Andrew Halcro - Podcast Details

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With All Due Respect?Tailored Blazers, argyle socks, Dallas Seavey and Kikkan RandallWhile we take a work break, Andy Miller sings "If I were Andrew Halcro"...and I'm taking his advice. 2025-01-2801 min

With All Due Respect?Two martinis and a microphoneAndrew offers his thoughts on politics after two martinis. 2024-11-0815 min

Alaska Landmine RadioAndrew Halcro - Episode 314Jeff was joined by Anchorage politico and podcaster Andrew Halcro. They discuss Jeff's recent appendectomy and Andrew's appendectomy in 1995, a recent letter he received from attorney Kevin Clarkson - Alaska's former disgraced attorney general - on behalf of Art Mathias accusing Halcro of defamation and slander as well as making bizarre demands, how he is dealing with it, the problems facing Anchorage and the state, and some ideas on how things can be turned around. 2023-10-222h 09

Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Forum PodcastsCrimes and Cover-ups - Andrew HalcroAndrew Halcro currently hosts a blog on politics, life, and entertainment called With All Due Respect. He served two terms as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 and was a candidate for governor and mayor. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Avis Rent a Car of Alaska, one of the state's oldest and most successful family-owned businesses. He became president of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce in 2012 and served as executive director of the Anchorage Community Development Authority from 2015 until 2021. 2023-09-171h 16

With All Due Respect?The mayor's dirty work: Who knew what and when?Did Mayor Dave Bronson through his political henchmen attempt to illegally influence the local election? Anchorage Assembly Chair Chris Constant and Assembly Vice Chair Meg Zelatel discuss on this episode.2023-09-0441 min

With All Due Respect?Alaska's Elmer Gantry, a fake church and ranked choice voting.Religious groups trying to repeal ranked choice voting are crooked. Governor Dunleavy steals from kids then hides. Who's running for Anchorage mayor. Getting lost in San Francisco. 2023-07-2549 min

With All Due Respect?Dunleavy, Cubas, Babcock: Like moths to flameThe governor's director of family policies resigns after saying it's okay to slap and rape your spouse. Trump's indictments bring out the worst in U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan. Anchorage housing is facing more challenges than zoning. My very short summer reading list. Why is the governor intent on burning it all down?2023-06-1849 min

With All Due Respect?Alaska's political leaders: Corruption and the annual dividendCorruption refuses to take a day off at city hall as Mayor Dave Bronson is on the verge of a real Alaska style Watergate. The Alaska Legislature passes a budget that raises questions as Governor Mike Dunleavy goes AWOL. A book on taking over the world. How for the last 30 years the annual dividend has determined education funding.2023-05-2646 min

With All Due Respect?Not ok boomer: The tyrannical generation strikesBaby boomers in the Alaska Legislature who were handed everything by government are now pulling up the ladder for the next generation. 2023-05-1015 min

With All Due Respect?Embracing a racist at the expense of taxpayersMayor Dave Bronson wants taxpayers ignore his executive's costly racist beliefs wants taxpayers to pay the bill. There is hope in Juneau for a fiscal plan as Governor Mike Dunleavy admits we need revenue. The airline boarding process, what the hell happened?2023-05-031h 00

With All Due Respect?Anchorage's Municipal Election AutopsyWe conduct an autopsy on Anchorage's recent election with Anchorage Assembly Vice-Chair Christopher Constant and discuss where we go from here. An ode to my Irish-Catholic brothers and sisters. We discuss how the University of Alaska is our last hope.2023-04-1746 min

With All Due Respect?Anchorage Election Preview: The rise of the grievance candidateThis year we are introduced to the grievance candidates. In a preview of who's on the ballot ahead of the April 4 election, we review the seven seats up on the Anchorage Assembly and the two seats open on the Anchorage School Board.2023-03-2842 min

With All Due Respect?The effort to repeal ranked choice voting: The religious right comes knockingRepealing ranked choice voting is less about voter confusion and more about the religious right regaining control. A new segment featuring Van. A correction, an explanation and a challenge.2023-03-1948 min

With All Due Respect?Dunleavy's education proposals are more cultural war less learningI'm joined by local journalist Matt Buxton to discuss Governor Mike Dunleavy's two controversial education proposals that seek to burnish his right wing street cred at the expense of Alaska's education system.2023-03-1031 min

With All Due Respect?Mayor Bronson and the gaslighting of AnchorageA rare interview with Mayor Bronson speaking about his views of his administration proves he either in delusional or intentionally trying to gaslight Anchorage residents.The Alaska Chamber of Commerce has become little more than a political organization while Alaska's economy is dying. We suggest a book and a British television show about resorts and vacations. 2023-03-0146 min

