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 is a news podcast hosted by Andrew Gray, with 295 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Andrew Gray hosts East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray, a news show with 295 episodes published.

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  Episode #15

  Kevin Berry: UAA Economics Department Chair on dipnetting, AI, & the Covenant House Sleep Out

  Oct 5, 20261h 1mS6

  Send us Fan Mail Economics professor Dr. Kevin Berry is the chair of the Economics and Public Policy Department at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Today we discuss his upcoming paper quantifying the value of personal use dipnet fishing. Last week he participated in the University of Alaska Statewide AI Symposium so we also discuss the risks and benefits of AI in research, academia, and beyond. Finally, we end by talking about the upcoming Covenant House Corporate Sleep Out taking place on November 19. Kevin will be participating for the fifth year in a row at this annual fundraiser that helps Alaska's center for homeless youth stay open 24/7 365 days a year. Dr. Berry's Covenant House Sleep Out Account is here . Listen to his previous appearances on this podcast: November 2, 2022 June 24, 2024 Anchorage Daily News article: "University of Alaska regents weigh AI policy as student misuse increases" , by Tim Rockey . Ezra Klein Show interview with Bill Gates Sept. 29, 2026 Rachel Maddow Show, Sept. 28, 2026

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  Episode #14

  Jay Brause & Gene Dugan: Anchorage LGBTQ Rights Icons

  Sep 28, 20261h 26mS6

  Send us Fan Mail Jay Brause and Gene Dugan met at the Alaska Gay Community Center in Anchorage in 1978. In 1979 Jay's father, a Lutheran minister, presided over their holy union at Joy Lutheran Church in Eagle River. In 1994 they attempted to register their marriage and were denied. This led to litigation that ultimately was decided in Jay and Gene's favor in 1996, but Alaska changed its constitution in 1998 to only recognize marriages between a man and a woman. They were legally married in Portland in 2004, but that marriage was nullified by Oregon shortly afterwards. In 2006, they got married in South Africa; in 2007 in the Yukon Territory; and finally, in 2015 they were legally married in Anchorage. Jay & Gene were instrumental in the LGBTQ rights movement in Anchorage for decades. Jay was responsible for changing the name of the Gay and Lesbian Center to Identity, the organization he served as the director of for many years. He was a researcher on the 1985 "One In Ten" study of LGB issues in Alaska and the 1989 "Identity Reports" discrimination study. Gene founded Out North in 1985 which is an award-winning progressive multidisciplinary arts organization that still has a footprint in Alaska. Jakob Dugan-Brause and Eugene Dugan-Brause (their names today) moved to the UK in 2006. This interview took place via Zoom from their home in Northern Ireland. Listen to previous episode with Jim Obergefell here .

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  Episode #13

  Lauree Morton: Deputy Director of the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA)

  Sep 24, 202646 minS6

  Send us Fan Mail Lauree Morton is the Deputy Director of the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault . ANDVSA is a federally funded coalition of all the domestic violence and sexual assault programs in Alaska. Lauree helps facilitate sexual assault response support for the 24 member organizations of the network. She is well known in the state capitol for driving legislative action around sexual assault and domestic violence for over 30 years. Listen to previous related episodes here: Brenda Stanfill , director of ANDVSA Randi Braeger , director of AWAIC Keeley Olson , director of STAR Laura Booch , DV survivor and activist Dr. Ingrid Johnson , gender-based violence expert

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  Episode #12

  Jim Lottsfeldt: Anchorage-based political operative

  Sep 17, 20261h 7mS6

  Send us Fan Mail Jim Lottsfeldt was born and raised in Anchorage. Known for decades as the go-to campaign mastermind for Republican candidates, in recent years he has become a political guru on the Left. We discuss how that came to be as well as his unwavering support of Matt Schultz for US house, his lack of enthusiasm for Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), and the need for a brave new governor & legislature willing to make bold changes even if they result in losses at the ballot box in future elections. Listen to podcast interviews mentioned in the show here: Mountain City Church Lead Pastor Ron Hoffman former US house candidate Matt Schultz current US house Candidate Bill Hill

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  Episode #10

  Congressman Jared Huffman (D-California): author of "No Prophets: the Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism"

  Sep 7, 202648 minS6

  Send us Fan Mail Congressman Jared Huffman represents California's second US congressional district which stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. Representative Huffman is a Humanist and the only member of Congress to publicly admit that he does not believe in gods. An environmental lawyer by training, he is the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee. Together with his colleague Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland), he founded the Congressional Free Thought Caucus which promotes public policy based on reason, science, and moral values. Today we are discussing Rep. Huffman's recently published book, No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism. Paul Weyrich 's 1999 Letter to Conservatives "Uncivil Religion," a website documenting the religious dimensions of Jan. 6 my previous podcast episode with Senator Lisa Murkowski

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