Conversations with cool people doing awesome things in and around Missoula, Montana.
We like say at the college that "Montana Means Business," but that's not just a catchphrase. Montana and our Missoula community inspire incredible creators. This podcast is about exploring their journeys. We hope the stories we share will resonate with you, at whatever stage you are in your career.
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D'Vaughn Hayes on leadership, innovation, and empowering communities
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is D'Vaughn Hayes, commercial sales manager for Montana at TDS Communications and a prolific community leader in Billings. D’Vaughn is the director and lead organizer for TEDx Billings, in addition to multiple other professional and service oriented pursuits.
In the episode, Justin ... Read More
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I&I - The Gen Z gender divide
Justin W. Angle
This week's episode is our February edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society.
In this episode, Justin and Bryce discuss the emerging ideological divide between ... Read More
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Judith Weisenfeld on race, religion and psychiatry
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is Dr. Judith Weisenfeld, professor of religion at Princeton University. Dr. Weisenfeld is an expert on African American religion and recently visited the University of Montana as part of the President's Lecture Series and Martin Luther King Day celebrations.
In this episode, ... Read More
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Park High School students on youth climate action
Justin W. Angle
This week's guests are Victoria, Remy, Josie, and Anders—four students from Park High School in Livingston, Montana. These students are part of a school group called The Green Initiative, which has successfully raised funds for a solar installation at their school, organized a youth climate ... Read More
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Peri Sasnett & Kyle Langley of the Headwaters podcast
Justin W. Angle
This week's guests are Peri Sasnett and Kyle Langley of Glacier National Park. These two are part of the team that makes Headwaters, a podcast about the history and critical issues facing Glacier National Park. Headwaters is an amazing resource made possible by the Glacier ... Read More
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Maritsa Georgiou - Montana’s national news anchor
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is Maritsa Georgiou, award winning journalist and national correspondent for Scripps News. Maritsa's reporting on the planned removal of the 2020 election ballot collection boxes earned her a Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Journalism. After many years on air for ... Read More
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I&I - The 2024 Prediction Show
Justin W. Angle
This week's episode is the January edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society.
Justin and Bryce take a look back at their 2023 predictions and ... Read More
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John Adams of Montana Free Press (Part Two)
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is John Adams, executive director at Montana Free Press. In the second installment of this two-part conversation Justin and John talk about the Montana Free Press model, the state of journalism in general, and its future here in Montana.
They delve into ... Read More
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John Adams of Montana Free Press (Part One)
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is John Adams, executive director at Montana Free Press. With Adams as its founder, Montana Free Press launched in 2016 as an independent nonprofit.
In this episode Justin and John talk about the Montana Free Press model, the state of journalism in ... Read More
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Lance Neirby of Montana Silversmiths
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is Lance Neirby, CEO of Montana Silversmiths, the makers of fine trophy buckles and Western jewelry. Montana Silversmiths is celebrating 50 years in business, and their buckles feature prominently on the hugely popular Yellowstone series.
In this episode Justin and Lance discuss ... Read More
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I&I - Solutions to the political labor crisis
Justin W. Angle
This week's episode is the December edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society.
Justin and Bryce discuss solutions to the crisis in the political labor ... Read More
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NeighborWorks America CEO Marietta Rodriguez on affordable housing
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is Marietta Rodriguez president and CEO of NeighborWorks America, a national nonpartisan community development organization. Marietta was recently named one of the most influential nonprofit leaders in the country by The Nonprofit Times. Last month, she visited the University of Montana College ... Read More
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Climate change & health with Drs. Lori & Robert Byron
Justin W. Angle
This week's guests are Lori and Robert Byron, two physicians from Hardin, Montana, and lead authors of the Climate Change and Human Health in Montana report. The report details what we know about how climate change is affecting the health of Montanans.
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Andrew Schulz explains C2M Beta
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is Andrew Schulz, the community manager for C2M Beta. C2M Beta is an open innovation lab supported by Blackfoot Communications. C2M Beta offers a curriculum and a collection of resources designed to help entrepreneurs in Montana bring their ideas to life.
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I&I - Crisis in the political labor market
Justin W. Angle
This week's episode is the November edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society.
Justin and Bryce discuss the crisis in the political labor market, where ... Read More
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Wendy Owens and Dylan Cherrulo on generational entrepreneurship
Justin W. Angle
This week's guests are Dylan Cherrulo and Wendy Owens. Dylan is an economics student at the University of Montana and a program assistant at the Blackstone Luanchpad. Wendy is the founder and CEO of Hexas Biomass, and she's also Dylan's mom.
In this episode Dylan ... Read More
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Josh Olsen of Montana Wilderness School
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is Josh Olsen, co-founder and program director of the Montana Wilderness School, a Bozeman based organization that offers expeditionary wilderness courses for youth that foster personal growth and a conservation ethic.
In this episode Justin asks Josh about his motivation for starting ... Read More
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I&I - A.I. and creativity part 2
Justin W. Angle
This week is the October edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society. This week, Justin and Bryce continue discussing A.I. and creativity with Justin's colleague ... Read More
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Ken Stern on hate & anti-Semitism
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is Ken Stern, director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate. He's also an award winning author, scholar and attorney. Ken has argued before the Supreme Court and testified in front of Congress. Ken will be visiting the University of ... Read More
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Shaun Radley on bike racing in Montana
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is Shaun Radley, purveyor of all things at MTCX and master of bike race organizing in western Montana. There is something special happening right now with the sport of cycling in Montana, and Shaun is a big reason why.
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Revisiting LandTrust with Nic De Castro
Justin W. Angle
After some thoughtful listener questions, Justin reached back out to Nic de Castro, founder of LandTrust — a new venture seeking to connect landowners and recreationalists — to ask a few more questions, particularly about how LandTrust works with the state’s block management program.
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Molly Kruckenberg of the Montana Historical Society
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is Molly Kruckenberg, director of the Montana Historical Society, an organization charged with protecting and sharing Montana's past. The Historical Society is in the midst of building the Montana Heritage Center and Molly and Justin discuss the project in this episode.
Molly ... Read More
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Latisha Buck Elk Thunder & Dacia Red Thunder Griego on Indigenous Made Missoula
Justin W. Angle
This week's guests are Latisha Buck Elk Thunder and Dacia Red Thunder Griego, founders of Indigenous Made Missoula, a platform created to empower and propel Indigenous artists.
In this episode, Justin asks about the inspiration behind Indigenous Made Missoula, the importance of representation and Indigenous ... Read More
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I&I - A.I. and creativity
Justin W. Angle
This week is the September edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society. This week Justin and Bryce are joined by Justin's colleague at the College ... Read More
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Peter Stark on overlooked American history
Justin W. Angle
This week's guest is Peter Stark, bestselling author of Astoria, Young Washington, and now the newly released Gallop Toward the Sun: Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison's Struggle for the Destiny of a Nation. Peter's new book explores a critical period of early U.S. history overlooked ... Read More