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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

We revisit Dave Bronson's chaotic term as mayor and his administration's ethical and legal problems from January 27, 2023.

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about several developments in the governor's race including Democrat Tom Begich withdrawing and Republican Treg Taylor calling on Bernadette Wilson and Dave Bronson to combine tickets, as well as the upper hand Democrats seem to have going into 2027.

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about a legislative meeting last week about the gasline and a press conference today from the Senate majority on the special session, some wild new political ads, and how Amy Demboski just went off on Dave Bronson.

The Weekly Top 3 is back! Brad Keithley from Alaskans for Sustainable Budgets comes back with a vengeance today. This weeks topics: What's being stuffed into the House gasline bill; What many are forgetting about Pikka; Where the conference report puts the FY27 budget. We'll discuss all in hour one. Then in hour two, we get a surprise visit from Dave Bronson who was just down in Juneau watching the sausage being made on the AKLNG bills. We'll get his take on what's happening and more.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about Arctic Care 2026 visiting Kodiak Archipelago communities this month, a public comment period is open on aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska, a conversation with U.S. House of Representatives candidate Bill Hill, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson, and the City of Kodiak temporarily paused the hiring process for its next permanent city manager.

Today we start off in hour one with gubernatorial candidate David Bronson. We'll talk about his vision for the state and where we need to go from here. Then in hour two we'll visit with Anna Meredith, project manager of Project Youth Homer. We'll discuss the latest data collected by the project, a long-term community-wide initiative to build a healthier environment for youth through an evidence-based and data-driven prevention approach.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….An interview with gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson. Plus, how some southeast Alaskans are protesting against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Jeff was joined by Fairbanks resident Josh Church, who was recently chosen as the running mate of Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson. They discuss his family's background in Alaska, why he moved to the Philippines when he was a kid, why he decided to join the miliary, his time in the Marines, how he initially got into politics, what he's done in Fairbanks since getting out of the military, why he agreed to be Dave Bronson's running mate, and some of the issues facing the state and nation. 

Today we'll chat with Reason's Zachary Christensen about the potential damage that a return to defined benefits could bring to the state's already shaky fiscal footing. Then in hour two we'll visit with Candidate for Governor Dave Bronson and talk about his upcoming visit to Homer.

Jeff was joined by former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, who is a Republican candidate for governor. They discuss his campaign for governor, his thoughts on choosing a running mate, ranked choice voting, his relationship with one of his opponents, Bernadette Wilson, who supported him early in his run for mayor, what happened with his former municipal manager, Amy Demboski, his time as mayor, his thoughts on the Permanent Fund Dividend, and his time working as a B-1 pilot and later commercial airline pilot. 

Today we've got a surprise guest with Dave Bronson coming on to discuss all the speculation on his next steps in the state of Alaska. We'll see what rumors are true and what's not. Then in hour two we'll open up the phone lines and talk with you while I give us a much needed recap on the timeline of the the sacrifice of the PFD on the alter or state spending.

(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about what will happen if Senators Shelley Hughes (R - Palmer) and Mike Shower (R - Wasilla) resign and discuss just what the hell former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is up to.

The Palmer Police officers involved in the tasing and arrest of 22-year-old Jeffry Cook-Reed at the Alaska State Fair have been placed on leave. An Eagle River man who assisted in disarming two firearms during an Alaska State Fair brawl is speaking out for the first time about the Labor Day incident. Former Anchorage mayor Dave Bronson has resigned as director of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International airport.  

Two men are arrested for exporting luxury items to Russia and Rebecca Palsha sits down with outgoing mayor Dave Bronson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's runoff election day in Anchorage and only one vote is on the ballot: the mayoral race between incumbent Dave Bronson and challenger Suzanne LaFrance. That story and more news and weather on this Tuesday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling on lawmakers to pause their efforts to address a court ruling that threatens the state's homeschool system. But, the Superior Court judge ruled Thursday evening that the ruling would remain on hold only through this June. The court also rejected Dunleavy's broad interpretation of his ruling; Sitka's Tourism Task Force adopted cruise tourism recommendations including reducing "peak days" engaging with the visitor industry and establishing a permanent commission to take it's place; Anchorage mayoral candidates Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance faced off in a debate hosted by Alaska Public Media and in the Anchorage Daily news. The two sparred over competing ideologies and priorities. 

