Best Assays Podcasts (2024)

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Uncovering history: Artifacts found at Assay Office 10:31

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Earlier this year, renovations on Boise's historic Assay Office began. However, as the construction crew broke ground, they discovered they were digging up more than just dirt. Artifacts were buried around the building, some dating back more than 100 years. Archeologist Chris Shaver and outreach historian Dan Everhart, both with the Idaho State His…

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CRISPR Assay for Fungal Keratitis 23:41

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The RID-MyC assay, a CRISPR/Cas12a-based test, offers swift and reliable detection of Fungal Keratitis, enhancing diagnostic capabilities at point-of-care settings. Dr. Rajesh Rao interviews Dr. Siddharth Narendran on the development of this assay from his Ophthalmology Science article, “Development and Clinical Evaluation of a CRISPR/Cas12a-Based …

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Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: September 25, 2024 17:37

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False-color transmission electron micrograph of a field of whooping cough bacteria, Bordetella pertussis.(A. Barry Dowsett / Science Source) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pertussis is on the rise. Here in the Gem State, we're seeing an outbreak in North Idaho and the Boise State Broncos almost had the home op…

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Providing healthcare to Idaho's rural communities 15:59

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(Rasande Tyskar / Flickr) More than 50 years ago, Terry Reilly was sent to Nampa by the Catholic Church to help the farmworker community. He started a small health clinic, which over the years grew exponentially. Today, Terry Reilly Health Services operates clinics across southwest Idaho that do all they can to provide medical, dental, and behavior…

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A Bondurant summer camp that has it all: work, play and possibly Wyoming’s future outdoor leaders 4:24

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(Caitlin Tan / Wyoming Public Media) Summer is wrapping up, so we’re taking a look back at something that was likely a part of many of our childhoods: summer camp. But this one is a little different. It's a partnership between a ranch in Bondurant, a wildlife non-profit and the state of Wyoming geared toward kids across the country who wouldn’t oth…

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Morning Edition goes a little 'Crazy' for ‘Always… Patsy Cline.’ 8:20

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Christina Rose Hall stars in 'Always... Patsy Cline' at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival.(Idaho Shakespeare Festival) Where do you begin with Patsy Cline? Well, for one, you go a bit “Crazy,” as in the 1961 song that turned pop and country music on its proverbial ear. It is likely that there are not many people in the Western World who don’t sing alo…

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Idaho decision 2024: What you need to know ahead of voting 15:09

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(katbaro / Flickr) You may have seen it in your mailbox in the last few days: a bright, red, white and blue little newspaper called the Vote Idaho Voter Pamphlet, and it’s full of everything you need to know to vote before the November election. We wanted to know more, and because it’s a preside…

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Why is the craft beer industry slowing down? 13:15

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(Troy Oppie / Boise State Public Radio ) There are nearly 100 active craft breweries in Idaho — about four times as many as in 2012. But the industry is facing challenges. Changing tastes, discerning drinkers and rising costs have many local breweries on a financial razor’s edge — and tough times are spilling into Idaho’s hop fields, too.…

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Exploring Idaho rivers with Sun Valley Museum of Art 6:58

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Empty Skies and Full Creeks (South Fork of the Palouse River), Gouache & casein, 2024 by Aaron Cordell Johnson.( Aaron Cordell Johnson) Throughout Idaho flows over 100,000 miles of river. It's a resource that helps to shape our economy, communities and most recently the latest exhibit at the Sun Valley Museum of Art, where artists a…

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Episode 183: Beescape 46:21

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 24, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Christina Grozinger—a Professor at Pennsylvania State University as well as the Director at the Center for Pollinator Research and the Center for Technology and Livings System—to talk Beescape. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. …

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'Wild and Distant Seas:' An author interview with Idaho author Tara Karr Roberts 15:29

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( W. W. Norton & Company) This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on March 14, 2024. Imagine a minor character in the classic novel Moby Dick getting her own voice and her own story. That's exactly what happens in Idaho author Tara Karr Roberts debut novel, "Wild and Distant Seas." She joined Idaho Matters to talk more about her recent r…

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Thesis Gold Updated PEA: “This is One of the Best Development Projects in North America." 14:32

