Radio Boise Podcast

What does it mean to build a truly "good" business? This week on Radio Boise, we sit down with a man who has spent nearly 30 years answering that exact question. Dave Krick is a Boise community powerhouse. As the founding partner of the Just Eat Local restaurant group, Dave redefined downtown dining by putting local farms and sustainability at the center of the plate at Bittercreek Alehouse, Red F...

Caitlin Copple is a former journalist and the Founder of Full Swing Public Relations, an Idaho-based, women- and LGBTQ-owned agency. Full Swing helps underrecognized leaders, diverse founders, and professional services scale their visibility and impact. Caitlin’s work has elevated stories that have won major elections, passed state legislation, and landed clients in CNN, Forbes, Fast Company, TIME...

Hosted by Esteban Anastasio. The beyond-our-controlness of this episode comes to you courtesy of Karlheinz Stockhausen, experimental composer, tutor to Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay of CAN, and classical electronic pioneer. This is his composition called Momente, which he described as "practically an opera of Mother Earth surrounded by her chicks." Chirping or clucking, please enjoy.

Hosted by Ken Rodgers and Rebecca Evans. Michael Archer is the author of several books, including A Patch of Ground: Khe Sanh Remembered; The Long Goodbye: Khe Sanh Revisited; and The Gunpowder Prince: How Marine Corps Captain Mirza Munir Baig Saved Khe Sanh. He has also published two books about his adoptive state of Nevada, A Man of His Word: The Life & Times of Nevada’s Senator William J. Raggi...

Greg Hampikian is known for a lot of things — my radio show co-host, founder of the Idaho Innocence Project, public speaker, and “American biologist,” according to Wikipedia. But in this week’s episode of Radio Boise’s Do Good Conversation, we dive into a side of Greg most people have never heard about: his unexpected history as a sewer connoisseur of sorts. Tune in to hear how one very obscure fa...

I don’t know if Greg and I are just getting good at this whole radio interview thing, or if Jared was just an absolute joy to talk to, but this interview was a blast! Jared is the co-founder of Boise Rock School. After spending an hour with him, it became clear why he's the co-founder of Boise Rock School. We discussed everything from finding rhythm in everyday life to why kids are more likely to...

One of my favorite people joined us on our Radio Boise Do Good Conversations show — Rebecca Weeks, the Education and Outreach Manager of the Ada County Landfill. Her enthusiasm for what she does is absolutely contagious, and the work she does is incredibly vital! Diverting waste from a landfill is no easy task, but Rebecca is exactly the right person to lead the charge. In our conversation, we dis...

The Treasure Valley Community Garden Cooperative was founded as a grassroots response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and has since connected dozens of community gardens across the region. Through resource sharing, collaboration, and community building, the cooperative works to increase food access and help people connect with local gardens. We sat down with founder Mary K to discuss shared leade...

This week’s Do Good Conversation on Radio Boise was packed with practical, real-world guidance for business owners trying to stay out of legal hot water without losing their sanity in the process. Guest Pam Howland, founder of Idaho Employment Lawyers, broke down the issues that quietly trip up even well-intentioned workplaces—think workplace relationships, social media boundaries, ADA considerati...

Talia Spencer of Duft Watterson joined us at Radio Boise a few weeks back to talk to us about one of our favorite topics: 1% for the Planet Companies. Not all businesses are created equal, and spotting the 1% for the Planet logo is our cue to lean in. Talia gave us a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to build an innovative business that doesn't just do good on the side — it's baked right int...

Ron Abramovich was Idaho’s state hydrologist for over 30 years — long enough to understand a great deal, and long enough to know how much we still don’t know. Even in retirement, he keeps a close eye on Idaho’s water resources: snowpack, streamflows, and the larger weather patterns that shape both our local conditions and the global climate. In this conversation, we wandered from Idaho’s recent we...

Hosted by Esteban Anastasio, who hosts Alan Licht, with his titular piece, a hearing test mix for 12 string guitar. Followed by Steve Reich, Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards performed by the San Francisco Orchestra.

