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**Idaho Matters**

Idaho Matters is a wonderful way to stay up to date, meet people and understand there’s much more to this great state. Hosted by Gemma Gaudette on Boise State Public Radio News, it features arts and politics, growth and education, and the interesting stories that make Idaho unique. Send us your questions, comments or story ideas by emailing idahomatters@boisestate.edu or sending us a voicemail using the “Talk To Us” feature on the free Boise State Public Radio app.

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**Meet the first Astronomer-in-Residence at the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve** Jun 09, 2022
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( Catherine Slaughter)
Last fall, we told you about the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve Stem Network, which uses a grant from NASA to support stem engagement in the Gem State.
As part of that outreach, Idaho's Central Dark Sky Reserve will host the first astronomer-in-residence, starting this month.
Catherine Slaughter is a proto-astrophysicist who is coming to the reserve next week and she joined Idaho Matters to tell us more about her residency.

**Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: June 8, 2022** Jun 08, 2022
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(Tim Reckmann / Flickr)
While test positivity rates for COVID-19 have been going up in Idaho, including the eastern part of the state, Idaho Public Television reports that hospitals appear to be handling the surge.
It’s hard to know how many people have been getting COVID lately since at-home rapid tests are not counted by most public health districts and are often not reported to any agency.
However, we do know that the amount of coronavirus has increased in Boise’s wastewater.
Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St Luke's Health System and a current member of the Idaho Coronavirus Task Force, joins Idaho Matters to break down all the latest news on COVID and answer your questions.

**How state hospitals handled the COVID-19 pandemic** Jun 08, 2022
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State Hospital South in Blackfoot, Idaho.( Madelyn Beck / Mountain West News Bureau)
The pandemic has wreaked havoc in many nursing homes and prisons.
State psychiatric hospitals say they controlled COVID-19 a lot better, though there are some notable exceptions. Mountain West News Bureau reporter, Madelyn Beck, joined Idaho Matters to tell us more.

How psychedelic-assisted therapy is being used to treat PTSD and other mental health conditions Jun 07, 2022

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The theme of the 25th annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival is “Coming Home” and the festival returns in person this year to explore our social health, well-being and how they define our collective wellness.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Rick Doblin, Founder and Executive Director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. He sat down with our Morning Edition host George Prentice to talk about his institute’s research, the FDA approval timeline, and his definition of wellness.

**A possible change in Boise's housing market** Jun 07, 2022
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What just happened to Boise's hot housing market? That’s the headline from a recent Idaho Statesman story about how Boise's crazy market for homes may, perhaps be slowing down.
We wanted to know more so we asked Paul Schwedelson, the growth and development reporter at the Idaho Statesman.

**Gas prices rise in Idaho** Jun 07, 2022
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(Michael Kappel / Flickr)
Yesterday gas in Idaho was $4.90 cents a gallon, on average, and $5 dollars is rapidly approaching.
The cost of gas in the Gem State went up 18 cents over the last week, 43 cents over the last month and stands at $1.62 more than one year ago.
Matthew Conde, the Public and Government Affairs Director of AAA Idaho, Joined Idaho Matters to talk more about increasing gas prices and what drivers can do to ease the pain at the pump.

A family group of seven tan and white vicuna stand in tall brown and green grass in front of a high rocky slope. — **A Boise State professor looks to history to save animals on the brink of extinction** Jun 07, 2022
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A vicuna family unit grazing in Pampa Galeras, Puru, 2009.(Emily Wakild)
In the last 500 years, more than 1,000 animals and plants have gone extinct. Many scientists say we’re in earth’s sixth mass extinction.
Many species, such as the passenger pigeon, can no longer be found on our planet and more are on the brink of going extinct every day.
Two researchers wanted to know what lessons could be learned from past extinctions, and from some of the success stories, that could be applied to animals in trouble today.
They have published a set of essays looking at specific animals under threat of extinction in the journal Environmental History titled “Extinction and its Interventions in the Americas.”
Co-author Emily Wakild, professor of history and director of environmental studies at Boise State University, joins Idaho Matters to talk about the forum.

Planned Parenthood Idaho takes a look at state abortion rights and how they could change Jun 06, 2022

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America is waiting for a much-anticipated ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on the future of Roe v. Wade and soon the Idaho Supreme Court will hear arguments on an Idaho abortion law.

The head of Idaho’s Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates says she’s furious and she’s not backing down when it comes to abortion.

She sat down with our Morning Edition host George Prentice to talk about the current state of abortion services in Idaho, how Planned Parenthood is strengthening its regional partners and how a growing number of Idaho companies are supporting abortion rights.

50 years of historic preservation in Idaho Jun 06, 2022

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In 1972 a group of concerned citizens gathered together to form a group, whose goal was to preserve the architectural heritage of Boise from bulldozers.

For the past 50 years, Preservation Idaho has worked to save the state’s historic character, while adapting to population growth, and changes in how we have approached historic preservation over time.

Joining Idaho Matters to talk about its 50th anniversary are the President of Preservation Idaho, Paula Benson and Dan Everhart, the Outreach Historian with the State Historic Preservation Office.

**High school students work to protect Idaho's wolves** Jun 06, 2022
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File photo(Denali National Park and Preserve)
Last month, two wolves spooked a herd of sheep in the Boise foothills. The frightened sheep jumped into a deep gully to try and escape the wolves, piled on top of each other in the gully and 143 of them died.
This incident has sparked a new conversation about wolves and livestock in Idaho.
However, a group of kids from Timberline High School have been talking about wolves, especially about protecting them. Now the students aren’t just talking, they’re acting - after pups from the nearby Timberline Pack were killed by wildlife services biologists.
Reporter Clark Corbin with the Idaho Capitol Sun took a deep dive into wolves and a new Idaho law, put in place last year, expanding hunters’ abilities to kill the animals. He joins Idaho Matters to talk about what he found out.

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