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Home Ground
Tuesdays at 6:30pm
hosted by Brian Kahn
 Artemis
Common Ground produces this award-winning half-hour, weekly public affairs
radio series, distributed via the internet and broadcast on public radio
throughout Montana and northern Wyoming. Home Ground's mission
is to stimulate dialogue about the changes and choices affecting our future,
and we pursue that goal through substantive and thought-provoking discussion
of western economic, religious, cultural, social and environmental issues
as well as our place in the larger world. While examining areas of conflict,
we emphasize shared values – the often-overlooked “common
ground” of diverse community interests. Guests and their views are
always treated with respect. Our goal is for listeners to develop appreciation
of differing viewpoints and to encourage them to fulfill their responsibility
as informed citizens in a democracy. Home Ground presents issues in ways
that are interesting and meaningful to a broad audience.
Home
Ground is hosted by Brian Kahn,
whose diverse background includes work as collegiate boxing coach, attorney,
President of the California Fish and Game Commission, Director of
the Montana Nature Conservancy, author, journalist and documentary
filmmaker. In 2009, Brian was a recipient of the Montana Governor's
Award for the Humanities.
Home Ground was named in 2002 by the Montana Broadcasters
Association as the state’s Outstanding Non-Commercial Radio Program.
In 2003, Home Ground received the Small Business Administration’s
Journalist of the Year Award. In 2006, Home Ground won
the OWAA National Excellence in Programming Award.
Upcoming Programs
February 9
Salish language school NkWsum strives to preserve native cultures, values,
and identity with its language immersion program.
Home Ground Audio Archive
YPR maintains an archive of recent Home Ground
programs. They are available as on-demand, streaming audio using the Windows
Media format, and as MP3 files encoded at 64kbps.
Morely Family
 Morely
Family (WMA)
 Morely
Family (MP3)
The Morley family of Swan Lake makes red cedar canoes by hand.
Kit Fischer
Kit
Fischer (WMA)
Kit
Fischer (MP3)
Montanan Kit Fischer wasn't satisfied with his post-college
life as a ski bum--so he joined the Peace Corps and worked for two years in Africa.
Jack Stanford
Jack
Stanford (WMA)
Jack
Stanford (MP3)
Jack Stanford is the Director of the Flathead
Lake Biological Station, which is renowned for its research into
human-caused changes to the natural environment.
Woody Biomass
Woody
Biomass (WMA)
Woody
Biomass (MP3)
Is Montana's woody biomass a blessing or a curse?
Jeffrey Meyers
Jeffrey
Meyers (WMA)
Jeffrey
Meyers (MP3)
Hemingway scholar Jeffrey Meyers discusses the variances between
the author's personal life and his writing.
University of Montana Western
University
of MT Western (WMA)
University
of MT Western (MP3)
The University of
Montana Western in Dillon is experimenting with block scheduling,
where students take one class at a time for several hours a day for a
three week period.
Daniel Finn
Daniel
Finn (WMA)
Daniel
Finn (MP3)
Daniel Finn, St. John's Professor of Theology and Economics,
discusses Pope Benedict's recent encyclical, which calls for major restructuring
of the global economy to "achieve justice."
Wilderness Edge Resort
Wilderness
Edge Resort (WMA)
Wilderness
Edge Resort (MP3)
The Wilderness Edge Resort ranch offers their “New West” guests
some “Old West” experience.
Gene Etchart
Gene
Etchart (WMA)
Gene
Etchart (MP3)
Glasgow rancher Gene Etchart discusses training civilian pilots
for World War II.
Bone Marrow Transplant
Bone
Marrow Transplant (WMA)
Bone
Marrow Transplant (MP3)
In this update of a program aired in July, a Montana child anticipates a bone
marrow transplant.
Clayton Kirk
Clayton
Kirk (WMA)
Clayton
Kirk (MP3)
Clayton Kirk discusses being home schooled in rural
Montana and how it prepared him for society and his college pursuits.
Joe Medicine Crow
Joe
Medicine Crow (WMA)
Joe
Medicine Crow (MP3)
Host Brian Kahn interviews Joe Medicine Crow.