Rourke O'Brien is the President of Boise Nice, a local group created in 2021 to identify, preserve, and enhance those things that make living and working in Boise so special.

Hosted by Esteban Anastasio. Rock, psyche, cosmic reigns with Acid Mother's Temple with Minstrel in the Galaxy, then closing it out with the title piece, by Morte Macabre. Spooky and cosmic. Enjoy.

Barbara Live From KRBX Treefort 2026 by Radio Boise

Hosted by Ken Rodgers and Rebecca Evans. Liz Lazarus graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology with an engineering degree and from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management with an MBA. She went on to lead a successful career as an executive at General Electric’s Healthcare division. Later, she joined a leading consulting firm as Managing Director and is currently Head of Opera...

The season of stories inspired by the emoji Winking Eye with Tongue Out continues with stories by Mark Johnson and three storytellers, only one of whom is who the story happened to, with the audience guessing who it is. Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger. Enjoy.

🎬✨ Adrienne Evans from United Vision (@uvidaho )for Idaho is back on Elementary Watson this Tuesday for an important conversation about democracy, dialogue, and the power of connection in divided times. 🇺🇸💬 Join Dr. Jo-Ellen Watson and special guest co-host Wayne Birt, Program Director of @radioboise, as they welcome returning guest Adrienne Evans, Executive Director of United Vision for Idaho....

🛑✨ Boundaries: The Key to Healthy Relationships ✨🛑 Do you ever find yourself saying “yes” when you really want to say “no”? 🤔 Do you struggle to protect your time, energy, or peace of mind? This week on Elementary Watson, Dr. Jo-Ellen Watson and Sheepdog explore the importance of healthy boundaries and why they are essential for strong relationships, personal well-being, and living your best...

🧠💙 Last time on Elementary Watson, we explored the family roles we learn growing up and how they can influence our lives as adults. The response was so overwhelming that we're continuing the conversation. Have you ever wondered why you're always the caretaker, the peacekeeper, the achiever, or the one who feels responsible for everyone else's happiness? 🤔💭 This week, Dr. Jo-Ellen Watson and Sh...

🧠💬 Why do so many of us struggle to say no, avoid conflict, or end up carrying everyone else’s emotional load? Sometimes the roles we play as adults started long before we even realized it. 💭👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 This week on Elementary Watson, Dr. Jo-Ellen Watson and Sheepdog explore how family dynamics shape the way we relate to others—and ourselves. 🌱✨ We’ll talk about: • Why people pleasing becomes...

🌿 May is Mental Health Month 🌿 What if improving your mental health didn’t require a complete life overhaul — but instead just a few small, consistent, intentional choices? 💛 This week on Elementary Watson, Dr. Jo-Ellen Watson and Sheepdog are talking about 30 simple actions that can support your mental well-being. 🧠✨ Things like: 🌞 Getting outside 💬 Reaching out to someone 🛑 Setting healt...

🎙️✨ Communication Matters Meets Elementary Watson! ✨🎙️ This week on Elementary Watson, we’re crossing the studio lines for a special Radio Boise crossover episode with Brian and Shauna Smith, the hosts of Communication Matters! 💬❤️ Brian, a mental health counselor, and Shauna, a speech-language pathologist, have built Communication Matters around exploring communication, relationships, and the...

💎📻 It’s Radiothon Week at Radio Boise—and we’re celebrating 15 years of community, connection, and independent radio! 🎉✨ This week on Elementary Watson, we’re honored to welcome Lorraine Draper, sharing the mission behind Light the Night for Hope—a powerful event focused on suicide prevention and mental health awareness. 🕯️💜 Radiothon is more than a fundraiser—it’s what keeps these vital conv...

Hosted by Rebecca Evans and Ken Rodgers. Aaron Shurin is the author of fourteen books of poetry and prose. He has been a central member of the San Francisco Bay Area writing community for half a century, having taught a generation of poets at universities throughout the city. A graduate himself of the storied Poetics Program at the New College of California, he is a professor emeritus and former d...