East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray
The East Anchorage Book Club is an interview podcast where Alaskan leaders discuss politics and community issues.
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray
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Willie Iġġiaġruk Hensley: key advocate for the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA), founder of Northwest Arctic Native Association (NANA), & author of "50 Miles from Tomorrow"
Willie Iġġiaġruk Hensley was born in 1941 in Kotzebue, Alaska, and was raised to live the traditional way that his Iñupiaq ancestors had lived for thousands of years. As a young adult away at college, his family home in Kotzebue was sold...
Matt Schultz: former Democratic Candidate for Alaska's US House Seat
Reverend Matt Schultz is the pastor for First Presbyterian Church in downtown Anchorage. He was the Democratic candidate for Alaska's lone US House seat up until he suspended his campaign on July 17. With his departure, there are still 1...
Spencer Perry: health economics professor at ISER
Spencer Perry, PhD, is an assistant professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchor...
Ethan Berkowitz: former Anchorage Mayor & former AK House Minority Leader
Former Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz moved to Alaska in 1990 after he finished law school in San Francisco. In 1996 he ran for an open state house seat in west Anchorage, and he served in the state legislature for 10 years, 8 as minori...
Julia Lurie: senior reporter at Mother Jones discusses her research on foster care in Alaska, adoption in Utah, & child sex abuse in Florida
Julia Lurie is a senior reporter at Mother Jones, a nonprofit American magazine that focuses on news, commentary, and investigative journalism. In 2023, Julia wrote a story entitled,
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