed by war. Listen in as the conversation takes us into the world of B-24 navigators, the deadly Ploesti mission, prisoner-of-war camps, and the emotional reality faced by young men who knew they might not make it home. Jan also shares the deeply personal connection she has to the story through her father, her uncle, and her mother, and how those letters helped bring their personalities and experiences back to life decades later.We'll also deep dive into what happens when the people who lived through history don't talk about it and what families can discover when they take the time to ask questions and preserve the stories that remain.If you have old letters, photographs, journals, or stories from someone in your family who served, this conversation may make you look at them a little differently.In this episode:The true story behind The Navigator's LetterWhat WWII letters reveal about the lives of young servicemenThe dangers faced by B-24 crews and navigatorsThe infamous Ploesti mission and "Black Sunday"Life inside a Romanian POW campThe friendship and complicated relationship between Bob, John B., and PollySurvivor's guilt and the emotional cost of warWhy family history matters before the people who lived it are gone This episode is sponsored by: Dignity Memorial Reed Animal Hospital Bio:Jan Cress Dondi's journey began in Hillsboro, Illinois, where the inspiration for The Navigator's Letter took root. With thirty years experience in legal writing and research, she learned to trace facts with precision, following threads of the past—across time, language, and continents. Her pursuit was personal—a labor of love of family—a desire to connect historical truth with the human experience. The culmination of which has enriched this narrative with depth and authenticity.Hundreds of letters from two B-24 navigators—John B. and Bob—and a POW diary together with historical documents became the backbone of this book. Clues led Dondi on an emotional search for answers, one that carried her across the globe—to her father's POW camp in Romania, the military archives in Germany, her uncle's military base in England—where she pieced together a deeply human story of war, courage and love—one that had waited decades to be told. Dondi was born in Hillsboro, IL. Raised in Atlanta, she graduated from the University of Georgia; lived years in Anchorage, AK, where she pursued post-graduate studies at the University of Alaska; and built a career as a litigation paralegal. She has spoken about her father's POW experience at the US Embassy in Bucharest, recounted her uncle's mission experience to the 93rd Bombardment Group in Washington, DC, and flown in one of the only B-24 Liberators still operating. The mother of two daughters and grandmother of four, Jan has been married nearly forty years to an aviation enthusiast and hobby pilot whose projects include building a 72% scale all-carbon replica of a P-51 Mustang, the WWII fighter that significantly impacted the war. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, FL.Website: https://jancressdondi.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jancressdondi/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenavigatorsletter/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b24navigators/Tags: The Navigator's Letter, Jan Cress Dondi, World War II, WWII, WWII family history, WWII letters, World War II history, WWII veterans, WWII navigator, B-24 Liberator, Ploesti mission, Ploiesti Romania, WWII prisoner of war, WWII POW, military family history, family letters, World War II books, WWII memoir, historical nonfiction, Gary Scott ThomasConnect with Gary:Gary's WebsiteFollow Gary on InstagramGary's TiktokGary's FacebookWatch the episodes on YouTubeAdvertise on the PodcastThank you for listening. Let us know what you think about this episode. Leave us a review!
Family members are remembering the lives of 27-year-old Joseph Pete and 34-year-old Gary Pete, Jr., two brothers from Bethel who died after their boat capsized in the Steamboat Slough last week. More than 5,000 Alaska car buyers could soon see restitution checks after the State of Alaska reached a settlement topping half a million dollars with Payless Used Car Sales over undisclosed documentation fees, Acting Attorney General Cori Mills announced. The cheapest house in Anchorage comes with boarded up windows, "no trespassing" signs... And a $219,000 price tag. We break down the price of buying a home in Anchorage.
This week we ditch the usual format and go full storytime, starting with Max's annual Idaho backcountry mission involving Cub flying, pack rafts, mechanical drama, questionable fuel logistics, hungry foxes, and one extremely unwelcome skunk. Dylan counters with a 24-hour Anchorage layover full of 747s, floatplanes, bush planes, F Street Station, and some proper Alaska aviation sightseeing. Then he brings Gavin along in the right seat of the CJ2 for a father-son run to Roswell, complete with copilot duties and UFO tourism. Mailbag and Flight Advice will be back next episode. Show Notes 0:00 Intro 5:37 Max's Trip To Idaho 31:39 45 Ranch & Night Visitor 43:43 Plans to Return? 52:12 Dylan's Alaskan Adventure 58:00 New Favorite Copilot Our Sponsors Tim Pope, CFP® — Tim is both a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a pilot. His practice specializes in aviation professionals and aviation 401k plans, helping clients pursue their financial goals by defining them, optimizing resources, and monitoring progress. Click here to learn more. Also check out The Pilot's Portfolio Podcast. Advanced Aircrew Academy — Enables flight operations to fulfill their training needs in the most efficient and affordable way—anywhere, at any time. They provide high-quality training for professional pilots, flight attendants, flight coordinators, maintenance, and line service teams, all delivered via a world-class online system. Click here to learn more. Raven Careers — Helping your career take flight. Raven Careers supports professional pilots with resume prep, interview strategy, and long-term career planning. Whether you're a CFI eyeing your first regional, a captain debating your upgrade path, or a legacy hopeful refining your application, their one-on-one coaching and insider knowledge give you a real advantage. Click here to learn more. The AirComp Calculator™ is business aviation's only online compensation analysis system. It can provide precise compensation ranges for 14 business aviation positions in six aircraft classes at over 50 locations throughout the United States in seconds. Click here to learn more. Vaerus Jet Sales — Vaerus means right, true, and real. Buy or sell an aircraft the right way, with a true partner to make your dream of flight real. Connect with Brooks at Vaerus Jet Sales or learn more about their DC-3 Referral Program. Harvey Watt — Offers the only true Loss of Medical License Insurance available to individuals and small groups. Because Harvey Watt manages most airlines' plans, they can assist you in identifying the right coverage to supplement your airline's plan. Many buy coverage to supplement the loss of retirement benefits while grounded. Click here to learn more. VSL ACE Guide — Your all-in-one pilot training resource. Includes the most up-to-date Airman Certification Standards (ACS) and Practical Test Standards (PTS) for Private, Instrument, Commercial, ATP, CFI, and CFII. 21.Five listeners get a discount on the guide—click here to learn more. ProPilotWorld.com — The premier information and networking resource for professional pilots. Click here to learn more. Feedback & Contact Have feedback, suggestions, or a great aviation story to share? Email us at info@21fivepodcast.com. Check out our Instagram feed @21FivePodcast for more great content (and our collection of aviation license plates). The statements made in this show are our own opinions and do not reflect, nor were they under any direction of any of our employers.
