This is an encore program which originally aired in December of 2017.An interview with Samantha Silva about her novel, “Mr. Dickens and His Carol.” The book re-imagines the twists and turns that led Charles Dickens to write what has been described as “the second most famous Christmas story.”

Idaho Matters is looking back at the big stories from 2023 in Idaho politics, culture, education and more.

On the fourth and final full week of December, Anna Caritj reads “Meridian Response,” a poem by Ben Lerner.

“We have a 97% participation rate in composting.”

The report finds children raised by grandparents face higher rates of poverty and limited access to support services.

A portion of Warm Lake Road previously only accessible to snow mobiles will be plowed starting this winter to allow access to the Stibnite mining site. A gate for the road, likely installed near Warm Lake Lodge, is proposed as a public safety measure, but the idea has received pushback from the community.

“I used to go to a lot of trouble to make very fancy desserts around the holidays. If you’re somebody that wants to do that, more power to you.”

An interview with Kaye Courington, author of Scrim: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue. The illustrated book tells the true story of a scrappy terrier-mix rescue who defied the odds and became an instant hero.

On the third week of December, Anna Caritj reads an excerpt from her own story, “Sweet Alice."

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

Seven hundred boxes of food went out into the community at the end of November, each with a package of bison meat from the reservation and chokecherry jam for elders.

It may be tempting to leave your Christmas tree at the curb, but Boise officials say there are better, more environmentally-friendly ways to dispose of it.