Idaho Matters

(St. Luke's) Once a year,  Dr. Charles Washington  puts together a team and travels to Myanmar to train emergency medics in trauma treatment.  Idaho Matters  talks with the St. Luke's emergency physician about educating first responders around the world.

(yelp) Star Belly  teaches the ancient art of belly dancing and we find out how she's making the dance  accessible  to all.

(Illuminate India) Illuminate India  advocates for impoverished children in India by meeting medical and educational needs. One of their projects is  Curry for a Cause  - a night of delicious Indian food, Bollywood entertainment and auctions.

(file) 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 Melissa Davlin of  IPTV 's  Idaho Reports ,  BoiseDev 's Don Day and  KIVI -TV's Mike Sharp.

(© UNFPA Indonesia/Stenly hely Sajow) Peggy Goldwyn's family name is ubiquitous with Hollywood royalty, but the Ketchum resident's passion is working with a  UN agency  that provides solutions for problems faced by women and children around the world. The  Family of Woman Film Festival  helps educate Americans to these issues and raise funds for the UN agency. We talk with Goldwyn about her role i...

(Boise State/Facebook) Boise Broncos will  dance  for 17 straight hours to raise money for St. Luke's Children's Hospital. We talk to organizers about the dance marathon.

(protect idaho kids / twitter) Child health advocates are again attempting to pass legislation that would remove religious exemptions from children's healthcare.  Protect Idaho Kids  founder Bruce Wingate and  Immanuel Lutheran Church  Pastor Gretchen Bingea join Idaho Matters to talk about religion, children's healthcare and the Idaho Legislature.

(CALEIGH WALDMAN) Seasonal Affective Disorder is a strain of depression that shifts with the season, often spiking in the winter as sunlight and heat are reduced. Idaho Matters  looks at this topic with Optum Idaho .

(stock/file) In 2012, Idaho legalized the  salvaging of roadkill . We talk with  Fish and Game  about the rules of roadkill and a roadkill  connoisseur about how to prepare it.

(Carrie Quinney / Boise State University) Dr. Brian Hodges  has played cello around the world and currently works at Boise State as an instructor . Hodges is also the author of  Cello Secrets: Over 100 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Cellist  in which he outlines performance techniques to set the experienced cellist apart from the crowd. He will be  signing copies this Saturday at Rediscov...

(Bio-Response Solutions ) Cremation is becoming increasingly popular and an Idaho Falls funeral home has come up with a unique way to see your loved ones off.  Idaho Matters  speaks with  Wood Funeral Home  about a cremation package that breaks all the rules.

(KATHERINE JONES / IDAHO STATESMAN) Nampa officials have been battling an  infestation of crows  for years. The birds have overwhelmed the community with their noise and waste and the city has been scrambling to find a humane way of dispatching of them.  Mountain West News Bureau  correspondent  Amanda Peacher  joins  Idaho Matters  to discuss some of the solutions they have found.

(gotrtv.org) Girls on the Run  facilitates empowerment among girls of all ages through community service and physical exercise. On Wednesday's  Idaho Matters , we learn more about their activities in the  Treasure Valley .

(Treefort) Treefort  has rolled out their 2019 schedule and on Wednesday's Idaho Matters, we'll look at the Yogafort and Hackfort events.

(Idaho Staesman/RANDALL BENTON) Idaho is one of seven states  without a maternal mortality review panel  - a group of medical professionals tasked with reviewing the causes of death of pregnant women or women in childbirth. A bill before the legislature would create one and we talk with a lawmaker and a St. Al's OB/GYN about the importance of these panels.

(Heath Druzin / Boise State Public Radio) A mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 was exacerbated by the gunman's use of a  bump stock ; a device used to make a semi-automatic weapon operate as a fully automatic gun. Public outcry led to the banning of these devices, but many gun enthusiasts are still holding onto theirs.  Guns & America  correspondent Heath Druzin talks with a bump stock owner i...

(Ethan Webber/BSPR) Reports that  counterfeit car seats  are circulating for sale on the internet have child safety advocates concerned these cheap knock-offs could pose a serious threat in the event of a car accident.  Idaho Matters  looks at the importance of sourcing and installing your car seat correctly.

(Suyash.dwivedi / wikimedia) Dental cavities can spread from one person to another and on Tuesday's  Idaho Matters , we talk about proper dental care with Delta Dental of Idaho.

(Credit Matt Guilhem / Boise State Public Radio) St. Luke's  President and CEO,  Dr. David Pate , joins  Idaho Matters  to talk about the impact Medicaid expansion could have on community health and the healthcare industry.

(dailyasianage.com) Idaho a llows children under 16 to marry with a parental waiver and many fear this could cause the state to become a destination for human trafficking. State Representative Melissa Wintrow (D-Boise) would like to see an end to marriages to girls under 18.

(Idaho State Police) Last month, Idaho State Police busted a truck carrying nearly 7,000 pounds of industrial hemp. Federal regulators recognize hemp as a legal crop; Idaho places the multi-use crop in the same category as marijuana. Hemp does not contain THC, the psychoactive agent found in marijuana. This has created a standoff between hemp cultivator, Big Sky Scientific, and Idaho officials.

(Olivia Weitz) Olivia Weitz joins Idaho Matters to share the latest installment of Expressive Idaho . This month, Weitz visits a master of traditional Iranian  drumming .

Host Gemma Gaudette leads a round table discussion of the week's headlines with the region's top journalists. This week  Idaho Matters  speaks with  Idaho Education News  reporter Kevin Richert,  Associated Press-Idaho's  Rebecca Boone and  Boise State Public Radio  legislative correspondent  James Dawson .

(macfound.org) Moscow native Samuel Hunter has been incorporating intimate Idaho settings into his plays for nearly a decade. His work has been produced Off-Broadway and he's been the recipient of multiple theater awards and a  MacArthur Genius Grant . His latest works are a pair of plays with intertwining plot lines that imagine the lives of the descendants of  Lewis  and  Clark . The performance...

(facebook) The  Rotary Club of Boise  will be spilling suds at the  Firkin Frolic Beer Fest  next Thursday on the Basque Block. The event will feature small-cask firkin beer as well as an assortment of other local brews and chews. We check in with the Rotary to talk about this Boise tradition.