
The Ranch Podcast
A podcast dedicated to the people and happenings of the Treasure Valley and the great State of Idaho.
Episodes
414 episodes
Social Media for Eagle Businesses with Brandy Furiani
Brandy Furiani is the Executive Director of Eagle Chamber of Commerce, and we spoke at length today about social media, how to find your voice, and what the Chamber does to try to help businesses find their voices on different mediums. She also...
•
Episode 448
•
27:57

More Babies in Idaho with Dr. Kyle Tobler
Dr. Kyle Tobler is a reproductive medicine specialist at Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine. Reproductive Medicine is a massively growing field as couples wait longer to have children, we focus on careers more, and we move away from the old...
•
Episode 447
•
1:08:29

Leading the Foster Community in Idaho with Kate Wilson
Kate Wilson is the Executive Director of Foster + Heart foster care that focuses on offering an emergency foster care service for large sibling groups that would otherwise be separated in the worst times of their young lives. She came in to spe...
•
Episode 446
•
47:02

Supporting Middleton Children & Schools with Marc Gee
Marc Gee is the Middleton School District Superintendent and came in to speak about a bond measure that the district is running. Middleton is growing at a breakneck speed, and many people are moving there for better lives for themselves and the...
•
Episode 445
•
46:11

Making Friends in Idaho with Monica Church
Monica Church is an Idaho educator and an avid defender of Idaho’s culture and history. She spent a huge part of the legislative session extending olive branches to those on the other side of the aisle and believes that friendship and collabora...
•
Episode 445
•
49:03

Self Rescue from Online Pornography with Kristen Jenson
Kristen Jenson is a leading child safety advocate, author, and national voice for defending our young people. She has multiple best selling books about ways to talk to your young children about pornography and what they can do if they find them...
•
Episode 444
•
1:06:53

Equal Access to Justice, Public Lands Public Hands, and DOGE with Mike Simpson
Mike Simpson is the District 2 US Congressman to Idaho and came in to speak about issues with the Equal Access to Justice Act, the Public Lands in Public Hands bill that he is co-sponsoring, and the DOGE initiative spearheaded by Elon Musk and ...
•
Episode 443
•
29:16

Wildlife Distribution in Idaho with Nick Fasciano
Nick Fasciano is the Executive Director of Idaho Wildlife Federation and came in to speak about wildlife distribution in the state of Idaho. Big game in particular is functioning in ways that are different from years past, and this shift in mov...
•
Episode 442
•
38:44

"So Good" Lifestyle with Parker Hargen
Parker Hargen started his So Good movement almost roughly ten years ago, and has led by example bringing the best, positive actions forward to his community. He drives around with a Nascar jack in his car to help with flats (in record time, min...
•
Episode 441
•
1:21:26

Trump's ICE & Idaho Law Enforcement with Matt Clifford
Matt Clifford is the Ada County Sheriff and is intimately involved with dealing with illegal immigrants in our area. Many people have asked recently if Idaho law enforcement offices and departments will cooperate with ICE in the coming months a...
•
Episode 440
•
23:03

Trump Tariffs & Idaho Industry with Brett Wilder
Brett Wilder is an Agricultural Economist for University of Idaho and a local producer at Boise River Lamb. He came in to talk about the tariffs being placed on our imports and what that means for Idaho’s industries, its producers, its imports ...
•
Episode 439
•
43:28

Parental Consent, WWAMI, & Female Reproductive Care with Susie Keller
Susie Keller is the CEO of the Idaho Medical Association and came in to speak about many things that came up in the legislative session. One in particular was the problem with Parental Consent laws that have issues when considering emergency si...
•
Episode 438
•
42:12

The Public School Board Puzzle with Dr. Phil Gore
Dr. Phil Gore is the Chief Learning Officer for the Idaho School Board Association and works nationally with school boards and leaders to improve public education. He came in to speak about the problems with school boards, the structure, the el...
•
Episode 437
•
1:10:50

Building a Better Idaho for Our Youth with Alexis Morgan
Alexis Morgan is the Idaho State PTA President and is helping build and promote a community summit on April 26th. The More Social Less Media event will bring experts from across the field and country that are all dedicated to improving the rela...
•
Episode 436
•
49:50

Equal Footing Doctrine & Idaho Public Lands with Alexis Pickering
Alexis Pickering is the executive director of the Conservation Voters of Idaho and a huge public lands advocate and educator. Idaho received statehood in part because of a deal we struck with the federal government and land that was inside our ...
•
Episode 435
•
23:05

Helping Idaho's Youth, Homeless, & Drug Abusers with Marco Erickson
Marco Erickson is a District 33 Representative and program director at the LIV Teen Center. He’s incredibly engaged with Idaho youth and cares deeply for the health and welfare of our young people. He has also worked in other states dealing wit...
•
Episode 434
•
46:42

Ag Labor REALITY in the Treasure Valley with Luke Ankeny
Luke Ankeny is the manager at Marsing Ag Labor and works with agriculture employers to fill labor needs. Our ag system is dependent on a patchwork labor force made of foreign, domestic, and everything in between. Ag labor in particular has come...
•
Episode 433
•
1:01:15

The Future of Water in Idaho with Paul Arrington
Paul Arrington is the President of the Idaho Water Users Association and came in to discuss the future of water in Idaho. Gov. Brad Little requested a $30 million line item for ongoing water research and analysis to ensure the availability of t...
•
Episode 432
•
49:45

Parent Education & Tech Risks with Ben Gillenwater
Ben Gillenwater is a former Chief Tech Officer and current cyber security expert who has turned his focus onto the child tech world. There are many programs and pieces of tech that are marketed to parents and children as safe, fun, and generall...
•
Episode 431
•
1:32:12

Safe, Effective AI in Idaho Education with Brian Jagger
Brian Jagger is the founder of GuardRailz AI, an AI company that helps integrate safe, effective AI tech with education systems. His insights about what AI can and can’t do, along with what schools are actually looking for in education was amaz...
•
Episode 430
•
39:34

The Idaho 2025 Session Recap with Lauren Necochea
Lauren Necochea is the leader of the Democratic Party in Idaho and came in to speak about the legislative session, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Enjoy!The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media or...
•
Episode 429
•
48:13

Commerce and Patios Restaurants in Eagle with Brandy Furiani
Brandy Furiani is the Executive Director of the Eagle Chamber of Commerce. We were blessed to enjoy two vanilla lattes from the new Form and Function coffee spot on Eagle at Hill and 55 while we talked some trash and schemed for the summer mont...
•
Episode 428
•
50:15

Timber & fire in Idaho with Jonathan Oppenheimer
Jonathan Oppenheimer works for the Idaho Conservation League, and we spoke extensively about the timber industry in Idaho. Some have blamed the destruction of the timber industry on environmental preservation and also blamed the increased fuel ...
•
Episode 427
•
55:31

Sidewalks, Roads, & Highway Districts in Idaho
Chris Danley is a civil and traffic engineer in and out of the state of Idaho. He has worked on projects in almost every major area of the state and came in to speak about the interesting trend of state legislation that is designed to control l...
•
Episode 426
•
43:54

Parachuting Beavers in Idaho with Dr. Emily Wakild
Dr. Emily Wakild is a BSU professor, historian, and beaver expert. The beaver has an amazing and incredibly functional history in Idaho, which comes as no surprise considering our extensive network of rivers and creeks. This amazing creature he...
•
Episode 425
•
47:33
