💛 Grief is something every person experiences—but few of us are ever taught how to navigate it.

And grief isn’t only about death.

It can appear after divorce, job loss, retirement, a health diagnosis, an empty nest, financial setbacks, broken relationships, or the loss of trust, identity, hope, and expectations. 🌧️➡️🌤️

Grief is the normal and natural response to change and loss.

This week on Elementary Watson, Jo-Ellen Watson and Sheepdog explore:

✔️ Why grief is often misunderstood

✔️ The myths surrounding “getting over it”

✔️ Short-term coping versus true recovery

✔️ What healing can really look like

✔️ Practical ways to build resilience and move forward

One of the most important things to remember:

✨ Your grief is not a sign that something is wrong with you.

It is evidence that something mattered. ✨

🎙️ Join us as we talk about carrying loss without losing ourselves—and finding a path forward with compassion, courage, and hope.

📻 Tune in Tuesday from 4–5 PM on Radio Boise.

💬 Listener question: What loss have you experienced that the people around you didn’t recognize as grief?

#ElementaryWatson #GriefRecovery #HealingAfterLoss #EmotionalWellness #LifeTransitions

🏳️‍🌈❤️ Pride Month may be coming to a close, but supporting our LGBTQ+ community is a year-round commitment. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

This Tuesday on Elementary Watson, we're honored to welcome Tom Wheeler, a member of the Board of Directors for the Boise Pride Festival ( @boisepride ), to talk about this year's festival, celebrate Pride Month, and explore how we can all continue to support and uplift our community long after the celebrations are over. 🌈✨

Join Dr. Jo-Ellen Watson and Sheepdog for an inspiring conversation about connection, inclusion, community, and the power of showing up for one another every day. 💜🤝

📻 Tune in Tuesday from 4–5 PM on @radioboise and be part of the conversation!

#ElementaryWatson #BoisePride #PrideMonth #LGBTQ #CommunitySupport #InclusionMatters #RadioBoise #LoveIsLove #BoiseCommunity #grayintogold

Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger. Event hosted by Alisha Donohue. With stories from concert trips, to sleeping clawfoot bathtubs to weed, weed, and more weed.

What does it mean to build a healthy business, and how does that shape the future of the place we call home? In this episode, we sit down with Nathen Fox—a veteran Idaho entrepreneur and Certified EOS Implementer. We originally crossed paths with Nathen when he was spearheading the Idaho Handbook for Idaho Kind, an inspiring initiative dedicated to preserving modern Idaho culture. But when you combine a business strategist and a community builder, the conversation is bound to break boundaries.

In this sprawling, wide-ranging discussion, we go completely all over the board. We bridge the gap between business and culture. From helping businesses scale sustainably to sharing our biggest hopes for the future of Idaho. Whether you’re a local business owner or an Idahoan passionate about our state's cultural landscape, this episode offers plenty of food for thought.

Hosted by Rebecca Evans and Ken Rodgers. Amy M. Hale is an award-winning author who lives and works on Spider Ranch, a 50,000-acre cattle operation in the rough terrain of Central Arizona where the goal is to raise food in a sustainable manner on public land. Amy and her husband, Gail Steiger, cowboy together on the ranch and often hold the stage together, weaving story, poetry, and music.

In Hale’s sixth book, Drinking Wild Water, TTUP 2025, Hale writes about the specific places she inhabits, inspiring readers to find and inhabit their place in the world. Hale's distinct voice is infused by flash & slam and her innate ability to distill ideas, appealing to readers who are aspiring to dwell in the sacred everyday, or longing to leave behind that which is safe, but small.

photo credit to Jessica Lifland

In this episode, Boise personal wardrobe stylist Laura Tully breaks down why fashion is far more than superficial. Raised in Jamaica and having worked across L.A., New York, and Europe, Laura brings years of industry experience—modeling, styling, and co-founding female leadership initiatives—to her simple mission: helping people show up as their full, authentic selves.

Tune in to learn how to ditch fashion burnout, build an intentional wardrobe of daily staples, and use style as a tool for self-expression and personal empowerment.

Jesse Blake Rundle From The Basement June 12 2026 by Radio Boise

In this inspiring episode, we welcome Jodi Peterson-Stigers, Executive Director of Interfaith Sanctuary, and Amethyst Freibott, Co-Founder and Lead Storyteller at People First Communications, to discuss Interfaith Sanctuary's new home on State Street in Boise.

We talk about the challenges surrounding the move, the misconceptions that came with it, and the incredible impact the new campus has had on its guests. Instead of waking to the noise of the Connector, residents now hear birds in the morning—a simple but powerful reminder of the peace and dignity a safe environment can provide. Jodi also shares how guests take pride in caring for the new space and how the shelter is building meaningful relationships with its neighbors and the surrounding community.

This heartfelt conversation reminds us that compassion, understanding, and community can transform lives, making this one of our most uplifting episodes yet.

Hosted by Esteban Anastasio. Some prime time shifters this time on Beyond Our Control, with a couple of hits and an underground hit. Esteban bubbles up to the surface, but don't get used to it. Oh yes, enjoy.

The latest episode of the podcast features an in-depth conversation with Boise-based singer-songwriter, film composer, and producer Jesse Blake Rundle. Known for his independent albums Next Town's Trees and Wait, Sky. Jesse also serves as a central figure in the local music community as the owner and operator of Mixed Metaphor Recording Studios.

The conversation focuses on the realities of the recording process, specifically detailing what it takes to collaborate with diverse artists, establish trust in the studio, and pull out their best performances.

Jesse discusses how his recent stints in art and theater shapes his approach to sound design and the implementation and we also explore the logistical and creative realities of running an independent recording space in the Boise music landscape.