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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
Upholding Oaths and Laws, Not Preferences with Sheriff Matt Clifford
Matt Clifford is the Ada County Sheriff and is currently running for re-election. We spoke extensively about upholding oaths and the laws of our state and…
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Protecting the Children of Idaho on the Internet with Vic Dominguez
Vic Dominguez is the executive director of the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Coalition, a non-profit based group dedicated to educating both Idaho law…
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Problem Solving as the Minority with Senator Melissa Wintrow
Melissa Wintrow is the District 19 Senator for the State of Idaho. She has worked in the minority party for years and walked the streets of Boise speaking with…
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Problems Protecting Our Senior Population with Amber Morales
Amber Morales is a Treasure Valley resident who experienced the inability to protect an elderly loved one who could not protect herself. The reporting and…
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New To State & Out of State Idaho Voters with Phil McGrane
Phil McGrane is the Idaho Secretary of State, and this is his third appearance leading up to the Nov 2024 election. We hit some VERY important information for…
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The Story of Cattle in Idaho with Dr. Phil Bass
Phil Bass is a PHD in Animal Science, a professor at University of Idaho, and a huge cattle lover. Cattle and the industry around it are integral to Idaho's…
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Pro-Life OB/GYN view of Idaho's Female Health Laws with Dr. Megan Kasper
Dr. Megan Kasper is an Idaho OB/GYN, Pro-Life, and an advocate for revisions of the laws in place around Female Healthcare. She has never performed an elective…
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Star, Idaho's Fire District with Chief Timinsky
Greg Timinsky is the Chief of the Star/Middleton Fire District. That particular area of Idaho has grown at a breakneck speed, spreading basic services like…
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Cloud Seeding with Idaho Water Resource Board's Kala Golden
Kala Golden works with the Idaho Water Resource Board and its cloud seeding program. She is incredibly knowledgeable about the science and processes Idaho goes…
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Education for ALL Idaho Children with Joey Palmer
Joseph Palmer is the assistant superintendent of the Vallivue school district. He has become a champion for all students and families in his district and was…
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Advocating for Free Market Policies with Chris Cargill
Chris Cargill is the CEO of Mountain States Policy Center, a think tank that looks at state policies in many states from a free market lens. Competition within…
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The Definitive Prop 1 Debate with Rod Beck and Hyrum Erickson
Rod Beck is one of three Ada County Commissioners and Hyrum Erickson is a republican Precinct Committeeman from Rexburg. Both agreed to come engage in a long…
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Idaho Sees Dead People... and illegal aliens... with Phil McGrane
Phil McGrane is the Secretary of State for the State Of Idaho. In this conversation, we talked expressly about the things people are most concerned about with…
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Bringing Our National Guard HOME with Dan McKnight
Dan McKnight has served in the United States Marines, Army, and National Guard. He is part of an organization called Defend The Guard, which focuses on state…
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Spit-Fire Patio and People with Brandy Furiani
Brandy Furiani is the Eagle Chamber of Commerce Executive Director. In this week's checkin, we spoke enjoyed Snake River Jerky, spoke on Spitfire Taco patio…
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Idaho Election Principles with Phil McGrane
Phil McGrane is the Secretary of State of Idaho and is charged with securing the elections in the state. Idaho is leading the way in election security and…
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An Election System for All Tax Payers with Jim Jones
Jim Jones is the former Attorney General of Idaho as well as former Chief Justice on the Idaho Supreme Court. He is a strong supporter of prop 1 and feels that…
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Living the Politics with Dr. Jaci Kettler
Dr. Jaci Kettler is a political science professor at BSU and teaches, among other things, state politics. She also happened to be a high risk pregnancy at the…
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Inherent Risk of Prop 1 and RCV with Tom Luna
Tom Luna is a former superintendent of Education for the State of Idaho and former head of the state GOP. He has been involved in politics at many levels for…
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Eagle Chamber Check-in Week of September 16th with Brandy Furiani