Alaska tribes just took over ownership from the federal government of the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, making way for growth that officials have been advocating for years. The new owners, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, were among the first Native organizations to assume health care sovereignty in 1998, but officials say underinvestment in the facility by the federal Indian Health Service was blocking much-needed expansion of both services and capacity. Although it's in Anchorage, the center serves as a hub of health care for Alaska Native patients from all across the state, counting almost 172,000 specialty cases and 56,000 emergency room visits a year. Under the new arrangement, the SouthCentral Foundation will oversee primary care. We'll talk about the legacy and new future prospects for healthcare sovereignty in Alaska. GUESTS Natasha Singh (member of Stevens Village), Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium president and CEO Kimberley Strong (Tlingit), SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium chair and ANTHC board chair Toni Raye Bergan (Iñupiaq), chair of Native Village of Kotzebue Tribal Council and ANTHC board member Wilson Justin (Ahtna Athabascan), elder and longtime advocate of self-determination Break 1 Music: Sunrise Song (song) Khu.éex' (artist) They Forgot They Survived (album) Break 2 Music: Four Corners (song) Little Axe Singers (artist) Traditional Voices: Historic Recordings of Traditional Native American Music (album)
Israel Keyes was an American serial killer, kidnapper, rapist and bank robber who deliberately tried to make his crimes difficult to connect. He traveled extensively around the United States, sometimes flying to one part of the country, renting a vehicle and then driving hundreds of miles before selecting victims with whom he had no obvious connection. Keyes also buried “kill kits” containing weapons, restraints and other supplies years in advance so he could return later and commit murders without having to purchase suspicious items immediately beforehand. He confessed to killing Bill and Lorraine Currier in Vermont in 2011 and to abducting and murdering 18-year-old Samantha Koenig in Anchorage, Alaska, in 2012. After killing Koenig, he staged a ransom demand using a photograph of her body and withdrew money from her debit card, activity that ultimately helped investigators track him down and arrest him in Texas.After his arrest, Keyes told the FBI that he had killed multiple people over many years and claimed his murders stretched across several states, but he was deliberately evasive about names, locations and victim totals. Investigators believed he was responsible for at least 11 murders, although only three victims were conclusively identified, and he was examined in connection with numerous unsolved disappearances and homicides across the country. Keyes described choosing victims opportunistically and said he sometimes traveled specifically to kill, making geographic profiling unusually difficult. He died by suicide in an Alaska jail in December 2012 before he could be tried for most of the crimes he confessed to, leaving investigators with a disturbing combination of confirmed murders, partial confessions and unresolved questions about how many victims he actually had.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
King Cove is a remote town in the Aleutian Islands, adjacent to the 300,000-acre Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. In 1980, the refuge was designated a wilderness area. That caused a severe problem for the people of King Cove. The nearest full-service hospital is in Anchorage, 900 miles away. The town does not have an all-weather airport. This means that people Read More ›
Israel Keyes was an American serial killer, kidnapper, rapist and bank robber who deliberately tried to make his crimes difficult to connect. He traveled extensively around the United States, sometimes flying to one part of the country, renting a vehicle and then driving hundreds of miles before selecting victims with whom he had no obvious connection. Keyes also buried “kill kits” containing weapons, restraints and other supplies years in advance so he could return later and commit murders without having to purchase suspicious items immediately beforehand. He confessed to killing Bill and Lorraine Currier in Vermont in 2011 and to abducting and murdering 18-year-old Samantha Koenig in Anchorage, Alaska, in 2012. After killing Koenig, he staged a ransom demand using a photograph of her body and withdrew money from her debit card, activity that ultimately helped investigators track him down and arrest him in Texas.After his arrest, Keyes told the FBI that he had killed multiple people over many years and claimed his murders stretched across several states, but he was deliberately evasive about names, locations and victim totals. Investigators believed he was responsible for at least 11 murders, although only three victims were conclusively identified, and he was examined in connection with numerous unsolved disappearances and homicides across the country. Keyes described choosing victims opportunistically and said he sometimes traveled specifically to kill, making geographic profiling unusually difficult. He died by suicide in an Alaska jail in December 2012 before he could be tried for most of the crimes he confessed to, leaving investigators with a disturbing combination of confirmed murders, partial confessions and unresolved questions about how many victims he actually had.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
An Alaskan pilot for a contracted helicopter company was among two killed Sunday in a helicopter crash while fighting a wildfire in California. The suspect in last week’s officer-involved shooting in midtown Anchorage opened fire before officers did, Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said. Top Republican vote getter Bernadette Wilson had her sights set solely on Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins on Monday’s debate stage — directing several of her remarks at the candidate and ignoring the other two Republicans she said would do more good out of the race.
Skip the banter: 00:06:10 (give or take a min depending on ads)Robert Hansen, known as the Butcher Baker, became one of Alaska's most notorious serial killers after targeting vulnerable women in and around Anchorage and taking them into the wilderness. For years, disappearances, prior allegations, and warning signs failed to bring serious scrutiny, even after 17-year-old Cindy Paulson escaped Hansen and gave Anchorage police a detailed account of her abduction. As investigators connected the murders of women including Sherry Morrow, Paula Goulding, Joanna Messina, and Eklutna Annie, evidence began pointing back to the quiet local baker with a private plane, a hunting background, and an aviation map marked with remote locations. Allison walks us through the Robert Hansen investigation, the failures that delayed it, and the evidence that finally forced authorities to reconsider what women had been telling them for years.Over 150 bonus episodes waiting for YOU: https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecouple Our Amazon Shop (stuff we like that we share on the show): https://amzn.to/48mohHX All our links (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Merch, etc):https://linktr.ee/crimeandcoffee Facebook Group to discuss episodes:www.facebook.com/groups/crimeandcoffeecouplepodcast/ References available at https://www.crimeandcoffeecouple.com a few days after this podcast airs. Case Suggestions Form: https://forms.gle/RQbthyDvd98SGpVq8Remember to subscribe to our podcast in your favorite podcast player. Do it before you forget!If you're listening on Spotify please leave us a 5-star review, and leave a comment on today's episode!If you're on an iPhone, review us on Apple Podcasts please! Scroll to the bottom of the page and hit the stars ;)Ma and Pa appreciate you more than you know.Reminder:Support us and become a Patron! Over 100 bonus episodes:https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecouplePodcast Intro and Outro music:Seductress Dubstep or TrippinCoffee by Audionautix http://audionautix.comCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7269 and H.R. 8674 Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 10:30 AM On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 7269 (Rep. Randall), "Helping Our People Act of 2026" H.R. 8674 (Rep. Begich), "Geese House Site Conveyance Act" Witnesses Panel one The Honorable Nicholas J. Begich Member of Congress, Washington D.C. The Honorable Emily Randall Member of Congress, Washington D.C. Panel two Ms. Sarah Obed Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Doyon, Limited, Anchorage, AK The Honorable Annette Bryan Councilwoman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tacoma, WA https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=419054 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=119508
House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7269 and H.R. 8674 Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 10:30 AM On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 7269 (Rep. Randall), "Helping Our People Act of 2026" H.R. 8674 (Rep. Begich), "Geese House Site Conveyance Act" Witnesses Panel one The Honorable Nicholas J. Begich Member of Congress, Washington D.C. The Honorable Emily Randall Member of Congress, Washington D.C. Panel two Ms. Sarah Obed Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Doyon, Limited, Anchorage, AK The Honorable Annette Bryan Councilwoman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tacoma, WA https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=419054 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=119508
House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7269 and H.R. 8674 Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 10:30 AM On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 7269 (Rep. Randall), "Helping Our People Act of 2026" H.R. 8674 (Rep. Begich), "Geese House Site Conveyance Act" Witnesses Panel one The Honorable Nicholas J. Begich Member of Congress, Washington D.C. The Honorable Emily Randall Member of Congress, Washington D.C. Panel two Ms. Sarah Obed Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Doyon, Limited, Anchorage, AK The Honorable Annette Bryan Councilwoman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tacoma, WA https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=419054 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=119508
House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7269 and H.R. 8674 Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 10:30 AM On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 7269 (Rep. Randall), "Helping Our People Act of 2026" H.R. 8674 (Rep. Begich), "Geese House Site Conveyance Act" Witnesses Panel one The Honorable Nicholas J. Begich Member of Congress, Washington D.C. The Honorable Emily Randall Member of Congress, Washington D.C. Panel two Ms. Sarah Obed Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Doyon, Limited, Anchorage, AK The Honorable Annette Bryan Councilwoman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tacoma, WA https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=419054 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=119508
House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7269 and H.R. 8674 Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 10:30 AM On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 7269 (Rep. Randall), "Helping Our People Act of 2026" H.R. 8674 (Rep. Begich), "Geese House Site Conveyance Act" Witnesses Panel one The Honorable Nicholas J. Begich Member of Congress, Washington D.C. The Honorable Emily Randall Member of Congress, Washington D.C. Panel two Ms. Sarah Obed Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Doyon, Limited, Anchorage, AK The Honorable Annette Bryan Councilwoman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tacoma, WA https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=419054 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=119508
House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7269 and H.R. 8674 Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 10:30 AM On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 7269 (Rep. Randall), "Helping Our People Act of 2026" H.R. 8674 (Rep. Begich), "Geese House Site Conveyance Act" Witnesses Panel one The Honorable Nicholas J. Begich Member of Congress, Washington D.C. The Honorable Emily Randall Member of Congress, Washington D.C. Panel two Ms. Sarah Obed Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Doyon, Limited, Anchorage, AK The Honorable Annette Bryan Councilwoman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tacoma, WA https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=419054 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=119508
House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7269 and H.R. 8674 Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 10:30 AM On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 7269 (Rep. Randall), "Helping Our People Act of 2026" H.R. 8674 (Rep. Begich), "Geese House Site Conveyance Act" Witnesses Panel one The Honorable Nicholas J. Begich Member of Congress, Washington D.C. The Honorable Emily Randall Member of Congress, Washington D.C. Panel two Ms. Sarah Obed Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Doyon, Limited, Anchorage, AK The Honorable Annette Bryan Councilwoman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tacoma, WA https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=419054 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=119508
Family Matters with Jim Minnery - The Faith & Politics Show !
