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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 AngleLura Forcum gives independent voters a voice
This week’s guest is Lura Forcum, president of the Independent Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to giving politically independent Americans a…
A New AngleI&I - Conscientiousness in decline
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This week is our August edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring…
A New AngleLaw Enforcement and Behavioral Health with Theresa Williams
This week's guest is Theresa Williams, crisis intervention team program manager for Missoula. CIT programs bring together law enforcement, mental health…
A New AngleAndrew Light on the practice of philosophy
This week Justin speaks with Andrew Light, distinguished professor of philosophy, public policy and atmospheric science at George Mason University. Andrew has…
A New AngleThe value of international education with UM’s Gillian Glaes and Peter Baker
This week Justin speaks with Gillian Glaes and Peter Baker about the value of international experiences and perspectives. Gillian directs the University of…
A New AngleI&I - A.I.: A force for good?
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 AngleDr. Reed Humphrey on higher education, part two
This week Justin speaks with Dr. Reed Humphrey, who has held almost every academic position at the University of Montana. In part two of this two-part episode…
A New AngleDr. Reed Humphrey on higher education, part one
This week Justin speaks with Dr. Reed Humphrey, who sits at the threshold of retirement after a long and winding academic career. Reed has held nearly every…
A New AnglePaul Reichert on supporting small businesses in southwest Montana
This week Justin talks with Paul Reichert, CEO of Prospera, a nonprofit economic development organization focused on southwest Montana. Paul explains…
A New AngleEli and AI - One student's relationship with Artificial Intelligence
In this week’s episode, Justin speaks with a former student, Eli, about his journey establishing a relationship with artificial intelligence. Eli turned to…
A New AngleI&I - Artificial intelligence and a better life
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com Today is our June edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series…
A New AngleGood faith with John Sommers-Flanagan, part two
This week is part two of our conversation with John Sommers-Flanagan, director of the Center for the Advancement of Positive Education at the University of…
A New AngleGood faith with John Sommers-Flanagan, part one
Today’s guest is John Sommers-Flanagan, director of the Center for the Advancement of Positive Education at the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education…
A New AngleSarah Vowell on Who Is Government?
This week we’re speaking with Sarah Vowell, an author with Montana roots of many bestselling books. She’s a historian, actor, journalist and a regular…
A New AngleI&I - Time value of time
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com Today is our May edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series…
A New AngleData security & international intrigue with the founder of TeraDact
This is the third episode in our Voices of Trade series. To mark the Montana World Trade Center’s World Trade and Investment Day, we’ve been exploring the…
A New AngleDiane Boyd on a life among wolves (part two)
We continue our conversation with renowned wildlife biologist Diane Boyd, whose memoir A Woman Among Wolves explores her decades of experience with wolves and…
A New AngleDiane Boyd on a life among wolves
Diane Boyd is a world-renowned wildlife biologist and active participant in wolf recovery in the Northern Rockies over the last 40 years. In part 1 of this…
A New AngleRafael Chacón makes art accessible
Dr. Rafael Chacón is a professor of art history and director of the Montana Museum of Art and Culture (MMAC). Rafael shares his journey from Cuba to Indiana…
A New AngleThe Write Angle with Cassidy Randall
This week we bring you a special cross-over episode; a fusion of Montana Public Radio’s The Write Question and A New Angle. TWQ host Lauren Korn and Justin…
A New AngleI&I - Tariffs, trade deficits & the trouble with uncertainty
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com In this April edition of Incentives & Instincts, Justin and economist…
A New AngleRemembering Brian Kahn
Brian Kahn was a Montana radio legend. As host of the long-running and award-winning “Home Ground Radio,” Brian interviewed hundreds of influential Montanans…
A New AngleJohn Wicks and Jesse Phillips are Flüffy Bünny
Drummer John Wicks and bassist Jesse Phillips are two Montana musicians who’ve come together to form Flüffy Bünny – a project they describe as “future punk.”…
A New AngleI&I - The youth sports industrial complex
In this episode of our Incentives & Instincts series, Justin and economist Bryce Ward revisit the youth sports industrial complex. They discuss how youth…
A New AngleVoices of Trade with KC Tolliver
In this episode of our Voices of Trade miniseries, Justin and cohost Brigitta Miranda-Freer, the executive director of the Montana World Trade Center, speak…
A New AngleCraig Cowie and Constance Van Kley on the legal questions of Trump’s second term (part two)
In part two of our conversation with University of Montana law professors Craig Cowie and Constance Van Kley, we continue the discussion about the…
A New AngleCraig Cowie and Constance Van Kley on the legal questions of Trump’s second term (part one)
University of Montana law professors Craig Cowie and Constance Van Kley join Justin to discuss the legal and constitutional implications of the early days of…
A New AngleI&I - Why trust is essential
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com In this installment of Incentives & Instincts, Justin and economist…
A New AngleYoupa Stein on the plastic problem
Youpa Stein is an activist, artist, and advocate for a plastic-free world. In this episode, Justin and Youpa discuss the widespread impacts of plastic…
A New AngleVoices of Trade with Brian Cebull
