Brandy Furiani is the executive director of the Eagle Chamber of Commerce. We were both incredibly pleased with the lunch provided by Paddle Up Poke, and honestly, I've never had a better bowl! Give them a shot. We also solved the problem with contemporary marriage culture. No big thing. Enjoy! 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...
Nov 07, 2024•38 min•Ep. 231
Lt. Shawn Harper is a police officer with Meridian PD and worked to formulate school lockdown protocol in Idaho. The thought of violence on school campuses is horrifying, but after hearing him talk about what law enforcement is trained to do and what I, as a parent, should and SHOULD NOT do was incredibly important and comforting. If you have kids in schools in Idaho, consider giving this a listen. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure...
Nov 07, 2024•35 min•Ep. 230
Brian Olmstead is one of eight Water Resource Board members that are directly appointed by the governor of Idaho to direct and preserve our limited water. As an agricultural state that has been slow to build new waters reservoir since 1976 but has exploded in ag production and development, we have taxed our water resource beyond its capacity. Solving this puzzle is going to take the brightest minds in the state. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and inform...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 229
Phil McGrane is the Secretary of State of Idaho, and in this episode we discussed early voting turnout, Prop 1 costs, paper ballots in Idaho, and more. This is our fourth installment of the Election 2024 series. Enjoy! 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 ...
Oct 31, 2024•18 min•Ep. 228
Rebecca Arnold is the current Ada County Assessor and is running to be an ACHD commissioner. She was formerly on the commission and is running for a seat again because she feels it has lost its way engaging in social engineering issues and excess spending. 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...
Oct 30, 2024•35 min•Ep. 227
Braden Jensen works for Idaho's Farm Bureau. Last year the bureau advocated for and worked with legislators on a bill that would offer incentives to farmers and land owners that would allow them to get benefits of temporary commitments towards preserving land. There are some larger incentive programs for preserving agricultural land that are permanent, but the Farm Bureau is also looking to present an option that isn't forever. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format inter...
Oct 29, 2024•47 min•Ep. 226
Matt Clifford is the Ada County Sheriff and is currently running for re-election. We spoke extensively about upholding oaths and the laws of our state and country and not veering into engaging in personal preferences. The Treasure Valley has become a hot bed for cultural shifts, and Sheriff Clifford has had to navigate preferences and legal rights to a degree that is unique, to say the least. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasur...
Oct 28, 2024•38 min•Ep. 225
Vic Dominguez is the executive director of the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Coalition, a non-profit based group dedicated to educating both Idaho law enforcement agencies as well as Idaho families. Crimes against children on the internet have exponentially grown over the last decade, and aside from that being an obvious problem, law enforcement trails in learning how to detect, investigate, and prosecute these crimes as the crimes are constantly changing and evolving. This is a soberin...
Oct 26, 2024•54 min•Ep. 224
Melissa Wintrow is the District 19 Senator for the State of Idaho. She has worked in the minority party for years and walked the streets of Boise speaking with residents for hundreds of hours. I so appreciate her willingness to engage in good faith with our community and bring a perspective other than the majority to the table in Idaho. Enjoy! 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...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 223
Amber Morales is a Treasure Valley resident who experienced the inability to protect an elderly loved one who could not protect herself. The reporting and enforcement mechanisms designed to help our elderly population have some incredibly fatal flaws that prevent meaningful care, support, and protection from the law. 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 ...
Oct 22, 2024•40 min•Ep. 222
Phil McGrane is the Idaho Secretary of State, and this is his third appearance leading up to the Nov 2024 election. We hit some VERY important information for people who have just moved to this state regarding NEED TO DO items prior to registering to vote as well as details that allow people who do not physically reside in Idaho to vote in our elections. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Idaho. The ...
Oct 21, 2024•21 min•Ep. 221
Phil Bass is a PHD in Animal Science, a professor at University of Idaho, and a huge cattle lover. Cattle and the industry around it are integral to Idaho's food security and its economic production, and there are in fact more cattle than people in the state. This is the first of many, and thank you to FARE Idaho for connecting us and helping support the show! . Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great state of Ida...
Oct 19, 2024•54 min•Ep. 220
Dr. Megan Kasper is an Idaho OB/GYN, Pro-Life, and an advocate for revisions of the laws in place around Female Healthcare. She has never performed an elective termination nor will she ever, and she also sees a need to change in the legislation surrounding caring for Idaho's women. For those in Idaho who are pro-life and believe in strict pro-life laws, this is an incredible view into the gray area that doctors and patients must confront. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format i...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 219
Greg Timinsky is the Chief of the Star/Middleton Fire District. That particular area of Idaho has grown at a breakneck speed, spreading basic services like Fire to a point where the citizens will have to decide if they are interested in maintaining services and accepting an increase in property taxes or if they'd prefer to have slower responses and less service but also have a lower tax rate. Chief Timinsky outlines the issues and considerations perfectly. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier...
Oct 16, 2024•38 min•Ep. 218
Kala Golden works with the Idaho Water Resource Board and its cloud seeding program. She is incredibly knowledgeable about the science and processes Idaho goes through to ensure the safety and efficacy of the program. She is also aware of the incredible impact this program has on our state’s power supply, agricultural economy, and recreation utility to name a few things. This will hopefully be the first of many. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and inform...