The Eagle Chamber Check In Week of September 16th with Brandy Furiani The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the…
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Effectively Address Homelessness with Compassion with Rev. Bill Roscoe
Rev. Bill Roscoe is the President and CEO of Boise Rescue Mission. This is an independently funded, faith based mission to help those who have found themselves…
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Primal and Fundamental Meat Processing with Elliot Tolbert
Elliot Tolbert is the manager of NW Premium Meats. He has vast knowledge of different meat trends, long forgotten meat cuts like the Denver Steak, and the…
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Cellphones in Idaho Public Schools with Rep. Chris Mathias
Rep. Chris Mathias is a District 19 State Representative in Idaho. He sat on the House Education Committee in the 2024 session and is very involved with the…
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Building Legacy in Idaho with Dr. Zane Sterling
Dr. Zane Sterling is an Idaho born health care professional who has been focused on legacy building and finding a way to leave a lasting effect on his family…
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Human Trafficking and Social Media with Mike Miraglia
Mike Miraglia is a former human trafficking detective in Boise. He has worked several exhaustive, difficult human trafficking cases and has incredible insight…
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What Parents in Idaho Want with Alexis Morgan
Alexis Morgan is the state PTA president. She traveled just under 2,000 miles throughout the state of Idaho over the summer to hear from parents about what is…
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Women's Reproductive Care Crisis in Idaho with Susie Keller
Susie Keller is the CEO of the Idaho Medical Association, a group representing the medical professionals and their interests in the state of Idaho. She was…
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Spitfire, Pink Beans, and More with Brandy Furiani
Brandy Furiani is the executive director of the Eagle Chamber of Commerce. There are so many awesome new restaurants and treats coming to the area, and she's…
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Returning Power to the People with Greg Casey
Greg Casey is the former Sergeant at Arms for the United States Senate, a life long Republican, and staunch supporter of Prop 1. He feels that the partisanship…
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Rescuing Canyon County Paramedics with Chief Michael Stowell
Michael Stowell is the Chief of Canyon County Paramedics. The Ambulance district is seeking a levy override to continue to fund the ambulance and paramedic…
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Savings Teens from Social Media with Nurse Kelli Rich
Nurse Kelli Rich is the founder of the Save My Family program that aims to educate parents and young people alike about the risks and horrible damage coming…
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How People ACTUALLY Vote with Trent Tripple
Trent Tripple is the Ada County Clerk and has compiled the most complete analysis of voting records (all anonymous, of course) and voting habits for Ada County…
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Truly Backing the Blue with Joe Anderson
Joe Anderson is the founder of Back the Blue organization, which aims to boost and support law enforcement through service work, rallies, and volunteerism. His…
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The heart of Foster & Heart foster homes with Kate Wilson
Kate Wilson started the Foster & Heart organization that focuses on helping foster youth with sibling groups in SW Idaho. They have been working with the…
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Growth Paying for Growth in Star, Idaho with Mayor Chadwick
Trevor Chadwick is the mayor of Star, Idaho, and has worked non-stop to work with the community and developers to manage the unprecedented growth of Star…
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Supporting Prop 1 - Open Primaries and Rank Choice Voting with Hyrum Erickson
Hyrum Erickson is a Republican Precinct Committeeman in district 34 and an avid supporter of Prop 1, Idaho’s Open Primary and Rank Choice Voting initiative. He…
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Protecting Star, Idaho with Chief Zachary Hessing
Chief Zachary Hessing is the Star Chief of Police. Throughout his time at the helm, Star has been able to increase proactive police activity and decrease…
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Defending Closed Primaries in Idaho with Rod Beck
Rod Beck is one of three Ada County Commissioners and also the original driving force for closed primaries in the state of Idaho. Idaho had open primaries…
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Bringing Riley Gaines to Idaho with Travis Clyde
Travis Clyde is the chairman of the Idaho Majority Club and has spearheaded the effort to bring Riley Gaines, the NCAA champion swimmer who had to famously…
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Open Primaries with Idaho Fair Elections PAC Jake Ball