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Join the Community at: / discord Companion Article and Summary at: https://juniorresourceinvesting.subst... Published Sept. 21, 2024 Thesis Gold (TAU.V) has had a pretty good run over the past month or so since my site visit, rising some 60% from 60 cents to $0.95. Obviously someone has caught wind of the deep value imbalance that was (and still is…

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Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: September 20, 2024 42:34

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( inciweb.gov) Army soldiers are headed home after a month on Idaho's fire line, renovations to the prisons execution chamber are being made, the CuMo exploration project could turn into a mine and work on the Union 93 project is at a standstill. It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date o…

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AbraSilver Company Update: It Just Keeps Getting Better 36:41

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Overview AbraSilver (ABRA.V) is a well-known name in this industry, and for good reason. It’s Diablillos project is big, high-grade, and full of potential. For some companies, an annual update might be enough to stay up to date. Not so with Abra. CEO John Miniotis fills me in on the many different important pieces of news Abra has released since we…

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Tips for supporting your kids mental health 33:02

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(RenoCdZ / iStockphoto) One in six children faces some kind of mental health concern each year, and 50% of mental health issues start to emerge before a child is 14 years old, that’s according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. There has been more focus on kids and mental health, especially after COVID-19 school lockdowns, but help is too …

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Climate change is making Colorado mountain streams more acidic and polluted 3:57

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Now to a story from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, where climate change is having a subtle but serious impact on streams and rivers. As member station KUNC's Rae Solomon reports, they're becoming more acidic and polluted with heavy metals like zinc, iron and copper. RAE SOLOMON, BYLINE: It's a bright summer day in the mou…

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New collaboration shows way to get help with ‘insatiable’ prescribed fire need 4:03

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A low-intensity burn on the recent Crawford prescribed fire near Cascade, Idaho(Steve Vigil / The Nature Conservancy ) On a Thursday morning in May, Forest Service staff and crew leaders gathered in the Cascade Ranger District Office for a briefing. They were putting a plan together for the nearby, nearly 100-acre Crawford burn on the Boise Nationa…

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Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: September 18, 2024 40:02

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(Jamie Grill / Tetra images RF/Getty Images) According to a new report from the March of Dimes, more than 5.5 million women in the U.S. live in counties that are experiencing limited to no access to maternity care resources. Here in our state, three facilities have shuttered their maternity services since Idaho enacted its near total abortion ban i…

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Reporter resigns after using AI to make up quotes 5:12

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Newsrooms around the country are talking about how to use AI in the wake of a recent journalism scandal in our region. A reporter in Cody, Wyoming resigned after he was caught using the technology to write stories and make up quotes. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Hanna Merzbach has more.By Staff

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Idaho decision 2024: Breaking down voter registration 20:34

2d ago20:34

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(Emilie Ritter Saunders / Boise State Public Radio) Tuesday, Sept. 17 is National Voter Registration Day, and 2024 marks a historic election year. In November, voters will decide the future of our country for the next four years, as well as many key state and local races. Because it’s a presidential election year, there’s been a lot of focus on not…

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Celebrating Latino Conservation Week 6:19

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(Latino Conservation Week / Traci Swift) Protecting our environment is important, especially if we want to continue to enjoy it, which is something that many people will be doing as they take part in Latino Conservation Week. The national celebration kicked off earlier this weekend and puts focus on the conservation goals of our Latino community wh…

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'Telling the stories of women's lives' with Elizabeth Gilbert 15:10

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Elizabeth Gilbert greets and talks with students from the Oregon Youth Challenge program.(Deschutes Public Library/The Penguin Group / Flickr) This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on Month 13, 2024. Maybe you saw the movie starring Julia Roberts or read the book "Eat, Pray, Love," which was an international bestseller and sold more than 1…

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Episode 182: High Pesticide Exposure and Risk to Bees in Pollinator Plantings Adjacent to Conventionally Managed Blueberry Fields 31:32

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 17, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Kelsey Graham—a Research Entomologist with the USDA ARS Pollinating Insects, Biology, Management, & Systematics Research Unit in Logan, Utah—to talk about her paper, “High pesticide exposure and risk to bees in pollinator plantings adjac…

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Idaho mom fights to improve dyslexia legislation and literacy in Idaho 17:33

