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The Kaimin Cast
Conversations about stories that matter from the University of Montana and beyond. New episodes release every other Monday. A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, University of Montana’s independent, student-run newspaper.
Episodes
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Halloweekend: From getting ready to looking sexy
Grace Golbach / Montana Kaimin grace.golbach@umontana.edu Halloween weekend fills the streets with people of all ages dressed in their favorite ghouls…
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Good Bones: Boiled down to nothing
Grace Golbach / Montana Kaimin grace.golbach@umontana.edu Libby Riddle / Advanced Audio Capstone libbyriddle01@gmail.com In 2007, a University of Montana…
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Forgotten souls: Remembering the past of Montana’s psychiatric hospital and the patients buried there
Grace Golbach / Montana Kaimin grace.golbach@umontana.edu Lotus Porte-Moyel / Advanced Audio Capstone lotus.porte-moyel@umontana.edu This next Good Bones…
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Weekend Binge: The bouncer’s role
Grace Golbach / Montana Kaimin grace.golbach@umontana.edu The Missoula community loves its nightlife, and so do the University of Montana students. At local…
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Good Bones: From the Carlisle Indian School to Montana: Bringing them home
By Grace Golbach / Montana Kaimin gracegolbach@umontana.edu Vivi Ostheimer / Advanced Audio Capstone vivianne.ostheimer@umconnect.umt.edu During the late…
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Good Bones: Student discovers Indigenous remains at her university
By Grace Golbach / Montana Kaimin Lily Meskers / Advanced Audio Capstone University of Montana alum Haley Omeasoo discovered the remains of an Indigenous woman…
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Uncontained: The lasting effects of wildfires
Grace Golbach / Montana Kaimin grace.golbach@umontana.edu 8.4 million acres of land have already burned due to wildfires across the country in 2026. Students…
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Celebrating 20 years: Annual Missoula festival welcomes students back
Missoula’s River City Roots Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary with music, dancing and laughter. Missoula residents and university students come together…
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“Why” war: 25 years of promoting peace
For 25 years, a group of women have stood at the south end of Beartracks Bridge in dedication to a peaceful world. They stand as part of an international…
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The Oval: A Stepping Stone
The Oval is not just the center of campus, it is also UM’s student-run literary magazine with a mission to be a building block in students' artistic journeys…
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Need a ride? Timber provides
Missoula is the hometown of Timber, a four-legged social media phenomenon that locals and visitors might find hanging out the window as they enter their Uber…
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40 performances of love
The song “Hey Baby” was performed in University of Montana classrooms 40 times through “Singing Valentines” to help fundraise for the National Association for…
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What no snow means for Earth and for Missoulians
When looking outside this winter, the mountains have turned white, but the valley has remained brown and barren of snow. The Southcoast cities are building…
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Bulking and training trends: Powerlifting on campus
Montana winters are brisk, giving UM athletes an excuse to put on some extra weight. As fat levels increase, so does the athlete's strength. Heavy lifting has…
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Misophonia: More than meets the ear
Almost everybody has sounds that annoy them. But when these sounds become more than just an annoyance, it is a syndrome known as misophonia. Recent studies…
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Join the “Herd”: Building connection through anonymity
The University of Montana has a “herd.” Students across campus are posting on the anonymous social media platform YikYak, where they share questions, thoughts…
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The Clark Fork conundrum: Balancing recreation and conservation
The Clark Fork River could be described as the flowing heart of Missoula, but are we loving it to death? The Clark Fork River Access and Restoration project…
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The Ozempic Era: Body image in the age of GLP-1s
The use of Ozempic has exploded in recent years as celebrities and professional athletes continue to endorse it on social media as a practical and easily…
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Confessions of a college town: Roommate horror story
Missoula is a college town, home to thousands of student renters and roommates, but not all roommate pairings end well. From property damage to physical fights…
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Confessions of a college town: University Center
For this episode of “Confessions of a College Town,” Montana Kaimin reporters, editors and photographers picked up a couple of microphones, left the chaos of…
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The grandfather of Griz softball
75-year-old William “Spike” Potter is Griz softball’s biggest fan. After receiving a letter from a former Griz softball player during the COVID-19 quarantine…
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The side hustles: Plasma, ponies and puppets
For the average broke college kid, side hustles are a staple. But young adults aren’t the only ones making a couple of bucks on the side. Hear about the ins…
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The gun divide: College handgun culture
There’s a new proposal in the Montana State Legislature that would create a gun registry for enhanced concealed weapons permits. As of February 2021, Montana…
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Confessions of a college town: Pie Hole
Like the episode “24 Hours at the Golden Apple,” where “This American Life” reporters and producers completed shifts interviewing patrons and employees at a…
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The crossing: A legal loophole or trespassing?
