• Ep. 129 - State of the City! Local News 8 65th! LDS lawsuits! French fry lip gloss! Snowmanning!
    Jan 26 2026

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    Karley's birthday outfit and tiara and surprise goodies, herpes, why this Valentine's Day card is coffin shaped, what exactly is snowmanning, sled dog races and the Iditarod and Balto and the Idaho American Dog Derby in Ashton in February 20-21, Hot Frosty and the hot veterinarian in Schitt's Creek, the 89-year-old landmark that was the Idaho Falls water tower is all but gone, thanks to drone cinematographer Matt Hill for our new intro footage, water tower tribute tee at Teton T-Shirts, why the Northern Lights are so prevalent right now, here's why you're seeing so many R000xxx license plates on the road, the anti-SLAPP law went into effect in Idaho this month and that's a WIN for free speech, our winter cold snap lasted one day and it was Saturday, Mike Helps Idaho Instagram reel shows a homeowner rescuing a deer who got his antlers stuck in a badminton net, French fry lip balm and beef tallow and McDonald's fries and the importance of fat and rabbit starvation, the great Mudlake Idaho bunny bash of 1981, killing animals and sociopaths and Davy Crockett vs Ted Bundy, this is the final year of Sundance in Park City before it moves to Boulder Colorado in 2027, Courtney Love documentary Antiheroine, The Best Summer is a documentary showcasing the 1995 Australian indie music festival Summersault, horror thriller Buddy by the Too Many Cooks guy, The Playmill Theatre has moved to Island Park, the new occupant of 29 Madison Ave in West Yellowstone Montana is the Yellowstone Westgate Theatre and what they're showing this summer, hey Shay, the LDS Church is the richest church in the world and they seem to be the new target of abuse lawsuits, Ethan Glauser the Legend asks for a date and the comment section goes full bro code mode, gazing and soaking and jump humping oh my, our summary of new Idaho Falls Mayor Lisa Burtenshaw's first State of the City address and the sizzle reel on top of that, Life in Idaho Falls members vote on the best burger and it was a close race, we were surprised to be invited to the Local News 8 65th anniversary ribbon cutting and broadcast and had a blast, great to see our media friends like Neal and Julie from Newstalk 107.9, Julie's podcast Rise N Crime, Daniel V. Ramirez from East Idaho News does not actually run people over, we go full yellow brick road with Linda Larsen and Jeff Roper on the green screen, events coming up include Healing Hands Seers and Healers Psychic Fair at Bees Knees Ballroom this Saturday January 31, the EIRMC Red Dress Concert with the Idaho Falls Symphony and soprano Jordan Bowman is February 14, and tickets are now on sale for the Snake River Animal Shelter Fur Ball 2026

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Ep. 128 - Water tower topless! Idaho alien abduction odds! Best Mexican food! Skijoring! Bjork!
    Jan 19 2026

    This episode is dedicated to our friend and neighbor Katelynn Jensen and her daughter Val. They need your help with trips to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City to treat Val for scleroderma.

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    More like fungovernables are we right, outfits and algorithms, MLK Day in White-aho, Katelynn Jensen fundraiser and Primary Children's Hospital and East Idaho News signal boost, what the phrase Mormon missionaries implies the existence of, when Plum Loco will reopen, oversimplified headlines about PBS and MTV, the historic red white and blue Idaho Falls water tower is being dismantled and the town mourns and makes memes, some people are faster and funnier and more original than others (cough cough), more like Gay Bear are we right, IT: Welcome to Derry and The Chair Company and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson and Mr. Robot, when the new water tower was first filled and put to use, Mike and Karley's watchlist advice for new couples, what made us break out the Best Joke award for the first time in a long time, the biggest lie Mike tells himself, we find another "1" license plate for an East Idaho county, more podcasts fell off during the holidays, why we'll be watched more in 10 years, another license plate that merits a matching window sticker, we get another Sugarbeast fix with Rose Ripple and Abominable Snow Mint ice cream and a honey baked croissant from the magical mischievous nightstand notepad Jared Gold, the John Adams and Curlew roundabout now goes all the way to Walmart, why we feel like the Post Register website is trash, we can't stop talking about how great Rebecca Casper was, did Disney gaslight us all about the reason for their two finger or whole hand park point, Idaho and 4 other surrounding states are in the top ten for alien sightings and one is super high in alien abductions, the Fresno Nightcrawler aka SpongeBob WhitePants, why Salt Lake City occasionally has the worst air quality in the nation and sometimes the world, inversions and Olympics, our favorite Idaho Falls Facebook group starts their own "best of" poll and we already have a winner for best Mexican restaurant, that reminds us to get started on our own list, when you're not required to back up your statements with data or reasoning you begin to believe that your opinion is fact, Teton Valley Skijoring returns in February, the annual sled dog races in Ashton, where the expression three dog night originates, events this week include Three Dog Night at the Mountain America Center this Thursday January 22, Driggs Snowscapes through this Friday January 23, Brian Regan January 24 at Mountain America Center