McDonald Pass Fire
McDonald
Pass Fire (WMA)
McDonald
Pass Fire (MP3)
Explore Helena's community response to the McDonald Pass Fire.
Butte, America
Butte,
America (WMA)
Butte,
America (MP3)
This week's program features a look at the new documentary Butte, America,
which chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of the mining town.
Dr. Tom Weiner
Dr.
Tom Weiner (WMA)
Dr.
Tom Weiner (MP3)
Helena oncologist Dr. Tom Weiner discusses the many aspects
of caring for those with cancer.
Monika Bauerlein
Monika
Bauerlein (WMA)
Monika
Bauerlein (MP3)
Monika Bauerlein is the Editor of Mother Jones magazine.
George Archibald
George
Archibald (WMA)
George
Archibald (MP3)
George Archibald is the co-founder of the International
Crane Foundation.
Tim Burton
Tim
Burton (WMA)
Tim
Burton (MP3)
Tim Burton gets satisfaction from the challenges of
managing a city with a 50-million dollar budget and answering to multiple
bosses.
Max Baucus
Max
Baucus (WMA)
Max
Baucus (MP3)
Home Ground host Brian Kahn discusses the current
healthcare debate with Senator Max Baucus (D-MT).
Montanans on Health Care
Montanans
on Health Care (WMA)
Montanans
on Health Care (MP3)
Local citizens speak out at President Obama's town hall meeting in Belgrade.
Tom Still
Tom
Still (WMA)
Tom
Still (MP3)
Classicial pianist Tom Still reflects on a life in music.
Ron Lee
Ron
Lee (WMA)
Ron
Lee (MP3)
Professor Ron Lee is a Shakespeare scholar.
James Gelfand
James
Gelfand (WMA)
James
Gelfand (MP3)
US Chamber of Commerce Health Policy Advisor James Gelfand opposes
increased government intervention in healthcare.
Jacob Hacker
Jacob
Hacker (WMA)
Jacob
Hacker (MP3)
Professor Jacob Hacker helped design the public health insurance option.
Transplant
Transplant (WMA)
Transplant (MP3)
A Montana child suffers from a rare disease and needs a bone marrow transplant.
Can a donor be found?
Helena Unemployed
Helena
Unemployed
(WMA)
Helena
Unemployed
(MP3)
Hear from the unemployed in the Helena area and how they are coping.
FoodCorps
FoodCorps (WMA)
FoodCorps (MP3)
FoodCorps is unique to Montana, leading efforts in the state to make locally
produced food available.
Joan Hoff
Joan
Hoff (WMA)
Joan
Hoff (MP3)
Presidential historian Joan Hoff compares the New Deal presidents
with Bush and Obama.
Brian Kahn
Brian
Kahn (WMA)
Brian
Kahn (MP3)
Home Ground reverses its focus, with host Brian Kahn as the
subject and journalist Todd Wilkinson as the interviewer. Kahn
is a recipient of the 2009 Montana Governor's Humanities Award.
Blackfoot River Valley
Blackfoot
River Valley (WMA)
Blackfoot
River Valley (MP3)
Despite natural tensions between their interests, people living in the Blackfoot
River Valley have found common ground for the past two decades. What's their
secret?
Mike Geary
Mike
Geary (WMA)
Mike
Geary (MP3)
Businessman Mike Geary dropped everything to help victims of Hurricanes
Katrina and Wanda. He recently returned from Kuwait, where he worked
with the Red Cross helping U.S. troops.
Denver Holt
Denver
Holt (WMA)
Denver
Holt (MP3)
Denver Holt of Charlo's Owl Research discusses
why humans are so interested in owls and why they matter to the ecosystems
they inhabit.
Bruce Kania
Bruce
Kania (WMA)
Bruce
Kania (MP3)
Inventor Bruce Kania of Shepherd Research Farm
discusses BioHavens – man-made, floating islands that mimic nature’s
way of fighting water pollution.
Karen Stevenson
Karen
Stevenson (WMA)
Karen
Stevenson (MP3)
Montana author Karen Stevenson's view of history changed after
she spent three years researching radical Elsie Fox.
Dr. Ann Bartuska
Dr.
Ann Bartuska (WMA)
Dr.
Ann Bartuska (MP3)
Dr. Ann Bartuska heads research for the US Forest Service.
