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RealTime with George Cole
Mondays at 6:30pm
hosted by George Cole
 RealTime
is a series of lively discussions about people, ideas and places. Host
and producer George Cole believes many of our political
institutions--from Washington, DC to city hall--have become further removed
from all of us, the voters and stakeholders in the United States. Whether
it's the First Amendment, the often timid brevity of contemporary journalism,
or our healthcare system, George hopes open discussion can be part of
a "taking back" of our political culture. RealTime is produced
by George Cole in Bozeman and Ken Siebert
in Billings, and is a production of Yellowstone Public Radio.
George Cole has been a broadcast journalist, a fundraising
adviser, and an international marketing consultant for 25 years. In 2006
he was the host and producer of a 15-program series on TVW, the statewide
cable public affairs channel in Washington State. His public radio programs
Conversations and Deadline 24/7: The News Business were
broadcast and produced by Yellowstone Public Radio. In August, 2006, George
and his wife Susie returned to Bozeman after living two years in the Seattle
area.
Upcoming Programs
February 8
Yellowstone Business Partnership Executive Director Jan
Brown discusses
possible transportation options for a number of counties across Montana,
Wyoming, and Idaho. The YBP advocates
a trasportation co-operative for the rural areas surrounding Yellowstone and Grand Teton National
Park.
RealTime Audio Archive
YPR maintains an archive of recent RealTime programs.
They are available as on-demand, streaming audio using the Windows Media
Audio (WMA) format, and as MP3 files encoded at 64kbps.
Dr. Christopher Muste
 Dr.
Christopher Muste (WMA)
 Dr.
Christopher Muste (MP3)
Dr.
Christopher Muste is an Assistant Professor of Political
Science at the University of Montana and also served as a senior polling
analyst at The Washington Post. Dr. Muste discusses the history
of polling and the impact of polls in political culture.
Pam Poon
Pam
Poon (WMA)
Pam
Poon (MP3)
Mediator and attorney Pam Poon talks about The Peace Book,
which examines 108 ways to create a more peaceful world.
Best Reads of 2009
Best
Reads of 2009
(WMA)
Best
Reads of 2009 (MP3)
Author Alan Kesselheim and Bozeman
Public Library Director Alice Meister discuss their favorite
books of 2009.
Bloggers
Bloggers (WMA)
Bloggers (MP3)
Bozeman journalists Megan
Ault Regneress and Nicole
Rosenleaf Ritter have gone to the blogosphere to write about sex,
holiday dinners, healthcare, and their personal lives. Does blogging offer opportunities
for the creative spirit?
Robert Rydell
Robert
Rydell (WMA)
Robert
Rydell (MP3)
Historian Robert Rydell believes the globalization of American
mass culture can be tied directly to Buffalo Bill Cody and his wild west show.
Rydell's 2005 book Buffalo Bill in Bologna explains the world fascination
with this American icon. Dr. Rydell is a history professor and director of the MSU
Humanities Institute in Bozeman.
Mark Potok
Mark
Potok (WMA)
Mark
Potok (MP3)
Mark Potok of the Southern
Poverty Law Center just completed an investigative report documenting
the growth of white supremacist and militia movements in the U.S. As
racist graffiti and pamphlets appear again in the Bozeman area and elsewhere
across the country, Potok discusses how communities can respond to hate
groups.
Chris Raschka & Paul Jeneczko
Chris
Raschka & Paul Jeneczko (WMA)
Chris
Raschka & Paul Jeneczko (MP3)
Award-winning illustrator Chris Raschka and poet Paul
Janeczko were in Bozeman recently for the Children's Festival of
the Book. They talk about how books for those under the age of 14 have real impact
for families and children. The festival is sponsored annually by the Bozeman
Public Library Foundation.
Michael Reynolds
Michael
Reynolds (WMA)
Michael
Reynolds (MP3)
Michael Reynolds, the founding cellist of the Muir
String Quartet, has strong ties to Montana. Reynolds talks about
the Muir String Quartet, his work with The
Classics for Kids Foundation, and flyfishing.
Jess Walter
Jess
Walter (WMA)
Jess
Walter (MP3)
Novelist Jess Walter's
new book is The Financial Lives of the Poets. Walter, the author of
five novels and numerous short stories, takes RealTime on a satirical
journey through the current recession and its impact on the American middle class.
Jacquie and Bob Spetz
Jacquie
and Bob Spetz (WMA)
Jacquie
and Bob Spetz (MP3)
Southwest of Belgrade, Jacquie and Bob Spetz have built their
own house--out of straw. The three-bedroom home is built from bales of straw
and is completely paid for. The Spetz family talks about banks, bales of straw,
and mortgage-free living.
