- Nicole Blanchard discusses the Wilks Brothers and access to public lands.
- An Idaho State University student partners with INL to study ocean pollution.
- Treefort fun for kids and family.
- A comedy duo takes over Liquid Lounge.
- Outdoor enthusiasts and loggers often make strange bedfellows but both are feeling the impacts of restricted access to public lands by private landowners. Legislation was in play to stop this practice by landowners like the Wilks Brothers of Texas, but state lawmakers killed the bill on Monday. Idaho Statesman reporter Nicole Blanchard joins Idaho Matters to talk about efforts in the statehouse to maintain access to public lands.
- Idaho State University biology student Amanda Smolinksi is working with Idaho National Laboratory's neutron radiography program to study the effects of oceanic pollution. We talk with Smolinski about researching the insides of sponges to gauge heavy metal pollution levels.
- Treefort keeps growing and programming for kids and families is the next Fort-frontier. Idaho Matters speaks with Nathan Walker about booking all-age shows and programming for kids.
- Alisha Donahue and Jynx Jenkins are Lady Bizness - a comedy duo that pokes fun at both the most routine and the ridiculous aspects of everyday life. They perform at Liquid Lounge this month and they join us in studio to talk about what is so damn funny about Boise.