Wyoming Chronicle Episode Archive
Swine Flu and You - October 9, 2009
In the first episode, host Laurie Farkas talks to Dr. Brent Sherard, director of the Wyoming Department of Health, about the latest swine flu scare, and what Wyoming families, schools and workplaces should do to protect their health. Sherard also discusses Wyoming’s Medicaid crisis, and offers his views on the contentious national debate over health care reform.
Wyoming's Economic Future - October 16, 2009
Host Dina Mishev gets the perspective of University of Wyoming economist Rob Godby on the current recession and efforts to revive the country’s economy. Godby bravely forecasts Wyoming’s economic future, and also divulges his preferences in heavy metal rock and roll.
The Teapot Dome Scandal - October 23, 2009
Host Geoff O’Gara explores a 1920s scandal involving federal oil leases in Wyoming with author Laton McCartney, author of The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country. McCartney compares the colorful miscreants of that time with the high stakes players in today’s energy game.
Horse Adoption - October 30, 2009
Host Dina Mishev discusses adopting and gentling wild horses captured in the Red Desert with horse trainer Steve Mantle of Wheatland. Scott Fleur of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management explains how they keep the herds and the range healthy, and demonstrates his horse auction skills.
Healthcare Reform - November 6, 2009
Senator Mike Enzi talks with Geoff O'Gara about what does and doesn't need fixing in American's health care system, and describes the role he has played in the debate over reform legislation, as a member of the Senate's pivotal "Gang of Six."
- Republican health care reform alternative
- Congressional Budget Office
- New York Times comparison of Senate, House and White House health care reform proposals
- T.R. Reid article comparing government health care approaches in the developed world
- Sen. Mike Enzi’s "Ten Steps to Transform Health Care"
- Henry J. Kaiser Foundation "Focus on Health Reform" comparison of major health care proposals
- The Commonwealth Fund provides side-by-side comparison of the three major proposals now before Congress
- A Washington Post analysis of how health care reform would take shape if a public option is included that allows states to "opt out"
Cliff Hansen Remembered - November 13, 2009
The late Clifford Hansen – Teton County Commissioner, Wyoming Governor, U.S. Senator, rancher and family man – once rode into Teton National Park leading a group of armed ranchers in a grand display of opposition. In this edition of Wyoming CHRONICLE, he tells that story, and others, in excerpts from interviews he gave to Wyoming PBS over the last decade. Clifford Hansen died at his home in Teton County on October 21, 2009 at the age of 97.
John Simms - November 20, 2009
John Simms is a world-class fisherman and former ski patroller who invented and marketed life-saving avalanche poles and equipment and top-line fishing gear. Simms sits down with John Kerr to examine his remarkable life, including his current passion for sculpting large metal works of art.
Mary Gibson Scott - November 27, 2009
Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott recently won a national resource management award. Dina Mishev talks to her about park management in the modern era, and the particular problems of Grand Teton National Park in the ever-changing Teton Valley. For more information about this program please click here.
Rob Wallace on Energy & Politics - December 4, 2009
Rob Wallace was a political wunderkind in 1970s Wyoming, and now he’s vicepresident for government relations with General Electric, one of the largest corporations in the world. Wallace talks to Geoff O’Gara about clean coal today, the energy future, and political campaigns past.
Mick and Susie McMurry - December 11, 2009
The McMurry family developed a natural gas bonanza in Wyoming’s giant Jonah Field. Now, in conversation with Margaret Benson, Mick and Susie McMurry discuss how they have applied their financial success to charitable philanthropy with a strong focus on Wyoming.
The Sibleys - December 18, 2009
They grew up singing classical and show tunes, but now the duo of Pete and Anne Sibley of Jackson have hit the big time with blue grass and folk music. With banjo and guitar in hand, the Sibleys sing and talk to Dina Mishev about their breakthrough victory in "The Great American Duet Sing-off" on Garrison Keillor’s "Prairie Home Companion."
Bert Raynes - December 25, 2009
Engineer, author, and newspaper columnist Bert Raynes talks to John Kerr about his life’s journey from New Jersey to western Wyoming. The self-styled curmudgeon has become a renowned voice for conservation, wildlife protection, and birding in Jackson Hole.
Casper Reentry Center- January 8, 2010
Craig Draper was abusing drugs and in trouble with the law from the age of 9, but he turned his life around at the Casper Re-entry Center. Draper talks to host Laurie Farkas about how he pulled himself out of suicidal despair – and points the way for others.
Carbon Sequestration - January 15, 2010
Coal is the lifeblood of Wyoming’s energy economy – but scientists say the carbon released by coal-burning plants is a major culprit in global warming. Can that carbon be captured and stored safely underground? Sally Benson of Stanford University talks to Geoff O’Gara about carbon sequestration – and the future of Wyoming coal.
Jillian Melchior on Community Colleges - January 29, 2010
In a troubled economy, community colleges are bursting at the seams with students of all ages preparing for new careers. Producer Dina Mishev found a heartening and instructive success story in Jillian Melchior, a graduate of Laramie County Community College who has hit the big time as a journalist in New York City.