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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
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Fighting Trafficking in Canyon County with Deborah Kraft
Deborah Kraft is a civilian working with the Canyon County Anti-Trafficking Task Force. She came face to face with a trafficking victim while she was enjoying…
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Making Families in Idaho with Dr. Kyle Tobler
Dr. Kyle Tobler is a fertility specialist with the Idaho Center for Reproductive Health and a bona fide genius when it comes to IVF medicine. We are seeing an…
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The Sugar Beet Queen of Idaho with Sam Parrott
Sam Parrott is the Sugar Beet Queen of Idaho. She represents the hundreds of sugar beet farmers in the state, and as Idaho is a leading sugar beet grower, Sam…
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Living & Thriving in Idaho with Monica Church
Monica Church is a District 19 Representative and multi-generation Idahoan. We spoke extensively about what it takes to live and thrive in Idaho, and how there…
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Medicaid Repeal, Revenue Shortfall, and Marriage in Idaho with Ilana Rubel
Ilana Rubel is the House Minority Leader from District 18. She came in to speak about the shortfall in revenue that is being reported, medicaid repeal, and…
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Stretching Idaho's Water Resource with Andrew Mickelson
Andrew Mickelson is an Idaho farmer who has been working to understand possible ways to stretch our scarce water resource farther in our varying soil types…
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The Heart of a Podcast with Bam
Bam is the host of the Wild Chaos Podcast, a vet, and an entrepreneur. He has gone through the crucible of getting a show off the ground in a way very few…
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Sustaining Idaho Agriculture with Jason Fellows
Jason Fellows is an Agriculture Advocate who traveled the world studying sustainability. The 20th century saw the introduction of many farming practices as…
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Tax Reduction, Ag Labor, Medicaid, and more with Mike Moyle
Mike Moyle is the Speaker of the House for the state of Idaho. He ran in 1998 on reducing taxes, and that has been his mission ever since. We spoke extensively…
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Bibles in Schools, Medicaid Work Requirement, & Residency Alternatives with Jordan Redman
Jordan Redman is a District 3 Representative who is advocating for many things, and today we specifically talked about mandatory reading of the bible in…
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Defending Medications for Idaho Mothers with Dr. Megan Kasper
Dr. Megan Kasper is a pro-life OB/GYN in Nampa, and she agreed to come in and explain why two medications that have come under fire should not be removed from…
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The Heart of an Idaho Farmer with Bryan Searle
Bryan Searle is the president of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation. As a lifelong farmer, he has gone through the entire range of life experiences that farming…
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Fire Preparation in Idaho with Dustin Miller
Dustin Miller is the Director of the Department of Lands in Idaho. Idaho has been working closely with many state and federal agencies to combat wildfires…
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Saving Idaho's Cloud Seeding & Chickens with Tammy Nichols
Tammy Nichols is the District 10 Senator and also the chairwoman for the Senate Ag. Committee. She has been working on several crucial bills for Idahoans…
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Fixing Idaho Residency and Medical Ed. Options with Susie Keller
Susie Keller is the CEO of the Idaho Medical Association, the largest association in the state representing physicians and medical practitioners. Idaho has…
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Grocery Tax Benefits for Idahoans with Jason Monks
Jason Monks is a District 22 Representative who is running a bill to increase the grocery tax rebate. Idaho has a grocery tax, but we also have a rebate…
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Growing Nampa with Sebastian Griffin
Sebastian Griffin is a Nampa City Councilman who has been working to solve the problem of growth and preservation. Nampa is the third largest city in Idaho and…
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Prosecution in Idaho with John Shirts
John Shirts is a District 9 Representative, an Air Force Jag, and Federal Prosecutor. We spoke at length about predation on tech, problems developing as we…
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Fixing Idaho Public Schools with Clint Hostetler
Clint Hostetler is a District 24 Representative and brought forth a school choice bill this year. There have been so many debates and conversations about…
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Ag. Labor, Public Lands, and Tapping Natural Resources with Ron Taylor
Ron Taylor is a District 26 Senator. We spoke extensively about the Ag. Labor, ownership and management of our public lands, and harvesting of both minerals…
