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Welcome to Mix Tape #4! In this episode Kris King, Brad Peachey and host Chuck McHenry celebrate their pick of “distinct” singers who prove you don’t need the vocal chords of an angel to capture a listener's heart (or ear) — sometimes, sounding like a gargling garbage disposal works just fine.Peachey and King are talking about those iconic artists whose voices are objectively weird, slightly off-key, or maybe even a little bit "bad," yet somehow stay completely magnetic. From gravelly rasps that sound like a lifetime of poor decisions to screechy tones that could strip paint off a barn, the gang unpacks why these unconventional voices hit us right in the feels. So, tune in, turn it up, and prepare to embrace the beautiful noise! These are Borah voices.

Welcome to Episode 41 of the Borah Pridecast! In this episode, host Chuck McHenry sits down with Borah High's new principal, Trevor McKenna. You'll hear McKenna's vision for the school, his hopes for the future, and what walk up song is on repeat in his head. Welcome to Season Ten of the Pridecast! These are Borah Voices.

Welcome back to the 10th Season of the Borah Pridecast! Produced by the dedicated faculty and staff of Borah High School right here in Boise, Idaho, the Pridecast continues to be the definitive audio hub for everything happening in our school and the Borah community. Interviews, stories, student happenings, the Pridecast has its finger on the pulse of this high school! Returning as your host is English teacher Chuck McHenry, guiding listeners through another exciting lineup of episodes. Coming up this year, you’ll get to know Borah’s new principal, Trevor McKenna, music nerds Brad Peachey and Kris King return with brand-new entries in their popular "Mix Tape" series, and art teacher Pat Rose drops in with several of his engaging, unpredictable "prep period cold calls" featuring key Borah VIPs. There has never been a better time to listen. Tune in and subscribe to the Borah Pridecast wherever you get your podcasts. These are Borah Voices.

In Episode #40, we offer some teacher quick takes on that universal part of everyone’s school experience: lunch in the cafeteria. Ms. Compton, Mr. Rose and your host spent some time in the studio reminiscing over our own histories with school cafeterias of our pasts, and then we recently spent a lunch period gathered at one of round tables in the Borah Cafeteria, paid our 5 dollars and 10 cents, gobbled down our crispy chicken salads, and contemplated meal time at this school. and you’ll get to hear all about those experiences. You’ll also hear Mr. Rose’s Prep Period Cold Call with Borah’s Food Service Manager, Mrs. Chipman, who offers some fascinating insights on the daily routine of feeding Borah’s students. You’ll also find out that once all the kids are gone and tables wiped off, Borah’s cafeteria becomes a cool venue for other events here at the school Thanks for listening! These are Borah Voices!

How many books have you read in the last year? Go ahead—pick a number and hold onto it. Now, press play on this episode of the Borah Pridecast and meet a group of students who are driven readers and rabid competitors. For the past four years, Borah High School’s Idaho Battle of the Books team—affectionately known as the Big Friendly Slugs—has taken on the challenge of reading a dozen carefully selected books each year in preparation for fierce literary competition. But this isn’t just about numbers or titles. It’s about curiosity, camaraderie, and the kind of dedication that turns reading into a shared adventure. Kristen, Ella, Abby, Conlin, and Camden are more than competitors—they’re a reminder of what it looks like to be fully engaged, joyfully intellectual, and unapologetically themselves. They’re sharp, quick-witted, occasionally goofy, and deeply committed to their reading and each other. Listening to them, you’ll hear not just their insights on books, but their perspectives on teamwork, growth, and what it means to care deeply about something in a distracted world. There’s something quietly inspiring about this team. Maybe it’s their enthusiasm, or maybe it’s the hope they represent—a glimpse into a future shaped by thoughtful, driven young people who still believe in the power of language, of ideas, of stories. This is a feel-good conversation and these are Borah voices.

This third installment of our Mix Tape series has the music-minded duo of Kris King and Brad Peachey contemplating covers -- those songs that find different interpretations with different bands and different singers. As an added “bonus” -- those are sarcastic quotes -- Chuck McHenry offers a couple of the worst covers he’s uncovered (get it?). Give Episode 38 a listen, and don’t forget to hit that subscribe button for the Borah Pridecast while you’re at it. These are Borah voices!

