The Sam and Derik Show

03/24/2025

New episode of the podcast! We discuss the merits of money spent on a technical report to inform a feasibility study on flood prevention in Juneau, a proposal to change how Alaska judges are appointed, and a surprise topic! Give The Sam and Derik Show a listen wherever you get your podcasts!

We're back with three fun topics on Alaska politics, including a surprise (spoilers for that in the article sources below). Our audio got a little messed up in our opening segment, but it gets better.We cover the ongoing flood prevention issue from the melting Mendenhall Glacier. The Army Corps of E...

02/20/2025

New Episode Out Now! Link in Comment! React to This With An Angry Face! (It makes sense if you listen to the episode)

11/24/2024

We're back! New episode out now! We made the newspaper, got flooded, had kids, backpacked Europe, and welcomed our AI overlords. Also this episode, more cruise ships could be headed our way, Anchorage drops criminal charges, and a pastor ignores a sign from a higher authority.

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We're back and this time, we're in the news! We've got a quick update on the PFAS firefighting foam issue and then we give you the inside scoop about the glacial flooding that swept through Juneau. Your intrepid co-hosts even made the local paper over it. Next, we discuss the announced plans for new...

08/20/2024

Huh? What? A surprise episode? That's right. We might be on break, but that doesn't mean you don't get another podcast to tide you over:

The Sam and Derik Show is political debate as you've never heard it before. Two best friends in Juneau Alaska hailing from opposite ends of the political spectrum are doing the impossible: listening to each other. Will we solve any of the issues facing our world? No. It took weeks just to agree on t...

07/28/2024

Part 3/3 of our latest episode is out. It's our last for a bit while we go on break. Unless we recorded a secret bonus episode dropping in a few weeks that is...

The Sam and Derik Show is political debate as you've never heard it before. Two best friends in Juneau Alaska hailing from opposite ends of the political spectrum are doing the impossible: listening to each other. Will we solve any of the issues facing our world? No. It took weeks just to agree on t...

07/21/2024

Part 2 of Episode 13 is out now:

The Sam and Derik Show is political debate as you've never heard it before. Two best friends in Juneau Alaska hailing from opposite ends of the political spectrum are doing the impossible: listening to each other. Will we solve any of the issues facing our world? No. It took weeks just to agree on t...

07/14/2024

Part 1 of our latest episode is out now! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samuel-bornstein
It's wherever you get your podcasts. Just wherever.

The Sam and Derik Show is political debate as you've never heard it before. Two best friends in Juneau Alaska hailing from opposite ends of the political spectrum are doing the impossible: listening to each other. Will we solve any of the issues facing our world? No. It took weeks just to agree on t...

07/13/2024

New episode dropping Saturdays in July!

05/20/2024

The final part of Episode 12 is live:

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samuel-bornstein

We do a deep dive into the issues surrounding Israel and Gaza.

The Sam and Derik Show is political debate as you've never heard it before. Two best friends in Juneau Alaska hailing from opposite ends of the political spectrum are doing the impossible: listening to each other. Will we solve any of the issues facing our world? No. It took weeks just to agree on t...

05/13/2024

Part 2 of our latest episode is out now: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samuel-bornstein

We attempt to understand what happened at the so-called "Stronger Men's" conference.

The Sam and Derik Show is political debate as you've never heard it before. Two best friends in Juneau Alaska hailing from opposite ends of the political spectrum are doing the impossible: listening to each other. Will we solve any of the issues facing our world? No. It took weeks just to agree on t...

05/06/2024

New Episode out now! Part 1 of Episode 12 is out wherever you get your podcasts:

The Sam and Derik Show is political debate as you've never heard it before. Two best friends in Juneau Alaska hailing from opposite ends of the political spectrum are doing the impossible: listening to each other. Will we solve any of the issues facing our world? No. It took weeks just to agree on t...

05/04/2024

New episode dropping soon! Episode 12 will be in 3 parts dropping weekly on Sundays!