- An Idaho judge's ruling questions the constitutionality of compelling biometric passwords.
- Contractors encourage development of affordable housing.
- A Coeur d'Alene native wins James Beard Award for Best Podcast.
- Filmmakers capture the triumph of the Eagle Rodeo.
- Earlier this month, Idaho Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Bush refused a search warrant request from an unnamed law enforcement agency that would require a person under investigation to provide a fingerprint to unlock a smartphone. On Thursday's Idaho Matters, we talk with attorney Lisa McGrath about your right to privacy when it comes to your smartphones, tablets, computers and smartwatches.
- Regional development organizations are working together to cultivate affordable housing in a rapidly inflating market. Idaho Matters discusses housing affordability with Tyson Garten of the Snake River Valley Building Contractors Association.
- The Copper & Heat podcast looks at the restaurant industry from the perspective of the culinary worker and the gender and race issues that take place in restaurant kitchens across America. The podcast is hosted and produced by the husband-and-wife team of Katy and Ricardo Osuna. The Coeur d'Alene natives earned the 2019 James Beard Broadcast Media Award for Best Podcast and they join Thursday's Idaho Matters to talk about Copper & Heat.
- For 17 years, the City of Eagle hosted the rodeonamed for the Treasure Valley town. When the lease ran out, city officials and rodeo organizers scrambled to find a new location. They got the job done just in time to kick off the 2018 Eagle Rodeo and their efforts are captured in the film "The Best Small Town Throwdown Rodeo." The documentary is showing at The Egyptian Theatreon Sunday, June 2 and Hope Manna, the film's director, joins Idaho Matters to talk about the Eagle Rodeo.