The Ranch Podcast

Sebastian Griffin is a current city councilman for Nampa and came in to discuss the enormous issues Nampa is facing, specifically issues centered around infrastructure and law enforcement. Nampa has won awards in recent years for quality governance, but in the absence of long term planning and funding, the quality of life across the city may not stay at the level many have come to expect. Enjoy!

The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s also home to many law enforcement agencies, like Ada County and Canyon county Sheriff offices, Idaho State Police, Eagle Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and many more. The school systems in the area are also quite diverse. Boise school district and West Ada School District, though right next to each other, are quite different. Ada County is also home to our state capital and many of our elected officials. The Ranch Podcast is shot just north of Eagle, Idaho.

Dr. Jared Talley is an avid conservationist, engaged philosopher, social scientist, and a board supervisor in the Ada County Soil and Water Conservation District. He came on to talk about the nebulous concept of regenerative practices and what this means for Idahoans. Enjoy!

The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s also home to many law enforcement agencies, like Ada County and Canyon county Sheriff offices, Idaho State Police, Eagle Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and many more. The school systems in the area are also quite diverse. Boise school district and West Ada School District, though right next to each other, are quite different. Ada County is also home to our state capital and many of our elected officials. The Ranch Podcast is shot just north of Eagle, Idaho.

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Nick Fasciano is the executive director of the Idaho Wildlife Federation and came on to talk about getting started with hunting in Idaho. There are many basics that are simple for existing hunters but completely foreign to someone who hasn’t hunted in Idaho or is just wanting to get started. This is the first of many. Enjoy!

The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s also home to many law enforcement agencies, like Ada County and Canyon county Sheriff offices, Idaho State Police, Eagle Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and many more. The school systems in the area are also quite diverse. Boise school district and West Ada School District, though right next to each other, are quite different. Ada County is also home to our state capital and many of our elected officials. The Ranch Podcast is shot just north of Eagle, Idaho.

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Troy E. Smith is a Professor and Director of the Constitutional Federalism Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University. He very kindly agreed to do a federalism series to explain the origins and original intent around our governmental structure as well as what it has become today. This is Part One of Four. Enjoy!

The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s also home to many law enforcement agencies, like Ada County and Canyon county Sheriff offices, Idaho State Police, Eagle Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and many more. The school systems in the area are also quite diverse. Boise school district and West Ada School District, though right next to each other, are quite different. Ada County is also home to our state capital and many of our elected officials. The Ranch Podcast is shot just north of Eagle, Idaho.

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Patrick Williamson is an Idaho fruit grower and wine maker and brought me out to his peach orchard in Canyon County. Taiwan contracts with Patrick to grow the most incredible peaches I have ever seen, but hearing about the labor and weather struggles that he and other growers have successfully navigated is far more impressive. Enjoy!

The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s also home to many law enforcement agencies, like Ada County and Canyon county Sheriff offices, Idaho State Police, Eagle Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and many more. The school systems in the area are also quite diverse. Boise school district and West Ada School District, though right next to each other, are quite different. Ada County is also home to our state capital and many of our elected officials. The Ranch Podcast is shot just north of Eagle, Idaho.

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Dr. Sheev Dattani is a Colon & Rectal surgeon who is robotically trained and board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Colo-Rectal Cancer is exploding in frequency across the globe, and Dr. Dattani came on to discuss some of the basics around the disease, surgical treatment, and what we can look out for. Enjoy!

The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s also home to many law enforcement agencies, like Ada County and Canyon county Sheriff offices, Idaho State Police, Eagle Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and many more. The school systems in the area are also quite diverse. Boise school district and West Ada School District, though right next to each other, are quite different. Ada County is also home to our state capital and many of our elected officials. The Ranch Podcast is shot just north of Eagle, Idaho.

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Julie Ellsworth is the current Treasurer of Idaho and came on to discuss the position, its powers, its limits, and why the framers felt it important to make the position a constitutional officer. Enjoy!

The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s also home to many law enforcement agencies, like Ada County and Canyon county Sheriff offices, Idaho State Police, Eagle Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and many more. The school systems in the area are also quite diverse. Boise school district and West Ada School District, though right next to each other, are quite different. Ada County is also home to our state capital and many of our elected officials. The Ranch Podcast is shot just north of Eagle, Idaho.

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Scott Bedke is the current Lt. Governor of Idaho and came on to discuss the position, its powers, its limits, and why the framers felt it important to make the position a constitutional officer. Enjoy!

The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s also home to many law enforcement agencies, like Ada County and Canyon county Sheriff offices, Idaho State Police, Eagle Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and many more. The school systems in the area are also quite diverse. Boise school district and West Ada School District, though right next to each other, are quite different. Ada County is also home to our state capital and many of our elected officials. The Ranch Podcast is shot just north of Eagle, Idaho.

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Captain Dan McGurkin is the executive director of Mission 43 here in Idaho. He works with the organization to help support US Vets in a number of ways and particularly as they leave the service and find themselves and their place in civilian life. Enjoy!

The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s also home to many law enforcement agencies, like Ada County and Canyon county Sheriff offices, Idaho State Police, Eagle Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and many more. The school systems in the area are also quite diverse. Boise school district and West Ada School District, though right next to each other, are quite different. Ada County is also home to our state capital and many of our elected officials. The Ranch Podcast is shot just north of Eagle, Idaho.

Brett High and Sage Unsworth work with Idaho Fish and Game and specifically engage in Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout conservation. Rainbow trout were introduced to various Idaho waterways in the 1970s as a way to keep fish populations high for fishermen, but the rainbow proved to be problematic for a number of reasons. Brett and Sage are two of the people on the front line saving the yellowstone genetics and breeding grounds so all Idahoans can continue to enjoy the native species. Enjoy!

The Ranch Podcast is supported by Truth In Media Foundation, a non-profit media organization committed to unbiased, Idaho focused media. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The Boise area is home to many counties and ways of life. It’s also home to many law enforcement agencies, like Ada County and Canyon county Sheriff offices, Idaho State Police, Eagle Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and many more. The school systems in the area are also quite diverse. Boise school district and West Ada School District, though right next to each other, are quite different. Ada County is also home to our state capital and many of our elected officials. The Ranch Podcast is shot just north of Eagle, Idaho.

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