Best APD Podcasts (2026)

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Season 2, Episode 9; Officer Lily Talley, Officer Josh Dobson, Interim Chief Jackie Stepp, and SPO Isaiah Senyak 1:00:17

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Send us a text New year, new officers! In this episode, the first of 2026, new solo officers Lily Talley and Josh Dobson. They begin their careers together, but their paths to get here were vastly different. As we look forward, Interim Chief Jackie Stepp looks back as we see where 2025 ranked in several important categories. And from Community Enga…

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Steve Williams: director of Diversion Programming at APD & former CEO of the Alaska Mental Health Trust 55:48

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Send us a text Steve Williams is the director of Diversions Programming at the Anchorage Police Department. The Diversion Program allows officers to offer offenders a path to drug treatment instead of charges at the point of arrest. Previously, Steve was the CEO at the Alaska Mental Health Trust. And. prior to that, he worked for the mental health …

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Unfiltered: APD Chief Talks Regrets, Reforms, & Stepping Away 43:54

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After nearly 30 years in uniform, Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina sits down with Chris and Gabby for an unfiltered exit interview. He reflects on his decision to step aside for the next mayoral administration, the long road under the Department of Justice consent decree, and navigating one of APD's biggest scandals: a widespread DWI corrupti…

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Debra Corbett: archeologist & co-author of, "Culture and Archeology of the Ancestral Unangax̂/Aleut of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska" 1:05:12

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Send us a text Debbie Corbett is an archeologist who has been working in Alaska for over 40 years. After 7 years in the 1980s scouting ancient burial grounds all across Alaska for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, she got her master's degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks where she specialized in Aleutian archeology. She had already spent time i…

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New Mexico's Massive Healthcare Expansion 36:42

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The University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) is reshaping healthcare across the state in a massive expansion effort underway. UNMH is establishing new clinics, a Critical Care Tower, and requesting state assistance to fund a brand-new, $600 million School of Medicine. UNM Health System CEO Dr. Michael Richards sits down with Chris and Gabby to disc…

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Bill Hill: former superintendent of Bristol Bay Borough School District 47:15

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Send us a text Bill Hill is the former superintendent of the Bristol Bay Borough School District. Raised in Kokhanok, his family moved to Naknek when he was a sophomore in high school. After earning his teaching credential, Bill returned to Naknek before moving with his wife and 4 kids to Juneau where he taught middle school. After his oldest two k…

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1-11-2026 THE ENCOURAGERS: THE RADIO RALLY PODCAST THIS WEEK'S GUEST STEVE JONES 1:05:29

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What A Rock Star Radio Pro Sounds Likes Like. Today's Guest: Steve Jones President of Stingray Radio, Professional Keynote Speaker & Author Of Marketing Books Brand Like A Rockstar & Start You Up, Toronto Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. Check out Sonicattention.com or email joecrashkelley1@…

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Harriet Drummond: former Alaska State House Representative, Anchorage Assembly Member, & Anchorage School Board Member 1:03:14

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Send us a text Harriet Drummond was first elected to the Anchorage School Board in 1994 where she served for nine years. She then represented West Anchorage on the Anchorage Assembly, leaving that post when she was elected to the Alaska State House in 2012 to represent Spenard, North Star, Forest Park, Huntington Park, north Midtown, Rogers Park an…

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1-9-2026 THE ENCOURAGERS The Q1 Radio Sales Event“ Transforming Recruiting, Challenged Sellers & Idea Creation." 1:02:04

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The Q1 Radio Sales Event “ Transforming Recruiting, Challenged Sellers & Idea Creation." This is our quarterly free radio sales event, designed to help local sellers anywhere make more $$$ in Q1. Actual ideas to increase local radios sales ANYWHERE and an event you can listen to on-demand on your time. Real current revenue leadership from local mar…

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Elstun Lauesen: Alaska rural economic developer & democratic champion 40:41

