The more you peel back the layers on Jarrett Freeman...the more you like him.

Wrestled at Penn State. Uh...can you say discipline and strength.

Has 117,000 followers on Instagram. Has influence and charisma and knows how to build networks.

Newly elected Chair of the Young Republicans of Alaska. Ready and willing to inject some much needed energy and young blood into the conservative side of the aisle.

Super excited and privileged to chat with Jarrett today.

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When one of the most liberal countries in the world bans puberty blockers, cross sex hormones and surgical mutilation of minors, you have to wonder when states like Alaska will join the mix.

Bob McCoskrie, founder of Family First, the equivalent of a nationwide Alaska Family Council in New Zealand, is on the show today to discuss how that just happened and how the Kiwis are doing battle in other areas for life, family and culture.

Bob is a good "mate" and I love how he calls me "Jimmah" when we're at conferences together. He's usually my biggest and only karaoke fan as well.

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Lisa Ekman joins me on "I'm Glad You Said That" today to discuss her transformation from a leftist Democrat to a conservative patriot.

She's no dummy with a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University, a master’s in social work from the University of Denver, and a bachelor’s in communication and rhetoric from Northwestern University.

For more than 20 years, Lisa worked as a Democrat lobbyist and operative in Washington, D.C. She even cried on the night Donald Trump was elected in 2016.

We'll discuss the events that opened her eyes to what she now describes as the "progressive cult." Lisa escaped, and now she is showing the way for other liberals. Lisa is the author of "Deprogramming Democrats and unEducating the Elites."

I hope you can tune in.

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Voted #1 as the best private school on many different levels, Holy Rosary Academy in Anchorage is a beacon of hope, excellence and virtue.

I'm thrilled to get to visit today with Principal Marie-Louise Schirda about the role of classical education and why it is needed more today than ever before.

From the HRA website, Marie-Louise is "rooted in Alaskan soil, not only by virtue of her family's work as the state's largest producer of farm-to-table produce, but also in her long-term commitment to delivering a classical K-12 curriculum in the Catholic tradition to Holy Rosary Academy students.

Mrs. Schirda adventured around the globe to achieve her distinctly Catholic education. She attended high school at Trivium School in Massachusetts and then graduated from Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. While at Thomas More, she spent one semester in Rome, steeped in the art and architecture of many magnificent Catholic churches, backdropped by the grandeur and beauty of the ancient ruins.

She earned her master's degree in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama from University College Dublin, Ireland, and came back to the States to attend Gonzaga University, where she completed her state licensure to teach. "

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After a visit to the Great Land a few years ago, Cat Cushway, her husband and her parents, all from Michigan, felt the pull to make Alaska their home. Settling in Homer, Cat, now with 2 young toddlers, started feeling another tug, this time from God about the impact she should have in Homer with the strengths and passions she had been blessed with.

With an extensive background in education, Cat knew it was going to be something related to schooling but when her husband said, "Go for it. Why don't you start a school? Our community needs it. Our kids need it.", she was overwhelmed. That is no small task when you're in the middle of changing diapers and managing a household.

But God started giving her reassurances. Things just began falling in place.

Today, I'm privileged to chat with Cat about the establishment of yet another school option opening up in Alaska. Revive Academy, proudly affiliated with the Charlie Kirk's TurningPoint Education, is enrolling students now for a September 2026 launch.

More than 10% of Homer's K-8th grade public school students have signed up. And that number is growing. Mic drop.

I hope you can tune in for the good news.

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The ending of nearly $1 billion in taxpayer funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been greatly celebrated by many of us and seen as a devastating and political blow by those on the Left.

Today I'm speaking with Ed Ulman, the President & CEO of Alaska Public Media (AKPM), Alaska’s largest PBS, NPR and statewide news organization.

We'll certainly have our disagreements but I'm looking forward to a lively, civil discussion. Hope you can tune in.

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From a review of Pastor Levi Secord's book "Servant Not Savior" -

"God’s design is for the state to be a servant, not our savior. Sadly, as we’ve abandoned God’s instructions, people across the political spectrum treat the state as a potential savior.

Today is the day of big government as people consistently cry out to the state for salvation. Politicians take on Messiah-like personas, yet time and again they fail to deliver on their promises. Both history and Scripture teach us that the state makes a terrible savior.

Christians, of all people, must recognize the frightful implications of turning the state into a savior. To counteract this trend, the church needs a robust political theology."

Levi is the founding pastor of Christ Bible Church in Roseville, Minn. A graduate with both an M.Div and a Doctorate of Educational Ministry from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Levi has written for Front Porch Republic, the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Christ Over All, and the Fight, Laugh, Feast Network.

Hope you can tune in for our deliberation on his latest book, Servant Not Savior.

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- Nativity scenes on the lawn at a City Hall.
- In God We Trust displayed prominently in public courthouses.
- A Ten Commandments poster in public schoolrooms across Alaska.

Sound like a memory from the past ? Can't imagine it coming to fruition in today's climate ?

Think again.

Thanks in large part to the Coach Kennedy case (you can read about that HERE) where six (6) United States Supreme Court Justices clarified that the so-called Lemon test had long ago been abandoned, there are more opportunities now than ever to bring about public displays of our faith in the public marketplace.

On the show today, I'm pleased to chat with Andrea Justus & Matt Krause with First Liberty Institute, one of the country's most impactful legal teams focused on religious freedom. Through their Restoring Faith in America initiative, they're leading communities across America to proactively exercise and celebrate religious liberty.

Hope you can tune in.

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