• Ep. 116 - INL Insider on loud booms! Disney drones! Idaho Falls mayoral race! Hung Smile!
    Oct 27 2025

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    Karley's Halloween costume is Darla from Finding Nemo, famous gingers in pop culture like Lois Griffin and Wilma Flintstone and Jessica Rabbit and Ariel and Merida, local haunted houses are missing but Spirit Halloween thrives, Spirit Christmas won't have stores around here, Toys R Us makes a comeback with new seasonal stores including one in Utah, Burlington opens in the old Bed Bath & Beyond space and donates to Hillview Elementary, Jimmy John's revives the Picklewich with 6 choices, Mike predicts an In-N-Out in Idaho Falls Karley places her bet, Trader Joe's might follow, proof that Mike has been making the Papa Q for at least 12 years, HeyitsBrad's hilarious Sora spoof videos about Idaho Falls, Meta Glasses mean more caught on camera videos coming, banana etching prank, Uber Eats driver posts video of naked customer, ungovernables and pigeons, a model shows the massive size of the Yellowstone volcano, cringe content from non-creatives, underwear ads, hung smile is the new BDE, Idaho Falls leaf pickup and snow removal schedules return, election preview pits mayoral candidates Lisa Burtenshaw and Christian Ashcraft and Jeff Aldridge head-to-head on housing and nuclear power and trust in government, IFAF gets its first "WikiLeaks" INL insider explaining the mysterious Idaho Falls booms, speculation on secret bunkers, Disney drone testing and why can't we have drone swarms in our own fireworks show, this Friday it's another IFAF LIVE! show on Halloween at 9p, Saturday night it's a 21+ Mummies Soirée at the Museum of Idaho, and this weekend the Cirque Italia Water Circus at the Grand Teton Mall, and November 11 see the Nutcracker and benefit the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission

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    Idaho Falls leaf collection map and schedule https://www.idahofallsidaho.gov/1197/Leaf-Collection

    Use code QUEEN for Nutcracker tickets https://nutcracker.com/promos/idaho-falls-id/

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ep. 115 - What the flock cameras! New Lagoon ride! Meteorologist stalker! Hot springs hot goss!
    Oct 20 2025

    Outdated language and changing meanings, Halloween costumes after Clue at Thunder Ridge with two shows left this week, Halloween falling on a Friday, why if it's worth doing it's worth doing poorly, we hit 1,000 YouTube subscribers, Spud Kings hat trick means Virgin River Land and Cattle Company donates $500 to the Snake River Animal Shelter, Mike's favorite colors from white to charcoal to peacock, the new Utah Mammoth mascot Tusky and why his battle cry makes us giggle, female comedians from Nikki Glaser and Iliza Shlesinger to Taylor Tomlinson and Kelsey Cook, the LDS Godhead vs the Christian Trinity and water and ice and steam, why the Idaho Falls Temple lacked a Moroni statue until 1983, Salt Lake City vs Milwaukee skylines and stake buildings vs steak houses, Baptists don't really hate Mormons, how we gamed the Threads algorithm with bait inspired by Roddy TV and got a million views in 2 days, Qatar's air force presence at Mountain Home AFB, Monster High Skullector dolls including the Alien and Us editions, HR Giger and Yonic the Hedgehog, Idaho Falls mayoral race prediction, Idaho Falls city councilman John Radford clarifies apartment zoning, why Lava Hot Springs is closed through November 7 or longer, Downata Hot Springs has a deal for you, Idaho Falls Police Department flock cameras and privacy, Mike's guyliner for Clue, Local News 8 staff news with Kailey Galaviz joining ABC 4 Utah and Danielle Mullinex signing her 2 year deal and the Kylie Bearse stalking case, Lagoon's Nutcracker ride goes 69 and swings 150 feet and pulls 4.7 Gs, two more nights left for AACT Clue on Stage at Thunder Ridge High School, Stop the Silence Charity Ball on October 25 at Snake River Event Center, and the Nutcracker Ballet on November 11 at the Colonial Theater using code QUEEN to donate $10 to Idaho Falls Rescue Mission

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    Clue on Stage with Mike as Mr. Boddy by Ammon Arts Community Theater https://aact.ludus.com/index.php

    Stop the Silence Charity Ball and Hear The Shift Car Show https://1614revival.org/events/

    Use code QUEEN for Nutcracker tickets https://nutcracker.com/promos/idaho-falls-id/

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ep. 114 - Idaho Falls 1974! Toddlers in traffic! Halloween haystacks! Thunder Ridge big butts!
    Oct 13 2025

