The Jeff Oravits Show Podcast

Congressman Gosar on the Durham report, “This is far worse than Watergate” + frustrated parents head to school board meeting + Olivia shares listener comments.

Congressman Gosar on the Durham report, “This is far worse than Watergate” + frustrated parents head to school board meeting + Olivia shares listener comments. 1308 Tuesday, 2-2-22 
0:00-13:16 Jeff’s News Picks for 2/2/22.
Tom O’Halleran to the rescue! You can’t make this stuff up…Congressman Tom O’Halleran joins group to fix inflation so now the people who caused the inflation will fix it? That makes sense. 
A month from now? Flagstaff Unified School District voting on ending mask mandate at tonights meeting. 
People’s Convoy coming through Northern Arizona Thursday. Heading too DC to protest mandates and other issues.
 
13:17-36:51 Congressman Paul Gosar gives a D.C. update.
Should we be securing a border in Ukraine? “How can we help somebody in Europe when our open border is destroying, this invasion is destroying our country” Gosar
How many came illegally across our Southern Border last year? “America needs to wake up” Gosar
Gosar discusses the Durham Report where a special agent was tasked to look at Russia’s alleged involvement in the 2016 election. The report wound up showing that then candidate for President Hillary Clinton was spying on the Trump campaign and conspiring with big tech. “This is far worse than Watergate”, Gosar. “This is scary stuff”, Gosar.  “Heads need to roll”, Gosar.
Bidenflation is here to stay. Those that caused this can’t even figured out what created the inflation and now they say they’ll fix it. 
His thoughts on The People’s Convoy rolling across America this week and how this will snowball across the country. 
 
36:52-43:32 Governments making it hard for you to protest their decisions. FUSD treating parents like they’re in line at the old meat counter where they gotta take a number to be heard. 
This needs to stop now. Jeff talks more about the Freedom Convoy and local school boards limiting public participation. 
 
43:33-74:22 Olivia and Jeff answer listener questions including kids getting marked absent for protesting mask mandates and who’s running against Democrat Congressman Tom O’Halleran. The CDC holds back data so the little people don’t misinterpret it and other tiring things that are happening in our turbulent times!

#1307: Jeff’s President’s Day Special: Which Presidents should we actually be celebrating?

Jeff’s President’s Day Special: Which Presidents should we actually be celebrating?#1307: Monday, February 21, 2022
Jeff takes the day off but asks listeners to chime in by email talkwithjeff@icloud.com with which Presidents should we celebrate and which we should not? He’ll discuss on Tuesdays show.
Also, some interview extras with Stephen Shadegg of Americans For Prosperity, former Flagstaff Mayor Jerry Nabours, AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake and Joe Galli shares a travel story. 

#1306: Weekly Wrap-up + Joe Galli gives a Legislative update + what is the Pro Act?

Weekly Wrap-up + Joe Galli gives a Legislative update + what is the Pro Act?#1306: Friday, February 18, 2022
 
0:00-10:35 Jeff and Olivia give an update on a week of school protests and they draw a lucky winner for this weeks Nimarcos Pizza giveaway. 
10:36-43:29 Joe Galli is back with a legislative update. Galli fills us in on some big bills impacting Arizona and discusses the Pro Act that’s making its way through Congress. 
43:30-74:19 Jeff wraps up a busy week with video/audio from Cezar, a senior in an FUSD school who had an encounter with the FUSD staff that you’ve gotta see/hear. Jeff also talks about schools in NAZ and compares the masked vs. umasked. 

#1305: AZ Sup. Intendant Candidate Shiry Sapir, AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Matt Salmon, Christian Adams of PILF talks voter fraud, Jeff talks AZ Senate passing school choice bill.

AZ Sup. Intendant Candidate Shiry Sapir, AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Matt Salmon, Christian Adams of PILF talks voter fraud, Jeff talks AZ Senate passing school choice bill.#1305: Thursday, February 17, 2022
 
0:00-15:22 AZ News including school choice bill passing AZ Senate.
Jeff also discusses two upcoming events
AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Matt Salmon in Flagstaff on Friday, February 18 from 4:30-5:30PM at Little America.
Petition signing event for the recall effort against FUSD Board Member Christine Fredericks meeting at Fox Glenn Park in Flagstaff from 2PM-4PM on Friday, February 18.
 
