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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Culture Wars with Bryce Ward and Sara Rinfret

Justin W. Angle

Incentives & Instincts is a monthly series on A New Angle in which host Justin Angle speaks with economist Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society.

For the month of December, Bryce and Justin are joined by our dear friend Dr. ... Read More
Doug Chabot on Mountain and Snow Safety

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Doug Chabot, Director of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. Doug is a prototypical man of the mountains - he’s put up new climbing routes all over the world, been arrested by border guards in Tajikistan, rescued countless stranded mountain travelers, ... Read More
Bonus: Justin Angle speaks with the Confluence Podcast

Justin W. Angle

Justin recently did an interview with Ashby Kinch, Associate Dean of the University of Montana Graduate School, for the Confluence Podcast.

Check it out...and check out Confluence for more interviews with interesting folks at UM.
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Elliott Woods - Veteran, Journalist and Creator of Third Squad

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Elliott Woods, multimedia journalist based in Livingston, Montana. Elliott is a veteran and his work has been published in Outside Magazine, the New Republic, and the Wall Street Journal among other prominent outlets.

In our conversation, we discuss Elliott’s recently released ... Read More
Brothers On Three with Abe Streep

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Abe Streep, author of Brothers On Three, a chronicle of the Arlee Warriors boys basketball team’s amazing run of state championships and their role in promoting suicide prevention.

In our conversation, we discuss the style of immersive journalism Abe pursued this ... Read More
I&I COVID-19 and Education Outcomes

Justin W. Angle

Incentives & Instincts is a monthly series on A New Angle in which host Justin Angle speaks with economist Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society.

This month, we discuss how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected childhood education: from enrollment to ... Read More
Headwaters' Brenda Solorzano on trust-based philanthropy

Justin W. Angle

Brenda Solorzano is CEO of the Headwaters Foundation, an organization dedicated to a Montana in which all people, especially those most vulnerable, are healthy and thriving.

Headwaters is a relatively young foundation and Brenda is a relatively new Montanan. But in a sort time, Headwaters ... Read More
Local Bounti’s Craig Hurlbert on Controlled Environment Agriculture

Justin W. Angle

This week’s guest is Craig Hurlbert, co-founder and co-CEO of Local Bounti, an AgTech start up headquartered in Hamilton, Montana. The company’s ambitious mission is to scale production and distribution of high quality produce grown indoors, using 90% less water and land than traditional farming.
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Football School with Marty Mornhinweg

Justin W. Angle

Today’s guest is Marty Mornhinweg, University of Montana Hall of Fame quarterback and a long time coach in the NFL. During Marty’s career, he coached five different pro-bowl quarterbacks, including Brett Farve, Steve Young and Donovan McNabb, won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay ... Read More
Jeff Brandt on the Music of 1971

Justin W. Angle

This week at MTPR we’re celebrating music and stories from 1971 to commemorate 50 years of National Public Radio. To celebrate this history, we’re joined today by UM College of Arts and Media professor Jeff Brandt.

Perhaps best known for teaching UM’s most popular class, ... Read More
I&I - Inequality...what's the problem?

Justin W. Angle

Incentives & Instincts is a monthly series on A New Angle in which host Justin Angle speaks with economist Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society.

This month the two consider income and wealth inequality. Is it a problem? And if ... Read More
Accessing the Crazy Mountains with MTFP's Amanda Eggert

Justin W. Angle

Today's guest is Amanda Eggert of Montana Free Press. Amanda covers environmental issues and has written a series of deeply reported articles about the complex and confusing access and ownership issues in Montana’s Crazy Mountains. The Crazies are a magnificent, wild, sacred and mysterious island ... Read More
Brendan Leonard is SEMI-RAD

Justin W. Angle

Today's guest is Brendan Leonard, the man behind SEMI-RAD and other creative pursuits. I started following Brendan’s SEMI-RAD feed on Instagram several years ago. It has a playful sensibility and an uncanny knack for making you consider the ordinary or obvious from a different perspective. ... Read More
Climate Change in Greater Yellowstone with Cathy Whitlock and Steven Hostetler

Justin W. Angle

Today's guests are Dr. Cathy Whitlock, Regents Professor of Paleoecology at Montana State University, and Dr. Steven Hostetler, Hydrologist at the Northern Rocky Mountains Science Center of the US Geological Survey.

