It's Worth Mentioning
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It's Worth Mentioning

by Rett Nelson

A podcast for trivia buffs and history nerds that takes listeners back in time. Each episode features a guest or topic that's tied to Idaho's past.

26 episodes
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1
Cindy Siddoway on family ranching, Hall of Fame honors and the future of Idaho agriculture
1:08:29 Mar 16, 2026
2
Life after the Loft: Josh and Georgia Foster on loss, partnerships and what comes next
1:08:05 Mar 9, 2026
3
From Ricks College hoops to Globetrotter tricks: East Idaho’s basketball stories
53:24 Mar 2, 2026
4
Lessons from Lincoln: Idaho historian reflects on leadership and America’s 250th
1:05:28 Feb 23, 2026
5
REBROADCAST | Freshman legislator discusses her ties to former Idaho governor and Congressman
47:09 Feb 18, 2026
6
Roger Ball revolutionized jerky production in America, later founded Melaleuca and many other businesses
43:48 Feb 9, 2026
7
After decades in show business, Jay Osmond and his wife are now radio hosts in eastern Idaho
42:26 Feb 2, 2026
8
NEW EPISODE | Blackfoot man once floated Snake River with Robert Redford before working as assistant to local Congressman
41:31 Jan 26, 2026
9
REBROADCAST | Idaho's first black elected official remembers upbringing in Pocatello, time in office
46:33 Jan 19, 2026
10
REBROADCAST | The man who tricked government officials into making Idaho Falls the home of what is now INL
41:48 Jan 12, 2026
11
REBROADCAST: The famous Wyoming cabins that were featured in a popular hollywood western
29:35 Jan 5, 2026
12
How ‘the father of Mormon Cinema’ lost his faith and found it again outside the LDS Church
53:59 Dec 29, 2025
13
Santa's origin story, and why this author says he'll always be an integral part of Christmas
44:29 Dec 22, 2025
14
It's been 25 years since release of film that made Richard Dutcher 'the Father of Mormon Cinema'
43:01 Dec 15, 2025
15
Small mining community near Challis rose and fell in 30 years, and now it's one of Idaho's ghost towns
31:54 Dec 8, 2025
16
The movie that was filmed downwind of a nuclear testing site and its devastating impact 72 years later
58:38 Dec 1, 2025
17
Jim Bridger’s early exploration of eastern Idaho, and his turbulent relationship with Latter-day Saint leader
46:23 Nov 24, 2025
18
Former child actor with local ties reflects on film career, says it wasn’t life he wanted
52:28 Nov 18, 2025
19
A state legislator’s ties to two former Idaho politicians and why a president came and vacationed with one of them
42:05 Nov 18, 2025
20
The contentious origins of daylight saving time, why we observe it and why it’s still a politicized topic
44:08 Nov 18, 2025
21
The history of an iconic theater in downtown Shelley and the spirits who haunt it
45:35 Nov 18, 2025
22
The man who paved the way for Idaho Falls becoming the home of Idaho National Lab
41:48 Nov 18, 2025
23
The famous cabins in Jackson that were featured in a popular Hollywood western
29:35 Nov 18, 2025
24
The passing of the LDS Church's oldest president and the faith's beginnings in eastern Idaho
18:24 Nov 18, 2025
25
Woman’s experience as an African-American in eastern Idaho and state’s first black elected official
46:33 Nov 18, 2025
26
A look back at political assassinations in Idaho
21:42 Nov 18, 2025
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