Many of us in the conservative movement in Alaska were surprised when the Alaska State House was finally able to organize around the Republican majority that had been elected. For too many legislative sessions, members of the Grand Old Party were not able to play in the sandbox together. Usually, that meant giving the power to the Democrats who then sat in the powerful positions determining what bills were heard and not heard. It was always bad for Alaska Family Council's legislative agenda...
Mar 15, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you know Kelly Tshibaka, you know it wasn't going to take long for her to rebound from her loss to Lisa Murkowski and get back in the fight. For liberty-minded, small government conservatives in the Great Land, that is a positive. In addition to raising her family, she is advancing a movement across the country to stop the cancer of ranked choice voting from metastasizing into other states. As dark, big money once again leads the charge to convince Americans that Alaskans couldn't b...
Mar 01, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bethany Marcum is a fierce defender of school choice. As the leader of Alaska Policy Forum , (APF) her steadfast voice has fought for freedom on many fronts. But today, the battle before her and others like her is defending the rights of parents and kids to choose the school option that is most suitable for their needs. Scott Kendall, who brought us ranked choice voting, has teamed up with the NEA to decrease the educational options for kids in Alaska. APF released the following press release re...
Feb 14, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Parental rights are under attack across the country. In Indiana, my friend and colleague Ryan McCann with the Indiana Family Institute , is at the tip of the spear in what is turning into an almost unbelievable violation of the State into the inherent right of a parent to, well, parent, their children. Ryan is introducing legislation that strengthens parental rights by stating in clear language that parental rights are fundamental and that refusing to affirm your child as anything other than the...
Feb 01, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joel Davidson is very gifted at speaking and writing and he has a lot to say about politics in Alaska and what the lay of the land is. Support the show
Feb 01, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Growing up in Seldovia, a tiny hamlet across from Homer in Kachemak Bay, Ron Hoffman suffered tragedy early with the loss of both his parents at a young age. Coming to Anchorage and being raised by a family friend, Hoffman became part of the community of Anchorage Baptist Temple. As teacher, administrator and eventually as lead pastor when Dr. Jerry Prevo left to take the helm of Liberty University, Hoffman is a big thinker wanting everyone to know about the grace and truth that a relationship w...
Jan 06, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast At Regent University, Alexandra McPhee was the Executive Director of the Law Review and President of the Hispanic Law Students Association. Following work as the Director of Religious Freedom Advocacy at Family Research Council and Legislative Counsel for U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO),McPhee now serves as the Director of Government Relations for Concerned Women for America . On today's "I'm Glad You Said That" radio show/podcast, I have the pleasure of chatting with Alexandra...
Jan 04, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Senator Dan Sullivan, along with 11 other Republican Senators, voted recently to enshrine same-sex "marriage" into Federal law. The consequences are real and forthcoming. As my guest today on "I'm Glad You Said That", Travis Weber, has described what Sullivan and others like him did in terms of a giant boulder and a few pebbles. Republicans who claim they were protecting people of faith in voting for this law opened the floodgate for litigation and harassment that will b...
Dec 07, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ken Breivik loves the quote from Charles Spurgeon that says " The Word of God is like a lion. You don’t have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself. ” As National Executive Director of School Ministries , Ken has done a lot of unleashing over the past several decades. The program creates opportunities for public school students to spend part of their school day studying the Bible not just academically, but devotionally. Released Time Bibl...
Dec 01, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jake Libbey is a deep thinker. He's intense, opinionated and unbelievably hard working. As owner of Crystal Clear Creative C3 , a highly successful ad agency, Jake is also the founder and publisher of the Alaska Watchman . If you've followed Alaska Family Council, you know I am a huge fan of the Watchman that has quickly become a powerhouse in exemplary, on-line news reporting in Alaska with a distinctive, unapologetic Judeo Christian approach to journalism. More than anything else tho...
