Idaho Matters

(Happy Jack's Cats) Happy Jack Cats  matches felines in need of friends with humans looking for furry companionship. This Saturday is Happy Jack's  Alley Cats Bowling Fun Day  and we talk with Deborah Phantana about cat adoption and bowling.

(Pittsburgh Press) Fearless  tells the story of Farris Lind, the founder of Stinker Stores and an all-around wildcat. Author  Rick Just  joins  Idaho Matters  to talk about Lind, his exploits and contributions to Idaho commerce and communities. Just will be signing copies of  Fearless Farris  at  Rediscovered Books on Thursday, May 2.

(stock) Guest host Tom Michael leads a round table discussion of the week's headlines with the region's top journalists. This week,  Idaho Matters  speaks with Kevin Richert of  Idaho Education News , Mike Sharp of  KIVI 6 on Your Side  and Scott McIntosh of the  Idaho Press .

(Dan McKnight/Facebook) Pryce Robinson  and  Joe Goode  are Boise State University students,  Dan McKnight  is a veteran who saw the war in Afghanistan from the inside. They are all opposed to continued American military presence in Iraq, Syria, Yeman and Afghanistan and they join  Idaho Matters  to talk about the student/veteran anti-war movement of the 21st century. Dan McKnight asked Senator Ji...

(reda bacha/flickr) Blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy is a new recovery treatment for muscle injuries that is showing promise in accelerating the healing process without losing muscle mass. We talk with Heather Lopez and physical therapist Teri Pietz of the St. Luke's Sports Medicine Program about this new therapy.

(Idaho Hunger relief task force/facebook) The faces of hunger surround us more than we know; it is subtle, hidden from society in shame and has devestating ripple effects for all who must deal with it. The Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force takes a proactive approach to confronting hunger in the Gem State and on Thursday's Idaho Matters , they discuss the importance of promoting fresh fruit and vegeta...

(CRAIG CLOUTIER / FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS) A sixth grade class at Washington Elementary has recorded an entry for  NPR's Student Podcast Challenge . The title of their podcast is " Basquing in Potatoes " and on Thursday's  Idaho Matters , we meet budding podcasters Annelise Humphrey and Samy Tipping and their teacher, Angela Troy.

(Codeworks) Seven-thousand STEM jobs went unfilled in Idaho in 2017 and on Wednesday's  Idaho Matters  we'll learn about efforts to fill those positions and prevent this employment gap in the future with Jake Overall of  CodeWorks Boise , Nathan Muller of Zennify  and student Caleb Adrien.

(Piotr Bodzek, MD/wikimedia commons) Perioperative care focuses on the quality of patient outcomes following medical procedures and the ability to manage costs. We talk with Lauren Smith and Dr. Elizabeth Olberding of St. Luke's about their perioperative programs.

(Mitch Wieland) A Boise State creative writing class recently had a unique speaker visit their class via Skype; horror legend  Stephen King checked in  to share ideas with future writers. We'll learn about the program that brings writers like King into the classroom.

Lynn Webster  is  Surel's Place  resident artist for April. Her works focus on peregrine falcons and other birds of prey. Webster joins Idaho Matters with artist Samuel Paden and Jodi Eichenberger of Surel's Place.

(National Archives) The  2020 census  will have resonant effects on Idaho's economy, public services and election processes.  Idaho Matters  speaks with Greg Hill, director of Boise State University's  Idaho Policy Institute  about the role this census will have in the lives of Idahoans.

(ncoa.org) Idaho Matters  speaks with Boise Police Department sergent John Terry about how to spot scams targeting the region.

(rediscovered books) Author Steven Davis penned  Dear Folks , a book that collects letters, photographs and other memorabilia from the service of a doughboy during World War I. Davis joins us to discuss the book and the horrors faced by soldiers serving in the trenches during WWI.

(pintrist/Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons) Boise State professor  Christopher Innes  uses references from pop culture - Shrek, Nemo, et al, to help students connect with concepts of philosophy. Innes joins  Idaho Matters  to connect the dots between Pokémon and Plato . . .  . . . and Idaho Matters takes a moment to commemorate one full year on the air with shout-outs to team members and suppo...

(Cystic Fibrosis Foundation) The popular film Five Feet Apart tells the story of two young people, both living with cystic fibrosis, who fall in love. We talk with Mark Vaught, a cystic fibrosis behavioral health coordinator with St. Luke's.

(bctheater.org) Boise Contemporary Theate r's Matthew Cameron Clark and Dwayne Blackaller penned ' Rabbit/Moon ,' a play that tells the story of two astronauts, abandoned in outer space. The piece articulates the solitude and distance we create in our own lives and Clark and Blackaller join Monday's  Idaho Matters  to talk about BCT's latest production.

(rotary5400.org) The Rotary Club's Youth Exchange  allows American students the opportunity to travel and study in foreign countries as well as bring foreign students to American families to share cultures. Beth Markley, coordinator for the Rotary District 5400 (Boise) Youth Exchange Program and former exchange student Tara Spencer joins Idaho Matters to discuss the program.

(sharedterritory.co) Remi McManus and Justin Balog chronicled their bicycle journey across Iceland in the film ' Shared Territory .' The film premiers at The Egyptian Theatre on May 14 and McManus joins  Idaho Matters  to talk about Iceland as well as Boise's dining scene.

(stock) Guest host George Prentice leads a round table discussion of the week's headlines with the region's top journalists. This week,  Idaho Matters  speaks with Don Day of  BoiseDev , Rebecca Boone of the  Associated Press-Idaho  and Seth Ogilvie of  Idaho Public Television .

(facebook) Roller Derby is a little bit rugby, a little bit track and field, all done on wheels.  Treasure Valley Rollers  Ashton Corbit (a.k.a. Luna ShoveGood) and Rebecca Alvarado (a.k.a. Rough Estimate) join  Idaho Matters  to talk about why this post-war phenomenon is making a comeback.

(Ride for Joy/www.rideforjoy.org) Ride For Joy  joins  Idaho Matters  to talk about their mission to connect Idahoans with special needs and military veterans to therapeutic equine activities. We talk with program manager Heather Miner and Angela Geiser, a parent of one of the riders in the Ride For Joy program. courtesy: Grotto Network

(FRANK SCHULENBURG/WIKIMEDIA) Boise State Public Radio capitol correspondent James Dawson joins Idaho Matters to recap the hits and misses from the 2019 legislative session.

(Petar Milošević/wikimedia) Idaho Matters  looks at an innovative program that takes a new, holistic approach to pregnancy, birthing and neo-natal care with Dr. Roger Olson, Holly Lammer and Kristi Rhodes of St. Luke's.

(Latah County Historical Society) The Idaho Public Television series  Idaho Experience  is debuting an episode chronicling Psychiana, a bizarre Depression-era cult that recruited people through mail order ads placed in magazines. We speak with IPTV's Bill Manny about this  strange chapter  in Idaho history.