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  • Ep. 127 - America Anniversary! Battleship Barb! Church Chums! Demolition delayed! Eatery exit!
    Jan 12 2026

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    PBS ends after 58 years and how children's television has changed and where the catalog could land, hot take on hot honey, why Trader Joe's totes are selling for $50,000 overseas, Jeff Bezos early Amazon pricing strategy and how Amazon shopping has changed, product subscriptions and the vacated one click cancel rule, why Mike and Karley both sound a little rough, worst influenza season in 30 years and the measles of Madison County, throat coat tea and shoutout to Brad Barlow for Grether's pastilles, how to pronounce guillotine, Mike's popcorn oil journey ends in the most unusual place, have we discovered a new Mandela Effect example featuring Lard Lad donuts, The Simpsons season 37 Treehouse of Horror XXXVI is dark and hilarious, for the first time ever A News Source In A Trust commented on our post but it may have been because another powerful media mogul did first, the conundrum about being featured in the mainstream media, Idaho governor Bill Little, SimilarWeb traffic rankings for Idaho news sites, "Battleship" Barbara Summerhill of Life in Idaho Falls entering the comment arena with Nate Sunderland, new East Idaho mayors including Lisa Burtenshaw, what Rebecca Casper might do next, is Idaho Falls really ready for America 250, sesquicentennial vs sestercentennial, why we want drone swarms with our fireworks, will the parade route change and watch out for the IF COC, Local News 8 celebrates their 65th anniversary next Friday January 23, Idaho transgender news about birth certificates and sports, which Idaho Falls restaurant confirmed to us that they are closing their doors soon and when it will be, what exactly men are doing videoing themselves inside local LDS churches and why it's wrong on a whole other level, high winds delay demolition of the historic Idaho Falls water tower, where you can get your own 3D model of the water tower by Mark Richardson (link below), exclusive photos of the expansion of the Frontier Center formerly the Civic Auditorium including lobby and balcony and main floor restrooms, upcoming events include Museum After Dark laser tag at Museum of Idaho this Friday January 16, the Ammon Icy Inferno Christmas tree bonfire and fireworks show at McCowin Park this Saturday January 17, and Driggs Snowscapes snow sculpture competition at Driggs Plaza next week January 19 through 23

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep. 126 - Sugarbeast sugar rush! Water tower demolition! Date night vending machine! Frat flick!
    Jan 5 2026

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    The first EIRMC baby of 2026, No Year's resolution, the godless lawless Christmas to New Years week, the frat flick dance trend and how EDM helps ADHD, popcorn oil experiments with ghee and coconut oil and which one Edwards Theater uses, City of Idaho Falls Christmas tree disposal locations and the Ammon Icy Inferno tree bonfire, Karley's heated vest, pet conundrum of treating them well vs spoiling them, old water tower demolition timeline, cold-ish weather is here and Idaho Falls Snow Park is open, IFAF LIVE! episode on New Year's Eve, our catty friends who are spiritually aligned in the art of gossipy anthropology and apologize for nothing, seasonal depression signs and vitamin D, Facebook dating warning groups, when will Comfort Suites ever take down the Quality Inn sign from the Westbank tower, did A News Source In A Trust stop trying to force in authors' names in thumbnails, it looks like they'll promote any podcast except ours including one that doesn't exist yet, the possibility of unintended implications of viral positivity content, Instagram translation feature better but not perfect, an exclusive visit and tantric taste test of craft ice cream and candy and soda with Jared Gold of Sugarbeast in Rexburg, Sugarbeast's insanely exacting standards like homemade 13 ingredient root beer, Victorian era Amish ice cream churns, and an in-store pastry chef and chocolatier for ice cream mix-ins, Donovan Strader's date night vending machine is looking for East Idaho business collaborators, Stranger Things 2 hour 8 minute finale on New Year's Eve, does Hickory Farms have an evil plan to get you hooked on a small sample and then claim they only have a 6-pack available online to get you to spend $60 on mustard, the Amazon "shop other stores directly" beta feature is super lame and goes against every reason we go to Amazon, we explain the SNAP candy and soda restrictions and when they start, Pinkbox Doughnuts make us go nuts and giggle at all the innuendo in their stores and on their box, heh heh they said lick the box, events this week include Choir of Man at the Colonial Theater tomorrow January 6, Museum After Dark laser tag at the Museum of Idaho next Friday January 16, and the Ammon Icy Inferno Christmas tree bonfire and fireworks show next Saturday January 17

