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Idaho Public Television Specials

Idaho Public Television Specials

Our award-winning Idaho specials are an essential element of the mission of Idaho Public Television. In a region as geographically and politically diverse as Idaho, we believe our Idaho programs help foster an understanding of this remarkable state.

Idaho Public Television Specials is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Welcome to the Unaltered State

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Welcome to the Unaltered State is a statewide youth campaign promoting substance-free futures. (25m 58s)

Welcome To Sheep Country

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The Trailing of the Sheep Festival honors the multicultural history of Idaho sheep ranching. (7m 58s)

Youth Vote Idaho

Youth Vote Idaho (59s)

Idaho Listens

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This project asks audiences to simply listen to the stories of their Idaho neighbors. (25m 47s)

Into Africa: The Idaho-Gorongosa Connection

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Idahoans love a good comeback story, Gorongosa National Park is such a story. (38m 54s)

The Color of Conscience: Human Rights in Idaho

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A documentary about past and present human rights issues in Idaho (58m 47s)

Raising Resilient Kids: Mental Health Matters

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Join IdahoPTV to learn how to talk with your children about their mental health. (57m 46s)

Age of Agility: The Governor's Summit on the Future of Work

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The best of the 2021 Governor’s Summit on the Future of Work. (29m 1s)

Resilience: Hope Lives Here (Spanish Subtitles)

Resilience: Hope Lives Here with Spanish subtitles. (56m 48s)

Resilience: Hope Lives Here

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What are Adverse Childhood Experiences, and how do they affect us in adulthood? (56m 47s)

Education 2020

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Education 2020 takes an in-depth look at proposals for reforming K-12 education. (58m 47s)

Resilient Idaho: Hope After Trauma

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Learn about Idaho resources available for complex problems caused by trauma and stress. (1h 42s)

Idaho: State of Wonder

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Explores various geographic areas of Idaho showcasing scenic highlights of each. (57m 30s)

An Evening with Patrick McManus

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A combination of interviews and scenes from the one man play McManus wrote. (49m 50s)

Rosalie Sorrels: Way Out in Idaho

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This special features Rosalie Sorrels in concert and interviews. (56m 49s)

Journey to Opportunity

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Explores education at Idaho's five Native American Reservations. (28m 49s)

My Father's Idaho

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The efforts of Rifka Helton to preserve her father's photographs of Idaho in song. (9m 45s)

Journey to College 2015

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JOURNEY TO COLLEGE examines why Idaho’s high school students are not going on to college. (1h 26m 50s)

Barbara Morgan: No Limits

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Idaho teacher Barbara Morgan's odyssey to fly in space. (56m 48s)

From Capital to Capitol

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The moving of the capital from Lewiston to Boise. (13m 3s)

Kevin Kirk & Onomatopoeia in Concert

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This special features the ecletic jazz group in concert (56m 47s)

Assassination: Idaho's Trial of the Century

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The famous attorneys, James Hawley and William Borah, come to a Boise courtroom in 1907. (56m 49s)

INL Scholastic Tournament 2011

Idaho high school regional winners test their science and mathematics knowledge. (1h 28m 53s)

INL Scholastic Tournament 2010

Idaho regional winners test their science & math skills in the finals of the state tourny. (1h 27m 39s)

Capitol of Light

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This program documents the renovation and expansion of the Idaho Capitol. (42m 5s)

INL Scholastic Tournament 2009

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Idaho high school regional winners test their science and mathematics knowledge. (1h 28m 59s)

Barbara Morgan: No Limits (Student Version)

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Sean Astin narrates the student version of a documentary about astronaut Barbara Morgan. (48m 53s)

The Idaho Homefront: Of Camps and Combat

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This is the story of the Japanese-Americans in the war years of the 1940's. (26m 49s)

The Idaho Homefront: World War II

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How did World War ll affect life in America? (56m 49s)

Social Code

Discover how parents and caregivers can foster learning and development in young children. (26m 45s)

West of Basque

The history and culture of the Basque in the West lives across the generations. (56m 48s)

From Idaho To Iran

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Producer Marcia Franklin examines Iran's environmental movement and the culture of Iran. (57m)

Lewis & Clark "Crossing The Centuries"

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IdahoPTV follows the Lewis & Clark route from St. Louis, Missouri to Oregon's coast. (56m 51s)

Idaho Edens

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We celebrate Idaho, the keeper of special places. (56m 39s)

In Our Own Voice

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A documentary about Idahoans living with mental illness. (58m 46s)

Life in the Fast Lane

Teen parents discuss the issues involved with having a baby. (28m 49s)

All Aboard: A Northwest Rail Journey

Travel through the northwest on lines once closed to passenger service. (56m 49s)

Hearts and Minds

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This Peabody Award-winning documentary portrays the lives of 4 teens with mental illness. (27m 5s)

Saved By the Bill

Saved By The Bill teaches how the Idaho Legislature works and how a bill becomes a law. (27m 46s)

The Vertical Environment

Explores the home of America's hunting birds, the raptors. (56m 52s)

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