In 2014 there was intense news coverage about tens of thousands of unaccompanied children and teens showing up on the U.S. border seeking asylum. Many of them are still in the country and a few are in Idaho. In our final episode of Some of the

Some of the Parts: Openly Undercover

May 18th, 2017 33m 6s

At a time in our country when anti-Muslim sentiment is running high, we talk to women in Boise about what it’s like to wear a hijab, a traditional head scarf. In this episode of Some of the Parts, you'll hear stories of walking the streets (and

Some of the Parts: Queer Streets

May 11th, 2017 34m 47s

LGBT people experience homelessness in disproportionately high numbers and Boise is no exception. In episode six of Some of the Parts, we hear from a lesbian and a transgender woman about what it's like living on the streets of Boise, Idaho.

Some of the Parts: Don't New York-icate Idaho

May 4th, 2017 28m 17s

A lot of born-and-raised Idahoans put a mental box around anyone who moves in from out of state. In our fifth episode, we look at that native/newcomer divide through the perspective of someone from the part of the country with the fewest people

Some of the Parts: Do You Find My Tractor Sexy?

Apr 27th, 2017 26m 5s

Love and dating and finding a mate can be difficult no matter where you are. But they may be even harder if you live on a farm in Idaho. In episode four, we chat up a couple of farmers who tell their stories of dating and love and the struggle

Some of the Parts: Poor Shepherds

Apr 20th, 2017 18m 35s

Who are the Basques? In episode three of Some of the Parts, we look at why you’ll hear a different answer to that question in Idaho than you’ll hear anywhere else in the world.

Some Of The Parts - Poor Shepherds

Apr 20th, 2017 18m 36s

Who are the Basques? We look at why you’ll hear a different answer to that question in Idaho than you’ll hear anywhere else in the world.

Some of the Parts: Tent City Revisited

Apr 12th, 2017 20m 23s

The tent camp in an alley called Cooper Court put homelessness at the forefront of Boise’s collective conscience like nothing else had in recent memory. In episode two of Some of the Parts, we check in with some of its residents one year after

Some of the Parts: The Member Who Doesn't Belong

Apr 6th, 2017 34m 54s

In this debut episode, what happens when you’re part of two communities that don’t get along? Hear one person’s story of trying to be part of two groups and not feeling at home anywhere. Denying either might mean truly belonging in the other bu

Some Of The Parts: The Member Who Doesn’t Belong

Apr 4th, 2017 34m 34s

This is the first episode of Some of the Parts, a podcast from Boise State Public Radio that tells the stories of some of the small groups of people that make up Idaho.In this debut episode, what happens when you’re part of two communities th

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