Peter and Connie Roop
Peter
and Connie Roop (WMA)
Peter
and Connie Roop (MP3)
Peter and Connie Roop have written over 100 children's
books on subjects ranging from our nation's presidents to Yellowstone
Park and the American West. The husband-and-wife team discuss the impact
of the Internet and graphic novels on young readers.
George Dennison
George
Dennison (WMA)
George
Dennison (MP3)
George Dennison has been president of The
University of Montana since 1990. Dr. Dennison talks about student
retention rates, the growth of the university system, tuition cost issues,
and football. He also explains changes and new goals for the Missoula,
Dillon, Butte and Helena campuses.
Steve Lopez
Steve
Lopez (WMA)
Steve
Lopez (MP3)
LA Times columnist Steve Lopez was in Bozeman recently to discuss
his book The Soloist: A Lost Dream, An Unlikely Friendship, and The Redemptive
Power of Music. Lopez tells the true story of Nathaniel Ayers,
a gifted musician who lives in poverty, plays classical music on the streets
of LA, and deals daily with his own mental illness.
Dr. Geoff Gamble
Dr.
Geoff Gamble (WMA)
Dr.
Geoff Gamble (MP3)
Dr. Geoff Gamble has been President of Montana
State University for nine years. As he gets ready to retire as President,
Dr. Gamble reflects on the growth and changes across the MSU campuses.
Dr. Michelle Foltz
Dr.
Michelle Foltz (WMA)
Dr.
Michelle Foltz (MP3)
Dr. Michelle Foltz is an orthopedic surgeon working
in the developing world. Her new book A Leg to Stand On chronicles her
work with the non-profit organization SIGN,
which trains doctors and develops trauma equipment for hospitals in Asia
and Africa. Dr. Foltz will speak at the Parmly
Billings Library on October 20 and the Bozeman
Public Library on October 27.
Dale Martin
Dale
Martin (WMA)
Dale
Martin (MP3)
Montana State University History professor Dale Martin discusses
America's ambivalent romance with silver. He explains how precious metals have
helped define the West. This October, Bozeman's Intermountain
Opera brings this element of Western Americana to life in their production
of "The Ballad of Baby Doe."
Mark Miller
Mark
Miller (WMA)
Mark
Miller (MP3)
Historian Mark Miller is a former journalism professor and reporter.
He is currently a part of the Montana
Humanities Speaker's Bureau. His new book chronicles pioneer travel and he
talks with RealTime host George Cole about early travel
in Yellowstone National Park.
Matthew Savery
Matthew
Savery (WMA)
Matthew
Savery (MP3)
Matthew Savery started his career in music as a jazz
drummer. Now, however he serves as Music Director for the Bozeman
Symphony and the Wyoming
Symphony. Savery discusses the new realities faced by performing
arts organizations across the nation.
Kelly Roberti
Kelly
Roberti (WMA)
Kelly
Roberti (MP3)
Jazz bassist Kelly Roberti has 54 recordings to his credit.
Born in Malta and a Bozeman High School grad, Roberti has played internationally
and in Montana with a bevy of top jazz artists. He discusses his own addictions
and how he uses music for healing and therapy. Roberti is part of this year's One
Book-One Bozeman programs.
Red Lodge Area Community Foundation
Red
Lodge Area Community Foundation (WMA)
Red
Lodge Area Community Foundation (MP3)
Since 2003, over $500,000 has been raised for Red Lodge charities by the Red
Lodge Area Community Foundation. The key to their success is the annual Fun
Run for Charities. More than two dozen non-profit groups benefit from the Fun
Run, including the food bank, youth clubs, and affordable housing projects. This
year's event takes place September 5. RealTime host George Cole speaks with foundation
members Linda Eckhoff, Merv Coleman and Joan
Hughes.
Wally McRae
Two-Part Special
Wally
McRae PART ONE (WMA)
Wally
McRae PART ONE (MP3)
Wally
McRae PART TWO (WMA)
Wally
McRae PART TWO (MP3)
Wally McRae is a Montana rancher and a cowboy poet. In this
special two-part interview conducted on his ranch near Colstrip and Lame
Deer, McRae discusses his life, writings, and environmental politics—and
reads from his new book Stick Horses and Other Stories of Ranch Life.
Dr. Mark Johnson
Dr.
Mark Johnson (WMA)
Dr.
