The Ranch Podcast

Mike Miraglia is a former human trafficking detective in Boise. He has worked several exhaustive, difficult human trafficking cases and has incredible insight into the nature and origins of these cases, especially how they relate to social media platforms that children use everyday. If you are concerned at all about what may be happening to your kids online, this is an important conversation to co...

Alexis Morgan is the state PTA president. She traveled just under 2,000 miles throughout the state of Idaho over the summer to hear from parents about what is happening in both our rural and urban districts. Beyond some of the more popular, buzz topics, parents and schools in the state are concerned about some very specific things. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format int...

Susie Keller is the CEO of the Idaho Medical Association, a group representing the medical professionals and their interests in the state of Idaho. She was tasked with working with legislators to produce functional legislation that both affirmed our state's laws as well as tolerable working environments that would attract and retain those who supply women's reproductive care to Idaho&apo...

Brandy Furiani is the executive director of the Eagle Chamber of Commerce. There are so many awesome new restaurants and treats coming to the area, and she's back to tell us all about them! Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s als...

Greg Casey is the former Sergeant at Arms for the United States Senate, a life long Republican, and staunch supporter of Prop 1. He feels that the partisanship nature of our current system is deteriorating our democracy, and he also sees the direction and power of the Republican party as a danger to all Idaho. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and informatio...

Michael Stowell is the Chief of Canyon County Paramedics. The Ambulance district is seeking a levy override to continue to fund the ambulance and paramedic operations in the county. Without the levy override, Canyon County will still receive emergency services, but they will be at a reduced rate across the board. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and informa...

Nurse Kelli Rich is the founder of the Save My Family program that aims to educate parents and young people alike about the risks and horrible damage coming from social media. Her program is delivered in many areas and is scheduled to be presented throughout West Ada School District in the 2024-2025 school year. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and informat...

Trent Tripple is the Ada County Clerk and has compiled the most complete analysis of voting records (all anonymous, of course) and voting habits for Ada County to date. He brought in the compiled data, and we not only looked over that but also checked out the ballot verifier for the county, which allows anyone to audit the votes of the entire county, all 240,000 of them. The amazing thing, as you&...

Joe Anderson is the founder of Back the Blue organization, which aims to boost and support law enforcement through service work, rallies, and volunteerism. His efforts over the last decade have been unwavering, awe inspiring, and instructive. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is...

Kate Wilson started the Foster & Heart organization that focuses on helping foster youth with sibling groups in SW Idaho. They have been working with the Department of Health and Welfare and community groups to bring not just a home but the right home to children in need. The nuts and bolts of how she got the organization off the ground in the midst covid and chaos was so cool. Enjoy! The Ranc...

Trevor Chadwick is the mayor of Star, Idaho, and has worked non-stop to work with the community and developers to manage the unprecedented growth of Star. Considering that the town has almost doubled in size in the last 4 years and the restraints of budget growth imposed by the state, it's very cool to see what he and the city are doing. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long...

Hyrum Erickson is a Republican Precinct Committeeman in district 34 and an avid supporter of Prop 1, Idaho’s Open Primary and Rank Choice Voting initiative. He feels deeply that the majority of Idaho’s voting public not only is shut out of all elections of any real consequence, but also that almost 90% of voters in Idaho are of no consequence to those running for public office and are therefore ne...

Chief Zachary Hessing is the Star Chief of Police. Throughout his time at the helm, Star has been able to increase proactive police activity and decrease reactive police calls, making Star a safer community for all. He has also been able to do this over a period of time where Star has just about doubled in population. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and in...

Rod Beck is one of three Ada County Commissioners and also the original driving force for closed primaries in the state of Idaho. Idaho had open primaries until 2012, at which point we went to a closed primary system. He is also not a fan of Rank Choice Voting as he sees several potential problems with voter education and implementation. Rod appeared on the show representing just his personal posi...

Travis Clyde is the chairman of the Idaho Majority Club and has spearheaded the effort to bring Riley Gaines, the NCAA champion swimmer who had to famously swim against transgender athlete Lia Thomas in the national championship, to Idaho. Riley is speaking in Meridian on Aug 28th. You can get tickets for the event at Idahomajorityclub . com. Use promo code Rileyradio24 for a discount. The Ranch P...

Jake Ball is a member of the Idaho Fair Elections PAC which is against the Open Primary initiative. Jake and I spoke at length about open vs closed vs jungle primaries, what is would mean for independent and unaffiliated voters, and some larger considerations and implications. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great...

Tim Martin is the board president of the Idaho Trails Association. He has spent the last 35 years exploring Idaho and has a deep love for sharing the outdoors that make Idaho one of the greatest states in the union. I can’t wait to join them on an adventure. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. Th...

John is a world class practical "prepper," with former careers in law enforcement and private industry, who moved to Idaho with the express intention of living in a strategic location that lends itself to self reliance and self defense in the event on a catastrophic disaster, either natural or man made. I need a farm yesterday. This is the first episode of many, for sure. Enjoy! The Ranc...

Alex Adams is the director of Health and Welfare for the state of Idaho. Although he is new to the job, he jumped into positively revising and supporting programs for Idaho's youth. Hearing about what he is doing to improve the lives of foster youth, foster youth families, and futures for at risk youth was inspiring to say the least. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long for...

Stephen Hunt is the Chief Development Officer for Valley Regional Transit. He came into the studio to talk about the budget issues and decisions that Nampa is grappling with as they pertain to ridership, cost, overall benefit, and long term goals with public transportation within the Treasure Valley and Nampa. Nampa is currently on the cusp of cutting the VRT budget, which would remove some long d...

Dave Binetti is one of the five board members for West Ada School District. He was the founding member of WAPA (West Ada Parent Association), and was instrumental in getting students back in schools without masks on. West Ada recently received their ISAT scores, one of which is the highest ever. We spoke at length about policies being initiated by other school districts nationwide and how West Ada...

Sebastian Griffin is one of the city councilmen from Nampa and is fighting to reduce wasteful spending in the city by reducing funding for Valley Regional Transit. There has been confusion about how utilized the service is for years, but after riding the bus from Nampa to Boise and back every day for weeks, Sebastian concluded that there are literally under 10 regular passengers that benefit from...

Kassie Strohmeyer is the proprietor at Lazy SP Ranch, a raw cow milk producer in the Treasure Valley. She supplies her milk for consumption and purchase at Rustic Oven in Middleton. For years, Raw milk has been the source of much lore and news stories with many suppliers and co-ops getting shut down by government agencies, so hearing the process she goes through and about the industrial dairy indu...

Rep. Mike Moyle is one of the longest standing representatives in the state of Idaho and sponsored House Bill 389, which is a bill aimed at curbing the increases in property tax residents were experiencing as cities and areas grew. Property tax in Idaho has no limit to growth, so HB 389 worked to restrict the amount cities could increase their budget that is drawn from property tax. Some cities ar...

Rep. John Vander Woude is an Idaho state representative and the chair of the Health and Welfare committee. Idaho has come into national attention as of late for its state laws on abortion after the repeal of Roe V Wade, which some argue have also lead to a contraction of reproductive care and health services for women. We are also struggling with ballooning Medicare costs do to unprecedented expan...