Idaho Matters

(Inland360.com) The Idaho Horror Film Festival  is coming to Boise for its fifth year of terrifying attendees and connecting developing filmmakers. In addition to screenings, the four-day festival will feature workshops and presentations to help Idaho filmmakers cultivate industry connections and hone their skills.  Idaho Matters  speaks with a festival organizer and a filmmaker about what makes h...

(Olivia Weitz) It’s hard to learn how to form silver and engrave it from a YouTube video. Mastering the ins-and-outs of being a silversmith requires learning from someone in person.  Expressive Idaho 's Olivia Weitz visits an apprentice silversmith in Twin Falls to learn about this Western tradition.

(cpb.org) Patricia Harrison , president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, was a keynote speaker at September's Women and Leadership conference in Boise.  She joined Boise State Public Radio to discuss the evolving role of women in business and what the future holds for public broadcasting.

(SWI-MA) The  Made Here! Expo  highlights products manufactured in Idaho and connects companies with skilled job seekers in an effort to grow Idaho's economy and job market. The two-day event, organized by the Southwest Idaho Manufacturers' Alliance, will highlight 21st century manufacturing that includes computer technology, drone development, robotics and other STEM-driven corners of industry. ...

(ROBERTO MOLAR CANDANOSA AND SCOTT SHEPPARD, COURTESY OF CARNEGIE INSTITUTION FOR SCIENCE) Scientist have found a ' goblin planet ' - a dwarf planet 2.5 times as far from the sun as Pluto. Far enough that one solar orbit takes 40,000 years to complete.  Idaho Matters  visits the tiny planet with University of Oklahoma assistant professor Nathan Kaib.

Life's Kitchen  offers an opportunity for at-risk youths in the Treasure Valley to develop independence and self-sufficiency by teaching culinary skills, offering mentorship programs and internship and job placement. The organization is celebrating its 15th year and on Tuesday,  Idaho Matters  will be joined by the Treasure Valley nonprofit's executive director and a graduate of the program.

(r/Boise/Reddit) Research from the  Climate Impact Lab  shows that in the next 20 years, the number of days below freezing at major ski resorts could drop by weeks or months. Climate change is having a visible impact on the nation's winter sports industry and here in Idaho that translates to serious money and jobs.  Idaho Matters  looks at the effects of climate change on area ski resorts and the...

(Becky Smith/trailingofthesheep.org) Domesticated sheep were brought to Southwest Idaho in the 1860's and helped support the state's economy as mining began to drop off in the late 19th century. The industry attracted herders from all over the globe and helped develop the fabric of Idaho's diverse population. In 1997, an event was created to celebrate the legacy of sheepherding in Idaho and from O...

(Adam Gidwitz/Twitter)    The Basque Dragon  is Newbery Honor winning author Adam Gidwitz's newest book in his  Unicorn Rescue Society  series. It is a tale of fantasy that takes the main characters on a cross-Atlantic adventure to Basque Country in search of a missing dragon. Gidwitz will be  appearing at Rediscovered Books  on October 13 and he joins  Idaho Matters  on Monday to talk about what...

(Boise State Public Radio) Meridian Police Officer Ray Ellis and West Ada School District Resource Officer Shannon Garza have put together a program to help teach students the importance of establishing physical boundaries and respecting body autonomy. They will join  Idaho Matters  to talk about why this is an important topic today and why children should learn about it from a young age.

(Chadd Cripe/Idaho Statesman) Dan and Farris, The Wilks Brothers, are Texas siblings who made their fortune in hydraulic fracking. Around 2008, they began purchasing huge tracts of land around Idaho and  closing off   access to traditional hunting, fishing and recreation grounds to the public. On Monday's  Idaho Matters , we'll discuss the impact this is having on local outdoor recreation and what...

