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The Ranch Podcast
If you’re looking for a show focusing on Idaho and local community news, you found it. This show hits issues from across the Gem State, ranging from North Idaho, East Idaho, Southern Idaho, and everything in between.
Interested in Idaho politics, ag, law enforcement, education, fish and game, recreation, and all things Idaho? This is literally your spot.
If you ever have questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate.
Thank you for watching!
Episodes
The Ranch Podcast#1,121 Nuclear Fuel Conversion in the US with Nick Smith
Nick Smith is the founder of Raven Flint, a uranium conversion company (he turns solid uranium into a gas - I know, wild) that started in Idaho Falls. The…
The Ranch Podcast#1,120 Cecil Andrus & Idaho's History with Emily Wakild
Dr. Emily Wakild is a BSU Historian and came in to talk about the Adrus for Idaho: History Harvest that is taking place at BSU on November 6th and 7th with a…
The Ranch Podcast#1,119 Federalism: Part 4 with Troy Smith
Troy E. Smith is a Professor and Director of the Constitutional Federalism Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University. He…
The Ranch Podcast#1,118 Idaho's Cutting Edge Election System with Phil McGrane
Phil McGrane is the Idaho Secretary of State and came on to talk about the cutting edge election system in Idaho that has become the gold standard for US…
The Ranch Podcast#1,117 ACHD & Registration Fees in Ada County with Alexis Pickering
Alexis Pickering is an ACHD Commissioner and came on to talk about the ACHD Fee decision Ada County voters will be asked about in the November 3rd election…
The Ranch Podcast#1,116 US Elections, AI, & Data Centers with Derek Monson
Derek Monson is the Executive Director of the Sutherland Institute based out of Utah and came on to discuss several issues, including our decentralized…
The Ranch Podcast#1,115 Counting Votes in Idaho with Trent Tripple
Trent Tripple is the Ada County Clerk and hosted me in the Ada County Election Center to show me Bessie, the wonder sorter. Trent and team have to sort and…
The Ranch Podcast#1,114 Campaign Funding & Dollars as Speech with Allen Dickerson
Allen Dickerson is a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission and came on to talk about funding of campaigns, identification of donors, and dollars…
The Ranch Podcast#1,113 US Election Systems & Assistance with Don Palmer
Don Palmer is a former US Election Assistance Commissioner and Chairman and currently works with the Heritage Foundation. He kindly came on to talk about US…
The Ranch Podcast#1,112 Roadless Rules in Idaho with James "Jim" Caswell
James "Jim" Caswell is on the Idaho Roadless Rules Commission and was instrumental at building Idaho’s roadless rules that allow for differentiated usage of…
The Ranch Podcast#1,111 Federalism: Part 3 with Troy Smith
Troy E. Smith is a Professor and Director of the Constitutional Federalism Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University. He…
The Ranch Podcast#1110 Critical Minerals & Idaho Mining with Claudio Berti
Claudio Berti is the Director and State Geologist for the Idaho Geological Survey and came on to talk about the mineral resources Idaho has, why we can or…
The Ranch Podcast#1,109 Work Requirements & Managed Care in Idaho with Juliet Charron
Juliet Charron is the director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and came on to talk about a number of things including the Medicaid Expansion work…
The Ranch Podcast#1,108 Forms of Cancer Treatment with Dr. Clinton Morgan
Dr. Clinton Morgan is an Oncologist in Idaho and kindly came on to breakdown the different types of cancer treatments people go through in fighting the…
The Ranch Podcast#1,107 USDA Forest Service: Aerial Treatment of Cheatgrass in Idaho with Scott Soletti
Scott Soletti is a biologist with the USDA Forest Service and came on to talk about the aerial treatment of Idaho lands to help fight the invasive cheatgrass…
The Ranch Podcast#1,106 Federalism: Part 2 with Troy Smith
Troy E. Smith is a Professor and Director of the Constitutional Federalism Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University. He…
The Ranch Podcast#1,105 College Athletics at Boise State Univ. with Jeramiah Dickey
Jeramiah Dickey is the Athletic Director at Boise State University and came on to talk about the present state and future of college athletics for the Broncos…
The Ranch Podcast#1,104 Leveling UP USA Mining in Idaho with Emily Hendrickson
Emily Hendricksson is a Manager and External Affairs professional at Integra Resources and came on to talk about changing the way resource extraction…
The Ranch Podcast#1,103 Nampa's Infrastructure & Law Enforcement with Sebastian Griffin
Sebastian Griffin is a current city councilman for Nampa and came in to discuss the enormous issues Nampa is facing, specifically issues centered around…
The Ranch Podcast#1,102 What "Regenerative Farming" ACTUALLY Means with Jared Talley
Dr. Jared Talley is an avid conservationist, engaged philosopher, social scientist, and a board supervisor in the Ada County Soil and Water Conservation…
The Ranch Podcast#1,101 Hunting in Idaho 101: Part 1 with Nick Fasciano
Nick Fasciano is the executive director of the Idaho Wildlife Federation and came on to talk about getting started with hunting in Idaho. There are many basics…
The Ranch Podcast#1,100 Federalism: Part 1 with Troy Smith
Troy E. Smith is a Professor and Director of the Constitutional Federalism Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University. He…
