What’s new in Missoula and Montana related podcasts? Here’s the latest Podcast Roundup for February, wrangled together by The Missoula Underground.
Whether you’re driving to or from work or a great outdoor adventure, or could use some stimulating content to jump-start your brain while doing your morning routine…podcasts are a great way to learn something new and cool.
For a complete listing & description of local podcasts & ways to listen to them, check out The MUG’s Podcast Guide.
A New Angle
Healthy Sport (Part 2) – How Do We Get Better?
Today’s episode is Part 2 of our healthy sport series. In Part 1 we tried to define the problem; here we ponder some solutions. To do that, we speak with two important players in the Missoula athletics community.
Courtney Babcock is a former collegiate and Olympic runner and now runs a highly successful coaching practice with a focus on wellness and longevity. For a variety of reasons we’ll talk about today, Courtney was able to successfully navigate the risks and pressures of an elite athletic career.
Dr. Rob Amrine is a sports medicine specialist and an expert on the emerging science of Relative Energy Deficit in Sport (RED-S). He’s also typical of many Missoulians – he leads a busy, successful life while still crushing on the bike.
Courtney and Rob share some important wisdom and offer actionable insights.
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Win at All Costs with Matt Hart
Today we conclude our healthy sport series by examining how many of the questions and issues raised in the last two episodes exist at the highest level of sport – in this case, elite professional running.
Matt Hart is a former professional athlete turned investigative journalist. His reporting on questionable practices by elite coaches, doctors and their runners produced front page stories in the New York Times, as well as his recently published debut book, Win At All Costs.
Matt and I discuss the role of sport in our society, the risks and tradeoffs facing athletes and the abuse of coaching power at the hands of Alberto Salazar, former head coach of the Nike Oregon Project.
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Morphose Exercise Systems Disrupts Physical Therapy
John Fiore is one of the first people I met when I moved to Missoula. His business, Sapphire Physical Therapy, has helped many of us overcome injury, launched many of the great PT’s in this town and sponsored many of the awesome events that bring us together. Sapphire was also one of the earliest supporters of A New Angle and we are eternally grateful.
About 5 years ago, John teamed up with serial entrepreneur Joe Jensen and then later Michael Gardner, to create Morphose Exercise Systems. Their objective was to improve the way physical therapy is delivered, increase patient compliance and improve outcomes. It’s a classic story of a market ripe for disruption.
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I&I with Anthony Johnstone / PLUS – A New Angle Turns 3!
A New Angle turns 3 years old! Thanks to all of you for coming along for the ride. In today’s episode, Justin’s monthly conversations with Bryce Ward continue. This time, the two speak with University of Montana Professor of Law Anthony Johnstone about our current state of disunion and ideas for how to move forward.
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The Adventure Audio Podcast with Tyler Hamilton
2020 Highlights! Part 4
In our fourth and final 2020 highlights episode, we look back on conversations with MS fighter Gene Caffrey, adventure racers and endurance sports legends Mark and Travis Macy, ultra cyclist Mark Beaumont, Tom Bull of For Good Apparel, endurance cyclist DJ Ja Big, Everesting world record holder Sean Gardner, ultra runner Rickey Gates, pro cyclist and podcasts host Payson McElveen, ultra cyclist Jack Thompson, Bikes or Death host Patrick Farnsworth, privateer pro cyclist Pete Stetina, cancer, heart attacks and transplant survivor Mike Cohen, former world tour pro Svein Tuft and cyclist and adventurer Marcus Leach.
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Ryan Atkins, Ultra Runner and Obstacle Racer
Ryan Atkins is a Canadian professional runner, obstacle racer, cyclist and adventure racer. We got to chat with Ryan about his record setting Everesting run, being a member of Team Canada Adventure at Eco Challenge Fiji, obstacle racing and many more of his incredible athletic accomplishments.
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Fergus Liam – Marketing Manager at Ritchey Design
Fergus Liam is the North American Marketing Manager at Ritchey Design, former bike courier, racer and all around cycling enthusiast. Fergus has a massive knowledge of cycling and tells us about how he fell in love with bikes, and gives us a great look inside the cycling industry (and much more).
