The American Public Health Association defines a Community Health Worker (CHW) as “a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served.” Join a conversation with Idaho’s Community Health Worker Academy to learn about how ISU is building bridges between health care providers and those who need health care services. We discuss ISU’s role in building health resources and information assistance for Idaho’s most vulnerable citizens. Visit the online Community Health Worker Training Academy to learn more about how to register for the program, to take classes or to bring these unique resources to your community.

Happy Holidays from our KISU family to yours! Whether you've been braving those cold temperatures or taking it easy in a tropical oasis' this time of year, one thing we all do is turn up our speakers and play some of this holiday season's classics. So for this episode of Double XX, we are bringing that special kind of cheer! Put on your best sweater and pour yourself a mug of hot coco as we listen to some of the classics!

KISU-FM invites you to enjoy a festive mix of music and storytelling this holiday season! Many of our regularly scheduled programs will feature holiday themes, and we’ve also added a few special broadcasts to the lineup. This post highlights both some of KISU’s ongoing shows and special holiday programs you won’t find in our usual schedule.

Valley Mission is partnered with Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships to provide the Pocatello and Chubbuck communities an Emergency Warming Shelter at the old Convergys Building, 805 N Main, and they need the communities help by volunteering. Jessica Buckley, Grants Administrator with Aid For Friends Pocatello, and Karl Pettit, Director of Valley Mission, share more information with McKenzie about the new warming shelter in Pocatello.

Kyle Peck, Development Coordinator in Pocatello for the Idaho Food Bank, speaks to KISU FM McKenzie Young about how The Idaho Foodbank works with over 400 partners across the state to distribute 25 million pounds of food each year to people in need.

On today’s episode, Madison speaks with Ryer Becker, the Forest Operations and Products Manufacturing Extension Specialist with the University of Idaho. Becker will answer one of the most common Christmas questions: which option is more sustainable?

Dean Kandi Turley-Ames talks with ISU psychology alum and software engineer Dr. Michael Chow about how he turned an early academic stumble into a path through cognitive psychology, a fully funded PhD at Princeton, and his current work building open-source tools for data analysis at Posit. They explore how ISU’s mentors and “second-chance” culture shaped his journey, why cognitive psychology is a powerful launchpad into tech, and how AI is transforming software development, learning, and the future of higher education.

Bob Devine, Film Coordinator with the Pocatello Film Society (PFS), chats with KISU's McKenzie about the 20th year of showing films at Idaho State University and how it's celebrating with 20 of PFS favorite films that were shown over the past 20 years.

There is considerable noise around the AI industry and the multi-billion dollar investments in the sector. However, people right here in Pocatello like the computer scientists at MOATiT are taking AI technology to new heights.

Karl Pettit, Director of Valley Mission in Pocatello, and Jessica Buckley, Grants and Programs Administrator for Aid for Friends Pocatello visit with KISU FM's McKenzie Young about the new warming shelter that will be opening soon in Pocatello. Our chat begins with collaborations and training, then shifts to Aid For Friends Encampment. There will be more community training for Valley Mission's Warming Shelter coming up in the future. More on the warming shelter and Valley Mission is at https://www.valleymission.org/. More about Aid for Friends Encampment and Avenues For Hope fundraiser through December at aidforfriendspocatello.com/home

On today’s episode, Madison speaks with Pallavi Pokharel, ISU’s new Sustainability Manager, about her plans to expand sustainability at the university level. According to ISU’s Sustainability website, a sustainability manager is “dedicated to developing a culture that prioritizes sustainability while fostering innovation, progress, and collaboration within the Bengal community.”