The Purple Zone

Hosted by Alexis Morgan, The Purple Zone explores how governance, public institutions, community, and history shape the places we call home. Through conversations, storytelling, and policy analysis, the podcast connects local experiences to larger civic and political currents--from education, healthcare, and governance to culture, identity, and institutional change. Rooted in Idaho but reaching far beyond it, The Purple Zone is less about hot takes and more about understanding how communities evolve, how decisions shape everyday life, and what it means to participate in civic life together. Alexis Morgan is a PhD candidate in public policy and administration, longtime community participant, advocate, and civic storyteller.

The Purple Zone is a history podcast hosted by Alexis Morgan, with 66 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Alexis Morgan hosts The Purple Zone, a history show with 66 episodes published.

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  Episode #65

  Rethinking Tech in the Classroom with Joey Palmer

  May 12, 202645 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, Alexis sits down with <b>Joey Palmer</b>, a school administrator in the Treasure Valley (larger Boise area in Idaho), who’s taking a different approach to technology in the classroom. This isn’t about being anti-tech—it’s about asking better questions: <b>When does technology actually improve learning, and when does it get in the way?</b></p><p>Joey shares how his district is shifting from <b>tech as the default</b> to <b>tech as a tool, </b>one that should be <b>purposeful, powerful, and proporti...

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  Episode #64

  1 in 5 Rural Idaho Students Rely on IDLA: And It Just Lost Half Its Funding

  Apr 28, 202650 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, Alexis sat down with Idaho Digital Learning Alliance (IDLA) Superintendent Dr. Jeff Simmons to unpack what really happened with HB 940 and related legislation and why this moment is about far more than online classes.</p><p>We break down the full policy landscape and the impacts on kids in the state? The 50% in funding cuts to IDLA means fewer courses, fewer enrollments, and a new reality for schools trying to meet student needs.</p><p>But here’s where it matters most:<br/>IDLA isn’t just a program...it’s stat...

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  Episode #63

  Anti-Teacher Union Bill Breakdown (HB 516) & The System Impact

  Apr 14, 202639 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This episode breaks down a new Idaho law impacting teachers unions, but more importantly, what it reveals about how policy actually works in practice. This isn’t just about unions. <b>It’s about systems, processes, and what happens when infrastructure quietly shifts underneath schools.</b></p><p><b>Segment Breakdown:</b></p><p>1. <b>Radiator Capping </b>(process shift): Bypassing the normal legislative process changes how policy gets vetted, debated, and understood.</p><p>2. <b>What HB 516 Actually Does</b>: It does not ban unions, it restricts how districts interact with them. </p><p>...

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  Episode #63

  The Stories that Shaped Us and Built our Communities

  Mar 17, 202623 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Lately I’ve been asking myself a question.</p><p>Have we forgotten the stories that built the communities we live in today… or were many of us never really taught them in the first place?</p><p>In this reflective solo episode, Alexis explores the stories that shaped her understanding of service and community, from Anne Frank and a Holocaust survivor who visited her classroom, to her immigrant grandfather’s journey to America in 1914, to visiting Minidoka National Historic Site with her children.</p><p>She also shares the story of discovering the Id...

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  Episode #62

  Idaho Lawmaking 101: The Budget, Medicaid, and a Rare Senate Rejection

  Mar 16, 202620 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Budgets aren’t flashy </b>and they’re usually not the most fun thing to talk about. But when the Idaho Senate rejected the state’s largest budget bill the $5.7 billion Health and Welfare budget it revealed deeper tensions inside the Legislature over fiscal responsibility, Medicaid spending, and recent tax cuts. In this episode of The Purple Zone, </p><p><b>I break down:</b></p><p><b>1.  How Idaho’s budget process works, </b></p><p><b>2. Why the Senate rejected the proposal, and </b></p><p><b>3. Work to connect the policy t...

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