These two are the lead authors of the recently published Greater Yellowstone Area Climate ... Read More
I&I - The State of Discontent

Justin W. Angle

Incentives & Instincts is a monthly series on A New Angle in which Justin Angle, marketing professor at the University of Montana College of Business, chats with prominent economist Bryce Ward about some of the broader issues facing our society.

This month, we tackle the ... Read More
Northwestern Energy CEO Robert Rowe on Montana's energy infrastructure

Justin W. Angle

Today's guest is Robert Rowe, CEO of Northwestern Energy, provider of electricity and natural gas to over 700,000 residential and business customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. Bob has been CEO since 2008 and prior to that served as chair of the Montana Public ... Read More
Dierdre Wolownick is much more than Alex Honnold's mom

Justin W. Angle

Today's guest is Dierdre Wolownick. What first captures many people’s attention is the fact that Dierdre is mother to world-renowned climber, Alex Honnold, but that just scratches the surface of this woman’s story. She’s a mother to two athletic and activist children, a teacher, a ... Read More
I&I - What's up with the labor markets?

Justin W. Angle

Incentives & Instincts is a monthly series on A New Angle in which Justin Angle, marketing professor at the University of Montana College of Business, chats with prominent economist Bryce Ward about some of the broader issues facing our society.

This month, we try to ... Read More
These fires ARE different, with Phil Higuera and Kyra Wolf

Justin W. Angle

This episode features Dr. Philip Higuera, Professor of Fire Ecology, and Kyra Wolf, Ph.D. Candidate in Systems Ecology both at the University of Montana’s Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Phil and Kyra and their colleague Bryan Shuman recently published some alarming findings on what ... Read More
Chuck Johnson is the Dean of Montana politics

Justin W. Angle

Today's guest is legendary Montana political journalist Chuck Johnson. During Chuck’s forty-five year reporting career he covered twenty-two Montana legislative sessions and eight governors. Known by his colleagues as the Dean of Montana politics, Chuck gave Montanans line of site to many of the state’s ... Read More
Winona LaDuke is ready for the next economy

Justin W. Angle

Today’s we bring you Winona LaDuke, an internationally renowned activist, economist, and organizer working on sustainable development, renewable energy and smarter, more secure food systems. She’s also a two time United States Vice presidential candidate, running both times with Ralph Nader.

Winona visited the University ... Read More
Conrad Anker sees the climate changing

Justin W. Angle

Today’s conversation is with Conrad Anker, legendary mountaineer and leader in the outdoor community. He's climbed some of the hardest routes on the most notorious mountains around the world, from Everest to Antarctica.

Conrad is a mentor, philanthropist and activist. In particular, he is working ... Read More
Special Announcement: We're moving!

Justin W. Angle

Starting July 1st, A New Angle is moving to Montana Public Radio. Tune in on Thursday nights at 7:30 or Sunday mornings at 5:00, or just continue to follow us on this same feed in your favorite podcast app. Thanks for listening and helping us get to this exciting step!
Bob Giordano and Gene Schmitz see more bikes in Missoula

Justin W. Angle

It’s June and life is starting to approach normal again. People are out and about and one thing I’ve definitely noticed is the traffic. Lots of people and lots of cars. This is a challenge for Missoula and many other communities in Montana.

Fortunately, we ... Read More
Headwaters' Brenda Solorzano on trust-based philanthropy

Justin W. Angle

Brenda Solorzano is CEO of the Headwaters Foundation, an organization dedicated to a Montana in which all people, especially those most vulnerable, are healthy and thriving.

Headwaters is a relatively young foundation and Brenda is a relatively new Montanan. But in a sort time, Headwaters ... Read More