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(f_ / iStockphoto.com) This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on May 30, 2024. Idaho Mom Robin Zikmund knew her son was different at an early age. While his peers were reading by the third grade, her son was still struggling. Eventually her son was diagnosed with dyslexia, but Robin wanted to do more than just have a diagnosis for her son. …

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Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: September 13, 2024 44:29

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( Custer County Sheriff) The latest on the Lava and Wapiti fires, a Boise man has been arrested in connection with a terrorist organization, two hunters have survived a grizzly bear attack and new apartments will soon go up near the airport despite objections. It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets yo…

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'Preconceived:' An inside look at crisis pregnancy centers 13:58

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( ROCO Films) Since Roe v. Wade was effectively overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, putting abortion laws in the hands of states, crisis pregnancy centers have gotten a lot of attention around the country. A new movie called Preconceived takes an inside look at these centers, including Stanton Health Care in Idaho and its founder, Brandi Swindell…

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Why Idaho pet rescues need your support 8:37

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(Cosmos Photo / Flickr) Across the country, animal shelters are finding themselves in need of support as they continue to deal with overcrowding, a problem that many pet rescues in Idaho are familiar with. Tackling the issue can be hard, though, especially if you don’t have enough resources or volunteers. Which is why one organization is working to…

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How farmers are implementing climate-smart practices in Idaho 23:14

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(Dawn Evans / Flickr) NPR is spending this week looking at climate solutions and how food and agricultural systems are tackling climate pollution and adapting to a changing planet. So Idaho Matters wanted to bring together a panel of local farmers and organizations implementing climate-smart practices in the Gem State. Specifically, we wanted to kn…

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Adverse Events with Opioids and Ophthalmic Surgery 28:33

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Ophthalmologists are not spared from the opioid epidemic. Recent studies have shown that opioids continue to be prescribed after ophthalmic surgeries. Dr. Drew Carey interviews Dr. Matthew R. Starr on his retrospective study published in Ophthalmology, “Hospitalization, Overdose, and Mortality After Opioid Prescriptions Tied to Ophthalmic Surgery.”…

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Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: September 11, 2024 24:42

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This colorized electron microscope image shows avian influenza A virus (bird flu) particles, red/yellow, grown in cultured cells. (CDC, NIAID via AP)(AP / CDC, NIAID) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a new human case of avian influenza has been reported in the state of Missouri. And here in Idaho, we are seeing a rise in…

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Using less of the Colorado River takes a willing farmer and $45 million in federal funds 4:27

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Leslie Hagenstein indicates where the New Fork River flows through her property on Mar. 27, 2024. She signed up for a program that pays her to pause irrigation on her land in order to save Colorado River water. Some experts say the System Conservation Pilot Program, or SCPP, is costly and may not be the most effective way to save Colorado River wat…

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Nevada conservationists work to protect rare wildflower losing habitat to development 4:34

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Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director for the Center for Biological Diversity, finds a small cluster of Carson Valley monkeyflowers outside of Carson City, Nev., on Thursday, May 2, 2024.(Kaleb Roedel / Mountain West News Bureau ) It’s a sun-soaked afternoon in Carson City, Nev., and Patrick Donnelly is walking down a brush-covered slope between a…

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Exploring space: One astronauts experience 11:24

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NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 37 backup crew member, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait.(Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center / Flickr) Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit space? Well, Dr. Steve Swanson has a pretty good idea. He's been …

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Carlon Fitzpatrick AI Summit 3:14

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Carlon Fitzpatrick AI Summit by Future Science GroupBy Future Science Group

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Idaho Decision 2024: Preparing for election season 11:42

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( Canva) 2024 marks a historic election year. In November, voters will decide the future of our country for the next four years, as well as many key state and local races. Because it’s a presidential election year, there’s been a lot of focus on not just who gets elected but also on how our election system works at both a national and local level. …

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Creating greener health systems in Idaho 12:34

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(Scott Schiller / Flickr) Giving the environment a voice is something that has motivated Aparna Dial. She’s the Senior Director of Facilities, Engineering and Sustainability for the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. OSU has a huge footprint—29,000 employees and 65,000 students — and a m…

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How do scientists measure voter emotions? 8:11

