<![CDATA[A New Angle]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!G5HA!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5735535f-e416-4985-8341-1a1d8d9e8576_108x108.pngA New Anglehttps://www.anewanglepodcast.comSubstackWed, 29 Apr 2026 02:15:12 GMT<![CDATA[Casey Zablocki is fired up]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/casey-zablocki-is-fired-uphttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/casey-zablocki-is-fired-upThu, 23 Apr 2026 10:02:03 GMTThis week's guest is Casey Zablocki, a ceramic artist based here in Missoula, Montana. His art occupies the space between sculpture, monument and function. Casey's work is shown at galleries around the world and is held in several prominent collections. His work is currently being shown in New York at the Guild Gallery.

In this conversation, Casey talks about his path to ceramics and his process to create his pieces, including the use of a giant, Japanese-inspired, wood-fired kiln. Casey walks us through the various mentors he's had through his creative career and how he balances living in Missoula and showing in New York, and why he thinks that combination works so well for him.

]]><![CDATA[Montana's history in 101 places]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/montanas-history-in-101-placeshttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/montanas-history-in-101-placesThu, 16 Apr 2026 10:02:46 GMTThis week's guests are the folks who created a beautiful new book, A History of Montana in 101 Places, Christine Brown, Kirby Lambert and Martha Kohl. This book is a production of the Montana Historical Society and is dedicated to the late Ellen Baumler, a beloved member of the author team.

In this conversation, the guests discuss the beginnings of the book, which included gleaning a lot of information from creating interpretive signs and writing placards for the National Register of Historic Places. Guests discuss this new book as a natural progression from their first, A History of Montana in 101 Objects, and how difficult it was to nail down just 101 places.

]]><![CDATA[Sean Patrick Higgins tells the Story House story]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/sean-patrick-higgins-tells-the-storyhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/sean-patrick-higgins-tells-the-storyThu, 09 Apr 2026 10:02:08 GMTThis week’s guest is Sean Patrick Higgins, founder and CEO of Story House, a world-class film production facility located in Missoula, Montana. Sean and his colleagues at Story House are making the case that Montana should be considered a premiere location for all aspects of film production.

In this conversation, Sean explains Story House’s goals of addressing housing affordability, economic development and film production in Missoula. He talks about the “bloat” in the film industry and the opportunity that Story House has to address that excess in a more cost-effective way. Sean also gets into the Montana Media Act, passed after the 2023 legislative session, which seeks to support Montana-based filmmakers and directors.

]]><![CDATA[Megan Torgerson is reframing rural]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/megan-torgerson-is-reframing-ruralhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/megan-torgerson-is-reframing-ruralThu, 02 Apr 2026 10:02:49 GMTThis week Justin is talking with Megan Torgerson, creator and host of Reframing Rural, a podcast celebrating rural people and their stories. Megan and her team recently launched their fourth season, Succession Stories.

In this conversation, Megan talks about growing up on her family’s ranch and how she came upon the idea of Reframing Rural. Megan talks about the difference between a “living” and a “dying” town and Justin asks what is it about succession that has everyone talking.

]]><![CDATA[Episode swap - ANA meets Reframing Rural]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/episode-swap-ana-meets-reframinghttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/episode-swap-ana-meets-reframingTue, 31 Mar 2026 10:03:50 GMTWe're switching things up this week.

Justin interviewed Megan Torgerson of the podcast Reframing Rural this week for Montana Public Radio. For our Substack feed, we're giving you an episode of Reframing Rural to sample. If you're interested in more, find Reframing Rural here. And, make sure to listen to Justin's conversation with Megan on MTPR on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. or here on Substack.

]]><![CDATA[I&I - What is truth?]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/i-and-i-what-is-truthhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/i-and-i-what-is-truthThu, 26 Mar 2026 10:03:13 GMTThis week is the March 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. It’s also pledge week at Montana Public Radio and in that vein, Justin and Bryce figured they would explore the concept of: How do we as a society come to know w…

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]]><![CDATA[Logan Head swung big with Whatnot]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/logan-head-swung-big-with-whatnothttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/logan-head-swung-big-with-whatnotThu, 19 Mar 2026 10:02:54 GMTThis week we bring you a live recording of Justin’s conversation with Whatnot Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Logan Head. Whatnot is the largest live stream shopping platform in the country and beyond. Logan visited the University of Montana to give the annual Gilkey Lecture at the College of Business.

In this episode, Logan talks about his entrepreneurial background and how Whatnot came to be. He touches on the company’s culture and hiring practices, and future plans for Whatnot, including whether the company will go public. Logan talks about his experience attending UM and gives advice to professors on what students should get out of business school.

The conversation wraps with a Q&A session with Logan and audience members attending the lecture.

