- Senator Jim Risch weighs in on government shutdown and border security.
- A state program that allows high school students to tailor personalized courses of study.
- College of Idaho's Jasper LiCalzi discusses his new book on Idaho politics.
- Mac Eld documents 269 historical Idaho highway markers.
- The government shutdown proved to be devastating for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and it cost the American economy billions of dollars. Congress and the president agreed to re-open for another three weeks while all sides continue to work out federal budgeting and agreeable attention to border security. Idaho Matters asks listener questions of Senator Jim Risch about the shutdown, border security, foreign relations and the investigations into Russian interference with the 2016 election.
- High school students can jump start their secondary education by individualizing courses of study to include college credits, technical competency credits and accelerate advanced placement through the state's Advanced Opportunitiesprogram. On Tuesday's Idaho Matters, we'll learn how Idaho students can fast track their higher education using this program.
- Jasper LiCalzi, a College of Idaho professor of political economy, recently published a book about Idaho politics that looks at Gem State government through the prism of the community, rather than the perspective of red/blue. LiCalzi joins Idaho Matters to talk about Idaho Politics and Government: Culture Clash and Conflicting Values in the Gem State and how new perspectives could lead to more productive discourse.
- MacArthur "Mac" Eld started photographing historic Idaho highway markers in an effort to create meaningful holiday gifts for friends and family. Eight years later, Mac Eld has documented 269 of these signs, bringing attention to Idaho's history and the need to maintain these markers. Eld joins Idaho Matters in studio to talk about his project and what he learned about our history while out on the road.