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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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    Remembering the life of Steven Nelson Sep 08, 2023
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    A black and white photo shows the shadow of a person on a brick and cement wall.
    (Art Vandelay / Flickr)

    Steven Nelson, a Nampa man, died in April 2016 after responding to an online ad promising a sexual encounter. He was attacked by Kelly Schneider, who yelled homophobic slurs while kicking him repeatedly with steel toed boots. Schneider then stripped and robbed Nelson in the pre-dawn darkness near Lake Lowell. The critically-injured Nelson walked naked and without shoes about half a mile away to a home where he asked for help. Unfortunately, he died several hours later, but not before he was able to give investigators detailed information that helped identify his killer.

    Playwright Gregory Hinton has spent time over the years with Steven's family and with their permission he's curated an assembly of impact statements from the sentencing hearing of Nelson's confessed killer. The Piece is called "Walking Steven Home." Hinton joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

    A conversation about the challenges facing women today Sep 07, 2023
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    A drawing of men and women's heads.
    (Oivind Hovland / Getty Images)

    Women in Idaho are facing unique challenges as they grapple with issues of gender equality, women's rights and equal protection of the law.

    This is why the Alturas Institute brings together exceptional women each year to Idaho to talk about these issues and find ways to solve them.

    This year's "Conversations with Exceptional Women" will include a Pulitzer Prize winner, a Grammy-award winner and other successful women, including Dr. Fiona Hill who served as a national security advisor to three U.S. Presidents.

    This year's theme is "Courage is Contagious: Standing Up for Women," and here to talk about next week's conference are Dr. David Adler, the President of the Alturas Institute, Amy Andersson, a Grammy-winning conductor and producer, Dr. Caroline Heldman, the Executive Director of the Representation Project and Chair of the Critical Theory and Social Justice Department at Occidental College in Los Angeles and Karen Crouse, former New York Times Sports writer and author.

    How researchers are tracking polar bears in a new way Sep 07, 2023
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    Peter Detwiler, North Slope Borough wildlife technician, samples polar bear footprints in snow.
    Peter Detwiler, North Slope Borough wildlife technician, samples polar bear footprints in snow.(University of Idaho / Jennifer Adams)

    Researchers at the University of Idaho have recently discovered a new way to distinguish individual polar bears in the wild, using their tracks.

    This noninvasive method collects DNA from the animals' paw prints, allowing scientists to monitor the bear populations without disturbing them.

    Research Scientist Jennifer Adams and Lisette Waits, Distinguished Professor with the Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences with U of I join Idaho Mattes to talk more about this new research.

    A look at the 1619 project Sep 07, 2023
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    Dr. Bell sits with students.
    ( Dr. Richard Bell)

    Four years ago the New York Times magazine started an initiative called the "1619 Project" to look at the 400th anniversary of black slavery in America.

    The project has sparked hundreds of conversations on the legacy of black slavery and the contributions of black Americans, creating backlash as several states have incited laws to block it from public schools.

    Dr. Richard Bell is a professor of history at the University of Maryland and is hosting a series of lectures about the project at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Boise and he joined Idaho Matters to talk more about this subject.

    Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: September 6, 2023 Sep 06, 2023
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    This illustration depicts <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em> bacteria, which can cause different types of infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections and meningitis.
    This illustration depicts <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em> bacteria, which can cause different types of infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections and meningitis.(CDC)

    Schools around the country are back in session and not only are we seeing a COVID-19 surge but, meningitis is also top of mind. So what should we know in order to protect ourselves?

    Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke's Health System, joined Idaho Matters to help answer that question.

    Boise Pride celebrates 34th festival Sep 06, 2023
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    (Lacey Daley / Boise State Public Radio)

    This Friday, Sept. 8 the 34th annual Boise Pride Festival kicks off, celebrating Idaho's LGBTQ+ community.

    Each summer the event seems to get bigger and better and this year is no exception. Donald Williamson, Executive Director of Boise Pride joined Idaho Matters to talk more about the upcoming celebration.

    Floating the Boise River has changed over the years, but the fun remains Sep 06, 2023
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    two pairs of people floating the Boise River on inner tubes. The pair in the foreground is about to enter a small section of whitewater.
    Floaters enjoy the Boise River during triple-digit temperatures on August 31, 2022.(Troy Oppie / Boise State Public Radio)

    It's been a busy summer on the Boise River with thousands of people taking part in one of the area's favorite activities: floating.

    And as the hotter months come to an end, we wanted to check-in and see how the season went. Bonnie Shelton, Communication and Marketing Superintendent for Boise Parks and Recreation, and Scott Koberg, Director of ADA County Parks and Waterways, joined Idaho Matters for an update.

    Idaho nonprofit empowers kids with The Shoe That Grows Sep 06, 2023
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    Kids try on new shoes from Because International.
    Because International distributes expanding shoes for children in developing countries from their Nampa-based nonprofit.(C.O. Photography / Because International)

    Here in Idaho a nonprofit is helping to provide shoes to thousands of kids around the world, working to address a problem that many families impacted by poverty come up against: bare feet.

    Without shoes, kids in many areas are at a higher risk of contracting diseases from the ground, which can result in illness and sometimes even death. There's also the issue of kids simply outgrowing their shoes and being unable to replace them, which is why "Because International" decided to create The Shoe That Grows.

    Andrew Kroes, the President of "Because International" joined Idaho Matters to talk more about the program.

    What to Watch: A look at noses through cinema history Sep 06, 2023
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    (iStockphoto.com)

    It’s a special Labor Day version of “What to Watch” with our resident movie critic, and Morning Edition host, George Prentice!

    The nose knows. There’s a controversy brewing over noses, specifically prosthetic noses that actors use when playing roles like the current movie Golda.

    Actress Helen Mirren has been caught up in controversy as she plays Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. George takes a look at fake noses through movie history and at how the nose uproar is taking away from stellar acting and a fascinating historical story.

    The stories of one Idaho combat veteran make their way to the stage Sep 05, 2023
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    Colin Sesek performing in "Bent Compass."
    Colin Sesek performing in "Bent Compass."( Colin Sesek)

    In 2004 Colin Sesek was working for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. A year later he was in the Army, working to become a medic, and soon his deployments began.

    While he traveled around the world he kept in touch with his friend from the Shakespeare Festival, Neil Brookshire. They talked over the phone and Colin shared his experiences with Neil who began to think about how to put those experiences on stage to share with a wider audience.

    What emerged was the one-man play "Bent Compass" where Neil shares much of what Colin went through as he transformed from a raw Army recruit to a veteran of combat and includes many of the hard, gripping and painful experiences that went along with his time in the service.

    Neil will be on stage performing the play in Garden City Thursday, September 7 and Friday, September 8 as a special Alley Repertory Theater production. Sesek and Brookshire joined Idaho Matters to talk more about the upcoming performance.

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