In the first episode of our new Voices of Trade miniseries, Justin speaks with Brian Cebull, CEO of GTUIT, an energy company based in Billings focused on…
A New AngleSlaven Lee on the value of public libraries
Slaven Lee is the executive director of the Missoula Public Library, which was the first North American library to be named Best Public Library by the…
A New AngleI&I - The 2025 prediction show
In our annual January predictions show, Justin and Bryce forecast what’s in store for 2025. After they dissect last year’s calls on economic stability…
A New AngleMallory Ottariano on building Youer
Mallory Ottariano is the founder of Youer, an American-made apparel company headquartered in Missoula that offers bold, functional, and sustainable clothing…
A New AngleYarrow Kraner on the Hatch network
Yarrow Kraner is the founder of Hatch, a global network of influencers committed to progress on pressing societal issues. Yarrow reflects on his early…
A New AngleDavid Cohen on the power of startup communities
David Cohen is the CEO and co-founder of Techstars, one of the most influential startup accelerators in the world. In this live episode recorded at the Scaling…
A New AngleProPublica's Dave McSwane on the unfolding medical drama in Helena
J. David McSwane is an award-winning investigative journalist at ProPublica who recently published a story about Dr. Tom Weiner, a prominent oncologist at…
A New AngleI&I - Declining trust in government
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com In our December edition of Incentives & Instincts, Justin sits down with…
A New AngleAccess to capital in Montana
Jennifer Isern, Morgan Slemberger and Karl Unterschuetz are the authors of recent reports on access to capital in Montana. In this episode, the three of them…
A New AngleTracy McIntyre on cooperative business models
Tracy McIntyre is the Executive Director of the Montana Cooperative Development Center. In this episode, she joins Justin to explain the unique world of…
A New AngleLittle Dumps’ journey from landscaping to tech
Ross Peterson, Doug Shryock, and Steve Rice are the creators behind Little Dumps and Bulk Delivery Pro, two businesses that encapsulate the creativity and…
A New AngleI&I - The bad apple effect
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com This month’s installment of Incentives & Instincts, our recurring series…
A New AnglePenny Ronning on human trafficking (part two)
In part two of our conversation with Penny Ronning, the co-founder of the Yellowstone Human Trafficking Task Force, she speaks with Justin on the realities of…
A New AnglePenny Ronning on human trafficking (part one)
Penny Ronning, the co-founder of the Yellowstone Human Trafficking Task Force, joins Justin to explore the pervasive but often unseen world of human…
A New AngleI&I - The gamble of modern sports
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com In this month’s installment of Incentives & Instincts, our recurring…
A New AngleBONUS: Live from MTPR's Pledge Week
It’s pledge week at Montana Public Radio, and in place of our regular programming, we bring you the recording of a live conversation Justin did with two…
A New AnglePathlabs CEO Will Lapointe
This week Justin speaks with Pathlabs Chief Executive Officer, Will Lapointe, a former student of his at the University of Montana College of Business…
A New AngleCraig Cowie on expanding judicial power
University of Montana law professor Craig Cowie returns this week to discuss the shifting the balance of power between regulatory agencies and the judiciary…
A New AngleCraig Cowie on presidential immunity (part one)
Craig Cowie joins Justin in this week’s episode to discuss the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity and its implications for prosecuting a…
A New AngleI&I - Election vibes vs. substance
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com In this month’s installment of Incentives & Instincts, our recurring…
A New AngleJenni Graff and Philip Brittan on Scaling Montana
Scaling Montana works to accelerate Montana’s technology innovation community, and we are joined in this episode by Jenni Graff, the executive director, and…
A New AngleMark Kreider on the wildfire suppression bias
Mark Kreider is a recent Ph.D. graduate in forestry from the University of Montana whose research focuses on wildfire suppression and its unintended…
A New AngleZach Green on purpose-driven media
Zach Green is the president of BeAlive Studios in Bozeman, Montana, and the co-founder of Rivers are Life. He began his career on CBS’s Survivor and oversaw…
A New AngleI&I - The back to school episode
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com In this month’s installment of Incentives & Instincts, our recurring…
A New AngleJohn Adams of Montana Free Press
This week we’re re-airing a conversation with John Adams, executive director at Montana Free Press. With Adams as its founder, Montana Free Press launched in…
A New AngleNick Mott on the Endangered Species Act
Nick Mott is an award-winning journalist and host of a new podcast The Wide Open. The first season, Threatened, explores the complex legacy of the Endangered…
A New AngleAffordable housing with Shelter WF
Mallory Phillips and Nathan Dugan co-founded Shelter WF, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating housing options for low to middle-income earners, in…
A New AngleI&I - Chaos versus centrism
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com In a previous episode of Incentives & Instincts, Justin and economist…
A New AngleEmpowering Montana with Heidi Wallace and Rajiem Seabrook (Part Two)
Here’s part two of our conversation with Heidi Wallace and Rajiem Seabrook of EmpowerMT, an organization dedicated to creating a more just and inclusive world…
A New AngleMara Silvers on Shared State
This week we’re bringing you an encore presentation of Justin’s conversation with Mara Silvers about Shared State, a collaborative reporting effort between the…
A New AngleEmpowering Montana with Heidi Wallace and Rajiem Seabrook
Today Justin interviews Heidi Wallace and Rajiem Seabrook of EmpowerMT, an organization dedicated to creating a more just and inclusive world through…