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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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I&I - Consumer Protection with Craig Cowie
Justin W. Angle
In this month's edition of Incentives & Instincts, Justin and Bryce speak with University of Montana law professor Craig Cowie.
We’ve talked a lot about the pandemic in this series and the various economic policies rolled out to help us get through it. One aspect ... Read More
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Michael Legg on Innovating Theater
Justin W. Angle
Michael Legg is in his third season as Artistic Director for the Montana Repertory Theater. Much has changed at the Rep since Michael arrived. Beyond just plays in cars and hotel rooms, Michael has brought a commitment to place-based, Montana-inspired programming. Many folks assume the ... Read More