Who will ref the games? Like much of the country, Montana is facing a shortage of sports officials.  Click on the podcast as we talk with officials and the Montana High School Association about the challenges, the rewards, and how […]

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University of Montana historian and Middle East expert Dr. Mehrdad Kia discusses the escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States. While military strikes and regional tensions dominate headlines, Kia says the most important question may be what happens […]

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What would you write if you knew you had only minutes to live? Eighty‑three years after Montana’s deadliest mining disaster, a new song, “Goodbye Wives (Wifes) and Daughters,” is reviving the story of the Smith Mine explosion and one miner’s […]

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Montana is at the center of the AI data-center boom. Are critics pushing misinformation about water and power use? Click on the podcast as energy expert Bob Morris, Lance Energy Chair at Montana Technological University  joins us with real numbers […]

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Constitutional Scholar Rob Natelson discusses the bi-decennial vote in Montana, as required by our constitution, where voters can choose to call a state constitutional convention.

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With Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and Montana economist Dr. Patrick Barkey.

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Montana Revenue Director Brendan Beatty joins Voices of Montana to walk us through the new homestead and long‑term rental reduced‑rate programs, who qualifies, and how to apply, stressing the March 1 application deadline, which was extended to March 20 shortly […]

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How much are you aware of the presence and cost of invasive species in Montana? Everyone who loves and lives here should be aware of the problem, and a part of the victory.  Click on the podcast as the Montana […]

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Featuring MACo President and Roosevelt County Commissioner Gordon Oelkers, Lewis & Clark County Commissioner Andy Hunthausen, and Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier

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What better way to learn the stock market then to jump right in … Click on the podcast as Dax Schieffer, Executive Director of the long-standing Montana Council for Economic Education talks about the Stock Market Game, one of the […]

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