]]><![CDATA[Alice Boyer is moving Montana forward]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/alice-boyer-is-moving-montana-forwardhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/alice-boyer-is-moving-montana-forwardThu, 12 Mar 2026 10:03:00 GMTThis week is the first edition of The Ripple Effect, a quarterly series in which Justin speaks with grantees of the Headwaters Foundation. Today’s guest is Alice Boyer, executive director of Forward Montana, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building political power for young people. Alice has held a variety of leadership positions in her young career, all focused on getting more people engaged in our democracy.

In this episode, Alice talks about how she got involved in political engagement and her path to Forward Montana. She describes different barriers youth have to political participation but emphasizes Forward Montana’s initiatives to connect young people and reiterates that young people do care about politics. And, she answers Justin’s new closing question: When is the last time you changed your mind?

]]><![CDATA[The Bobby Hauck Exit Interview]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/the-bobby-hauck-exit-interviewhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/the-bobby-hauck-exit-interviewThu, 05 Mar 2026 11:01:47 GMTThis week’s guest is Bobby Hauck, who recently retired after his second long tenure as head football coach at the University of Montana. Justin was interested in Coach Hauck’s thoughts on the state of collegiate athletics and football in particular. After his retirement from UM, Coach Hauck was named defensive coordinator at the University of Illinois.

In this episode, Coach Hauck talks about his decision to leave UM and reflects on the good and less good parts of the job. Justin and Coach Hauck talk about the changing landscape of college football, but Coach Hauck maintains that college football isn’t going anywhere.

]]><![CDATA[I&I - How to change your mind]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/i-and-i-how-to-change-your-mindhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/i-and-i-how-to-change-your-mindThu, 26 Feb 2026 11:02:08 GMTThis week is the February 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.

Justin has been asking guests a new closing question this year, “When was the last time you changed your mind?” Research on updating one’s beliefs is strong an…

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]]><![CDATA[A Montana Case Study in Bipartisanship]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/a-montana-case-study-in-bipartisanshiphttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/a-montana-case-study-in-bipartisanshipThu, 19 Feb 2026 11:01:28 GMTIn the spirit of ANA’s new tagline: “How we’re doing and where we’re going,” this week Justin speaks with Cascade County Commissioner Joe Briggs and Missoula County Commissioner Josh Slotnick. Though these two come from different political parties, they came together to work on improving Montana’s tax system. This collaboration shows us that cooperation across party lines is not only possible, but perhaps critical to our future.

In this episode, Josh and Joe discuss how their partnership began and the challenges they faced getting buy-in from other political leaders. The two talk about the role of a county commissioner and their ideas on how to bridge the divide of partisan politics, something they both think is heavily influenced by social media and national politics.

]]><![CDATA[ANA’s Legal Roundup with UM Law Professors]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/anas-legal-roundup-with-um-law-professorshttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/anas-legal-roundup-with-um-law-professorsThu, 12 Feb 2026 11:02:45 GMTIt’s time once again to check in with A New Angle’s Chief Legal Correspondents Craig Cowie and Constance Van Kley, law professors at the University of Montana. 2026 is sure to bring many consequential legal developments, and Constance and Craig will help us try to make sense of what to expect.

In this conversation Justin, Craig and Constance talk about the changing power of the executive and the rise of the unitary executive theory. They discuss the shadow docket and the tendency for courts in this administration to expedite processes, making the path to decisions less clear. Craig and Constance consider the topics they have in focus for the remainder of this year.

]]><![CDATA[Going To The Sun with Logan & Jordan Lefler]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/going-to-the-sun-with-logan-and-jordanhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/going-to-the-sun-with-logan-and-jordanThu, 05 Feb 2026 11:02:52 GMTThis week’s guests are Logan and Jordan Lefler. Together, these brothers are making “Journey to the Sun,” a documentary film about Glacier National Park’s Going To The Sun Road. This film not only tells the history, but peers into the future at the many challenges facing this iconic piece of Montana.

In this conversation, the brothers talk about their early filmmaking, which included making clips of them skateboarding as teenagers. Logan and Jordan discuss what it took to originally make the Going To The Sun Road and their goal of incorporating Indigenous perspectives into the film to highlight the historical and cultural significance of the area.

]]><![CDATA[I&I - A New New Angle with Carly Hare and Bryce Ward]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/i-and-i-a-new-new-angle-with-carlyhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/i-and-i-a-new-new-angle-with-carlyThu, 29 Jan 2026 11:02:40 GMTThis week is the January 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.

A New Angle is excited to announce a new partnership with the Headwaters Foundation. To talk about this and other new stuff, Bryce and Justin are joined by Headwaters CEO, Carly Hare.