15:23-43:20 Candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, Shiry Sapir shares her experiences in the Israeli military, discusses the culture war that our children are caught up in, that college isn’t for everyone, school choice should be expanded and indoctrination of our children needs to end.
 
43:21-63:28 Christian Adams President of the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) talks about tens of thousands of duplicative voter registrations found after 2020 election. 
 
63:29-74:06 AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Matt Salmon shares a Flagstaff memory with Jeff that ruined his honeymoon. Plus if you want to meet Matt, he’s coming to Flagstaff Friday, February 18 from 4:30-5:30 at Little America. 

#1304: Brielle Kennington and Rob Wilson: Recall elections, we only have ourselves to blame and callers discuss ongoing FUSD mask protests

Brielle Kennington and Rob Wilson: Recall elections, we only have ourselves to blame and callers discuss ongoing FUSD mask protests#1304: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Cezar, senior at FUSD peacefully protests mask mandate, told by admin. to leave and that his rights “end where ours begin” + Glenn Leest with a market update + Joe Galli on affordable housing

Cezar, senior at FUSD peacefully protests mask mandate, told by admin. to leave and that his rights “end where ours begin” + Glenn Leest with a market update + Joe Galli on affordable housing#1303: Tuesday, February 15, 2022
 
0:00-27:16 Cezar, a senior at an FUSD school was threatened by FUSD staff that they’d call the police because he refused to wear a mask. Cezar is one of many students peacefully protesting the continuation of FUSD’s continued mask mandate. Cezar shares video of the encounter and addresses some of the more bizarre comments by the FUSD staff.
 
27:17-48:43 Joe Galli of the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce talks affordable housing and politicians non stop quest to create more and how they keep missing the mark, by a lot! 
 
48:44-69:26 Glenn Leest talks inflation, cryptos and more! Producer Price Index makes another record! Whats that mean for inflation? Have cryptos reached a peak? Plus, plan “b”s and expensive food. 
 
69:27-79:31 Olivia reads the mail! Jeff asks why a listener is listening? And Olivia shares how many schools in Arizona still have a mask mandates. It’s not many!

Kari Lake: “we’re not serfs” to the feds + AFP Dir. Stephen Shaddegg on the bad idea of price controls + Andrea Macintosh on the recall Fredericks effort + Olivia and Owen share factoids on AZ at 110

Kari Lake: “we’re not serfs” to the feds + AFP Dir. Stephen Shaddegg on the bad idea of price controls + Andrea Macintosh on the recall Fredericks effort + Olivia and Owen share factoids on AZ at 110#1302: Monday, February 14, 2022
 
0:00-13:31 Jeff’s AZ News Picks: Inflation cranks & permission to wear masks.
PHX inflation 2nd highest in the nation. AZ rent rates skyrocketing. True inflation nationally at 15%. HB2616 requires permission from parents for minors to wear a mask. 
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13:32-36:20 Jeff talks with AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake “We’re not serfs of the federal government.” Lake
 
What ever happened to journalism? Kari Lake schools a so called 60 Minutes Australia “journalist”. 
 Lake walks out on 60 Minutes Australia after a so called journalist says she should “see the world in a different light”. Watch her response here as she asks Liam Bartlett if he’s an unbiased journalist. His response is enlightening if anyone has any hope left for the dying legacy media. 
 
Kari Lake on sending the AZ National Guard to the border, her plan to send back those who come Illegally and how she’s ready for a “showdown” with Joe Biden if necessary. 
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36:21-43:30 Chairperson of the Recall Fredericks Initiative Andrea Macintosh shares why her group started an effort to recall controversial Flagstaff Unified School District board member Christine Fredericks. 
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43:31-65:34 Americans For Prosperity AZ Director Stephen Shadegg gives us the good news and the bad news. There’s no silver lining when it comes to the federal government but states like Arizona are the silver lining and where the hope lies for the future prosperity and freedom of our country. Plus Stephen explains why will not fix the inflation problem (that government created)?
Stephen also talks about Congressman Tom O’Halleran pushing a bill to fix drug prices. 
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65:35-74:19 Arizona, 110 years as a state. Jeff’s daughter Olivia and his son Jeff share some interesting factoids about Arizona. 
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1301: Jerry Nabours VRBO ban? FUSD candidate Mindy Thomas + Coconino Republican Chair Vickie Parks.

