NO ID Episode 27 - Rice Roach
Executive Producers:
CNHB (Completely Normal Human Being)
Daniel Mercer
The North Idaho Republicans declare D-Day ahead of the May 19 primary, complete with a glitzy newspaper and an apparent invasion of the GOP by the very establishment claiming to challenge it. Meanwhile, Rathdrum's mayor abruptly resigns amid a domestic battery investigation, Idaho's government figures out how to spend $73 million in opioid settlement money, and the media discovers another population living in perpetual fear of legislation. We also examine the government's treatment of distilleries that produced hand sanitizer during the mass-psychosis, Boise State's Cesar Chavez naming controversy, and Idaho's desperate shortage of plumbers.
Timestamps:
(00:01:50) D-Day in Idaho: North Idaho Republicans, primary elections, and establishment politics
(00:12:50) Rathdrum Mayor Mike Hill resigns amid a domestic battery investigation
(00:17:45) Idaho's $73 million opioid settlement and the government's spending priorities
(00:24:00) Idaho legislation, individual liberty, and the politics of perpetual victimhood
(00:39:00) Media narratives, personal responsibility, and legislative controversies
(00:55:00) Dan Gookin, local government, and political accountability
(00:57:30) Value for value
(01:04:00) Listener feedback and the art of recognizing media manipulation
(01:10:30) Boise State's Cesar Chavez controversy and the politics of renaming
(01:15:30) COVID-era distilleries, hand sanitizer, and government regulation
(01:24:30) Idaho's plumber shortage and the skilled-trades workforce
(01:38:30) Trade education, apprenticeships, and alternatives to conventional schooling
(01:50:00) The next generation, college debt, and the future of skilled labor
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