Radio Boise Podcast

Welcome to the first episode of The Big Tent. This weekly public affairs show will bring in local, national, and international guests to discuss a variety of topics, with specific focus on issues facing the state of Idaho. On this episode, Justin, Jen, and Corey introduce Boise State University's School of Public Service, what they do, and review the Idaho survey research on public opinion. Aired...

Gary Machlis speaks on the state of conservation in America in an April 2018 lecture sponsored by the Andrus Center at Boise State University and the Idaho Environmental Forum.

This a special, 1-hour long Radiothon episode of The Big Tent! Justin, Jen, and Corey sit down with Ron Pisaneschi, general manager of Idaho Public Television. Aside from extolling the value of public media in both radio and film formats, topics include the debate season leading up to the May primary, the new show "Idaho Experience" airing on IPTV, Facebook, the loss of privacy and alienating effe...

This week, Justin and Jen meet with Janie Burns, former president, and Tamara Cameron, marketing and developing manager of the Boise Farmers Market. Aired April 05, 2018.

This week's episode has Jen and Corey talking with Dr. Jillian Moroney from the School of Public Service. Topics include water rights in an age of climate change, water policy and the change in land use in the Treasure Valley, and Facebook. Aired March 29, 2018.

Building a Greener Idaho contributor Austin Hopkins spoke with Cynthia Gibson and Bob Anthony from the Idaho Walk Bike Alliance and the work they do around the state to help create safe routes to school, bring more funding to walking and biking infrastructure, and bringing their diverse constituents together for the annual Idaho Walk Bike Summit in Boise May 16-18th 2018.

This week's guest is Anne Helen Petersen, journalist with Buzzfeed. Topics include Idaho politics past and present and coverage of the 2018 gubernatorial primary. Aired March 15, 2018.

The Big Tent's guest this week is Bill Manny,managing editor of the Idaho Statesman. Topics this week include free speech, civility and politics, and the musical Hamilton. Aired March 03, 2018.

Aired April 12, 2018

IEF discussion from Spring 2018, with Jerome Mapp, Doug Fowler and Brandi Wilson, discussing land use planning, planned urban developments and the importance of civic engagement strategies.

Canadian Consul General in Seattle, Brandon Lee, sits down with us during Treefort 2018 to talk about the Canadian perspective on the long-term and immediate political, economic and cultural connections between Canada, Idaho and the Pacific Northwest region.

The Big Tent, Radio Boise's program for politics, viewpoints reaching across the aisle and policy discussion, talks with Philip Thompson, Executive Director of Idaho's Black History Museum. Co-hosted by Justin Vaughn, Corey Cook and Jen Schneider. Aired on February 22, 2018.

On this episode of Stray Theatre, we feature an abridged version from our Couch Surfer Series that took place January 2018 with Poet Josh Booten, Musician Nick Delffs and Moderator Tom Michael of Boise State Public Radio in the Radio Boise studios before a live audience.

In this episode of the Voices Project Broadcast we hear from tradition bearers---folk artists, cultural heirs, preservationists and more---as we explore folklife in Boise. These pieces were produced in a workshop held in the fall of 2017. This project was in partnership with the Idaho Commission on the Arts' Folk Arts Program with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

In November 2017 a diverse coalition of industry leaders, environmental groups and universities hosted the Idaho Climate Summit: Safeguarding Idaho’s Economy in a Changing Climate. While conversations about climate change in Idaho have been happening within various sectors and constituencies for quite some time, the summit was the first successful attempt to bring together a wide array of business...

Light pollution limits 80% of Americans from seeing the Milky Way at night. Light pollution disorients turtles trying to see the glare of the moonlight as an indicator of water. The blue/white colors we use in lights disrupt our production of melatonin and therefore our sleep cycle. But its not all bad news. In the face of the challenges caused by light pollution, a partnership between communities...

Donovan Rypkema shares quantitative insights into the economic Impacts of Historic preservation

BAGI: Idaho Environmental Forum - Boise River Spring 2017 Floods by Radio Boise

Human activity has moved mass amounts of carbon stored within the earth and released it into the atmosphere. Let's face it, we've burned a lot of fossil fuels. Millions of years of stored carbon in the span of the 200 years. As we begin to feel the effects of this drastic change to the earth's systems in the form of warming, severe weather, ice retreat and other symptoms, its natural to wonder how...

Have you ever wondered why habits are hard to change? Are you curious about the best ways to facilitate change and foster sustainability in your community? Professors Christie Manning and Elise Amel have dedicated much of their careers to answering questions like these, and many more, in their mission to understand the psychology of sustainability. Listen to our conversation to find out why “there...

A conversation Dr. Amanda Ashley of Boise State University and Alisha Pena of the City of Austin, discussion how decision makers and thought leaders in Boise can learn from Austin about how to integrate art and culture in municipal plan making and execution

In this episode hear stories about people taking creative leaps into unfamiliar territory. Also included are vox pops from Radio Boise's July podcasting workshop. Photo by Groove Press: bit.ly/2uZyFVP

The City of Boise has a Cultural Master Plan. What is that? Why does it matter? Tune in to find out!

The City of Boise has a Cultural Master Plan. What is that? Why does it matter? Tune in to find out!

Discussing traffic congestion, and what can be done about it, with representatives of the Ada County Highway District (ACHD), the Idaho Department of Transportation (ITD) and the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS)