This episode of Voices of Montana, broadcast live from Big Sky Economic Development, explored REAL Montana’s leadership development program, its impact on participants and the importance of preparing industry leaders for the future. Guests discussed their professional growth through the […]

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The Senate is pushing the biggest permitting overhaul in years, and Montana just became the 11th state to sign a federal permitting agreement. Emily Domenech, who runs the federal Permitting Council, joins Voices of Montana to explain what the Senate […]

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Montana voters delivered some interesting results in this year’s midterm elections. Republicans maintained control of state government, Democrats made legislative gains, and a Democrat won the western congressional district. What to make of it? Click on the podcast as author […]

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Two of America’s biggest railroads want to become one, but many across the country are not boarding that train. Click on the podcast as Zak Andersen, BNSF’s Chief of Staff and VP of Communications (and UM Grizzly grad), explains why […]

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What happens when you combine Montana’s agricultural heritage with one of the state’s largest economic engines — tourism? Click on the podcast as we explore agritourism: the growing business of inviting visitors onto farms and ranches for authentic Montana experiences. […]

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Voices of Montana host Tom Schultz goes over some election results, then congressman Troy Downing stops by in-studio after his re-election to talk about the favorable results for Democrats across the nation and what’s next for Montana and the country.

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Click on the podcast for an update on some key Montana water bills making their way across our delegation’s desk, and specifically, recently passed amendments to the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement that allow for more flexibility for the tribe. […]

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Montana communities are confronting overcrowded jails, rising operating costs and difficult public-safety decisions. On Voices of Montana, host Tom Schultz talks with State Sen. Barry Usher, public-policy advocate Jennifer Owen and Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino about proposed detention funding […]

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Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson joins Tom Schultz on Voices of Montana to discuss his campaign for an open seat on the Montana Supreme Court. Wilson explains his constitutional conservative philosophy and discusses originalism, judicial restraint, and other […]

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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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