Podcast Roundup March 2021

What’s new in Missoula and Montana related podcasts? Here’s the latest Podcast Roundup for March, 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.

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A New Angle

Amy Allison Thompson leads the Poverello Center
Amy Allison Thompson is the Executive Director of the Poverello Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing food, shelter, clothing and other essential services to the hungry and homeless population in and around Missoula, MT. In today’s conversation we get the pandemic state of play from Amy’s perspective, debunk some of the pernicious myths about homelessness and learn more about Amy’s approach to leading a perpetually resource-constrained, yet vital community organization. 50 minutes
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Christina Henderson on Montana’s Changing Economy
Christina Henderson is the Executive Director of the Montana High Tech Business Alliance. She also teaches at the University of Montana College of Business. In today’s conversation we learn all about the important role the Alliance plays in economic development throughout Montana. We also discuss Montana’s changing economy, the growth of the technology sector, the influx of remote workers, the need for more home grown talent, and what the business community can expect from the Gianforte Administration.  45 minutes
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I&I with Ricardo Reis
Justin’s monthly conversations with Bryce Ward continue. In this episode they try to make sense of the economic relief policies currently being debated in Washington. We hear the $1.9 trillion price tag. Some say that’s too much, some say it’s not enough. How do we make sense of that question? To think about an answer, we’re joined by Dr. Ricardo Reis. Ricardo is the A.W. Phillips Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and a prolific expert on macroeconomics, inflation and unconventional monetary polices. He’s also worked as an academic consultant to the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve System. 54 minutes
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Frontier Angels’ Pat LaPointe on what’s next for the Montana economy
Montana’s economy is changing rapidly and the technology sector is a big part of that change. Pat LaPointe is managing director of Frontier Angels, a consortium of angel investors spread across Montana. They’re focused on Montana’s tech sector and have funded a variety of exciting and innovative start ups, including NextStep, TransformativeMed and Sellhound. 33 minutes
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The Adventure Audio Podcast with Tyler Hamilton

Larissa Connors, Pro Cyclist
Larissa Connors is a two time winner of the Leadville 100 MTB and all around adventure junkie. We had a awesome conversation with Larissa about how she got into cycling and how she balances her career on the bike with her full time job teaching high school math and becoming a new mom. We also chat about plans going forward and Larissa’s recent rediscovery of trail running. 49 minutes
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TJ Eisenhart – Cyclist and Artist
TJ Eisenhart is an American professional cyclist and artist from Utah. TJ raced in Europe on the road but moved home to pursue a more independent career in cycling which has brought him to more mixed surface racing. TJ tells us about that transition, as well as becoming a new dad, and integrating his other career as an artist. 78 minutes
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Can Do! Lessons from Savvy Montana Entrepreneurs

Building AI-Powered Interactive Music Experiences
While LifeScore COO Chris Walch is based in Bozeman, Montana, LifeScore is a fully remote company that produces its music at the iconic Abbey Road Studio in London. LifeScore creates unique, real-time, and interactive music experiences with their adaptive AI music platforms. They start with world-class composers and musicians composing and performing sound that is organized as composable building blocks.  35 minutes
Listen on TuneIn

How Family Farms Are Coping with COVID-19
The agriculture landscape has changed dramatically due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Concerns about food security, health and safety measures, and product availability have continued to evolve. A dramatic shift to online purchasing has challenged the traditional standard of consumers personally selecting products. Today on Can Do we will discuss these trends and their effects on two family-run Montana businesses. 53 minutes
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Inside the Den / Griz Sports Podcast with Riley Corcoran

Season 2 / Episode 22
February 26, 2021 – 32 minutes
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Season 2 / Episode 23
March 2, 2021 – 35 minutes
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Grizzly Coaches Show
March 3, 2021 – 59 minutes
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I Speak Dead People – Podcast

Sarah & Brian
It was a regular start to her 8th grade year. Like the years before, her biggest concern in junior high was fitting in and being a normal teenager. But then the life that she once knew ended as quickly as this particular Monday began. This is Sarah Schindler and her story of grief. 58 minutes
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Chelsea & Jim
Chelsey was in the prime of her life. She had just been accepted into a PhD program, had broken off her engagement, and was ready for a fresh new start. She thought she had it all figured out, but a shocking discovery changed everything. 93 minutes
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Sheena & Aaron & Madison
Sheena always knew she wanted to be a mom. So when her and Aaron became parents, her new title came so naturally despite the fact that she was only a teenager. Until one Spring day, her world came crumbling down after a tragic accident- shocking the lives of everyone who knew her. 114 minutes
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Jacob & Randi
When Jacob left his hometown after high school, he never looked back. He traveled and experienced life to the fullest, and his parents admired his free will. Until one day, his mom traveled across the state to see him and she never showed up- putting Jacob’s new life skills to the ultimate test. 77 minutes
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Camarin & Randy
Camarin shared her zest for life with her father. They accepted each other for who they were, and forgave one another for their faults. But when Camarin took the high road and Randy took the other, not even her love for him could save him from himself. 113 minutes
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Violet
Portland is a unique city that prides itself on ‘weirdness’, public transportation, and lush landscapes of urban development. At 16, Portland gave Violet a thriving edge, but something changed when her city’s crisis hit close to home. 90 minutes
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Jamie and Travis Present

