A New Angle Podcasts | College of Business

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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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
Nic de Castro explains LandTrust

Justin W. Angle

This week's guest is Nic de Castro, founder of LandTrust, a new venture seeking to connect landowners and recreationalists. LandTrust creates new revenue streams for landowners and enables access to lands previously difficult or impossible for the public to access.

In this episode, Justin and ... Read More
I&I- This is Wildfire

Justin W. Angle

This week is the August 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, Bryce takes on the role of host to talk with Justin ... Read More
Colin Hickey on the world of VidCon

Justin W. Angle

This week's guest is Colin Hickey, senior vice-president of operations at VidCon - a conference that brings together up to 75,000 online creators each year. Colin is a Montana entrepreneur and community leader and has grown the VidCon program across the globe.

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Jeff Batton on voting with your investment dollars

Justin W. Angle

This week's guest is Jeff Batton, a principal at HomeStake, a fund that pursues a variety of business models, all designed around connecting more local investors with more local companies.

In this episode, Justin and Jeff talk about the trend towards consolidation in business and ... Read More
Retrospective from departing UM Provost Pardis Mahdavi

Justin W. Angle

This week's guest is Dr. Pardis Mahdavi, an Iranian-American professor, administrator, outgoing provost at the University of Montana, and the newly named president of the University of La Verne. Pardis is the author of multiple books and served in leadership roles in several prominent universities.
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Jay Erickson on rural health care

Justin W. Angle

This week's guest is Dr. Jay Erickson, a family medicine doctor in the Flathead Valley and assistant clinical dean of the University of Washington's WWAMI Program, a residency track for doctors to practice in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho.

In this episode Justin and ... Read More
Sally Mauk on the state of Montana politics and journalism

Justin W. Angle

This week's guest is journalist Sally Mauk, senior news analyst and news director emerita at Montana Public Radio. Sally has covered Montana politics and other topics for over 30 years and is the host of MTPR's Capitol Talk.

In this episode Sally talks about the ... Read More
I&I- Things are better than you think

Justin W. Angle

This week is the July 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 the two discuss some of the more encouraging signals in the ... Read More
Emmy Award Winning Set Designer John Shaffner Part 2

Justin W. Angle

This week Justin returns to his conversation with Emmy Award winning production designer and art director John Shaffner about his career designing some of the most iconic sets in television, including Friends and Two and a Half Men.

In part two of this two-part episode, ... Read More
Emmy Winning Set Designer John Shaffner

Justin W. Angle

This week Justin talks with Emmy Award winning production designer and art director John Shaffner about his career designing some of the most iconic sets in television, including Friends and Two and a Half Men.

In part one this two-part episode, they discuss Shaffner's path ... Read More
Jeff Ament & John Wicks are Deaf Charlie

Justin W. Angle

This week's guests are legendary Missoula-based musicians, Jeff Ament and John Wicks, who have collaborated to form the band Deaf Charlie. Their first full length album, Catastrophic Metamorphic, recently released on June 30th.

In this episode they talk with Justin about the Deaf Charlie origin ... Read More
Exercise as Medicine

Justin W. Angle

This week A New Angle hosts four guests doing amazing work to help us understand the role of exercise in treating cancer. These folks will headline the upcoming Exercise in Lifestyle Medicine and Oncology Care Conference at the University of Montana, July 12th and 13th.
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I&I - Parking, why is it always so bad?

Justin W. Angle

This week is the June 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 month Bryce and Justin respond to a listener inquiry about parking. As ... Read More
Jeffrey Funk and the New Agrarian School

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Jeffrey Funk, a blacksmith from Bigfork, Montana, who’s been crafting public sculpture and architectural metalwork for over 30 years. Jeffrey is the director of the New Agrarian School, an organization that teaches blacksmithing and other traditional rural crafts.

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Sherry and Andy Chidwick’s Nomadic Midlife

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guests are Sherry and Andy Chidwick, two recently retired schoolteachers from Stevensville, Montana who are about to launch their next chapter of life as overland adventures. The Chidwicks are in the final stages of selling all of their stuff and building out their ... Read More
The Business of Broadway with Curt Olds

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Curt Olds, internationally renowned singer, opera and musical theater director and entrepreneur. Curt has performed on Broadway, at the Lincoln Center and at Carnegie Hall. He is a Butte native and a graduate of the University of Montana with a degree ... Read More
I&I - Deaths of Abundance

Justin W. Angle

This week is the May 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. Last month, Justin and Bryce explored why America seems to be so deadly, ... Read More
Cole Mannix, the Contemplative Rancher

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Cole Mannix, founder of the Old Salt Co-Op, a collection of entrepreneurs and ranchers seeking to produce nourishing food while preserving the ecological health of the Montana landscape.

In this episode, Cole talks about his studies in biology and theology, and ... Read More
Celinda Lake & Ed Goeas - A Bipartisan Friendship

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guests are Celinda Lake and Ed Goeas, award winning political pollsters and strategists who came together to write A Question of Respect: Bringing Us Together in a Deeply Divided Nation. The book is an exploration of how America grew so divided and how ... Read More
Detecting Cannabis Impairment with Ken Fichtler

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Ken Fichtler, founder and CEO of Gaize, a Montana based startup that recently launched a cannabis impairment detection product. Ken served as chief business development officer for four years during the Bullock administration and is a seasoned vet of the Montana ... Read More
I&I - Why is America so Deadly

Justin W. Angle

This week is the April 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. Today, the two dig into the perplexing and inconvenient reality that Americans appear ... Read More
Montana’s Clean & Healthful Environment Goes to Court

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guests are Nate Bellinger and Grace Gibson Snyder. Nate is an attorney with Our Children’s Trust, which is suing the state of Montana on behalf of 16 youth climate activists, including Grace, a graduate of Hellgate High School in Missoula.

In this episode, ... Read More
Montana’s Freshwater with Wendy Weaver

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Wendy Weaver, executive director of Montana Freshwater Partners, an organization dedicated to restoring, enhancing and preserving Montana’s freshwater ecosystems. This team of five women based in Livingston includes a broad array of skills and capabilities, all focused on protecting Montana’s aquatic ... Read More
Understanding China with Rowena He

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Rowena He, associate professor of history at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and currently a fellow at the National Humanities Center. She’s an expert on contemporary Chinese history and the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Professor He’s writing and commentary appear ... Read More