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Federal investigators say the cargo plane that crashed and burned near Fairbanks late last month lost a burning engine in the moments before impact. In a Ketchikan School Board meeting that focused on a massive budget shortfall, the Board also voted to keep a book in the high school library. And Anchorage mayoral candidates Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance faced off in a debate last night. Photo: Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson (left) asks a question of his opponent Suzanne LaFrance (right) during a mayoral runoff debate held at the Alaska Public Media Building on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

The first results on Election Night for the city of Anchorage's mayoral race showed Suzanne LaFrance taking a slight lead over incumbent Dave Bronson. School board seats and nine propositions were also up for a vote Tuesday. The latest results and more news and weather on this Wednesday morning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rebecca Palsha and David Bernknopf detail the initial results and preview the coming Anchorage mayoral runoff, almost surely between incumbent Dave Bronson and challenger Suzanne LaFrance. Plus, why did the public bathroom prop fail so badly?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rebecca Palsha and David Bernknopf detail the initial results and preview the coming Anchorage mayoral runoff, almost surely between incumbent Dave Bronson and challenger Suzanne LaFrance. Plus, why did the public bathroom prop fail so badly?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we return to the topic of snow plow politics in Anchorage. In November, once again, the city was hit with back-to-back snowstorms. And once again, the roads were a huge mess.For a winter city that relies on plowing so residents can get to work and schools can open, snow plowing quickly becomes a political issue — especially with a mayoral race coming up.Host Elizabeth Harball talks to Daily News reporter Zachariah Hughes about why so many Anchorage roads went unplowed for days and the political fallout as Mayor Dave Bronson vies for reelection.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

A top official in Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's administration resigned this month after being accused of breaking election laws.It's a complicated saga that has unfolded over months – an investigation into the mayor's IT director involving a challenge to this year's city election results. In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball speaks with ADN reporter Emily Goodykoontz, who broke the news about the allegations in May.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

Jeff was joined by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson. They discuss the new dynamics between the Anchorage Assembly with the five new members who were elected in April, the growing homelessness problem in Anchorage and how it can be improved, some of his reflections after two years of being mayor, the snow plowing issues Anchorage experienced this winter, the high costs of housing in Anchorage, the Port of Alaska, and what is happening in Downtown Anchorage. 

Federal Fisheries managers considering chum salmon bycatch limits. Plus, the Anchorage assembly seems likely to approve Dave Bronson's fourth pick for Municipal Attorney.

Campaigning in this year's Anchorage election was defined by voter fatigue with bitterness and drama in city politics. Ballots are still being counted, but so far, results show definitive leads for most candidates aligned with the current Assembly majority — a group that has consistently been at odds with conservative Mayor Dave Bronson. In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball talks with reporters about the potential factors behind those results, and what they could mean for the future of Anchorage city politics. Correction: An earlier version of this podcast incorrectly said Anchorage Mayor David Bronson has not said if he is running for reelection. Bronson filed for reelection in December.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has been no stranger to controversy in the year-and-a-half since he took office. But last week, the former municipal manager sent a letter to the mayor and other city officials that landed like a bomb in the middle of city politics. It contained a list of accusations against the mayor and his close associates, ranging from unethical behavior to outright illegal acts.Host Elizabeth Harball talks with ADN reporter Emily Goodykoontz and Kyle Hopkins with ADN and ProPublica, who have been reporting on the accusations laid out in the letter.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

To state the obvious, it snowed a lot over the past week or so in Anchorage. Yes, it's Alaska, and yes, it's December. But many of the city's roads have been a mess, and Anchorage residents have been asking: Does it have to be this bad?Host Elizabeth Harball talks to ADN reporter Zachariah Hughes about how snow plowing gets done in Anchorage, how city leaders are handling the latest series of storms and why snow plowing is a politics story.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