Mark Johnson (MP3)
Dr. Mark Johnson is a wildlife veterinarian. His work
includes reintroduction of the gray wolf into Yellowstone Park and the
safe capture of feral dogs in India and other countries. Johnson is the
executive director of Global
Wildlife Resources, a non-profit group based in Bozeman.
Diane Elliott
Diane
Elliott (WMA)
Diane
Elliott (MP3)
Writer Diane Elliott is the author of Strength of Stone,
an historical novel portraying the pioneer journal of a young woman in the 1860s.
Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Greater
Yellowstone Coalition (WMA)
Greater
Yellowstone Coalition (MP3)
The Greater Yellowstone
Coalition works to preserve the unique natural attributes of the Yellowstone
region. Mike Clark, the Coalition's Executive Director, and Rick
Reese, a co-founder and two-term President, join RealTime host George
Cole for a discussion of the organization's history, mission, and future.
Conrad Anker
Conrad
Anker (WMA)
Conrad
Anker (MP3)
Mountaineer Conrad
Anker challenges some of the most difficult terrain on Earth. In
1999, he found the remains of famed British climber George Mallory on Mount Everest.
Anker discusses the life of the adventurer, the mysteries of the unknown, and
the very real threat of global climate change.
Dr. Ilse-Marie Lee
Dr.
Ilse-Marie Lee (WMA)
Dr.
Ilse-Marie Lee (MP3)
Dr. Ilse-Marie Lee directs the Honors Program at Montana
State University, where she has been on the faculty teaching cello since
1989. She discusses her new work as a soundtrack composer for independent
films and reminisces about her childhood in South Africa.
Stuart Weber
Stuart
Weber (WMA)
Stuart
Weber (MP3)
Classical guitarist Stuart
Weber recorded his new album, The Fifth Row, in 11 vintage
theaters in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, and Utah.
Patrick & Carol Hemingway
Patrick
& Carol Hemingway (WMA)
Patrick
& Carol Hemingway (MP3)
Patrick Hemingway is the only surviving child of author Ernest
Hemingway. In this one-hour RealTime special, he and wife Carol
Hemingway discuss his father's many books and essays, the Hemingway
legend, and the fine line between creativity and insanity.
Christy Stillwell
Christy
Stillwell (WMA)
Christy
Stillwell (MP3)
Poet Christy Stillwell teaches in the Honors College
at Montana State University. She writes, among other things, about moms,
preschool, and funerals. Stillwell discusses her work, the process of
writing, and "LWD," or
living with deadlines.
Christopher Bengochea
Christopher
Bengochea (WMA)
Christopher
Bengochea (MP3)
Opera singer Christopher
Bengochea is the son of a Montana ranching family. He discusses
life on the road and how early opportunities in Montana opened the doors for
his professional singing career.
Alison Harmon & Jamie Jelenchick
Alison
Harmon & Jamie Jelenchick (WMA)
Alison
Harmon & Jamie Jelenchick (MP3)
Alison Harmon is a nutritionist at Montana State University.
She is featured in a new documentary by filmmaker Jamie Jelenchick titled Montana
Fare. The film captures how two Montana women deal with culture
and resources in deciding what food to put on the table. Harmon and Jelenchick
join RealTime host George Cole to discuss the
film as well as how marketing and money affect food choices.
Amy Goodman
Amy
Goodman (WMA)
Amy
Goodman (MP3)
Author and co-anchor of Democracy
Now! Amy Goodman spoke recently in Missoula and Bozeman.
She discusses the state of the news media in the United States, the Obama administration,
and the growth of new media in contemporary society.
Phyllis Smith
Phyllis
Smith (WMA)
Phyllis
Smith (MP3)
Author Phyllis Smith is working on a book profiling the early
days of the Northern Pacific Railroad. For generations, the NP defined commerce
and careers in Montana.
John Armstrong & Joan Prior
John
Armstrong & Joan Prior (WMA)
John
Armstrong & Joan Prior (MP3)
Artist and Laurel native John Armstrong has been a working artist
for over three decades and is currently showing at the Missoula Art Museum. Armstrong
and his wife, art broker Joan Prior, discuss the business of
art and its many complexities and peculiarities.
George Wuerthner
George
Wuerthner (WMA)
George
Wuerthner (MP3)
Photographer and editor George Wuerthner's book, Thrillcraft,
calls for an end of off-road use of federal land by snowmobiles, motorcycles,
and trucks.
Mary Scriver
Mary
Scriver (WMA)
Mary
Scriver (MP3)
Bronze sculptor Bob Scriver brought a modern sensibility to
Western art. Scriver's third wife, Mary Scriver, authored a
biography of the artist, titled Bronze: Inside and Out, A Biographical Memoir of
Bob Scriver.
