The Ranch Podcast

Jake Ball is a member of the Idaho Fair Elections PAC which is against the Open Primary initiative. Jake and I spoke at length about open vs closed vs jungle primaries, what is would mean for independent and unaffiliated voters, and some larger considerations and implications. Enjoy!The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure V

Tim Martin is the board president of the Idaho Trails Association. He has spent the last 35 years exploring Idaho and has a deep love for sharing the outdoors that make Idaho one of the greatest states in the union. I can’t wait to join them on an adventure. Enjoy!The Ranch Podcast is the premier source for long format interviews and information in the Treasure Valley and great s

John is a world class practical "prepper," with former careers in law enforcement and private industry, who moved to Idaho with the express intention of living in a strategic location that lends itself to self reliance and self defense in the event on a catastrophic disaster, either natural or man made. I need a farm yesterday. This is the first episode of many, for sure. Enjoy!The

Alex Adams is the director of Health and Welfare for the state of Idaho. Although he is new to the job, he jumped into positively revising and supporting programs for Idaho's youth. Hearing about what he is doing to improve the lives of foster youth, foster youth families, and futures for at risk youth was inspiring to say the least. Enjoy!The Ranch Podcast is the premier source fo

Stephen Hunt is the Chief Development Officer for Valley Regional Transit. He came into the studio to talk about the budget issues and decisions that Nampa is grappling with as they pertain to ridership, cost, overall benefit, and long term goals with public transportation within the Treasure Valley and Nampa. Nampa is currently on the cusp of cutting the VRT budget, which would re

Dave Binetti is one of the five board members for West Ada School District. He was the founding member of WAPA (West Ada Parent Association), and was instrumental in getting students back in schools without masks on. West Ada recently received their ISAT scores, one of which is the highest ever. We spoke at length about policies being initiated by other school districts nationwide

Sebastian Griffin is one of the city councilmen from Nampa and is fighting to reduce wasteful spending in the city by reducing funding for Valley Regional Transit. There has been confusion about how utilized the service is for years, but after riding the bus from Nampa to Boise and back every day for weeks, Sebastian concluded that there are literally under 10 regular passengers th

Kassie Strohmeyer is the proprietor at Lazy SP Ranch, a raw cow milk producer in the Treasure Valley. She supplies her milk for consumption and purchase at Rustic Oven in Middleton. For years, Raw milk has been the source of much lore and news stories with many suppliers and co-ops getting shut down by government agencies, so hearing the process she goes through and about the indus

Rep. Mike Moyle is one of the longest standing representatives in the state of Idaho and sponsored House Bill 389, which is a bill aimed at curbing the increases in property tax residents were experiencing as cities and areas grew. Property tax in Idaho has no limit to growth, so HB 389 worked to restrict the amount cities could increase their budget that is drawn from property tax

Rep. John Vander Woude is an Idaho state representative and the chair of the Health and Welfare committee. Idaho has come into national attention as of late for its state laws on abortion after the repeal of Roe V Wade, which some argue have also lead to a contraction of reproductive care and health services for women. We are also struggling with ballooning Medicare costs do to unp