How does science affect national policy decisions?
John Lawrence
John
Lawrence (WMA)
John
Lawrence (MP3)
John Lawrence is Speaker of the House Nancy
Pelosi's Chief of Staff. He gives an insider's view of the machinery
of American democracy.
Placer Hotel
Placer
Hotel (WMA)
Placer
Hotel (MP3)
Helena's legendary Placer Hotel is being converted into urban living condominiums,
representing a pioneering economic and aesthetic investment in revitalizing
downtown Helena.
Universal Health Care
Universal
Health Care (WMA)
Universal
Health Care (MP3)
Americans spend $7,500 per person per year on health
care, but our infant mortality rate is higher than Cuba’s. Will President
Obama’s benchmarks for universal coverage, lower costs and better
quality health care work?
Stream Access
Stream
Access (WMA)
Stream
Access (MP3)
Jay Bodner of Montana Stockgrowers and Bruce
Farling of Trout Unlimited discuss a new agreement on the contentious
issue of public access to Montana's streams.
Managing Wild Elk
Managing
Wild Elk (WMA)
Managing
Wild Elk (MP3)
Managing wild elk is never easy—they are the public's property,
but often spend time on private land. Sportsmen, wildlife officials,
and landowners try to find common ground.
Sonoran Mud Turtle
Sonoran
Mud Turtle (WMA)
Sonoran
Mud Turtle (MP3)
The Sonoran mud turtle is a 200-million year old relic of the Ice
Age. Find out why two scientists and an Arizona rancher are using their
personal resources to study it.
Evan Smalley
Evan
Smalley (WMA)
Evan
Smalley (MP3)
Clockmaker and repairman Evan Smalley collects and repairs
old clocks—and owns over 3,000 of them.
Jaydee Hanson
Jaydee Hanson (WMA)
Jaydee Hanson (MP3)
Jaydee Hanson of the Center
for Food Safety discusses recent food contamination issues and what
can be done to prevent them.
Jim Fleischman
Jim Fleischman (WMA)
Jim Fleischman (MP3)
Jim Fleischman discusses "Change That Works," a
grassroots reorganization effort among trade unions to combat historically
low membership.
Richard Manning
Richard Manning (WMA)
Richard Manning (MP3)
Journalist and author Richard Manning discusses his books about
the debate betweeen economy and ecology and whether we can sustain a livable
planet.
Todd Wilkinson
Todd Wilkinson (WMA)
Todd Wilkinson (MP3)
Journalist Todd Wilkinson discusses the personal consequences
of being a professional news reporter.
Pete Geddes
Pete Geddes (WMA)
Pete Geddes (MP3)
Pete Geddes, President
of the Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE),
discusses the changing philosophy of government de-regulation.
David Quammen
David Quammen (WMA)
David Quammen (MP3)
Author David Quammen edited a new illustrated version
of Charles Darwin’s extraordinary book The Origin of Species in
time for the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth.
David Hunter
David Hunter (WMA)
David Hunter (MP3)
A thirty-year veteran of political campaigns, David Hunter discusses
what it takes to get a candidate elected.
Open Adoption
Open Adoption (WMA)
Open Adoption (MP3)
18 year-old Riley Griffin, who was adpoted, and Rosemary
Miller of Catholic Social Services discuss open adoption.
Bruce Whittenberg
Bruce Whittenberg (WMA)
Bruce Whittenberg (MP3)
Positive change requires leaders. Bruce Whittenberg, Director
of Leadership Montana,
outlines what's being done in the state to create a core of leaders.
Pyramid Mountain Lumber
Pyramid
Mountain Lumber (WMA)
Pyramid
Mountain Lumber (MP3)
Pyramid Mountain Lumber of Seeley Lake survives in spite of a tough market and
low lumber prices.
Senator Jon Tester
Senator
Jon Tester (WMA)
Senator
Jon Tester (MP3)
U.S. Senator Jon
Tester discusses the challenges facing America and his attempts
to work toward positive change.
Blackfoot/ Clearwater Project
Blackfoot/Clearwater Project (WMA)
Blackfoot/Clearwater Project (MP3)
After decades of opposition, timber and environmental interests have come together
to support the Blackfoot/Clearwater project. Bob Ekey and Gordy
Sanders discuss the accomplishment.