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In Memory of Officer Mark Stall, Boise PD with Ron Winegar
Ron Winegar is a former Boise Police Chief, an Idaho Medal of Honor recipient, and a true servant to Idaho. He was with Officer Mark Stall in 1997 when Mark…
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Housing & Community in Boise with Lauren McLean
Lauren McLean is the Mayor of Boise. She came in to speak about what the city is doing to address the housing crisis that we all feel the effects of as well as…
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National Voucher Data with James Ruchti
James Ruchti is a District 29 Senator who is very passionate about the school choice debate. He brought with him many data points from the national debate that…
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The Administration Burden on Public Schools with Stoney Winston
Stoney Winston is the superintendent for Fruitland School District. He came in to speak on some of the issues facing public schools, including administration…
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The Urban-Wildlands Fire Interface with Mark Niemeyer
Mark Niemeyer is the Fire Chief of Boise and is working extensively with surrounding state and federal agencies to make sure the Urban-Wildlands Interface…
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The Value of Rural Idaho Public School Communities with Jason Sevy
Jason Sevy is the Marsing School District School Board Chair and the president-elect of the Idaho School Boards Association. He is also a Marsing graduate and…
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Securing Energy and Critical Minerals in Idaho with Scott Bedke
Scott Bedke is the Lt. Governor of Idaho and came in to speak about the SPEED Council, a group formed by an executive order from Governor Little comprised of…
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Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife Legislative Analysis with Nick Fasciano
Nick Fasciano is the Executive Director of Idaho Wildlife Federation, the oldest association dedicated to representing hunters, anglers, and wildlife…
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Idaho's $300+ MILLION Tax Cut with Ilana Rubel
Ilana Rubel is the House Minority Leader from District 18. She has been in the Idaho legislature for roughly a decade and came in to speak on the take cut that…
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The BEST Leg of Lamb with Brett Wilder
Brett Wilder is an Ag Economist, Proprietor of Boise River Lamb, and an incredible lamb chef. He kindly agreed to smoke a boneless leg of lamb to bring in that…
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What Idaho Businesses NEED from Education with Rod Gramer
Rod Gramer is the former president of Idaho Business for Education. This is a group comprised of hundreds of leading businesses in the Gem State that work…
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Gay Marriage, Flags, & Bug Protein in Idaho with Heather Scott
Heather Scott is a District 2 Representative and brought a joint memorial as the first act of the 2025 legislative session to tell the SCOTUS to re-visit its…
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Preparing Idaho for the Next Emergency with Brad Richy
Brad Richy is the Director of the Idaho Office of Emergency Management. He recently helped organize just over 100 local firefighters to go assist in the fire…
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The Businesses and Services in Boise with Bobbi-Jo Meuleman
Bobbi-Jo Meuleman is the CEO and President of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. She advocates for local patronage of businesses and services in the greater…
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Securing Energy and Critical Minerals in Idaho with Scott Bedke
Scott Bedke is the Lt. Governor of Idaho and came in to speak about the SPEED Council, a group formed by an executive order from Governor Little comprised of…
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Energy, Minerals, and Taxes in Idaho with Russ Fulcher
Russ Fulcher is a United States Congressman representing the great people of Idaho. He has been working on several things, including finding a way to improve…
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The Idaho School Board Association with Quinn Perry
Quinn Perry is the Idaho School Board Association Government Affairs officer. She advocates on behalf of the elected school board officials from across the…
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The SPEED Council with Rich Stover
Rich Stover is the Administrator of the Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources. The SPEED Council has recently been created to offer a more…
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What Makes Idaho, Idaho with Monica Church
Monica Church is a District 19 Representative, school teacher, and ferociously Idahoan. She has a very clear perspective on what makes Idaho, Idaho, and her…
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Financing The State of Idaho with Janie Ward-Engelking
Janie Ward-Engelking is a District 18 Senator who has been on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) for years. JFAC is responsible for establishing…