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Send us a text Elstun Lauesen grew up in Alaska and after dropping out of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1970, he managed former Alaska State Senator Joe Josephson's campaign for the US Senate to replace Bob Bartlett who had died in office; ultimately Joe lost the Democratic primary to Wendell Kay, and Republican Ted Stevens won that seat. A…

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Real Or Fake? How AI Is Changing What We Believe 53:53

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AI-generated images, videos, and misinformation are everywhere. Whether you know how to spot it or not, fake images and videos are woven into social media feeds and even political campaigns. Chris and Gabby sit down with two University of New Mexico professors to unpack how artificial intelligence is reshaping education, the workforce, and society.…

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Anna Taylor: Immigration attorney & director of the Alaska Institute for Justice 31:19

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Send us a text Anna Taylor is the executive director of the Alaska Institute for Justice which is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the rights of everyone living in Alaska regardless of immigration status. Anna is the daughter of a Vermont State House Rep father and a veterinarian mother. Anna got interested in law while living in G…

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1-4-2026 The Encouragers: The Radio Rally Podcast Guest Larry Rosin 57:09

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What A Rock Star Radio Pro Sounds Likes Like. Today's Guest: Larry Rosin, EVP at SSRS (and past president of Edison Research). Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. Check out Sonicattention.com or email [email protected]

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Michael Livingston: Unangax̂ historian corrects the historical record of Benny Benson, designer of the Alaska state flag 1:12:55

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Send us a text Dr. Michael Livingston is an Unangax̂ historian. The Unangax̂ are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands, also known by the Russian-given name Aleut. For many years it was thought that Benny Benson designed the Alaska state flag when he was 13 and that, because he had been born in Chignik, that he was Alutiiq. But thanks to th…

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LOOKING BACK AT 2025: Hollis French, Jubilee Underwood, Josh Revak, Mara Kimmel, JJ Harrier, Zack Fields, Dan O'Neill, Aaron Poe, Margaret Stock, Les Gara, Amanda Metivier, & Tali Stone 49:11

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Send us a text Today, New Year’s Eve 2025, I thought I’d take a look back at a few episodes from the last year. I am in my 5th year of the East Anchorage Book Club podcast and last year I released 78 episodes. This podcast is extremely meaningful to me as both as a legislator and as a person: I learn about issues that I am unfamiliar with, I create…

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LEAVING AMERICA: Joanna Keenan on moving to Mexico and back again 56:26

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Send us a text Today's episode is part of a series called "Leaving America," about folks who have decided to move outside the country and how they did it. Our guest is Joanna Keenan. Jo and I worked together in Santa Cruz, California. We were both physician assistants in the same emergency department at the local hospital there. Eight years ago Jo …

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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins: former Alaska State House Representative (D-Sitka) 48:24

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Send us a text As a 13-year-old, former Alaska State House Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins headed Vermont Governor Howard Dean's 2004 Presidential campaign in Alaska. He immersed himself in all things political as a high school student, but gave up politics when he got to college at Yale. During his junior year, he was contacted by several p…

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Mindset tips during eating disorder recovery - How to heal your food & body relationship 39:41

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An ep about working on your mindset & perspective during ED recovery

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12 8 2024 The Encouragers: The Radio Rally Podcast Special Guest Meg Butterly 58:21

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What A Rock Star Radio Pro Sounds Likes Like. Today's Guest: Meg Butterly, morning host, 94.3 The Dude, Columbia, SC Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. Check out Sonicattention.com or email [email protected]

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US Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on her book, "Far from Home" 42:17

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Send us a text This Christmas morning US Senator Lisa Murkowski discusses her book that came out last summer, Far From Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, DC. And, although much of what we speak about is from the book, we also discuss her vote on HR 1 (referred to by President Donald Trump as the "One Big Beautiful Bil…

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Unwrapping Some Good News In 2025 24:22

