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  Matt Gangloff's inspiring wisdom on living with anxiety & depression

  Justin W. Angle

  This week’s episode brings you a deeply personal conversation with University of Montana alum Matt Gangloff, founder of Enlyten Lab. We discuss Matt’s military experience and his post-deployment battles with anxiety, depression and addiction. Many of us live with anxiety and depression every day, and ... Read More

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  Photographer Matt Hamon shoots a specific kind of truth

  Justin W. Angle

  Matt Hamon is Professor of Art at the University of Montana. His photography is currently on display at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture in a striking exhibition called Ratljóst. We ask Matt about his process, his decision to shoot nudity and his conception ... Read More

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  Sheila Stearns likes hard jobs - even in "retirement"

  Justin W. Angle

  Sheila Stearns is a Montana legend. Her list of important and difficult jobs in higher education is unparalleled: Montana’s longest-serving commissioner of higher education, interim chancellor of MSU-Billings, President of Wayne State College in Nebraska, provost and chancellor of UM Western, and – of course ... Read More

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  Nora Saks and the Richest Hill

  Justin W. Angle

  Nora Saks is creator and host of the Richest Hill podcast on Montana Public Radio. Richest Hill is a deep exploration of Butte’s history and its ongoing relationship with mining. Our conversation explores that relationship’s complexity and the challenges Nora faced in reporting the authentic ... Read More

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  S.E.A. Change #6: Jennifer Palmieri

  Justin W. Angle

  This week is #6 in the S.E.A. Change series, an interview with Jennifer Palmieri, Communications Director for the Hillary Clinton Campaign and Communications Director for the Obama White House. Jennifer’s recent book “Dear Madam President” is a powerful account of her experience in politics and ... Read More

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  For Logjam's Nick Checota the customer experience comes first

  Justin W. Angle

  Nick Checota arrived in Montana in 2012 and in that brief time he’s transformed Missoula’s music scene. Learn about Nick’s perspective on the entertainment business, his guiding principles for creating exceptional customer experiences and his plans to expand his business to new markets.

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  Rethinking childcare with MyVillage's Erica Mackey and Elke Govertsen

  Justin W. Angle

  This week we learn all about a market that very likely befuddles many of you – childcare. We speak with Erica Mackey (co-founder & CEO) and Elke Govertsen (Chief Community Officer) of MyVillage, a Bozeman based start-up determined to fix a broken system for both ... Read More

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  The Cycling House's Owen Gue is riding the dream

  Justin W. Angle

  Owen Gue is the co-founder and president of The Cycling House, a Missoula business that epitomizes two of this podcast’s core themes – creativity and hustle. Owen made his passion for cycling his life’s work and there’s much to learn from his story, including important ... Read More

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  S.E.A. Change #5: Carol and Whitney Williams

  Justin W. Angle

  In this fifth edition of the S.E.A. Change series, we host the pod’s first mother-daughter duo – Carol and Whitney Williams. Carol’s career in public service is legendary, serving more than a decade in the Montana State legislature, including time as the Senate’s first female ... Read More

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  The Nature Conservancy's Leigh Greenwood keeps forests healthy

  Justin W. Angle

  Leigh Greenwood is the Forest Health Program Director for North America at The Nature Conservancy. Armed with a biology degree from Williams College, Leigh worked as a field researcher for several years before enrolling in the renowned Masters of Wildlife Biology program at the University ... Read More

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  Bioscience Clusters & Early Childhood Education at innovateUM LIVE!

  Justin W. Angle

  This week’s episode was recorded live at the recent innovateUM conference. InnovateUM brings together community leaders, entrepreneurs, policy makers, researchers, students and more for an annual celebration of the incredible innovation happening within the University of Montana orbit. A New Angle recorded in front of ... Read More

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  Doug Mitchell & Glacier National Park Conservancy

  Justin W. Angle

  Doug Mitchell is the Executive Director of the Glacier National Park Conservancy. The Conservancy is dedicated preserving the park, educating current and future stewards of the park, and supporting world-class research that explores the park’s amazing ecosystems. In this conversation, we discuss why organizations like ... Read More

