Can an independent candidate win a senate race in Montana? Seth Bodnar joins the show to discuss his Senate campaign, its reported ties to the democratic party, government accountability, border security, tariffs, public lands and other top issues.

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Click on the podcast to hear from Gordon Kelser, a former provincial legislator from Alberta, Canada who ran as one of the early leaders of the separatists in the early 19080’s. The voters of Alberta recently rejected another call to […]

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Brian Miller is the Democratic nominee running for Montana’s Eastern District House seat. The conversation includes more on his positions regarding data centers and A.I., as well as other top election issues.

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GOP Senate nominee  Kurt Alme makes a stop in-studio for a stretch-run interview.

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Libertarian Senate candidate Kyle Austin joins the program to talk about the campaign, while host Tom Schultz directs the attention early-on toward the riots in France.

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Click on the podcast to hear the thoughts and opinions, and learn more about, District Court Judge Amy Eddy, running for a seat on the Montana Supreme Court.

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Click on the podcast and listen to the discourse with Sam Forstag, the Democrat nominee facing Republican Aaron Flint for Montana’s Western District House Seat.

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Gov. Greg Gianforte joins Tom Schultz days after Montana’s first trade mission to India and Sri Lanka. He discusses what the delegation pursued in agriculture, quantum, photonics, and bioscience, and then weighs-in on Montana’s tech opportunities ahead of Thursday’s Big […]

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Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Alani Bankhead joins us after the first all-candidate debate. A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and former federal special agent, she explains why she stayed in a crowded four-way race, what she’d do on housing, health […]

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Republican congressional candidate Aaron Flint joins Voices of Montana to discuss his campaign to represent western Montana in the U.S. House. A longtime radio host and Army combat veteran, Flint outlines his priorities for housing affordability, good-paying jobs, public lands, […]

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Montana voters will decide whether to add a nonpartisan judicial-election requirement to the state Constitution. Click on the podcast as Derek Oestreicher of the Montana Family Foundation discusses the opposition to CI-132, including arguments about voter information, judicial accountability, political […]

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Click on the podcast as attorney Matthew Monforton joins the show to discuss the controversy surrounding a film production in Livingston and the city’s decision to temporarily suspend, then reinstate, the project’s filming permit. The conversation explores questions of free […]

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What does it take to keep a rural community thriving? Click on the podcast as we talk with Tara Mastel of MSU Extension’s Reimagining Rural program and Chelsea McKenna Hollander of Winnett ACES about how one of Montana’s smallest towns […]

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The Supporters Defense: With Caitie Butler, Montanans for Nonpartisan Courts and the Hon. Russ Fagg (Ret.), Retired District Court Judge

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What was Montana radio like before smartphones, podcasts, social media and the 24-hour news cycle? Brian Bennett, Ed Donahue and Dave Rye take us behind the microphone for stories from decades of Montana broadcasting—what’s changed, what’s better today, and why […]

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Click on the podcast for this excellent wrap-up of the 2026 annual meeting of the Montana Association of Counties (MACo), with Roosevelt County Commissioner, and MACo’s Immediate Past President, Gordon Oelkers of Culbertson.

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The MSU College of Nursing has new homes in five Montana communities, thanks to very generous donation by Mark and Robyn Jones, with a huge assist of land donated by several of Montana’s hospital providers. There’s much to like about […]

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400,000 Montana Energy Users Top of Mind-65th Annual MECA Meeting.

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The $17.1 billion Meta settlement is about much more than money. Facebook and Instagram will face new restrictions on how teenagers use the platforms – will those changes actually make kids healthier? Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen and […]

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Dolly Parton Day, One Million Big Sky Books, Carroll’s New Tuition Model   On Dolly Parton Day in Montana, 9-25, First Lady Susan Gianforte joins the program to discuss the remarkable growth of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which delivers 3 […]

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Data Centers, Infrastructure, Water, Taxes,  Growth

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Data Centers, Property Taxes Top Agenda for MT League of Cities and Towns Montana’s cities and towns are facing major questions about data centers, property taxes, water, housing, and local services. We talk with Montana League of Cities and Towns […]

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Retired astronaut John Herrington, the first Native American to travel into space, joins us to talk about his remarkable journey, his view of Earth from space, and his work encouraging young Americans to participate in civic life. Herrington is visiting […]

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Has the court system in Montana met your expectations? What should the role of the state’s highest court be in? Click on the podcast as Montana Supreme Court candidate Judge Dan Wilson joins us in-studio to discuss those questions, his […]

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Brian Miller, the Democratic candidate for Montana’s 2nd Congressional District, joins Voices of Montana to discuss his campaign and his view of the issues facing Montana, like data centers and A.I., healthcare, immigration, and spending.

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Click on the podcast as Voices of Montana examines two closely connected energy issues facing the state. Attorney Monica Tranel joins the program to discuss the NorthWestern Energy–Black Hills merger and the questions it raises for utility consumers and regulators. […]

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Montana has a strong tradition of neighbors helping neighbors. For proof of that, click on the podcast as this episode of Voices of Montana explores the impact of volunteerism across the state. First Interstate Bank representatives Brian Brown and Amberly […]

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Click on the podcast for a special episode  – remembering September 11, 2001, through the eyes of Montanans and Americans who experienced that extraordinary day firsthand. Former New York City firefighter Kevin Shea shares his memories of responding to Ground […]

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The Constitution wasn’t created in a vacuum — it was born from a crisis, intense disagreement and a remarkable series of compromises. With Constitution Week approaching Montana Senate Majority Leader Tom McGillvray and constitutional scholar Rob Natelson, Senior Fellow in […]

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