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As 2025 comes to a close, we're unwrapping some of the stories that brought joy to New Mexico and the reporters who helped tell them. KRQE anchor-reporters Annalisa Pardo and Madison Conner take us behind the scenes of their favorite 'good news' stories of the year, the people who inspired them, and why these feel-good reports stuck with them long …

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Andrew Halcro: host of "With All Due Respect," former AK State House Rep, & former Anchorage Chamber of Commerce President 50:24

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Send us a text After a childhood in east Anchorage, Andrew Halcro worked his way up in his family's Avis Rental Car business eventually becoming CEO in 2002 after leaving the state house where he had served for four years representing the Sand Lake district of west Anchorage. After an unsuccessful gubernatorial run in 2006, he continued a popular p…

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12-21-2025 THE ENCOURAGERS: THE RADIO RALLY PODCAST SPECIAL GUEST REBECCA VERDUGO 43:30

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What A Rock Star Radio Pro Sounds Likes Like. Today's Guest: > --> Rebecca Verdugo, morning show host & program director 102.3 Proclaim FM (WPOS) Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan (Toledo) Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. Check out Sonicattention.com or email [email protected]…

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Minnesota State House Rep Rick Hansen: on the assassination of his friend Minnesota Speaker of the House Emerita Melissa Hortman 30:12

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Send us a text Minnesota State House Representative Rick Hansen was first elected to represent South St. Paul in the Minnesota State House in 2004 along with his colleague Melissa Hortman who represented northern Minneapolis and went on to serve as Speaker of the Minnesota House for 6 years. On June 14, 2025, Melissa and her husband Mark were assas…

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Season 2, Episode 8; Master Police Officer Joe Jones, Chaplain Patrick Creed, Captain Jonathan Brown, and the History Minute with Hannah Silberman 1:10:25

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Send us a text This episode has an accidental basketball theme! Two of our guests (and your host) played college basketball. And one guest was a college basketball referee. Find out who did what as we get to know Master Police Officer Joe Jones, a Student Resource Officer at Asheville High School. We’ll also get to know APD Chaplain Patrick Creed. …

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Can Albuquerque Reimagine The Fairgrounds? 32:22

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Chances are at this point, you've probably heard about the Governor's idea to "reimagine" the New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque's International District. Now one year since that project kicked off, Chris and Gabby are sitting down with former Albuquerque Mayor Marty Chavez, who's serving as the "state-appointed advisor" on the project. Ch…

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John Heilman: West Hollywood city council member and former mayor 36:03

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Send us a text John Heilman is a West Hollywood city council member and former mayor. West Hollywood was incorporated as a city in 1984, and John was elected to the first city council and has been serving almost continuously ever since. He is a lecturer at the University of Southern California's law school where he was voted adjunct professor of th…

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BONE HEALTH in Hypothalamic Amenorrhea & Eating Disorders 28:47

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Everything you need to know about your bone tissue in HA including the science behind bone turnover, bone loss, bone restoration and the gold standard recovery strategy.

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12-14-2025 THE ENCOURAGERS THE RADIO RALLY PODCAST GUEST: KYLE ALEXANDER 1:02:03

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What A Rock Star Radio Pro Sounds Likes Like. Today's Guest: > --> Kyle Alexander, Operations Manager, WCFT, WRBG, WNNA, WHNA, WHLM-AM, WBWX-AM, WLYC-AM, 7 Mountains Media, Selinsgrove/Bloomsburg/Williamsport Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. Check out Sonicattention.com or email joecrashkell…

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The Generational Problems Of CYFD 35:41

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New Mexico's Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) was created to protect the state's most vulnerable kids. Instead, too many children have slipped through the cracks. In this episode of New Mexico News Insiders, our KRQE colleagues Ann Pierret and Jessica Garate take us inside their hour-long news special about the agency's origins, its …

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12-8-2025 THE ENCOURAGERS THE RADIO RALLY PODCAST A.I. AGENCIES AND THE FIGHT FOR RADIO'S SHAREr Radio’s Share 58:24

