Home To Roost #59

Home To Roost #59

This week we review Trump’s plan to require grants and scientific research to pass his political litmus tests, we discuss the dismantling of Ocean Station Papa, the most sophisticated deep sea monitoring system off Alaska’s coast, and we consider the Constitutional basis for federal funding of science.

Home To Roost #58

Join us as we discuss how millions of dollars in federal coal subsidies could cost Alaskans billions in higher utility bills, and how the Trump administration is trying to stifle public workers. We also play “Who Said It?” and wonder what the American Founders would have thought of the expansion of ICE.

Home To Roost #57

This week, we discuss new medicaid rules, new proposed mail-in ballot rules, and new threats to Alaska’s tourism industry. We also host two special guests for this week’s rendition of "Who Said It?'

Home To Roost #56

Home To Roost is a weekly political podcast hosted by Rachel Levitt and John Robertson that analyzes how national policies, federal legislation, and Washington politics directly impact Alaska.

Home To Roost #55

This week, we look at Trump's growing power over Republican primaries and how Alaska's open system limits such power; we review how changes at FEMA are affecting Western Alaska; and we read what the Declaration of Independence says about immigration. We also play "Who Said It?", our unusual news quiz game.