The Ranch Podcast#1,099 Peaches in Idaho with Patrick Williamson
Patrick Williamson is an Idaho fruit grower and wine maker and brought me out to his peach orchard in Canyon County. Taiwan contracts with Patrick to grow the…
The Ranch Podcast#1,098 Colo-Rectal Cancer In Idaho with Dr. Sheev Dattani
Dr. Sheev Dattani is a Colon & Rectal surgeon who is robotically trained and board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the Royal College of…
The Ranch Podcast#1,097 Constitutional Officer Series: What It Means To Be Idaho's Treasurer with Julie Ellsworth
Julie Ellsworth is the current Treasurer of Idaho and came on to discuss the position, its powers, its limits, and why the framers felt it important to make…
The Ranch Podcast#1,096 Constitutional Officer Series: What It Means To Be Idaho's Lt. Governor with Scott Bedke
Scott Bedke is the current Lt. Governor of Idaho and came on to discuss the position, its powers, its limits, and why the framers felt it important to make the…
The Ranch Podcast#1,095 Mission 43 & Idaho Vets with Dan McGurkin
Captain Dan McGurkin is the executive director of Mission 43 here in Idaho. He works with the organization to help support US Vets in a number of ways and…
The Ranch Podcast#1,094 IDFG Saving The Yellowstone Cutthroat with Brett High & Sage Unsworth
Brett High and Sage Unsworth work with Idaho Fish and Game and specifically engage in Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout conservation. Rainbow trout were introduced…
The Ranch Podcast#1,093 The Dignity Index with Alexis Morgan
Alexis Morgan is a member of the Dignity Politics team at Dignity.US, the creators of the Dignity Index, an iconic Idaho podcast host, and Idaho community…
The Ranch Podcast#1,092 Nuclear & STEM Opportunities at CEI with Lori Barber
Lori Barber is the President of College of Eastern Idaho and came on to talk about the new STEM building on campus and their exploding STEM programs, including…
The Ranch Podcast#1,091 Idaho's Nuclear Past & Future with Erin Bingham
Erin Bingham is an Idaho State Representative and came on to talk about Idaho's complex past with nuclear waste and what she sees could be a bright future for…
The Ranch Podcast#1,090 Changing the Nuclear Model with John Hanson
John Hanson works with Oklo, an American nuclear company working in Idaho that is changing the game when it comes to the nuclear cycle. They are one of the…
The Ranch Podcast#1,089 Prop 1 in Idaho with Melanie Folwell
Melanie Folwell is leading the campaign for Prop 1 in Idaho and came on to talk about some of the details that people feel confused or uncomfortable with…
The Ranch Podcast#1,088 Absentee Voting & Fraud in Idaho with Phil McGrane
Phil McGrane is the Secretary of State for Idaho and came on to talk about details around absentee voting and election fraud in Idaho. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast…
The Ranch Podcast#1,087 Extending Idaho's Water Resource with Tom Points
Tom Points is the senior director of the Nampa Public Works and invited me to come see his water treatment distribution area. Nampa is reusing millions and…
The Ranch Podcast#1,086 Flock Cameras & Data Centers in Idaho with Terri Pickens
Terri Pickens is an Idaho attorney and came on to talk about her concerns with Data Centers and Flock Cameras. Terri feels the method of ALPRs data collection…
The Ranch Podcast#1,085 Cooling Data Centers in America with Eric Sonner
Eric Sonner is an Idaho native and world renowned HVAC expert that founded Data Airflow, an HVAC company specializing in the complex cooling systems required…
The Ranch Podcast#1,084 Citizen Ballot Initiatives in Idaho with Luke Mayville
Luke Mayville is a citizen activist in the state of Idaho and was a leading force behind Medicaid Expansion in 2018. He came in to explain what the existing…
The Ranch Podcast#1,083 Alternate Legal Perspective on Prop 1 with Caleb Pirc
Caleb Pirc is the General Counsel and Legal Center Director for the Idaho Family Policy Center and came on to talk about his legal interpretation and concerns…
The Ranch Podcast#1,082 Idaho's Beef, Ranchers, and President Trump with Paul Marchant
Paul Marchant is an Idaho rancher and came on to talk about the recent deal that President Trump has touted regarding importing beef and a discount. Many…
The Ranch Podcast#1,081 Al in Schools, Idaho's Water & Power with Kevin Cook
Kevin Cook is an Idaho State Senator deeply concerned and engaged about a number of things, including AI in our schools, our water supply, and our power. He is…
The Ranch Podcast#1,080 Surveillance Cameras in Idaho with Matt Clifford
Matt Clifford is the Ada County Sheriff and came on to talk about the surveillance cameras, often referred to as Flock cameras, what they are, what they do…
The Ranch Podcast#1,079 Power, Water, & Crisis Planning in Idaho with Robert Ferguson
Robert Ferguson is a retired power executive and came on to talk about his significant concerns with a potential power crisis if our winters continue to…
The Ranch Podcast#1,078 Insurance Risks & Health Costs in Idaho with Ben Fuhriman
Ben Fuhriman is an Idaho State Representative and came on to talk about some of the reasons why healthcare has exploded in cost. Specifically, Ben spoke about…
The Ranch Podcast#1,077 Growing Idaho's Own D&B Supply with Mark Schmitt
Mark Schmitt is the CEO of D&B Supply and came on to talk about what makes this homegrown Idaho company so iconic and successful in our communities. Enjoy!
