Talk Back

Russ Cleveland joined us. He is the new Executive Director for the Montana Plan Ballot Initiative, which bans fake and corporate money from political spending. Then John Hawley joined us. He is the Director of Communications at MSU Extension.

He is an economist and a world-recognized expert on crime. He’s also the President and Founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center.

University of Montana Professor Dr. Mehrdad Kia and Professor Emeritus Dr. Michael Mayer host a monthly program called ‘Global Hot Spots’ where we talk about issues and current events around the world.

We started with open phones and then Governor Greg Gianforte joined us.

Dr. Kolb is the Montana State University Extension Forestry Specialist and an Associate Professor of Forest Ecology & Management, housed at the University of Montana in the Department of Forest Management. Perrin is the Plant Clinic Coordinator with the Missoula County Extension Office.

Bob Seidenschwarz and Hussein Ibish discussed whether peace is possible in Lebanon. Ibish is a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute.

We talked about the importance of people refraining from shooting off personal fireworks in their backyards, which is illegal, and enjoying the public professional shows instead. Then we had an hour of open phones.

Bob Seidenschwarz and Jonathan Granoff focused on advancing the rule of law to address international security and the threats posed by nuclear weapons. Granoff is an attorney, author, and international advocate emphasizing the legal and ethical dimensions of human development and security.

We started with open phones, and then Catherine Koenen joined us in the studio. She heads the Gianforte Foundation and talked about nonprofits across Montana.

We started with an hour of open phones, and then we had ECON 101 with the Missoula Economic Partnership. CEO Grant Kier spoke with the executive director of NeighborWorks Montana, Kaia Peterson.