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This week's guest is retired Brigadier General Colleen McGuire. Missoula-born and UM educated, General McGuire retired from the US Army in 2012 after an illustrious 32-year career, one in which she accomplished many firsts; the first woman to head the Army's Criminal Investigation Command and become the Provost Marshal General. Following her critical work in addressing sexual assault and mental health in the military, Colleen now spends her days outside around her home in Kalispell and ranch in Eastern Oregon. In this conversation, we cover Colleen's path through the ranks and the historic changes in how mental health is treated in the military today. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1232/thumbnail.jpg

This week's guest is Mara Silvers of Montana Free Press. Mara and her colleagues have teamed up with Montana Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio to produce a second season of the amazing Shared State, a podcast about the strange political moment we're living through. Season one went deep on the meaning of Montana values in the lead up to the 2020 election. Season two, which just released, explores some of Montana's messiest political quagmires and the people trying to find their way through. In this conversation, we cover Mara's path to this project, and dive into episode topics from political fires in fly shops to the sovereignty of Badger-Two Medicine. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1235/thumbnail.jpg

This week is our March edition of Incentives and Instincts, a monthly series in which I speak with economist and friend, Bryce Ward, about some of the broader issues facing our society. It's pledge week here at Montana Public Radio, we're going to talk today about the value of public media to a democratic society: the place it holds in society past and present, how it supports political discourse, and why we should support our local public media. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1236/thumbnail.jpg

This week is our May edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which I speak with economist and friend Bryce Ward, about some of the broader challenges facing our society. This month we talk about social media: What is it doing to us? Can we — and our democracy — survive it? In this conversation, we discuss emerging science from experts on media addiction, new research that links social media use to the teen mental health crisis, and steps we can all take to assess our relationships with social media. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1244/thumbnail.jpg

This week's guests are panelists from The Faces of Trade panel discussion held at the Montana World Trade Center's Investment Day Conference. The panel included Heather McDowell, VP of Legal, Environmental and Government Affairs for Sibayne-Stillwater, the South-African owned operator of the Stillwater and East Boulder Mines; Patrick Flanagan, Chief Commercial Officer at Administrate, a software firm based in Scotland; Cassidy Marn, Executive Vice President of the Montana Wheat & Barley Committee; and Michelle Huie, the founder and CEO of Vim&Vigr. In this discussion we hear about the global forces that affect production worldwide, hear from panelists on the challenges within their industries and learn what excites panelists looking toward the future. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1247/thumbnail.jpg

This week is the June edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend, Bryce Ward, about some of the broader challenges facing our society. This month we continue our social media discussion, with a focus on what social media is doing to our democracy. In this conversation we talk about some of the benefits of social media in politics, the tradeoffs that come with using social media and the effect of constant engagement on our media environment. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1248/thumbnail.jpg

This week's guest is Dr. Naomi Oreskes, the Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. Naomi is an internationally renowned earth scientist, historian, and author on the history of earth and environmental science, including most recently, Why Trust Science? and Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don't Know about the Ocean. Dr. Oreskes will be engaging with the University of Montana community on February 17th as part of the Presidential Lecture Series. In this conversation, Naomi leads us into the history of science, the role of political ideology in addressing COVID-19, and both the intrinsic uncertainty and unwavering hope that has made science's role critical in human society. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1228/thumbnail.jpg

This week's guest is Ross Douthat, opinion columnist for the New York Times and author of several books on various topics including religion, American Decadence, and his experience with chronic Lyme Disease. In this conversation, we cover the change of conservatism and economic interests over the past few decades, and how Trumpism affected the interests of bi-partisan politics. Ross will be joining the University of Montana community as a President's Lecture Series speaker on march 2. He talk is titled "How Reaganism Became Trumpism" and we're exited today to get a preview of that talk and explore some of Ross's other areas of expertise and interest. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1231/thumbnail.jpg

Today's we bring you Winona LaDuke, an internationally renowned activist, economist, and organizer working on sustainable development, renewable energy and smarter, more secure food systems. She's also a two time United States Vice presidential candidate, running both times with Ralph Nader. Winona visited the University of Montana recently to give the Presidential Lecture Series address. It was great to get some time with her and dig into important issues facing not only tribal communities but our broader society as well. Winona pulls no punches in this conversation and she has the courage to question, if not outright discard, some of the basic assumptions guiding our politics and economy. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1198/thumbnail.jpg

Today's guest is legendary Montana political journalist Chuck Johnson. During Chuck's forty-five year reporting career he covered twenty-two Montana legislative sessions and eight governors. Known by his colleagues as the Dean of Montana politics, Chuck gave Montanans line of site to many of the state's most transformation political moments. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1199/thumbnail.jpg

This week at MTPR we're celebrating music and stories from 1971 to commemorate 50 years of National Public Radio. To celebrate this history, we're joined today by UM College of Arts and Media professor Jeff Brandt. Perhaps best known for teaching UM's most popular class, The History of Rock and Roll, Jeff lays down why 1971 was a pivotal year for the music industry and its reverb felt throughout America's cultural & political spheres. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1210/thumbnail.jpg

This week's guest is Ryan Busse, former senior executive in the firearms industry. Ryan's new book, Gunfight, is an intimate and revealing account of his experience in that industry, his growing disillusionment with it and his ultimate exit. In this conversation, we talk about rural household gun culture, the symbolism assault rifles take on in political division, and the rights and responsibilities of gun ownership in our country. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1224/thumbnail.jpg

This week's guest is Dayna Swanson, System Director of Governance at Bozeman Health. Dayna is relatively new to this role after serving as Director of Government Relations for Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and State Director for US Senator Jon Tester. Dayna is passionate about public service and has come home to Montana to work in healthcare during an especially challenging time. In this conversation, we discuss Dayna's experiences growing up in Anaconda, her transition to healthcare at the forefront of the pandemic, and the home-grown sense of purpose she finds in being a public servant. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1227/thumbnail.jpg

Rob Saldin is Professor of Political Science at the University of Montana. His recent book, Never Trump: Revolt of the Conservative Elites, hit the market in June and is getting lots of attention - for good reason. In this conversation we trace the history of the Never Trump movement and ponder how it will all shake out as the 2020 election approaches. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1146/thumbnail.jpg

Justin's monthly conversations with Bryce Ward continue. In this installment they discuss potential solutions to our current state of political polarization. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1151/thumbnail.jpg