Anatoli Rug Company
Anatoli Rug Company (WMA)
Anatoli Rug Company (MP3)
Since early civilization, quality rugmaking has been vital to the Middlw East. Anatoli
Rug Company of Helena describes the traditional process.
Margo Kahn
Margo Kahn (WMA)
Margo Kahn (MP3)
Author Margo Kahn discusses her book Horses That Buck,
which tells the story of world-champion bronc rider Bill Smith and
how his life had to change when his career ended.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima Museum (WMA)
Hiroshima Museum (MP3)
The director of the Hiroshima
Peace Memorial Museum and a survivor of the nuclear attack discuss the gravity
of nuclear warfare.
Tenspoons Winery
Tenspoons Winery (WMA)
Tenspoons Winery (MP3)
The owners of the Missoula-based, organic winery discuss launching a new
business venture and the ancient craft of making wine.
David Sirota
David Sirota (WMA)
David Sirota (MP3)
David Sirota, author of The Uprising, argues
that the political Right and Left are united in opposition to established
power in America.
Michael Punke
Michael Punke (WMA)
Michael Punke (MP3)
Author Michael Punke tells the story of one man's
determination to bring the American bison back from the brink of extinction.
Steve Bullock
Steve Bullock (WMA)
Steve Bullock (MP3)
Democrat Steve Bullock is a candidate for Montana Attorney General.
Tim Fox
Tim Fox (WMA)
Tim Fox (MP3)
Tim Fox is the Republican candidate for Montana's Attorney
General.
Ron Waterman
Ron Waterman (WMA)
Ron Waterman (MP3)
Attorney Ron Waterman is a candidate for Chief Justice of the
Montana Supreme Court.
Mike McGrath
Mike McGrath (WMA)
Mike McGrath (MP3)
Attorney General Mike McGrath is a candidate for Chief Justice
of the Montana Supreme Court.
Austan Goolsby
Austan Goolsby (WMA)
Austan Goolsby (MP3)
Austan Goolsby advises Democratic presidential candidate Barack
Obama on economics.
Ed Beall
Ed Beall (WMA)
Ed
Beall (MP3)
Ed Beall, co-owner of Capital
Sports and Western in Helena, discusses how he stays in business
in the face of chain and box store competition.
John Ward
John Ward (WMA)
John Ward (MP3)
MT Representative John Ward lost his GOP primary by 24 votes.
He's now mounting a write-in campaign and discusses his philosophy and the divisions
in the Republican Party.
Montana Food Bank
Montana
Food Bank (WMA)
Montana Food Bank (MP3)
In 2007, ninety thousand Montanans went to free food banks in order to
feed their families. According to the Montana
Food Bank Network, it's getting harder to accommodate the demand.
Barb Cestero
Barb Cestero (WMA)
Barb Cestero (MP3)
Barb Cestero of the Greater
Yellowstone Coalition and Carolyn Sime of Montana
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks discuss the conflicting opinions on how
wolves in the Yellowstone Park region should be managed.
Dale Bosworth
Dale Bosworth (WMA)
Dale Bosworth (MP3)
Former U.S. Forest Service chief Dale Bosworth reflects
on a century of the department's successes and failures—and where
the Forest Service needs to go from here.
Butte on the 4th of July
Butte on the 4th of July (WMA)
Butte on the 4th of July (MP3)
Butte's annual Fourth of July parade has been famous for generations.
Jeremy Symons
Jeremy Symons (WMA)
Jeremy Symons (MP3)
Jeremy Symons is the Global Warming Director for the National
Wildlife Federation.
Scott McMillion
Scott McMillion (WMA)
Scott McMillion (MP3)
Veteran reporter Scott McMillion discusses the media and objectivitiy.
Justice Brian Morris
Justice
Brian Morris (WMA)
Justice
Brian Morris (MP3)
At age 44, Brian Morris is Montana's youngest Supreme
Court Justice. Justice Morris brings his many life experiences—not
the least of which was the opportunity to clerk for former U.S. Supreme
Court Justice William Rehnquist—to the chambers
of Montana's highest court.
Restorative Justice
Restorative
Justice (WMA)
Restorative
Justice (MP3)
Restorative justice is gaining momentum in Montana as an alternative to
traditional punative justice.
Randy Udall
Randy
Udall (WMA)
Randy
Udall (MP3)
Energy expert Randy Udall appeared on Home Ground
five years ago. At the time, he said we'd soon see the end of cheap oil.
Now, Udall talks about what we can do about it.
John Manz
John
Manz (WMA)
John
Manz (MP3)
John Manz, Marine Corps fighter pilot during the Vietnam
era and executive with an international timber company, discusses his
lifelong association with the Boy Scouts of America.
Courtney Lowery
Courtney
Lowery (WMA)
Courtney
Lowery (MP3)
Courtney Lowery is developing web-based newspapers to
ensure journalism and a sense of place survice in Montana.
Women Detectives
Women
Detectives (WMA)
Women
Detectives (MP3)
Three women detectives in the Missoula Police Department discuss the realities
of working in one of the last bastions of a "man's world."
Channing Welin
Channing
Welin (WMA)
Channing
Welin (MP3)
Montana trout guide Channing Welin discusses what he
teaches his clients on the stream.
Peter Fields
Peter
Fileds (WMA)
Peter
Fileds (MP3)
In the aftermath of major felonies committed by Montana collegiate athletes,
Montana State University Athletic Director Peter Fields
discusses the pressured world of intercollegiate athletics.
Gene Terland
Gene
Terland (WMA)
Gene
Terland (MP3)
Montana Bureau of Land Management director Gene Terland
discusses his job and the interface between science and politcs in agency
decisions.
Artemis Institute
Artemis
Institute (WMA)
Artemis
Institute (MP3)
Artemis Institute of Livingston expands on the benefits of place-based
education by using the natural world to boost the experience of architecture
students.
Place-Based Education
Place-Based
Education (WMA)
Place-Based
Education (MP3)
Place-Based Education is a new educational movement designed to get children
into the outdoors.
Montana Conservation Corps
Montana
Conservation Corps (WMA)
Montana
Conservation Corps (MP3)
Based on the success of the Montana
Conservation Corps, young Montanans now have new opportunities for
jobs that benefit society.
Grow Montana
Grow
Montana (WMA)
Grow
Montana (MP3)
Grow Montana
is an independent, Montana-based coalition trying to improve our health
and economy with access to locally grown foods.
Steve Stoelb
Steve
Stoelb (WMA)
Steve
Stoelb (MP3)
Terminally ill Livingston resident Steve Stoelb discusses
why he feels Montanans should have the right to die.
Sage Grouse
Sage
Grouse (WMA)
Sage
Grouse (MP3)
Sage grouse are a huge, spectacular native of the Great Plains and are
threatened by the conflict between economics, science, and politics.
Cabela's
Cabela's
(WMA)
Cabela's
(MP3)
World-famous sporting goods retailer Cabela's
got into the Montana real estate market and sportsmen feared loss of access.
Montana Fish,
Wildlife and Parks helped find a solution.
Citizens for Clean Energy
Citizens
for Clean Energy (WMA)
Citizens
for CLean Energy (MP3)
Citizens for Clean Energy
and the mayor of Fort Benton speak out against the proposed Highwood
Generating Station.
Tim Gregori
Tim
Gregori (WMA)
Tim
Gregori (MP3)
Southern Montana Electric's
Tim Gregori discusses the advantages of the controversial
Highwood Generating
Station proposal.
Land Use Planning
Land
Use Planning (WMA)
Land
Use Planning (MP3)
Land use planning in the Helena area has produced its share of disputes,
but now there appears to be a workable collaboration.
National Guard
National
Guard (WMA)
National
Guard (MP3)
The National Guard responds in the aftermath of a Helena soldier's suicide
after returning from deployment in Iraq.
Dr. Ken Eden
Dr.
Ken Eden (WMA)
Dr.
Ken Eden (MP3)
Dr. Ken Eden of Helena examines the political topic of
national healthcare and why he fears the discussion may be headed for
a meltdown.
Dr. Steve Running
Dr.
Steve Running (WMA)
Dr.
Steve Running (MP3)
Nobel Prize winner Dr.
Steve Running of the University
of Montana discusses global warming and its effect on climate change
in North America.
Dr. Jay Larson
Dr.
Ja Larson (WMA)
Dr.
Jay Laron (MP3)
Dr. Jay Larson of Helena discusses the potential shortfall
of primary caregivers as the population ages and the demand for medical
care for the elderly increases.
Libraries
Libraries
(WMA)
Libraries
(MP3)
Examine two different Montana libraries with Donna Worth
of the Whitehall
Community Library and Alice Meister of the Bozeman
Public Library.
Joe Whalen
Joe
Whalen (WMA)
Joe
Whalen (MP3)
Miles City Mayor Joe Whalen discusses his approach to
local government.
Legal Assistance
Legal
Assistance (WMA)
Legal
Assistance (MP3)
Domestic Violence Unit managing attorney Jan Berry and
a client discuss the benefits of a no-cost legal assistance program for
qualifying low-income Montanans.
David Berg
David
Berg (WMA)
David
Berg (MP3)
Voices of Montana host David Berg discusses
the nature of radio and the difference between public and commercial radio
audiences.
Melville Fire
Melville
Fire (WMA)
Melville
Fire (MP3)
Recent wildland fires in Melville, MT, affected several Big Timber ranches,
burning an estimated 20,000 acres.
Montana Natural History Center
Montana
Natural History Center (WMA)
Montana
Natural History Center (MP3)
The Montana
Natural History Center is a healthy alternative to television and
video games. Director Arnie Olsen and long-time board
member Ellen Knight describe the exciting programs that
get kids (and adults) out in the woods.
Dr. Anne Perkins
Dr.
Anne Perkins (WMA)
Dr.
Anne Perkins (MP3)
The Human-Animal
Bonding Program at Carroll
College is the first degree program of its kind in the nation. Can
a pet raise the quality of your life? Dr. Anne Perkins
explains how she initiated this exciting program, what the students learn,
and what they can do with the degree.
Larry Lahren
Larry
Lahren (WMA)
Larry
Lahren (MP3)
This week's guest is archeologist Larry Lahren.
St. Labre School Exchange
St.
Labre School Exchange (WMA)
St.
Labre School Exchange (MP3)
A school exchange pairs teachers and students from St. Labre Indian School
in Ashland, Montana, with the Mapuche Tribe of Patagonia.
John Clayton
John
Clayton (WMA)
John
Clayton (MP3)
Red Lodge author John Clayton discusses the intriguing
life of Caroline Lockhart, whose western novels repeatedly made the best-seller
lists.
John Bohlinger
John
Bohlinger (WMA)
John
Bohlinger (MP3)
Montana Lieutenant
Governor John Bohlinger
Bison Management
Bison
Management (WMA)
Bison
Management (MP3)
This week, Home Ground host Brian Kahn examines
bison management.
AERO
AERO
(WMA)
AERO
(MP3)
Learn about the Alternative
Energy Resource Organization (AERO) and their Energy
Blueprint for energy independence in Montana.
Preserving Grasslands
Preserving
Grasslands (WMA)
Preserving
Grasslands (MP3)
The American
Prairie Foundation and World
Widlife Fund are preserving native grasslands by buying cattle ranches
and reintroducing bison in eastern Montana.
Police
Police
(WMA)
Police
(MP3)
Police officers are trained to be firm and fair, treating everyone alike.
But what happens when, as in some cultures, making eye contact can be
considered an insult? How do officers recognize and deal with unacknowledged
prejudice?
Rural Initiative
Rural
Initiative (WMA)
Rural
Initiative (MP3)
120 philanthropic foundations recently met in Missoula to develop a "rural
initiative" for the 21st century.
Fighting Poverty
Fighting
Poverty (WMA)
Fighting
Poverty (MP3)
Two experts from private foundations discuss what they have learned about
fighting poverty. The answers may be surprising.
National Parks Conservation Association
National
Parks Conservation Association (WMA)
National
Parks Conservation Association (MP3)
John Wilson and Danielle Blank explain
the lack of government funding for our national parks and what is being
done about it. Both guests work for the National
Parks Conservation Association: Wilson as the Associate Regional Director
and Blank as the Community Outreach Coordinator.
Bart Semcer
Bart
Semcer (WMA)
Bart
Semcer (MP3)
This week's program features an interview with Bart Semcer,
the Sierra Club's Washington, D.C., Representative for Hunting and Fishing
Programs.
Doug Turman & Mary Lee Larison
Doug
Turman & Mary Lee Larison (WMA)
Doug
Turman & Mary Lee Larison (MP3)
Doug Turman and Mary Lee Larison have
established an elegant, modernist art gallery in Charlie Russell country
for those with a contemporary taste in art.
Brucellosis
Brucellosis
(WMA)
Brucellosis
(MP3)
Erroll Rice, Executive Vice President of the Montana
Stockgrowers Association, and Dennis McDonald, former
President of the Montana
Cattlemen's Association, discuss the controversy around the transmission
of brucellosis from bison and elk to cattle.
Doug Smith
Doug
Smith (WMA)
Doug
Smith (MP3)
Lead biologist for the Yellowstone Park Wolf Project Doug Smith
gives an update on wolf research.
David Kiesling
David
Kiesling (WMA)
David
Kiesling (MP3)
Dentist David Kiesling discusses how his profession has
changed over the 30 years he has been in business and why his practice
matters.
Randy Ash
Randy
Ash (WMA)
Randy
Ash (MP3)
Art conservator Randy Ash tells the story of her recent
conservation project--cleaning years of dirt and grime from the Charlie
Russell painting which hangs in the state legislative chambers in Helena.
Ron Mercer
Ron
Mercer (WMA)
Ron
Mercer (MP3)
Helena Airport Director Ron Mercer discusses the complex
inner workings of a regional airport.
Ron & Carren Clem
Ron
& Carren Clem (WMA)
Ron
& Carren Clem (MP3)
Father and daughter Ron and Carren Clem
tell their story of meth addiction and reclaiming their lives.
Encore Presentation: Al Swanson
Al
Swanson (WMA)
Al
Swanson (MP3)
Master furniture
maker Al Swanson discusses his craft.
Home
Ground (07.03.2007) Bob Ekey is the Northern Rockies
Regional Director of the Wilderness
Society. He tells Home Ground what led him to a life of conservation
and shares his hopes for the future.
Home
Ground (07.03.2007)
Home
Ground (06.26.2007) Bebe Crouse is the Wildlife
Conservation Society's Science Communication Coordinator. She discusses
the ongoing relationship between science, media, public opinion, and conservation.
Home
Ground (06.26.2007)
Home
Ground (06.19.2007) The editors of Headwaters
News detail the important role the online journal plays in the conservation
of the West.
Home
Ground (06.19.2007)
Home
Ground (06.12.2007) Matt Gibson, publisher of the
Missoula Independent,
discusses why his newspaper is a strong and vital voice in the community.
Home
Ground (06.12.2007)
Home
Ground (06.05.2007) Jamie Williams, Director of the
Montana
chapter of The Nature Conservancy, talks about the nature of collaborative
efforts to protect and sustain watersheds.
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Ground (05.29.2007) Journalist Gwen Florio discusses
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Ground (05.22.2007) Architect Randy Hafer and urban
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Ground (05.15.2007) Executive Director of the Northwest
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Ground (05.01.2007) The Center for Mental Health is teaming up with
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Ground (04.24.2007) MSU-Billings
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Ground (04.17.2007) Paul Ringling's grandfather was
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Ground (04.10.2007) Scientist Kate Miller analyzes
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Ground (04.03.2007) Dr. Rocky White candidly explains
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Ground (03.20.2007) Montana farmer and rancher Kathleen Bateman,
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Five
Who Make a Difference: Marvin Granger (WMA)
Five
Who Make a Difference: Marvin Granger (MP3)
Marvin Granger's four decades in public radio include
production and management positions at stations in Minnesota (where he
gave a young Garrison Keillor his first job in radio),
New York, Michigan, and Washington. During his 22 years as General Manager
and Program Director at Yellowstone
Public Radio, Granger worked to bring a variety of public affairs,
arts, music, and literature programs to the airwaves. He retired as General
Manager in 2006 but has stayed on at YPR as a part-time program producer.
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