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A New Angle
A New Angle is a current affairs Montana Public Radio program and podcast featuring conversations about how we're doing and where we're going. We live in the College of Business at the University of Montana. New episodes drop every Thursday. Recent and upcoming guests include Academy Award-winning actor J.K. Simmons, formmer US Senator Jon Tester, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, Cheryl Strayed (best-selling author of Wild), NYT Columnist Maureen Dowd, and many others.
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Episodes
A New AngleJohn Todd is keeping Montana wild
This week’s guest is John Todd, executive director of Wild Montana. Wild Montana’s mission is to unite and mobilize communities to keep Montana wild. Since…
A New AngleI&I - College is for community
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This week is the October edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring…
A New AngleNickel & Dimed 25-years later
This week’s guests are Alissa Quart and Anne Larson of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Alissa built the organization with the legendary Barbara…
A New AngleHow to stay you with Hilary Oliver
This week’s guest is Hilary Oliver, who recently published How to Stay You When Your Name Becomes Mom. This guided journal is designed to help new mothers…
A New AngleOn Location at Tippet Rise
This week is a special, on-location conversation with Pete Hinmon, co-director of Tippet Rise. Tippet Rise is an amazing fusion of art, music, architecture and…
A New AngleCapital evolution with Elizabeth MacBride
This week’s guest is Elizabeth MacBride. Elizabeth’s work has been published in prominent outlets such as the MIT Technology Review, The Atlantic, Newsweek and…
A New AngleI&I - Back-to-school with AI
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This week is our September edition of Incentives & Instincts, a…
A New AnglePartnership Health Center's David Quattrocchi
This week is the next edition of The Ripple Effect, a quarterly series in which Justin speaks with grantees of the Headwaters Foundation. Today’s guest is…
A New AngleMontana politics with Jon Bennion
This week’s guest is Jon Bennion. In 2004, Jon published Big Sky Politics, a comprehensive history of Montana campaigns and elections. He is out this year with…
A New AngleI&I - Gratitude and civic virtue, part two
This week is the August edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the…
A New AngleRESOLVE-ing rural health care
This week’s guests are Danny Spoon, Bill Wright, Matt Fete and Stephanie Goble, who are all involved with a new initiative to improve rural healthcare in…
A New AnglePart two: Crissie McMullan & Jason Wiener are AI Realists
This week ANA brings you part two of Justin’s conversation with Crissie McMullan and Jason Wiener, who together launched AI Realists, a nonprofit focused on…
A New AnglePart one: Crissie McMullan & Jason Wiener are AI Realists
This week’s guests are Crissie McMullan and Jason Wiener. Together these two launched AI Realists, a nonprofit organization aimed at helping communities shape…
A New AngleTana Burke and Sky Cycle are taking off
This week’s guest is Tana Burke, founder and CEO of Sky Cycle, a Montana-made startup seeking to insert wellness and exercise into the airport experience. Tana…
A New AngleI&I - Gratitude & civic virtue
Today is the July edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader…
A New AngleLife-long community with Ria Overholt and Steve Gaskill
This week’s guests are Ria Overholt and Steve Gaskill who talk with Justin about Missoula Villages, a neighbor-powered network that brings older citizens…
A New AngleWarm Springs’ Bridger Pierce takes us inside TV
This week’s guest is Bridger Pierce, president of Warm Springs Productions. Warm Springs is a full service production house focused on television series. Warm…
A New AngleHow to nonprofit with Vu Le
This week’s guest is Vu Le, a prominent and irreverent voice in nonprofit leadership. Vu recently published his first book, Reimagining Nonprofit and…
A New AngleI&I - Population decline
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This week is the June edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring…
A New AngleA VOICE from the Flathead Nation
This week’s guests are David Spear and Julie Cajune of A VOICE: Art, Vision and Outreach in Community Education. This nonprofit organization’s mission is to…
A New AngleMontana + the UK with Eleanor Kiloh
This week’s guest is Eleanor Kiloh, British Consul General and senior representative of the British government in Northern California, Washington, Oregon…
A New AngleMarc Moss tells us something about Tell Us Something
This week's guest is Marc Moss, creator of Tell Us Something, a live storytelling program producing events across Montana. Tell Us Something is now in its 15th…
A New AngleI&I - How affordable is affordability?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This week is our May edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring…
A New AngleDevin Morales tells the Cool Earth origin story
As part of Climate Solutions Week here at Montana Public Radio, Justin speaks with Devin Morales, founder of Cool Earth Creamery, a plant-based creamery…
A New AngleBare Baiting with Joy French
This week's guest is Joy French, executive artistic director of Bare Bait Dance. Bare Bait began in 2011 as an effort to create more opportunities for aspiring…
A New AngleTrego Kids with Casey Fuson
This week is the next edition of The Ripple Effect, a quarterly series in which Justin speaks with grantees of the Headwaters Foundation. Today’s guest is…
A New AngleI&I - Half-Baked Ideas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This week is our April edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring…
A New AngleCasey Zablocki is fired up
This week's guest is Casey Zablocki, a ceramic artist based here in Missoula, Montana. His art occupies the space between sculpture, monument and function…
A New AngleMontana's history in 101 places
This week's guests are the folks who created a beautiful new book, A History of Montana in 101 Places, Christine Brown, Kirby Lambert and Martha Kohl. This…
A New AngleSean Patrick Higgins tells the Story House story
