This episode of The Nature of Idaho features hosts Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett talking with hazards geologist Zach Lifton from the Idaho Geological Survey about why the Snake River Plain shows up as a giant “smile” across southern Idaho.

The City Club of Idaho Falls forum Idaho's Healthcare Crisis: Access, Workforce, and Trust” featured Jake Erikson (CEO) and Dr. Heather Pugmire (OB-GYN) of Bingham Memorial hospital discussing access to care, how healthcare decisions are made, and what these shifts mean for Idaho families and communities.

This episode of the Bengal Business Radio Show features Interim Dean Dr. Alex Bolinger in conversation with marketing professor Haley Hardman and healthcare administration professor Sonali Salunkhe about how research, mentoring, and experiential learning are transforming student lives in Idaho State University’s College of Business.

McKenzie Young visits with Tom McCurdy, Treasurer on the Board of Directors, to learn about the Glen Allen Project and the new after school program that is launching in February. The public is invited to a kick-off party on Friday, January 30, from 4-7 PM, at the GAP Garage on Lookout Point in Historic Downtown Pocatello to learn more about this and other offerings.

Dr. Matthew Levay, ISU professor of English, discusses his decade of research on modernist literature and how the variety of forms, including novels, magazines and even comics and file, describe the times in which they were written, and provide lessons for today. We talk about how the literature of the past provides a window into our understanding of the culture and the issues that persist, rightly or wrongly, over generations. Dr. Levay discusses the role that research plays in the discovery of new knowledge and joy.

On this episode, the band Loot came to the studio to talk about their new EP, released in December of 2025.We discussed the making of the record, the history of the band, things to do in Elco, and the Pocatello music scene.

KISU Public Service Director McKenzie Young discusses Black Rock & Sage, ISU’s student journal of creative works, with the journal’s Editor-in-Chief Klaus Graham and Poetry Editor Wilhelm Haydt Richter.

The newest edition of SPOTLIGHT on Double XX is here, with the Pocatello-grown artist known as Wynnm. Wynnm is an incredibly talented recording artist who has been releasing professional recordings since 2020. Give this episode a listen and hear about some of Wynnm and Elle's shared childhood memories; as well as (and most importantly) how our guest has evolved over the years!

On this episode of Sustainable Idaho, host Holly Wilson talks with Charity Staggs of the Portneuf Watershed Partnership about how the Portneuf River connects communities across the region.

Host Jon Armstrong is thrilled to invite the band Khorvai to talk about their new album Acheron, available streaming everywhere.

The League of Women Voters of Pocatello held the “2026 Idaho Legislature Preview” on January 6, 2026. The public was invited to tune-in for the forum on KISU-FM and by Zoom to hear Dist. 28 and Dist. 29 legislators discussing their expectations on issues and bills that are expected to be introduced during the upcoming legislative session. Hear the full recorded Idaho Legislative Preview here.