The ongoing homelessness crisis in Alaska's biggest city has hit another turning point — or a U-turn. In a highly controversial move this summer, Anchorage's mayor shut down the sports arena the city had been using as a mass homeless shelter since the start of the pandemic, and bused people there to a campground with very limited services. But on Oct. 1, with temperatures dropping and winter approaching, city buses arrived at that same city campground to bring unhoused people who had been living there back to Anchorage's Sullivan Arena. What happened? In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball talks to ADN reporter Zachariah Hughes about why, as winter looms, city officials are still struggling to agree on a plan to shelter people who are homeless in Anchorage.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

KL Marshall, while working on her PhD in Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, became enthralled with the influence of oil money on Christian Fundamentalism in Alaska. She moved to the MatSu Valley to research her 2020 book, Faith & Oil: How the Alaska Pipeline  Shaped America's Religious Right. Her doctoral thesis was on Jerry Falwell who started the Moral Majority that helped elect Ronald Reagan. Falwell founded Liberty University in 1971, the same year that his friend Jerry Prevo began leading the Anchorage Baptist Temple. Prevo led ABT until 2020 when he took over Liberty University from Jerry Falwell Jr. who resigned due to a sex scandal.   KL connects the dots between Falwell and Prevo to Palin and Trump.KL Marshall is not her real name; for safety concerns in the MatSu, she published using  this nom de plume. She is currently working on her second book about Jerry Falwell, tentatively titled One Nation under God's Wrath.Note: when I refer to the clip of Dave Bronson that we played, I mean the clip we played on episode 30 with Michael Burke discussing the 2009 “Summer of Hate.”Note: although I include a clip of US Senate Candidate Kelly Tshibaka during a discussion of the New Apostolic Reformation, I do not mean to imply that Kelly Tshibaka is part of that movement. Rather, her call from the pulpit that Christians participate in government is meant to exemplify a teaching that might be found at a NAR church. 

Jeff was joined by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson. They discuss his first year in office, his contentious relationship with the Anchorage Assembly, moving on from COVID-19, the ongoing homelessness problem in Anchorage, his plans to solve it, the housing crisis in the city, and the Assembly's recent approval of an ordinance that allows them to remove the mayor. 

HOUR 1The Fed raises interest rates / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/05/04/fed-hikes-interest-rates-the-most-since-2000?Tom overviews David Leonhardt's NY Times editorial admitting COVID closures, pressed by Democrats, hurt students (and the Republicans' pushing for open school would have helped kids based MAP testing) / (MB) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covids-toll-us-reaches-1-million-deaths-unfathomable-number-rcna22105?Alaska State Representative Kevin McCabe with a legislative session updateHOUR 2Anchorage mayor Dave Bronson vetoes several budget amendments / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/05/05/mayor-bronson-vetoes-several-anchorage-assembly-budget-revisions-struggle-over-city-spending-continues/Alaska Legislature confirms all of the Governor's board and commission nominees / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/05/05/bronson-administration-seeks-audit-recent-anchorage-election/Mike Robbins with a Ukraine relief update and also as the Executive Director of the Anchorage Community Development Authority with an update on LED and app parking technology they're upgrading too / UkraineReliefProgram.comCapstone Clinic CEO Dennis Spencer with an update on Capstone's progressAbortion pill by mail under debate in red and blue states / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2022/05/05/abortion-pills-by-mail-pose-challenge-for-officials-in-republican-led-states/

Former acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson was Anchorage's leader for an extremely turbulent eight months. The decision to go into public service in today's political environment is a fraught one, but imagine taking over as mayor during a pandemic after a scandal took down the previous mayor. That was what Austin Quinn-Davidson did on October 23, 2020, and as you'll hear today, the weight she carried on her shoulders was almost unbearable, but she and her wife Stephanie did it for our city until July 2021 when the newly elected mayor Dave Bronson was sworn in. Today we talk with both Austin and Stephanie. This interview was recorded in Austin's Assembly office in City Hall and you will hear some occasional street traffic. Disclaimer: Host Andrew Gray does not speak for the Alaska Army National Guard, the US military, or the federal government; he speaks for himself only.Names mentioned in this episode:“Alexis” = mayoral chief of staff Alexis Johnson“Felix” = assembly member Felix Rivera“Forrest” = assembly member Forrest Dunbar“Ethan” = former mayor Ethan Berkowitz