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A.I., Agencies & The Fight for Radio’s Share (SPECIAL EVENT)

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Laura Norton-Cruz: social worker & filmmaker on the Epstein scandal & Alaska’s age of consent 55:13

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Send us a text Laura Norton-Cruz is a licensed master social worker, former teacher & victim advocate, artist, and mother of two elementary-aged children. Over the past two years, she has co-produced three documentaries with filmmaker Joshua Albeza Branstetter. The first, “At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Childcare crisis,” was based in Kotzebue and h…

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12-7-2025 THE ENCOURAGERS: SPECIAL PREVIEW OF AI SPECIAL EPISODE 3:32

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Heads up for radio sales managers, local radio sellers and market managers - this is for you and you don't want to miss it! SALES & MANAGEMENT ALERT Monday, December 8, 2025 (about 8 p.m. Eastern) --> A.I., Agencies & The Fight for Radio’s Share (SPECIAL EVENT)

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Season 2, Episode 7; Interim Chief Jackie Stepp, Lt. Tyler Radford, SPO Justin Lewis, and the History Minute with Hannah Silberman 51:13

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Send us a text Following the retirement of Chief Lamb, Deputy Chief Jackie Stepp was appointed Interim Chief of Police. She’ll join us to talk about that and her priorities in the new role. Getting to know Lt. Tyler Radford, who, it turns out, is related to a baseball legend. From Community Engagement, Senior Police Officer Justin Lewis, with all t…

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Keller Vs. White: Albuquerque Mayoral Runoff 43:29

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In one of their final appearances before Albuquerque's mayoral runoff Election Day, Chris and Gabby host incumbent Mayor Tim Keller and former Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White. The two candidates answer questions about crime, their strategies for handling homeless encampments and city policing, and their sharply personal critiques of each oth…

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LEAVING AMERICA: Emergency Physician Kathy McCue moves her family from Anchorage to New Zealand 51:06

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Send us a text Dr. Kathy McCue is an emergency medicine physician who first visited Alaska as a medical student in 1999. For 2 decades she staffed Anchorage ERs, mainly at the Alaska Native Medical Center but also at Providence, where she famously took care of Dan Bigley, author of Beyond the Bear, after a mauling left him blind and unlikely to sur…

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Nutrition tips to recover from HA (Hypothalamic Amenorrhea) whilst naviating exercise & disordered eating from an APD 38:16

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Todays ep is all about nutrition tips an advice to follow to recover your period during HA whilst navigating exercise & eating disorder recovery

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11 30 2025 THE ENCOURAGERS THE RADIO RALLY PODCAST THANKSGIVING EPISODE 17:42

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Our special Thanksgiving Weekend message of encouragement from The Encouragers: The Radio Rally Podcast with Loyd Ford of Rainmaker Pathway Consulting works.... find more about Loyd Ford at rainmakerpathway.com Produced by Joe "Crash" Kelley. To find out more about the jingles for business and the special free offer...log on to sonicattention.com H…

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Rep. Robyn Frier (D-Utqiagvik): Representative for America’s northernmost state house district 51:19

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Send us a text The representative for the northernmost state house district in the United States is Rep. Robyn Frier (D-Utqiagvik). Robyn was born and raised in Utqiagvik. She served on the North Slope Borough School Board for four years, the last two as President. In 2024, she ran to represent House District 40, and won, defeating the incumbent Th…

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Justice On Hold: A Funding Crisis In Federal Court 34:10

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A funding crisis is going on behind the scenes in federal courtrooms across the country. It's one that was intensified by the recent federal shutdown, and especially felt in New Mexico, where tribal clients make up a significant portion of indigent defendants in federal court. More than 50 attorneys who went without paychecks for months, announced …

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11-23-2025 THE ENCOURAGERS THE RADIO RALLY Guest Ritch Cassidy 1:02:41

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What A Rock Star Radio Pro Sounds Likes Like. Ritch Cassidy, Local Radio Networks Weekend/PM Drive Host Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. Check out Sonicattention.com or email [email protected]

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Metabolic adaptation - Why you're maintaining your weight at a low caloric intake 33:38

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This ep is about Metabolic Adaptation and how weight loss (specifically in the context of eating disorders) reduce metabolic rate and how this changes with restriction vs nutritional rehabilitation.

