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Latest Episodes
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You may have seen ads for drugs to treat diabetes with names like Ozempic and Wegovy. These are a new class of drugs, and they are changing the way many people manage their illnesses, but they're also being misused by many as a quick and easy way to lose weight.
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Despite its hot and rocky terrain the Craters of the Moon National Monument has a very diverse species of plants.
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For thousands of years, people have been catching rainwater and recycling it for a variety of different uses.
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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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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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St. Patrick's day is almost here! Which means it must be time for some corned beef hash and green beer. But, is that really Irish?
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In just one year, more than 110,000 people died from drug poisoning, and fentanyl was a huge part of that number.
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Last ski season, a record number of skiers and snowboarders visited resorts in the Rocky Mountain region and most of them were white. Now there's an effort in Colorado to make snow sports more accessible to everyone and it's being led by an immigrant from Mexico.
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The Boise Downtown YMCA has been well loved, and now it's showing its age. Which is why it's been raising funds for the last two years so that a new state-of-the art multi-faceted community hub can be built to replace it.
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Imagine a minor character in the classic novel "Moby Dick" getting her own voice and her own story. That's exactly what happens in author Tara Karr Roberts debut novel, "Wild and Distant Seas."