Senator Lisa Murkowski's thoughts on the infrastructure bill; Dave Bronson's alcohol tax plan; A record-breaking amount of snow fell in Southcentral Alaska;

Dave Bronson is Anchorage Mayor; The permanent fund dividend has been vetoed; Mount Marathon will return next week, but with new pandemic mitigation plans; Only 10 more days to pick Alaska's next Supreme Court justice.

State lawmakers narrowly avert a state government shutdown but problems loom ahead...Mayor-elect Dave Bronson has announced my successor at ACDA and have I some thoughts about it all.

Why the Winner Creek Trail hand tram in Girdwood is unlikely to be reopened; Dave Bronson takes office as Anchorage mayor; An Anchorage RV rental company will be paying $110,000 over unfair and deceptive business practices; The Covenant House broke ground;

Devil meet details but Mayor-elect Dave Bronson's initial vision on addressing the homeless is solid...the loss aversion theory has been weaponized by the higher dividend crowd....and a Fellini classic you must see. 

HOUR 1Anchorage Mayor-elect Dave Bronson said Tuesday he will make Acting Police Chief Kenneth McCoy his permanent chief when he takes office next month. Bronson said he also will appoint Gerard Asselin as deputy chief of police operations, Doug Schrage will be fire chief and Patrick Bergt will become municipal attorney / https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/06/08/bronson-says-acting-anchorage-police-chief-mccoy-will-remain-in-the-position-permanently/Tom and Tom talk pizza choices (even with Colorado Springs “Fargo's” and in Tucson “Oregano's”)WA, OR, and CA protecting 13 years olds in support of gender counseling over parental objections  / https://www.city-journal.org/transgender-identifying-adolescents-threats-to-parental-rights?utm_source=Twitter&wallit_nosession=1Tom talks Wings-and-Things vs That Wing PlaceSupreme Court rules tribal police can detain non-Natives / https://www.npr.org/2021/06/09/1004328972/supreme-court-rules-tribal-police-can-detain-non-natives-but-problems-remainHOUR 2Dalton from Mat-Su calls in saying vaccinations magnetize - Tom explains he needs counseling and is going off the railsTucker Carlson on V.P. Kamala Harris being the Demi-god darling of mainstream media / video.foxnews.com/v/6257987785001State Representative Kevin McCabe update on constitutionalizing PFD plans and praising the new APD police chief and deputy chief and also discussed where we need to consider and implement efficiencies 

The U.S. Interior Department is suspending controversial oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Anchorage Mayor-elect Dave Bronson on Tuesday announced two more members of his transition team

On the Midweek Edition of the MRAK podcast, Scott Levesque talks with Anchorage mayor-elect Dave Bronson about his first 90-days in office, summertime fun, homelessness, and more!

Anchorage mayor-elect Dave Bronson says he wants to find efficiencies when he takes office July 1. And Ketchikan's COVID-19 case rate could cause cruise ships to pass on by. Plus, Anchorage's airport ranks 4th in the world for air cargo and has big plans for the future.

On this week's episode, Suzanne Downing and John Quick discuss the first press conference from mayor-elect Dave Bronson, Dunbar's sour concession letter, and a win for Alaska tourism. All that and more!

HOUR 1Tom and Tom talk RVs, Trailers, and travel seasonJoe from South Anchorage calls in re the Municipality of Anchorage election and wonders why Forrest Dunbar still has his signs up in the city when Dave Bronson's signs are downSafety improvements north of Wasilla on the Parks Hwy with final phase (Pittman to Big Lake) / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/05/19/parks-highway-improvements-aim-to-improve-road-safety/Gary from East Anchorage calls in with the ph #: 243-VOTE to verify whether or not your vote counted and he also is eager to see KGB and the new constructionArthur Keyes, America's farmer (in Palmer, Alaska) joins TomHOUR 2Farmer Arthur Keyes continues with TomFormer State Senator Bill Stoltze from Chugiak called in about agriculture successes under Director Arthur Keyes

On the Midweek Edition of the MRAK podcast, Scott Levesque talks with Anchorage mayoral candidate Dave Bronson about his team, the current runoff results, and what's next for him. All that and more!

