5.4.2026 - PARODY: "Larry Golden Kimball", INTERVIEWS: James Lamborn, D28 candidate, Supt. Debbie Critchfield

Send us Fan MailToday’s show was a mix of election-season levity and serious policy talk. We kicked things off with a parody ad imagining challenger Larry Golden trying to compete with the built-in name recognition of Brit Raybould by “upgrading” his last name into a full-on Southeast Idaho heritage sampler—funny because it’s a little too true about how politics can work around here. We also gave listeners the practical stuff: how to text in for the election “tools” packet (sample ballot, voting info, data sheets) and how to get the parody link again—plus some real talk about why it’s hard to pick keywords when autocorrect is out there sabotaging everyone.From there, we dug into actual races and issues. James Lamborn joined us in-studio to talk about his run against incumbent Rick Cheatum (with Mike Seville also in the mix), laying out a strongly conservative platform—budget cutting and oversight, opposition to medical marijuana and abortion initiatives, and a hard line on Second Amendment “incrementalism.” Later, Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield came on to talk campaign dynamics (including the IEA’s posture toward Republican leadership), why Idaho’s 1994-era school funding formula doesn’t match modern needs, and her interest in moving toward a weighted-student model. She also addressed how AI is already in schools and why the state is trying to build guardrails instead of pretending it isn’t happening.### Highlights- The Larry Golden / Brit Raybould parody: name recognition, LDS-culture references, and election-season sanity breaks  - Lamborn outlines his platform: budgets, union funding oversight, pro-life stance, anti-medical-marijuana concerns  - Critchfield on education funding: outdated 1994 formula, weighted-student funding concept, and AI “guide rails”  - Behind-the-scenes frustration: candidates declining debates/interviews and why voter-facing accountability matters  - Culture-war issues (bathroom/locker room debates) framed around child safety and how adults complicate solvable problems  Let’s talk advertising. When you want to advertise on the radio, you call the station, right? But what about Facebook, Instagram, Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, and other streaming platforms?You could try clicking around, reading books, or taking online courses to figure it out—or you can let us handle it. At Sandhill Media Group, we’re your local experts in both radio and digital marketing.Visit SandhillMediaGroup.com today.<a href="https://www.sandhillmediagrou