Alexis Pickering is the executive director of Conservation Voters for Idaho and came in to speak on the proposed US Senate budget reconciliation from June 11th that would dispose of 2.2 to 3.2 million acres of public lands that are managed by e...

Jessica Bate is director of the Idaho National Guard Morale Welfare & Recreation organization charged with serving service men and women as well as their families. It is a 501(C)3 but also operates many businesses to drive revenue to suppor...

Holly Beech works for the Idaho Office for Refugees, a not for profit organization that helps place and integrate refugees from across the world that are looking to call Idaho home. This is different from asylum programs in many ways, and I tru...

Peggy Hoy is a member of the Idaho Education Association and came in to speak about the May Matters campaign that many people are promoting. The bulk of elections in the state of Idaho are determined in the May primary because you have a high p...

Lynn Calvin works with the Snake River Stampede Rodeo and came in to talk about the longest running rodeo in all of Idaho. The event kicks off next week, June 17th to the 21st, and holds a host of amazing and entertaining spectacles. It has a w...

Pat Kelly is the Executive Director of Your Health Idaho, an organization designed to connect Idaho citizens, private insurance, and federal tax credits for insurance coverage. The reconciliation process for the Big Beautiful Bill stands to mak...

Monica Church is an Idaho educator, legislative representative, and huge advocate for the middle and low classes of Idaho. Idaho is surrounded by states, particularly coastal states, that have developed a level of income and wealth inequality t...

Jeff Spurklock is a Boise State University Professor of Integrated Media. He has worked in several different media industries and came in to speak about the media landscape. We have never had so many different communication options, and in a wo...

McKay Cunningham is the Director of Graduate Initiatives and Graduate Professor at the College of Idaho, and he was also a law professor for over a decade prior to his current position. He came in to speak about the potential of the United Stat...

Dr. Sally Brown is an assistant professor and literacy expert in Idaho. She works with educators and school systems to improve literacy education. Idaho has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, and many argue that a huge drivi...

Dr. Andrew Finstuen is an American Historian, Dean of the BSU Honors College, and Director of the Center for Advancing American Values at BSU. We spoke at length about the current iterations and limitations on our freedom of expression, one of ...

Dr. Perry Brown is a physician in Idaho and works hard to recruit and train more doctors in this state. There has been much discussion about what is required to increase physician access, be it medical schools, clinical rotations, residencies, ...

Mark Niemeyer is the Boise Fire Dept. Chief and came in to speak about river safety, preparation, and recreation. The Boise River is a gem of the Treasure Valley but can also be extremely dangerous. There is a ton of preparation that goes into ...

Ryan Bedke is a fifth generation cattle rancher that has moved into direct consumer production with Hat Brand Beef. I recently connected with him and purchased a half beef, and man, let me tell you. This is the best protein I have ever had. I i...

Megan Schomer is the founder of Rays for Rare, an organization that helps families with exceptionally medically fragile children. People in these tough positions need more than just a word of encouragement. They need help shoveling off the driv...

Dr. Emily Wakild is a professor and historian and came in to talk about the names that we attribute to Idaho, including “home.” Idaho’s history and past peoples have marked this region of the country, and understanding the origins of some of th...

Norm Semanko is the former president of the Idaho Water Users Association and currently travels the country working on water issues. He has an incredible background regarding the relationship between Idaho, native tribes, and the federal govern...

Brad LaPlante is a union representative for the National Forest Service employees in Idaho. The forest service has experienced a significant reduction in support from the federal government, and Brad very kindly came in to talk about what is ha...

Chairman Mason is the Chairman for the Shoshone Paiute Tribe that occupies the Duck Valley reservation in Idaho and Nevada. It is the only tribe in the state of Idaho that does not have a gaming operation, and as such it has very, very few reso...

Jim Walker is a current Trustee of the Greater Boise Auditorium District and is running for re-election on May 20th. The Auditorium District is charged with using funds drawn from places like our hospitality industry and investing them into the...

Danielle Trujillo is the Executive Director of the Andrus Center for Public Policy and came in to speak about this iconic Idaho figure and his three primary pillars of consideration. There are a few figures from recent history that have truly s...

Rachel Moorhouse is running for the Ada County Library District on May 20th and came in to speak about why she is running. She is a multigenerational Idahoan and has raised several children here and hopes to help maintain the communities high q...

Suzette Moore is running for the Ada County Library District on May 20th and came in to speak about why she is running. Book moderation, library funding, and library relevance were topics we covered. Enjoy!The Ranch Podcast is suppo...

Luci Willits is on the Boise City Council and was the only opposing vote in the recent decision to make the LGBTQ flag into an official city flag. She made this decision for a number of reasons, and I’m very thankful that she was willing to com...

Dustin Miller is the Director of the Idaho Dept. of Lands and came in to speak about the upcoming fire season, the partnerships that we rely on to fight them, and federal policy that he feels will help Idaho fight fires and manage lands and ind...