Andes Trek
Andes
Trek (WMA)
Andes
Trek (MP3)
Deia
Schlosberg and Gregg Treinish talk about
their 7,800 mile trek across the Andes in South America. Starting in
Ecuador, they hiked south across mountains, through valleys and villages
for two years, completing their journey in April of 2008. This feat earned
them a place on the National Geographic Society's 2008 Adventurers of
the Year.
Jim Hightower
Jim
Hightower (WMA)
Jim
Hightower (MP3)
Author and radio commentator Jim
Hightower loves the bloodsport of Texas politics. In this RealTime conversation,
he discusses President Obama, the recession, George W. Bush, and the NRA. Hightower
will be in Bozeman April 10 at the Emerson Cultural Center.
L.E.A.P.
L.E.A.P.
(WMA)
L.E.A.P.
(MP3)
Retired physician Dr. Ed Stickney and retired police officer Tony
Ryan discuss the Law Enforcement
Against Prohibition (LEAP) program, which seeks to legalize and regulate
currently illegal drugs such as marijuana.
Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn (WMA)
Mendelssohn (MP3)
Historians Jeff Safford and David Large discuss
the the legacy of composer Felix Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn is the subject of a
series of lectures and concerts in Bozeman in late March.
Dr. Susan Wicklund & Alan Kesselheim
Dr. Susan Wicklund & Alan Kesselheim (WMA)
Dr. Susan Wicklund & Alan Kesselheim (MP3)
Dr. Susan Wicklund recently opened a new women's health
center in Livingston. Her book, This Common Secret: My Journey as
an Abortion Doctor, received national attention when it was published
in 2008. Dr. Wicklund and co-author Alan Kesselheim discuss
the continuing impact of the book.
Anne Harrigan & Matthew Savery
Anne Harrigan & Matthew Savery (WMA)
Anne Harrigan & Matthew Savery (MP3)
Music directors Anne Harrigan, of the Billings
Symphony, and Matthew Savery, of the Bozeman
Symphony, discuss the business of classical music and the importance of educational
outreach in both schools and the larger community. The two symphonies will offer
a choral tribute to Bach: the Bozeman Symphony on March 7, and the Billings Symphony
on March 14.
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders (WMA)
Engineers Without Borders (MP3)
The Engineers without Borders campus
organization at Montana State University has been working on safe water wells
in rural Kenya for six years. Architect Ronald Omyonga of Nairobi
joins two MSU volunteers in a discussion of their work to bring potable water
to some 50 school districts in the African nation.
Joe Sample
Joe Sample, Part One (WMA)
Joe Sample, Part One (MP3)
Joe Sample, Part Two (WMA)
Joe Sample, Part Two (MP3)
Billings broadcaster and philanthropist Joe Sample shares
a lifetime of experiences in this special, two-part RealTime with George
Cole.
In an extended interview with George recorded in October 2008, Sample tracks
the milestones in his life, from time spent in China with the U.S. Army during
World War II to his move to Billings in 1954 and the eventual creation of the
Montana Television Network. Along with his late wife Miriam, Sample's decades
of philanthropic support have benefitted many educational and artistic endeavors
across the state.
Jan Brown
Jan Brown (WMA)
Jan Brown (MP3)
The Yellowstone
Business Partnership has 250 members, most of them businesses who operate
in or near Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Director Jan Brown discusses
how these businesses can be eco-friendly and profitable.
Jim Kershner
Jim Kershner (WMA)
Jim Kershner (MP3)
Author and historian Jim
Kershner discusses his new book Carl Maxey, A Fighting Life.
Maxey was an attorney and human rights activist from Spokane, Washington.
Barbara Van Cleve
Barbara Van Cleve (WMA)
Barbara Van Cleve (MP3)
Fine arts photographer Barbara
Van Cleve knows how to run horses, work a fence line, and use her
camera to portray the landscapes and people of the West. Her photography is part
of public museums and galleries in the West and in U.S. embassies around the
world.
David Quammen
David Quammen (WMA)
David Quammen (MP3)
Science writer David
Quammen is the Wallace Stegner Chair of History at Montana State
University. In a recent article in Harper's, he explores the possibility
of cancer as a contagious disease.
Dr. Richard Wolff
Dr. Richard Wolff (WMA)
Dr. Richard Wolff (MP3)
Dr.
