Idaho Matters

(boisewaldorf.org) Idaho Matters talks with principal Andrew Ross and teachers Jeanie Mahle and Ruth Bucklin of Peace Valley Charter Schoo l about Waldorf education.

(Idaho Dance Theatre / Facebook) Idaho Dance Theatre  has brought movement to stage for 30 years and on Thursday they celebrate with a performance titled  Moving Forward  featuring choreography from Jenn Freeman, Marla Hansen and more.

(City of Boise) The City of Boise is ready for a new library but many in the community are concerned with the funding mechanisms needed to build one. Idaho Matters  looks at the latest developments in the efforts to update the main branch of the Boise Library with Kevin Booe, director of the Boise Library and Beverly Harad, president of the Boise Library Foundation .

(National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress)) Writer Marc Johnson's new book, “ Political Hell-Raiser: The Life and Times of Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana ,” paints a picture of an irascible politician who supported FDR but was staunchly against intervening in WWII, until December 7, 1941. He was a pro-labor advocate who took on Montana's copper barons and was talked about as a...

(shutterstock/birdiegal) "The Talk" with your kids doesn't have to be awkward and embarrassing.  Idaho Matters  talks with a  doctor holding workshops  that teach puberty, hygiene and sexuality in a direct, honest and comfortable manner.

(Wing Luke Asian Museum, the Hatate Collection / The National Archives / Bamboo and BArbed Wire-Facebook) Bamboo and Barbed Wire  documents the stories of Japanese-Americans interned at the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Jerome County, Idaho and looks at parallels to current evetns. The film is premiering at The Egyptian Theatre and  Idaho Matters  talks with the film's director, Karen Day, and...

Gemma Gaudette 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 , Scott McIntosh of the  Idaho Press  and Bill Manny from  Idaho Public Television .

(nasa) Ceres  was discovered orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter in 1801 by Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi. Long considered a planet, the body has been relegated to a "minor planet" designation.  Dr. Margaret Landis  of the Planetary Science Institute will be lecturing on Ceres for the Boise State Physics Department's ' First Friday ' lecture series and she joins  Idaho Matters  to talk...

(ADAM COTTERELL / BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints announced on Thursday it is reversing a controversial 2015 policy that labeled church members in same sex marriages as "apostates" and barred children of same sex couples from receiving blessings and baptisms. The church's president, Dallin Oaks, reiterated that the church still considers same sex marriages...

(Boise Philharmonic/Facebook) Musicians with the  Boise Phil  voted last week to unionize  by joining the American Federation of Musicians. This is a growing trend for regional symphonies and philharmonics. We spoke with violinist Geoffery Hill and assistant concertmaster Kate Jarvis about this decision.

(Cmglee/wikimedia) Intuitive's da Vinci Robot puts Star Wars technology in the operating room. We speak with Dr. Christopher Reising and Dr. Johnny Green, a pair of  Saint Alphonsus surgeons  using robots for colorectal, gynecological and thoracic surgeries.

(Limberlost Press) The  Limberlost Review  was a literary journal that was published throughout the 1970s and 80s that collated poetry, prose and essays from writers around the Mountain West. The Review has been published sporadically since for 30 years. Rosemary and Rick Ardinger have brought back the journal with works from Nancy Takacs, Greg Keeler and Mary Clearman Blew. Rick and Rosemary join...

(Mali Lazell/Curtis Stigers) Boise-raised singer, songwriter and saxophonist  Curtis Stigers  grew up jamming with Gene Harris in the Idanha Ballroom and found fame charting singles like "I Wonder Why" and "You're All That Matters to Me." He has cut 12 albums and his work has appeared on  The Bodyguard, Dawson's Creek  and  Sons of Anarchy  soundtracks .  Stigers is playing The Egyptian April 10 a...

(facebook) Adree Edmo is a 31-year-old transgender woman serving time in an IDOC men's facility for a 2012 sexual abuse of a child under 16. She has appealed to the state to provide gender confirmation surgery while she is incarcerated. The state challenged the request and in December, a U.S. District Court ruled IDOC must provide the surgery. Last month, that ruling was  put on hold .  Idaho Matt...

(famousmotelcowboys.com) Country music legend Pinto Bennett drops his newest (and final) album this month. The Idaho native has been compared to Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie and Earnest Hemingway. Bennett joins  Idaho Matters  to talk about  The Last Saturday Night , sheep farming and old dogs.

(wikimedia) Idaho Matters  talks with Heather Brown of  Delta Dental  of Idaho about Oral Cancer Awareness Month .

(Alex Rhodes/TEDxBoise) TEDxBoise celebrates its fifth year of sharing ideas and innovation and this year's TEDx event will be held on April 20. Idaho Matters  talks with TEDx coach Nancy Buffington and 2019 speaker Gurtej Sandhu.

(facebook) Reporter Samantha Wohlfeil shares the story of Angel McGehee of Northern Idaho in the most recent edition of  The Inlander . McGehee was married at 13 and she joins  Idaho Matters  with Wohlfeil on Tuesday to share her story.

(stock) Less than 15% of Idahoans have honest end-of-life discussions with their physicians, according to a survey conducted by the  Center for the Study of Aging at Boise State University.   Idaho Matters  discusses the importance of these conversations with Kim Martz, associate professor in Boise State's School of Nursing.

(LOCALWIKI) The Boise Public Library holds an annual " Books by the Bag " sale to raise funds for the library district. Jim James and Diana Cross of the Friends of the Boise Public Library join  Idaho Matters  to discuss the event.

(CREDIT BEYOND NEON / FLICKR) Boise residents gathered last week to remember  Florence and Bob Goar , who both died after being hit by a car while crossing a downtown street in February. Two days after the vigil,  three Boise High students  were hit while walking to school. We speak with Cynthia Gibson, executive director of the  Idaho Walk Bike Alliance , and Don Kostelec, a planner with Vitruvia...

(legislature.idaho.gov) Concordia law professor  McKay Cunningham  recently had a  column published  in the Idaho Falls Post Register question the current legislature's efforts to  change the state's ballot initiative processes . Cunningham joins  Idaho Matters  on Monday to discuss his concerns.

(Post Falls Police Department) April is  National Child Abuse Prevention Month  and we discuss detecting, preventing and reporting child abuse with Molly Kaczmareck of  St. Luke's  Children at Risk Evaluation Services  (CARES) and Taryn Yates of the  Idaho Children's Trust Fund .

(Sahnish Scouts/Facebook) Lissa Yellowbird Chase  has been searching for missing and murdered Indigenous Americans since 2011. She works out of North Dakota with the  Sahnish Scouts,  a group of people dedicated to finding the missing and forgotten. Lissa was recently profiled in a collaborative piece by High Country News and the BBC and on Monday she joins  Idaho Matters  to discuss the issue of...

(Niki Forbing-Orr) Governor Little recently signed into law a bill allowing for the establishment of needle exchange programs in Idaho. These programs have demonstrated success in reducing the rate of hepatitis and HIV transmission as well as connecting caregivers with intravenous drug users. Idaho Matters discusses the implementation of such programs with Aimee Shipman, Section Manager for HIV, S...