Welcome Pridecast listeners! This episode of the Borah Pridecast is all about anticipating and planning for a future after high school and includes an interview with Sherise Porchia, Borah’s College and Career counselor, who spends her days at this school instilling hope for that future in young people. Can there be a better job than that? Plus, senior Sussanah Biggs sits down with senior Harmony Trude to talk about Harmony’s full ride scholarship awarded through the QuestBridge program. And you’ll hear some new student voices -- members of the (totally underrated) Borah Podcast Club -- bring their burgeoning podcast talents to the Pridecast. Enjoy Episode 37! These are Borah voices.

Welcome to Season 9, Episode 36 of the Borah Pridecast! In this episode, AP Government Teacher Korrin Rue interviews a couple of Borah High seniors who spent 6 months as senate pages in Washington D.C last year.; you'll also hear a couple local club spots, and back by popular demand, art teacher Pat Rose resurrects the Prep Period Cold Call. His victim this episode is SPED teacher Russ Byrne -- whose encounters with celebrities over the years goes from the weird to the sublime. Welcome to Season 9! These are Borah voices!

Welcome to Season 9 of the Borah Podcast! This quick overview of the coming season offers new student voices to the Podcast! Student hosts and commentators have been working tirelessly to put together new bits, interviews, and a few surprises. The Borah Pridecast is devoted to everything Borah High School -- it’s students, staff, and the school community. Welcome to Season 9! These are Borah voices.

As the school year comes to an end and we set our sights on summer break, the Pridecast sits down once again with Borah social studies teacher, Korrin Rue to chat about the president's first 100 days and teaching a U.S. Government class in these politically charged times. We also offer a brief overview of sounds from the Borah Faculty vs. Seniors softball game, You can hear the sharp PING! of the bat on the ball -- and the snap of a few faculty ligaments. These are Borah Voices!

For this Pridecast episode, we sit down with Don Day, founder and publisher of Boise Dev – an online news and growth publication for Boise and the Treasure Valley. A 1999 alum, Don began his journalism career as an editor for Borah High School’s newspaper, the Senator, where he honed his skills as both a thoughtful, investigative reporter and a techy, webmaster wizard. And his trajectory of success continues to rise these 25 years later. These are Borah voices.

If you’ve ever heard an old favorite song and it reminded you of a bygone time, or event -- the high school dance, the first kiss, your first job -- you understand the special relationship between music and the human psyche. And if, like us, you constantly keep shuffling and reshuffling pieces of music to form the soundtrack of your life (come on, we’ve all done it), then you’ve come to the right place! In this second installment of Peachey and King’s “Mix Tape”, Kris King asks Brad Peachey to “pick the song” to be played for various scenarios. Have a pencil and paper ready because you’ll want a list of these songs by the end of the episode. These are Borah Voices.

Welcome to Season 8 of the Borah Pridecast -- the only school podcast in the Boise School District. This season promises to be -- as the kids say -- totally FIRE (or is it rizz?). Now would be a good time to subscribe to the Pridecast, and its sister podcast, Borah Voices, which is totally written, recorded, edited, and produced by Borah High School students. These are Borah Voices!

If you’ve ever heard an old favorite song and it reminded you of a bygone time, or event -- the high school dance, the first kiss, the bitter breakup (you know who you are!) -- then have a listen to a couple of Borah High's unofficial musicphiles and life-long friends, Kris King and Brad Peachey. This is the first installment of their "Mix Tape" podcast series, and you're going to learn a lot. A lot about some old songs, about some Borah dance lore, and a lot about Peachey and King. These are Borah voices!

The 7th season of the Borah Pridecast has been a "restructuring" year. Our audio expert, Mr. Wray, did what a lot of teachers hope to do: he retired. So, we've been trying to get some episodes done while learning the editing ropes; and it's been a tough year, but we've finally found the "on air" button on the this thing, so here comes Episode #31! In this sit down interview with Borah U.S. Government teacher Korrin Rue, listeners get a taste of what it's like to teach high school government classes in the midst of the current political climate in this country (hint: it's a little awkward). This is an insightful, compelling, and honest look at today's politics in the high school classroom. These are Borah voices.