(City Of Boise) Boise will join nearly 60 cities on Monday, October 8, to celebrate  Indigenous Peoples' Day.  The observance will acknowledge the presence and contributions of Native American, Indigenous, and First Nations people of Boise. We'll speak with an Idahoan who successfully lobbied Mayor David Bieter to replace Columbus Day with this long-awaited observance.

(NASA-JPL) The  HiRISE  - High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment - is orbiting Mars, taking images of the planet's surface. Nicole Baugh, Uplink Planning Lead on the HiRISE project will be discussing her work as part of the 'First Friday' lecture series  hosted by Boise State's Department of Physics . Baugh joins  Idaho Matters  to talk about taking pictures of the Red Planet.

(WSIU)  Guest host Matt Guilhem leads a round table discussion of the week's headlines with the region's top journalists. This week we are joined by Mike Sharp from  KIVI-TV  and Melissa Davlin and Seth Ogilvie of IdahoPTV's Idaho Reports.

(youtube) Boise is anticipating a new main library branch and has hired internationally renowned architect Moshie Safdie to design it. BoiseDev's Don Day has uncovered some  questionable expenditures  by the city on Safdie and his associates. Day joins Idaho Matters to discuss his findings.

(Paulette Jordan Campaign / Wikipedia) We check in with the Boise State Public Radio newsroom for profiles of Idaho gubernatorial candidates Paulette Jordan and Brad Little.

(stock) Healthcare professionals are now becoming aware of the health implications of loneliness.  A Bend, Oregon doctor has developed Friendometry, a website to help kids make friends and he'll tell us about the juxtaposition of technology and social interaction.

(Darin Oswald doswald@idahostatesman.com) Five Treasure Valley mayors met on Wednesday to discuss growth in the region. The forum was organized by the Idaho Statesman and Boise State Public Radio and it allowed Nampa's Debbie Kling, Boise's David Bieter, Meridian's Tammy de Weerd, Garden City's John Evans and Eagle's Stan Ridgeway to address the issues of housing, transportation and development. I...

(ACCESA LA MENTE E LEGGERO IL CUORE) Four early poems and an essay disappeared from poet Anne Sexton's oeuvre of work. They have been recently re-discovered and will be published this month in  Fugue  magazine.  Idaho Matters  speaks with the two poetry hunters who found the works.

(FRANKIE BARNHILL / BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO) Boise State Public Radio's  Wanna Know Idaho  answers the questions you have about our state. Host Frankie Barnhill joins  Idaho Matters  to explain Idaho's high gas prices.

(Flickr user Loco Steve) Congress failed to renew the Land Water Conservation Fund and the federal program that has provided funds to aid land and water conservation since 1965 has expired.  Idaho Matters  looks at the impact on Idaho's landscape.

(INCIWEB)  The  Northwest Climate Conference  and  Idaho Public Television  are  presenting  founding director of the  Risky Business Project , Kate Gordon, to discuss the impact of climate change in Idaho and the economic benefits of combating global warming. Gordon joins  Idaho Matters  with Todd Haynes, renewable energy project manager with  POWER Engineers  to discuss the ins and outs of clima...

(Olivia Weitz) Salmon resident Jeff Minor loves leather. Specifically, he enjoys crafting rawhide into thin, braid-able strips he uses to make bolo ties, hatbands and all kinds of cowboy gear. Olivia Weitz traveled upstate to meet Minor for Boise State Public Radio's Expressive Idaho series and she joins Idaho Matters to tell us about this Western tradition.

(boise state public radio) The second season of Boise State Public Radio's You Know The Place is under way and hosts Lacey Daley and Joel Wayne join Idaho Matters to talk about vaping, nudity and some of the unique locales in the Gem State.

(IPGP/Labex UnivEarthS/University Paris Diderot – C. Epitalon and S. Rodriguez) Using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, University of Idaho physics professor Jason Barnes is able to predict the weather on Saturn's moon, Titan . The forecast? Dust storms. Idaho Matters speaks with Professor Barnes about this discovery and what it means for future exploration.