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
1047 episodes
#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 ...
#1,063 Transparent Government in Idaho with Brandon Woolf
Brandon Woolf is the Idaho State Controller and came on to talk about Transparency month in Idaho, what his office is doing to present extraordinary access to information, and what citizens can do to effectively check the books of the Idaho gov...
#1,062 Nuclear Fuel, Wildfire, & Idaho with Scott Bedke
Scott Bedke is the Lt. Governor of Idaho and came on to talk about many things, including nuclear fuel, Idaho’s recycle and storage program, wildfire funding and management, and more. Enjoy!The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Med...
#1,061 Buying a Home in Idaho as a First Time/Young Buyer with Matt Morrell
Matt Morrell is a seasoned financial advisor and loan broker in Idaho. There is a large concern about housing affordability in the state with issues ranging from down payments to credit to housing prices. I asked Matt to help with a series arou...
#1,060 Out of State Actors in Idaho's Initiative Process & HJR 4 with Victor Miller
Victor Miller is an Idaho political analyst and extremely concerned about the monied interests and outside influence on our initiative process. He personally filed several complaints with many Idaho offices regarding the marijuana initiative ba...
#1,059 Water, Data Centers, Infrastructure, & Idaho's Future with Brian Patton
Brian Patton is the Deputy Director of the Idaho Department of Water Resource and came on to talk about a number of things including data centers, water infrastructure, and Idaho’s future as we grow. Enjoy!The Ranch Podcast is supported...
#1,058 Saving Fish & Habitat Restoration on the Salmon with Patrick Murphy & Megan Heller
Patrick Murphy and Megan Heller work for the Idaho Department of Fish & Game and invited me to tour the incredible fish screens and habitat restoration projects across the Salmon river system. Enjoy!The Ranch Podcast is supported by...
#1,057 Data Centers, Rate Cases, & Protecting Idahoans with Ed Lodge
Ed Lodge is a Idaho Public Utility Commissioner and came on to talk about numerous concerns shared by many Idahoans, including data centers, rate cases, and protections for Idahoans as industry here grows. Enjoy!The Ranch Podcast is sup...
#1,056 Unearthing Idaho with Mark Warner
Mark Warner is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Idaho and invited me to an archaeological dig right here in the Treasure Valley. We spoke at the dig site about the history of Idaho, who the people were, what they valued, and the...
