The Neal Larson Show

Send us Fan Mail Neal Larson and Julie Mason move from a lighthearted riff on Kamala Harris’s brief “word salad” clip to a serious discussion of Idaho ballot measures, public policy, and a breaking aviation story. They debate proposed limits on the college sports transfer portal, arguing that transfers can create opportunity for athletes but that repeated moves can undermine team-building and the...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie devoted much of the morning to Idaho’s Proposition 1, urging listeners to look beyond the measure’s “privacy” and exceptional-case messaging and focus on what Neal argued would be a broad expansion of elective abortion. They questioned whether the voter-initiative process is still serving its intended grassroots purpose amid substantial out-of-state spending, and po...

Send us Fan Mail As the November election inches closer, Neal Larson and Julie Mason take the temperature of Gem State voters with an on-air flash poll on Proposition 1. Moving past personal voting preferences, the conversation shifts to hard predictions on whether the controversial abortion initiative will pass or fail. Drawing on recent listener reactions, contrasting church statements, and a po...

Send us Fan Mail ALEXIS AMREIN: (Starts at 17:40) MELANIE FOLWELL INTERVIEW: (Starts at 36:54) On this Friday edition of the show, Neal Larson and Julie Mason dive headfirst into the fierce debate surrounding Idaho’s high-stakes abortion initiative. With religious leaders coalescing in opposition and political battle lines drawn across the state, the team sits down for an extensive, spirited conve...

Send us Fan Mail Campaign finance reports reveal a massive influx of out-of-state cash pouring into Idaho’s Proposition 1 abortion initiative, and Neal Larson and Julie Mason dive deep into the legal and cultural ramifications facing Gem State voters. Examining pediatric geneticist Dr. Leah Fleming’s stark op-ed on statutory viability and the lack of clarity surrounding critical neonatal care, the...

Send us Fan Mail A spirited Idaho legislative debate takes center stage as Neal Larson and Julie Mason welcome Republican incumbent Rep. Barbara “Barb” Ehardt and Democratic challenger Chance Marshall. The candidates draw sharp contrasts on taxes, school funding, parental choice, immigration enforcement, and transgender-related policies. Marshall argues for making affordability and working-class n...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie open by digging into Todd Achilles’ claim that he’s up double-digits on Senator Jim Risch in “latest independent polling”—and they don’t just brush it off. Neal walks through why the poll being cited (Advanced Targeting Research) raises red flags: thin transparency, unclear methodology, missing crosstabs and sponsorship disclosure, and results that don’t pass a basi...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie spent most of Monday digging into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ letter opposing Idaho’s Proposition 1 and urging members to push back—then watched the fallout play out online in real time. They talked candidly about what it looks like when people publicly resist church guidance, and why they see abortion as fundamentally different from past disagr...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie kicked off the morning trying to make sense of what they see as self-inflicted political damage—using Carl Rove’s Wall Street Journal op-ed (vowing to vote Democrat in an obscure Texas Railroad Commission race) as the latest example of Republicans letting single-issue animus and “respectability” signaling override bigger strategic goals. That theme carried into Idah...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie opened the show with Sen. **Jim Risch** to get his side of the now-viral airport encounter with his Democratic opponent **Tad Killius**, including the debate challenge that came with it and Risch’s explanation for why he’s not interested in doing debates. They also shifted into Risch’s work in Washington—what he thinks can realistically get done before the election,...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie mixed sharp political analysis with a surprisingly creative twist—turning some of the show’s most persistent “angry texter” messages into AI-generated songs. The humor wasn’t just for laughs; it set the table for a broader conversation about how people communicate (or don’t) in today’s politics, from “prove this random YouTube link wrong” demands to the growing appe...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie dug into a viral 10-second clip of Senate candidate Todd Achilles confronting (and, in their view, ambushing) Senator Jim Risch at the airport—then using the edited footage to pressure Risch into debating. They broke down why an incumbent with overwhelming name ID has little strategic incentive to debate in a non-competitive race, and why the “Risch looked scared” n...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie bounced between politics, culture, and tech—with a very Neal opening note about a trashed PA-announcer voice after Idaho State’s win—before diving into two storylines that drove most of the conversation: the fallout from the Lindsey Clancy jury drama, and the fast-escalating local debate over Flock license plate reader cameras. On the Clancy case, Neal zeroed in on...

