Explore the places where we come together and fall apart. Nuanced reporting on under-covered environmental issues — with plenty of adventure, wildlife and rich sound along the way.
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Answers to your questions — big or small — about anything under the Big Sky. Let's see what we can discover together!
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The campaign rhetoric, struggles for political power and results of the 2022 election converge in the 68th meeting of the Montana Legislature. Join us Monday mornings for The Session — a breakdown of the latest action we’re watching in the statehouse, produced by Montana Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and Montana Free Press.
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A New Angle is a current affairs Montana Public Radio program and podcast celebrating cool people doing awesome things in and around Montana. 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, US Senator Jon Tester, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, Cheryl Strayed (best-selling author of Wild), NYT Columnist Maureen Dowd, and many others. www.anewanglepodcast.com
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Capitol Talk is MTPR's weekly legislative news and analysis program. MTPR's Sally Mauk is joined by Montana Free Press State Editor Holly Michels and Lee Banville, Director of the University of Montana School of Journalism and Professor of Political Reporting. Tune in during the legislative session online Friday afternoons and on-air Saturdays at 9:44 a.m. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe
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Nature notes and inquiry from the Montana Natural History Center.
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The Write Question is a weekly literary program hosted by Lauren Korn that features authors from the American West—and beyond—including James Lee Burke, Kate Lebo, Anne Helen Petersen, Robert Wrigley, Jess Walter, Stephen Graham Jones, Hoa Nguyen, Maggie Shipstead, Elissa Washuta, and others.
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Wildfire, fire management and air quality news for western Montana and the northern Rockies.
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By just about every measure, wildfires are getting bigger, hotter, and more devastating than we’ve ever seen before. But what all that fire means -- and what to do about it -- depends on who you ask. Our view of fire is complicated. There’s fire as catastrophe, as something to be controlled and wiped off the landscape, feared. And there’s fire as something natural and essential, beautiful. So, how do we reconcile those two views of fire? How did we get ourselves into this mess? And what can ...
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As described by Edward O. Wilson — perhaps the best known American biologist, researcher, naturalist and author — invertebrates are "The Little Things That Run the World." And indeed they do, in so many ways. In terms of numbers — while most invertebrates are pretty small, the sheer number of them is astounding. Together, they have more biomass than any other animal on earth.Learn more about the fascinating creatures that run the world, with Bug Bytes from the Missoula Butterfly House and In ...
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Campaign Beat is Montana Public Radio's weekly political analysis program. It's hosted by Sally Mauk and features Lee Newspapers State News Bureau Chief Holly Michels and Rob Saldin of the University of Montana’s Mansfield Center and Political Science Department.
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From favorite seasonal recipes, to the roots of our food traditions, to the politics of food, the Food Guys illuminate the culinary world each Sunday, in this 10 minute program produced by Montana Public Radio. The Food Guys have also been featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday.
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Hunt Talk Radio, Randy Newberg Unfiltered is a podcast covering hunting politics, public lands, and conservation topics; even a few things you didn’t need to know. The best hunters you’ve never heard of join Randy to answer questions from the Hunt Talk web forum, share ideas, reveal tactics, and give perspectives unique to public land hunting.
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Dave & Ally, Bozeman, Montana’s #1 Radio team are now available in Podcast form. Can’t listen to all 4 hours of their radio show? Now you can enjoy their humor and banter on demand.
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News Nerds explores the issues that are shaping the world around us with well known public figures. Join Ezra Graham for interviews about culture, politics, health, and science that will keep you informed about what's happening and how the world is reacting. Listen wherever you get podcasts. New episodes drop whenever Ezra wants them to.
