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A New Angle Podcasts
 

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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  • Episode 033: Front Street Capital's Russ Piazza invests in culture by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 033: Front Street Capital's Russ Piazza invests in culture

    Justin W. Angle

    Front Street Capital Management's Russ Piazza (UM '77) knows exactly the sort of businesses he wants to invest in. As the portfolio manager of the hugely successful Tarkio Fund, Russ brings a focus and clarity to his work that's inspiring. He also has a thing ... Read More

  • Episode 032: Holly Truitt: Community Creator, Coalition Builder, and Change Maker by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 032: Holly Truitt: Community Creator, Coalition Builder, and Change Maker

    Justin W. Angle

    "You gotta get Holly Truitt on the pod!" We've heard this countless times since we launched the show, and we finally got her to come on. Holly is the Director of University of Montana's Broader Impacts Group. Her work ranges from directing spectrUM, a wonderful ... Read More

  • Episode 031: Olympian Sam Schultz Rides For All the Right Reasons by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 031: Olympian Sam Schultz Rides For All the Right Reasons

    Justin W. Angle

    The competitive pinnacle of Sam Schultz's mountain biking career came during the 2012 Olympic games. In the years since, he's faced health challenges, a limited capacity to train and race, and the reality that his relationship with his bike and livelihood must change. Today we ... Read More

  • Episode 030: John Wicks knows drums, coffee & juggling both with family by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 030: John Wicks knows drums, coffee & juggling both with family

    Justin W. Angle

    Missoula's John Wicks wears many hats - drummer for the hugely successful Fitz and the Tantrums, co-founder of Drum Coffee with his wonderful wife Jenna, bad-ass mountain athlete, and committed husband and father. In this conversation we break down how he juggles it all, and ... Read More

  • Episode 029: Nick Triolo - Activist, Athlete, and Lifelong Student of Narrative by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 029: Nick Triolo - Activist, Athlete, and Lifelong Student of Narrative

    Justin W. Angle

    Nick Triolo is passionate about story and using the tools of narrative to make the world a better place. Through his work as an activist, writer, filmmaker, coach, guide, and mountain athlete Nick is deeply dedicated to making people care more about the natural world. ... Read More

  • Episode 028: Keila Szpaller Takes Her Turn in the Hot Seat by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 028: Keila Szpaller Takes Her Turn in the Hot Seat

    Justin W. Angle

    Keila Szpaller took over the University of Montana "beat" in 2015. This Missoulian reporter and UM Journalism graduate has covered both the city of Missoula and UM during tumultuous and controversial times. In this episode we discuss her approach to reporting, sourcing, background, and what ... Read More

  • Episode 027: MoFi's Dave Glaser on Making People "Bankable" by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 027: MoFi's Dave Glaser on Making People "Bankable"

    Justin W. Angle

    MoFi is a non-profit organization with a mission to "provide financing and consulting services that transform the lives of individuals and strengthen communities." Dave Glaser is president of this important organization and chats with us about the critical catalytic roll MoFi (formerly known as Montana ... Read More

  • Episode 026: Montana Code School - a Case Study in Education Innovation by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 026: Montana Code School - a Case Study in Education Innovation

    Justin W. Angle

    The Montana Code School launched in 2015 as a way to prepare students to walk in ready and able to the growing number of technology jobs available in Montana. In this episode we talk with Paul Gladen, Director of the Blackstone Launchpad and founder of ... Read More

  • Episode 025: Pictionary Creator Rob Angel on Trusting the Process by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 025: Pictionary Creator Rob Angel on Trusting the Process

    Justin W. Angle

    Rob Angel invented the legendary game Pictionary in 1985. I got the chance to speak with this charismatic, inspired and dynamic creator during a quick visit with his children, both Missoula residents. Rob shares the Pictionary origin story, brings us up to date on his ... Read More

  • Episode 024: Bjorn Nabozney on Building a Community with Big Sky Brewing Co. by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 024: Bjorn Nabozney on Building a Community with Big Sky Brewing Co.

    Justin W. Angle

    Few places impact the community like Big Sky Brewing. This week, we sit down with founder Bjorn Nabozney to talk about beer, building a community, and the issue of alcohol on college campuses.

  • Episode 023: Erin Switalski on the vital work of Women’s Voices for the Earth by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 023: Erin Switalski on the vital work of Women’s Voices for the Earth

    Justin W. Angle

    Women’s Voices for the Earth is a Missoula-based national non-profit organization doing big things on a national scale. The group’s aim is to eliminate the use of harmful chemicals in a surprising and disturbing number of household products, particularly products used predominantly by women. We ... Read More

  • Episode 022: The Big Dipper's Charlie Beaton Knows Ice Cream, Music, and Balance by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 022: The Big Dipper's Charlie Beaton Knows Ice Cream, Music, and Balance

    Justin W. Angle

    Montana has a handful of iconic establishments, and The Big Dipper is one of its finest. In this week's episode we learn all about it with founder and owner Charlie Beaton, a Missoula legend. Charlie not only creates killer ice cream, but he also makes ... Read More

  • Episode 021: Black Coffee's Matt McQuilkin on Coffee, Community & Creativity by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 021: Black Coffee's Matt McQuilkin on Coffee, Community & Creativity

    Justin W. Angle

    Matt McQuilkin and Jim Chapman launched Black Coffee Roasting Company in 2010 and it quickly became a fixture of the Missoula scene. In this conversation, Matt and I discuss the series of experiences that uniquely prepared him for success as a coffee entrepreneur and how ... Read More

  • Episode 020: Meg Whicher: Recreation Evangelist by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 020: Meg Whicher: Recreation Evangelist

    Justin W. Angle

    Meg Whicher is a Recreation Specialist at Missoula Parks and Recreation.

