EPISODE · Nov 22, 2024 · 28 MIN
‘We Laugh So We Don’t Cry’
from Jackson Unpacked · host KHOL - Jackson Hole Community Radio
On this week’s episode: Following the election, immigrant advocacy organizations say more deportations are looking likely and a slew of legal challenges could also get in the way. KHOL’s Jenna McMurtry talks with Teton County Sheriff Matt Carr, Lincoln County Sheriff Matt Johnson and Jackson immigration lawyer Elisabeth Trefonas about that reality. It’s been about a year since Teton County Search and Rescue was able to add a multi-million-dollar helicopter to the organization. KHOL’s Dante Filpula Ankney reports a chopper is a rare addition to a volunteer search and rescue group in the West. For most, it’s too expensive. The costly addition is helping Cody Lockhart, Steve Wilson and the entire TCSAR team with rescues in the county and in communities throughout the region. Also, nearly 30% of Teton County residents identify as Latino. KHOL’s Rachel Stevens talked to KHOL DJ Valeria Abad about occasional isolation, being from a Latin country that isn’t Mexico, but also, how being in-between cultures opens doors. And lastly, republicans often don’t see tackling climate change as a top priority… but conservative environmentalist Benji Backer is trying to change that. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Hanna Merzbach spoke with him, Jessica Burley and Andrew Mentzner in Jackson. Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Fridays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.
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On this week’s episode: Following the election, immigrant advocacy organizations say more deportations are looking likely and a slew of legal challenges could also get in the way. KHOL’s Jenna McMurtry talks with Teton County Sheriff Matt Carr, Lincoln County Sheriff Matt Johnson and Jackson immigration lawyer Elisabeth Trefonas about that reality. It’s been about a year since Teton County Search and Rescue was able to add a multi-million-dollar helicopter to the organization. KHOL’s Dante Filpula Ankney reports a chopper is a rare addition to a volunteer search and rescue group in the West. For most, it’s too expensive. The costly addition is helping Cody Lockhart, Steve Wilson and the entire TCSAR team with rescues in the county and in communities throughout the region. Also, nearly 30% of Teton County residents identify as Latino. KHOL’s Rachel Stevens talked to KHOL DJ Valeria Abad about occasional isolation, being from a Latin country that isn’t Mexico, but also, how being in-between cultures opens doors. And lastly, republicans often don’t see tackling climate change as a top priority… but conservative environmentalist Benji Backer is trying to change that. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Hanna Merzbach spoke with him, Jessica Burley and Andrew Mentzner in Jackson. Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Fridays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.
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‘We Laugh So We Don’t Cry’
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