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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Dakota Jones & Nate Bender Train Climate Activists

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guests are Dakota Jones and Nate Bender. Dakota is the founder and Executive Director of Footprints Running Camp and Nate is Footprints’ Marketing Director. These two accomplished mountain athletes are working to empower the activist spirit in folks who enjoy spending time in ... Read More
Gun Violence in Montana with Stephanie Wittles-Wachs

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Stephanie Wittles-Wachs, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Lemonada Media. Stephanie is host of the powerful podcast Last Day. Last Day investigates what’s killing us, and the just released Season 3 takes a hard look at gun violence and suicide in ... Read More
I&I - Can We Survive Social Media?

Justin W. Angle

This week is our May edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which I speak with economist and friend Bryce Ward, about some of the broader challenges facing our society. This month we talk about social media: What is it doing to us? ... Read More
Fundid's Stef Sample Supports Small Business

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Stef Sample, serial entrepreneur and founder of Fundid; an exciting new venture dedicated to getting capital to the nearly 96% of American business generating less than $1 million per year. And most of those small businesses are women-owned.

In this conversation, ... Read More
Mike Morelli - Missoula Children’s Theater’s new leader

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Mike Morelli, the newly minted Executive Director at Missoula Children’s Theater and Missoula Community Theater.

In this conversation, we cover how Mike found his way to the stage, how Missoula Children’s Theater has weathered the pandemic, and how MCT continues to ... Read More
From Afghanistan to Montana

Justin W. Angle

Today we bring you a story of a man trying to escape from Afghanistan and the amazing people here in Montana trying to help. This is a live situation and this man and his family currently face grave risk. As a result, we don’t reveal ... Read More
I&I - Cryptocurrency with Gian Volpicelli

Justin W. Angle

This week is our April edition of Incentives and Instincts, a monthly series in which I speak with economist and friend, Bryce Ward, about some of the broader issues facing our society.

In this conversation we cover cryptocurrency: what is it and what do you ... Read More
Sweet Palace’s Heidi Beck-Heser on her commitment to Phillipsburg

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Heidi Beck-Heser, manager and Candy Chef at Phillipsburg's legendary Sweet Palace. Heidi is a stalwart advocate for the Phillipsburg community and she and her family have been at the center of the town's transformation following the closure of mines and sawmills.
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The International Wildlife Film Festival is here!

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guests are all here to speak with us about an upcoming Montana event: the International Wildlife Film Festival. IWFF’s mission is to promote awareness, knowledge, and understanding of wildlife, habitat, people, and nature through excellence in film.

To talk about the 45th edition ... Read More
Mountain Home with Stephanie Land, Jill Hope, and Steph Goble

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guests are Stephanie Land, author of the NYTimes best-selling memoir Maid; Steph Goble: Executive Director of Mountain Home; and Jill Hope, a young mother working her way through the challenges of creating a stable and secure environment in which to raise her son.
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I&I: The Value of Public Media

Justin W. Angle

This week is our March edition of Incentives and Instincts, a monthly series in which I speak with economist and friend, Bryce Ward, about some of the broader issues facing our society.

It's pledge week here at Montana Public Radio, we're going to talk today ... Read More
Mara Silvers on Shared State

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Mara Silvers of Montana Free Press. Mara and her colleagues have teamed up with Montana Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio to produce a second season of the amazing Shared State, a podcast about the strange political moment we're living through.
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Sarah Vowell & Brad Tyer Celebrate Montana's Constitution

Justin W. Angle

This week we speak with Sarah Vowell and Brad Tyer. Sarah is a bestselling author, journalist and doer of many awesome things. Brad is an editor at Montana Free Press and manager of the newsroom. These two have teamed up to produce some special content ... Read More
Chad Dundas and Death in the West

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is novelist, journalist and podcaster, Chad Dundas. Chad earned his undergraduate and MFA degrees from the University of Montana and has published two acclaimed novels - champion of the world and the blaze. He’s covered sports for prominent outlets such as ESPN, ... Read More
General Colleen McQuire on a Career of Military Firsts

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is retired Brigadier General Colleen McGuire. Missoula-born and UM educated, General McGuire retired from the US Army in 2012 after an illustrious 32-year career, one in which she accomplished many firsts; the first woman to head the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command and ... Read More
New York Times’ Ross Douthat on the State of American Politics

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Ross Douthat, opinion columnist for the New York Times and author of several books on various topics including religion, American Decadence, and his experience with chronic Lyme Disease.

In this conversation, we cover the change of conservatism and economic interests over ... Read More
I&I - COVID Coexistence with Mark Hanson

Justin W. Angle

This week’s episode is our February 2022 edition of incentives and instincts...a recurring series in which I speak with economist and friend, Bryce Ward, about some of the broader issues facing our society.

In this episode we are joined by medical ethicist and University of ... Read More
Andrew Connor and CrowdFund Montana

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Andrew Connor, Director of the Center for Community Ownership, and organization that provides legal, financial and strategic help to communities that want to start and save essential local businesses. Andrew also helped launch CrowdFund Montana, a web-based resource that connects Montana ... Read More
Dr. Naomi Oreskes on Why We Should Trust Science

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Dr. Naomi Oreskes, the Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. Naomi is an internationally renowned earth scientist, historian, and author on the history of earth and environmental science, including most recently, Why Trust Science? and ... Read More
I&I - The 2022 Prediction Show

Justin W. Angle

This week’s episode is our January 2022 edition of incentives and instincts...a recurring series in which I speak with economist and friend, Bryce Ward, about some of the broader issues facing our society.

To kick off the new year, we’re bringing you our first annual ... Read More
How Dustin Lind Created His Job in Major League Baseball

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Dustin Lind, Director of Hitting and the Assistant Hitting Coach for the San Francisco Giants. Dustin is a graduate of UM’s school of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, and we’re grateful to chat with him in the off season during a ... Read More
Tailyr Irvine - Photojournalist and Co-Founder of Indigenous Photograph

Justin W. Angle

Today’s guest is Tailyr Irvine, a Salish and Kootenai photo journalist from the Flathead Indian Reservation. She is a National Geographic Explorer and her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, ESPN, CNN and the Smithsonian, among other prominent outlets.

Tailyr ... Read More
For Actor J.K. Simmons, Montana is Home

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is the one and only J.K. Simmons, Academy Award winning actor and 1978 graduate of the University Montana. J.K. was recently in Missoula to film The Woods, a thriller he stars in, co-written and produced by his wife, Michelle Schumacher.

J.K.’s reel ... Read More
Katie Deuel is building something special at Home Resource

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Katie Deuel, Executive Director of Home ReSource, a non-profit community sustainability center in Missoula, Montana. Home Resource offers reused building materials, job training, education and zero waste programs.

In this conversation, we frame up some ideas around closed loop systems, material ... Read More
Rick Ridgeway’s Life Lived Wild

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Rick Ridgeway, legendary alpinist, adventurer, activist and writer. Rick’s new book Life Lived Wild is a fantastic collection of adventure essays that trek through the deep relationships he forged with the outdoors and friends across shared objectives and profound experiences.

In ... Read More