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During the pandemic, Garden City's Surel’s Place had to adapt. Like so many other arts organizations and the artist in residence program has to be placed on pause. Idaho Matters learns about the organization's return to the program as COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted.

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, almost 37% of Idaho adults reported symptoms of anxiety of depressive disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic. And since May is mental health awareness month, Idaho Matters checks-in with two local advocates for mental health.

Sarah Sentilles is an author, academic, religious scholar and advocate who lives in Idaho's Wood River Valley. Her latest book — called "Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn’t Ours" — is a personal memoir of her navigation of the foster care system, both in Oregon and here in Idaho.

Idaho Matters checks-in with Idaho Public Television's General Manager Ron Pisaneschi as he prepares to retire this summer.

Idaho Matters talks with Idaho Falls native Dennis Patterson about his experience living and working in the Gem State as a Black man.

Idaho Matters shares a special episode of the Bring Birds Back podcast from BirdNote, about a woman who grew her appreciation for nature during the pandemic through bird watching.

A panel of reporters and editors discuss the ramifications of the historic 2021 Idaho Legislative Session.

In this week's edition of the Idaho Matters, our reporter panel catches up on the latest in Idaho politics and the state's COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Each January, the University of Idaho music department invites high school bands from around the region to Moscow for a series of performances, clinics and master classes. The pandemic prevented that in-person experience this year. But the school of music was not going to be denied and they organized a virtual Bandfest, with a special piece composed and performed just for this occasion.

Idaho Matters talks about the CDC's new masking recommendations and other pandemic topics with Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke's Health System and a member of the governor's coronavirus task force.