Nate Shelman Show

To start Today's show Nate Shelman was joined by Neal Larson from Newstalk 107.9 in Idaho Falls. Neal Larson has been in the court room during the Lori Vallow Daybell Trial and told us about what he has seen before the jury began deliberations today. After that, Nate was joined by Congressman Russ Fulcher. Congressman Fulcher discussed the Secure The Border Act of 2023 that the US House had just p...

Congressman Russ Fulcher joined Nate Shelman to discuss the border situation, the US House passing the Secure The Border Act of 2023, and the debt ceiling. Listen to this podcast to hear what he had to say. (5/11/23)

Title 42 is set to end tomorrow, and news came out today that Governor Little will be visiting the Southern Border soon. Nate Shelman took your calls on what you think we should do with the line that is already waiting to come across. Nate was also joined by State Senator Tammy Nichols and State Representative Jacyn Gallagher to discuss what they are seeing at the Southern Border. (5/10/23)

Nate Shelman was joined by State Senator Tammy Nichols and State Representative Jacyn Gallagher who arrived at the Southern Border Today, ahead of the end of Title 42. They discussed what they have observed so far. (5/10/23)

Today Trump was found liable for defamation and sexual abuse against E. Jean Carrol. Nate Shelman asks: Trump Supporters, does this give you pause in backing Trump in the 2024 election? (5/9/23)

Former Boise Police Chief Mike Masterson joined Nate Shelman to discuss his run for Boise Mayor. Chief Masterson took time to answer Nate's questions and yours. Listen to this podcast to hear what he had to say. (5/9/23)

Idaho GOP Chariwoman Dorothy Moon joined Nate Shelman to discuss all things Presidential Primary in Idaho, as well as a ballot initiative that proposes open non-partisan primaries and ranked choice voting in Idaho. (5/8/23)

To start the show, Nate Shelman was joined by Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon. They discussed what options the Idaho Republican Party has to reinstate the Presidential Primary in Idaho. If you are an Idaho Republican, do you prefer a primary election, caucus, or conference, to select a presidential nominee? Nate opened up the next hour by talking about Scott Baio. That lead to a brief conversati...

Rants, Raves, Rats on Cocaine..... Welcome to Friday! Nate Shelman took all of your random calls as well as discussed: The Lava Ridge Project, Teachers leaving the Boise School District, and Immigration. Plus, you won't believe the types of things the government has funded. Nate talks about the ridiculousness of some of the studies funded by taxpayer dollars. (5/5/23)

Sen. Risch talks about the Lava Ridge Wind project and what he's doing to stop it. Sen. Risch also discusses the US involvement in Ukraine v Russia and how it could effect China v Taiwan.

To start off the show Nate Shelman played Senator Jim Risch's conversation about the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Turbine project. In the clip Sen. Risch shares his opposition with the Secretary of Interior. Do you think it is a good use of Idaho land, to use 144,000 acres for wind turbines that will generate power for California? State Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld joined Nate to talk about her opinion...

An Idaho Supreme Court Judge made a statement saying that he isn't payed enough which is why he is leaving. Nate's first question: Well, how much does he make? The answer: $165,000 Annually. What are your thoughts? If you are a public servant or volunteer for something civil, why do you do it? There is a ballot initiative that is being presented to the Idaho Attorney General. It proposes all prima...

The West Ada School District has a $60,000 lunch debt. Nate Shelman asks: Is it the tax payers' responsibility to cover that cost? Do you think our community has a human responsibility to help out on those costs? Nate wrapped up the show by discussing a few other costly matters. ACHD spent $80,000 dollars on to re-brand themselves and The Boise School District wants to spend $7.9 Million on new pr...

Boise P&Z Approves a new zoning code , Steppenwolf still isn't in the Rock Hall, someone in Weiser wants a statewide "dog at large" bill and more!

Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg has been spotted in Boise making Nate play the hits from 1991. 3 Idaho utility companies want rate increases and ideas on how to prevent it were shared. The Equal Rights Amendment was passed in 1972 and still hasn't been ratified, women call in to say if it is currently needed or not.

Nate asks for Idaho republicans to choose between wanting a March 2024 Presidential caucus, March 2024 Presidential primary or a May 2024 primary. Also, a few US Senators want to make being social media before the age of 13 illegal. Is this good government or bad government?

The US House passes a debt limit increase. Fulcher discusses why he voted in favor and what the bill includes

Nate Shelman started the show by honoring Harry Belafonte. This led to a conversation about controversy. Do you think we are cancelling too much? Are you going to cancel Fox News over the firing of Tucker Carlson? Biden announced his bid for re-election today. Biden voters, what chance does Biden have at winning re-election? Trump voters, what chance does Trump have at winning another Biden/Trump...

BIg Jim Smith, filling in for Nate, calls up Ammon Bundy to get the latest on his on going legal battles.

To start off Rant and Rave Friday, Nate Shelman had Sophie sound off on the new female crash test dummies. After that, Nate was joined by Todd Christensen from Cap-Ed Credit Union to discuss the Boise 4th of July parade. To learn more about that visit Boise4th.com. Taking over the rant hour, the Biden Administration wants home buyers with good credit to take on some of the loan rates for home buye...

The legalization of marijuana is a long-debated topic. Once a year Nate Shelman takes a few hours to reevaluate where the KBOI Audience stands on marijuana...and today is April 20th. Do you want to see weed legalized completely, medicinally, or no changes to Idaho law? (4/20/23)

There is controversy in the Nampa school district over a psychology quiz that asks questions about gender identity that had objective answers. After Nate Shelman asked random callers to give the answers to those questions, he asked: How do you identify politically? This is after a Gallup poll found that 49% of American Adults identify as independants. (4/19/23)

It snowed, and all of you emailed Nate to make sure you heard Sophie complain about it. Are you okay with the snow or are you over it? There was an official report on the origins of COVID-19, that suggests there may have been two lab leaks. What are your thoughts? After those discussions, Nate Shelman discussed the Fox News and Dominion settlement. Did that settlement change your mind about the 20...

Are you still broken up with Bud Light? The company released a more patriotic ad this week as beer sales gave gone down post the Mulvaney incident. Are you still boycotting? If someone asked you where the most speed traps in the Treasure Valley are what road would you say? As it turns out, Garden City is making more money off of speeding tickets then Meridian. Over the weekend there were two gang...

The City of Boise hired Investigators to look into what was happening in the Boise Police Department. Those investigators have somehow spent $500,000 in under four months. In a story that we are sure is just a coincedence, the Boise Police Department is increasing the fine for modified exhaust from $67 to $356.50. Boise Police will also increase patrols downtown and on the connector. After discuss...