With All Due Respect?The Dark Side of Dunleavy's Department of LawAlaska's Department of Law has been weaponized to pursue their political and ideological foes. What happens when a respected Alaska family business find itself facing political retribution from a bully with unlimited resources? Locally things are breaking we haven't even mentioned, like how Anchorage is down 50 police officers. We review a newly released on book for the current times we are living in.2023-02-1944 min

With All Due Respect?No Tomorrow: Mayor Bronson on borrowed timeRecord low approval ratings portend Mayor Dave Bronson will not be re-elected. Ethan and I discuss his next moves and what lessons voters should learn from this mess. We also discuss state politics. Governor Dunleavy's charge into carbons, the house organization and what to expect. I review a great new novel that's full of twists and turns.2023-02-0447 min

With All Due Respect?City Hall in Flames: Does Mayor Bronson Resign?New allegations of misconduct and more departures from Mayor Bronson's staff are emerging daily. We welcome Anchorage Assembly Vice Chair Chris Constant to discuss the latest controversies. 2023-01-2749 min

With All Due Respect?The Nigerian Prince, the mayor and the millionsPrince Chiemela Nwankudu accumulated millions in debt through land deals immediately after getting a $750,000 taxpayer grant. How? 2023-01-1813 min

With All Due Respect?Corruption at City Hall: Just the tip of the Iceberg?The recent cronyism and corruption allegations against Mayor Dave Bronson are just the tip of the iceberg 2023-01-1419 min

With All Due Respect?Alaska Political Predictions for 2023We review the top political stories of 2022 and make our predictions for 2023. Maia has thoughts about the past and the future. My 2022 book of the year. Is there room for hope and progress in Juneau? 2023-01-0953 min

With All Due Respect?Alaska's future needs a Howard Beale momentAndrew has a Howard Beale moment about Alaska's future.2022-12-2636 min

With All Due Respect?The latest Murkowski/Peltola polling data. Gara and Walker talk strategyWe review the latest polls in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House races. Gubernatorial candidates Bill Walker and Les Gara sit for a joint interview on their collaborative strategy. Mayor Dave Bronson's approval ratings continue to nosedive.2022-11-021h 01

With All Due Respect?Mayor's Shelter Fiasco Mirrors The Sopranos Episode 74Mayor Bronson's shelter project funded by five million taxpayers dollars seems like an episode of the Sopranos. Governor Mike Dunleavy has a sexual harassment coverup problem. We talk Alaska's judiciary and the judges on the ballot. A book about Leslie Jordan and the Rasmuson Foundation is doing amazing work.2022-10-2940 min

With All Due Respect?The Mayor's Illegal Act Was Intentional Episode 73Mayor Dave Bronson's administration knew exactly what they were doing when they spent millions illegally. Andrew and Ethan fact check Governor Mike Dunleavy's debate claims. A great book by Gay Talese.2022-10-2540 min

With All Due Respect?Alaska's future is dying a slow death Episode 72Social and economic indicators say Alaska is dying. Mayor Bronson's latest cronyism has a $5 million price tag. An Alaska State Senator up for re-election uses a tragic death to rewrite her legislative history. UAA Hockey is back baby so it's time for the Regents to suit up.2022-10-181h 04

With All Due Respect?The Ghost of Troopergate Visits Angela Rodell Episode 71The ghost of Todd Palin and Troopergate visits Angela Rodell. Why do local newspapers make it so hard to love them? Maia on what $3,200 buys and a book about the nineties.2022-10-0852 min

With All Due Respect?Ted Lasso: What you should consider Episode 70The investigation into the firing of Angela Rodell raises more questions. Ketchikan is fighting the culture wars this election and we talk with borough mayor candidate Katie Jo Parrott. The final season of Ted Lasso is coming and we look at the character dynamics.2022-10-011h 00

With All Due Respect?Gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker talks Dunleavy Episode 69Former governor and current gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker talks about the future of Alaska and his campaign. We review a fabulous book called Killers of a Certain Age.2022-09-2833 min

With All Due Respect?Alaska's soldier retreats Episode 68Governor Dunleavy steps on the throat of education again. Interview with Chris Constant on the Mayor's homeless fiasco. U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan is supporting domestic terrorists. 2022-09-1555 min

With All Due Respect?US Senator Lisa Murkowski checks in Episode 67U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski talks January 6th, bipartisanship and her strategy for the next 60 days on the campaign trail. Sarah Palin says she didn't quit as governor because she doesn't retreat she reloads...her attempt at revisionist history is quite a load alright. 2022-09-101h 18

With All Due Respect?Alaska's Congresswoman Mary Peltola checks in Episode 66Newly elected U.S. Representative Mary Peltola stops by. Kelly Tshibaka's fraud investigation. Maia on Student Loan Forgiveness. Baby Boomers need to be honest with themselves.2022-09-0341 min