Organized Crime Through Meditation
70 minutes
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Live from the Divide Podcast

JP Harris on Songwriting
Host Jason Wickens sits down with Nashville, TN based roots artist  JP Harris. They discuss his journey as a  hard working blue collar carpenter to his unlikely journey to Nashville and everything in between. 43 minutes
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Emily Scott Robinson on Songwriting
Host Jason Wickens sits down with singer/songwriter Emily Scott Robinson. They discuss her upbringing with classic music and how her desire to be a therapist helped her to create music helps people in the same way. 38 minutes
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Montana Voice Podcast

Walker
What happens when a young drifter, who has just gotten out of jail, walks along the Rio Grande and meets a troubled rancher. 14 minutes
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Wildhorse Island
Wildhorse Island. A Montana Story. 23 minutes
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Hot Cheesecake
Another Montana love story. Originally  Published in Redbook magazine as “Letter To My Daughter.”  It was spring. Snow in the mornings, rain in the afternoon, stars at night. You must see a Montana spring someday.  15 minutes
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Angel in My Kitchen
A true story about  a murder that happened in a Missoula 4B’s restaurant 30 years ago,  a hungry visitor, a stolen truck,  and some advise about listening to whispered advise. 13 minutes
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Glory
A runaway’s story of love and loss. “I find her most in solitary places, along the Blackfoot river in autumn, where red river rocks sparkle in the low water and dark trout pretend to be shadows.” 27 minutes
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A Dancer from Boston
A gritty Missoula love story.  “The west left him alone. Oil fields, ranches or highway work, there were always places to stay for a month or a season where the rents were cheap and the rooms quiet. The fringes of boom towns were the best.  16 minutes
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Across the Waters
A story about a teacher, a student, and how it is never too late to learn or to start over. 26 minutes
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Absurd and Vast. Chapter One.
Absurd and Vast is a story about a diamond mine in the arctic, a world-wide cartel, greed, revenge and peace. The words were hand written in reporter notebooks, and those notebooks have been sitting quietly for years. This is Chapter One. 12 minutes
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Outside by Design

Photographer, Filmmaker and Adventurer Evan Green on Speaking a Virtual Language
We’re joined by documentary-style photographer Evan Green! Evan chats about the special requirements of shooting mountain biking, how he uses color in his photos, his role in impacting the diversity of the outdoor industry, and why being an athlete helps him in his role as an action sports photographer. 26 minutes
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Humanizing the Workplace (minisode)
30% of your life is spent at work. How are you showing up there?Lisa’s on the minisode to talk about corporate culture, leadership training, and bringing humanness to work. Plus, she hints at a top secret project in the works to help everyone level up. Listen in! 14 minutes
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Professional Skier Lynsey Dyer on Celebratory Creativity
“I do think that we in this industry, as small as we are, we are mighty.”
We’re joined by pro skier, artist, producer, founder, and woman of many other titles Lynsey Dyer! Lynsey talks about the state of being a pro skier in this world, moving past beauty standards, using your creative talent the right way, and her time on a reality TV show. 42 minutes
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Tell Us Something Podcast

Live Storytelling with Corporate Workshop Participants MEDA
Today we feature four storytellers who worked hard during a Tell Us Something corporate storytelling week-long workshop. Members of the Montana Economic Developers’ Association, or MEDA shared their true personal stories from their homes and offices during a corporate workshop hosted by Tell Us Something. The storytelling workshop helped people harness the power of personal storytelling to talk about the work that they do every day. Why is that work important to them, why that work is important to those that they serve and why that work is important to the communities where they live and work across the state of Montana.

The MEDA members who are sharing their stories with you today know that it is with our stories that we can reach people with our mission. They left the graphs and pie charts at the office. They saved the data points for later. Our storytellers today used their true personal stories to share the story of the important work that they do in communities across Montana.

Around 20 or so MEDA members joined me every day for a week. During our two hours every day, I taught them what I know about storytelling. We talked about techniques and structure and helped each other develop and improve our stories. I tailored the workshop specifically for the MEDA members. 

Usually, a Tell Us Something event is focused on a theme. We hadn’t discussed a theme for these stories, but, listening to them, a theme emerged. We can say that the theme is  “Why am I here?” or “Why I do this”. Call it “Passion.” Whatever you call it, you’ll see that these storytellers are personally bonded to the work that they do, and that their passion really comes through in the stories that they share.