I wish there were more pastors like Ron Hoffman at Mountain City Church in Anchorage. Of course there are many I know and respect who have also done a wonderful job preaching the full counsel of God but I can only interview one at a time. Pastor Hoffman understands that God created three institutions. Family, Church and Government. And, by the way, all three are stained by sin. Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:8, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Romans 5:12, Isaiah 64:6But, for some reason, although the church has no problem dealing with the downfalls of family and church struggling with sin, Government is to be shunned. Stay away. Bad. Don't want to get soiled. It's "political".But here's the deal. Politics is nothing more than the way communities organize and communicate on how to address challenges and solutions for human flourishing in society. Something the Gospel has very much to say about.Hope you can tune in today and hear Pastor Ron's perspective on why church leaders should not shy away from being salt and light...in every arena of life.Support the show
Are you dreaming of living in Alaska or considering moving from a Mat-Su Valley town like Palmer to a more remote, off-grid area? In this episode of The Alaskan Journey, Jamin sits down with three-time returning guests Chris and Meg to talk about their transition from suburban life in Palmer to off-grid living near Nelchina and the Eureka Roadhouse.We dive into what living in Palmer, Alaska is really like, dealing with severe Mat-Su Valley winds, purchasing property near Pioneer Peak, and what it takes to thrive off the grid in remote interior Alaska. From handling extreme weather and high-elevation land to power grid reliability, heating systems, and working locally in Glennallen, learn the raw realities of relocating and living off the beaten path in Alaska!Jamin Goecker Website (For Relocation Guide): https://jgoecker.kw.comPodcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgBLvg...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamingoecker/Instagram: / jamin_goecker App: https://jgoecker.kw.comFacebook: / gojaminrealestate Keller Williams Realty Alaska Group0:00 – Intro: Alaskan Journey Podcast & Returning Guests Chris and Meg0:39 – Moving from Palmer, AK to the Eureka Roadhouse & Nelchina Area1:18 – Moving to Alaska During the COVID Real Estate Market (2022)1:38 – What Living in Palmer, Alaska is Really Like (Pros & Cons)2:25 – Real Estate in Palmer: Pioneer Peak Views & Land Ownership3:27 – Overlanding, Camping & Exploring Alaska from the Mat-Su Valley4:23 – Palmer Amenities vs. Anchorage & Wasilla Accessibility5:40 – Has Palmer Changed? Urban Sprawl & Housing Development in the Valley8:42 – Why Chris & Meg Decided to Leave Palmer for More Remote Land9:07 – Dealing with Severe Windstorms in Palmer & The Butte11:41 – Small-Town Community Vibe & What Makes Palmer Unique13:00 – Buying Remote Property in Nelchina, Alaska (5 Acres & Glacier Views)14:48 – Cabin Renovation: Adding Plumbing, Septic, Well & Living 4-Seasons15:55 – Off-Grid Community & Social Life in Remote Alaska (26 Full-Time Residents)16:49 – Reality Check: Learning Curve of Remote Alaskan Living & DIY Work18:04 – How Mail, Package Delivery & Post Offices Work in Off-Grid Alaska19:01 – The Power of Absolute Silence & Mental Health in the Alaskan Bush20:59 – Who SHOULD (and Shouldn't) Move Off-Grid in Alaska?22:51 – Remote Logistics: Planning 90-Minute Grocery & Supply Runs23:30 – Upcoming Property Projects: Arctic Greenhouses & Garages25:03 – Snow Removal Gear & Driveway Maintenance Off the Main Road25:26 – Off-Grid Heating & Utilities: Wood Stoves, Heating Oil & Power Grid Reliability26:32 – Working in Remote Alaska: Branch Banking & Employment in Glennallen27:20 – River Rafting, Fishing & Building Connections in Copper Valley28:45 – Refinancing Remote Alaska Real Estate & Final Thoughts
Photo: Flooding in Chinle on the Navajo Nation prompted evacuations this week. (Courtesy Shawna Ann Claw / Facebook) Three people are dead after they were washed away in a flood on the Navajo Nation just after midnight on Wednesday. As KNAU's Chris Clements reports, several communities are dealing with damage from the recent rainfall. Navajo police responded to reports that two adults and a juvenile were swept away by floodwaters near the Newcomb, New Mexico area shortly after midnight. Search and rescue crews found the three dead after searching the area into the early morning hours. Investigators say they drowned. Several Navajo communities are dealing with flooding, including Chinle and Many Farms. Officials have not released details about any damage or injuries. They urge residents along Highway 191 between mileposts 451 to 454 and other low terrain flood zones to evacuate. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed an emergency declaration in response to the flooding. He said tribal members should use extreme caution around flooded roads and washes, adding that conditions can change quickly. NANA Regional Corporation headquarters in Anchroage, Alaska, where a AFN listening session on subsistence management took place. (Photo: Wonderlane / Flickr) The Alaska Federation of Natives is holding a series of listening sessions focused on the priorities, concerns, and values Alaska Native people want reflected in subsistence management. A session was held Wednesday at the NANA Regional Corporation office building in Anchorage, following earlier meetings in Bethel, Fairbanks, and Nome. Additional sessions are scheduled September 21 in Juneau, September 28 in Ketchikan, and October 1 in Copper Center. AFN says the sessions are intended to hear directly from communities about the challenges facing subsistence users and the principles and values that should guide future changes. People can also submit feedback to AFN online. (Courtesy American Indian College Fund) A new Brookings report says federal cuts and meager philanthropic support are widening long-standing funding gaps across Nebraska and Indian Country, threatening education, health care, infrastructure, and economic development, as Mark Richardson reports. The analysis calls for stable federal funding and sustained investment in Native-led institutions, including Tribal Colleges and Universities. Comments came from Little Priest Tribal College president Manoj Patil from Winnebago, Nebraska, American Indian College Fund president and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull, and Rob Maxim, the report’s author and a fellow at The Brookings Institution. The pressure is especially sharp in higher education. The Brookings Institution and the American Indian College Fund released the analysis. Patil says pandemic-era investments brought temporary gains to Native colleges, but recent federal actions have reversed much of that momentum. “This constant threat of funding cuts impedes our growth because we are not sure whether to be aggressive in offering new programs or to be careful. That’s the biggest issue we face.” Patil adds there are only 34 TCUs in the U-S and Little Priest is one of only two such institutions in Nebraska. He says every $1.00 invested in TCUs returns $1.60 in tax revenue, benefiting both Native and non-Native communities. American Indian College Fund President Cheryl Crazy Bull says the report provides significant evidence of chronic underfunding by the federal government, despite trust and treaty obligations to Native Americans. “You can’t really have this self-determination in the Native community without being a culturally grounded, well-educated person.” Maxim osays high-profile figures like Amazon co-founder MacKenzie Scott will occasionally step up with notable contributions to Indian Country, but he says it is rare. “It is really hard for Tribal leaders themselves, for Native-serving institutions to make decisions based on the lack of data that’s out there.” Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Thursday, September 17, 2026 — After decades of work, tribes overcome language revitalization barriers