Richard Wolff recently served as the principal investigator
for a research project examining Internet access across Montana. He discusses
the results of the project, as well as how individuals and government
use the Internet in Montana. Dr. Wolff is the Gilhousen Telecommunications
Chair at Montana State University.
Regional Journalism
Regional
Journalism (WMA)
Regional Journalism (MP3)
Montana
Magazine editor Butch Larcombe and Montana
Quarterly managing editor Megan Ault Regnerus discuss
regional journalism in Montana.
Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, Pt. 2
Dr.
H. Gilbert Welch (WMA)
Dr.
H. Gilbert Welch (MP3)
In the second program in a two-part series, Dr.
H. Gilbert Welch, a faculty member at Dartmouth
Medical School and the author of Should I Be Tested for Cancer? Maybe
Not and Here's Why, offers his opinions on the healthcare system
in the United States and what we might expect in the renewed debate on healthcare
policy.
Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, Pt. 1
Dr. H. Gilbert Welch (WMA)
Dr. H. Gilbert Welch (MP3)
In the first of two programs, Dr.
H. Gilbert Welch, a faculty member at Dartmouth
Medical School and the author of Should I Be Tested for Cancer? Maybe
Not and Here's Why, discusses the possibility that doctors in the
United States order too many medical tests for their patients.
Dr. Geoff Gamble
Dr. Geoff Gamble (WMA)
Dr. Geoff Gamble (MP3)
Montana State University President Geoff
Gamble discusses the value of a college education and what the
current national economic realities mean for the university.
Bozeman Public Library
Bozeman Public Library (WMA)
Bozeman Public Library (MP3)
The new Bozeman Public
Library is celebrating its second anniversary. Library director Alice
Meister and friends board member Vicky York discuss
freedom of expression, banned books, and dip into their favorite authors.
Stephen Maly
Stephen Maly (WMA)
Stephen Maly (MP3)
Stephen Maly is the director of TVMT, a state-funded
television project established in 2001. In 2009, TVMT will offer gavel-to-gavel
coverage of the Montana Legislature to fifty Montana communities.
Re-broadcast: November 17
Theo Lipfert & Johanna Prindiville
Theo
Lipfert & Johanna Prindiville (WMA)
Theo
Lipfert & Johanna Prindiville (MP3)
Bozeman filmmaker Theo Lipfert and actress Johanna Prindiville go
behind the camera for a discussion of the business of short films in today's
multiplex theater world. Lipfert teaches media arts at Montana State University,
while Prindiville is a retired public relations writer. Their short film, Certain
Green, has garnered both attention and awards.
Dr. Diana Eck
Dr. Diana Eck (WMA)
Dr. Diana Eck (MP3)
Dr. Diana Eck is a professor of comparative religion
and Indian studies at Harvard University. Dr. Eck also directs the Pluralism
Project at Harvard. She reflects on the changes in our religious
landscape, the growing spiritual pluralism in our cities and towns, and
policy issues affecting church and state.
Landon Jones
Landon Jones (WMA)
Landon Jones (MP3)
Writer and editor Landon Jones worked for Time, Inc.
for thirty years. During his career, he helped develop People and Money magazines.
Jones also coined the term "baby boomer" in 1980. Hear him discuss
journalism, the magazine industry, and a unique trip novelist F. Scott
Fitzgerald took to Montana in 1915.
Jay & Judie Moor
Jay & Judie Moor (WMA)
Jay & Judie Moor (MP3)
From 1991 to 2005, Jay Moor worked with the United Nations in
Kenya and his wife Judie was a mental health counselor with
a university in Nairobi. Hear their stories about working and living abroad.
Dr. Cliff Montagne
Dr. Cliff Montagne (WMA)
Dr.
Cliff Montagne (MP3)
Dr. Cliff Montagne is the president of BioRegions
International, a Bozeman-based nonprofit specializing in environmental,
educational, health and economic development projects in Mongolia. Dr.
Montagne has visited Mongolia on 12 different occasions. He talks with RealTime host George
Cole about the Central Asian nation.
Dr. Joan Hoff
Dr. Joan Hoff (WMA)
Dr. Joan Hoff (MP3)
Presidential historian Dr. Joan Hoff examines the current race
for the White House and offers insight and opinion on a decidedly interesting
election cycle. Dr. Hoff is the former CEO of the Center for the Study of the
Presidency and is the author of A Faustian Foreign Policy: From Woodrow Wilson
to George W. Bush.
Tom Egelhoff
Tom Egelhoff (WMA)
Tom Egelhoff (MP3)
Small business consultant Tom
Egelhoff discusses how small businesses can survive tough economic
times. Egelhoff has worked with small businesses for thirty years and authored
the book How to Market, Advertise, and Promote Your Business or Service in
Your Own Backyard.