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Are you planning to watch the debate Tuesday between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris? How do you feel about the candidates? That’s a question that scientists who study human behavior would really like to answer. But you can’t measure feelings ... or can you? Dr. Paul Bolls of the Murrow College of Communications at Wa…

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The Climate Crisis: Creating change with hope 18:54

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(Robert Val / Flickr) This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on September 11, 2023. NPR is spending this week looking at climate solutions, and as part of this series, we'll be bringing you stories on our climate throughout the week. When it comes to learning about climate change, there’s lots of information out there. And figuring out how …

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Episode 181: Nano Colonies 52:00

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 10, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Zac Lamas—a NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Jay Evans' Laboratory at the USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland—to talk about his paper, “Nano Colonies: Rearing honey bee queens and their offspring in small laboratory…

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Support groups for people anxious about climate change are on the rise. Do they help? 4:38

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Farmer Melissa Gilbert (left) and therapist Caitlyn Wallace lead climate cafes in Reno, Nev., where people can share their feelings about the effects of human-caused climate change.(Kaleb Roedel / Mountain West News Bureau ) It’s a Saturday morning on a small urban farm tucked into a residential neighborhood in Reno, Nev., and Melissa Gilbert, hold…

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Thriving ecosystems revealed in wake of shrinking reservoir 4:41

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Water levels in Lake Powell are at record lows as the Colorado River is strained by climate change and steady demand. But as the nation's second-largest reservoir recedes, its making way for thriving ecosystems. Alex Hager with KUNC in Northern Colorado tagged along with a team of scientists trying to figure out what's coming back.…

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Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: September 6, 2024 38:19

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A wooden gavel. (Paul and Kami McGuire / Flickr) Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s challenge to the open primaries ballot initiative has been denied, hormone therapy will remain available to inmates for now, Chad Daybell's home is now owned by a nonprofit and an update on the FTC's cas…

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Idaho’s premiere Paralympian visits Morning Edition from Paris 6:19

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Idaho's Muffy Davis was a torch bearer at the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris( Muffy Davis, International Paralympic Committee) Muffy Davis has been an Idaho public servant for a while now – as an Idaho House representative and as the current Chair of the Blaine County Commission. But much of the rest of the world knows her as a gold medal-wi…

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Local program provides free dental care to underserved communities 13:41

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(Torghele Dentistry / Flickr ) When we think about taking care of our health, dental hygiene isn't usually the first thing that comes to mind, but as it turns out, it plays a big role in our overall wellbeing. One program is offering free dental care to elementary and middle schools thr…

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How a new movement is working to support our first responders 9:47

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Boise Fire Department Captain Jesse Clark and his daughter Blakely.( Jesse Clark) First responders can face huge obstacles on the job, both physical and mental, that can take a big toll on both mind and body, and it can be hard to find the resources they need to cope. A new movement called Forging Wellness provides those physical and mental resourc…

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What to Watch: Football, sci-fi and superheroes 22:33

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(Kenny Simpson / Flickr) Fall can mean a lot of things, but in terms of what to watch, it's football, good tv plenty of movie recommendations! Resident movie critic and Morning Edition host George Prentice joined Idaho Matters to give us an update on What to Watch.…

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Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: September 4, 2024 15:31

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A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.(Abdel Kareem Hana / AP) As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, the World Health Organization and Palestinian health authorities are working together to vaccinate Palestinians for polio. Gaza recently reported its first case of polio in 25 years in …

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Trump vs. Harris: A look ahead at the presidential election 21:55

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(Vicki Lares / Flickr) The campaign for the United States head of government is in its final push as people get ready to vote for our nation's 47th president. This Thursday, Dr. David Adler, President of the Alturas Institute, will be hosting another Constitutional Conversation, and he join…

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Local nonprofit commemorates those lost on 9/11 8:45

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The 9/11 Miles of Remembrance Run event kicks off at 5:00 pm on September 11th. ( Mission43) Next week, communities around the country will come together in honor of those lost during the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Among those paying their respects will be Mission43, an organization that helps service members adjust to life after the military. They…

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Resisting the draft: A little known story of the Minidoka prisoners 28:31

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A photo from the stage play, "The Nisei Paradox." ( Idaho Public Television) We’ve heard many stories of what happened after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, when more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to what were known then as relocation centers, including the Minidoka camp in eastern Idaho.…

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