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Oct 31, 2022•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Some people you meet are very intelligent and you walk away knowing it. Others are brilliant but you leave the conversation thinking you were the smartest guy in the room. Dr. Mark Newcomb is one of those latter guys. As the Headmaster of Holy Rosary Academy in Anchorage, recently ranked for the second time in consecutive years as the top ranked private school in the Great Land, Dr. Newcomb has the credentials. With his undergraduate studies at the prestigious Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia,...
Oct 20, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Daniel Suhr is waiting on the Alaska Supreme Court. And he's not the only one. As a Managing Attorney for the Liberty Justice Center , a public interest law firm tasked with defending constitutional freedoms, Daniel recently spoke at the Glacier Brewhouse in Anchorage to a group of legal minded Federalist Society members and others about Alaska's recently enacted ranked choice voting (RCV) system. Having attended the luncheon, I thought he'd be a great guest on the show. Despite D...
Oct 11, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joyce Moropolous has an infectious smile and incredible heart for those who are facing unplanned pregnancies. It's why she started volunteering for HeartReach Center in the MatSu Valley, a pregnancy care center offering FREE and confidential services to men, women, and families in need of pregnancy testing, pregnancy options information, limited obstetric ultrasounds, emotional support, material items, and prenatal/childbirth/parenting support classes. You know, one of the "fake clinic...
Oct 11, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Darathea Lathan knows what women need when they're facing an unexpected pregnancy. They need love. They need space to breathe and room to relax and sort out the complicated and anxious emotions and thoughts running through their hearts and minds. And she knows that God has given her a passion for that in Anchorage, Alaska where she calls home. Healing Under Gods Miracle Expectancy (HUG ME) is a ministry dream Darathea has to reach women with compassion, grace and service by providing a phys...
Sep 12, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jim Crawford is a third-generation Alaskan whose been in the banking business and political arena for over forty years. Appointed by former Alaska Governor Jay Hammond, Crawford served on the Investment Advisory Committee, charged with putting structure, systems, accountability and safety into the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. He currently serves as President of Capital Alaska, LLC. Crawford has strong opinions about the sanctity of life, judicial reform and the Constitutional Convention qu...
Sep 12, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Begich III, or NB3 as many nowadays are referring to him, is certainly in his element when speaking individually to someone or on a bigger stage. He most definitely inherited that casual, folksy, even keeled tempo from the Begich family tree. His Uncle Mark is legendary for it. But NB3 fell far from the family tree when it comes to his political leanings. Growing up in Florida with his maternal grandparents in a Christian environment shaped Nick in a way that has propelled him to a neck and...
Aug 10, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast As first century churches were established by followers of Christ, it didn’t take long for false teachings to creep in through people with persuasive personalities and ideologies. In response, Paul and others needed to constantly point out to churches those things that misrepresented God and His Word to keep professing Christians from going astray. Paul wrote, “ …mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them ” Romans 16:17. Today, a t...
Aug 10, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bethany Marcum heads up the Alaska Policy Forum and is a state treasure in terms of what it means to be an exemplary leader. Principled. Articulate. Well Prepared. Grounded. Strategic. We need more Bethany Marcums in the Great Land and toward that end, the Alaska Policy Forum is launching its inaugural leadership academy. CLICK HERE to learn more about it. I'm thrilled to have Bethany on " I'm Glad You Said That " today to discuss why this program is needed. According to thei...
Aug 10, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Did you know that more than 40,000 Alaskans have signed a petition calling for the Convention of States to place restrictions on the Federal Government ? Or how about that Alaska was one of the first states to pass a resolution calling for the Convention ? Is there a tie in to what is going on with the Federal Convention of States and the current effort to call for an Alaska State Constitutional Convention ? Most certainly. My guest today on "I'm Glad you Said That" is Keith Heim ...