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    Columbus Day versus Indigenous Peoples Day, ancient societies were brutal, philosophical Big Bang question, the Halloween haystack returns with these beloved Disney characters, who's off our Halloween card list, Bad Bunny and the First Lady, ChatGPT and your stupid friends, how algorithms read our eyes and emotions, AI-generated media like the deepfake Michael Jackson, parallels to the Black Mirror "USS Callister" episode, celebrating fall weather and cardigan season, this trending sleigh ride sound on Instagram is heralding the holidays, Mike wants to be Forky for Halloween, a YouTube commenter points out that wildlife bridges could make for good hunting, taxpayers vs animal advocates, why hitting a moose is deadlier than hitting a tree, how Mike learned that by skiing into one, why everyone including us overreacted to the Idaho Falls High School football players vs marching band story, athleticism vs musical ability and innate talent vs learned skill, everyone has a side hustle but we shouldn't trust unlicensed contractors, farewell party for the old water tower, middle-aged men who buy expensive cameras and think that makes them a creative, whether haunted house employees can legally touch guests, the Yellowstone Restaurant Haunted Dinner showing scratch marks, parental liability of a toddler driving a mini motorcycle in traffic and Idaho's love of letting kids play in traffic, a nostalgic 1974 Idaho Falls drive through video showing the Yellowstone Highway featuring Gay Nineties Pizza and Grand Central and Color Tile and Safeway and the North Hi-Way Cafe on the Northgate Mile, the Idaho Falls LDS temple missing its Moroni, the decline of the Northgate Mile and the new development shift toward the mall, Snake River Landing and downtown gentrification, remembering Idaho Falls cruising from the 1950s to 2020s, is street racing in Idaho Falls a thing, this Thursday October 16 AACT Clue on Stage opens at Thunder Ridge High School, the super secret Thunder Ridge Performing Arts big butt seat chart, this Saturday October 18 it's the Ammon Pumpkin Walk and Vacant Gate's Reoccurring Nightmare Halloween Party at the Gem with Bees Knees catering and The Idahoan, next Saturday October 25 it's the Stop the Silence Charity Ball at the Shilo Inn

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    Clue on Stage with Mike as Mr. Boddy by Ammon Arts Community Theater https://aact.ludus.com/index.php

    Stop the Silence Charity Ball and Hear The Shift Car Show https://1614revival.org/events/

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    56 mins
  • Ep. 113 - Food truck paradise! Fattest bear! Taylor Swift wood! Pink Halloween! Ozempic junk!
    Oct 6 2025

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    Rainy weekend signals fall, pink Halloween decor trends, evolution of Halloween colors from orange and black to slime green and midnight purple, winner of Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park is a 1,200 pound Chunk, Snake River Animal Shelter celebrates 10th anniversary with new logo, Taylor Swift's new album Life of a Showgirl and theater release party event at Edwards Theater, audience reaction over Wood, favorite and weakest album tracks including Fate of Ophelia and Opalite and Wi$h Li$t and Eldest Daughter, Diddy sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for trafficking women to freak-offs, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, males can be victims too, personal AI monitoring devices and Meta glasses will end he said she said disputes, Stella's Ice Cream soft opening in Ammon, being brilliant at the basics, Ozempic side effects on men and women, Westmark Credit Union's new logo, the writer/ director of KPop Demon Hunters Chris Appelhans is from Idaho Falls, the passing of LDS president Russell M. Nelson and the Grand Blanc Michigan church shooting, why some people are asking if Mormons are Christians, the differences between Catholics and Protestants and Restorationists explained, Latter-day Saints charitable response is true Christian forgiveness, Stand Up for Idaho hosts town hall for Idaho Falls mayoral candidates Jeffrey Aldridge and Christian Ashcraft and Lisa Burtenshaw, Bert Kreischer at the Mountain America Center, Mike reviews the Papa Q pizza from Papa Q's food truck and adds one topping, the Yellowstone Food Village is a bunch of food trucks parked at the Idaho Innovation Center, Treat Time is a wild mouthful with the Beyoglu Angel Hair Raspberry White Chocolate with Cotton Candy and Pistachio Cream, this Friday October 10 is the Water Tower Tribute Block Party, Next Thursday October 16 Clue On Stage opens featuring Mike as Mr. Boddy (the dead guy), next Saturday October 18 it's the Ammon Pumpkin Walk, and Saturday October 25 support domestic violence survivors with the Stop the Silence Charity Ball at the Snake River Event Center at the Shilo Inn

