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.
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Episodes
1055 episodes
#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 is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed t...
#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 millions of gallons of water daily and pushing water that used to be sent back straight to ...
#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 is a violation of our 4th amendment rights and is also concerned about data centers in I...
#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 by data centers and crypto mining operations. Eric kindly agreed to come on and discuss t...
#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 steps are in idaho to get a citizen ballot initiative through the signature gathering, ont...
#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 around Prop 1, specifically around viability, parental consent, & more. Enjoy! The Ranc...
#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 people were confused about what this meant for Idaho ranchers and ranchers in America in g...
#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 a man of many, many passions. Enjoy!
#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, where the data is stored, who can and CANNOT see it, and more. Enjoy! ...
#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 provide lackluster water resources. Robert has some ideas that have been implemented across...
#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 unlimited liability that insurance companies must absorb when they insure individ...
#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!
#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 are experiencing as a result of poor policy and dated tariff systems. Zach’s perspec...
#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 Basin where dozens of landowners and agencies have been working to reduce fuel loads and...
#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 and western culture and works to share that history and passion with the upcoming gener...
#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 annually for the American consumer. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In...
#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!
#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 country for rodeo season providing some of the best animals in the business and came on for...
#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 premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and ...
#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 Wyoming, including housing, economic opportunity, election systems, and more. Enjoy!...
#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. Luke’s has finished compiling. There were several things that were not only surprising...
#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 US. Enjoy!The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non...
#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 supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed t...
#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 with economic opportunity for its youth, strained budgets, and politics influenced by ...
#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 Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho ...