Jul 17, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jubilee Underwood was an engaged Mom enjoying her kids athletic activities and life in the MatSu Valley, one of the most conservative, family friendly spots in the Great Land. She hadn't been involved in any political or public speaking engagements to speak of. And then Covid hit. As the mask mandates got more and more severe, requiring school athletes to wear them even during games, she had had enough. During her first moment testifying in front of the MatSu School Board, she was visibly s...
Jun 28, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast On a smoky, sultry summer day in Alaska, who better to chat with about politics than Suzanne Downing ? I'm honored to have Suzanne with MustRead Alaska on "I'm Glad You Said That" today. We'll dive into the results, surprises and confusion of the recent U.S. Congressional Special Primary Election in Alaska that currently has Sarah Palin holding a 10 point lead over Nick Begich. We'll also touch on the recent radical abortion worshippers who are waging war against th...
Jun 20, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Craig Campbell is as pleasant as he is incredibly gifted and diverse in his vocations. On a recent episode of our weekly podcast/broadcast, " I'm Glad you Said That ", I was blessed to converse with Craig about numerous issues including his support for a constitutional convention this November that Alaskans will be voting on as they do every 10 years. Craig Campbell is a multi-talented Alaskan. He currently is the Interim Airport Manager for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Air...
Jun 20, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Denise Harle (pronounced like the motorcycle) is a college football fanatic as am I. She named her boy after a former Ohio State Buckeye quarterback (Kirk Herbstreet) and if you know me, that is something that makes me smile. She went to Florida State University, as did my mom, so we have a lot in common but for today's episode of I'm Glad You Said That , we're not talking football. Denise Harle serves as Senior Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of...
Jun 20, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad Hufford is a guy who thinks about wealth creation and management as much from a Biblical perspective as a financial perspective. The two are actually intimately aligned. Money and possessions are mentioned more than 800 times in the Bible and the message is fairly clear: Nowhere in Scripture is debt viewed in a positive way. On today's show of " I'm Glad you Said That ", Chad and I will discuss - - How Christians should respond to a bad economy - Why Christians should be...
May 17, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast When Mike Robbins was running for Mayor of Anchorage, the liberal newspaper, Anchorage Press, did a story on him calling him "Trump Lite" presumably because of Robbins involvement as State Chair of the Trump Presidential campaign and his foray into pageants and fast times in his younger days. Mike has become a good friend and brother in Christ over the years and he is as interesting as he is pro-active in taking life by the horns. Currently, Robbins serves as Executive Director of the ...
May 11, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Katy Talento is a veteran policy advisor, health care reformer, epidemiologist and thought leader. A compelling communicator, Katy has served as Director of Speechwriting for the Republican National Committee. She spent two years as a Catholic nun and has worked with the poorest of the poor from East Africa, to industrial Russia and inner-city America. Talenko now serves as Executive Director of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries . The mission of AHCSM is to - Protect the liberty of ...
May 11, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bernadette Wilson is fiercely committed. Whether she's coaching figure and hockey skaters on how to more effectively use their edges, lambasting and educating the Anchorage Assembly on freedoms they've trampled or rallying conservatives on any number of issues, Bernadette is passionate. Her latest adventure is State Director of the Alaska Chapter of Americans for Prosperity and you can bet that she's taking the bull by the horns. AFP's legislative agenda includes eliminating ...
Mar 30, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do we take our Biblical knowledge and convictions into every sphere of our life including our jobs and relationships and entertainment and hobbies and politics and education ? In education today in particular, it seems as though there is an extremely overt, direct assault on our children by the academic elite set on undermining Biblical truth. As believers, is it our responsibility to put kids into private schools ? To homeschool ? Do we also have a responsibility to the majority of youth wh...
Mar 11, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do parents have any rights regarding concerns they have about their children being forced to mask up for 8-10 hours at a time in public schools ? Do you find it ironic and frustrating that nobody was masked at the Super Bowl, including celebrities and political influencers, and yet children the very next day were mandated to mask up all day at school ? Are there real studies that show masks are not only ineffective in preventing the transmission of the Wuhan virus but actually harm people, espec...
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