Montana boasts over 30 million acres of public and protected lands, but around 5% of those spaces are inaccessible to the public. This is because the land is…
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The fitness trends: One Missoula class catches on
In 2025, fitness looks different. Influenced by social media trends and celebrities, people across the country are finding new ways to get their sweat on…
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The UAPs: A gaze into alien life
Over the last year, former government officials have been rebranding UFOs as UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) in an attempt to legitimize conversations…
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The Medical Stories: Contraception, Home Funerals, Overdose Vaccines
This week’s Kaimin Cast brings you a trio of intriguing and intimate medical stories from the School of Journalism at the University of Montana. We’ll talk…
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The Fish: An Uncertain Fate of Arctic Grayling in Montana
Remnants of the last Ice Age are barely holding out in Montana's lakes and rivers. Arctic grayling fish are now confined to just Montana in the continental…
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The Voters: Registration at UM
As a crucial election nears, University of Montana students still have time to register to vote in person. College students who move from home, to the dorms…
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The Observer: A Glimpse of Astronomy at UM
Deep in the mountains south of Missoula at the Blue Mountain Observatory, astronomers from the University of Montana are exploring space in our solar system…
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The Team: UM Men’s Club Soccer Returns
Men’s club soccer is back at the University of Montana after decades of attempts at restarting. Players from the last established team from the 1980s are…
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The Gamer: Breaking Stereotypes of ‘Nerd Culture’
When you think of someone that plays the video game League of Legends, you're probably not envisioning a leader in the U.S. military. However, at the…
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The Lodge: A New UM Dining Experience
The Food Zoo is history and the new Lodge Dining Center delights in its decor and food offerings. But ballooning budgets, staff shortages and high expectations…
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The Polygamists: A Look Inside Pinesdale, Montana
Former followers of a fundamentalist Mormon sect still practicing polygamy in Pinesdale, Montana, provide an insider perspective. With a population of 900…
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The Showrunners
The Entertainment Management club at the University of Montana has seen some massive growth in its two years of existence. But for a while, the club had to…
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The Names
Montana Griz Football star Junior Bergen talks about what name, image and likeness deals mean to him and similar busy athletes, as University of Montana…
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The Pigeons
The University of Montana has been fighting a battle with between 100 and 300 pigeons for the last year. The birds have made a home alongside students and…
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The Mountain Man
A winter in the wilderness would change everything for award-winning author and University of Montana graduate Pete Fromm. Taking a chance to set out alone in…
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The Duo
When Superior, Montana lost its biggest employer, the lumber mill, the county’s hospital became its last big establishment. Now two lifelong best friends and…
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The Hunter
DeAnna Bublitz learned to hunt about a decade ago after moving to Montana from Minnesota. Over these 10 years, she’s felt that the sport is not as accessible…
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The Scholar
In 2011, Syria was absorbed by civil war. Rozan Shbib and her family fled to Egypt, where she was finally able to follow her childhood dream and study to…
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The Caller
Since she was a kid, contra dancing is something that has helped Laura Cova find her people. Now, she’s stepping up as a new dance caller, a challenge she’s…
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The Carillonneur
Every day at noon, music from the University of Montana’s bell tower fills campus. But it’s not Quasimodo up there – it’s 72-year-old Barbara Ballas, UM’s very…
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The Curator
The University of Montana Herbarium is a library of over 140,000 dried plant specimen from as early as the 1800s. Giovanna Bishop is the library's curator, but…
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The Naturalist
Surrounded by natural beauty, Western Montana and the University of Montana are epicenters of outdoor recreation. But UM sophomore Sadie Arnold has noticed…
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The Plaintiff
Held vs. Montana was the United States' first constitutional climate change lawsuit to go to trial. University of Montana student Olivia Vesovich was one of 16…
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The Bladesmith
University of Montana Senior Scott O’Donnell makes realistic wooden swords in his family’s garage for fun. From historic to high-fantasy, he’s made almost…
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Not Your Average Summer Gig: Fighting Fires For Education
In the field of forestry, experience is everything. For some at the University of Montana, the summer is the perfect time to gain some of that critical…
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Student Government: How Much Power Do They Actually Have?
On Friday, April 21, students running for ASUM elections sat down for candidate debates hosted by the Montana Kaimin. Some of the teams running for president…
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The Roots Group: The Evolution of a Class Into Much More
The University of Montana Campus is alive with the music of the Roots Group, a class and band who play free form music. Their music includes singing, the…
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The Flood of Aber Hall: Preventable or Freak of Nature?
On February 24th, 2023, University of Montana dorm and office building, Aber Hall, flooded. A pipe had burst on the top floor. Students were quickly evacuated…
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Fiscal Frustrations: Financial Aid is Falling Behind
Many University of Montana students rely heavily on financial aid in order to pay for their education. As important as the department of financial aid is, it…
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Meeting of the Minds: The Western Regional Honors Conference
This Thursday, more than 30 different schools from across the west and the Marshall Islands will be at the University of Montana’s campus for the Western…
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ROTC: Not So Top-Secret
The ROTC, or Reserve Officer Training Corps, often seems like an private club. Many people know that the students who are a part of the ROTC are training to be…
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Grizzly Guards: Dive in to the Grizzly Pool
Although the University of Montana doesn’t have a competitive swim team, they do have a 25 meter pool. The pool isn’t in the same building as the rest of the…
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DoorDash and College: The Psychology of Convenience
Have you ever stopped to think about how much money you spend on DoorDash and delivery apps like it? DoorDash and other food delivery apps have built an empire…
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Falling In Love: How One Outdoor Sport Brought A Couple Together
Boris Granovskiy and Allison Brown are a couple that were brought together with the help of one sport most people have never even heard of. Granovskiy is a…
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Heartbreak Horror: The Other Side of Valentine’s Day
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, the University of Montana's campus is alive with love. However, what about the other side of the holiday? Hear…
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Hitting the Ice: UM’s Outdoor Ice Rink is Back for the Season
You’ve probably passed by the pond-style ice rink on the Oval and the propane fire pits and adirondack chairs around it. The rink officially made a home for…