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Idaho’s marijuana laws are some of the strictest in the nation, and it’s costing us — not just in lost tax revenue. We’re exploring the political and cultural roadblocks that are maintaining Idaho’s weed prohibition, despite public support for decriminalization. Could a 2026 ballot initiative be the solution?

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Introducing What Parents Get Wrong About Money and Their Kids | The Oprah Podcast from The Oprah Podcast.

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"Priceless Facts about Money" by Mellody Hobson, published by CANDLEWICK | PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE, is available wherever books and audio books are sold. 

In this episode of The Oprah Podcast, financial expert and Co-CEO and President of Ariel Investments, ‪Mellody Hobson, offers practical advice to simplify financial conversations for families.

Mellody shares details about struggling with money as a child, lessons she's taught her daughter and fascinating historical facts about money from her New York Times best-selling children's book, "Priceless Facts About Money."

People from around the country join via Zoom to ask Mellody how to address financial questions and situations with their children. 

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From cold plunges to IV therapies, Boise has no shortage of health trends. Why do some of these trends take hold? Today, host Lindsay Van Allen is exploring what wellness really means for our community with Marissa Shuppard from Body Balancing Physical Therapy and Nikki MacGregor founder of The GOL Network. Plus, we learn some simple ways to incorporate balance into our busy schedules. 

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Introducing Do vitamin D supplements work? | Prof. Tim Spector and Dr. Federica Amati from ZOE Science & Nutrition.

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Vitamin D is the world’s favorite supplement. Governments around the world recommend people take the supplement for at least six months out of the year. But do we really need these pills? Do they even work? And could they actually be harming us?

In this episode, two ZOE scientists - Professor Tim Spector and Dr Federica Amati reveal the truth about vitamin D.

Tim is scientific co-founder of ZOE and professor of epidemiology at King’s College London. Federica is head nutritionist at ZOE and author of the Sunday Times bestseller ‘Every Body Should Know This’.

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Timecodes:

00:00 The sunshine vitamin

01:50 Quickfire questions

04:05 What is vitamin D?

07:12 Is sunlight the best source of vitamin D?

09:40 Does vitamin D keep my bones strong?

15:34 Are vitamin D levels a marker of good health?

20:00 What counts as normal levels of vitamin D? 

24:42 Supplement controversy

29:10 Do calcium supplements help bones?

31:29 Can I take too much vitamin D?

37:50 Could vitamin D prevent these health conditions?

42:54 Tim’s sunscreen controversy

46:46 Vitamin D and immunity

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City of Boise officials have been focused on increasing affordable housing, as our community’s growth has pushed out even some middle-income earners. But with everything from interest rates to labor shortages in their way last year — how was the city able to add 250 homes at Boise budgets — and is it enough? Nicki Olivier Hellenkamp is the city’s Director of Housing and Homelessness Policy, and is here to explain. Plus, she and host Lindsay Van Allen chat about why this year’s affordable housing picture could be more complicated. 

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Introducing Episode 9: Framing the Gambler from Against the Rules with Michael Lewis.

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Michael Lewis gets a glimpse of sports gambling's future by talking with writers in Great Britain and Australia, where the industry is even more entrenched. But the US has its own peculiar history of failing to regulate dangerously addictive new products, and blaming the users instead. Especially when powerful industry advocates are able to pay scientists to sow doubt and delay the day of reckoning.

For further reading: 
Lying for Money: How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of our World by Dan Davies

Crikey’s coverage on sports gambling in Australia: Punted

Patrick Radden Keefe’s Empire of Pain: The Story of the Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma

Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway.

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It’s Friday and host Lindsay Van Allen is joined again by Boise State political scientist Charlie Hunt to chat about theweek’s biggest stories. They’re diving into the fallout from Trump’s Jan. 6th pardons, including the impact of a local ‘ex-MAGA granny’ who refuses to be pardoned. Then they crunch the numbers on a proposed pay raise for state employees and judges — could it be a move that makes Idaho more competitive? Plus, the different ways to build your community from city council chats to a brand new winter music festival. 

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Introducing Defeating Trump’s Chaos Playbook with Our New Age of Insistence from Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams.

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Donald Trump has been inaugurated for a second term as President, and the “blitzkrieg” of orders, insults and rhetoric has already begun. Stacey Abrams speaks to Melissa Murray, host of Crooked’s legal podcast Strict Scrutiny and constitutional law professor at NYU, about how much Trump can actually do unilaterally and why his actions–like his order about TikTok–threaten the balance of power between the branches of government. They look at the true impact of using shock and chaos to govern–like his order about renaming Denali–and why we should be concerned about the new “broligarchy” that stood behind Trump at his inauguration. Stacey and Melissa explain the executive orders that run afoul of the 14th Amendment, like the end to birthright citizenship and new government policy on gender, and together, they showcase ways that we can continue to understand what’s coming so we can effectively speak out.

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• Sign up for Sherrilyn Ifill’s Substack
• Get involved with local and state organizations working on an issue you care about
• Check in with friends and family

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Boise’s music scene is buzzing, even in the dead of winter — as Under the Trees is kicking off the city’s first-ever winter electronic music festival on Saturday. Host Lindsay Van Allen and local DJ Dr. Thomas Posen are chatting about how this genre is carving out a space in local venues, the challenges of planning a festival in the cold, and why it’s worth hitting play on something new.

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Introducing Bret Taylor on conversational AI, voice, and agents from Possible.

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What new kinds of jobs will AI bring that we never could have imagined before? 

In this special two-part episode, Reid and Aria explore this question and more with Sierra co-founder and OpenAI chairperson Bret Taylor. Part one features audio from Bret's onstage interview at the 2024 Masters of Scale Summit, where he shared his insights on the voice revolution in AI, the technology’s latest role as a phone customer service agent, and the groundbreaking business opportunities still waiting to be explored in the AI space. Reid and Aria invited Bret to continue the conversation in part two, diving deeper into how AI might reshape our workforce, create new career opportunities, and spark industries we haven’t yet imagined. With leadership experience at both startups (Quip and Friendfeed) and large tech companies (Facebook, Salesforce, and Twitter), Bret is uniquely positioned to track and seize opportunities in the quickly-developing AI industry.

For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all the episodes, visit https://www.possible.fm/podcast/

Topics:

00:57 - Episode introduction

02:02 - What Bret sees in AI

06:00 - Most exciting upcoming AI breakthrough

08:40 - The three main areas of AI innovation

09:41 - What is the AI voice revolution?

14:07 - First steps in AI customer service

18:15 - Role of entrepreneurs in AI development

22:52 - Parenting and AI

27:48 - Understanding AI inflection points

31:28 - AI as the new dot com market

34:21 - Is the AI market already full?

37:50 - More on the AI voice revolution

45:06 - Predicting how AI will change the world

53:57 - What people are missing about AI

58:29 - Superagency opportunities

1:00:14 - Rapid-fire Questions

Possible is an award-winning podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Tune in for grounded and speculative takes on how technology—and, in particular, AI—is inspiring change and transforming the future. Hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger, each episode features an interview with an ambitious builder or deep thinker on a topic, from art to geopolitics and from healthcare to education. These conversations also showcase another kind of guest: AI. Whether it's Inflection’s Pi, OpenAI’s ChatGPT or other AI tools, each episode will use AI to enhance and advance our discussion about what humanity could possibly get right if we leverage technology—and our collective effort—effectively.

DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].