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Steve “Pooch” Pucci
In Tyler’s words, Steve Pucci (affectionately know as ‘Pooch’) is the godfather of Massachusetts cycling. Now retired, Steve had a long career in bicycle retail and distribution. Steve was also the longtime manager of Team CCB, a Boston based cycling club which was a stepping stone for a number of professional cyclists including Tyler, Tim Johnson, Gavin Mannion, Curtis White and Chad Young. Steve shares some great stories with us from inside the development of club and his career.
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Jim Capra, Cycling and Endurance Coach
We have our good friend Jim Capra back on the podcast. We discuss the ‘Murph’ challenge and how that went, training, motivation and the benefits of having a ‘carrot’ to chase on your calendar, helping people get into cycling and much more.
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Can Do! Lessons from Savvy Montana Entrepreneurs
How Restaurants are Coping with COVID
The American restaurant industry is in freefall. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 110,000 restaurants have closed nationwide. That’s one out of every six, and there are likely more to come. Those restaurants that remain open are struggling with financial sustainability, as they face an industry-wide loss of $240 billion in sales for 2020. Listen now on Can Do as we will explore this subject with two industry pros in two very different positions.
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Two Perspectives on Montana’s Economy Going Into 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage our country and vaccine relief is slow in coming, sound advice is as good as gold. Montana businesses experienced an exhausting 2020, and the new year promises to be just as unpredictable. Joining me today are two guests experiencing the economic impact from two very different perspectives.
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How Montana Groups Are Educating COVID Tourists
The outdoor recreation economy is the second largest sector of Montana’s economy, generating $7.1B in annual consumer spending. 71,000 Montanans are employed in the sector, making its performance essential to the state’s full economic recovery. What has been the impact of COVID-19 on outdoor recreation and tourism? What response within the industry has been successful? What does 2021 look like for this essential part of the Montana economy? Learn more now on Can Do .
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Inside the Den / Griz Sports Podcast with Riley Corcoran
Season 2 / Episode 17
February 2, 2021
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Grizzly Coaches Show
February 3, 2021
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Jamie and Travis Present
Everything is Going To Be OK!
Jamie and Travis sit down to discuss how much better 2021 is going to be! Or exactly the same as 2020!
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Best of 2020 with Duncan Gasiewicz
Big Jamie, Lil’ Travis, and “Just Right” Dunc-Dunc sit down to discuss a few of their favorite things of 2020! Bummer dude!
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Live from the Divide Podcast
Holly Williams on Songwriting
Host Jason Wickens sits down with the incredible Holly Williams. They discuss her journey as an independent artist and what it was like growing up as grand daughter of the iconic Hank Williams and daughter of Hank Williams Jr.
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Mike McClure on Songwriting
Host Jason Wickens sits down with Oklahoma based artist Mike McClure. They discuss his journey as a front man of band The Great Divide to independent artist and everything in between. The phrase “Red Dirt” is widely known across many regions…
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Local Mountain Podcast 406
Tickets to Our Downfall – Season 2, Episode 6
In this weeks episode of the LMP, the hosts talk about the Whitehouse burning, trash in space, and other questions the boys have. They are drinking a few beers from Cascade Lakes Brewing Company based out of Oregon.
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Elephants Are Pink – Season 2, Episode 7
Welcome back to the LMP! This week the hosts talk to a business owner and entrepreneur named Tony Montoya. Tony is co-owner of a vintage clothing store called the Pink Elephant. Here, Kobe and Albert talk about business, growing up, and life outside of owning a business.
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Montana Homegrown Radio
Road Agents – Friday 12/4/2020
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MtnMisfits Podcast
Howdy and Winter Hiking Glacier National Park – Episode 1
After taking a winter hiking trip to Glacier National Park, we are back home and ready to introduce ourselves to you in our first episode of the MtnMisfits Podcast!
The Hike
Climbing from the get-go, the trail to Fish Lake passes through an old-growth forest of red cedar, and western hemlock, which transitions to a dense spruce-fir forest as the trail ascends. Less than a mile from the trailhead, you enter the burned area from the 2017 Sprague Fire. Starting with a lightning strike on August 10 on the north side of Sprague Creek, the wildfire burned 16,982 acres over 2 months and destroyed the Sperry Chalet.
