A New Angle

This week's guest is Josh Olsen, co-founder and program director of the Montana Wilderness School, a Bozeman based organization that offers expeditionary wilderness courses for youth that foster personal growth and a conservation ethic.

In this episode Justin asks Josh about his motivation for starting MWS and why the school focuses specifically on Montana kids. Josh talks about the power of kids from diverse backgrounds coming together on immersive backcountry experiences and the importance of trusting and communicating with each other.

Transcript available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wcZDXdX9c5eniagQ9jZR5qXYUMQSqDR0ee3nSmqZYFc/edit?usp=sharing

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This week is the October edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society. This week, Justin and Bryce continue discussing A.I. and creativity with Justin's colleague at the College of Business, Professor Erik Guzik. Erik is an expert on creativity and entrepreneurship and recently published a study finding that generative A.I. can score in the top percentile of creative thinking.

In this episode Justin asks Bryce and Erik how we as a society should manage A.I. and how happy accidents play a role in creativity. Bryce asks Justin and Erik to talk about how they are using A.I. in their roles as educators at the university.

Transcript available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18ecd_c_WV39tVAtyYMMjx6xNy0xfC4OWer7MbNfOaQY/edit?usp=sharing

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This week's guest is Ken Stern, director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate. He's also an award winning author, scholar and attorney. Ken has argued before the Supreme Court and testified in front of Congress. Ken will be visiting the University of Montana community on November 6th as part of the President's lecture series. This conversation was recorded prior to the recent eruption and violence between Hamas and Israel.

In this episode Justin asks Ken to define hate and whether anti-Semitism operates differently than other forms of hate. They briefly discuss the Israel-Palestine debate and how universities should approach exposing students to a variety of viewpoints and ideas.

Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Crbsdvky8dxCvXiLGOJKvwsIY06FUeIa6A1bD0nq8Vk/edit?usp=sharing

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This week's guest is Shaun Radley, purveyor of all things at MTCX and master of bike race organizing in western Montana. There is something special happening right now with the sport of cycling in Montana, and Shaun is a big reason why.

In this episode Justin and Shaun talk about the upcoming 2023 and 2024 Pan American Cyclocross Championships, which Missoula has been selected to host in large part due to Shaun's efforts and connections. Justin asks Shaun about the application process to host that event and why bikes and biking are so special to so many people in this part of the state.

Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oag-gX2YeVWaQhmJeZFLNfkJdVDSvSetfgH1kKH_Fwo/edit?usp=sharing

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After some thoughtful listener questions, Justin reached back out to Nic de Castro, founder of LandTrust — a new venture seeking to connect landowners and recreationalists — to ask a few more questions, particularly about how LandTrust works with the state’s block management program.

Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11FLTb07QVU7hAkqH5DCKlTdSKhGEFAbFkuZTXp8RfZg/edit

Check out part one here: https://soundcloud.com/anewangle/91423-decastro-sc-final

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This week's guest is Molly Kruckenberg, director of the Montana Historical Society, an organization charged with protecting and sharing Montana's past. The Historical Society is in the midst of building the Montana Heritage Center and Molly and Justin discuss the project in this episode.

Molly describes the role the Historical Society plays in the state of Montana, how exhibit space in the new Heritage Center will be thoughtfully curated, and how she and her team highlight multiple perspectives to tell a story with as much accuracy as possible. Justin asks Molly about how the Historical Society is engaging with young people throughout the state.

Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZUP7HFnZHZ_C0r0wsOkklERt19xvB1i9TrTZOSDTyj4/edit?usp=sharing

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This week's guests are Latisha Buck Elk Thunder and Dacia Red Thunder Griego, founders of Indigenous Made Missoula, a platform created to empower and propel Indigenous artists.

In this episode, Justin asks about the inspiration behind Indigenous Made Missoula, the importance of representation and Indigenous spaces, as well as how non-Indigenous consumers can be more thoughtful and intentional in the way they engage with Indigenous art and artists.

Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Rru-vHQCBH4xb-C1-5H3JyPvpd7vvfImBLB0o9Oxa0/edit?usp=sharing

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This week is the September edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society. This week Justin and Bryce are joined by Justin's colleague at the College of Business, Professor Erik Guzik. Erik is an expert on creativity and entrepreneurship and recently published a study finding that generative A.I. can score in the top percentile of creative thinking.

Erik talks about his definition of creativity and shares the method he and his fellow researchers used to conduct their study. The trio discuss what these findings mean for society and the future implications of a disruptive technology like generative A.I.. Stay tuned for part two of this conversation in next month's Incentives & Instincts episode.

Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ln8SkRLks1xW6pvtnsElnPRN8u7NQR7ihKZZC0ePDLI/edit?usp=sharing

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This week's guest is Peter Stark, bestselling author of Astoria, Young Washington, and now the newly released Gallop Toward the Sun: Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison's Struggle for the Destiny of a Nation. Peter's new book explores a critical period of early U.S. history overlooked and not well understood.

In this episode Justin asks Peter about his career transition from adventure journalism to history books, Peter describes a forgotten, yet formative part of American history, and ruminates on his approach to telling the nuanced, messy, complicated stories of our nation's history.

Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C5JHzl3t1PFWqitTwWdHZpUJWywSaSKO8__NSXPlULQ/edit?usp=sharing

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This week's guest is Nic de Castro, founder of LandTrust, a new venture seeking to connect landowners and recreationalists. LandTrust creates new revenue streams for landowners and enables access to lands previously difficult or impossible for the public to access.

In this episode, Justin and Nic discuss the pressure on private lands, particularly working lands in the American West, how LandTrust incentivizes conservation, and the challenges the company has faced as an innovative tech platform launching in the state of Montana.

Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o4V9hHmHfib99Rz6bjAMcznbixrncLzcWBcJOwaZUPc/edit?usp=sharing

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