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Ep. 125 - Brown Christmas! Green fountain! New Year's Eve events! News fails! Home Alone! HeroGasm!
    Dec 29 2025

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    Holiday fatigue, Christina Biggs Facebook review, Eagle Rock Fountain dyed green on Christmas Day, a warm and brown Christmas with Idaho mud men and Utah rock men, Park City ski vacations ruined but Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole had plenty of snow, the New Year's Eve Idaho Potato Drop lost to the Whiting Indiana Pierogi Drop in the USA Today poll, random William Hung reference, legal mushroom gummies and high contrast colors and Bleed Stain Artistry and Miami Vice and Lisa frank, hilarious women behaving badly in department stores at Christmas, Netflix holiday watch pile including Stranger Things final season and Dave Chappelle The Unstoppable, poorly redacted Epstein files and what if he did do that one thing to himself, terms of service whistleblowers, Facebook flood of AI slop, media literacy, CIA spy John Kiriakou, Roddy TV Christmas watch recommends, Giving Machine still at the Grand Teton Mall through January 1, Addy Faith's producers are also our theme music producers, Giovi at Giovi's Garden and Brandt Moon, limited edition Wicked For Good co-branded products like Gain and Takis and the problem with product tie-ins and collabs like Lady Gaga Oreos, Ice Palace Idaho not opening this season due to warm weather, Jeff Henry from Jeff and Greg wins Peoples Choice again in the Ammon Holiday Outdoor Decorating Contest, elderly woman dies after being run over at the Idaho Falls Sam's Club gas station, poorly constructed news source posts appear to blame the author, coverage of other podcasts prove either the obvious bias against our podcast or the legitimacy of it, HeroGasm is a local adult group that teaches classes on how to kink safely, the Home Alone house in Illinois just sold and is being restored to its former 1990 glory, a St. George Utah homebuilder has created a $7 million replica of the Home Alone home, what Kevin's 1990 grocery store trip cost then versus now, YouTube year end 2025 recap with The Idahoan and Dayne Dingman, New Year's Eve events in Idaho Falls include Arrival From Sweden The Music of ABBA at the Colonial Theater, Midnight Masquerade at Heads & Tails Distillery, A Novel New Year Turn the Page at Midnight at Between the Covers in Rigby, and the IFAF LIVE! stream at 9p, then Saturday January 3 it's the Idaho Falls Farmers Market Winter Market at the Snake River Event Center

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    Idaho Falls rocker Addy Faith on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1oYbYasPJUe4vc8NaOp9HM

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  • Ep. 124 - Gale force winds! Goths and Santa! Giving Machine! Gingerbread art! Grinch and Grouch!
    Dec 22 2025

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    Alternative Christmas song lyrics and Chappell Roan mashup, winter solstice and solar messiahs, daylight saving time frustration and seasonal depression realities, Christmas set with a tree and the leg lamp from A Christmas Story, Trump executive order reclassifying marijuana to Schedule III, how to get through airport security without a ticket, why we think Oscar The Grouch may have been inspired by the Grinch, George Harrison and subconscious plagiarism, Jacked Korean Jesus, Instagram automatic translation isn't quite there, our friend Brad and ElevenLabs AI voice cloning, why The Simpsons voice actors should clone their voices, we guarantee a Christmas Miracle and a White Christmas, listener Drea finds the owner of the coveted legendary 8B 1 license plate, we attend the Ho Ho Holiday Party and prove pink is now a Christmas color, take pics with Sexy Santa and Mrs. Claus and judge anatomically correct (?) gingerbread men and women and Klingons, a meetup with Jared Gold from Sugarbeast in Rexburg is long overdue, the Christmas adventures of Madi Danger and the Goth Gang (Reagan, Dylan, Liz, Jaiden) visiting the Grand Teton Mall Santa, Closeted Cosplay, Jay Osmond performs at the grand unwrapping of the Giving Machine at the Grand Teton Mall operating through January 1, another Christmas Miracle with peace on earth and goodwill toward Jeff Roper, 144 mph hurricane force winds overturn semis on I-15 and blow waterfalls backwards, On Target Axe Throwing closing at the end of the year, rare praise for A News Source In A Trust for their fine coverage of Film Garage 208, a full service video and podcasting studio space for creators and true visionaries to execute their vision and storytelling content, footage of the entries in the 3rd annual UTV Holiday Light Parade, Spotify Wrapped shoutout to local artist Addy Faith, join us Wednesday night Christmas Eve at 9p for IFAF LIVE! as we crunch Christmas candy and exchange gifts and interact with you in real time