Intermountain Opera
Intermountain Opera (WMA)
Intermountain Opera (MP3)
The Intermountain Opera
Association has produced live operas in Bozeman for the past three decades.
The opera company's artistic director Linda Curtis and marketing
director Marjorie Smith discuss their latest production, Die
Fledermaus, which will be live at the Willson Auditorium on October 10 & 12.
The two also talk about the history and future of the community opera company.
Middle Eastern Students
Middle Eastern Students (WMA)
Middle Eastern Students (MP3)
Host George Cole talks with visiting international students
from Kuwait, Tunisia, Syria, and Lebanon, who were guests this summer of Montana
State University and the U.S. Department of State. The diplomatic exchange was
started in 2002 in an effort to bring young Muslim students to the United States.
Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder (WMA)
Tracy Kidder (MP3)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder's 2003 book Mountains
Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Could Cure the World is
the selection for the first One
Book One Bozeman program. Kidder joins RealTime host George
Cole for a discussion of his books and the business of being an author.
Ted Waddell
Ted Waddell (WMA)
Ted Waddell (MP3)
Montana artist Theodore
Waddell grew up in Laurel and graduated from then Eastern Montana
College in Billings. Waddell's paintings and sculpture pieces are now in the
private collections of Apple Computer, Robert Redford, the Dallas Museum of Art,
the Yellowstone Art Museum, the Custer County Art Center, and elswhere. Waddell
reflects on the art scene in the "new west" and offers advice on the
business of art.
Dr. Kathryn Borgenicht
Dr. Kathryn Borgenicht (WMA)
Dr. Kathryn Borgenicht (MP3)
Untreated and under-treated pain is a serious public health issue in Montana
and the West. Dr. Kathryn Borgenicht, a Bozeman geriatric
and palliative care specialist, believes medical doctors should be more agressive
in prescribing pain control medicines. Dr. Borgenicht and other healthcare
providers will be in Missoula September 5 and 6 for the annual Montana
Pain Initiative Conference.
The Legacy of Miriam Sample
The Legacy of Miriam Sample (WMA)
The Legacy of Miriam Sample (MP3)
A current exhibit at the Yellowstone
Art Museum (YAM) honors Miriam Sample's interest in the
visual arts and her dedication to fostering the growth and success of individual
artists, galleries, and museums in Montana and Wyoming. YAM Executive Director Robyn
Peterson, curator Robert Manchester, and artist Patrick
Zentz discuss the Gifts to Montana: The Legacy of Miriam Sample exhibit
and both the personal and professional impact Miriam Sample had on their lives.
George Cole & Larry Cali
George Cole & Larry Cali (WMA)
George Cole & Larry Cali (MP3)
RealTime host George Cole turned 65 recently.
With his Medicare card in hand, Cole talks with veteran journalist Larry
Cali of Seattle about aging in America and what it takes to
measure "success" in life. Cali and Cole worked together as
broadcast journalists in Spokane and Seattle.
Don Oliver
Don Oliver (WMA)
Don Oliver (MP3)
Former NBC News correspondent Don Oliver has decades of experience
as a television journalist. A native of Billings, Oliver now lives in Missoula
and lectures at The University
of Montana. He joins RealTime host George Cole for
a discussion of broadcast and print journalism in this historic election year.
Dr. Joseph Shaw
Dr.
Joseph Shaw (WMA)
Dr.
Joseph Shaw (MP3)
As the Director of the Optical
Technology Center at Montana
State University, Dr. Joseph Shaw sees light
pollution as a growing problem. Shaw maintains that the beauty and value
of the night sky is obscured by nighttime commercial lighting. One possible solution
may be municipal and county regulation of both commercial and residential lighting.
Zak Zakovi & Tate Chamberlain
Zak Zakovi & Tate Chamberlain (WMA)
Zak
Zakovi & Tate Chamberlain (MP3)
Sculptor Zak Zakovi and
event producer Tate Chamberlain discuss an ambitious public
art project involving seven outdoor sculpture pieces to be installed on Main
Street in Bozeman this month by the Art Crossing Foundation. The installation
is co-sponsored by the Downtown Bozeman Association and the Bozeman
Public Library.
Summer Reading
Summer Reading (WMA)
Summer Reading (MP3)
Summer reading for adults and children alike is the topic of this conversation
between host George Cole and librarian Cindy
Christin of
the Bozeman
Public Library.
