In Depth Alaska
In Depth Alaska

In Depth Alaska

Extended interviews from Alaska's News Source about a wide variety of topics that impact Alaska and Alaskans. 

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In Depth Alaska: Mayor Suzanne LaFrance talks about a possible sales tax.

In Depth Alaska: Mayor Suzanne LaFrance talks about a possible sales tax.

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance sat down with reporter Lauren Maxwell to discuss the state of Anchorage's finances including the possibility of cuts and a potential sales tax.

In Depth with Rick Thoman

In Depth with Rick Thoman

Over the weekend, three people fell through the sea ice near Kotzebue. One man, 46-year-old Elmer Brown, was rescued but later died. Another man was rescued and one is still missing as of this recording. Matt Mertes spoke with Climate Specialist Rick Thoman with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness about how the sea ice on Alaska's coast has changed over the years and what happens now. 

New Palmer Mayor Jim Cooper

New Palmer Mayor Jim Cooper

On Monday night, Palmer swore in their new mayor, but he isn’t an unfamiliar face. City councilor and former Mayor Jim Cooper returns to the Palmer mayoral seat. Political Reporter Wil Courtney sat down with the new mayor Monday before he was sworn in.

In Depth with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum

In Depth with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum

Political Reporter Wil Courtney sits down with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum for a broad ranging discussion including the government shutdown, Ambler Road and the Alaska liquified natural gas pipeline. 

What to do with your PFD

What to do with your PFD

With many Alaskans receiving their Permanent Fund Dividend payous on Thursday, Certified Financial Planner Al Biss, with Biss Wealth Partners, sat down with Dani Tompkins of Alaska's News Source to talk about what to do with the PFD checks. 

In Depth with Treg Taylor

In Depth with Treg Taylor

Alaska's News Source sits down with Alaska's former Attorney General Treg Taylor. Topics include Taylor's gubernatorial run and his time as AG. Over his tenure, he covered a serious of controversial topics, garnering both praise and criticism. 

In Depth with Adam Crum

In Depth with Adam Crum

In this episode, Political Reporter Wil Courtney sits down with former Revenue Commissioner for Alaska Adam Crum who announced his bid to run for governor a few weeks ago. This interview was done Crum's last day as Revenue Commissioner and the day before he announced that he is running for governor.

In Depth with Tom Begich

In Depth with Tom Begich

On Wednesday, Political Reporter Wil Courtney sat down with Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Begich to discuss his run for Alaska's highest office. 

Mount Spurr volcanic eruption odds drop

Mount Spurr volcanic eruption odds drop

Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey speaks with Dave Schneider, geophysicist with the USGS and the Alaska Volcano Observatory about the recent changes on Mt. Spurr. 

In Depth with Sen. Dan Sullivan

In Depth with Sen. Dan Sullivan

On Thursday, August 14, Investigative Reporter Augusta McDonnell sat down with Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan to talk about the summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Alaska Pipeline Project. This is that conversation.