Send us Fan Mail The show took on a reflective, heavy-but-hopeful tone marking 25 years since September 11th, weaving together the public commemoration (including audio of President Trump speaking at the Pentagon) with Neal and Julie’s more personal “where were you when the world stopped turning” reflections. Neal talked candidly about how the anniversary still carries a lingering darkness for him...

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Send us Fan Mail Neal Larson and Julie Mason unpack a dynamic Friday lineup spanning high-stakes state politics, national defense reflections, media controversy, and live in-studio entertainment. Neal leads off with an in-depth breakdown of Idaho’s upcoming Proposition 1 ballot initiative, dissecting the legal mechanics of the measure, the controversial redefinition of fetal viability, and why rea...

Send us Fan Mail With Labor Day weekend around the corner and election season heating up, Neal and Julie spent much of the show sorting through the noise—what matters, what doesn’t, and what’s being intentionally spun to rile people up. They hit several high-profile races and media narratives, including Ted Cruz’s blunt “quit your whining” message to Republicans reluctant about Ken Paxton, and the...

Send us Fan Mail Neal opens the show a little out of sync—recovering from meniscus surgery, adjusting to crutches, and owning that he hasn’t felt like he’s brought his usual “A game.” From there, the conversation turns to a brief Idaho Falls City Council statement about hate speech delivered after the Pledge of Allegiance. Neal and Julie largely agree with the sentiment, but they push back on the...

Send us Fan Mail Neal Larson and Julie Mason bounced between big-picture infrastructure debates and the creeping realities of everyday surveillance—starting with a pointed defense of data centers. They argued that as water use improves and options like modular nuclear reactors emerge, the practical objections are getting weaker, and that America risks falling behind China if we let social-media-fu...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie kicked off the morning with a heavy focus on Idaho’s upcoming voter initiative (Prop 1), arguing it’s being sold as a “fix” for perceived gaps in current abortion law but would function more like a sledgehammer than a screwdriver—reshaping far more than supporters are admitting. Neal framed the stakes in cultural terms, warning that adopting a broadly pro-choice pol...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie covered a packed Thursday show that bounced between Idaho politics, election integrity, and a few culture-war flashpoints—with Neal also sharing he’ll be out Friday for outpatient knee surgery (torn meniscus), and that “HOA Adam” will co-host with Julie. A major chunk of the hour focused on Idaho’s parental choice tax credit: Neal argued opponents are still “throwin...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie kicked off the morning in classic fashion—riffing on “rogue thoughts,” laughing at themselves, and then diving into a serious local flashpoint: flock cameras. They walked listeners through why law enforcement wants them (catching people with warrants, solving crimes faster) while still acknowledging legitimate worries about surveillance creep, community trust, and t...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie kicked things off with a breakdown of Abdul El-Sayed’s recent TV moments—zeroing in on what Neal sees as a pattern of political “dodge-and-pivot” answers, even on questions that should be straightforward. Neal also pointed out El-Sayed’s rhetorical cadence sounding strikingly Obama-like, and they talked about why some candidates seem to prefer controlling an intervi...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie kicked off the Monday show with a deep dive into Idaho’s upcoming abortion initiative, arguing that the ballot language—and especially the parts voters won’t hear in quick campaign soundbites—could decide everything. Neal laid out why he thinks the measure is vulnerable if voters understand the details: the legal “gray area” around parental consent, and a reworked d...

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie opened with a deep dive into Idaho’s abortion fight—specifically AG Raúl Labrador’s emergency appeal to the Ninth Circuit after a ruling affecting what’s allowed under Idaho law in cases involving pregnant mothers who are suicidal. From there, the conversation widened to the broader “Prop One” ballot initiative battle in Idaho, with Neal arguing the same dynamic tha...