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Alaska Landmine Radio is the podcast for the Alaska Landmine, hosted by Landmine Editor-in-Chief Jeff Landfield. The Alaska Landmine focuses on delivering non-partisan Alaska news that other media outlets don't always report. Alaska Landmine Radio focuses on real talk with real Alaskans from all backgrounds.

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Alaska Landmine Radio is the podcast for the Alaska Landmine, hosted by Landmine Editor-in-Chief Jeff Landfield. The Alaska Landmine focuses on delivering non-partisan Alaska news that other media outlets don't always report. Alaska Landmine Radio focuses on real talk with real Alaskans from all backgrounds.

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English


Episodes
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Leo Schafer - Episode 390

12/3/2025
Jeff was joined by State Senate candidate Leo Schafer. They discuss why he decided to challenge Senator Cathy Giessel (R - Anchorage), his background growing up in the D.C. area, being in high school when Donald Trump ran for the first time in 2016, attending college during Covid, why he decided to move to Alaska, what he has done since moving to Alaska in 2023, and how he plans on running his campaign.

Duration:00:29:50

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Dave Donley - Episode 389

11/26/2025
Jeff was joined by Anchorage School Board member and current Anchorage Assembly candidate Dave Donley. They discuss why he's running the Assembly (open seat), his time on the Anchorage School Board, including many of the issues he's dealt with as the lone conservative, the problems with education in Alaska, his views on the public safety and vagrancy problems in Anchorage, and his time serving in the Legislature.

Duration:00:51:31

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The Alaska Republican House Minority Has Some Real Problems

11/24/2025
(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about several recent developments that show just how fractured the Republican minority is in the Alaska House.

Duration:00:19:24

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Dorene Lorenz is a Lunatic with a Tenuous Grip on Reality

11/24/2025
(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about how Dorene Lorenz recently filed a deranged and hilarious lawsuit against the Landmine (no one has been served but she posted about it on her five Facebook accounts). Her "lawsuit" and "affidavit" demonstrates she has lost grip of reality, if she ever had one.

Duration:00:30:59

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Click Bishop - Episode 388

11/22/2025
Jeff was joined by former senator and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop. They discuss why he is running for governor, the crowded field, his time in the State Senate, his work background in Alaska including on the North Slope, the state budget, his thoughts on the Permanent Fund Dividend, the energy challenges in Alaska, and how his campaign for governor has been going.

Duration:00:52:03

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Another Republican Vacancy in the Senate and Dorene Lorenz Threatens to Sue the Landmine

11/20/2025
(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about another Republican vacancy in the State Senate now that Shelley Hughes has resigned and a recent state funded trip Dorene Lorenz enjoyed to Switzerland that has her angry at the Landmine!

Duration:00:32:02

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Jonathan White - Episode 387

11/19/2025
Jeff was joined by Jonathan White, owner of Steam Dot. They discuss how President Donald Trump's tariffs on Brazilian coffee has impacted his business, how crucial coffee imports are for coffee in the United States, how other tariffs have impacted his business, the intricacies of the coffee business, the negative role social media has played in preventing younger people from forming relationships, and the impacts of higher prices of goods and services.

Duration:01:28:02

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Kassandra Taggart - Episode 386

11/14/2025
Jeff was joined by Kassandra Taggart from Real Property Management. They discuss what her company does, why dues for homeowner associations (HOA) have been on the rise since Covid, what has been driving the cost increases, why many HOAs don't have enough reserves to meet their maintenance obligations, what buyers should be aware of when buying a condo or townhouse in an HOA, why some HOAs are better than others, and how bad board members can cause major problems for an HOA.

Duration:00:57:40

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Another Democrat Enters the Governor's Race and APD Has a Big Problem

11/14/2025
(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about Senator Matt Claman's (D - Anchorage) entrance into the already crowded race for governor and a recent investigative story he did on a questionable woman APD hired as a mental health clinician that ended in a disaster.

Duration:00:33:42

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Dave Bronson - Episode 385

11/9/2025
Jeff was joined by former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, who is a Republican candidate for governor. They discuss his campaign for governor, his thoughts on choosing a running mate, ranked choice voting, his relationship with one of his opponents, Bernadette Wilson, who supported him early in his run for mayor, what happened with his former municipal manager, Amy Demboski, his time as mayor, his thoughts on the Permanent Fund Dividend, and his time working as a B-1 pilot and later commercial airline pilot.

Duration:01:07:31

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Cale Green - Episode 384

11/5/2025
Jeff was joined by videographer Cale Green. They discuss how his business and videography skills have evolved over time, the changing media landscape in Alaska, why Anchorage leaders are not taking the homelessness and vagrancy crisis seriously, the housing challenges in Anchorage, how the Permanent Fund Dividend has come to poison our political system, the issues with the cost of healthcare, and some talk about unique Alaska food.

Duration:01:17:02

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Sen. Mike Shower's Resignation and how the First Alaskans Institute Insulted a Great Alaskan

11/2/2025
(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about Senator Mike Shower's (R - Wasilla) resignation and what it means, as well as how the First Alaskans Institute insulted a great Alaskan, John Shively, by giving him an award and then taking it away.

Duration:00:28:36

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State of Alaska Kills Baby Swan and an APD Internal Affairs Leak

11/2/2025
This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about a now-deleted Facebook post from the Alaska State Parks about a friendly baby swan that was ultimately killed by the Dept. of Fish and Game as well as a story he recently published concerning leaked APD Internal Affairs tapes.

Duration:00:33:25

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David From - Episode 382

11/2/2025
Jeff was joined by David From, regional vice president for Americans for Prosperity. They discuss his role with Americans for Prosperity, what their mission is, the role money plays in Illinois politics because of Governor JB Pritzker (D - IL), how population movements are affecting the electoral map, why homeschooling is so popular in Illinois, the second repeal attempt of the open primary and ranked choice voting in Alaska, and some of his stories about Illinois and Chicago politics.

Duration:00:49:55

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Monte Bowen and Chris Stone - Episode 381

10/24/2025
Jeff was joined by Monte Bowen and Chris Stone from the Gun Owners (GOA) of America. They discuss why they are visiting Alaska, what the GOA is and their mission, the difference between the GOA and the NRA, their no compromise stance on the Second Amendment, their thoughts on red flag laws, the importance of firearm safety, why some areas have more gun violence than others, and the role mental health plays in the gun debate.

Duration:00:50:59

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U.S. Rep. Nick Begich Picks up a Democratic Opponent and Rep. Andy Josephson is Out

10/24/2025
(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about a new Democratic opponent U.S. Rep. Nick Begich (R) just picked up, who is a real doozy, and how two Democrats already filed to run for Rep. Andy Josephson (D) House seat. Josephson is not seeking re-election.

Duration:00:31:55

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Nancy Dahlstrom - Episode 380

10/20/2025
Jeff was joined by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom (R - Alaska), who is also one of several Republican candidates for governor. They discuss the large field of Republicans in the governor's race, the recent typhoon that devastated Western Alaska, the housing problems facing Anchorage, her thoughts on the Permanent Fund Dividend issue that has plagued Alaska politics for the last decade, the dynamics of the open primary, and the complexities in Juneau next session in an election year.

Duration:00:37:09

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Paxson Woelber - Episode 379

10/15/2025
Jeff was joined by Paxson Woelber, owner of Ermine Skate and part owner of the Alaska Landmine! They discuss his business Ermine Skate, which manufactures and sell Nordic ice skates, the sport of Nordic skating, why he started the business, the growth of Nordic skating, why Alaska is such a good place for it, some of the challenges the sport faces, some of the things causing the housing problems in Anchorage, and why he moved back to Anchorage after being gone for many years.

Duration:01:00:40

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It's Time to Finally End the PFD and Another Republican in the Governor's Race

10/6/2025
(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about why he thinks it's time to finally end the Permanent Fund Dividend - which has plagued our political system for a decade - and former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's campaign kickoff last week in the Valley.

Duration:00:33:53

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The Dividend Delusion and a New Ruling that is Bad New for Casino in Birchwood

10/3/2025
(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about the delusion surrounding the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) and a new ruling from the Department of the Interior that is bad news for the Native Village of Eklutna's casino in Birchwood.

Duration:00:28:54