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Latest Episodes
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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.
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New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray is back with a look at one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, Frances Perkins. It's a name you may not be familiar with, but you should be.
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With ADHD and other diagnoses on the rise, today's youth are experiencing chronic levels of anxiety and depression. That's why it's important to make sure these children feel supported and understood.
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New York Times bestselling author Ridley Pearson is back with his latest installation of the Kingdom Keepers series.
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Last month Saltzer Health officially closed their doors, leaving many employees, doctors and patients scrambling.
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Vampires, magic, faustian bargains author Victoria Schwab has written about it all.
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A deep dive into Pacific Gas and Electric and the Paradise Fire in California.
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Jane Austen's classic second change romance novel, "Persuasion" is getting a modern twist in new retelling.
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Before Ayesha Rascoe started her career as a political reporter, she was a student at Howard University and her experience there helped fuel her new book, "HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience." It’s a collection of essays from everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Branford Marsalis to Stacey Abrams who write about how attending a historically black university helped shape who they are today.
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University of Idaho professor Alexandra Teague is out with her latest work and this time it's a very personal look at what some would say was a quirky childhood.