Karin Ronnow & Deidre Eitel
Karin Ronnow & Deidre Eitel (WMA)
Karin Ronnow & Deidre Eitel (MP3)
Bozeman Daily
Chronicle journalist Karin Ronnow and photojournalist Deidre
Eitel are traveling to central Asia this summer to continue
their coverage of Greg Mortenson and his Central
Asia Institute, a non-profit group building schools in rural Pakistan
and Afghanistan.
Patrick Klein / Vision Beyond Borders
Patrick Klein (WMA)
Patrick Klein (MP3)
Three days after a devastating cyclone hit Myanmar (Burma), Patrick Klein was
there. The founder and director of Vision
Beyond Borders, a Christian mission group based in Sheridan, Wyoming, Klein
and his organization have been involved in the massive relief effort that has
been hampered by political unrest.
Mark Matthews
Mark Matthews (WMA)
Mark Matthews (MP3)
Author Mark Matthews discusses past and present techniques on
the fire line in Montana and the West, including a unique group of World War
II-era conscientious objectors who were trained to be smokejumpers and fight
fires. Mathews is the author of Smoke Jumping on the Western Fire Line: Conscientious
Objectors During World War II and A Great Day to Fight Fire: Mann Gulch,
1949.
Larry Nelson
Larry Nelson (WMA)
Larry Nelson (MP3)
In 1942, Larry Nelson enlisted in the Army Air Corps
to fight "the
good war." Sixty-six years later, the now-retired Baptist pastor lives in
Bozeman and has authored and self-published Hell for Honshu, a memoir
of his experiences as a B-29 navigator over Japan during World War II.
Dr. Joan Hoff
Dr.
Joan Hoff, Part 1 of 2 (WMA)
Dr.
Joan Hoff, Part 2 of 2 (WMA)
Dr.
Joan Hoff, Part 1 of 2 (MP3)
Dr.
Joan Hoff, Part 2 of 2 (MP3)
In this two-part program, U.S. Presidential historian Joan Hoff offers
perspective on recent American presidents and the dangers of an imperial presidency.
Dr. Joan Hoff is a research professor of history at MSU in Bozeman. Hoff's new
book, A Faustian Foreign Policy: From Woodrow Wilson to George W. Bush,
is published by Cambridge University Press. Dr. Hoff is the former CEO and president
of the Center for the
Study of the Presidency and has taught history at Ohio University and Indiana
University.
Intermountain Opera
Intermountain Opera
Intermountain Opera
The Intermountain
Opera Company has been producing operas in Bozeman for 30 years.
Bizet's Carmen will take center stage at the Willson in Bozeman
beginning May 14. Join opera board members Jan Young, Jack
Day and Marjorie Smith as they discuss the
challenges and joy of a growing opera company in Montana.
Re-broadcast
Chan Pongkhamsing
Chan
Pongkhamsing (WMA)
Chan
Pongkhamsing (MP3)
Chan Pongkhamsing is a Peace
Corps recruiter based in Seattle. During his time in the PeaceCorps,
Pongkhamsing served as an irrigation specialist in Nepal. He talks about
his experiences and what new Peace Corps volunteers can expect as they
work in the developing world. The U.S. Peace Corps serves in over 70
countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Central Europe.
Re-broadcast
Steve Titus
 Steve
Titus (WMA)
Steve
Titus (MP3)
The Solar Bug is the
brainchild of Bozeman electrical engineer Steve Titus. The solar-powered
vehicle and its creator were
recently featured in the Christian Science Monitor and have made
appearences at alternative energy shows in California. Steve talks about his
creation, electric cars, innovation in general, and the future of "green" energy
in Montana.
Re-broadcast
Mark Miller
Mark
Miller (WMA)
Mark
Miller (MP3)
What was it like to travel to Yellowstone National Park in the late 1800s and
early 1900s? Bozeman journalist Mark Miller chronicles travel
journals of families and adventurers who made the journey by horse and covered
wagon to America's first national park.
Neal Fegan
Neal Fegan (WMA)
Neal Fegan (MP3)
 pictured: velocipede
[photo courtesy Robert Fegan]
Bozeman artist Neal
Fegan is a metal scupltor designing and building Velocipedes—a
unique bicycle combining art, color, and transportation. Fegan, a former
bicycle messenger in New York City, offers up his definition of a "starving
artist" and discusses how to give your dreams an opportunity to
succeed.
Steve Shapiro & Scott Crichton
Steve Shapiro & Scott Crichton (WMA)
Steve
Shapiro & Scott Crichton (MP3)
Steve Shapiro is the Legal Director
for the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU). He and ACLU
of Montana Director Scott Crichton discuss protecting
civil liberties in today's political and social climate. Shapiro was
in Missoula recently for the state ACLU convention.