After hiking a shade more than 1.5 miles, you arrive at the Mt. Brown Trail junction, head to the right for a few hundred yards until you reach the Snyder Lake Trail junction. From here you cross over Snyder Creek by a great little bridge called Crystal Ford. From here it is a straight shot to Fish Lake through a beautiful spruce-fir forest.
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Slipping Into Spring – Episode 2
It’s February 1st and feeling like spring in Montana!
– Hikers told to forgo entire Appalachian Trail due to virus
– ‘Ugliest orchid in the world’ among 2020’s new plant discoveries
– Biden wants to triple protected lands
– The Content
Feeling like spring…getting a little bucky…plans?
Slick spring trails – Sock Tip
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Outside by Design
India’s Only Female Adventure Filmmaker, Kopal Goyal, on Listening to Your Heart
This week on the podcast we’re joined by Kopal Goyal, the *ONLY* female outdoor filmmaker in India and founder of @inspire.crew. Kopal talks about how her passion for climbing and her chosen career path were at odds with her upbringing and how she still grapples with the pull of societal expectations and tradition. She also shares about her film, Project Wild Women, which features female athletes across India who are pushing their sport and breaking barriers – and it was accepted into @banffmountainfestival in 2020!
This episode covers pursuing your dreams against the odds, the power of a camera, and climbing as an escape from the naysayers.
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Richest Hill Butte Podcast
Episode 10: We Wear Butte Proudly on Our Skin
Right after talking to a psychic about my own path and Butte’s, I felt comforted. It felt good to let someone else take the wheel for a while, you know? But that comfort turned out to be temporary. Soon, those vague answers about the future only gave birth to more questions. It got me wondering, is it really possible for a town that was built on extraction to experience a complete paradigm shift – towards reclamation and renewal? What does moving on from a toxic mess of this magnitude even mean? And what could Butte stand for in a post Superfund world?
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Tell Us Something Podcast
2020 Tell Us Something Year in Review
Tell Us Something Director Marc Moss explores the challenges, successes, and opportunities Tell Us Something faced in 2020. We’ll look at some of the things we tried that failed, things that worked, things we learned and opportunities for the future in 2021.
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Interview with Courtney Blazon
Since around July of 2020, I have been interviewing Tell Us Something storyteller alumni about their experience sharing a story on the Tell Us Something stage, why they chose to share a story and what they’ve been up to since having shared their story. I have a lot more of those interviews to share with you. This week, though, I am going to introduce you to one of the Tell Us Something poster artists.
Because storytelling is an art, I’ve always hired local artists to design a poster for each event. The posters of Tell Us Something are amazing in their own right, and I thought that it would be fun to sit down with some of the artists to chat about their process and see what makes them tick. What inspires them, how they work, and how they came to design the poster that they designed for Tell Us Something.
So, this week on the podcast, join me as we go behind the scenes with local artist Courtney Blazon. Courtney designed the poster for the June 2019 show. The theme that night was “What Are the Chances?”
Courtney Blazon is an artist and illustrator living and working in Missoula, MT. She graduated from Parsons School of Design, where she earned her BFA in Illustration. She’s shown her work in Missoula at the Brink Gallery, Dana Gallery Allez! Gallery and the Missoula Art Museum. Outside of Montana, she has shown work in Seattle, Portland, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and most recently at the Center for the Arts Theater Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming.
Courtney’s work has been featured in New American Paintings (Western Edition), Studio Visit Magazine, and juxtapoz.com. She is a past recipient of a Montana Arts Council Artists Innovation Award. She is represented by Radius Gallery in Missoula, MT.
Courtney Blazon’s pen and marker drawings reference fields of science, history, cultural studies, myths, and fairy tales. Her images take us someplace between the known world and dreamscape, a surreal marriage of naturalism and fantasy. The results can be simultaneously whimsical and grotesque, witty as well as disturbing. The tension of these unions suggests our own struggle to achieve balance in a chaotic world.
I caught up with Courtney Blazon last summer. We chatted about the historical context much of her work references, life as a professional artist, and some of the large-scale works that she has done recently before finally talking about the poster that she made for the Tell Us Something show in June 2019.