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TWQ Mini: Mary Louise Kelly on time, tantrums, and supporting Montana Public Radio
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14:30Host Lauren Korn speaks with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly about the paperback release of her memoir, ‘It Goes So Fast: The Year of No Do-Overs’ (Henry Holt & Company).By Lauren Korn
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Health officials urge caution as measles cases return to Montana
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2:10Measles has returned to Montana for the first time in decades. Health officials say parents should take precautions as cases are confirmed in their community. The schedule for measles vaccines in the U.S. calls for kids to get their first dose around 12 months and a second shot right before kindergarten.…
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Proposal to establish new state trust fund advances
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1:51A proposal to squirrel away nearly a billion dollars in state funds over the next few years is advancing along tight margins in the Legislature.By Shaylee Ragar
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New state funding aims to provide mental health treatments for inmates
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1:40The state health department is offering $6.5 million in grant funds to help county jails offer mental health evaluations, medication and stabilization services to inmates. The hope is that inmates on the waiting list for care at the Montana State Hospital can get that care in jail instead.By Aaron Bolton
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Capitol Talk: Budget work continues, lawmakers call out sexism
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15:03The "bathroom" law remains stalled in the courts. Lawmakers appear poised to pass the state budget. Sen. Daines gets a presidential endorsement. And female senators call out sexism in the chamber.By Sally Mauk, Lee Banville, Holly Michels
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State rejects petition to list Big Hole River as impaired
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1:37State environmental regulators have denied a petition to list the Big Hole River as impaired. Water conservation groups worry this will continue to harm the river, and its aquatic life.By Ellis Juhlin
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Missoula nonprofit helps expand access to art supplies
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2:14Anyone can make art, but not everyone can afford to. That’s a problem a year-old Missoula nonprofit is working to solve.By Austin Amestoy
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Bill would provide temporary funding for Flathead Reservation law enforcement
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1:21Amid a long battle over who pays for law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation, a new bill proposes temporary state funding so local officials can hash out a long-term plan.By Aaron Bolton
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New law boosts starting teacher pay, but funding gaps remain
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5:33The Montana Legislature’s flagship policy aimed at boosting pay for new teachers is headed to the governor’s desk. A bipartisan group of lawmakers and public education advocates have cheered the so-called STARS Act. But, the policy is far from a cure-all for the financial issues plaguing public schools.…
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Who should get to estimate the costs of a proposed law?
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5:51A bill’s price tag can make or break its chances at the Legislature. The governor’s budget office is tasked with calculating projected costs for legislation. Some lawmakers worry that process opens the door for partisanship, and they're considering alternatives.By Shaylee Ragar
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Report details impacts of federal spending, potential cuts in Montana
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1:24Federal funding is a “cornerstone” of Montana’s economy, according to a recent report from Headwaters Economics. The federal government steered more than $14 billion to Montana last year, according to the report.By John Hooks
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‘The Write Angle’: Lauren joins Justin Angle in a conversation with Cassidy Randall, author of ‘Thirty Below’
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59:58This week, ‘The Write Question’ host Lauren Korn joins ‘A New Angle’ host Justin Angle in MTPR’s Studio B for a conversation with Cassidy Randall, author of ‘Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All Women’s Ascent of Denali’ (Abrams Books).By Lauren Korn
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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 interview author and journalist Cassidy Randall about her gripping new book, Thirty Below - The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All Women’s Ascent of Denali. Cassidy Randall is an award-…
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The Darter and the … Other Darter - Extra
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13:56After 50 years of legal battles testing the limits of the Endangered Species Act, the snail darter is still making a big splash. New research argues it's not a separate species and was never endangered. What does that mean for the fish, and what does it say about the Endangered Species Act?By Nick Mott
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The Darter and the … Other Darter - Extra
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13:56After 50 years of legal battles testing the limits of the Endangered Species Act, the snail darter is still making a big splash. New research argues it's not a separate species and was never endangered. What does that mean for the fish, and what does it say about the Endangered Species Act?By Nick Mott
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In 2023 the Blackfeet Nation released bison into the Chief Mountain area along the border of Glacier National Park. The release was part of a plan to build a free roaming herd in a place bison had been absent from for more than 100 years. One listener wants to know where those bison are now.By Aaron Bolton, Austin Amestoy
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In 2023 the Blackfeet Nation released bison into the Chief Mountain area along the border of Glacier National Park. The release was part of a plan to build a free roaming herd in a place bison had been absent from for more than 100 years. One listener wants to know where those bison are now.By Aaron Bolton, Austin Amestoy
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The 56th annual Kyiyo Pow Wow took place in Missoula over the weekend. MTPR’s Victoria Traxler has more on the sights, sounds and significance of the event.By Victoria Traxler
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State aid for child care costs misses the mark in some tribal communities
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2:08The Best Beginnings Scholarship Program offers Montana families financial support for child care costs. But, cultural differences make it difficult for some tribal communities to qualify for the program.By Victoria Traxler
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Washington company secures land, seeks power for Butte data center
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1:40County commissioners in Butte last week approved a 600 acre land sale to a company aiming to build a large data center.By John Hooks
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Program brings service providers together to help aid Missoula's homeless
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1:47Dozens of service providers from dentists and doctors to public defenders packed the Missoula Public Library earlier this month. They offered a one-stop-shop for residents in need as the city begins to close one of its homeless shelters.By Austin Amestoy
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The Session | 2025 | Week 16 | Childcare and Education
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12:37Host Shaylee Ragar with Montana Public Radio talks all things childcare and education with MTPR's Victoria Traxler and Alex Sakariassen of Montana Free Press as the legislative session inches closer and closer to Sine Die.
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