The Jeff Oravits Show Podcast

Ep. 1653: Congressman Eli Crane + Mayor Phil Goode of Prescott

Ep. 1653: Congressman Eli Crane + Mayor Phil Goode of Prescott
 
Jeff starts off with a DC update from Congressman Eli Crane. (3:00)
 
Olivia gives an update on the Titan sub (24:00) and shares some listener comments.
 
Mayor Phil Goode of Prescott gives an update (44:00) and shares a controversial distribution of state funds, some upcoming Prescott events, an update on the Prescott regional airport and more!

Ep. 1652: Lava tubes, Jeff’s corn, goat thorn war + Rep. Chaplik’s limits on executive power.

Ep. 1652: Lava tubes, Jeff’s corn, goat thorn war + Rep. Chaplik’s limits on executive power.  
 
Jeff and Olivia talk about the lava tubes (2:00) outside Flagstaff. + Jeff’s unending war with Goat Thorns! Titanic sub missing!
 
Representative Joseph Chaplik (44:00) shares info on an initiative Arizonans will be voting on in 2024 that would limit the length of emergencies declared by the governor. 
 
Olivia longs for phone booths (68:00) and drive in theaters. Jeff shares his childhood “sketchy” pool!
 
Listeners chime in on “green energy” hypocrisy and NAU students voting on the states highest minimum wage. 

Ep. 1651: Fee’d to death + grizzly bear plan + water vs. housing

Ep. 1651: Fee’d to death + grizzly bear plan + water vs. housing
Monday, June 19, 2023
 
Man falls 4,000’ at Grand Canyon Skybridge
Jeff’s Canadian backwoods “grizzly bear plan”
Fish bladders seized at the border
Bad trafficking hiding places
Affordable housing vs. water in Arizona
Fee’d to death in America

Ep. 1650: Weekly Roundup, Prescott Bear attack, Coach Bill Courtney, Sen Rogers + Business Spotlight on Nimarcos Pizza.

Ep. 1650: Weekly Roundup, Prescott Bear attack, Coach Bill Courtney, Sen Rogers + Business Spotlight on Nimarcos Pizza. 
 
Friday, June 16, 2023
 
Jeff wraps up a very busy week with the Weekly Roundup featuring…
A bear attack and death in NAZ.
Senator Wendy Rogers talks death threats and the judges sentencing.
Coach Bill Courtney wants an “army of normal folks” to fix America!
Business Spotlight, Dave Ledbetter of Nimarcos Pizza. Dave Ledbetter talks success stories in business after decades of running and expanding Nimarcos Pizza.  

Ep. 1649: Cyborgs, scams, life reminders + an AZ politician wants AZ involved in Ukraine.

Ep. 1649: Cyborgs, scams, life reminders + an AZ politician wants AZ involved in Ukraine.
 
Thursday, June 15, 2023
 
Some things Jeff trys hard to do/not do…and was recently reminded of including:
Get everything in writing!
Not gonna wear a suit anymore!
Will not listen to another PowerPoint presentation…EVER!
 
Big shot politicians show up everywhere in the world in their fancy shoes and SUV for photo ops and proceed to do nothing, this time in Bali, Angela shares details. 
 
Jeff’s not so sure about Congressman Juan Ciscomani. 
 
Jeff’s really, really not too sure about Rep. David Cook! Especially after his new push to involve the AZ Legislature in Ukraine.
 
5% minimum wage surcharges in Flagstaff.
 
Things that “would not have happened” without “man” caused climate change and other nonsense.
 
+ Scams, wolves in AZ, officer involved shooting on Navajo Nation, Kit homes from HomeDepot, Indian Child Welfare Act preserved, cyborgs, secessionist movements and more!

Ep. 1648: Bob Thorpe: Modelo #1, ban on gas bans, Lake Powell up 46’ so far!

Ep. 1648: Bob Thorpe: Modelo #1, ban on gas bans, Lake Powell up 46’ so far!
 
