ADN Politics podcast

ADN Politics podcast: What to know about the Anchorage mayor’s election

In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball talks to Daily News reporters Emily Goodykoontz and Zachariah Hughes about what they’re paying attention to ahead of election day.

Anchorage Daily News March 29, 2024

ADN Politics podcast: The education bill failed. Now what?

In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball talks to reporters Iris Samuels and Sean Maguire about what happened, and the coming political fallout.

Anchorage Daily News March 22, 2024

ADN Politics podcast: How Alaska’s education funding bill ended up in limbo

Lawmakers in Juneau and school districts across the state are scrambling to sort out what to do next. Host Elizabeth Harball talks with reporters Sean Maguire and Iris Samuels about what is and isn’t in the bill, and what to expect going forward.

Anchorage Daily News March 1, 2024
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ADN Politics podcast: How serious is Alaska’s natural gas crisis, really?

Natural gas from Cook Inlet powers a big chunk of Alaska, but energy companies say that gas won’t be available for much longer.

Anchorage Daily News February 9, 2024

ADN Politics podcast: The Alaska political stories we’re watching in 2024

In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball talks to Daily News reporters Iris Samuels and Sean Maguire about the top storylines we’re tracking this year.

Anchorage Daily News January 5, 2024

ADN Politics podcast: The crisis at Alaska’s Office of Public Advocacy

Host Elizabeth Harball talks to ADN reporter Iris Samuels about what happened to the Office of Public Advocacy, and what that means going forward.

Anchorage Daily News December 15, 2023

ADN Politics podcast: Snowplow politics, revisited

In November, once again, Anchorage was hit with back-to-back snowstorms. And once again, the roads were a mess. For a winter city that relies on plowing so residents can get to work and schools can open, snow plowing quickly becomes a political issue — especially with a mayoral race coming up.

Anchorage Daily News December 1, 2023

ADN Politics podcast: Two deaths in Kotzebue

In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball speaks with Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica reporter Kyle Hopkins, who spent years looking into the deaths of Jennifer Kirk and Susanna “Sue Sue” Norton.

Anchorage Daily News November 17, 2023

ADN Politics podcast: Bering Sea factory trawlers and Alaska salmon

Host Elizabeth Harball talks to longtime fisheries reporter Hal Bernton, who went out on a factory trawler this August with ADN photographer Loren Holmes to report on the pollock industry’s impact on Alaska’s salmon runs.

Anchorage Daily News November 3, 2023

ADN Politics podcast: How one Assembly member sees Anchorage’s housing crisis — and where we go from here

Host Elizabeth Harball talks to Anna Brawley, an Anchorage Assembly member with a background in city planning, about efforts to address the city’s housing crisis, and challenges that are coming up along the way.

Anchorage Daily News October 20, 2023