Arnie and Scott welcome new Missoula City Councilman Dan Carlino. Carlino represents Ward 3, which encompasses both the University of Montana, and the slant street neighborhood of town. The guys cover a wide range of topics including Carlino’s background growing up in Atlanta, his conservation and environmental work, the Bear Aware initiative, the impact of Mayor Engen and his recent cancer diagnosis, and so much more.

Scott and Arnie welcomes Richard Eggers, founder of Bitterroot Cannabis to the show. They discussed the tremendous State tax and revenue growth as recreational cannabis rolls out in select counties across Montana. The lively conversation covers all aspects of recreational and medicinal cannabis, Eggers background in growing as well as his unique location in Missoula on the northside.

Scott and Arnie welcome first-time guest Marty Olinick to the show. Marty has a storied career working in the entertainment business to license music for advertising, games, film and television programs and products. A graduate of New York Law with his JD degree – Marty soon ditched a great job with the City of New York to work with the infamous Morris Levy and Roulette Records. His love of music won out, and this started a seven decade career in music working with artists like Hall and Oates, Christina Aguilera, Lou Reed, Elvis Presley, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mathis and so many more. He shared some great stories with the guys and talks about a new book he is working on about Success!

Arnie and Scott welcome the new Executive Director of the Missoula Marathon and Run Wild Missoula – Trisha Drobeck – to the show. This Olympic trained marathon runner, has a lot of information to share with us including the return of the Missoula Marathon in June, 2022, as well as her interesting background growing up in Oregon, what led her to running, and how she stays motivated to run in some of the most competitive races in the US and abroad.

Scott and Arnie welcome first time guest Melanie Brock, Director of the Missoula Midtown Association to our first show of 2022. Melanie speaks about the tremendous growth of Missoula and the midtown area, how we are attracting businesses to the town and this area, how do we prepare for the current and future growth. Melanie takes us through the next steps of the midtown Master Plan as well.

Scott and Arnie welcome back Robert "Tino" Sonora - the Associate Director/Director of Health Care Research / Senior Research Professor with the University of Montana. We talk about what Montana looks like 20 months into the pandemic, discussing the economy, the labor market, low wages, etc. We discuss the "Great Resignation" and how different sectors have been impacted.

Arnie and Scott welcome local musician, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur and owner of Pink Grizzly – Shane Clouse. The fellas talk about the holiday season and how Pink Grizzly is meeting the increased demand as Missoula’s population grows, along with how the supply chain has impacted the business during Covid. While Covid certainly impacted performing and live music, Shane talks about his work in promoting and recording music using new technology, along with a new film he is acting in and wrote music for – Eye for Eye – a western starring acclaimed actor John Savage.

From 2016, Scott and Arnie welcome actor, musician and philanthropist Dominic Chianese to the show. Best known for playing Uncle Junior in HBO’s acclaimed series The Sopranos from 1999 to 2007, the veteran actor talks about his career working with actors like Al Pacino and James Gandolfini, show creator David Chase and director Francis Ford Coppolla. Dominic also talks about his storied music career and charity work using music as therapy for senior citizens.

Scott and Arnie welcome Brigitta Miranda-Freer, Executive Director, Montana World Trade Center to the show. As executive director of the Montana World Trade Center, Brigitta and her team work to strengthen Montana business through international trade. Specifically, MWTC provides prescriptive export strategies, lead generation, project management, export training seminars, inbound and outbound trade missions, as well as export education and hands-on student engagement in day-to-day issues of international business. Join us for a rousing hour of conversation with Brigitta.

Scott and Arnie welcome back founder of local Missoula active wear company Youer – Mallory Ottariano – to the program for a full hour of conversation. Mallory shares with us about her new plan and program called Community Supporter Apparel (CSA) – and how crowd funding has helped her set a brave new course and plan for manufacturing for this amazing company right here in Missoula, MT. Mallory also talks about operating a business during the challenging times of COVID, as well as what makes the Youer customer so incredibly loyal and special.