Jul 18, 2026 | Home To Roost
This week, Rachel and John take a break from their usual format and bring you interviews with Alaskans attending the Mat-Su Pride festival. Listen to hear how changes in federal policies are affecting people in our community.
Jul 11, 2026 | Home To Roost
Join John and Rachel this week as they review how congressional resistance to Trump has saved Alaska’s Ocean Station Papa and how it might also improve Alaska’s housing supply. We also discuss how the Supreme Court’s lifting of limits on political party assistance to...
Jul 4, 2026 | Home To Roost
This week, in honor of July 4th, we focus on the meaning of our nation’s founding. We review news items from 1776, some quotes of the Founders, and consider why we celebrate July 4th, and not some other important day, as the birthdate of America.
Jun 27, 2026 | Home To Roost
This week, we take a break from analyzing how the federal government affects Alaska in order to review some relevant American history, especially the Dred Scott decision, the problem of judicial supremacy, and the election shenanigans of 1876 and 1877.
Jun 20, 2026 | Home To Roost
This week, we review Trump’s plan to require grants and scientific research to pass his political litmus tests, we discuss the dismantling of Ocean Station Papa, the most sophisticated deep-sea monitoring system off Alaska’s coast, and we consider the Constitutional...
Jun 13, 2026 | Home To Roost
Join us as we discuss how millions of dollars in federal coal subsidies could cost Alaskans billions in higher utility bills, and how the Trump administration is trying to stifle public workers. We also play “Who Said It?” and wonder what the American...