Tom and Tom talk travel and politicsYolanda from Anchorage called to endorse Dave Bronson for Mayor of AnchorageTom and Tom talk about landing in IsraelTransgender competition in Olympics / https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/9/olympics-transgender-athletes-set-compete-tokyo-ga/Dalton got attacked at a gas station on Friday in May-Su by a guy with a gun on his hip Tom talks about the Senate Labor & Commerce legislation SB 130 which legalizes slot machine pull-tab technology in Alaska Jonathan Greenberg on Israel and American relations and recent bombingsAnchorage mayoral run-off candidate Dave Bronson 

On this episode we preview the Anchorage Mayoral runoff between Dave Bronson and Forrest Dunbar and review a fabulous book about the life and career of David Bowie.

The runoff election for Anchorage's mayor ends Tuesday, May 11. The candidates have been narrowed down to Forrest Dunbar and Dave Bronson.

The runoff election for Anchorage's mayor ends Tuesday, May 11. The candidates have been narrowed down to Forrest Dunbar and Dave Bronson.

HOUR 1National birthdate is going down for the 6th straight year / https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/us-birthrate-falls-covid.html?smid=tw-shareFacebook's Oversight Board decided to continue to suspend former President Trump's Facebook account for 6 more months / https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-05/trump-remains-banned-on-facebook-oversight-board-rules?sref=KkPzpZvzGov Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signs election bill live on FOX & Friends / https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-signs-florida-election-bill-fox-friendsCongressman Jim Jordan thinks there are enough votes to oust Congresswoman Liz Cheney / https://youtu.be/LKKLaghQBaQJimmy Hoffa on buried under a golf course? /   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2VXQpwVWrcHOUR 2Gary from East Anchorage happy with Grunwald defendant verdict 1st David Grunwald defendant Dominic Johnson sentenced to 99 years / https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2021/05/05/defendant-who-helped-troopers-find-body-gets-99-years-in-prison-for-mat-su-teens-2016-murder/Hunkie Lee from Mat-Su is running for U.S. Senate and if for opening Pebble Mine /Dalton from Mat-Su is frustrated with elected officials and the (lack of) justice system Tom McGrath from Anchorage calls in to support Dave Bronson for Mayor of Anchorage and adds that many of our legislators simply “dumb” and an embarrassment 

HOUR 1Driver calls sheriff's deputy racist mocks Hispanic ethnicity / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR-Q_qvNiTgJoe calls in to support Dave Bronson and to reject Forrest Dunbar for mayor of AnchorageSgt Betsy Brantner-Smith with the National Police Association highlights the escalating vilification of law enforcement across the U.S. / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aIWo6YNno0Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) says he's not taking any responsibility for the thousands of seniors who died and with all of the sexual harassment allegations and he will not resign / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6ru0sPzoBAHOUR 2Congressman Dan Crenshaw on losing his eye and having diminished eyesight / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCl0vH061BsTom and Rick talk about travelTodd from Mat-Su calls about travelBill and Melinda Gates divorcing / https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/05/success/melinda-and-bill-gates-separation-contract/index.html

We open with headlines today, then dive into the other side of Anchorage politics with Mayoral candidate Dave Bronson. We'll talk about his vision for the city and how he plans to lift them out of their post pandemic crisis. Then in hour two we start with the Shower hour of Power. We'll spend the entire segment chatting with State Senator Mike Shower.

On this week's episode, Suzanne Downing and John Quick examine the current success of Dave Bronson's campaign, fact-checking Forrest Dunbar and the FBI's raid in Homer, Alaska. All that and more!

Hometown Alaska is hosting a mayoral candidates' discussion between Dave Bronson and Forrest Dunbar.

