Idaho Matters

Human trafficking is a multi billion dollar criminal industry that denies freedom to almost 25 million people around the world. Globally there are two general categories of human trafficking...sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Idaho isn't immune to this crime either. Joining us to talk more is Jennifer Zielenski, Executive Director of the Idaho Anti Trafficking Coalition.

2021 was a record breaking year for the Idaho Legislature in more ways than one. So, what could be in store for the 2022 Session that begins next week? Our James Dawson covers the legislature for Boise State Public Radio News. He joins us now to talk more about what is expected.

A ground-breaking vaccine came out to fend off COVID-19, but Idaho's rollout was choppy and a deadly delta variant surge took many lives — primarily among the unvaccinated. Idaho Matters looks back at another challenging year in public health as the U.S. continues to be battered by the novel coronavirus.

Idaho Matters is looking back at the big stories from 2021 in Idaho politics, culture, growth and more.

Idaho Matters produced a special episode of our Doctors Roundtable looking at equity and engagement with Latinx communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Didn't get the chance to follow the news this week? We go beyond the headlines on this edition of the Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable.

A BSU volcanologist takes actor Will Smith into an active volcano to learn about how the study of soundwaves can help scientists better understand why they erupt.

When he's not hosting Morning Edition for Boise State Public Radio, George Prentice is taking in the best in TV and film. Our resident critic joins Idaho Matters with his top 10 moments in entertainment from 2021.

COVID-19 infections where going down in our state, but state health officials are concerned we could once again go in the wrong direction as the Omicron variant has been detected in Idaho.

Before you head out to play in the snow this weekend, catch up on the stories from this week you may have missed on the Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable.

Boise is home to one of the most accomplished living novelists in the U.S. Anthony Doerr’s new book “Cloud Cuckoo Land” comes after he won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel “All the Light We Cannot See” in 2015.

Day-to-day life has seen some huge changes over the past 18 months. Maybe we’ve also seem some changes in ourselves—maybe our hair has gotten longer, maybe we wear sweats more than jeans. And: maybe our bodies have changed.