A New Angle

This week is our April edition of Incentives and Instincts, a monthly series in which I speak with economist and friend, Bryce Ward, about some of the broader issues facing our society.

In this conversation we cover cryptocurrency: what is it and what do you need to know about it? To help answer these questions, we are joined by Gian Volpicelli, senior writer at WIRED and author of Cryptocurrency: How Digital Money Could Transform Finance.

Transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ASHyxspY4S5A4peW_9QPsx-2mWJdPh7x_-ZmjLjApE8/edit?usp=sharing

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe

This week’s guest is Heidi Beck-Heser, manager and Candy Chef at Phillipsburg's legendary Sweet Palace. Heidi is a stalwart advocate for the Phillipsburg community and she and her family have been at the center of the town's transformation following the closure of mines and sawmills.

In this conversation, we cover Heidi’s path to running the family business, the unique challenges Phillipsburg faced in the wake of the pandemic, and the creative solutions Heidi and her community are visioning for the beloved town’s future.

Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QFC2FGgayB3gCKC4c5ZKFKlqU7Jq0gs-sUVDz3brRtk/edit?usp=sharing

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe

This week’s guests are all here to speak with us about an upcoming Montana event: the International Wildlife Film Festival. IWFF’s mission is to promote awareness, knowledge, and understanding of wildlife, habitat, people, and nature through excellence in film.

To talk about the 45th edition of the festival, I’m joined today by Carrie Richer, artistic director, Rosh Patel, a Final Juror this year and an award-winning filmmaker himself, and Andrea Odezynska, a Ukrainian-American independent filmmaker whose wonderful film “Return Sasyk to the Sea” is showing at this years festival.

In this conversation, we discuss the importance of this beloved community event, the impact the film festival has had on their respective careers, and the power that visual storytelling can play in sharing narratives across our world.

Transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O-U_gDek4M8X2SCy7Z16ov_JEKCmGRSNrakcQGgo8cc/edit?usp=sharing

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe

This week’s guests are Stephanie Land, author of the NYTimes best-selling memoir Maid; Steph Goble: Executive Director of Mountain Home; and Jill Hope, a young mother working her way through the challenges of creating a stable and secure environment in which to raise her son.

In this conversation, we talk about the hard work and deep experiences of these women and discuss how Mountain Home and other organizations are trying to create systems of care for mothers in need.

Transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13zZh18mfcNi0FDrix_tdLrtrQIuQYN8SwTpmcRpKWJY/edit?usp=sharing

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe

This week is our March edition of Incentives and Instincts, a monthly series in which I speak with economist and friend, Bryce Ward, about some of the broader issues facing our society.

It's pledge week here at Montana Public Radio, we're going to talk today about the value of public media to a democratic society: the place it holds in society past and present, how it supports political discourse, and why we should support our local public media.

Transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b8S_43Kgx1AIYG5Q-GXkQyfSDmJ-IcQ3_YRDWDMswE0/edit?usp=sharing

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe

This week’s guest is Mara Silvers of Montana Free Press. Mara and her colleagues have teamed up with Montana Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio to produce a second season of the amazing Shared State, a podcast about the strange political moment we're living through.

Season one went deep on the meaning of Montana values in the lead up to the 2020 election. Season two, which just released, explores some of Montana's messiest political quagmires and the people trying to find their way through. In this conversation, we cover Mara’s path to this project, and dive into episode topics from political fires in fly shops to the sovereignty of Badger-Two Medicine.

Transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14eVT2tEX91tPsGbLQ9MHsao-z8quaVCvyXnE_kX47mE/edit?usp=sharing

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe

This week we speak with Sarah Vowell and Brad Tyer. Sarah is a bestselling author, journalist and doer of many awesome things. Brad is an editor at Montana Free Press and manager of the newsroom. These two have teamed up to produce some special content to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Montana State Constitution and explore some of the amazing stories behind its creation. On March 22, the day of the actual signing by the delegates, Sarah and Brad’s Montana Free Press colleague, John Adams, will moderate a panel event at Montana State University commemorating the anniversary.

For more information visit: https://www.montana.edu/mt50/

Transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9X1YSjHlLZnbYT8EGVz4MoCO66L_ufZbcZ09Too9mY/edit?usp=sharing

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe

This week’s guest is novelist, journalist and podcaster, Chad Dundas. Chad earned his undergraduate and MFA degrees from the University of Montana and has published two acclaimed novels - champion of the world and the blaze. He’s covered sports for prominent outlets such as ESPN, The Athletic, and the Associated Press.

In 2020, Chad and his brother Zack teamed up with another sibling pair Erika and Leif Fredrickson to produce Death in the West, a true crime podcast. In this conversation, we cover Chad’s path to writing for podcasts, the inception of Death in the West’s first season and it’s coverage on union organizer, Frank Little, and their newly-released second season, featuring a broad look at the D.B. Cooper’s infamous skyjacking of 1972.

Transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d561yGEWGKLYOfTnvMVaJ6f__beScZFz2_yertChm3g/edit?usp=sharing

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe

This week’s guest is retired Brigadier General Colleen McGuire. Missoula-born and UM educated, General McGuire retired from the US Army in 2012 after an illustrious 32-year career, one in which she accomplished many firsts; the first woman to head the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command and become the Provost Marshal General.

Following her critical work in addressing sexual assault and mental health in the military, Colleen now spends her days outside around her home in Kalispel and ranch in Eastern Oregon. In this conversation, we cover Colleen’s path through the ranks and the historic changes in how mental health is treated in the military today.

Transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X-8ABLtMZIzpFrz5owlNnLyvmhv3wfusntpiVUcV1RE/edit?usp=sharing

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe

This week’s guest is Ross Douthat, opinion columnist for the New York Times and author of several books on various topics including religion, American Decadence, and his experience with chronic Lyme Disease.

In this conversation, we cover the change of conservatism and economic interests over the past few decades, and how Trumpism affected the interests of bi-partisan politics. Ross will be joining the University of Montana community as a President’s Lecture Series speaker on march 2. He talk is titled “How Reaganism Became Trumpism” and we’re exited today to get a preview of that talk and explore some of Ross’s other areas of expertise and interest.

Transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eJXyMifFqFuQSSFokoP1-qJGQOsKINnVK7f5CO2RkgA/edit?usp=sharing

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe