Jackson Unpacked

On this week’s episode: A local artist is documenting the issues Jackson’s working class faces in the midst of the region’s growing housing crisis. The new exhibit showcases the lives of community members struggling to keep a roof over their heads. Later, wildlife managers across the West have been stocking high, alpine lakes with fish for decades, mostly so anglers have something to catch. New research is looking into how that history changed the Rocky Mountain environment and the genetics of the fish themselves. Plus, KHOL continues with our StoryCorps initiative to connect Jackson Hole locals for one-on-one conversations. One Small Step brings people with different beliefs and backgrounds to talk and discover common ground. 

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

On this week’s episode: An effort is underway to change Idaho’s primary rules, in an attempt to change party leadership in the red state. And, what’s it like to document what may be the most famous living bear on earth? We talk to Grizzly 399’s photographer. Also, Teton County is home to a growing immigrant community. Now, a new nonprofit is helping increase their access to legal aid. And later, as part of our One Small Step series, we share a conversation between two local fathers. Although politically and religiously different, they discover common threads when it comes to raising teenagers.

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

On this week’s episode: A group of women ascend the Grand Teton to honor a 100-year anniversary. Later we talk about bears, berries and ways to keep residents safe and bruins prepare to hibernate for winter. And we hear another conversation in our One Small Step series, which shares conversations between people with different political beliefs. Also, we go mushroom foraging — but don’t expect local hunters to quickly share up their secret spots. Plus, multi-instrumentalist and yodeler Nick Shoulders shares his take on modern country music.  

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

On this week’s episode: As part of KHOL’s One Small Step initiative, the head of Teton County’s Republican Party sat down with a local progressive — and they found common ground. And Ukrainian refugees are calling Jackson home while they wait for the war to end, but for some, leaving their country meant growing their families. Plus, a comedy group is regularly coming to the region and other rural communities around the U.S. 

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

On this week’s episode: Wyoming conservationists are working to protect more areas for the near threatened sage grouse that calls Teton County home. Later, we talk with a photographer who is helping bring attention to Black cowboys and cowgirls across the Mountain West. Also, more than thirty immigrants recently became citizens during an annual ceremony in the Tetons. It was part of an initiative to connect new citizens to national parks throughout the country. And we get to know a blind climber, who is teaching athletes to use other senses, besides sight. These stories and more on Jackson Unpacked. 

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

On this week’s episode: Partisan national politics may have caused the Teton County School District to part ways with the state’s school board association. We talk with one of the region’s education reporters about what’s been going on. Also, we take a look at how trillions of federal infrastructure dollars are being spent and examine one project here in the Cowboy State. And Idaho-based artist Trevor Powers, aka Youth Lagoon, discusses his new album, described as mutant Americana, and the influence of personal tragedy and the Mountain West in creating it. Plus, high school students from across the country are looking to Wyoming to learn how to help preserve buildings from the past for future generations.

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

This week on Jackson Unpacked [July 14]: Jackson officials have begun regularly recognizing the town hall sits on the homeland of Native Americans. What do Indigenous leaders and history keepers think of these land acknowledgments? Also, Teton County faces high wildfire risks. As climate change worsens fires across North America, what lessons can local residents take away from a particularly destructive wildfire in California? And, the federal government is working with agricultural producers to preserve open space and the benefits it provides. 

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

This week on Jackson Unpacked [June 30]: Longtime Jackson locals and members of the LGBTQ+ community reflect on growing up here and how they feel seeing Pride celebrations expand in town and across the Rockies. Later, pickleball is taking over the Mountain West. Also: creepy, little blood suckers! Western Wyoming people are saying it’s a big tick year. We head to where there’s the highest rate of tick fever disease in the country. And a Wyoming climber competes for $100,000 on reality TV. 

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

This week on Jackson Unpacked [June 16]: We’re honoring community heroes! We asked residents to nominate people who are making a difference in Jackson Hole and will get to know the three finalists for our inaugural Community Hero Award. Also, Jackson is the first town in Wyoming to join a nationwide network of police cameras to help fight crime. But civil rights advocates have privacy concerns. And later, we sit down with a WyoFile reporter who's looking at opioid overdose data in the state and found that public information is lacking and often out of date. How could this hinder efforts to fight the opioid epidemic? Plus, a look at the Music Mondays concerts on the Center for the Arts lawn this summer. 

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

This week on Jackson Unpacked [June 2]: Teton County recently became the first in Wyoming to have its own rescue helicopter. Also, a mining company may have found the largest known deposit of rare earth minerals in North America in Wyoming. Plus, local organizers are launching what may be the most ambitious Pride month in Jackson’s history. And a KHOL reporter attends a Holocaust memorial in Germany, amid a rise in antisemitism across the globe.

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.