The Jeff Oravits Show Podcast

Senator Wendy Rogers talks Hobbs vetoes & legislative successes.

Senator Wendy Rogers joins me in the studio to share some wins with several of her bills being signed by the governor. She also shares the frustration over Hobbs vetoing several of her pro Second Amendment bills. Plus an update on the states budget. 

Bob Thorpe's personal connection to the Menendez brother's trial. Ep. 2147

Bob Thorpe shares his families personal connection to the Menendez brother's trial. Olivia talks about Arizona's safest and not safest cities. + Skiing in June in AZ. And being famous for being famous.  

Land pirates in America & TRIPLE fee increases in “your national forest”. Ep. 2146

Angela joins me for the first two hours frustrated at triple fee increases proposed to get into “your national forest”. Land pirates rob and pillage in America, Congress continues its drunken spending ways, Hobbs vetoes 36 more bills but signs my “engineering standards” bill (thanks Senator Wendy Rogers). Olivia joins me in the third hour with comments including the benefits of trade schools and Cormac shares the veto process in Ireland. We end with an issue over uranium transport and new inflation numbers show eggs are a little less expensive. 

Len Anderson shares prospects fresh off his Africa trip.

My son Owen and my father-in-law joins me after his trip to South Africa to share his insights on the impacts of the US economy on other nations, refugees, poverty and hunting big game in Africa. 

Do you need a college degree? Ep. 2145

Angela joins me for this hour as we celebrate our daughter graduating NAU. But do you need a college degree and are companies pushing for this like they have in past? Angela shares some insight and I’ve got the numbers. 

Bruce Sidlinger: Random law enforcement, the last chance with Trump and why Europe is lost.

Bruce Sidlinger updates us on random law enforcement, the last chance with Trump, why Europe is lost and DEI gone way wrong. 

Runaway kangaroos, horses in the mud, Meat Loaf and more with Olivia’s take.

Olivia joins me and Bob Thorpe with her take on several stories including animals lost, stuck and rescued, a Japanese man rescued twice and Meat Loaf!

Representative Joseph Chaplik, too many bills, too many lobbyists.

Representative Joseph Chaplik compares Arizona to other states as we enter 100 days in the legislative session and points out the massive amount of bills, lobbyist influences over the legislature and a medical bill he voted against that he says lowers requirements for foreign medical professionals practicing in the state. 

Supervisor Tammy Ontiveros, Arizonans losing insurance coverage.

Coconino County Supervisor Tammy Ontiveros shares concerns about people losing insurance throughout Arizona due to wild fire risk. What’s going on and what can residents of the state do?

Former Flagstaff Mayor Jerry Nabours. This has all happened before. Ep. 2135

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Former Flagstaff Mayor Jerry Nabours shares some presidential history, talks about past Flagstaff politics and the state of it today and, as a retried attorney, shares his disgust of a judge violating immigration law. 
 
Angela joins me in hour two with sentencing for a corrupt former member of congress, vacation trends, some stupid criminal stuff and I share a boating gone airborne story out of Lake Havasu.