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Repealing A Grocery Tax No One Likes with David Leavitt
David Leavitt is a District 25 Representative fighting to repeal the grocery tax. This particular tax in Idaho is not popular among the populace and many…
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The Best Schools in Idaho with Dr. Derek Bub
Dr. Derek Bub is the superintendent for West Ada School District, the best public school district in the state of Idaho and one of the best in the country. The…
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Funding Idaho's Rural Schools with Soñia Galaviz
Soñia Galaviz is a District 16 Representative, a teacher, and a champion for addressing the problems with our rural school funding system. Funding for public…
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Living With Idaho's APEX Predators
Brody Harshbarger is one of seven Idaho Fish & Game commissioners directly appointed by the Governor, a rancher, and a wildlife enthusiast. He also has grizzly…
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Saving Idaho's Ag Lands with Justin Buckley
Justin Buckley works for Idaho Coalition of Land Trusts, an organization working to help preserve agricultural land. Ag land is not only required for food…
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Unraveling The Idaho Education System with Dr. Julie Yamamoto
Dr. Julie Yamamoto is a former Idaho State representative and chair of the house education committee, and is also currently on the board of several charter…
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Bison Hump Birria Tacos with Elliot Tolbert
Elliot Tolbert is the manager and resident chef at Northwest Premium Meats. In this episode he brought in his slow cooked Buffalo Hump Birria Tacos, and let me…
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Employment and Marriage Law in Idaho with Bill Mitchell
Bill Mitchell is an attorney and advocate for equal rights in Idaho. He graciously came in to explain a large confusion most people have regarding employment…
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Re-Inventing Public Schools and Preserving Idaho for Idahoans with David Lent
David Lent a District 33 Senator and recently waded into the School Choice discussion. Many people have criticized School Choice bills for having little or no…
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Stopping Sex-Trafficking and Servitude in Eagle with Travis Ruby
Travis Ruby is the Eagle Chief of Police. Eagle PD recently busted a local massage parlor that was engaged in the sex trade as well as many other things. Chief…
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Brownies, Strawberry Mochas, and 80s Movies with Brandy Furiani
Brandy Furiani is the Executive Director of the Eagle Chamber of Commerce, and she brought in a gluten free, vegan brownie with some kind of witchcraft in it…
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Fixing Housing in Idaho with Alison Rabe
Alison Rabe is a District 16 Senator and passionate about addressing the housing crisis in Idaho. Idaho prices have skyrocketed in recent years, but rents have…
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Medicinal Marijuana in Idaho with Jeremy Kitzhaber
Jeremy Kitzhaber is a vet, cancer survivor, and advocate for medicinal marijuana in Idaho. In his extensive medical procedures, he has found marijuana to be…
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The State of Policing in Idaho with Tracy Basterrechea
Tracy Basterrechea is the Chief of Police in Meridian, Idaho. He has been in public service for several decades and is a champion for continuous officer…
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Grocery Tax, School Choice, Immigrant Labor, and Economics with Ron Nate
Ron Nate is the President of Idaho Freedom Foundation. In this conversation, we spoke extensively about the Grocery Tax, School Choice, Foreign labor, the…
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The Health and Welfare of Idaho with Megan Egbert
Megan Egbert is a District 17 Representative and sits on the Health and Welfare Committee. The difficulties with staffing rural hospitals and providing…
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Preserving Property Insurance for Idahoans with Dean Cameron
Dean Cameron is the Director of Insurance in the state of Idaho. Property insurance and access to such is a huge concern in this age of wildfires, and…
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The Bird Flu and the Farm Bill with Brian Brooks
Brian Brooks is the former executive director of Idaho Wildlife Federation and the current VP of Advocacy & Threats Program for American Bird Conservancy. The…
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The Idaho Dairy Catch-22 with Rick Naerebout
Rick Naerebout is the Director of the Idaho Dairymen’s Association. The Dairy Industry nationally has been in a horrible bind since 1986, which was the last…
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Defending The Citizens' Initiative in Idaho with Luke Mayville
Luke Mayville is a northern Idaho native and has been at the center of three recent citizen lead initiatives: Medicaid Expansion, School Funding, and last…