The Ranch Podcast

Chairman Mason is the Chairman for the Shoshone Paiute Tribe that occupies the Duck Valley reservation in Idaho and Nevada. It is the only tribe in the state of Idaho that does not have a gaming operation, and as such it has very, very few resources to draw from to provide opportunity for its tribal members. Chairman Mason came in to speak on some of the challenges and issues the tribe is facing,...

Jim Walker is a current Trustee of the Greater Boise Auditorium District and is running for re-election on May 20th. The Auditorium District is charged with using funds drawn from places like our hospitality industry and investing them into the community to improve the quality and value of our surrounding areas. Recent projects include the Boise Center and Idaho Central Aquatic Center. Enjoy! The...

Danielle Trujillo is the Executive Director of the Andrus Center for Public Policy and came in to speak about this iconic Idaho figure and his three primary pillars of consideration. There are a few figures from recent history that have truly shaped the Idaho that we all love and enjoy today, and I’m thankful that Danielle is willing to come in and start educating me about Cecil Andrus. Enjoy! The...

Rachel Moorhouse is running for the Ada County Library District on May 20th and came in to speak about why she is running. She is a multigenerational Idahoan and has raised several children here and hopes to help maintain the communities high quality of life. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused med...

Luci Willits is on the Boise City Council and was the only opposing vote in the recent decision to make the LGBTQ flag into an official city flag. She made this decision for a number of reasons, and I’m very thankful that she was willing to come in and chat about her thought process. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to un...

Suzette Moore is running for the Ada County Library District on May 20th and came in to speak about why she is running. Book moderation, library funding, and library relevance were topics we covered. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  www.theRanchPodcast.org The Ranch Podcast is the premie...

Dustin Miller is the Director of the Idaho Dept. of Lands and came in to speak about the upcoming fire season, the partnerships that we rely on to fight them, and federal policy that he feels will help Idaho fight fires and manage lands and industry. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  www....

Luke Malek is an attorney with Smith + Malek and has worked alongside the medical field in and out Idaho for years. He is intimately aware of the issues Idaho is facing with attracting doctors, many of which are centered around the needs of all families and not medicine, like housing affordability, public safety, and public schools. Idaho has very few medical education and residency options, so we...

Mike Hon is running to be elected a Trustee of the Meridian Library Board on May 20th. We spoke at length about his concerns with the district, specifically fiscal responsibility and content moderation. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  www.theRanchPodcast.org The Ranch Podcast is the pre...

Jeff Kohler is an existing Meridian Library Board Trustee and running for re-election on May 20th. We spoke at length about the various programs, offerings, and struggles of the Meridian library system and what Jeff sees for the future. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  www.theRanchPodcas...

Chief Allen is the Chairman of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and came in to speak about the enormous difference between his life as a young person before Indian casinos in Idaho and what his tribe and youth are experiencing now having built a casino. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is working with Shoshone-Paiute on the Duck Valley Reservation to build its first casino to bring the level of prosperity and hope...

Garrett Castle is running for the Meridian Library District Trustee position on the May 20th ballot. He is incredibly enthusiastic about our library systems and sees great value across generations for its continued preservation and use, and he wants to be part of the trustee board that continues to care for this system. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-prof...

Phil Reynolds is a Meridian resident running for the Meridian Library District Board. We spoke at length about ways he thinks the libraries can evolve and maintain value as well as things he’s worried about with the content of the libraries. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  www.theRanchP...

Travis Worwood is a candidate for the Ada County Library District Board. Aside from the many individual city library districts, Ada County has four additional libraries that it operates. Travis is a medical professional and came in to speak about the issues surrounding the system, the value he sees for the county, and he personally gets, and why he is running for a board seat. Enjoy! The Ranch Pod...

Dr. Jeff Carlson is a seasoned Ed. Tech leader and came in to speak about the integration and future of tech in the Idaho education system. There are many problems emerging in this field, most notably recently with AI, but there are other more basic questions about value and even funding. Many of the 1-1 tech systems were purchased during the 2020 pandemic using one time funding, and now many scho...

Gretchen Hyde is the Executive Director of the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission and works closely across industries to promote, sustain, and educate all about the fundamental necessity of rangeland in Idaho. Our ranching industry benefits Idahoans in so many ways, not the least of which is fire mitigation and land management. Grazing operations often engage areas of land not habitable by basic...

Brian Jagger is the founder of GuardRailz AI, an AI system integrated into several university systems as well as high schools throughout the country. President Trump recently passed an executive order that emphasizes integration of AI in classrooms down to kindergarten, and Brian came in to talk about what different types of integration and utilization might look like from our earliest learners an...

Celeste Bolin is the Executive Director of One Stone High School. There is a new type of conversation emerging in the United States and especially Idaho around education and relevance to life. One Stone is going after this exact issue and constantly asking the question, how are we providing relevant information around the students goals and their future life in society? I hope this is the first of...

Dan Meyer is the CSA Farmer for the Dry Creek Ranch community and also runs a weekly open market. He came into farming after his college education and came in to speak on the difficulties and considerations with operating a smaller, non-industrialized farm program. Our food system is incredibly complex, and I love speaking with Dan about the different problems and solutions that he confronts as he...

Kevin Bailey is a VP of Impact and the Idaho Nonprofit Center. He came in to speak about the nature of Idaho nonprofits and help me see the incredible reliance we all have on the robust nonprofit offerings in this incredible state. Whether you were born in a nonprofit hospital, educated or cared for in your early years by a nonprofit, learned financial literacy at a nonprofit, or even comforted in...

JohnathanBaldauf is a BSU graduate and local attorney. He has a deep love and appreciation for the written word and the libraries that support education, youth, and our communities. He’s running for the Ada County Library District Board and came in to speak about issues near and dear to him. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committ...

Dr. Perry Brown is an Idaho Pediatrician and heads a pediatric residency in the Treasure Valley. He is also engaged daily with recruiting more medical professionals in a wide array specialties. Hearing the direct feedback from doctors who are rejecting Idaho as an option was sobering to say the least. The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization comm...

Ted Hill is the District 14 Representative for Idaho and focused on many things regarding Idaho’s security. Strategic seed supply, foreign ownership of our farm lands, power security and more are things he’s been working on for years. He is also a champion for many who feel our community has become too reflective of culture war issues, like flags and pronouns. He is also a lifelong Idahoan and a T...

Susan Buxton is the Director of Parks and Recreation for the state of Idaho. She has an incredible love for the outdoors and the preservation of Idaho's wildlife FOR people, as opposed to preserving it from people. She is not only a wealth of knowledge about Idaho’s offerings, but she also deeply understands the need for engagement, preservation, and citizen appreciation in our natural system...

Callie Zamzow is a member of the legendary Zamzow family and has a love for finished compost like I’ve never seen (like, for real). She very kindly came in to explain how and why over use of chemicals on lawns destroys the very biological systems in place that actually produce better looking lawns. We hit dethatching, aerating, feeding, watering, and more than anything, soil health. I always enjoy...