Bob Thorpe guest co-hosts with Jeff covering the King of Beers being dethroned, is woke a winning strategy?, Lake Powell up 46’ so far (they said it would never rise again!), US House passes ban on gas appliance ban, Fed keeps rates the same but why say that they’ll raise them 2 more times without first seeing the data + topless in DC!

Ep. 1647: Coach Bill Courtney’s “army of normal folks” + Sen. Rogers death threat and Jeff’s sticker shock!

Ep. 1647: Coach Bill Courtney’s “army of normal folks” + Sen. Rogers death threat and Jeff’s sticker shock!
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
 
Jeff talks with Coach Bill Courtney (3:00), subject of the Oscar Winning Documentary Undefeated,  about an “army of normal folks” to fix America. 
 
Inflation at 4% but Jeff’s bagels are nearly double and are now smaller! (20:00)
 
Senator Wendy Rogers receives death threat (46:00) and through computer forensics a Tucson teacher is caught and now sentenced to 2 1/2 years. Rogers shares her story and gives a legislative update.
 
Jeff and Angela share UTV/ATV listener comments (60:00) and Jeff worries the days of ATVs on AZ roads may be limited because of stupid people! + STICKER SHOCK! Jeff get’s bad truck news and wonders how anyone is affording new and used vehicles!

Ep. 1646: Jeff’s catch up…Trump, Fiscal Responsibility?, tax increases and an AZ Legislative update.

Ep. 1646: Jeff’s catch up…Trump, Fiscal Responsibility?, tax increases and an AZ Legislative update.
 
Jeff and Angela spend most of the show catching up after 2 weeks off including an extensive legislative update, Hobb’s record 111 vetoes, NAU runners at White House, tax increases being proposed locally (Jeff says all tax increases should be sent to voters), UTV madness, gas prices going down but still way up and listener comments.

Ep. 1644: Joe Setyon of Goldwater Inst. + Bruce Sidlinger, “who owns your kids?”

Thursday, June 1, 2023 Ep. 1644: Joe Setyon of Goldwater Inst. + Bruce Sidlinger, “who owns your kids?”
 
 
Starting off with Joe Setyon from the Goldwater Institute…
updating us on several Arizona freedom issues including prevailing wages and the NFL vs. the FIRST AMENDMENT.
 
An interview extra with a new group that’s watching what the Flagstaff City Council does, Flagstaff FIRST.
 
Bruce Sidlinger joins Jeff for the 2nd hour of the show discussing…
Who owns your kids? Does a teacher have any such claim? Do parents have degrees in parenting? Bruce breaks down school experience versus real practical experience.

Ep. 1643: Mark Haughwout 7th year sabbatical’s, blackouts + “values” based travel tips. Thorpe on US debt stats!

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Ep. 1643: Mark Haughwout 7th year sabbatical’s, blackouts + “values” based travel tips. Thorpe on US debt stats!
 
Mark Haughwout spends the first hour with Jeff discussing...
7th year sabbaticals, “shocking” new study and assumptions on what phoenix might look like during a blackout? MAYBE...what would cause this? Jeff and Mark speculate. + Marks advice for travelers…put your money where your values are & Marks bad NM experience. Jeff’s truck broke down and he’s shocked by the cost of used vehicles. Mark is concerned with the way banks are skirting FDIC minimums. ATV ban on roads coming?
 
Bob Thorpe shares debt ceiling stats during the 2nd hour…
Jeff and Bob go over the history of debt ceiling, debt in America and the annual debt ceiling hysteria! Put it on the card and why prices are about 3% more in America. + Can this politician actually be this stupid and get re-elected so many times? 
 
+ An interview extra with Parker Jackson of GoldWaterInstitute.org discussing a lawsuit against Phoenix over contract negotiations done between the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association and the city’s refusal to turn over records from the negotiations. Interested in keeping an eye on your government and trying to get public records? GoldWater has resources at https://www.openmygovernment.org.