Send us Fan MailJim Lottsfeldt was born and raised in Anchorage. Known for decades as the go-to campaign mastermind for Republican candidates, in recent years he has become a political guru on the Left. We discuss how that came to be as well as his unwavering support of Matt Schultz for US house, his lack of enthusiasm for Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), and the need for a brave new governor & legislature willing to make bold changes even if they result in losses at the ballot box in future elections. Listen to podcast interviews mentioned in the show here:Mountain City Church Lead Pastor Ron Hoffmanformer US house candidate Matt Schultzcurrent US house Candidate Bill Hill
On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The State of Alaska is requesting a judge throw out a lawsuit alleging the Division of Elections violated Alaskans' right to privacy when it shared voter information with the federal government last December. A bill that aims to reduce the pollock fleet's bycatch of salmon, halibut and other species passed the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee yesterday. And two people were killed when their plane crashed while they were leaving a moose camp near Aniak.Photo: State attorney Margaret Paton-Walsh provides oral arguments at Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage on Sept. 16, 2026. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)
Photo: A “Vote Here” sign outside an election polling place at Woodbury City Hall in Woodbury, Minnesota, during the 2020 general election. (Tony Webster / Wikimedia) Indigenous people continue to face barriers throughout the election process. That is according to a new report that says those challenges can begin well before a voter reaches the ballot box. For the Mountain West News Bureau, Daniel Spaulding has more. The report from the Native American Rights Fund says voting disparities have deep historical roots. NARF analyzed federal data from 2020 through 2024 and found issues ranging from voter registration rejections to difficulties with mail-in ballots. In counties where Native Americans make up at least a quarter of the population, rejected voter registration applications increased by an average of 200%. Allison Neswood (Navajo) is a senior staff attorney at NARF. “Voting is not just one act. It's a series of steps and the report illustrates that Native people are more likely to get hung up every step along the way.” Neswood says addressing those issues will require greater investment in voting infrastructure across Indian Country. The study focused on counties with high Native populations, including Arizona's Apache and Navajo counties – and New Mexico's Cibola, McKinley, and San Juan counties. Young drummers from the Kingikmiut Dance Group wait to perform at the 25th Annual Kingikmiut Dance Festival. (Photo: Margaret Sutherland / KNOM) Dance groups from across the Bering Strait region gathered in Wales, Alaska last weekend for the Kingikmiut Dance Festival. The event marked a quarter century of teaching and sharing songs and dances that leaders say had been absent from some communities for decades. KNOM's Margaret Sutherland traveled to the remote village for this story. On the first night of the Kingikmiut Dance Festival, fog settles over the runway in Wales. Three of the five scheduled visiting groups are grounded: Gambell, Savoonga, and Brevig Mission. But inside the Kingikmiut School gym, the festival began anyway with groups from Wales and Unalakleet. The Kingikmiut Dance Group from Wales takes its place in the center of the gym. Frank Komonaseak, center, dances during the 25th Annual Kingikmiut Dance Festival. (Photo: Margaret Sutherland / KNOM) Drummers sit in a line, holding skin drums in front of them as they sing together while dancers move out front, following the songs. Sixteen-year-old Cain Seetook is one of the younger Kingikmiut drummers. “It heals my hurt and makes me happy. And I don't know. That's just it.” Seetook says he has been drumming since he was about one year old and practices with the Kingikmiut group once or twice a week. His cousin, 15-year-old Frank Komonaseak, is also part of the group, rotating between the drum line and the dance floor. “It feels good to be dancing again. It's an honor to be in this dance group again, to be singing and dancing. I grew up doing it, and I'm proud of who I am, and I'm proud of my cousins because they're all good dancers too.” Komonaseak moved back to Wales about a year ago after living in Anchorage for several years. He says he stopped dancing while he was away. When he returned, he went to practice and began relearning the songs. “It is really sad to not have dancing, because I don't think I can go a week without Eskimo dancing, because that's how much I love it.” Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Wednesday, September 16, 2026 — Native advocates assess barriers to upcoming elections
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 In the second hour, Kerby welcomes finance expert Chad Hufford. Chad is he owner and founder of Veritas Wealth Management in Anchorage, Alaska. He will bring his wisdom to helping us find freedom from financial fear and about his webinar “Smart Giving Made Simple.” Connect with us on Facebook at facebook.com/pointofviewradio […]
On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Emergency responders battled a fire Monday at Whittier's new cruise ship terminal that damaged at least one boat. Anchorage police on Sunday night shot and wounded a man in Midtown who they say assaulted an elderly man and stole his truck. Dogs from across the state made their way to Sitka over Labor Day Weekend.Photo: Multiple agencies responded Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, to a fire at Whittier's new cruise ship dock. (U.S. Coast Guard)
For nearly 30 years, Doug Vandegraft has been writing about bars in Alaska. In his book, “A Guide to the Notorious Bars of Alaska,” he uses the state's longtime watering holes as a way into its broader social history. Doug spent decades traveling throughout Alaska during his career as a federal cartographer, and along the way he became interested in the bars that seemed to function as more than just places to drink—they were gathering places, landmarks, and repositories of local history. He eventually spent years researching their histories, digging through liquor licenses, newspapers, business records, and archives, while visiting bars and talking with the people who owned them, worked in them, and drank in them. The result is a history of Alaska told from the barstool, where stories of gold rushes, fishing, military expansion, Prohibition, boom-and-bust economies, and colorful characters all come together in the places people gathered at the end of the day. When Doug moved to Anchorage in 1983, one of the things that struck him was just how many bars there were—and how each one seemed to have its own identity. If you liked reggae, there was a bar for that. If you liked blues, rock and roll, or country, there was a bar for that, too. And these weren't just weekend destinations. Bars could be crowded any night of the week, something Doug came to see as a reflection of an Alaska economy where jobs were plentiful and people had money to spend. That early experience shaped the way he came to understand bars as reflections of the communities around them, places where music, work, personality, and local culture all came together. And after visiting more than a hundred of them, he developed a simple rule for walking into any bar, no matter how unfamiliar: act like you've been there before.
