The Neal Larson Show
Neal Larson is an Associated Press Award-winning newspaper columnist and radio talk show host. He has a BA from Idaho State University in Media Studies and Political Science. Neal is happily married to his wife Esther with their five children in Idaho Falls.
Julie Mason is a long-time resident of east Idaho with a degree in journalism from Ricks College. Julie enjoys reading, baking, and is an avid dog lover. When not on the air she enjoys spending time with her three children and husband of 26 years.
Together these two are a powerhouse of knowledge with great banter that comes together in an entertaining and informative show.
Episodes
504 episodes
8.12.2026 - Wisconsin DSA Setback | Idaho Civics Test | The “Mormon Stories” Lawsuit
Neal and Julie opened with a national politics temperature check, using last night’s primary results as a real-world test of the “socialist surge” narrative. They walked through key races (with special attention on Wisconsin and Minnesota), why...
8.11.2026 - COVID Shot and Pregnancy | Apology Line Open |
Neal and Julie spend much of the show reacting to fresh controversy around Anthony Fauci—especially the gap between what he said publicly during COVID and what he reportedly expressed privately, with the most emotional part of the conversation ...
8.10.2026 - WNBA Meltdown | DARVO | Flock Cameras
Neal and Julie dug into what they called the “WNBA disarray,” starting with the on-court incident involving Sophie Cunningham and Dijonai Carrington—Neal arguing the foul was clearly flagrant, the ejection was justified, and the real explosion ...
8.7.2026 -- Neal Larson Show Reaches 20th Anniversary | S4C Lacey Christensen "Isn't She Lovely" | Pricing
Neal marked a major milestone: 20 years since launching *The Neal Larson Show* on August 7, 2006. He reflected on the leap of putting his own name on the program, the career turns that led him back to East Idaho, and the tradeoffs he made—choos...
8.6.2026 - INTERVIEW: Sen. Jim Risch | Flock Cameras | Should Neal implement a Beta Male Trigger Warning
Sen. Jim Risch joined Neal Larson and Julie Mason from Washington as the Senate scrambled toward an overdue August recess, and the conversation quickly turned to Idaho politics and what’s shaping up to be a sharper general election. Risch react...
8.5.2026 - DSA's Communist Surge | John Curtis' Visa Idea | Abortion Initiative Update
Neal and Julie wrestle with what feels like a shrinking supply of “normal” in American politics—arguing that both parties are being pulled around by loud, ideological factions they refuse to confront honestly. On the left, they point to the gro...
8.4.2026 - BSU Transparency Lawsuit | Fires | Congress | State Based Amnesty
Neal Larson and Julie Mason opened Tuesday’s show with two “blips on the radar,” but quickly zeroed in on the one they argued will matter most to Idaho voters heading toward November: the Idaho Family Policy Center’s public-records lawsuit agai...
8.3.2026 - Twin Falls Shootings | Area Fires |
Neal and Julie opened the show with a somber check-in on a painfully heavy weekend in the region: wildfires burning across the West (including the High Sea/Big Rock area threatening homes), a fatal plane crash near Blackfoot that took the life ...
7.31.2026 - INTERVIEW: Kush Desai, economy | Arena Name Roasts | Surveillance vs Safety | Selective Outrage
Friday’s show bounced between lighthearted local banter and bigger-picture debates, with Neal and Julie opening on listener-submitted “better arena names” (including the laugh-out-loud “Ice Thunberg Arena”), a hot-air-balloon sighting near CEI,...
7.30.2026 - BEER CHEESE CRACKERS! | More Flock Talk | Fauci Fallout
Neal and Julie kicked things off with one of the most “only our audience” moments ever: a mystery box delivered to the station with instructions not to open it until Facebook Live—turning into an unexpectedly perfect payoff when it turned out t...
7.28.2026 - Fauci Diary Fallout | Media and COVID Narratives | Flock Cameras Fight
Neal and Julie spent much of the show teeing up what they expect will be a high-drama day in Washington: Anthony Fauci’s appearance before Sen. Rand Paul’s committee, with the added wrinkle that—after accepting a pardon—Fauci can’t lean on the ...
