HeyJaredSheep Stories
A podcast series exploring the history and culture of sheepherding in the Wood River Valley, produced by the Community Library’s Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History in Ketchum, Idaho.
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- Sep 16, 2026
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- Sep 2, 2026
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Home Sweet Home in the Wood River Valley (opens the original)
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In the second episode, we explore how sheep ranching helped shape the community of Ketchum. While sheep were not the first industry to bring people to the valley, ranching became deeply woven into the town’s identity and way of life. Through historical accounts and memories – including stories from Lane Mercantile – we hear how the sheep industry brought people together and helped build a community that continues to hold tightly to its roots and traditions. Sheep Stories is a podcast from Boise
The Land That Made the Industry (opens the original)
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The first episode explores historical accounts to learn about the land that sustains the industry, even today. The Wood River Valley has an extraordinary landscape that allows for sheep ranching to be successful, and is directly due to the mountains, prairies, forests, rivers and lakes that create such an expansive area for migration, particularly in the spring and fall. The landscape agrees, not only with the sheep, but with the herding industry as a whole. Sheep Stories is a podcast from Boise
Sheep Stories Season 2 Trailer (opens the original)
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This season of “Sheep Stories,” produced in partnership with the Community Library’s Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History and Boise State Public Radio, takes you deep into the archives to uncover the stories behind Idaho’s enduring sheep-ranching tradition. Drawing from more than 25 years of audio and video recordings from the Trailing of the Sheep Festival, these four episodes explore the land that sustains the industry, the sheep that foster close-knit communities, the ranchers navig
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