On the Midweek Edition of the MRAK podcast, Scott Levesque is joined by Anchorage mayoral candidate, Dave Bronson, to discuss his team, the current run-off election, and his opponent, Forrest Dunbar. All that and more!

A new study examines police use of force in Alaska; Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan endorses Dave Bronson for Anchorage mayor; Anchorage will recount election results for another school board seat

On this week's episode, Suzanne Downing and John Quick discuss the momentum of Dave Bronson's campaign, updates on the mask mandate, and Senator Sullivan's call for John Kerry to resign. All that and more!

Senator Sullivan pushes CDC to end its order preventing cruise line operations in Alaska / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmNMRWH9HDYDalton calls in urging both Senator Sullivan and mayoral candidate Dave Bronson tougher stances on the CDC rulings and opening—the-city efforts-back-up efforts Stephen Wright (who owns a cruise ship consulting business) from Mat-Su calls in regarding the cruise industry and circumventing the CDC by allowing cruises to operate Tom McGrath calls from Arizona talking about the $77 billion now in the Permanent Fund and he asks why the state legislature can't balance a budget when we have so many resources and reserves and we need more education from entities like Commonwealth North / https://www.commonwealthnorth.org/Anchorage voters approved funds to purchase body cams for APD - what happens next? / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/04/22/anchorage-voters-approved-funds-to-purchase-body-cameras-for-apd-what-happens-next/

Dalton calls in Wasilla regarding law enforcement and his fear of federalizing cops and then someday with automated law enforcementKristi called in from Wasilla concurring with Dalton and suspicions about pandemic genesis and reactions in China and the overall wrong path of government under liberal leadershipAnchorage mayoral candidate Dave Bronson joins Tom overviewing his candidacy (Starts at 00:19:49 to 00:40:02)

Southcentral avalanche mitigation overview / (local report) / https://alaskasnow.org/Yolanda calls in from Anchorage to encourage support of Dave Bronson for Mayor of Anchorage Scott, a chemical engineer, calls in from Eagle River regarding Rare Earth Metals, highlighting their importance, and the need to develop in Alaska Dalton in Mat-Su calls in with a continued anti-vaccine narrative Former Anchorage mayoral candidate Mike Robbins calls in to promote and endorse Dave Bronson for Mayor and encourage voters to meet Dave at an event (Starts at  00:30:18 to 00:40:49 )

Lady get over a million dollar on accident and wouldn't give it back and was charged with theft and sued by Charles Schwab /President Biden will withdraw all remaining 3,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sep 11th, 2021, 20 years after 9/11 / https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/us/politics/biden-afghanistan-withdrawal.html?action=click&module=Alert&pgtype=HomepageAnchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar files a multi-count campaign reporting complaint against candidate Dave Bronson / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/04/13/dunbar-campaign-files-complaint-against-bronson-alleging-campaign-finance-regulation-violations/Tom and Rick overview YouTube ads and content Former Republican Party Chairman and Governor Dunleavy Chief-of-Staff Tuckerman Babcock analyzes the Forrest Dunbar complaint against Dave Bronson (Starts at 00:30:27 to 00:41:07) / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/04/13/dunbar-campaign-files-complaint-against-bronson-alleging-campaign-finance-regulation-violations/

Tom and Rick go over weather ice melt history and patterns in the past years (as it's Zero today)Anchorage mayoral candidate Dave Bronson  (Starts at 00:04:21 to  00:08:45)Adam Holz from Plugged-In (Focus on the Family)Dave Stieren, Director of Community Relations for Governor Mike Dunleavy, gives an update on Dunleavy's progress and discusses the Anchorage mayor's race and the U.S. Senate race for 2020 (Starts at 00:19:57 to 00:41:20)