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    16:14 Revival Foundation Domestic Violence Housing & Transition Center - It Begins With Us Podcast - Stop the Silence Charity Ball - Hear The Shift Car Show https://1614revival.org/events/

    Stand Up For Idaho - Town Hall with Idaho Falls mayoral candidates https://rumble.com/v6zqqge-weekly-town-hall-candidates-for-the-mayor-of-the-city-of-idaho-falls.html

    Clue on Stage with Mike as Mr. Boddy by Ammon Arts Community Theater https://aact.ludus.com/index.php

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Ep. 112 - Emotion(al Trauma) Bowl! Mexico surgery scare! Fun in Pocatello! Win for wildlife!
    Sep 29 2025

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    Six seven inflection, Idaho Falls forecast drops from 80s to 50s with first frost predicted next week and pumpkin spice season approaching, Karley's plant box conundrum and Mike's plant appetite, fall colors peak at Heise and Palisades, Madi Danger's Mazda Miata Lumpi is the same age as Tay Tay, Swiftie's Showgirl release party movie at Edwards Theater October 3-5, the good and bad about Demon Slayer Infinity Castle, Jimmy Kimmel returns with a sharp free speech monologue praised across party lines, Idaho Falls Chukars lose three straight playoff games and miss the Pioneer League championship, Skyline defeats Idaho Falls in the Emotion Bowl 55 to 13, is it because IFHS players were too busy being big mad at their own marching band, Pie Hole pizza shop MAGA hat confrontation unfolds with competing stories and a social media pile on, it's okay to not participate in political extremism, vanity plate SLBNBTY is decoded with help from the license plate frame, why two sisters ages 12 and 14 traveled for hours in a freezing refrigerated trailer, tribute to Rigby's Tayt Andersen Ellen's onetime boyfriend who passed away at 19 after defying the odds, Pocatello redemption trip featuring Don Aslett's Museum of Clean and Braise-Zen wood fired pizza and Scoops and Sliders, shout to Patriot Power Wash, Stella's Ice Cream is coming to Ammon, win $1,000 with Film Garage 208's Halloween film contest, are Mexican surgery centers stealing your organs while you're under or is this just another urban legend, wildlife bridges like Idaho's new I-90 Osburn overpass and the success of Utah's Parleys Canyon bridge, the Idaho Falls Zoo Glow Party is this Friday, Snake River Animal Shelter's 10th Anniversary Celebration is Saturday, the Idaho Falls Water Tower Tribute Block Party is next Friday

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    Film Garage 208 Halloween Film Contest details https://filmgarage208.com

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep. 111 - Emotion Bowl 60th! Yay Chipotle! Idaho survivalist winner! Why some schools are pissed!
    Sep 22 2025

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    The 21st night of September, Idaho Falls High School and Skyline High School battle in the 60th annual Emotion Bowl this Friday, out of 59 games Skyline has won 36 and IFHS has won 23, Vernon Frank Ravsten, are the Idaho Falls Chukars the new Pioneer League Champions or did they blow it last night, Purina leans in to the word "moist" with their Moist & Meaty line, Betty Crocker Super Moist cake, Karley's black walnut hand, how Zion's Shores can get away with using 30 million gallons of water in the middle of the Utah desert, ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's show, freedom of speech isn't freedom from social consequences, why Mark Brown's Sahuarita ginger 4k camera rant was brilliant, Donnie Osmond is still killing it at 67, Mormon tattoo soaking, Alyssa Grenfell's observation on loophole culture, Bonneville County lifts burn ban and farmers immediately set their fields on fire, Yellowstone Park finds 300 hats in weird places, why old timey ladies had hat pins, who qualifies for Operation Roof Rescue and how to nominate a deserving person for a free roof from Roof Rescue, Idaho survivalist Nathan Olsen from Buhl wins season 12 of Alone on the History Channel, Mike plays the dead body in the AACT production of Clue coming next month, the new Burlington store opening October 24, the Ammon Target is one of the limited number of stores doing the midnight release of the new Taylor Swift album Life of a Showgirl, Mrs. Powell's featured in the new September 8 issue of People magazine, we're finally getting a Chipotle in the old Carl's Jr. Grand Teton Mall location, wild TikTok trend featuring pee instigators and investigators, the biannual Vintage Market Days is this Thursday through Saturday at the Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds, 60th annual Emotion Bowl is this Friday night September 26 at Ravsten Stadium, fall favorites U-Pick Red Barn and Haunted River in Menan now open, two Octoberfests Saturday in downtown and at Christ The King church

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    Nominate someone for a new roof with Operation Roof Rescue https://roofrescueusa.com/blog/operation-roof-rescue/

