All Episodes
The Vandal Theory — 98 episodes
SS 2.4: Understanding the past to better understand today
SS 2.3: Bringing research-based solutions to every corner of the state
SS 2.2: Preparing generations of Idahoans for military service
SS 2.1: Expanding access to education in the American West
Episode 11.8: Decoding science through storytelling
Episode 11.7: Combining biology and engineering to build stronger tendons
Episode 11.6: How an old Constitution applies to modern life
Episode 11.5: The forces shaping Idaho’s agricultural economy today
Episode 11.4: The art of plein air painting and chasing changing light
Episode 11.3: Teaching in the age of AI: Ethics, innovation and classroom impact
Episode 11.2: Decoding wildlife behavior through movement data
Episode 11.1: Protecting Idaho potatoes from fungi with new tools
Coming soon: Season 11 of “The Vandal Theory”
Episode 10.8: Inside the science driving Idaho’s thriving fish industry
Episode 10.7: From classroom to trading floor — How students learn to lead in finance
Episode 10.6: What tiny snails can teach us about evolution
Episode 10.5: Monsters, meaning and media — A Halloween dive into horror cinema
Episode 10.4: Exploring the hidden threads of mythology and making
Episode 10.3: Creative professor teaches medicine with Pokémon and AI
Episode 10.2: Building a sustainable wardrobe
Episode 10.1: The hidden costs of keeping Idaho’s water flowing
Coming soon: Season 10 of “The Vandal Theory”
SS 1.4 Stopping wildfires before they spark
SS 1.3 Training Idaho’s next wave of tech talent
SS 1.2 Transforming Idaho agriculture from the ground up
SS 1.1: Shaping a water-resilient future for Idaho
Episode 9.8: An open mind in raising kids — and democracies
Episode 9.7: Understanding African ecosystems through antelopes and elephants
Episode 9.6: Politics and polarization
Episode 9.5: Incorporating artificial intelligence into universities
Episode 9.4: Solutions to life’s mechanical problems
Episode 9.3: Beef, it’s what’s for dinner and for science
Episode 9.2: Surviving toxic meals and treacherous ticks
Episode 9.1: From suffragettes to dragon riders
Episode 8.8: Taming the huckleberry
Episode 8.7: Balancing energy and water needs
Episode 8.6: If clothes could speak
Episode 8.5: Beyond breastmilk
Episode 8.4: Trailer park transitions
Episode 8.3: Solving mysteries with tree rings
Episode 8.2: Literary treasure hunting
Episode 8.1: Exploring killer yeasts
Coming Soon: Season 8 of “The Vandal Theory”
Episode 7.8: Constructing Sustainable Houses
Episode 7.7: Geology on Mars and in Minecraft
Episode 7.6: Education Inequalities and Student Mental Health
Episode 7.5: Diversity in the Workplace
Episode 7.4: Learning to Love Running
Episode 7.3: Exploring the Unknown Deep Soils
Episode 7.2: Human Remains, Politics and Curiosity
Episode 7.1: International Sports Intertwine With Politics
Episode 6.8: Kattlyn Wolf — Teachers Care
Episode 6.7: Omi Hodwitz — Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Episode 6.6: Matthew Bernards — Engineering A Better World
Episode 6.5: Karen Humes — Water, Energy and Irrigation
Episode 6.4: Helen Brown, Erich Seamon — Tracking Idaho’s Health Trends
Episode 6.3: Kenny Wallen — Natural Resource Management
Episode 6.2: Damon Woods — Energy Regulations
Episode 6.1: Adolfo Carmona — Latino Mental Health
Episode 5.8: Jason Dykstra — Teaching Creativity
Episode 5.7: Colette DePhelps — Female Farmers
Episode 5.6: Florian Justwan — How Our Brains Wrestle With Politics
Episode 5.5: Jaap Vos — Our Changing Idaho
Episode 5.4: Lisette Waits — Wildlife Conservation Genetics
Episode 5.3: Tim Bartholomaus — Shifting Glaciers
Episode 5.2: Dilshani Sarathchandra and Kristin Haltinner — To Believe, or Not to Believe
Episode 5.1: Heidi Holubetz — Wildland Firefighter Nutrition
Episode 4.8: Leda Kobziar — Microbes in Smoke
Episode 4.7: Larry Forney — Female Reproductive Health
Episode 4.6: Brian Johnson — Power Grids
Episode 4.5: Stefanie Ramirez — Payday Loan Industry
Episode 4.4: Erik Coats — Wastewater, Not a Waste
Episode 4.3: Geoffrey Heeren — Immigration Law Clinic
Episode 4.2: Bert Baumgaertner — Vaccine Hesitancy
Episode 4.1: Lachelle Smith — Connecting Idaho’s Medical Communities
Episode 3.8: Rebecca Scofield — Rodeo Outriders
Episode 3.7: Michael Haney — Idaho Educates Cybersecurity Experts
Episode 3.6: Frank Wilhelm — Toxic Lakes
Episode 3.5: Omi Hodwitz — Terrorism, Incarceration and Recidivism
Episode 3.4: Josh Bailey — The Perfect Running Gait
Episode 3.3: Teresa Cavazos Cohn — Combining Science and the Arts
Episode 3.2: Sydney Freeman Jr. — Universities Supporting the Black Community
Episode 3.1: Shelley McGuire — Human Breast Milk
Episode S.4: Lil Alessa — COVID-19 Disinformation
Episode S.3: Lorie Higgins — A Rural Look at COVID-19
Episode S.2: Jamie Derrick — Calm in a Pandemic
Episode S.1: Tanya Miura — The Virus Behind COVID-19
Episode 2.8: Jenny Durrin — The Potato Nursery
Episode 2.7: Jon Waterhouse — Modern and Indigenous Science
Episode 2.6: Steve Peterson — The Story of Idaho’s Economy
Episode 2.5: Dilshani Sarathchandra — Feelings About Risk
Episode 2.4: Mike Quist — Trailing Steelhead
Episode 2.3: Anastasia Telesetsky — Single-Use Plastics
Episode 2.2: Matt Fox-Amato — Slavery and Photography
Episode 2.1: Jason Barnes — A Journey to Titan
Episode 1.3: How will climate change affect Idaho communities?
Episode 1.2: How is climate change affecting farming, ranching and aquaculture in Idaho?
Episode 1.1: How is climate change affecting Idaho’s natural landscapes?