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For nearly 30 years, Doug Vandegraft has been writing about bars in Alaska. In his book, “A Guide to the Notorious Bars of Alaska,” he uses the state's longtime watering holes as a way into its broader social history. Doug spent decades traveling throughout Alaska during his career as a federal cartographer, and along the way he became interested in the bars that seemed to function as more than just places to drink—they were gathering places, landmarks, and repositories of local history. He eventually spent years researching their histories, digging through liquor licenses, newspapers, business records, and archives, while visiting bars and talking with the people who owned them, worked in them, and drank in them. The result is a history of Alaska told from the barstool, where stories of gold rushes, fishing, military expansion, Prohibition, boom-and-bust economies, and colorful characters all come together in the places people gathered at the end of the day. When Doug moved to Anchorage in 1983, one of the things that struck him was just how many bars there were—and how each one seemed to have its own identity. If you liked reggae, there was a bar for that. If you liked blues, rock and roll, or country, there was a bar for that, too. And these weren't just weekend destinations. Bars could be crowded any night of the week, something Doug came to see as a reflection of an Alaska economy where jobs were plentiful and people had money to spend. That early experience shaped the way he came to understand bars as reflections of the communities around them, places where music, work, personality, and local culture all came together. And after visiting more than a hundred of them, he developed a simple rule for walking into any bar, no matter how unfamiliar: act like you've been there before.
In this newscast: The Juneau School District has fewer students enrolled this year than it previously projected; The Juneau Assembly is slated to vote on an ordinance on Monday that would require nonprofits to charge sales tax for goods and services - something they're currently exempt from; Capital City Fire/Rescue's Andrew Pantiskas talks about a new app that aims to cut the department's response time to cardiac events; The Alaska Democratic Party is urging a Superior Court judge to disqualify a Republican state House candidate who submitted a nearly blank financial disclosure form when he filed to run for an Anchorage seat; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment regarding a cruise ship dock project in Petersburg.
Jeff was joined by Anchorage attorney Scott Kendall. They discuss some ongoing political issues in Alaska including energy and the governor's race, issues with the three statewide issues this year, some ideas on how to prevent unserious candidates from getting on the ballot, why these issues are causing more people to vote to repeal the open primary and ranked choice voting, how the House and Senate will likely organize next year, how the governor's race will likely play out, and the continued issues with the timely counting of ballots in Alaska.
Protests are ongoing outside of a church located on the Wind River Reservation. That is after a pastor made comments during her sermon, deriding the Northern Arapaho's Sun Dance, or Hoseihoowuʼ, ceremony. Wyoming Public Radio's Melodie Edwards attended. About a dozen protestors hold up signs outside the Foundations for Nations church near Arapaho, Wyoming. Cars honk in support as they pass. One sign summarizes the general sentiment: it says, “leave”. “ She called our sacred pipe an idol.” MiRae Yellowbird says Pastor Sarah Lucas' July 5 comments were hurtful, especially because the federal government made the Sundance illegal until 1978. “ We weren’t allowed to practice our powwows, our Sun Dances, any type of ceremony. They would throw us in jail.” In an interview with the Riverton Ranger, Pastor Lucas admitted she struck the wrong tone when describing the pipe. “And words matter, right? Delivery matters. And that is where I feel repentant about it. I’m so sorry that that came off mocking.” But Lucas says she owns the church's property on the Wind River Reservation and has no plans to leave. The family of late Ellen Paneok, her cousin Jillion Jones, left, sister Tina “Raven” Godsey, and aunt Lottie Jones, flew from across the state and country to celebrate the nonprofit's launch (Photo: Alena Naiden) Efforts to connect rural Alaska Native villages by air got a lift this summer, when the new organization Paneok took off in Anchorage last month. In part two of her series, the Alaska Desk's Alena Naiden from our flagship station KNBA, spoke with the nonprofit's founder and chair, Jamie Klaes. Klaes is a pilot and instructor, originally from Bettles in Interior Alaska. She said she started teaching aviation classes because it is hard for rural Alaskans to get jobs in the industry, even though they rely on it. Since then, instructors have worked with Alaska organizations and school districts to help connect students to aviation classes, and in some cases travel to Anchorage to attend them. Klaes said the classes had up to 200 students enrolled at one time. “If we get one kid that gets their pilot’s license, you know, from Chevak, all of a sudden, we have a lot of Chevackers applying. You can see the impact of not only the student that got their license and their confidence, but their whole community and the confidence of their peers.” But Klaes said enrollment dropped to just 50 students two years ago, after some partnering organizations lost federal funding and had to cut their support for the classes. So she decided to form Paneok. “I didn’t ever want to see this program stop. So I needed to do something that was going to help it grow.” Klaes named Paneok in honor of Ellen Paneok, the first Alaska Native woman to become a licensed pilot. Paneok died in 2008, but her family flew from across the state and country to celebrate the nonprofit's launch. Lottie Jones from Utqiagvik is Paneok's aunt. “I'm pretty proud. I’m glad that she’s recognized because it took a lot for her to pursue her dream.” U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, attended the launch of Paneok on Aug. 25, 2026. (Photo: Alena Naiden) U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, also attended the event. She said Paneok was not only a pilot, but also an ivory carver, a writer, and a mentor. “This is Ellen. A woman who believed so much in what she had to offer and then was willing to pay that forward to help so many others, and particularly young Native kids from the villages, those who needed to be encouraged.” Murkowski commended the program leaders for their work to meet the needs of Alaska’s growing aviation sector. “It’s not just the young pilots. It is the ground handlers. It is the mechanics that keep everybody in the air safe. It’s the whole ecosystem of aviation that is so desperately needed in this place where we fly more than anybody else.” But Joelle Kamkoff from Kotlik, 17, said she wants to be a pilot. “I dream of working in medevac because I get to help people, and that makes me feel good. And also, like, being in the plane and in the air clears my mind.” For a start, Kamkoff took a ground handling class through the program last spring to learn how to fuel and load an airplane. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Thursday, September 10, 2026 — Shortage of wildland firefighters strains preparedness and safety
Dr. Meredith Broderick is triple board-certified sleep expert and clinician. She attended medical school at The Ohio State University, completed a neurology residency at Case Western Reserve University, and a sleep medicine and behavioral sleep medicine fellowship at Stanford Medical Center. After training, she served as an assistant professor of neurology at Case Western Reserve University before transitioning to private practice in Seattle, WA and Anchorage, AK where she has worked most of her career. She is board certified in neurology, sleep medicine, and behavioral sleep medicine. She is one of the only physicians in the country to hold this combination of board certifications. SHOWNOTES:
