Idaho Matters

(pintrist/Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons)Boise State professor Christopher Innes uses references from pop culture - Shrek, Nemo, et al, to help students connect with concepts of philosophy. Innes joins Idaho Matters to connect the dots between Pokémon and Plato . . . . . . and Idaho Matters takes a moment to commemorate one full year on the air with shout-outs to team members and supporters.

(Cystic Fibrosis Foundation)The popular film Five Feet Apart tells the story of two young people, both living with cystic fibrosis, who fall in love. We talk with Mark Vaught, a cystic fibrosis behavioral health coordinator with St. Luke's.

(bctheater.org)Boise Contemporary Theater's Matthew Cameron Clark and Dwayne Blackaller penned 'Rabbit/Moon,' a play that tells the story of two astronauts, abandoned in outer space. The piece articulates the solitude and distance we create in our own lives and Clark and Blackaller join Monday's Idaho Matters to talk about BCT's latest production.

(rotary5400.org)The Rotary Club's Youth Exchange allows American students the opportunity to travel and study in foreign countries as well as bring foreign students to American families to share cultures. Beth Markley, coordinator for the Rotary District 5400 (Boise) Youth Exchange Program and former exchange student Tara Spencer joins Idaho Matters to discuss the program.

(sharedterritory.co)Remi McManus and Justin Balog chronicled their bicycle journey across Iceland in the film 'Shared Territory.' The film premiers at The Egyptian Theatre on May 14 and McManus joins Idaho Matters to talk about Iceland as well as Boise's dining scene.

(stock)Guest host George Prentice leads a round table discussion of the week's headlines with the region's top journalists. This week, Idaho Matters speaks with Don Day of BoiseDev, Rebecca Boone of the Associated Press-Idaho and Seth Ogilvie of Idaho Public Television.

(facebook)Roller Derby is a little bit rugby, a little bit track and field, all done on wheels. Treasure Valley Rollers Ashton Corbit (a.k.a. Luna ShoveGood) and Rebecca Alvarado (a.k.a. Rough Estimate) join Idaho Matters to talk about why this post-war phenomenon is making a comeback.

(Ride for Joy/www.rideforjoy.org)Ride For Joy joins Idaho Matters to talk about their mission to connect Idahoans with special needs and military veterans to therapeutic equine activities. We talk with program manager Heather Miner and Angela Geiser, a parent of one of the riders in the Ride For Joy program.courtesy: Grotto Network

(FRANK SCHULENBURG/WIKIMEDIA)Boise State Public Radio capitol correspondent James Dawson joins Idaho Matters to recap the hits and misses from the 2019 legislative session.

(Petar Milošević/wikimedia)Idaho Matters looks at an innovative program that takes a new, holistic approach to pregnancy, birthing and neo-natal care with Dr. Roger Olson, Holly Lammer and Kristi Rhodes of St. Luke's.

(Latah County Historical Society)The Idaho Public Television series Idaho Experience is debuting an episode chronicling Psychiana, a bizarre Depression-era cult that recruited people through mail order ads placed in magazines. We speak with IPTV's Bill Manny about this strange chapter in Idaho history.

(Boise State University)Justin Hayes takes over as the executive director of the Idaho Conservation League on May 1. He joins Idaho Matters to talk about the future of conservation and preservation of the Gem State and the upcoming 2019 Environmental Conference called "Energy, Salmon, Agriculture, and Community: Can We Come Together?"

(University of Virginia School of Medicine)Dr. Bryant Cameron Webb of the University of Virginia School of Medicine was recently in Boise to lecture on the relationship between medical policy and social justice. Webb joins Idaho Matters to talk about why those two are not mutually exclusive.

(NASA/JPL-CALTECH)This segment originally aired on February 1, 2019.Researchers believe the Jupiter moon of Europa could possibly be habitable. The natural satellite has an enormous ocean twenty times deeper than earth's and is covered by a thick, icy shell. JPL's Dr. Samuel Howell joins Idaho Matters to talk about NASA's Clipper Mission to Europa.

(LADY BIZNESS / FACEBOOK)This segment originally aired on March 5, 2019.Alisha Donahue and Jynx Jenkins are Lady Bizness - a comedy duo that pokes fun at both the most routine and ridiculous aspects of everyday life. They perform at Liquid Lounge in May and they join Idaho Matters in studio to talk about what is so damn funny about Boise.

(amazon)This segment originally aired on January 9, 2019.Sadie the dog's best friend Penny received an e-tablet as a gift and as soon as she logged on to the internet, their friendship began to suffer. "Sadie Sees Trouble" looks at the balance of screen time and real life in the context of a children's book. Idaho Matters speaks to the book's author, Linda Jarkey, about turning a didactic message into entertaining children's literature.

(IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT)This segment originally aired on February 26, 2019.The Real ID Act of 2005 was a post-9/11 attempt to normalize government-issued ID standards across the country. Beginning in 2020, Idahoans will need a Star Card to board flights and enter federal buildings. Idaho Matters talks about the new ID standards with the state's DMV.

(LOCALWIKI)This segment originally aired on February 19, 2019.The days of card catalogues and mimeograph machines are over. Your public library probably looks more like an R&D lab these days. We look at the library programs preparing people for the 21st century with Boise Library director Kevin Booe.

(Pixabay/phee/wikimedia)Idaho Matters talks with River Discovery and Expedition Inspiration about ways doctors are learning people can use stress to their advantage in cancer recovery.

(SUYASH.DWIVEDI / WIKIMEDIA)This segment originally aired on February 12, 2019.Dental cavities can spread from one person to another and on Tuesday's Idaho Matters, we talk about proper dental care with Heather Brown from Delta Dental of Idaho.