7.24.2026 -- S4C: Abstract Class, Born to Be Wild | Iran Threat | Anti-Semite caller
Friday’s show was a high-energy mix of local Idaho issues, national security, and some classic rock in the studio. Neal walked listeners through several ongoing storylines: a new twist in the Idaho Falls “Flock camera” controversy involving ope...
7.23.2026 - New Jersey Illegals | Mamdani Mis-step | WNBA | Abortion Initiative
Thursday’s show bounced between national politics and the kind of cultural flashpoints that seem to reveal how much trust has eroded in public institutions. Neal and Julie dug into reports that thousands of non-citizens ended up on New Jersey v...
7.22.2026 - National Anthem Smacker | Chris Cargill | Education Tax Credit Maxxed
Neal and Julie dug into a viral moment from a Chicago Cubs game that’s split people down the middle: during the National Anthem, an older man confronts a younger fan who’s sitting—then smacks him on the back of the head. They talked through why...
7.21.2026 - Republican Unity Tests | Abortion Messaging Fight | Media-Driven Leftward Shift
Neal and Julie bounced between politics, public culture, and a surprisingly sticky public-health story, with Neal opening on what he sees as a familiar Democratic Party problem: letting the far-left “drive the bus,” even as Republicans struggle...
7.20.2026 - Robots | Election Denialism | Pickens & Stegner Campaigns
Neal and Julie opened the week taking aim at the media’s reaction to President Trump’s primetime remarks on election integrity—arguing that much of the coverage led with cynical motive-framing instead of directly grappling with the underlying a...
7.17.2026 - S4C: Cassius Coleman | AI Data Centers | Pocatello Pushback | “Space Race” Stakes
Friday’s show was a lively mix of national politics, local growth fights, and a surprisingly deep (and funny) debate about technology and trust. Neal and Julie reacted to President Trump’s remarks about newly declassified information and allege...
7.16.2026 - Abortion Initiative Qualified | David Ripley Interview | “Medical Privacy” Messaging
Neal Larson and Julie Mason opened with some signature banter (“calmyourshorts.com” becoming the running joke) before wading into two of the biggest lightning-rod issues in Idaho right now: public surveillance concerns tied to Flock license-pla...
7.15.2026 - Daylight Saving Vote | Flock Cameras Debate | Idaho Marijuana Fails
The show bounced from light to serious in classic Neal-and-Julie fashion—starting with some riffing on Taco Bell’s latest “explosive” reputation and the public confusion around daylight saving time, then turning into a surprisingly spirited deb...
7.14.2026 - Idaho Bathroom Law Debate | Media Panic Narratives | “Enforcement” Reality
Neal and Julie opened with a serious—and at times pretty raw—conversation about the ugliness of celebrating political opponents’ deaths, zeroing in on the reaction they’re seeing to Lindsey Graham’s passing. Neal pushed back hard on the “glad h...
7.13.2026 - Lindsey Graham Remembered | Idaho Abortion Initiative | Mitch McConnell Mystery
Monday’s show opened with the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham, with Neal and Julie reflecting on why he stood out as a rare, broadly likable figure in modern politics—approachable, funny, and able to forge relationships even after rough ...
7.9.2026 - Platner Exits | Stegner Launches Gov Campaign | Shelley RecipeGate
Thursday’s show bounced between national politics, Idaho’s governor’s race, and a surprisingly sticky local controversy—while still making room for the truly important work: Julie’s ongoing hunt for the perfect “better-than-a-Cabbage-Patch” dol...
7.8.2026 - Gas Prices & Gratitude | AI Fact-Checking Debate | Ashton’s Cricket Swarm
The show bounced between international uncertainty, national political intrigue, and a very Idaho-style local headache. Neal and Julie dug into the fast-moving situation with Iran—skeptical that any “deal” or ceasefire can hold as long as the c...
7.7.2026 - Graham Platner Fallout | Flags and Fear | Classrooms Get Political
Neal Larson and Julie Mason opened with the escalating political fallout in Maine surrounding Democratic Senate candidate **Graham Platner**, arguing the party’s sudden rush to distance itself looks less like “new information” and more like a p...
7.6.2026 - America 250 Pride | Marxism “All the Things” | Reflecting Pool Media Fight
Neal Larson and Julie Mason kick off the Monday show coming off a massive America 250 weekend—sharing local and national highlights, quick personal stories from the holiday, and a broader reflection on why celebrating the country so often comes...
