East Idaho Eclipse Podcast

The National School Walkout results generates much conversation between listeners and Neal and Julie. Neal also gives his feedback on the Pennsylvania Congressional race. We also visit the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile. http://www.richbroadcasting.com/kidpodcast/NLS/NLSPodcast03152018.mp3

Neal and Julie dissect the National School Walkout and if it is “perceived” activism. And they celebrate National Pi Day! http://www.richbroadcasting.com/kidpodcast/NLS/NLSPodcast03142018.mp3

Studio Cover Session with Apollo A Cappella from BYU-I blows us away with their rendition of Who Loves You by Frankie Valli. Neal Larson discusses how the media balances sensationalizing gun issues and informing the public appropriately. And Neal and Julie take calls about ObamaCare, wildlife overpasses and clarifying “rights” for citizens. http://www.richbroadcasting.com/kidpodcast/NLS/NLSPodcast03022018.mp3  

It’s Friday and Sex Scandals did not dominate the topics! Neal Larson covers Tax Reform, Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays and the Angelina Jolie wanna be cosmetic surgery patient. http://www.richbroadcasting.com/kidpodcast/NLS/NLSPodcast12012017.mp3

Neal Larson revisits multiple current issues including Harvey Weinstein and those celebrities standing with and those vilifying him, the NFL and Trumps “win” in the kneeling controversy and Trump decertifying the Iran Deal. Callers reignite the roundabout issues in the local area. http://www.richbroadcasting.com/kidpodcast/NLS/NLSPodcast10112017.mp3

Neal Larson and Julie Mason touch on multiple issues including bump stock banning, Nancy Sinatra’s tweet, the NRA possibly giving a token effort to the Left and finding a solution to society’s behavior issues. Neal hosts a Flash Poll with strong results on whether bump stocks should be banned. http://www.richbroadcasting.com/kidpodcast/NLS/NLSPodcast10062017.mp3

In this episode of the East Idaho Eclipse Podcast we hear from two millennials about what life is going to be like without the internet and cell phones. Shelby Boyce and Sydney Jensen give us life hacks for surviving the potential technology blackout due to increased strain on the bandwidth available in the area. We also chat with Hugh Hudson, a Research Physicist and Honorary Research Fellow in Glasgow, UK, about his involvement in the UC Berkeley and Google Eclipse Mega Movie Project. And in the third segment of the episode we hear about the preparations in place for Bonneville County from Sergeant Bryan Lovell with the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office. Subscribe now! …and anywhere else you get podcasts.

The City of Idaho Falls hosted a very informative community meeting covering a lot of the logistics that are being planned out for the upcoming total solar eclipse on August 21st. The event was hosted by Karen Baker, Executive Director of the Museum of Idaho and presenters included Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper, BYU-Idaho Physics Professor Dr. Brian Tonks, City of Idaho Falls Police Chief Mark McBride, Bonneville County Sheriff Paul Wilde, Deputy Chief Dave Coffee from Idaho Falls Fire Department, Kellye Eager from the Environmental Health Division, Traffic Engineer Ben Burke with the Idaho Transportation Department, and other city officials. The City of Idaho Falls together with the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce, the Post Register, and the Museum of Idaho have put together a great website that is filled with information for the Great American Eclipse. You can visit it here. There has been some misinformation being shared on social media regarding the community meeting. Please refer to and share this article for proper facts from this community meeting, or just share this episode of the podcast and hear it straight from the source. Subscribe now! …and anywhere else you get podcasts.

In this episode of the East Idaho Eclipse Podcast, we’re listening to you – East Idaho residents! We get to hear your first impressions about the upcoming eclipse. Some of you called into the Neal Larson show and some of you talked to us on the street. We’ll hear from an 87 year old man and an 8 year old girl. We’ll hear from a guy that had a spiritual almost out of body experience during an eclipse, and a woman who has permanent eye damage because she didn’t have proper safety gear to view an eclipse when she was a kid. We even get a taste of what our neighbors to the East are up to thanks to a man from Dubois, Wyoming! We also chat with Chip Schwarze, CEO of the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce about the steps that Idaho Falls is taking to prepare itself and its citizens for the big day, the weekend ahead of it, as well as the few days afterward. They’ve put together a great website with a lot of fantastic information, check it out here. Subscribe now! …and anywhere else you get podcasts.

In the first episode of the East Idaho Eclipse Podcasts we break down everything there is to know about the Great American Eclipse. We get the answers to a lot of questions. What is a total solar eclipse? How often does it happen? How can you view it safely? What kind of weird phenomenon happen during an eclipse? Besides the eclipse, what else should we be looking for? What can scientist learn from the eclipse? And  many more. In this episode we hear from Dr. Rick Fienberg of the American Astronomical Society, Michael Zeiler from GreatAmericanEclipse.com, and Dr. Brian Jackson from the Physics Department at Boise State University. Subscribe now! …and anywhere else you get podcasts.