Jake Ball is a member of the Idaho Fair Elections PAC which is against the Open Primary initiative. Jake and I spoke at length about open vs closed vs jungle…
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Idaho Trails Association President Tim Martin
Tim Martin is the board president of the Idaho Trails Association. He has spent the last 35 years exploring Idaho and has a deep love for sharing the outdoors…
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Prepping in Idaho with John "The Prepper"
John is a world class practical "prepper," with former careers in law enforcement and private industry, who moved to Idaho with the express intention of living…
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The Health and Welfare of Idahoans with Alex Adams
Alex Adams is the director of Health and Welfare for the state of Idaho. Although he is new to the job, he jumped into positively revising and supporting…
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Valley Regional Transit & Nampa Budgeting with Stephen Hunt
Stephen Hunt is the Chief Development Officer for Valley Regional Transit. He came into the studio to talk about the budget issues and decisions that Nampa is…
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West Ada ISAT and Public Education with Dave Binetti
Dave Binetti is one of the five board members for West Ada School District. He was the founding member of WAPA (West Ada Parent Association), and was…
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Nampa's Budget Fight against Valley Regional Transit with Sebastian Griffin
Sebastian Griffin is one of the city councilmen from Nampa and is fighting to reduce wasteful spending in the city by reducing funding for Valley Regional…
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Cottage Raw Milk Production with Kassie Strohmeyer
Kassie Strohmeyer is the proprietor at Lazy SP Ranch, a raw cow milk producer in the Treasure Valley. She supplies her milk for consumption and purchase at…
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Idaho Property Tax issues, City Budgets, and HB 389 with Rep. Mike Moyle
Rep. Mike Moyle is one of the longest standing representatives in the state of Idaho and sponsored House Bill 389, which is a bill aimed at curbing the…
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The Health and Welfare of Idaho with Rep. John Vander Woude
Rep. John Vander Woude is an Idaho state representative and the chair of the Health and Welfare committee. Idaho has come into national attention as of late…
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It's Not About the Devil author John DiGirolamo
John DiGirolamo is a critically acclaimed author who delves deeply into the underside of many human tragedies that we now face in society. In his most recent…
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GOP Platform Explanation with Brandon Durst
Brandon Durst is a member of the Idaho State GOP party and came in to discuss the platform priorities that the party adopted recently at the state conference…
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Eagle Chick-Fil-A, Anti-Sanctuary, & More with Margaret Carmel
Margaret Carmel is a journalist for Boise Dev and recently covered the issues with Chick-fil-A coming into the city of Eagle as well as the Anti-Sanctuary…
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Cloud Seeding in Idaho with Kresta Davis
Kresta Davis is the Senior Manager of Water Resources for Idaho Power. Idaho Power utilizes cloud seeding to gain more precipitation out of passing winter…
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Standing for Local Producers with Tammie Halcomb
Tammie Halcomb is the new executive director of FARE Idaho, a group dedicated to supporting and enhancing the offerings of local food and service industry…
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Turning Feral with Zach Hanson
Zach Hanson is an American hunter, trapper, and author. His recent book, Turning Feral, chronicles his transition from a commuting tech guy with a failing…
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Uvalde School police prosecution with Scott Brock
Scott Brock is an armed service veteran, has been on several presidential security details, and is currently working with local school districts to provide…
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Funding rural public education with Norm Stewart
Norm Stewart is the superintendent for Marsing School District in Idaho. It is one of the few school districts in the state of Idaho that doesn't have a…
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Water Problems with Ada County Commissioner Tom Dayley
Tom Dayley is an Ada County Commissioner, and as such he is charged with being aware of and planning for water issues in the county. We live in an area that is…
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Protecting Schools with Guns with Raul Garcia
Raul Garcia is a retired law enforcement officer and currently employed as private armed security at Innovate Academy in Eagle, Idaho. He is a firearm…
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Exploring Southern Idaho with Larry Callister
Larry Callister is a former outdoor education teacher and current Idaho adventurer. He managed his travel blog https://mobygoes.com that chronicled his…