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  • Ep. 123 - White Christmas? Costco kidnapping charges dropped! Ho Ho Holidays! Game on Brotato!
    Dec 15 2025

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    Sparkle emojis and gender inclusive zombies, Stella's Ice Cream cookie bowl eggnog and peanut butter combo and buying a whole tub, Dick Van Dyke turns 100 and looks better than the old man banker from Mary Poppins, Mel Brooks and Spaceballs 2, picturing people as babies or kids, will Idaho Falls get a white Christmas and why the odds are weird this year, green lawns in mid December, Idaho Falls water tower Christmas colors and photos by The Idahoan, Amazon's Alexa finally gets her AI upgrade, what color is Grinch green, fecal scromit as a band name, Dull Men's Club and Dull Women's Club and borotatoes and bananas, more wild Idaho license plates from folded comments on TikTok, beaus and bow and arrows and firetrucks, theories about getting perma-banned from X, who was the model for the LDS Church painting of White American Jesus, somewhat white people in the Bible, we get Between the Covers and discover super spicy romance ratings, Costco kidnapping charges dropped against Michael Garrison Raine and we watch the security footage to see why, delays at Ice Palace Idaho and Idaho Falls Snow Park and Gateway Parks Idaho Falls, Christmas River in Menan, critical minerals found in Utah's Silicon Ridge, Bingham Canyon Mine, slower traffic keep right PSA, this Wednesday December 17 is the Ho Ho Ho Holiday Party at Sagebrush Studios in Idaho Falls, Thursday December 18 it's the Queer Cheer also at Sagebrush Studios, Friday December 19 take in the Idaho Falls UTV Light Parade with 400 UTVs and fireworks, Saturday December 20 watch Home Alone with the Idaho Falls Symphony playing the live score, Sunday December 21 join the Messiah Sing Along with Ammon Arts at Thunder Ridge

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Ep. 122 - Lisa Burtenshaw wins! Costco Kidnapping! Stranger Things! Scromiting! Frankie MacDonald!
    Dec 8 2025

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    Lisa Burtenshaw elected Idaho Falls mayor after runoff election and we for one welcome our new mayoral overlord, Simpsons references and old ladies, Ring doorbell porch prowler returns wearing a name tag that says Leslee Sharp maybe, McDonalds Grinch Meal review including socks and Grinch McShaker Fries, Stella's Ice Cream candy cane flavor, Christmas music programming and that rock station guy, steak house vs steak house vs stake center, little old ladies making mean comments, feline renal failure stats, Between the Covers romance bookstore grand opening and the book Seduced by the Swamp Creature and pink fuzzy handcuffs, Megan Casper and our kind of snark, vote for Jeff Henry's house in the Ammon holiday outdoor decorating contest, Cloud Dancer is Pantone's Color of the Year 2026 and is basically white, UK fecal transplant pill for depression, what is scromiting and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome or CHS, when Karley scromited at the Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium, Frankie MacDonald says Be Prepared with a weather warning for Salt Lake City, the original Star Wars IV A New Hope returning to theaters after 50 years, the 1977 Star Wars vs the 1997 Star Wars and why Han shot first isn't even correct, is Netflix buying Warner Brothers and HBOa monopoly, reaction to Stranger Things season 5 first 4 episodes, Fiddy Diddy doc Sean Combs The Reckoning, The Boys season 5 teaser trailer, how Netflix auto playing Matt Rife almost ruined Christmas with a Santa spoiler, WTF BYU and BYU-I, Bizarre Youth Unchecked wreak havoc on Idaho and Utah including the latest case of a BYU-Idaho student allegedly attempting to kidnap a four month old at the Idaho Falls Costco, the beautiful halo Wednesday morning December 3, Memorial Drive Christmas lights vandalized by a Grinchy suspect, two events happening this Thursday through Saturday December 11-13 - the Idaho Ballet Theatre Presents The Nutcracker at the Colonial Theater, and the Snake River Radio Players present It's a Wonderful Life at Trinity United Methodist Church, next Friday December 19 it's the UTV Holiday Light Parade with fireworks

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    1 hr and 13 mins