Tom McGrath calls from Arizona and overviews the Anchorage election and thoughts on the U.S. Senate raceJoe from Anchorage calls in supporting the show and encouraging voters to support conservatives and Dave Bronson for Anchorage MayorKelly from Mat-Su calls in regarding the Canadian Border and problems with access back to AlaskaPresident Joe Biden speaks with Attorney General Merrick Garland on the new gun control executive order details / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXosHWozjeoMunicipality of Anchorage staff explains why there was a delay in reporting results Tuesday evening for the mayoral and local election / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/04/06/live-updates-its-election-day-have-you-cast-your-ballot-for-the-anchorage-municipal-election/

 Tom overviews his trip and travel details with COVID requirements as well as his timeshare overview experienceGeorgia election laws - why on Earth does the NYTimes oppose the new ID and security changes? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/politics/georgia-voting-law-annotated.htmlYolanda called in from Anchorage supporting Judy Norton Eledge for Anchorage School BoardJoe called in from Anchorage regarding the Anchorage Mayor's race; he voted for Dave Bronson and opposed all bond questions; he's worried about the Port of Anchorage and Point MacKenzie projects and high costsDalton called in from Mat-Su regarding the death of the GOP

State Senator Lora Reinbold acquiesces to Alaska state legislative COVID Capitol COVID rules / https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2021/03/16/sen-reinbold-agrees-to-follow-covid-19-policy-in-alaska-capitol/Hot mic comment shows the Democrats lack of bipartisanship (Harris Faulkner on FOX News) / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLOzVUZTHeAWoodcarver Mike from Mat-Su didn't agree with pillaging from the March on Washington DC but thinks veterans are not be listened to and things will changeTom Anderson overviews the Anchorage mayoral candidates and highlights why he supports Mike Robbins (Starts at 00:19:52 to 00:30:24)Joe from Anchorage regarding the Anchorage Mayor's race and prefers Dave Bronson 

On this week's episode, Suzanne Downing connects with Anchorage mayoral candidate Dave Bronson to discuss his campaign, what he hears from Anchorage residence, and why he's the best fit to lead Anchorage in a new direction.

Tom and Rick talk about the upcoming time change (“Spring Forward”)Arizona rancher slams President Biden's Immigration policies / https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-rancher-biden-administration-letting-everybody-come-borderCongressman Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) on the latest COVID relief package from Congress and also the lack of strong border patrol and enforcement policies / https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-chief-volunteers-southern-border-migrant-surgeU.S. Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) discusses Waffle House minimum wage plan and FOX News interviews the CEO Walt Ehmer / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rb3w_3bBiQRick and Tom talk about phones and greasy spoon restaurantsTom McGrath calls from Arizona regarding Dave Bronson saying the mayor's position doesn't take a businessman it takes a politician is a bad commentRandy Economy, Senior Advisor with Recall Newsom, discussed that fact the Governor Gavin Newsom recall effort is getting close to certification / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfzIgc4iE7QLaura Ingraham talks to a couple about their business getting destroyed during the Minneapolis riots and updates on the latest trial / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05dd7FmoRAIDalton calls in regarding the nationwide riots after the Floyd fatality and noted he heard over 30 were federal reserve cities with "opportunity zones" allowing people to buy land at a lower rate

13 people die in an SUV after driving through a border wall and ran into a truck / https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/03/03/imperial-county-california-suv-truck-deadly-crash-what-to-know/6900800002/ / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkrqob_vBtoJohn Stossel / Mike Rowe ask “Who is essential?” on Stossel TV / https://youtu.be/cQBbtSNw-ncNRA warns control policy attempts imminent (Laura Ingraham on FOX News) / https://youtu.be/_ZsjO2L7hOEWoodcarver Mike (Bronze and Silver Star recipient and Army Ranger veteran) from Mat-Su calls in regarding gun control and moronic federal policies objectives from the LeftTexas Congressman Dan Crenshaw slams the Democrats for protecting illegal immigrants on FOX & Friends / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37flDjBBG1YMike Robbins, the Anchorage mayoral candidate, responds to caller Joe's question (asked in the first hour to Dave Bronson and Mike Robbins - both of whom he's considering to vote for) about Anchorage municipal property tax and some kind of relief (Starts at 00:24:10 to 00:30:19)Rick and Tom talk about Ruben Crow's Donut King Ad and the new aardvark character and the process of continuity and branding