In 2024, Steve Held ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Montana’s 2nd Congressional District.

He is a fourth-generation Montanan who grew up in Broadus, in the south east corner of the state. While he ran as a Democrat, and will likely do the same for another office soon (at least we hope he does), Steve realizes that he is not that much different than his fellow ranchers who vote Republican. He realizes he can talk with people who identify as MAGA and find some common ground.

Whether we are talking about the environment, gender-neutral restrooms or the importance of agriculture in the Treasure State, Steve reminds us that the wants and the needs of the people are pretty much the same. Themedia, lobbyists and dark money, however, work to drive us apart.

Oh, and Steve is also an actor. His list of credits includesPatriot Games, Dallas, L.A. Law and Baywatch.

Listen in as Steve talks about the need for Montanans totalk to each other instead of playing the partisan games. Listen as Erik tries to recover after hearing Steve tell a story about an encounter with Pamela Anderson.

(Note:this episode is marked explicit because a few necessary f-bombs.)