This week’s guest is Sean Patrick Higgins, founder and CEO of Story House, a world-class film production facility located in Missoula, Montana. Sean and his…
A New AngleMegan Torgerson is reframing rural
This week Justin is talking with Megan Torgerson, creator and host of Reframing Rural, a podcast celebrating rural people and their stories. Megan and her team…
A New AngleEpisode swap - ANA meets Reframing Rural
We're switching things up this week.Justin interviewed Megan Torgerson of the podcast Reframing Rural this week for Montana Public Radio. For our Substack…
A New AngleI&I - What is truth?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This week is the March edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring…
A New AngleLogan Head swung big with Whatnot
This week we bring you a live recording of Justin’s conversation with Whatnot Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Logan Head. Whatnot is the largest live…
A New AngleAlice Boyer is moving Montana forward
This week is the first edition of The Ripple Effect, a quarterly series in which Justin speaks with grantees of the Headwaters Foundation. Today’s guest is…
A New AngleThe Bobby Hauck Exit Interview
This week’s guest is Bobby Hauck, who recently retired after his second long tenure as head football coach at the University of Montana. Justin was interested…
A New AngleI&I - How to change your mind
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This week is the February edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring…
A New AngleA Montana Case Study in Bipartisanship
In the spirit of ANA’s new tagline: “How we’re doing and where we’re going,” this week Justin speaks with Cascade County Commissioner Joe Briggs and Missoula…
A New AngleANA’s Legal Roundup with UM Law Professors
It’s time once again to check in with A New Angle’s Chief Legal Correspondents Craig Cowie and Constance Van Kley, law professors at the University of Montana…
A New AngleGoing To The Sun with Logan & Jordan Lefler
This week’s guests are Logan and Jordan Lefler. Together, these brothers are making “Journey to the Sun,” a documentary film about Glacier National Park’s…
A New AngleI&I - A New New Angle with Carly Hare and Bryce Ward
This week is the January edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the…
A New AngleRural vs. Urban with Trevor Brown
This week’s guest is Trevor Brown, post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Economy and Society at Johns Hopkins University. Trevor is the co-author of an…
A New AngleMarcus Welnel & Parker Fleming on collegiate sports mayhem
This week’s guests are Marcus Welnel and Parker Fleming. Marcus played football for the Griz and now serves as chief revenue officer for Grizzly Athletics…
A New AngleThe big (bad?) wolf with Alex Metcalf
This week’s guest is Dr. Alex Metcalf, associate professor at the University of Montana’s Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Alex is a social…
A New AngleLIVE: Not The Dark Ages
This week we're bringing you a recording of a live discussion hosted by Climate Smart Missoula called Not the Dark Ages: Climate Science Continues Despite the…
A New AngleAndy Kemmis & Chris Bacon shred some light on skateboarding in Montana
This week’s guests are Andy Kemmis and Chris Bacon. Together, these two made a beautiful new book about skateboarding in Montana titled Grit to Grind. The book…
A New AngleCaroline Joan Peixoto connects land, literature and community in Roscoe
This week’s guest is Caroline Joan Peixoto, co-founder and director of River Arts and Books in Roscoe, Montana. This little spot along East Rosebud Creek is…
A New AngleBONUS: Thanks Jeff...and happy trails
In this special episode we pay tribute to Jeff Meese, master of all things sound at A New Angle, who is retiring after 26 years of service to the University of…
A New AngleStoney Samsoe says artists are keystone species
This week’s guest is Stoney Samsoe, executive director and co-founder of Open AIR. Founded in 2019, Open AIR is dedicated to bringing creativity to diverse…
A New AngleSpencer Williams is in the business of happy dogs
This week’s guest is Spencer Williams, founder and CEO of West Paw, a company that makes dog toys and treats. West Paw has built an entirely U.S.-based supply…
A New AngleRichard Reeves on the plight of modern men and boys
This week’s guest is Richard Reeves, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and president of the American Institute for Boys and Men. In 2022, Richard…
A New AngleSaving the prairie with Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty
This week’s guests are Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty, authors of Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie…
A New AngleRunning around with Nick Triolo
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This week, subscribers have access to a longer, unfiltered conversation…
A New AngleI&I - Live from the MTPR Studios
This week on A New Angle, Justin and Bryce are going live for October’s Incentives & Instincts in celebration of Montana Public Radio’s Pledge Week. This…
A New AngleScience for all at spectrUM
This week’s guest is Alex Sobin, director of spectrUM. Since 2008, spectrUM has been dedicated to igniting an interest in science for kids throughout Montana…
A New AngleWarrior culture with Donnie Wetzel Jr., part two
This week’s guest is Donnie Wetzel Jr., tribal liaison for the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. Donnie is also the founder of Identity, Inc., which…
A New AngleWarrior culture with Donnie Wetzel Jr., part one
This week’s guest is Donnie Wetzel Jr., tribal liaison for the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. Donnie is also the founder of Identity, Inc., which…
A New AngleI&I - Where are the role models?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This week is the September edition of Incentives & Instincts, a…
A New AngleUSFS Ecologist Dean Pearson on the threat to pollinators
This week’s guest is Dean Pearson, research ecologist with the United States Forest Service. Dean and his colleagues recently developed the urban pollinator…
A New AngleLIVE: This Didn't Happen by Accident - Stories of Conservation
This week we’re sharing a special live recording of our recent event - This Didn’t Happen By Accident: Stories of Intention on the Land - hosted by Five…