Talk Back

The Chair of the Montana Democratic Party Robyn Driscoll joined us during the first segment. We had open phones the second segment. Then Commissioner Troy Downing spent the remainder of the show with us.

Dr. John Lott is the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center. He talked about how the media covers shootings.

County Attorney Kirsten Pabst provided her weekly crime report and then we hade open phones for about 20 minutes. Montana GOP Chairman Don K joined us the last half of the show.

Dr. Patrick Barkey is the Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana. He talked about inflation, housing costs, the tax surplus, and more.

Jane Rectenwald is the president of the Montana Election Integrity Project. She talked about discrepancies in Missoula elections and statewide.

Arnie Sherman and Scott Richman joined us to talk about the passing of Missoula Mayor John Engen. We also took calls from listeners.

Our guest was Leigh Ratterman, the City’s Climate Action Specialist. She and her team are charged with stewarding the City’s many ambitious climate goals, including carbon neutrality, clean energy, zero waste and climate resiliency.

UM History Professor Dr. Mehrdad Kia and Michael Mayer promoted their new monthly book program. Then we had open phones for an hour and the lines were full the entire time.

Our lines were full the entire show and we discussed a variety of topics.

Our resident CPA Walt Kero answered tax questions from callers.