Photo: Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola at her primary night victory party. (Courtesy C-SPAN) The 2026 Midterms shifted into top gear this week with showdowns set across the country. Nine Native candidates running for Congress made it to the general election, including three women trying to make history in the U.S. Senate. In Alaska, former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola (Yup’ik), D-Alaska, is charging against President Donald Trump on health care and affordability, in a race that has the President's attention squared right back at Peltola. “We have tens of thousands of Alaskans who can no longer afford health insurance, and we are being crushed by corporate greed. Dan Sullivan, every single vote was for corporate greed. From health care comments or groceries, to transportation, to heat, we are getting crushed.” The Alaska race includes incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and a challenger named Dan J. Sullivan, a distinction President Trump is highlighting as the race goes forward. “Well, it’s close for one reason, that they have a phony Dan Sullivan. This guy’s a phony. And he was put up by the Democrats, and they don’t admit it, but it’s been so proven. So I will go to Alaska to make sure that a great senator gets reelected. I will be going to Alaska. I’m going to be going the last 30 days before the election. I’ll be making a lot of stops.” The remaining Native candidates for Congress include incumbents like representatives Sharice Davids from Kansas – and Tom Cole and Josh Breechan from Oklahoma. Seeking new seats in the House are Jonathan Nez in Arizona, Bill Hill in Alaska and Sean McCann in Michigan. N'kiyla “Jasmine” Thomas is running as a Democratic socialist for Oklahoma's senate seat. A crowd gathers at Paneok hangar at Merrill Field in Anchorage for the nonprofit launch on Aug. 25, 2026. (Photo: Alena Naiden) A new aviation nonprofit in Alaska hopes to train the next generation of pilots connecting Alaska Native villages with supplies and the rest of the world. In part one of her two-part series, the Alaska Desk’s Alena Naiden from our flagship station KNBA reports on the organization’s launch this summer. Anchorage’s Merrill Field was buzzing with planes taking off and landing, as about a hundred people gathered to celebrate the launch of a new aviation nonprofit. Jordan Lewis from Chefornak was one of several young students in the crowd. At 22, he has already earned a private pilot's license and has over 250 hours of flight time. And he dreams even bigger. “I want to fly for the big airlines one day, but my small goal is to fly for, like, the rural villages first.” Lewis said he became interested in aviation because his grandfather was a village airline agent, and he would follow him to meet the planes. “There’s like hundreds and hundreds of villages that aren’t on the road system. I believe if it wasn’t for aviation, most of those villages wouldn’t continue to exist.” Lewis took aviation classes through a career training organization called Alaska EXCEL. Those classes have been offered for about eight years through different local organizations, but instructors say the new nonprofit, the Paneok Project, will help them get funding more reliably and make classes more sustainable. Through Paneok, students from rural Alaska can enroll in piloting, maintenance, and ground-handling courses, as well as get mentorship and career opportunities. The program might offer a dispatcher course soon, too. Jamie Klaes is the founder and chair of Paneok. “It is very important for us to put rural kids in these positions because they do understand the terrain and the weather. And they have an invested interest in the community and the people they’re flying.” Tomorrow, in part two, we’ll learn more about the new nonprofit and its namesake, Ellen Paneok, the first Alaska Native woman to become a licensed pilot. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Wednesday, September 9, 2026 — Texas ‘ghost tribe' rakes in millions of dollars with little to no official tribal documentation
If walking your dog feels more like being towed down the trail, the problem probably is not your leash, collar, or lack of exercise. It is the way your dog has learned the walk. In this episode of Dog Works Radio, Michele Forto from Alaska Dog Works explains why dogs pull, how owners accidentally reinforce the behavior, and why equipment alone rarely solves the problem. She breaks down the importance of timing, teaching the dog that a slack leash keeps the walk moving, and practicing the behavior where it actually matters: neighborhoods, parking lots, sidewalks, trails, and busy Alaska trailheads. A reliable walk should work whether you are heading through Wasilla on a Tuesday or Anchorage on a Saturday. The goal is not simply getting your dog tired enough to stop pulling. It is training both ends of the leash so the behavior holds up in real life. Other Episodes You Will Love · How to Get the Best Results out of Dog Training Support the Show This episode was recorded on the Shure SM7B and a Rodecaster Pro II Like this episode? Share it with your dog training friends! Love this episode? Say thanks in true dog training podcasting style by leaving a review. FREE! Grab our 7-Day Real-World Dog Training Plan Take our Understanding Drive Behaviors quiz to see exactly what drive your dog is in and how to begin to train for it. Join the On-Air Dog Training Coaching waitlist for a chance to be coached on the air by Dr. Robert or Michele Forto and get your dog training questions answered in real time. Sign up now for 20% off our Group Coaching Program and learn how to build the best relationship possible for your dog. Take your dog training to the next level by enrolling in our Peak Performance membership. Follow Dog Works Radio for more dog training tips: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn ©2009-2026 by Dog Works Training Company® All Rights Reserved.
We're recapping Joanna's incredible father-daughter trip to Alaska and breaking down how she made such an epic trip surprisingly budget-friendly! We talk about flying from St. Louis to Anchorage for just 17,500 points each way, using Hyatt points for the hotel, renting a car and exploring on our own, and deciding which experiences were actually worth the splurge. From trekking and rappelling on Matanuska Glacier to hiking in Girdwood, exploring Whittier, spotting beluga whales, picking wild blueberries in Hatcher Pass, cruising Kenai Fjords National Park, and finally finding a moose at sunset, this trip was packed with bucket-list moments. Joanna also shares why experiencing Alaska with her dad made this one of the most meaningful trips she's ever taken—and why she came home already wanting to go back.Mentioned in this episode:Comfrt.com 15% OFFNova Alaska ToursMatanuska Glacier Youtube ReviewWhittier Marine ChartersBorealis Custom Fishing ExperienceHatcher Pass ATVFind Us On Online:Mary Ellen | JoFacebook GroupAffiliate Links:Relief Band - Use code WONDERLAND for 25% off!Rakuten- Mary Ellen (Get 5000 AMEX or Bilt POINTS)Rakuten- Joanna (Get 5000 AMEX or Bilt POINTS)Mary Ellen's Fetch (Use code MARYELLEN!)Joanna's Fetch (Use code JOANNALYNN)Seats.AeroBEST PRICE on CardPointers subscription!Halara (use code "Wonderland" for 10% off)Our Favorite Credit CardsWe may receive a small commission when you choose to use any of our links to purchase your products or apply for your cards
Send us Fan MailCongressman Jared Huffman represents California's second US congressional district which stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. Representative Huffman is a Humanist and the only member of Congress to publicly admit that he does not believe in gods. This episode was recorded in Anchorage while Rep. Huffman was visiting his older brother Tim Huffman who has been living here with his family for decades.An environmental lawyer by training, he is the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee. Together with his colleague Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland), he founded the Congressional Free Thought Caucus which promotes public policy based on reason, science, and moral values. Today we are discussing Rep. Huffman's recently published book, No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism.Paul Weyrich's 1999 Letter to Conservatives"Uncivil Religion," a website documenting the religious dimensions of Jan. 6my previous podcast episode with Senator Lisa Murkowski
