Live from the Governor's Mansion in Salt Lake City, Utah, Governor Spencer Cox sits down with our host, Brennan Summers, to share about his background in public service and his time as the Governor of Utah.

Governor Cox explains his bipartisan initiative, Disagree Better, emphasizing respectful conflict resolution to grow healthier political relationships with friends, family, and disagreeing parties from across the aisle.

We're back for episode 1 of our third season for the Idaho Main Street Podcast. Joining us in the studio is Representative Chenele Dixon, our new Executive Director. Representative Dixon sits down with our host, Brennan Summers, to discuss her recent primary election, how out-of-state dark money is negatively shaping Idaho politics, and the current and future issues facing the Idaho Legislature.

🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 17 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️

Back again to the studio is Senator Dave Lent from District 33. After finishing another legislative session, Senator Lent expresses his view on how the session ended. Among the various bills brought to the floor, he discusses the historical success of funding more educational infrastructure, K-12 institutions, and Idaho LAUNCH. Senator Lent elaborates on the future of nuclear energy in Idaho and the potential for future leaders in the industry.

🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 16 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️

With the 2023-2024 legislative session at an end, Josh Wheeler from District 35 joins us back in the studio for a recap of his time in Boise. After a year since his last visit, Representative Wheeler breaks down the significant changes in Idaho policy affecting physicians per capita, unnecessary regulations on small businesses, and new funding for career Career Technical Education (CTE) students.

🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 15 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️

Representative Rod Furniss from District 31 returns for his second podcast appearance to recap his perspective of the now concluded legislative session. Furniss talks of the success balancing Idaho budgets, lowering taxes for Idaho residents, funding rural school infrastructure, and how he'd like to address the rising inflation throughout the state.

🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 14 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️

Fresh from the end of the legislative session, Marco Erickson from District 33 returns to the studio to recap the successes and contentions he faced on the House floor. Host and Executive Director, Brennan Summers, digs into what made Representative Erickson's bills so widely supported by the majority of fellow legislators, as well as some of the opposition he faced in his pursuit to remedy women's healthcare in Idaho.

🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 13 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️

Representative Matt Bundy from District 8A joins us for his first appearance on the podcast. Host and Executive Director, Brennan Summers, learns of Bundy's 20-year career as a combat aviator turned high school civics teacher, as well as his transition to the Idaho Legislature. Bundy provides his own insight to the current legislative session and his efforts to help school facilities.

🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 12 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️ 

Returning to the podcast is Representative Brit Raybould out of District 34. She joins us straight from the House floor to discuss the current policies up for debate. Raybould sheds light on what her constituents from Madison County want accomplished in Boise, as well as her work trying to solidify budgets for the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC).

🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 11 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️

Our first time guest, Representative Jack Nelsen from District 26, joins us from the Boise Capitol to share his current role in the Idaho Legislature. Executive Director and host, Brennan Summers, learns how Nelsen is actively impacting Idaho law in education, agriculture, and conservation. Nelsen also gives his insight into center-aligned politics in a polarized political bubble.

🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 10 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️

Representative Josh Wheeler from District 35 comes back for another episode with our host and Executive Director, Brennan Summers. Josh breaks down his own core values and motivations for leading in the Idaho Legislature, as well as his own efforts to pass provisional licenses for internationally trained physicians.