Rachel and John discuss disappearing federal health insurance subsidies, disappearing federal atmospheric research, and disappearing manufacturing jobs. We also discuss the how the Constitution’s ban on religious tests was intended to protect religion, not just the government, from hypocrisy.

Mikę Chmielewski interviews Lucas Cantor Santiago regarding his book UNFINISHED.

Host Ken Hoffman interviews Meg Bagetis from Alaska Farm Supply

Mikę Chmielewski talks with Palmer Mayor Jim Cooper about the Dec. 16 Palmer City Council meeting

Host Mike Chmielewski interviews Palmer Fire Chief John Prevost

Listen to the monthly conversation between host Emily Forstner and Superintendent Dr. Randy Trani.

Megan Cacciola, Alaska Community Foundation VP of Programs & Grants, talks with Mike Chmiewlewski on ACF Western AK Relief Efforts.

This week, Rachel Levitt and John Robertson review some surprising facts about Alaska’s history of Hepatitis B and celebrations of autocratic birthdays. They also play Public Policy Pursuit and review the Constitution’s Nobility Clauses.

Mike Chmielewski and Rabbi Greenberg from the Mat-Su Jewish Center discuss this year’s Hanukkah events in the Mat-Su.

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day celebration commemorating the miracle of a single day’s worth of oil for a lamp burning for eight days. Hanukkah began on Sunday, December 14, and runs until the 22nd. See the Mat-Su Jewish Center website for Hanukkah events.

Mike Chmielewski interviewed Dani Reed, the Director of Evaluation and Learning at the Mat-Su Health Foundation.

Dani collects data using surveys, public health data, and focus groups on health in the Mat-Su. She described Mat-su Measures, a dashboard that puts health data on the Mat-Su into the hands of its residents.