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The ButteCast with Bill Foley
Let's get to know some of the characters who make Butte, Montana the "Richest Hill on Earth."
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No. 318: Kevin Peoples
Kevin Peoples is a 1989 Butte Central graduate who has been a college football coach for the past 30 years. He has coached at places like Indiana, Tulane…
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No. 317: Susie Hogart-Harrington
If Susie (Briney) Hogart-Harrington was born 10 years later, we would all probably know her name from her prowess in the athletic arena. She was just good at…
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Tap 'er Light: A silver lining to Wetzel’s story
Two weeks ago, I brought you the story of Shawn Wetzel allegedly being attacked by a woman at the Santa Slammer youth basketball tournament at Memorial Gym in…
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Tap ’er Light: It was a game that I could not miss
The Bears beat the Packers in the playoffs Saturday night. As a life-long, lunatic Bears it was a game that I could not miss, even if it was my daughter’s 16th…
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No. 316: Russell Cleveland
Russell Cleveland is a father, small business owner, rancher and Navy veteran who is running for Montana’s first congressional seat. On top of all that, Russ…
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Podcast No. 315: Aaron Woliczko
Aaron Woliczko served as the head coach of the Montana Tech’s men’s basketball team from 2010 through 2013. He had the program clearly pointed in the right…
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No. 314: Cadence Graham
Cadence Graham did not want to move to Butte. It was hard to blame her, either. She was about to be an eighth grader in Belt. She was looking forward to…
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Tap ’er Light: No referee is safe
Shawn Wetzel is the unofficial “Mayor of Montana.” The super-chill 6-foot-8 Wetzel loves everyone he has ever met, and those feelings are mostly mutual. That…
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No. 313: Mitch Verlanic
Mitch Verlanic was an All-State safety for the Butte High Bulldogs this past football season. Last week, he was picked to play for the West Side in the 2026…
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Tap ’er Light: No need to worry about the Maroons
If we can learn anything from Butte High and Butte Central basketball over the decades, it is not to worry about the Maroons after a game with the Bulldogs…
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No. 312: Katie Verderber
Katie Verderber wore a uniform to represent our country when she served in the Army. In March, she will wear a different kind of Team USA uniform when she…
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Tap ’er Light: We have the power to fight back
Guys like James Cox Kennedy are trying to steal Montana. It is time to join my cousin Justin and fight back before it is too late. Otherwise, we will all have…
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No. 311: Gary Kane
Gary Kane is known as being one of the best — if not the best — basketball players the Mining City has ever produced. The 1989 Butte High graduate is known for…
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Tap ’er Light: If only they could all be like Hasquet
If only every football color commentator was like Ron Hasquet, who calls Montana Tech games on YouTube with Paul Panisko, we would not have to find the mute…
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Podcast No. 310: Dan McLaughlin
Dan McLaughlin is a long-time football coach who spent 15 years as the head coach at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. The Sheridan, Montana native…
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No. 309: Bridger Chambers
Bridger Chambers is a native of Stevensville, but we are doing our best to claim him hear in the Mining City. He is a world-class cowboy who made two…
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Tap 'er Light Dylan Cook
In 2015, Dylan Cook’s high school football season ended when he suffered a broken collarbone in the first quarter of Butte High’s first game. While that might…
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No. 308: The KC 50 Club with Jim Michelotti and Bernie Boyle
The Knights of Columbus building is in the heart and soul of Uptown Butte. It is the place where kids and adults play basketball and work out. It is a place to…
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No. 307: Blake Hempstead returns
You will never find someone who cares more about and does more for his hometown than Blake Hempstead. Blake is all about Anaconda and the Anaconda Copperheads…
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Tap 'er Light: Respect your opponents
The late handball player Rocky Williams taught us that we should praise and respect our opponents. In college football, particularly when the Bobcats play the…
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No. 306: Linda (Lyons) Paull
Linda (Lyons) Paull is a member of not one, not two, but three sports halls of fame. The 1976 Butte High graduate was inducted into the Montana Coaches Hall of…
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Tap ’er Light Skyla Sisco
On Nov. 13, the great Skyla Sisco passed away after a six-year battle with breast cancer. She will be remembered as one of the greatest players to ever wear a…
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No. 305: Jon Wick returns
Jon Wick was the star of episode No. 81 of the ButteCast. In that episode, we discussed Jon’s Wisconsin roots and how he is even more badass than the John Wick…
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Podcast No. 304: Mark Samson and Mick Delaney
Montana Tech’s football team completed its first perfect regular season Saturday with a 41-0 win over Valley City State on the Bob Green Field. Coach Kyle…
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Podcast No. 303: Mary McCormick
If you take a walk or drive around Uptown Butte, either through the neighborhoods or business district, you will notice so much great architecture and history…
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Tap 'er Light: Let’s end the 90-day transfer rule
Montana’s 90-day transfer rule in high school is sill and out of date. It is time to put an end to it and stop punishing student-athletes. Opening music by Tim…
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Podcast No. 302: Tim Montana
Tim Montana grew up in a trailer in Elk Park dreaming of being hillbilly rich. While he probably has not accomplished that goal just yet, Tim is getting bigger…
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No. 301: Bryan Larson
Today’s podcast guest in a true Oredigger legend in more ways than one. Bryan Larson came to Butte in 1992 from Gillette, Wyoming, where he was an All-State…
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Tap 'er Light: Don't clone a dog, adopt one
George Carlin once said, “Life is a series of dogs.” He was not talking about cloning a dog, like Tom Brady recently did. The next time your best friend breaks…
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No. 300: Erin Popovich
