The Jeff Oravits Show Podcast

Rob Wilson talks…narco subs, espionage, machine guns & ADU’s. Ep. 2291

Rob Wilson is a 22 year Navy Veteran with top secret clearance, a planning & Zoning Commissioner, small business owner as well as a firearms expert with Timberline Firearms and Training. 
 
0:13 Wind flying in Flagstaff, Arizona  and the beautiful and calm Verde Valley.
1:00 Training people for carry concealed (CCW), machine guns and foreign travelers.
7:15 Foreign exchange students & espionage. 
8:45 China’s theft of US tech.
10:40 UFO’s, narco submarine drug smuggling and tensions with Venezuela.
16:20 Rob’s reaction to AZ Senator Mark Kelly’s disobey “unlawful orders” video & Trump’s reaction.
23:00 Rob talks about why he joined the Planning and Zoning Commission.
25:52 Accessory dwelling units (ADU’s) are now allowed on properties throughout AZ but, what’s the catch? + Why housing will most likely get more expensive, not less expensive.
36:08 Do you have coverage? NAZ employees of health care company claim that their insurance premiums were not paid. 
38:22 Once in a while the legacy media get’s it right but watch your back.

Mark Haughwout talks terrestrial & extraterrestrial aliens. Ep. 2290

Never dull with mark Haughwout as we talk aliens (extraterrestrial) and then move on to illegal aliens (terrestrial) and assimilation into cultures. We also hit on bad customer service, cell phone dangers and intersex fish. English and 2nd language learners and the cost of teaching illegals. The downside to FLOCK cameras. DOGE is dead and it’s spending as usual with the debt accelerating.

Mark Harris talks car dealerships, training mechanics & EV’s vs. gas powered cars.

Mark Harris has been featured in several national automotive trade magazines and owns several car dealerships in Northern Arizona. He and I talk about building a business, the risks and rewards involved and the prospects for new entrepreneurs. Mark shares his insights on gas powered vehicles, hybrids and a glimpse into the EV future. Now Mark is focusing his efforts on training futures mechanics through a partnership with a local community college + doing some flying on the side. 

Senator Mark Finchem talks political corruption, FISA warrants & SNAP reforms.

I catch up with Senator Mark Finchem who shares info on audits going on in Arizona, “political corruption at its worst”, SNAP reforms, FLOCK license plate reading guardrails, Star Link and public safety and helping neighbors during Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett: Macy’s Day Parade, housing, water & FLOCK cameras.

I catch up with Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett who’s heading to NYC to watch the NAU Marching Band in the Macy’s Day Parade. We also get into housing, the FLOCK camera system, a law enforcement shooting range, water issues, forest and fire issues and more. 

Cockfighting, dysfunctional congress and the “bathroom issue”. Ep. 2282

Is wheel chair pre-boarding being abused? Angela and I break down some stats.  A Cockfighting ring broken up in Arizona + we share our Juarez story. We delve into Congress and their continued dysfunction, with no hope in sight. A senator in AZ is pushing a voter initiative to address the “bathroom issue”. 

Uranium mining update with Curtis Moore and Matt Germansen

An update from the Pinyon mine in Northern Arizona with Curtis Moore and Matt Germansen, discussing the mines status, advances in nuclear energy, NAZ huge uranium deposits and more. 

Mark Haughwout…welfare, food stamps and obesity. Ep. 2281

Mark Haughwout returns to the program after biking across Missouri and he’s fired up about welfare, food stamps and America’s obesity problem. We also touch on mandatory minimum sentences, $2,000 tariff rebate checks and more!

Lessons learned from the shutdown with Bob Thorpe Ep. 2277

Bob Thorpe and I update on the shutdown and were any lessons learned? How is it fair that essential workers had to work for no pay while furloughed workers stayed home and come back and get full pay? Arizona Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva sworn in. The penny is no more. Dow 48,000. The cost to rename the Dept. of War and more. 

End of shutdown, flight chaos & 50 year mortgages. Ep. 2275

Angela and I break down the latest on the shutdown, timelines and what was compromised to end (maybe?) the stalemate. We also touch on tariff rebate checks, 50 year mortgages and Pelosi’s exit. Olivia shares a “catfishing” story…something to do with dating apps??? Plus a proposal to split up California, a smoking ban and more.