I’ve also been thinking about these interviews as a record of a specific time in our collective pandemic history. They share glimpses into the moments of life during quarantine, how we’re coping, and how we are somehow continuing to go about our daily lives.
You can also see Courtney’s work in person at the Radius Gallery, and you can shop online there.
Until March 2021, you can check out the historical mural Courtney mentioned in the interview in the alley next to Radius called Allez! Gallery.
To see the detailed process Courtney undertook, head over to her website. While you’re there you can check out her huge body of work, as well as learn more about commission and illustration inquiries.
You can also purchase Courtney’s work at her Etsy shop.
You can also follow her on Instagram: @courtneyblazon .
Interview with Tabitha Martinez
Tabitha Martinez originally hails from Rawlins, Wyoming, and earned a degree in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. she has since dedicated herself to becoming a full-time artist.
Tabitha is a Teaching artist at SPARK Arts Ignite Learning. She lives in Missoula Montana where she rides her bike everywhere, paints on recycled wood materials, and regularly shows her work at Draughtworks Brewery on Missoula’s Westside. You can see the mural that she painted on the outside of the brewery while quaffing a pint or two.
Tabitha knows that art is for keeping wild children busy. Tabitha is still a wild, busy kid, making art under the name BMartinez. She works on wood salvaged locally from neighborhood alleys, Home Resource Center, and scrap bins from places like Superior Hardwoods, BlueDog Furniture…recycled, reclaimed and liberated woods and wood products. You can sometimes visit her at Upcycled on the Hip Strip in Missoula, where you can buy her beautiful custom artwork.
This week on the podcast, Tabitha Martinez chats about being car-free, project bikes, the idea behind her Tell Us Something poster, and more.
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The Trail Less Traveled
Crocodiles & Ice: Exploring a Consciousness Revolution toward a personal, spiritual and reciprocal relationship with the planet
Jon Turk earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of Colorado, in 1971. The same year, in honor of Earth Day 1, he co-authored the first environmental science textbook in the United States. Jon is the author of 25 text books and 4 adventure books. In addition to circumnavigating Ellesmere island, solo kayak missions in the Solomon islands, biking across Tibet to the birthplace of the Dalai Lama, multiple kayak expeditions from Japan along eastern Siberia eventually walking across the Siberian tundra and so much more… In this episode we dive into Jon’s newest book CROCODILES AND ICE and explore a Consciousness Revolution toward a personal, spiritual, & reciprocal relationship with the planet.
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Amir Izadi: Child of the Revolution
This interview was recorded in a rickshaw navigating the busy streets of a major Indian city before we were forced to find shelter in order to keep the equipment dry during recording due to a tropical monsoon 100′ from the Arabian Sea. This interview features Amir Izadi, Amir is a child of the revolution who was born right after the Islamic Republic of Iran took over. Amir is a refugee living in Washington D.C. who immigrated with his family from Iran 16 years ago.
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Modern Day Mother Teresa, Didi Kalika
This week the trail leads to the coldest capital in the world, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Join me for an interview with a modern day Mother Teresa, Didi Kalika. In 1993 Didi Kalika, an Australian Yoga teacher was moved by the plight of the children living on the streets of Ulaanbaatar & started taking care of vulnerable babies and children, many of which were forced into prostitution. Her orphanage started from a single apartment & since 1993 Lotus Children’s Center has grown to house, feed, care for and educate hundreds of children in Mongolia. To donate, volunteer and find out more information you can visit lotuschild.org .
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Geology + Climbing Around the World with Legendary Alpinist, Gray Thompson
“Within a day’s drive of Missoula you will find some of the best ice climbing… in the world,” says Missoula’s legendary alpinist Gray Thompson. Gray Thompson is a legendary climber and Geology Professor Emeritus at the University of Montana. Gray has been climbing since the mid 1960s and it’s easier for him to think of the places he hasn’t been rather then the places he has climbed. Gray has done more than a handful of first ascents on North Faces in the Canadian Rockies and worldwide including the Himalayas, Alps and Andes.
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For a complete listing & description of local podcasts & ways to listen to them, check out The MUG’s Podcast Guide.
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