The Ranch Podcast

Eric Hasselstrom is a Lewis County Commissioner and came on to talk about farming, ranching, and addressing rural Idaho issues. 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 state of Id...

John Shirts is an Idaho State Representative and came in to talk about what can be done to defend Idaho’s ag and military against bad actors with foreign trade. 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 Trea...

Dr. Emily Wakild is a BSU Historian and came in to talk about history, Idaho, and how the path we’re on in Idaho parallels many times that have come before us. 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 Treas...

Scott Bedke is the Lt. Governor of Idaho and came in to speak about the Advanced Nuclear Task Force that has been organized by Governor Little to position Idaho to once again be a fundamental leader in the nation in nuclear technology. 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 i...

Gordon Jones is the President of College of Western Idaho and came in to talk about the bottleneck that CWI is experiencing with popular programs. One notable offender is his nursing program, where they have twice as many qualified applicants as they have spots. In a state struggle to attract more medical professionals, it seems wild that we’d be turning away students. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is...

John S. Zink is a Cadastral Surveyor in Idaho and came in to talk about the Boise Meridian Initial Point. Established on April 19, 1867, this initial point served as the cornerstone for surveys that mapped over 54 million acres under the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). Enjoy! Event Description: The Boise Meridian Initial Point Celebration: Surveying the Past, Mapping the Future is a meaningful s...

Alexis Morgan is an education advocate in Idaho and also a PHD Candidate in Public Policy at BSU and came in to talk about several bills going through the 2026 Idaho legislative session from a public policy lens. 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 fo...

Dean Fisher is the President of the College of Southern Idaho and came on to talk about industry, education, and the value proposition CSI offers its students and Idaho every day. 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 info...

Brett Adkins works at the office of Technology Transfer at BSU and came on to explain how he helps connect faculty and students who have brilliant inventions to the private sector for application and development. 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 fo...

Lori Den Hartog is an Idaho State Senator and came in to talk about the current state of Idaho education and the HB 93 School Choice Tax Credit that was recently challenged in the Idaho Supreme Court. 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 forma...

Richard McPherson is a world leading authority on Nuclear Technology. In Episode 23 of the American Nuclear series, we discuss the problem that Idaho faces with its employment base. Idahoans need jobs, and the exploding nuclear industry has many to offer. However, without enough children in Idaho that are interested in this field and without action to unleash the nuclear industry, the promise of j...

Jeff Cornilles is an Idaho State Representative and came in to speak about the recent conveyance of the Ford Idaho Center to CWI and the state of Ag in his area and beyond. 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...

Allison Ginn is a US Forest Service Liaison for Idaho and came in to talk about the hyper complex process of managing an enormous swath of Idaho lands, the resources, and the problems that are constantly evolving as the world changes. 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...

Dan Waugh works for the Idaho Recreation Council and came in to talk about the ever growing issues around funding and preserving our public lands that offer both unparalleled recreation opportunities but are literally the platform upon which billions of dollars are generated by entrepreneurial Idahoans making a bid for self-reliance and self employment. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Tru...

Steve Zettel is a wilderness guide out of Challis, Idaho and came on to talk about the movement he has started to protect our wilderness and the classic wilderness experience that we have all come to love from ever evolving technology that has finally infiltrated our most sacred outdoor experiences. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization...

Franklin "Bud" Corbus is an Elmore County Commissioner and came in to talk about the plight of water and the aquifer in Elmore county. The water resource has not been getting sufficiently recharged, naturally or incidentally, and the area is now appealing to the state for help to build infrastructure and supply water rights so life and business can continue on into the future. Enjoy! The...

Matthew Zietlow is a regulatory expert with Liberty Gold in Idaho and came on to talk about the barriers and roadblocks to unlocking our natural mineral resources here. 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...

Gary Tucker is the director of StudioBlu at BSU and came in to talk about the incredible marriage between academia and BSU students and real world businesses that have problems that need to be solved. 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 forma...

Sheila Hasselstrom is an Idaho ag producer from Lewis County and came on to talk about local production, direct to consumer trends, and the freedom to grow and provide for our local communities. 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 inte...

Peter Richardson is an Idaho attorney who, among other things, represents industrial power customers and came on to talk about what he sees as challenges and potential problems within current industry practices. 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...

Ilana Rubel is an Idaho State Representative and came on to talk about Idaho’s Budget, Medicaid costs, and the war on local governments. 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 st...

Andrew Finstuen is the Dean of the honors college at BSU and the director of the Institute for Advancing American Values and came in to speak about his work in understanding what contemporary Idahoans value, what they feel about our current world, and what he is doing to help them communicate these issues. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organ...

Mike Satre works with HECLA Silver mining company and came in to explain the unbelievable journey silver has had over the last several years, what HECLA is doing, and how Idaho stands to benefit from the enormous cross industry demand for the critical mineral. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused me...

Brett Wilder is an Ag Economist with UofI and a Ag producer in Idaho and came in to speak on the state of agriculture. Inputs have increased, commodities have been hammered, and the average Idaho producer is hurting, but that’s not the entire story. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media.  The R...

Eric Olsen is an Idaho attorney who, among other things, represents ag irrigators in eastern Idaho and came on to explain what he feels is driving increased costs that many ag producers are experiencing. With the influx of new industry and expanding existing industry, Eric feels there is an undue burden being placed onto other “rate classes,” and ultimately people are paying for energy infrastruct...