Ralph welcomes sportswriter Dave Zirin to talk about his new book, "The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn." Then Ralph speaks to labor activist Gene Bruskin about their upcoming Labor Day event at Busboys and Poets in DC, "Galvanizing Labor Day for a Workers' Compact."Dave Zirin is the sports editor for The Nation, a columnist for the Progressive, and the author of eight books on the politics of sports, including What's My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States and A People's History of Sports in the United States. His new book is The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn.There's a despondency that exists now, I believe, among people who are also very angry about the state of our politics. And the thing that Howard always insisted upon—he was an activist who happened to be a historian, not a historian who was an activist. And that doesn't denigrate his incredible skills as a historian, it just says where his priorities were in his time on this planet. And one of the things that Howard believed so strongly is that the movements themselves needed to have a strong sense of history. The movements needed to know that we live in a time of great ups and downs.Dave ZirinPeople did step up to create the Zinn Education Project. And every book event I'm doing, I'm showing up with copies of their materials and they usually have somebody on the ground doing the organizing at the event. And at the very least, we're helping it be a little bit sticky. You know what I'm saying? Like, it's not just a book event. It's not just celebrating Howard. But it's also something that allows us to be able to make it matter in a way that it otherwise would not—because it's not just about selling books, it really is about building a movement.Dave ZirinGene Bruskin is a veteran of the labor movement as a local union president, an organizer, and campaign coordinator for numerous local and national unions. He has done extensive international labor solidarity work, including with Iraqi workers and unions, and is a founder of US Labor Against the War.What we're breaking through here now (and partly this has been the definition of this resistance movement) it's workers versus billionaires. And I think the labor movement in general coming out of World War II has been captured by this mythology that “What's good for General Electric is good for the nation.” And the more the economy “prospers,” the more it's good for everybody. And it turns out that that's not really the case, because we don't have that kind of equality. And also what's in the national interest in terms of our foreign policy is not in the interest of the average working class person. A lot of that stuff is being challenged and reversed—not enough, but it's forcing some of the more moderate forces to the left, just as we're seeing in some of these Senate and House elections.Gene BruskinI think this is a really important moment for Labor Day because Labor Day, among other things, is generally the kickoff for whatever elections are happening in November. And it's going to be that on steroids this year. But I think the important thing is that, of course, we want to throw out a bunch of these Neanderthal Republicans in the House and Senate. But it's not just a matter of restoring a Democratic majority in the House and Senate. The question is: to what end? And what is on the agenda of a Democratic-majority Congress at this minute? What is the vision that we have for our future that we have to be fighting for? … We have to change this whole climate so that people have some kind of hope, some kind of vision for what we want and what we deserve. And the same old, same old, whether it's a Democratic Congress or not, is not acceptable anymore.Gene BruskinGalvanizing Labor Day for a Workers' Compact (Sep 7, 2026 2:00 pm ET): Busboys and Poets and Ralph Nader present Galvanizing Labor Day for a Workers' Compact, a discussion of how unions can maximize the impact of Labor Day to mobilize workers and voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections and afterwards. (Event is in-person @ Busboys and Poets 14th & V + Livestreamed. Free and open to all, but registration is required.)News 9/4/26* Our top story this week is the neo-colonial oil extraction deal that has been struck between the Trump administration and the government of Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela. This government has been running the country under the barrel of a gun since Trump sent Delta Force to kidnap President Nicolás Maduro from his home in the Bolivarian Republic in January. According to the BBC, the new deal “grants a US-led company 100-year concessions over 17 oilfields in Venezuela, amounting to a staggering 65 billion barrels of crude,” or over one-fifth of the country's proven oil reserves. The White House has released a fact sheet, stating that much of the new extraction will be conducted by North American Blue Energy Partners (Nabep), and that the U.S. government will have “veto power over the appointment of any member of the board of directors, and a majority of Nabep's board of directors must be US citizens.” The announcement of this deal drew scorn from a wide variety of sources. These range from Trump's former special representative on Venezuela and Iran, Elliott Abrams who called the deal “terrible” and sees it as Rodríguez “simply complying with the demands she's getting from Washington,” to Rafael Ramírez, who served as the head of the state-run energy firm, PDVSA, and as the oil minister under former President Hugo Chávez, who is quoted saying the deal “hands over [the oil] and opens the doors to a new colonialism of the United States.”* In more outrageous foreign policy news, Reuters reports the Trump administration has designated the United Kingdom-based pro-Palestine activist group Palestine Action a ”terrorist organization,” part of the administration's “campaign to crack down on left-wing groups” using post-9/11 anti-terrorism laws. The United Nations has decried this move, with the UN's human rights office chief Volker Turk calling it a “disproportionate and unnecessary restriction on the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association as well as the right to participate in public affairs,” adding that the “expansive use of the term ‘terrorism' has been documented to have a chilling effect on civic space.” The UK has sought to bring the legal hammer down on Palestine Action, though these efforts have been somewhat stymied by the courts. Sarah McLaughlin, senior scholar of global expression at free speech group Foundation for Individual Rights and Free Expression (FIRE), said that the US “must reject that censorship - not import it.” Reuters notes that “Israel's foreign ministry welcomed the designation.”* This is not the only case wherein the Trump administration has gone to extreme lengths to punish pro-Palestine activism. California District Judge Noel Wise highlighted this in her recent decision, excoriating the State Department and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their attempts to deport noncitizens over protected speech. This ruling, stemming from a lawsuit filed by FIRE, “centred on how the second Trump administration revoked visas and detained international students studying in the US after they engaged in pro-Palestinian advocacy.” Judge Wise stated in her decision that “in the United States, freedom of speech belongs to the people..It is not the government's to take.” She added that the strength of our democracy is “diminished when members of our society — citizens and noncitizens alike — must self-censor and ‘behave' or suffer the government's retaliation.” Mahmoud Khalil, the most prominent victim of the administration's policy of seeking to deport activists they want to silence, applauded the decision, saying “No one should fear speaking up for Palestine.” This from Al Jazeera.* Our final Palestine-related story for this week takes us to Hollywood, where prominent actor and activist Mark Ruffalo's recent comments in opposition to the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger, related to Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison's ties to his father's software company Oracle, have been cynically branded as “antisemitic tropes.” According to the LA Times, Ruffalo shared a clip of Safra Catz, Oracle's former CEO and a current Paramount board member speaking at an Israeli-American Council National Summit conference, where she said that “she couldn't discuss Oracle's work with Israel's military, but ‘we have some profoundly scary technology at Oracle and we wanted to make sure that it was available' to Israel,” after October 7th. Paramount's lawyers quickly sought to smear Ruffalo with the charge of antisemitism, including by deploying their allies in pro-Israel groups like the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Anti-Defamation League. In response, over 150 Jewish filmmakers, academics, writers and even rabbis, signed an open letter which reads, in part, “Pointing out the crucial connections between what is happening in Gaza and what is happening in Hollywood is the exact opposite of antisemitism. It is, for us, the very essence of Jewish ethical duty.”* In other news, NBC reports the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that “federal commodities-trading law does not preempt Nevada's gambling law as to the regulation of placing wagers on sports.” This piece notes that the 3-0 ruling marks the prediction markets industry's most significant legal setback yet and sets up a showdown at the Supreme Court, since the Third Circuit has already ruled that New Jersey cannot regulate Kalshi. The Trump administration has sought to keep regulation of betting markets under the jurisdiction of the federal body known as the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Notably, the commission, usually composed of five appointees, currently boasts only one single member: Michael S. Selig. Selig is extremely friendly to the prediction market industry and has sought to stave off state-level regulation by arguing for federal preemption.