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ASD's $90 million shortfall: School Board President Carl Jacobs, teacher Janice Strickland, & Superintendent Dr. Jharrett Bryantt

Without additional funding, the Anchorage School District is facing a $90 million shortfall for the 2026-2027 school year. The pupil-to-teacher ratio is expected to increase by 4. Multiple positions will be cut all over the district, from vice-...

February 06, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 69 • 1:14:01

Mark Begich: former US Senator, Anchorage Mayor, and Anchorage Assembly member

Former US Senator Mark Begich was born in Anchorage in 1962 to, at the time, Alaska State Senator Nick Begich who would go on to become US House Representative in 1970 and whose plane would disappear in 1972. Mark opened the Mothe...

February 04, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 68 • 39:44

Brian Fechter: Deputy Revenue Commissioner (2021-2023)

Brian Fechter was the Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Revenue for the state of Alaska from 2021-2023. Brian grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Alaska in 2012. He worked various financial positions in the state government befo...

February 02, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 67 • 53:09

Nicolas Olano: immigration attorney discusses ICE activity in Alaska

Immigration attorney Nicolas Olano was born and raised in Colombia. He moved to Florida for high school, but went back to Colombia for law school. After a short practice there, he decided to return to America where, due to Colombia's dif...

January 26, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 66 • 33:20

American Samoans in Whittier: journalist Alex Burness discusses, "Americans by name, punished for believing it"

Bolts Magazine Journalist Alex Burness discusses his article from January 8, 2026, “Americans by Name, Punished for Believi...

January 19, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 65 • 59:36

Fan Mail

Hi Andrew, your series of interviews with Alaskan Journalists is one of the most timely and important records of the current status of journalism in Alaska (and rural America) and the broader status of how truth is told/determined. Well done. I hope you collect it into a longer format - maybe a book or (very) long format article. There's ALOT there. One thing. I'm not a journalist but was surprised and disagree with the critique offered by other journalists of Chloe's choice to introduce Kirk's work wlth quotes from Kirk and use of the description "Christian Nationalist". As a reader I appreciate context, and didn't find it derogatory. The journalistic critique seemed a bit like Monday Morning Quarterbacking. Perhaps it would be inappropriate in an obituary, but IMHO it provided factual context for the story.

F AI Rbanks, Alaska

Andrew Gray

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