The Ranch Podcast#1,076 Saving Idaho Sugar Beets Growers from Bad Federal Policy with Zach Patterson
Zach Patterson is the President of Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Assoc. and recently traveled to Washington DC to explain the problems sugar growers in America…
The Ranch Podcast#1,075 Caring for Idaho's Wildlands with Lance Davisson
Lance Davisson is the founder of the Keystone Concept, a consulting firm that helps with timber and wildlands management. Lance took me up to an area on Bogus…
The Ranch Podcast#1,074 Miss Rodeo Idaho Kelsey Davis
Kelsey Davis is Miss Rodeo Idaho and travels the country representing our great state as a rodeo queen. Having grown up in Eagle, she has a deep love for rodeo…
The Ranch Podcast#1,073 Amalgamated Sugar & Idaho Growers with Mike Garner
Mike Garner is the Chairman of Amalgamated Sugar and came on to talk about the history and investment in the company that produces BILLIONS of pounds of sugar…
The Ranch Podcast#1,072 Understanding Flock Cameras in Idaho with Tammy Nichols
Tammy Nichols is an Idaho State Senator and came on to talk about Flock Cameras, the 4th amendment, school safety, and more. Enjoy!
The Ranch Podcast#1,071 Powder River Rodeo Stock Contractor with Lori Franzen
Lori Franzen is the co-founder and operator of Powder River Rodeo and operates as the stock contractor for the Caldwell Night Rodeo. She travels across the…
The Ranch Podcast#1,070 Legal Perspective On Prop 1 with Mary Shea
The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is…
The Ranch Podcast#1,069 Elections, Jobs, Housing, & Wyomingites with Robert Short
Robert Short is a Converse County Commissioner and republican nominee for Wyoming Secretary of State and came on to talk about a number of things affecting…
The Ranch Podcast#1,068 Community Health & What Can Be Done with Angie Gribble
Angie Gribble is the senior director at St. Luke’s for Community Health and Engagement and came on to talk about the community health survey results that St…
The Ranch Podcast#1,067 The Taylor Grazing Act & Cattle in the West with Tim Murphy
Tim Murphy is an Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner and came in to talk about the Taylor Grazing act, the foundational guidelines for public lands grazing in the…
The Ranch Podcast#1,066 Fire, Water, & The US Economy with Mike Simpson
Mike Simpson is a US Congressman from Idaho and came on to speak on fires and water resources in the west and the US economy. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is…
The Ranch Podcast#1,065 The Future of Wyoming with Eric Barlow
Eric Barlow is a long time Wyoming State Senator and the Republican Nominee for Wyoming Governor. Wyoming, like Idaho and other western states, is struggling…
The Ranch Podcast#1,064 Independent Movement, Israel, Foreign Wars, Trade, & Idaho with Todd Achilles
Todd Achilles is a former Idaho State Representative, veteran, and independent candidate for the US Senate. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In…
The Ranch Podcast#1,063 Transparent Government in Idaho with Brandon Woolf
Brandon Woolf is the Idaho State Controller and came on to talk about Transparency month in Idaho, what his office is doing to present extraordinary access to…
The Ranch Podcast#1,062 Nuclear Fuel, Wildfire, & Idaho with Scott Bedke
Scott Bedke is the Lt. Governor of Idaho and came on to talk about many things, including nuclear fuel, Idaho’s recycle and storage program, wildfire funding…