Episodes

A veteran SRO with a tech brain and a pastor’s heart. Officer David “Deputy” Gomez (Garden Valley/Boise County) went from Micron engineer to one of America’s most practical voices on kids, phones, and the digital traps living...

Jennifer Mauk didn’t just stumble into leading Idaho’s most iconic small-business network—she turned it into a living, breathing extension of the state itself. From Miami beaches to McCall lakes, from social work to executive...

Valley County Sheriff Kevin Copperi joins The Great Idaho Show. From McCall to Cascade, Donnelly to Warm Lake, Valley County is one of Idaho’s crown jewels — and one of its busiest recreation corridors. Sheriff Copperi has se...

A mountain bar with a music problem—in the best possible way. Kevin Courtney turned a shuttered roadside stop into Lowman’s community living room: yurts on the hill, live shows all summer, a wood-and-iron patio that frames th...

A blunt statewide reality check with Jeff Lavey , Executive Director of the Idaho Sheriffs Association . We cover why county jails are breaking, why Idaho is still on analog 911, what it really costs to stash state inmates in...

The Great Idaho Show — Idaho Fish & Game on Hunting Season, Tags, and CWD Fall in Idaho: crisp mornings, bugling bulls, and a thousand ways to get outside. Dylan sits down with Idaho Fish & Game pros Roger Phillips (Public In...

Idaho through a youth’s eyes—straight from the classroom to the forest. Ginger Stocker (U of I forestry & fire ecology) talks COVID-era school, work ethic, Idaho Parks & Rec, scholarships, the Experimental Forest, and her fir...

In this Sheriff Series episode of The Great Idaho Show , Dylan sits down with Owyhee County Sheriff Larry Kendrick. Owyhee is officially classified as “frontier” — 7,666 square miles of rugged Idaho country with just 13,000 r...

Chandler’s didn’t happen by accident. Restaurateur Rex Chandler walks through 50+ years in fine dining—from Sun Valley ski mornings to building Chandler’s Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood inside Hotel 43—plus why service culture, ...

Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford joins the Sheriff Series — Idaho’s only project documenting all 44 sheriffs of the state. Clifford talks about the realities of leading law enforcement in Idaho’s fastest-growing county: balan...

Bonneville County Sheriff Sam Hulse: Growth, Budgets, and the Future of Idaho Law Enforcement Bonneville County Sheriff Sam Hulse sits down for an unfiltered conversation about what it really takes to keep one of Idaho’s fast...

What could be more Idaho than machine guns? Dylan sits down with David Nielsen, President of the Idaho Automatic Weapons Collectors Association , for a no-holds-barred conversation on history, collecting, and the thrill of fu...

Sheriff Kieran Donahue: Growth, Gangs & the Fight for Idaho Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue joins The Great Idaho Show for a no-holds-barred conversation about the realities of policing in one of America’s fastest-growin...

🚨 What does it really take to run law enforcement in one of Idaho’s wildest and most underfunded counties? In this episode of The Great Idaho Show , I sit down with Boise County Sheriff Scott Turner to talk about traffic, tax...

In this episode of The Great Idaho Show , we sit down with Art Gregory — radio historian, broadcaster, and founder of The History of Idaho Broadcasting Foundation, Inc. Art takes us on a fascinating journey through the histor...

Former 1985 Super Bowl Chicago Bear tight end Tim Wrightman joins us in this week’s episode to share his extraordinary journey from the gridiron to rural Idaho. Tim recounts stepping onto the field with the 1985 Super Bowl–wi...

The Avery Hotel: A 5‑Star Toast to Boise’s History & Hospitality In this Great Idaho Show episode, host Dylan Stocker is joined by Dustin Scott, Facilities Manager of Boise’s newly reimagined Avery Hotel. Originally built in ...

Wilderness Interrupted: Cell Phones, Satellites, and the Future of Idaho’s Backcountry What happens to the wilderness experience when every hiker, rafter, and hunter can answer a call from the trail? I sit down with Steve Zet...

🎣 Fishing Idaho This 4th of July – with Roger Phillips of Idaho Fish & Game Get ready for a red, white, and reel good time! In this special 4th of July episode of The Great Idaho Show , we sit down with Roger Phillips, Public...

Paul J. Schneider: A Voice That Shaped Idaho In this special episode, I sit down with Idaho broadcast legend Paul J. Schneider , whose voice has echoed across the Gem State for more than 50 years. From calling Bronco football...

🎙️ Maggie O’Mara: 25 Years of Idaho’s Good News On this episode of The Great Idaho Show , I sit down with one of Idaho’s most trusted voices — KTVB’s Maggie O’Mara. As co-anchor of Wake Up Idaho , Maggie delivers the day’s he...

In this episode of The Great Idaho Show , I sit down with Paul Snider of Lewis and Clark Traders — a legendary name in Idaho’s gun show scene. We dive into the culture behind Idaho’s gun shows, swap stories from decades of co...

On this episode of The Great Idaho Show , I sit down with Neil Shippy, District 65 Water Master for the Payette River system. We dive deep into how Idaho’s unique "use it or lose it" water rights system works and how it's imp...

On this episode of The Great Idaho Show , I sit down with Diane Bevan, CEO of the Idaho Technology Council, to talk about how innovation is shaping the future of Idaho. From $2,000 microgrants that empower local startups to s...