  • Episode 019: Tester, Gianforte, & Ward on Higher Education and the 6-mil Levy by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 019: Tester, Gianforte, & Ward on Higher Education and the 6-mil Levy

    Justin W. Angle

    Investment in higher education is a hot topic across the country and in Montana especially. Every ten years since 1948 Montanans vote on a ballot measured called the 6-mil levy, which represents a substantial funding mechanism for the state's university system. The 6-mil levy returns ... Read More

  • Episode 018: Eric Sprunk, COO at NIKE, on Leadership, Opportunity and Coming Home by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 018: Eric Sprunk, COO at NIKE, on Leadership, Opportunity and Coming Home

    Justin W. Angle

    Eric Sprunk was the commencement speaker at this year's University of Montana graduation ceremony. In today's episode, we track Eric's experience as an accounting student who graduated in from UM in 1986 though to his current position as head of Nike's global operations. It's an ... Read More

  • Episode 017: Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament on Creativity, Hustle, and Giving Back by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 017: Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament on Creativity, Hustle, and Giving Back

    Justin W. Angle

    Jeff Ament was born in Havre and grew up in Big Sandy. His Montana roots and pride run deep and returning to his home state is a big part of what keeps him balanced. Our conversation dug into several key themes about the basis for ... Read More

  • Episode 016: Lisa Mills and Elephant Friendly Tea by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 016: Lisa Mills and Elephant Friendly Tea

    Justin W. Angle

    Lisa Mills is the creator of the world's first tea certification program. In this episode she tells us about the devastating effects conventional tea farming has on the severely endangered population of Asian elephants. The program she launched - Elephant Friendly Tea - is a ... Read More

  • Episode 015: Christopher Preston: Philosopher for the Synthetic Age by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 015: Christopher Preston: Philosopher for the Synthetic Age

    Justin W. Angle

    This week we chat with Christopher Preston, Professor of Philosophy at University of Montana. Christopher recently published The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World. The central argument of the book is that human beings have fundamentally altered the planet in a ... Read More

  • Episode 014: Clark Fork Coalition's Karen Knutsen: What the River Needs by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 014: Clark Fork Coalition's Karen Knutsen: What the River Needs

    Justin W. Angle

    This week's episode features my conversation with Karen Knutsen, Executive Director of the Clark Fork Coalition. Karen's focused and dynamic leadership has lead the coalition to many critical achievements in its work to protect and restore the Clark Fork River watershed. We talk about the ... Read More

  • Episode 013: Switchback Records: Students Making Music by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 013: Switchback Records: Students Making Music

    Justin W. Angle

    In this episode we chat with some of the amazing University of Montana students behind Switchback Records. Switchback Records is an entirely student-run record label operating out of the College of Business’s Entertainment Management Program. On April 13, Switchback will launch its first album Elvis: ... Read More

  • Episode 012: The Dram Shop Origin Story with Zach Millar by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 012: The Dram Shop Origin Story with Zach Millar

    Justin W. Angle

    Learn how Missoula's Dram Shop went from crazy idea to booming business in this week's conversation with Zach Millar. This interview was done on location, catching Zach as he tuned up the shop for a regular day of business. That makes the sound quality a ... Read More

  • Episode 011: Joel Benenson - Chief Pollster and Strategist to Obama and Clinton by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 011: Joel Benenson - Chief Pollster and Strategist to Obama and Clinton

    Justin W. Angle

    Joel Benenson is a premier political strategist and pollster. He's the only Democratic pollster to have played a leading role in 3 winning presidential campaigns. He recently visited University of Montana to speak with our students about the Big Sky Poll project. Joel and I ... Read More

  • Episode 010: R2C's Michelle Cardinal: CEO, Philanthropist, Activist by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 010: R2C's Michelle Cardinal: CEO, Philanthropist, Activist

    Justin W. Angle

    This week we feature Michelle Cardinal, CEO and Co-founder of the R2C Group, a digital marketing firm headquartered in Portland, OR. Michelle was recently on campus as this semester's Gilkey Lecture Speaker. She used the opportunity to talk about the power of business to give ... Read More

  • Episode 009: Mike Foote: Mountain Athlete, Innovator, Community Builder by Justin W. Angle

    Episode 009: Mike Foote: Mountain Athlete, Innovator, Community Builder

    Justin W. Angle

    In this episode we connect with "friend of the pod" Mike Foote. Mike is a legendary mountain athlete who competes with the world's best in two sports that few people know about - ultra running and ski-mountaineering. He is the co-founder and race director of ... Read More

 
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