In this conversation, Carly shares Headwaters’ mission and how the foundation supports nonprofits working with families most impacted by health challenges to build leadership and have a real say in the decisions that affect their lives. Justin explains A New Angle’s new tagline: a show about how we’re doing, and where we’re going.

Also in this episode, Justin debuts a new segment for subscribers-only called The Parent Trap. Justin and Bryce will use this segment to commiserate on some of their misadventures in parenting. This week, it’s free for everyone.

]]><![CDATA[Rural vs. Urban with Trevor Brown]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/rural-vs-urban-with-trevor-brownhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/rural-vs-urban-with-trevor-brownThu, 22 Jan 2026 11:03:03 GMTThis week’s guest is Trevor Brown, post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Economy and Society at Johns Hopkins University. Trevor is the co-author of an important new book, Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy. Many of the dynamics reported in this book are unfolding here in Montana.


In this conversation, Trevor talks about how rural and urban areas have become increasingly polarized, and discusses the economic factors and messaging strategies that have led to that divide. Trevor talks about the dangers of this divide, but also brings up some solutions.

]]><![CDATA[Marcus Welnel & Parker Fleming on collegiate sports mayhem]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/marcus-welnel-and-parker-fleminghttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/marcus-welnel-and-parker-flemingThu, 15 Jan 2026 11:03:30 GMTThis week’s guests are Marcus Welnel and Parker Fleming. Marcus played football for the Griz and now serves as chief revenue officer for Grizzly Athletics. Parker has a PhD in economics and works with the universities on how to set player salaries.


In this conversation, the three talk about the changing landscape of collegiate athletics, particularly the impact of name, image and likeness on the ability for student-athletes to earn income. They also discuss the changing landscape of playing sports for the value of camaraderie and institutional pride or for more lucrative offers.

]]><![CDATA[The big (bad?) wolf with Alex Metcalf]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/the-big-bad-wolf-with-alex-metcalfhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/the-big-bad-wolf-with-alex-metcalfThu, 08 Jan 2026 11:01:24 GMTThis week’s guest is Dr. Alex Metcalf, associate professor at the University of Montana’s Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Alex is a social scientist who studies how people make decisions in a wide variety of conservation domains. Alex and Justin collaborate on a variety of projects, including a just released study on the interaction between politics and our attitudes towards wolves.

In this conversation, Alex and Justin talk about how political identity can contribute to the polarization around people’s attitudes towards wolves and discuss how identity-based assumptions can drive division, but also how that can be corrected to bring people back together.

]]><![CDATA[LIVE: Not The Dark Ages]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/live-not-the-dark-ageshttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/live-not-the-dark-agesThu, 01 Jan 2026 11:02:32 GMTThis week we're bringing you a recording of a live discussion hosted by Climate Smart Missoula called Not the Dark Ages: Climate Science Continues Despite the Attacks. Justin hosts a conversation between Amy Martin, a journalist and creator of the award-winning podcast Threshold, and Dr. Christopher Preston, a philosophy professor at the University of Montana and author of several books, including his latest Tenacious Beasts.

In this conversation, Amy and Christopher talk about some of their favorite scientists, consider new technologies like AI and carbon capture to address environmental challenges and talk about how animals communicate with each other.

]]><![CDATA[Andy Kemmis & Chris Bacon shred some light on skateboarding in Montana]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/andy-kemmis-and-chris-bacon-shredhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/andy-kemmis-and-chris-bacon-shredThu, 18 Dec 2025 11:01:13 GMTThis week’s guests are Andy Kemmis and Chris Bacon. Together, these two made a beautiful new book about skateboarding in Montana titled Grit to Grind. The book is an amazing visual and narrative history of how skateboarding shaped Montana communities in ways that might surprise you.

In this episode, Andy and Chris talk about their skateboarding origins and how they came to be the writers of this book about Montana’s skateboarding scene. They talk about some of the skate parks they helped create, the inclusivity of skateboarding and remind us of the life lessons that can be found in one’s passions.

]]><![CDATA[Caroline Joan Peixoto connects land, literature and community in Roscoe]]>https://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/caroline-joan-peixoto-connects-landhttps://www.anewanglepodcast.com/p/caroline-joan-peixoto-connects-landThu, 11 Dec 2025 11:03:04 GMTThis week’s guest is Caroline Joan Peixoto, co-founder and director of River Arts and Books in Roscoe, Montana. This little spot along East Rosebud Creek is all about building community. Founded in 2023, River Arts and Books has already produced a series of amazing events and created a space for folks to gather.

In this conversation, Caroline gives the origin story of her project and how she wanted to create a space for community and connection in the 16-person town of Roscoe. She explains the process of securing a historic cabin for the building location and landing on the bookstore’s guiding principles: land, literature and community.

Find River Arts and Books on Instagram or online.

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