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Rabbi Abram Goodstein on US Coast Guard reclassification of swastikas 21:27

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Send us a text Rabbi Abram Goodstein was raised in Anchorage where he graduated from Service High School. After graduating from Rabbinical School, he moved back to Anchorage where he has served as rabbi at Beth Shalom, home to the largest Jewish community in Alaska, for over 7 tears. Today, we are discussing the Washington Post article republished …

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Rep. Zack Fields (D-Anchorage) on Alaska Fentanyl, Cryptocurrency, and President Trump 17:23

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Send us a text Today, Alaska state house Representative Zack Fields published an op-ed in the Alaska Current called: “Look at the Criminals who Donald Trump is pardoning.” The article explores pardons related to cryptocurrency. In Anchorage we have at least 3 crypto ATMs where folks can deposit cash and purchase crypto or sell crypto and withdraw c…

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Season 2, Episode 6; The Roast of Chief Lamb, with Deputy Chief Jackie Stepp, Deputy Chief Sean Aardema, Captain Jonathan Brown, Captain Joe Silberman, and Lt Geoffrey Rollins 55:37

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Send us a text Welcome to a very special episode! The Roast of Chief Lamb; Stories, and a salute to 28 years of service. Chief Mike Lamb will be in the hot seat, and joined by some of his longtime co-workers: Deputy Chief Jackie Stepp, Deputy Chief Sean Aardema, Captain Jonathan Brown, Captain Joe Silberman, and Lieutenant Geoffrey Rollins. After a…

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What Happens In New Mexico When Washington Stops? 39:21

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Despite the federal government reopening, New Mexico will still feel the sting of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Federal dollars and government jobs keep much of the state running, so when Washington shuts down, the effects are often immediate and far-reaching. UNM finance professor Reilly White joins Chris and Gabby to walk throu…

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Nils Andreassen: Director of the Alaska Municipal League 47:31

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Send us a text The Executive director of the Alaska Municipal League is Nils Andreassen. The Alaska Municipal League (AML) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, statewide membership organization of 165 cities, boroughs, and unified municipalities, representing over 97 percent of Alaska’s residents. Originally organized in 1950, the League of Alaskan Cities …

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11-16-25 THE ENCOURAGERS THE RADIO RALLY PODCAST Guest Dan Holiday 58:54

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What A Rock Star Radio Pro Sounds Likes Like. Today's Guest: Dan Holiday, Program Director KVWF-FM, Wichita, KS, President/Meteorologist of The Storm Report Radio Network Contact Joe “Crash” Kelley for Jingles for radio or business with one one-hour turnaround. Check out Sonicattention.com or email [email protected]…

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Christi Froiland: Dermatology PA & Alaska State Medical Association Board Rep 28:40

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Send us a text Physician Associate Christi Froiland spent a decade as an athletic trainer in the lower 48 before she went to PA school. She then returned to her hometown of Anchorage where she has practiced at both a dermatology clinic and an urgent care for over 18 years. She has also served for the last decade as the PA representative to the Alas…

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Ep 40. Beyond the Binary: Re-Enchanting Practice Without Losing Our Critical Edge with Miriam Latif 1:09:29

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Casey sits down with herbalist, writer, and mentor Miriam Latif (Understory) for a heart-opening conversation about uncertainty, nuance, and practicing in the messy middle spaces of wellness. They unpack the collapse of certainty, the harm of binaries, how capitalism shows up in diet and purity culture, and what it means to hold both clinical rigou…