Samantha Wright
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 48
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Boise State Public Radio
- Top 5M sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 6, 2026
Latest articles
Idaho Matters Doctor Roundtable: September 30, 2026 (opens the original)
Read excerpt
This week on the Doctor Roundtable we're taking a look at several issues shaping the way we think about aging and health care. We'll examine ageism in medicine and the growing discussion around the use of sedation for people with Alzheimer's disease. We'll also explore a fruit that may have heart health benefits. Plus, Dr. Pate answers questions from listeners. Dr. David Pate, the former CEO of St. Luke's Health System and the author of the book "Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak," joined I
Why researchers are searching for water beyond on the moon and Mars (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Is there water on the moon? What about Mars? If there is, how do we find it? These are the questions that keep Dr. Craig Hardgrove up at night. He’s a professor at Arizona State University and he spends a lot of time working on projects, including a tiny spacecraft that went to the moon and the Lunar-Vise rover mission. He’s coming to Boise State’s First Friday Astronomy program this Friday, Oct. 2 and he joined Idaho Matters for a preview.
American Prairie works to rewild more than 3 million acres (opens the original)
Read excerpt
How do you create one of the largest nature reserves in the U.S.? That's what "American Prairie" is all about: they’re buying land, working with landowners, and rewilding much of the landscape to connect more than 3 million acres of prairie land. They've been working outward from Montana, helping restore beavers, black-footed ferrets, bison, swift foxes and a host of other animals and plants while collaborating with Indigenous, state, federal and other land managers to protect this special lands
Discover contra dancing with Boise's local dancers and musicians (opens the original)
Read excerpt
You've probably heard of square dancing, but have you heard of contra dancing? They both include live dancing, live music, a caller to direct the dancers and a place to find community. In contra dancing though, the dancers line up in two lines, instead of a four-person square, like square dancing. It has some roots in 17th-century France and folks like Henry Ford and Ralph Page helped revitalize the dance in the U.S. It's popular around the country, including with the Boise Contra Dance Society,
Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: September 25, 2026 (opens the original)
Read excerpt
How did Idaho end up in the middle of a trade war? A Rigby college student is on NBCs "The Voice", McCall is poised to have another "Woodstock" where thousands of pounds of firewood will be delivered to individuals and families in need of heating this coming winter, Boise Rescue Mission has a new president and an old mine may become new again. It’s Friday, so it's time for our Reporter Roundtable, where Idaho Matters gets you up to date on the news that made headlines this past week.
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 5M sites
For Boise State Public Radio, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.