Our first storyteller is Gloria O’Rourke. Gloria has been a MEDA member since 1995 and self-employed since 2003. She and her business partner, Mike, share an office and have been married for 44 years.  Mike and Gloria enjoy spoiling their four grandsons and then returning them with sugar highs to their parents. We call Gloria’s story “My Desk”.

To learn more about the Montana Economic Developers Association, visit medamembers.org

Our next storyteller is a world-traveler from a small town. Heather McCartney is a 5th generation Montanan. She works as an outreach and consumer education specialist with the non-profit child care resource and referral agency, Family Connections. Her passions include hunting for good decaf, long reads, and connecting people to great resources. She lives in Choteau with her conservation officer husband, her artistic and whimsical daughter, five freeloading chickens, three cats, and a dog named Bear. Green is her favorite color. We call Heather’s story “Family Connections”.

To learn more about Family Connections, visit familyconnectionsmt.org.

Russ Fletcher is an old retired guy who escaped from San Francisco 25 years ago to live in Missoula with his retired attorney wife, Alexis.  They have two children. His son lives in San Francisco and works for Google. His daughter has “Come Home” from L.A. and works for Hulu. Russ spends a lot of his day looking at a computer screen, drinking coffee, and pondering the future of Montana. Russ calls his story “How I Found My Last Best Job in a Missoula Dive Bar”.

To learn more about Russ’s passion project, Montana Associated Technology Roundtables, visit matr.net.

Teresa Schreiner is the Investment Director at the Great Falls Development Authority. She’s a former ‘Butte Rat’ who teases that she came ‘kicking and screaming’ to Great Falls with her husband, although loves to sell folks on the Electric City. Teresa just celebrated ten years with her larger than life husband, Casey, who equally challenges her efforts. Together they have three scrappy and smart little boys that love to give them a run for their money: Aiden, Liam, and Finn. Teresa calls her story “Nose Down Ass Up”.

You can learn more about the Great Falls Development Authority by visiting growgreatfallsmontana.org

35 minutes
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Interview with Nerma Dobričanin
Nerma Dobričanin has been teaching English for 14 years. She loves to play volleyball and is passionate about traveling. One of her childhood dreams was to visit the United States which finally came true when she arrived in the US to participate in the STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTE ON SECONDARY EDUCATION through the Mansfield Center at the University of Montana.

Nerma spoke about her daughter Iskra during the conversation.

Nerma Dobričanin, fresh off the plane from Rožaje, Montenegro, is disoriented by her surroundings in Missoula. Feeling lonely and hungry, she finds a friend who helps her adapt. Nerma calls her story “Resident Evil Fairy Tale” or “Salvation in Missoula”. 51 minutes
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The Trail Less Traveled

PRCA Pro Rodeo Bareback Champion: Blade Elliot
Blade Elliot was born and raised in rural Alabama and knew from a young age that he wanted to be a pro rodeo cowboy. He almost stopped when his father threatened to burn his gear but in his heart he knew he was meant to ride. Blade trained in his uncle’s backyard on (stolen) mules and eventually went on to be awarded a full ride scholarship for his rodeo skills. Blade has competed in bare back pro rodeo since the age of 18 and has had no major injuries to date (knock on wood). Blade rides in 70-100 rodeos per year and has won countless awards as a top rider. Blade now lives with his wife in Montana and enjoys fly fishing in his spare time. 50 minutes
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Lake Missoula Tea Company…Kenya, India, Indonesia and Back to Montana through the Story of Sustainable Tea
In this episode, we travel around the world with Lake Missoula Tea Company owner, Heather Kreilick. Heather is a native Montanan who grew up in the Bitterroot Valley before leaving to attend college in Arizona. She was a hotshot forest firefighter before teaching on the Navajo Reservation. She returned to Montana in 1999, completed a Geography masters in 2006, and has worked in the GIS field ever since. Heather is an avid hiker, occasional climber, and full time adventurer and likes to spend time with family and close friends. Heather manages the Lake Missoula Tea Company website, selects and blends tea, and makes the hard decisions. Her favorite teas include Sangamon Sunset Red (black tea) and Gu Hua Puerh, both from the ancient tea trees. 46 minutes
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Nomadic Minimalism, Short Bus Life, Wilderness Therapy & Survival Skills
Recorded inside a short bus home in the Sonoran Desert with Tamra, a nomadic minimalist. Tamra shares her heartfelt journey of recovery from a shopping addiction and her transformation into a nomadic minimalist who lives in a short bus and teaches survival skills and wilderness therapy. You will get an introduction into how to convert a bus into a home, how important it is to connect with the natural world, and some survival skill sets which could save your life. 57 minutes
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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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