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Ep. 110 - Surfing in Utah! INL thirst trap! Viral Firth kid! Nerdiest mall! AI is thirsty AF!
    Sep 15 2025

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    Alani Witch's Brew, Mike's beeday, Family Guy clip, Roddy TV clip and amazing anti-AI art contest winner, Maria and our sneeze kink TikTok, Las Vegas offering deals to combat tourist slump, McDonald's extra value meals, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul is the new Bachelorette, does she look like Francine from Arthur or this Labubu, Tanner Scoresby remembered with green ribbons, true crime with Candon Dahle and September 11 and Iryna Zarutska, those gore video sites, assassination of Charlie Kirk, suspect Tyler Robinson, responding in like kind like returning words with words and not bullets, be careful when fighting monsters that you do not become one yourself, Trump's 9/11 stroke face, Bryan Kohberger cringe selfies, personalized Idaho 6-7 license plate, Huntrix "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters is the Song of the Summer according to radio and records and research god Sean Ross from Radio Insight and Edison Research, Mark Brown's reportedly satirical rant about gingers at a Sahuarita Arizona town council meeting after YouTuber James Freeman claims Sahuarita police chief John Noland assaulted him, keeping track of local podcasts that local news promoted but have already been scrapped, what's this mystery bug from Rigby, LDS church will finally bring their Light The World Giving Machines to East Idaho this holiday season, Firth goes viral for finding out that Trump is real, the new Zion's Shores housing development in Washington Utah promises luxury modern waterfront properties over 400 miles away from the ocean, is this an irresponsible use of water when all these new AI data centers may be guzzling all the water, Baby Boomers passing down trillions in generational wealth to younger generations, AI predicted to make things really cheap, the INL welcomed the world's first nuclear influencer Isodope (Brazilian model Isabelle Boemeke), Aalo Atomics partners with Idaho Falls Power to deploy 7 Aalo-1 microreactors, why Provo Towne Centre Mall is the nerdiest mall in America, 15 year old Jesse Zurinskas conquers 36 miles and 21 peaks in 35 hours and sets record for the Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup endurance challenge, Parade of Homes final weekend, Idaho Falls Zoo Masquerade Ball is Friday, sitar music at Himalayan Flavor this Saturday, U-Pick Red Barn season starts this Saturday

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Ep. 109 - Idaho Falls Mayor candidates! High School Catfish! Parade of Homes! Sausage Fest!
    Sep 8 2025

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    Unknown Number The High School Catfish on Netflix, the wedding we attended earlier tonight, Tanner Scoresby, Sausage Fest at Beaver Dick Park, copycats and also rans, Eastern Idaho State Fair rabbits, we found the white buffalo in Idaho Falls (and some camels while we were at it), don't pet the fluffy cows, electric fences, Mike's Popcorn, wildfires leading to smoky conditions and how to check for air quality on your weather app, baby born at Burning Man in real life "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant," showoff Ford Mustang bites it on Beartooth Highway switchback, the colder it is here the farther south our produce comes from, Rodney Norman is following us and you should follow him, interesting implications about Leapfrog from seemingly butthurt hospital employees, Old Farmers Almanac 2025-2026 winter weather prediction for Region 13 (Intermountain), car wash newcomer Tagg-N-Go says they're local with shots of Utah, why Pocatello is indeed the Ogden of Idaho and how the layout of our valley is a mirror image of the Salt Lake City valley, every town makes fun of a smaller town down the road and ours is Mudlake, Ellie Daniels didn't win Miss America last night but absolutely should have, somehow we've gotten some credibility and media credentials, Pocatello police officers won't be charged in Victor Perez shooting, BYU baseball player Candon Dahle pleaded guilty to SA of a minor child for 5 years but only received 180 days in jail and will not have to register as an offender, record number of students enroll at BYU Idaho this year creating housing issues, how East Idaho housing got so expensive from 2020-2022, unhoused individuals camping in Idaho Falls parks and even private home lawns, incomplete stories and internet posting etiquette, the 3 candidates who have filed to run for Idaho Falls mayor are Jeffrey Aldridge (42) and Lisa Burtenshaw (51) and Christian Ashcraft (32), what Idaho Falls mayor Rebecca Casper has planned for the future, Ammon mayor Sean Coletti, the Chukars make the playoffs for the first time in a few years, Treat Time with Oreo Reese's cookies, Idaho Falls Parade of Homes starts this weekend, Idaho Falls Symphony performs at Freeman Park this Saturday, will Idaho Falls even be recognizable in 2026

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