Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🐦🐦akirl.comMaking friends with the neighborhood magpie, plus a new ep of 'Cast Iron Cowboy' in Delta JunctionSometimes I write newsletters Carrie Bradshaw style, where I sit at a desk by a big window and type on a keyboard for hours. Sometimes. This letter is coming to you live! from the left side of the bed... 020
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Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Newsletter is late, but it's out!akirl.comDiving deep into 'Hell's Kitchen,' and making moves in silenceRemember when I was on top of my grind and sending newsletters out every Sunday at 12 p.m. on the dot? I will get back to where I once was! This weekend, my parents took Etta for some Nana and Papa ti... 010
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I will never forgive whichever higher ups at HBO or Max or wherever decided to chop it!! 110
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It's the last Thursday of the month! Just sent out an extra letter for paying subscribers of what I'm watching. I'm on a Joe Pera rewatch and finished up the newest season of MAFS this morning.akirl.comTLDW: 'Joe Pera Talks with You' and season 20 of 'Married at First Sight'Joe Pera Talks with You was the first tv show that Dunk and I watched together. It was one of his favorite shows that was constantly quoted. When we got together, it had literally just been canceled (... 100
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026New from me for the newsletter, plus we have a new family member!akirl.comThat time my friends were in a French-Canadian Burning Man documentaryThere are times in life where you meet someone and you just click, like you've known one other for years. That's Amanda. We met through a mutual friend who set us up for a trade (shoutout Sophie!), wh... 110
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026🤍🤍akirl.comReminiscing on my former teacher in 'Double Rifle Adventures'I received a letter in February that I had been named as a beneficiary in a former educator of mine’s will. He was a substitute teacher who began filling in for classes at the tail-end of elementary s... 010
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I send out an extra letter the last Thursday of the month for paying subscribers that covers everything I'm watching that's non-Alaska reality TV related. We're talking about Chef Joy from Below Deck Med and the newest season of Married at First Sight. www.akirl.com 020
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The very first scene you get in Ice Road Truckers is what *I* thought was a 2007 CGI job of an 18-wheeler sinking into the ice. Turns out the visual effects artist was just using miniatures.akirl.comPlowing through 'Ice Road Truckers,' and The Coven watch party deetsWe have a movie picked out for our watch party, folks. I watched The Odyssey this weekend, stumbled down a Christopher Nolan rabbit hole and discovered his third movie is set in Alaska. It's called In... 000
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026This week's newsletter is out! I watched the first episode of HGTV's new show set in AK.akirl.comWatching HGTV’s new show, ‘House Hunters: Grand Alaska’I’m writing this week’s newsletter from Kasilof Beach, while watching my family dipnet. Since I was pregnant last year and probably would have floated out to sea, I didn't go. This year, it's because ... 010
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026This week's newsletter is out! I wrote about Wild West Guns, which was not good, but I was excited to see a familiar face in the season 2 episode, "Grandma Cowboys Up."akirl.comA familiar face in 'Wild West Alaska,' plus a new AK-based HGTV show premieres this weekThere was once a show about a gun shop in Anchorage that ran for four seasons. I'm honestly surprised it made it that long. Wild West Alaska premiered in 2013 on Animal Planet, and showed the everyda... 010
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026New from me for AK IRL!akirl.com'Aliens in Alaska,' and clocking into the 'Love Island' factoryBefore we get into it, yes, I want to believe in aliens-slash-life outside of Earth. Aliens in Alaska only got one season (and it's labeled as a documentary which made me LOL), but had some pretty fa... 110
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026alaskaindependentnews.comBlunt force trauma likely killed fin whale, SeaLife Center and NOAA Fisheries sayA cruise ship docked in Seward with the 61-foot whale on top of its bow, according to a statement from NOAA. 010
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I'm going to be reporting for The Alaska Independent for the next few months! I'm working on a story about the Matsu-Borough School District approving a concealed carry program for teachers. Would love to talk to any educators or parents in the Valley for my story!! 3151
