The Ranch Podcast

David Ripley is the executive director of Idaho Chooses Life, a prominent pro-life group in Idaho. In the wake of the JAMA report that showed a continued decrease of licensed OB/GYNs in Idaho, David kindly agreed to come in to discuss options for improving healthcare access for the women of Idaho. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization c...

Dr. Parker Fillmore is a physician living in the Treasure Valley that came into a lawsuit with one of the major medical systems in the area. This resulted in Parker not practicing in the Treasure Valley and instead being forced to live here but offer his skills elsewhere. We talked extensively about some of the realities of the physician shortage in Idaho and how the medical systems are leaning mo...

Justin Buchholz is a long time Nampa resident and is running for Mayor. He is passionate about Nampa, the culture, the growth, and the direction the city is going. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the T...

Richard McPherson is a world leading authority on Nuclear Technology. In Episode 11 of the American Nuclear series, we discuss US Grid vulnerabilities and why nuclear is the right answer for so many of the existing and incredibly dangerous problems. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The R...

Lynn Bradescu is a long time Boise resident and is running for City Council. She is passionate about the preservation of Boise and the proper management of funds and direction of the city. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews...

Scott Tilmant is a longtime Caldwell resident and running for City Council. He already serves in many capacities in the community and wants to continue his help within the city administration. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interv...

Jeff Wood is a longtime Star resident and is running for City Council. He passionately serves his community in a myriad of ways, ranging from chaplain for law enforcement all the way to Santa Claus on a horse. He now wants to bring that care and attention to the city council. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased,...

Debbie Skaug is a long time Nampa resident and is running for City Council. She is passionate about the preservation of the Nampa culture and community and wants to bring her experience and knowledge to civil service. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier sour...

Robert Gillis is a resident of Eagle and running for City Council. He comes from an extensive background of civil service in law enforcement and wants to continue serving his community on the local city level. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for l...

Lauren Necochea is the leader of the Idaho Democratic Party and came in to talk about budgeting. Idaho finds itself in a precarious position having cut roughly 450 million dollars in taxes during the 2025 legislative session but now is having to pull back on budgets for most things, including education. Lauren came in to discuss how and why she feels we’re in this position. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcas...

Chuck Stadick is a two term Caldwell City Council member and is running for re-election. His roots in Idaho service and business go deep, and he wants to continue serving his community. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews an...

Teresa Jorgensen is a current member of the Garden City City Council and is running for re-election. She is passionate about maintaining and improving the quality of life in Garden City and is working to continue improving the business atmosphere as well. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. ...

Kala Golden is a world recognized authority on cloud seeding and was instrumental in engaging the initial programs and research developed in Idaho. She has traveled across the world educating people on the science and functionality of the programs, and she kindly agreed to come on to continue helping people understand what cloud seeding is and is not. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth...

Wendy Rhodes is a Nampa resident and running for City Council. She is passionate about economic development and serving her community. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great stat...

Robert Wagner is the President of Idaho State University and came on to discuss the value of higher education in Idaho. There has been a question about the value proposition of higher education in recent years for the average Idahoan who pays taxes into the system. Robert came on to begin the conversation of explaining how and why having a quality, attainable, publicly funded university system in...

Brad Doty is a current Caldwell City Council member and is running for Mayor. Brad has worked in his professional career in law enforcement and has a passion for service in Caldwell. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and i...

Richard McPherson is a world leading authority on Nuclear Technology. In Episode 10 of the American Nuclear series, we discuss who is betting on American Nuclear to address the issues we face. A few states have signaled that they’re going into nuclear hard. It’s important to understand what they’re doing and why it’s going to make a difference. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Med...

Andrea Graf is the president of the CanAda Republican Women’s Club and came on to talk about conservative women in contemporary Idaho politics. We hit on a myriad of issues, but one of the largest things we touched on was participation and primary elections. This is an Idaho issue, and the CanAda Republican women want to help. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a n...

Bruce Wise is a Star resident and running for City Council. He is passionate about volunteerism and serving his community and feels he has much to offer to the city council. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and informatio...

Diana Register is a current Caldwell City Council member and is running for re-election. She feels strongly about citizen representation and wants to continue giving back to the community. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews...

Angie Redford is a member of the West Ada School Board running for re-election. We spoke at length about the state of the district and what she sees as high and low points. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information...

Sydney Anderson is a member of Idaho Rivers United and came in to speak about her hesitations with the CuMo mine in Idaho. She is concerned about many aspects of it, but in particular she is worried about water contamination from waste storage of toxic and deadly materials that will be unearthed as a result of the mining. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-pr...

Molly Lenty is a Garden City resident and is running for Mayor. She brings an extensive background of civic engagement and professional experience and wants to apply that to public service in Garden City. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long f...

Dr. Peter Abraham is a board-certified family practice physician in Boise and works extensively with people suffering from allergies. I recently had a classic experience of going overseas and, in spite of my gluten intolerance here in Boise, I was able to eat all manner of bread products. I invited Dr. Abraham on the show to talk about why this was the case and what he does to help people resolve...

Kristina Glascock is the Twin Falls County Clerk and came in to speak on realities of Idaho elections. There are many concerns that people should have regarding the safety and accuracy of our elections, and Kristina kindly knocked them down like they were going out of style. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, I...