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The Must Read Alaska Show

The Must Read Alaska Show is an award-winning podcast celebrated for its exceptional commentary on Alaska politics from a conservative perspective. With a unique approach that views each episode as a human interest piece, the show features a diverse array of guests, including politicians from both sides of the aisle, CEOs of publicly traded companies, New York Times bestselling authors, mayors of small towns in Alaska, and even presidents of countries.

This award-winning show offers listeners fresh and candid discussions about what’s happening behind the scenes in Alaska politics, blending in-depth analysis, engaging storytelling, and expert interviews to provide an unparalleled listening experience.

Copyright: © Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Best Conservative Podcast.

Latest Episodes:

Homer Electric Association is trying to buy Seward Electric Apr 19, 2023

Show notes

Host John Quick sits down with Brad Janorschke, General Manager of HEA, and Director of Seward’s Electric Department, Rob Montgomery, to talk about the potential sale and how it is on the ballot May 2nd for those who live in Seward, Alaska.

Live in Seward, check out the voter information here: https://www.cityofseward.us/community/residents/voting-elections

You can check out HEA here: https://www.homerelectric.com

We want to thank our show sponsor, The University of Alaska; find out more about our sponsor here: https://empower.alaska.edu

President Whipps wants entrepreneurs to move to Palau. Apr 12, 2023

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John Quick sits down with President Whipps of the island nation of Palau. President Whipps talks about how climate has affected Palau and what he is doing to ensure sustainable energy. President Whipps also talks about how faith plays a role in his presidency and hopes that some of his team's new economic policies (stablecoin, digital residency) will attract remote workers and entrepreneurs to call Palau home.

Check out Palau here: https://palau.travel/ and https://pristineparadisepalau.com

We want to thank our show sponsor, The University of Alaska; find out more about our sponsor here: https://empower.alaska.edu

Alaska Lt. Governor Dahlstrom is a compassionate leader Apr 12, 2023

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John Quick sits down with Alaska Lt. Governor Dahlstrom to talk about elections, ranked choice voting, sustainable energy, and advice she would give to folk in college wanting to become an elected official. #akleg #akgov

Check out the Division of Election info on ranked choice voting here: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/RCV.php

Check out The Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference here: https://alaskasustainableenergy.com/

We want to thank our show sponsor, The University of Alaska; find out more about our sponsor here: https://empower.alaska.edu

Are we going Nuclear? Rep. George Rauscher on the future of energy in Alaska Apr 10, 2023

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John Quick sits down with Rep. George Rauscher to talk about energy in Alaska. Rep. Rauscher is the Chair of the House Energy Committee this year, and they have been looking at all options so that Alaska can have a bright future. If we can not explore for more gas and there is only so much left in the inlet, then options like, nuclear, solar, wind, coal, and everything in between become something that the Energy Committee takes a look at.

Get in touch with Rep. Rauscher here: Representative.George.Rauscher@akleg.gov

We want to thank our show sponsor, The University of Alaska; find out more about our sponsor here: https://empower.alaska.edu

Mayor Bronson is making a difference, 31 homeless people now with jobs! Apr 05, 2023

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Host John Quick sits down with Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson to discuss the city's successful job fair programs, economic development, and the Mayor's Community Grant Program.

We want to thank our show sponsor, The University of Alaska; find out more about our sponsor here: https://empower.alaska.edu

Donate to Must Read Alaska here: https://mustreadalaska.com/support-mrak/

Paul Roland: Award-winning Director of the feature film Exemplum Apr 03, 2023

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Host John Quick sits down with Paul Roland to talk about his new Film Exemplum, what first got him into film, and what it was like winning best director at the Pasadena Film Festival.

We want to thank our show sponsor, The University of Alaska; find out more about our sponsor here: https://empower.alaska.edu

Check out the film trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzTe3-9-YLA

Check out the film for free here: https://tubitv.com/movies/100000474/exemplum?start=true

Check out the film to purchase here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/exemplum

The Piece Maker: Eric Dowdle host a new show on the Magnolia Network featuring Anchorage. Mar 31, 2023

Show notes

Host John Quick sits down with Artist and TV Host Eric Dowdle to talk about how he got into Folk Art and the ins and outs of hosting his TV Show for the last four seasons. His new show is on the popular Magnolia Network, and the Anchorage episode airs this Saturday (April 1st) at 5 pm.

Check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/690ymlMqC74

Check out his epic puzzle art here: https://dowdlefolkart.com

Ian Bick: From Ponzi scheme, to federal prison, to redemption. Mar 16, 2023

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John Quick sits down with Ian Bick, who HBO has recently done a documentary on. Ian, at the young age of 15, started a successful nightclub and concert business; he got a little too far out in front of that and ended up in federal prison. He has since found a way to turn his story into inspiration and success.

You can check out his social media and his two successful shows here: https://www.ianbick.com/

Preservation Alaska. Once it’s gone it’s gone. Mar 09, 2023

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John Quick sits down with Trish Neal, the president of Preservation Alaska. Preservation Alaska is the new brand of the Alaska Association for Historic Preservation, and they are on a mission to preserve as much history in Alaska as possible. If you like history, you won't want to miss out on this episode.

Check out their work here: https://alaskapreservation.org/

Dorene Lorenz is a champion for all things historical Mar 02, 2023

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John Quick sits down with Dorene Lorenz to talk all things historical and how her latest idea centered around the Semiquincentennial is getting some traction. She hopes to make our Nation's Semiquincentennial Celebration hit home for Alaska by highlighting stories from all over Alaska all year long during the 250th-year celebration of our Nation.

Here is a link to a story related to what Dorene talked about: https://hyphenmagazine.com/magazine/issue-6-makeover-summer-2005/lonesome-land#:~:text=In%20Juneau%2C%20two%20attempts%20were,ordered%20them%20never%20to%20return

If you have some great historical stories for Dorene, email her here dorenemlorenz@aol.com

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