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 14/06/2026New from me for AK IRL! 🦎🐇akirl.comIn 'Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet,' viewer discretion is advisedDunk came home when I was watching Dr. Dee perform surgery on a guinea pig. Oh, I can't do this, he said, and went into the other room. Each episode of Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet begins with a viewer discre... 021
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Newsletter is out this week! Talking about the Iliamna Lake Monster www.akirl.com/river-monste...akirl.comSearching for the illusive Iliamna Lake monster in 'River Monsters' and 'Aliens in Alaska'Back in June of 1980, the Anchorage Daily News offered a $100,000 reward for proof of the Iliamna Lake monster's existence. People have lived on this land for more than 7,000 years, and for centuries... 010
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026This week for AK IRL, we watch Portals to Hell. It's not the first reality tv show filmed at the hotel. In 2013, Hotel Impossible filmed season 4, episode 1 at The Alaskan.akirl.comThe Alaskan Hotel is one of the 'Portals to Hell'This newsletter is going to be a lot more fun to read if you believe in paranormal activity and can suspend your illusion of disbelief. Portals to Hell got three seasons, totaling 39 episodes – and s... 010
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 24/05/2026This week from me for AK IRL: we watch Flying Wild Alaska 🛬akirl.com'Flying Wild Alaska,' the end of an EraDiscovery+ has a treasure trove of Alaska-adjacent shows. I have been watching Flying Wild Alaska through free trials the last two weeks. Flying Wild Alaska follows the Tweto family, Jim, Ferno, Arie... 020
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026New this week for my newsletter AK IRL, I watched Man v. Food and reminisce on 2009 menu prices 🍔🍔 You can subscribe for free and have each issue delivered to your inbox 💌akirl.comComparing the Alaska episodes of 'Man v. Food,' 10 years apart 🍔Some weeks, I know what show I want to watch for AK IRL. Other times, it comes down to me searching "Alaska" and seeing what comes up. Yesterday was the latter, and I came across Man v. Food. Basical... 010
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026www.akirl.com new from me: my husband got me a Cirie Fields Cameo for Mother's Day 030
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 03/05/2026You won’t find a group of friends that are closer than this. Up here, you just got to have each other’s backs. This is the land of animals and outlaws. Buckle your seatbelt, cause you’re about to get fucked, Alaskan style ❄️ 🫎 🌲 🇺🇸 🏔️ 🧨 🦅 (2/2) 010
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 03/05/2026I finally watched Slednecks, I’ll let the show’s intro speak for itself: Alaska is the most epic place you’ll ever go… If you’re not tough in Alaska, you just plain won’t survive. People think of us as a little bit more redneck, a little bit more sledneck. akirl.com (1/2) 130
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Back with a new AK IRL after a week off. I had a pretty bad fall which resulted in me breaking my tib + fib, so I'm couch/bed bound for the foreseeable future. This week we're watching Shark Tank and learning about Alaska Glacial Essentials, Heather's Choice and The Peep Show www.akirl.com 150
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Newsletter is out for the week! We talk about when #TopChef came to Juneau, Laura Cole's time on the show and the drama happening on #SummerHouse www.akirl.com 130
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Watched Alaska Mega Machines this week for AK IRL 🚜 it's not great, but the constant number-ing was entertaining. What you need to know is that 🐻 THESE 🐘 MACHINES 🫎 ARE 🐘 MEGA 🐋 www.akirl.com 120
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Watching Alaska Mega Machines for this week’s newsletter. some AK trivia for you all! www.akirl.com 031
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Drag. Filth. Horror. Glamour. We’re saying au revoir to Frankie Doom. She’s not dead, she’s just moving 🩸 she had been featured on Boulet Brothers Dragula, Resurrection and Titans, so this week we go through all of her series appearances in AK IRL. akirl.com 000
Sam Dav @samdavvy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026the last few months I’ve been working on my own newsletter, AK IRL, where we dive into a reality tv show either set in Alaska or talk about a series where someone is from AK. This week we’re talking The Great Food Truck Race. I had no clue cantaloupe could successfully be grown here 🍈 021