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  S.E.A. Change #4: Susan Hay Patrick

  Justin W. Angle

  In this fourth edition of the S.E.A. Change series we feature Susan Hay Patrick, CEO of United Way of Missoula. Susan is a renowned leader in Western Montana and she has a lot to say about many of the challenges facing our region, especially when ... Read More

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  Dave Franke on philanthropic investment

  Justin W. Angle

  Dave Franke is a Principal at Franke & Company and the son of Bill Franke, founder of Indigo Partners. In 2016 the Franke family made the single largest gift in University of Montana history, naming both the WA Franke College of Forestry and Conservation as ... Read More

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  Adam Wolf on "coming into integrity" with what you eat

  Justin W. Angle

  Adam Wolf is the founder and CEO of Arable Labs, a firm that brings data science to agriculture. Arable produces a set of sensors and a suite of software and analysis services that allow farmers to make data-informed decisions. Our conversation ranges from the role ... Read More

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  Buzzfeed's Anne Helen Petersen on millenial burnout and so much more

  Justin W. Angle

  Anne Helen Petersen is a Senior Culture Writer at Buzzfeed News, based in Missoula, MT. She earned her Ph.D. in Media Studies from the University of Texas and is the author of two books – “Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign ... Read More

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  Joe Anderson's unlikely journey to the self-defense industry

  Justin W. Angle

  Joe Anderson might just be the most interesting man on earth, and the conversation we had on this episode of A New Angle is that sort that gives you hope in our society’s ability to solve seemingly intractable problems. After a long and varied career ... Read More

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  S.E.A. Change #3: Brigitta Miranda-Freer

  Justin W. Angle

  Brigitta Miranda-Freer is the Executive Director of the Montana World Trade Center and the Director of Operations at MonTec. If you think that sounds like two jobs, well, you’re right. So we ask Brigitta how she does it all in this 3rd installment of the ... Read More

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  Paramount's Peter Giannascoli takes us inside the movie biz

  Justin W. Angle

  Peter Giannascoli grew up in New Jersey, studied economics at Princeton, worked in management consulting and then…went to film school. That’s right - film school. In this conversation we explore how Peter broke free of the traditional career path to pursue his dreams in the ... Read More

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  Emmy Award-winning director Eric Becker makes films that matter

  Justin W. Angle

  Eric Becker is an Emmy Award-winning director and documentary film maker. He is interested in social justice, conservation and human rights and tries to illuminate these issues by capturing emotional connection on film. He recently visited Missoula to show his beautiful, Return to Mount Kennedy, ... Read More

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  Scott & Jenny Jurek on going North and all it taught them

  Justin W. Angle

  Scott Jurek is an ultramarathon legend and arguably one of the greatest runners of all time. Mired in semi-retirement from professional racing and late career stagnation, he set his sights on the Appalachian Trail speed record in 2015. Scott and his wife Jenny approached this ... Read More

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  S.E.A. Change #2: Christine Littig & Morgan Slemberger

  Justin W. Angle

  In this second installment of the S.E.A. Change series, we catch up with two amazing women in the Missoula community. Christine Littig is a serial entrepreneur in the restaurant space, having opened the Old Post, the Red Bird and Bernice’s Bakery. Morgan Slemberger is the ... Read More

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  Home Ground Radio's Brian Kahn

  Justin W. Angle

  Brian Kahn is a Montana radio legend. As host of the long-running (23 years!) and award-winning “Home Ground Radio,” Brian has interviewed hundreds of influential Montanans, asking who they are, what they think and what they are doing about it. Today we flip the mic ... Read More

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  Marc Moss tells us something

  Justin W. Angle

  Marc Moss is the creator, producer and host of Tell Us Something, a live storytelling event that began in Missoula and is expanding across Montana. Marc is a master at telling stories and teaching others how to do the same. In this conversation, we discuss ... Read More

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  Max Baucus, Sara Rinfret & Sam Panarella believe in service

  Justin W. Angle

  The Max S. Baucus Institute at the University of Montana’s Alexander Blewett III School of Law is a one of a kind public service institution offering a one of a kind student experience. In this episode Professor of Law and Institute Director Sam Panarella and ... Read More