Jerry Nabours VRBO ban? FUSD candidate Mindy Thomas + Coconino Republican Chair Vickie Parks.#1301: Friday, February 11, 2022
0:00-19:23 Former Flagstaff Mayor Jerry Nabours
Will short term rentals be banned in Arizona? There’s a push by some to more heavily regulate and perhaps ban short term rentals in AZ. Former Mayor of Flagstaff Jerry Nabours discusses the practicality of banning short term rentals. Jeff and Jerry also discuss hypocrisy by the dying legacy media when it comes to reporting on leftest candidates.
 
19:24-37:40 FUSD Candidate Mindy Thomas
Michelle “Mindy” Thomas is frustrated with the Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) Governing Board and has now thrown her hat in the ring in the upcoming election. Jeff and Mindy talk CRT, mask mandates and how to get our schools back on track.
 
37:41-43:20 Will greater school choice become a reality in Arizona?
 
43:21-62:27 Vickie Parks is the Chairwoman of the Coconino County Republican Committee and she discusses with Jeff about how to get involved in local and statewide politics, the big issues in rural Arizona and some upcoming guest speakers.
 
62:28-74:13 A recap of Jeff’s legislative update with Senator Michelle Ugenti-Rita

1300: Breaking up Maricopa County? Lindsey Forstie and Josh Makela talk monoclonal antibody treatment. Julie Pastrick of FLG Chamber gives an NAZ economic update.

Breaking up Maricopa County? Lindsey Forstie and Josh Makela talk monoclonal antibody treatment. Julie Pastrick of FLG Chamber gives an NAZ economic update.#1300: Thursday, February 10, 2022
 
https://youtu.be/kHjI1gF_758
0:00-15:03 Should Maricopa County be broken up into 4 smaller counties? Is it time to elect our Arizona Senators by county instead of by district? + A Nimarcos Pizza give away! 
 
15:04-39:29 What are monoclonal antibodies? Lindsey Forstie, a nurse practitioner with Vuori Health and Joshua Makela a Physicians Assistant and consultant with Vuori Health discuss monoclonal antibody treatment, what they’ve had to deal with the past two years and controversies around various treatments. Josh also shares his Covid long haul story.39:30-43:27 Jeff reads a comment from a listener frustrated with a 30% property tax increase. 
 
43:28-62:47 How’s the Northern Arizona economy doing? Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Julie Pastrick gives an update. Julie also discusses the upcoming Athena Awards.
 
62:48-74:20 Jeff ends the day with news on inflation. No longer called “transitory inflation” continues to rage at highest levels in 40 years at 7.5%, if you believe their numbers. 
 
Don’t forget to sign up for our Nimarcos Pizza giveaway! 

#1299: Teachers and parents have had enough of FUSDs mask mandate. Brielle Kennington and Jerry Nabours on open line Wednesday.

#1299: Teachers and parents have had enough of FUSDs mask mandate. Brielle Kennington and Jerry Nabours on open line Wednesday.Wednesday, February 9, 2022
A rare one issue show. Masks mandates in schools and the frustration over one school districts refusal to end the mandate. Brielle Kennington, the administrator for Flagstaff Education Advocates, discusses last nights Flagstaff Unified School District meeting where parents and teachers spoke up against FUSDs continued mandate.  Listeners, including teachers and parents, call in to voice their frustration. Brielle and others are upset that there are limits on how many people can attend these meetings. And did one board member fall asleep while teachers shared their frustration?
Now they want to talk to the Republican controlled legislature? Jerry Nabours fills us in on school districts facing a funding crisis by March.