Treasure Valley Podcast

Chuck chats with Tyler and Wes of MYLO BYBEE about their music creation process and how they maintained productivity during the pandemic.

Chuck talks music with last week's performers Jake Freeman and Noble Holt.

Is the voter initiative process in Idaho now impossible? This week Chuck chats with Luke Mayville, Co-founder of Reclaim Idaho, about how Reclaim Idaho was able to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot for Idaho voters, and how Idaho's legislature is out of step with Idaho voters.

Chuck talks with Treasure Valley musician, Ryan Curtis, about his upcoming album Rust Belt Broken Heart. 

Economic experts Guido Giuntini and Steve Hall visit to discuss the findings of their investigation into Ada County's property taxes. Here's a link to the app discussed in the podcast... https://stevehall.shinyapps.io/shinyapp/ Here's a link to an article with graphs discussed in the podcast... https://www.boisestate.edu/bluereview/progressive-property-taxes-in-ada-county/

Chuck talks about lazy thinking.

Chuck explains how building new neural pathways is the key to keeping your New Year's Resolution.

Chuck shares the meaning of life.

This week Chuck reviews the hypocritical stances of both the Republicans and Democrats. 

Chuck explains the Dunning-Kruger effect and how it may be causing confusion during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

This week Chuck talks about Life Expectancy and how COVID may change that.

Chuck explains how our decision making process isn't what we think it is.

This week we revisit a conversation with Savanna Fernandez, a Treasure Valley dog expert. She explains the history of the bull dog, how to best train your dog, and how to deal with social media bullies!

This week Chuck explains why candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties are often so crappy. The cause? A phenomenon known as The Prisoner's Dilemma in Game Theory.

Chuck, a teacher in the Treasure Valley, shares his ideas on how to fix our broken public schools and why the pandemic is brining systemic issues to the surface.

Treasure Valley Writer/Director, Heather Horner, discusses the inspiration for her short film, Affective, now available to stream on Amazon Prime.

Jennifer Zielinski, Executive Director of the Idaho Anti-Trafficking Coalition, visits virtually and shares surprising facts about human trafficking in Idaho. For more information on how to help visit https://idahoatc.org/

Chuck, a teacher in the Treasure Valley, gives some tips on how to attack virtual learning this Fall.

This week we revisit a conversation with Boise Musician Morgin Madison, who shares his story and advice after making the jump to full-time musician from a traditional 9 to 5 job.

Chuck reviews the importance of understanding statistics and why you should ignore stories while forming opinions.

Chuck sits down with Treasure Valley musician Kimeraz to discuss music and how he was able to release an album at the age of 13. Listen to his music here . https://soundcloud.com/user-166299062

Chuck discusses the mechanism for dopamine release and why our country's poor leadership is causing a dopamine decline.

Chuck reviews research on how we perceive our opinions when we argue and how we can become more flexible in our thinking. Chuck also gives ways to gloat to your Southern Hemisphere friends experiencing their Winter Solstice.

Chuck discusses the effects of police spending on crime rate and gives input on Governor Little's job performance.

Chuck reviews the studies illuminating humans' tendency to be prejudiced. Also, how many cats are too many cats?