Category Archives: Podcasts

Each Tuesday morning at 7:15 am Alaska I join KBYR AM750‘s The Michael Dukes Show to discuss the latest in Alaska oil and fiscal issues. This week we discuss the current proposals for #PFD cuts, the legislative debate between those and spending cuts, why those going to Juneau say one thing but the #AKecon needs something else and how Alaskans can help tip the balance.  I join Michael shortly after 10:00 into the segment. Listen here or at the widget below and for past episodes, go here.

Tuesday after lunch I joined Chris Story on his weekly Alaska Matters Radio program to discuss the PFD, Alaska’s current fiscal situation and, as some call for changes, how SB 21, the 2013 oil tax reform bill, is working. In addition to his three Homer-based radio shows, Chris also is a regular Monday morning guest (and sometimes guest host) on KBYR AM 700’s daily Michael Dukes Show. 

It gave me great pleasure to be able to talk with Chris about the PFD in former Senate President, PFD co-founder — and strong PFD retention supporter — Clem Tillion’s home district, and to discuss the success of SB 21 with someone whom I had many discussions on the issue during the ultimately successful 2014 campaign to retain SB 21.  The podcast of my segment follows:

As the Alaska budget battles start to heat up Alaska talk show host Michael Dukes invited me to join him on his weekend Fairbanks show for a deeper dive into the issues.  We spent an hour discussing the background of how we got here, my take on the Governor’s proposal and GCI’s recent new affiliated effort (“Alaska’s Future“), the history, purpose and reasons why the PFD should not be cut, where I think spending can be and my view on a better way forward (a slide deck from a recent speech outlining my views is available here).

Listen here or at the widget below and for past episodes, go here.

Each Tuesday morning at 7:15 am Alaska I join KBYR AM750‘s The Michael Dukes Show to discuss the latest in Alaska oil and budget issues. This week we discuss who is coming after your #PFD (and why), where the Alaska economy is headed and why the two are related.  I join Michael at around 10:15 of the following segment.  Listen here or at the widget below and for past episodes, go here.