Oct 14, 2024•56 min•Ep. 217
Joseph Palmer is the assistant superintendent of the Vallivue school district. He has become a champion for all students and families in his district and was instrumental in bringing in community members and law makers to show and explain Vallivue's need for additional funding. As a result, Vallivue has been well supported and funded by their community while surrounding districts are struggling to achieve the same. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and inf...
Oct 11, 2024•55 min•Ep. 216
Chris Cargill is the CEO of Mountain States Policy Center, a think tank that looks at state policies in many states from a free market lens. Competition within systems produces better results, but there are risks when applying these incredible forces inappropriately. Enjoy! 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 enforcem...
Oct 10, 2024•45 min•Ep. 215
Rod Beck is one of three Ada County Commissioners and Hyrum Erickson is a republican Precinct Committeeman from Rexburg. Both agreed to come engage in a long format debate regarding Prop 1. Rod Beck was a main driving force that led to closed primaries in Idaho in 2011, and Hyrum Erickson is a republican that enjoys the republican majority in our state legislature but feels the structure of our elections is leading to a non representative legislative body. This is the only long format debate I a...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 214
Phil McGrane is the Secretary of State for the State Of Idaho. In this conversation, we talked expressly about the things people are most concerned about with our elections, namely that dead people and illegal aliens are voting. We also spoke about how difficult and improbable it would be to add a mass number of voters to a voter roll. Idaho is clearly leading the way in many things, and election security is one of them. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews a...
Oct 07, 2024•15 min•Ep. 213
Dan McKnight has served in the United States Marines, Army, and National Guard. He is part of an organization called Defend The Guard, which focuses on state legislation that prevents the US Congress from deploying our National Guard servicemen and women in the absence of a declaration of war. We currently have tens of thousands of National Guard troops deployed across the world, even though we have not actually declared war. The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and...
Oct 04, 2024•47 min•Ep. 212
Brandy Furiani is the Eagle Chamber of Commerce Executive Director. In this week's checkin, we spoke enjoyed Snake River Jerky, spoke on Spitfire Taco patio, and had a blast in general. Enjoy! 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 Polic...
Oct 02, 2024•50 min•Ep. 211
Phil McGrane is the Secretary of State of Idaho and is charged with securing the elections in the state. Idaho is leading the way in election security and technology as well as security protocol. Enjoy! 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 S...
Oct 01, 2024•26 min•Ep. 210
Jim Jones is the former Attorney General of Idaho as well as former Chief Justice on the Idaho Supreme Court. He is a strong supporter of prop 1 and feels that it is a solution to what he describes as chaos and dysfunction in the state legislature. He also feels that the current system restricts the rights of taxpayers who are funding elections that they can't participate in. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and grea...
Sep 30, 2024•52 min•Ep. 209
Dr. Jaci Kettler is a political science professor at BSU and teaches, among other things, state politics. She also happened to be a high risk pregnancy at the time that Idaho's abortion laws changed. This lead to a whole slew of complications from a care standpoint, and as a soon to be mother trying to get to term, she lived the politics and their consequences in Idaho. She very thankfully was able to get appropriate care and is now a happy mother. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source ...
Sep 28, 2024•59 min•Ep. 208
Tom Luna is a former superintendent of Education for the State of Idaho and former head of the state GOP. He has been involved in politics at many levels for decades and feels that Prop 1 and Rank Choice Voting carry with them inherent risks that he thinks people should consider. Enjoy! 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...
Sep 27, 2024•53 min•Ep. 207
The Eagle Chamber Check In Week of September 16th with Brandy Furiani 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 divers...
Sep 26, 2024•27 min•Ep. 206
Rev. Bill Roscoe is the President and CEO of Boise Rescue Mission. This is an independently funded, faith based mission to help those who have found themselves addicted, cold, hungry, and misaligned with a functional, prosperous life. Boise Rescue Mission takes all comers, but it steers away from unlimited support with no strings attached, a sharp departure from the homeless industry that has sprung up in surrounding states. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format intervie...
Sep 26, 2024•54 min•Ep. 205
Elliot Tolbert is the manager of NW Premium Meats. He has vast knowledge of different meat trends, long forgotten meat cuts like the Denver Steak, and the difficulties that small producers are facing when trying to find a place to continue existing in a world dominated by industrial supplies. This is certainly the first of many, and thank you to FARE Idaho for connecting us and helping support the show! Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in ...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 204
Rep. Chris Mathias is a District 19 State Representative in Idaho. He sat on the House Education Committee in the 2024 session and is very involved with the education system on a local and state level. Cellphones are becoming the number one concern of many parents in the state, and he has been working to figure out what the role of the state should be in addressing this issue. Enjoy! The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and gre...
Sep 24, 2024•44 min•Ep. 203
Dr. Zane Sterling is an Idaho born health care professional who has been focused on legacy building and finding a way to leave a lasting effect on his family and community. He shares his life lessons and observations on his podcast, Let's Be Honest, which can be found on YouTube. I always enjoy speaking with him. Enjoy! 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 wa...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 202