* Kalshi has been in the news for other reasons as well, namely for its attempts to self-regulate. For one, the Wall Street Journal reports that Kalshi issued its first ever lifetime ban this week, to none other than former Congressman and notorious grifter George Santos. This ban was precipitated by Santos' making over $17,000 by “placing bets on his attendance at President Trump's State of the Union address.” Kalshi adds that they issued a $71,356 fine to Santos. For his part, Santos tweeted “Hey @Kalshi thanks for the lifetime ban from your gambling platform…Let's see how much longer you guys are around for.” Newsweek reports that at the same time, Kalshi fined and suspended North Carolina Republican congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout for betting on her own race. Buckhout dismissed her bet as a “dumb mistake” and joked that her “career as a Kalshi trader was short-lived.” Buckhout is running against incumbent Congressman Don Davis in a newly-redrawn district engineered to favor Republicans, but polling shows a tight race. If Buckhout narrowly loses, many will point to this “dumb mistake” as a key reason why.* Another legal battle is unfolding in New York City, where landlords are challenging Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent freeze for rent-stabilized tenants. PIX11 reports that the suit, originally filed in Staten Island but now moved to Manhattan, centers on complaints from landlords that the decision by the rent guidelines board (RGB) to keep rents flat on one and two-year lease renewals for NYC's million rent-stabilized apartments was “predetermined and illegal.” They argue that the board “cherry-picked data and was packed with supporters of Mayor…Mamdani's campaign promise to freeze rents,” while the Mamdani administration maintains that the board is an “independent body and considers both tenant and landlord concerns.” The mayoral administration will defend the decision in court, while the Legal Aid Society and Legal Services NYC have filed a request for the court to dismiss the suit entirely. An article in POLITICO from earlier this month reports that the plaintiffs in this suit hope to bring this case all the way to the US Supreme Court.* Our final stories this week take us back to the campaign trail. First up, Alaska Public Media is out with a report about a “chain of political maneuvers in the governor's race,” kicked off by former Anchorage mayor Tom Begich's “decision to step down to give fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins a better shot at winning.” Kreiss-Tomkins finished first in the August primary, followed by Begich in second place and two Republicans in third and fourth respectively. Under Alaska election law, the top four finishers advance to the general election. This piece recounts how Begich's withdrawal sent shockwaves through the Republican candidate field. With Begich out, “Republican Treg Taylor moved into the fourth spot. But on Sunday, Taylor called for [fellow Republicans Bernadette] Wilson and [Dave] Bronson to consolidate their campaigns and pledged to endorse a combined Republican ticket. In a statement, Taylor urged Republicans to unite behind a single candidate, to counter Kreiss-Tompkins.” While fascinating for political junkies, many have observed that the maneuvers on display here and in Alaska's Senate race seem to undercut many of the arguments in favor of ranked-choice voting, with more effort being put into confusing voters or seeking to induce so-called “ballot exhaustion” rather than facilitating a more enlightened civil discourse.* Our final two stories cover the Massachusetts primaries held this Tuesday. The topline, as Semafor reports, is that incumbents swept their primaries in a stark reversal of the insurgent trend in Democratic primaries this cycle. The most notable of these was the crushing victory of 80-year-old incumbent Senator Ed Markey over his 47-year-old challenger, Congressman Seth Moulton. Markey won with approximately two-thirds of the vote. This piece notes that Moulton, younger but running to Markey's right, was never able to establish the “generational change” dynamic he wanted in this race, as “progressives and LGBTQ rights groups rallied behind…[Senator Markey].” On this latter point, Moulton was roundly criticized by Democratic voters, even in his own district, for “scapegoating” transgender people in the wake of the 2024 election. Reporter Dave Weigel adds a coda to this piece: “The subtext of Markey ‘26 was that he would be a reliable progressive vote for whatever the movement wanted for six more years, and then Ayanna Pressley could come in and replace him. Pressley campaigned [with] Markey, starred in ads; [and] at rallies he gushed about how she was the ‘north star' and if you wanted to know what the right side of an issue was, it was the side she was on.”* Finally, with all of that said, the pro-incumbent wave in Massachusetts did cut both ways. Progressive challengers to moderate Democrat incumbents fell short in the state's eighth congressional district – reelecting Congressman Stephen Lynch for a 14th term over progressive voting rights advocate Patrick Roath. Meanwhile, in the first district, WAMC reports Congressman Richie Neal, a longtime scourge of progressives, fended off a primary challenge from teacher Jeromie Whalen in his bid for a 20th term in the House – though Whalen, a political newcomer, won an impressive 46% of the vote. Neal will however face the formidable independent candidate Nadia Milleron in the general election. Milleron won nearly 40% of the vote against Neal in 2024; perhaps, if she wins over enough of Whalen's primary supporters, she can pull out a victory in November.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
The topic: Larry Mantle and film critics Peter Rainer and Manuel Betancourt discuss this week's biggest releases, including the quiet but sweet romantic drama The Sun Never Sets starring Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson set in Anchorage, Alaska, and Mariannne Elliott’s feature directorial debut The Salt Path starring Gillian Anderson. The films: By Any Means, Wide Release The Sun Never Sets, Wide Release Mayday, Apple TV+ Onslaught, Wide Release Filipiñana, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] & Laemmle Glendale Boorman and the Devil, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] Virginia Woolf's Night & Day, In Select Theaters The Salt Path, In Select Theaters The critics: Peter Rainer, film critic for LAist and the Christian Science Monitor Manuel Betancourt, film critic for LAist and interim editor of Documentary Magazine Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency.
Let's talk about what actually happens when real people finally stop holding back in the bedroom… because the best sex education doesn't always come from experts. Sometimes it comes from a husband who spent months asking for something his wife wasn't sure about, or a couple whose 20 year marriage took a very unexpected turn on a dance floor in Anchorage, or a woman who spent years unable to orgasm with a partner and finally got there in the last way she ever expected. In this episode I'm reading three real listener success stories out loud, and I promise you will learn something from every single one of them. ABOUT EMILY: Emily Morse is a Doctor of Human Sexuality, author and host of the #1 rated Sex with Emily podcast. Known as a renowned sexologist, Dr. Emily has helped millions of people around the world navigate their sex lives. Her candid and often funny conversations challenge cultural taboos, misinformation and awkward sex talks to create a future where people can deeply connect and embrace pleasure-filled lives. Because, life is too short for bad sex. CONNECT: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexwithemily/ X: https://twitter.com/sexwithemily Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sexwithemily TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sexwithemily Threads: https://www.threads.net/@sexwithemily WANT MORE? Visit the Website: https://sexwithemily.com/ which includes FREE guides. Free Downloadable Guides: https://sexwithemily.com/guides/ Text With Me: https://sexwithemily.com/text Receive Sex Tips On The Regular: https://sexwithemily.com/subscribe Interested in 1:1 Coaching with Emily? Go to http://sexwithemily.com/coaching to apply! This episode is sponsored by: Bellesa: EVERYONE who signs up wins a FREE Rose suction toy with their order! https://www.bboutique.co/vibe/emilymorse-podcast ============================= Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:46 Story 1: The Pegging Journey 06:00 Why Receiving Changes Everything for Men 08:30 What Happened After She Said Yes 10:15 How One Conversation Transformed Their Whole Relationship 14:45 Story 2: The Threesome That Started on a Dance Floor 19:00 What Made It Work and What They Learned 22:00 Story 3: Her First Penetrative Orgasm 24:00 How She Finally Got There 25:18 What All Three Stories Have in Common Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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