For the 300th episode of the ButteCast, we have one of the greatest sports success stories in Mining City history. Erin Popovich was born with Achondroplasia…
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Tap 'er Light: This boy will not have to worry about living with regret
It isn’t just the Friday nights and the wins and losses that bind high school football teammates together. It’s the practices, the film room and the early…
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No. 299: Dr. Jim Barry
Dr. Jim Barry was — and I suppose will always be — a “Muni Kid.” That means, like a lot of us, Jim grew up golfing at the Highland View Golf Course in the Jack…
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Tap 'er Light: Senior Night turned out to be special
As a sportswriter, Senior Night was always annoying. I figured it was just a waste of time for everyone but the moms. Then I went through Senior Night with my…
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No. 298: Dan Lacey
Dan Lacey was an all-conference receiver for Butte High as a senior in 2002. He played for Butte High head football coaches Steve Schulte and Greg Salo before…
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Tap ’er Light: Football has a common-sense problem
The NFL needs to decriminalize the playing of football. We could do that be rolling back most of the new rules put in place since the 1980s and ban the type of…
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No. 297: Tom Mullen
Tom Mullen is a 1994 Helena Capital graduate and former sports editor and editor of The Montana Kaimin, the University of Montana student newspaper. Today, Tom…
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No. 296: Michael Glatzmaier
Michael Glatzmaier got his first name from Michael Jordan. While his parents named him after the greatest basketball player of all time, this Michael he says…
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Tap ’er Light: Don’t you worry about our reputation
We could drain the water from the Berkeley Pit, fill in the hole, build a new version of Disney Land, and let everyone in for free, and a large percentage of…
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No. 295: Kevin Barry
Kevin Barry is a well-known and highly-regarded name in Ireland, and beyond. The most famous Kevin Barry was a young Irish Republican Army soldier who was…
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Tap 'er Light Carol Kocher
Over the weekend, my mom’s oldest sister, Carol Kocher, passed away at the age of 85. Carol will be remembered for her love, caring and sense of humor. She…
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No. 294: Keith Sayers
You will look long and hard before you find a better ambassador for the Mining City than today’s guest. In these parts, Keith Sayers is the most-known…
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Tap 'er Light: Losing an election is liberating
Losing an election last year was a liberating feeling. It has felt good to tell rude people on social media to get bent. Yes, they keep saying that we need to…
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No. 293: Brian Gilman
Brian Gilman is a 1988 graduate of Butte High School. A black belt in Taekwondo, Brian played football at Butte High before walking on the football team at…
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No. 292: Anthony Dyer
Most guests of the ButteCast are from the Mining City or have some deep ties to Butte, America. However, today’s guest, Anthony Dyer, has never stepped foot in…
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Tap ’er Light Jimmy Kimmel
If you celebrated when ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night television show after receiving pressure from the FCC, then you are missing the point. An attack…
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No. 291: Rob Cashell
Rob Cashell is a 1984 graduate of Butte High School. That year, he was a member of the boys’ basketball team that captured the Class AA State title in Missoula…
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No. 290: Aaron Foster
Aaron Foster will be playing the Orphan Girl Theater in Butte on Friday, Oct. 3. He bills himself as the former host of an HGTV show you don’t remember. He…
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Tap ’er Light, Señor Pomroy
Tom Pomroy Sr. passed away last week at the age of 1991. He was a Butte Sports Hall of Famer and my Spanish teacher at Butte Central. I will remember Señor…
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No. 289: Flyin’ Brian Vaughns
Today, we start Season 4 of the ButteCast with one of my childhood heroes, “Flyin’” Brian Vaughns. Vaughns was a superstar for the Montana Tech men’s…
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Tap 'er Light: Thursday Night Lights
Butte Central beat Hardin 17-16 on a last-second field goal by Jack Nagle. It was the biggest 3-pointer for the Maroons since Dougie Peoples lifted BC to the…
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No. 288: Jim Larson
Jim Larson is a Great Falls Russell graduate who made his way to the Mining City by way of Bozeman, Billings and Anaconda. He is a bit of a jack of all trades…
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No. 287: Mark Durham
Nobody on the planet has more fun living life than Mark Durham. Nobody is more positive, either. Durham grew up in Three Forks excelling at sports and…
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Tap ’er Light: Text-message journalism
In a world of wannabe Adam Schefters, be a Mike Florio. The text-message journalists got it wrong when trying to be the first to report on Tommy Mellott’s…
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No. 286: Jim McBride
Lt. Col. James McBride recently retired after a 25-year career in the Marine Corps. Of course, in Butte, we call him Jim or Jimmy. McBride is a 1992 graduate…
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Tap 'er Light: She broke my heart, and then she helped fix it
Some 45 years after she broke my heart by moving away, Lisa was part of the St. Patrick Hospital team that fixed it. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by…
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No. 285: Brian Toone
Brian Toone was a state champion with the Butte High Bulldogs and a national champion with the Montana Grizzlies. Toone moved to Butte in the middle of his…
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Tap 'er Light: Billy passed the third grade
Most of us passed the third grade. It just took some of us longer than others. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by…
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No. 284: Deb Dinius
When people say things like “Butte tough” or “Anaconda strong,” they are talking about folks like Deb Dinius. Deb is the manager at Crazee Carol’s Casino and…
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Tap ’er Light Brian Toone
As practices begin for the high school fall sports season, I am reminded of the night Brian Toone returned to the Mining City. The 1991 Butte High Bulldog…
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No. 283: Jack Hocking
If you watch or play sports in the Mining City, you probably know Jack Hocking. We call him the Hockinator. Even if you did not know his name, you probably…