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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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.
In this episode ... Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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.
In this episode, ... Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
In this episode, ... Read More
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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
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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