Bob Raney
Bob Raney (WMA)
Bob Raney (MP3)
Public
Service Commissioner Bob Raney believes consumers
will have to make sacrifices as energy prices continue to go up. Raney,
a Democrat from Livingston, discusses the pros and cons of energy deregulation,
the legacy of Montana Power, and the realities of clean coal.
Dr. Joseph Shaw
Dr. Joseph Shaw (WMA)
Dr. Joseph Shaw (MP3)
As the Director of the Optical
Technology Center at Montana
State University, Dr. Joseph Shaw sees light
pollution as a growing problem. Shaw maintains that the beauty and
value of the night sky is obscured by nighttime commercial lighting.
One possible solution may be municipal and county regulation of both
commercial and residential lighting.
Bill Novelli
Bill Novelli (WMA)
Bill Novelli (MP3)
Bill Novelli is CEO of AARP,
a membership organization of 39 million Americans who are over 50. He
is also a leader in a profession known as "social marketing." Novelli
examines the changes, trends, and regulations surrounding things like
smoking, high-fat foods, and personal fitness with an eye to the dynamic
relationship between public policy and social engineering.
Janet Bodnar
Janet Bodnar (WMA)
Janet Bodnar (MP3)
Janet Bodnar, Deputy Editor
for Kiplinger's Personal
Finance, is optimistic about the US economy--despite talk of a recession
and a weak job market. Bodnar discusses investments, tax advice, and
how to prepare a family for possibly turbulent financial times.
Class C Documentary
Class
C Documentary (WMA)
Class
C Documentary (MP3)
A new documentary film titled Class
C chroinicles three years worth of high school women's basketball
in Reed Point, Rapelje, Twin Bridges, Scobey, Rocky Boy, and Chester,
Montana. Directors Justin Lubke and Shasta Grenier discuss
their project, which will premiere on Montana
PBS Wednesday, February 27, at 8pm.
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders (WMA)
Engineers Without Borders (MP3)
Montana State University College
of Engineering students Katy Hansen and Chris
Allen discuss their "safe water" projects in Kenya,
part of their work with Engineers
Without Borders at MSU. Hansen and Allen are joined by filmmaker
and MSU graduate student Jaime Jelenchick, who documented
their recent Kenyan project in a film called The Water Carriers, which
is available for viewing online (in three parts).
Montana Mandolin Society
Montana Mandolin Society (WMA)
Montana Mandolin Society (MP3)
The Montana
Mandolin Society has performed at the Kennedy Center and been featured
on NPR. The Society's musicians work to keep Montana music alive, bringing
a unique blend of string and orchestral music to audiences and schools
across the region. The Montana Mandolin Society will perform Friday,
February 15, at the Emerson
Cultural Center in Bozeman.
Bill Greener
Bill Greener (WMA)
Bill Greener (MP3)
Republican strategist Bill
Greener calls voters in the Intermountain West the "forgotten
voters." Greener, who served in the Reagan Administration, shares
his views about the many 2008 political campaigns.
Mark Miller
Mark Miller (WMA)
Mark Miller (MP3)
What was it like to travel to Yellowstone National
Park in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Bozeman journalist Mark
Miller chronicles travel journals of families and adventurers
who made the journey by horse and covered wagon to America's first national
park.
Steve Titus
Steve
Titus (WMA)
Steve Titus (MP3)
The Solar
Bug is the brainchild of Bozeman electrical engineer Steve
Titus. The solar-powered vehicle and its creator were
recently featured in the Christian Science Monitor and have
made appearences at alternative energy shows in California. Steve talks
about his creation, electric cars, innovation in general, and the future
of "green" energy in Montana.
Dr. Susan Wickland & Alan Kesselheim
Dr. Susan Wicklund & Alan Kesselheim (WMA)
Dr.
Susan Wicklund & Alan Kesselheim (MP3)
Dr. Susan Wickland co-authored
the new book, This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor, about
her two decades of providing reproductive healthcare and legal abortions.
Wickland discusses her profession, her beliefs, and her life with co-author Alan
Kesselheim and RealTime host George Cole.
Bill Mercer
Bill Mercer (WMA)
Bill Mercer (MP3)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana Bill
Mercer discusses the challenges facing federal law enforcement
in Montana. Mercer has worked for the Department
of Justice for nineteen years.
2007 In Review
2007
in Review (WMA)
2007
in Review (MP3)
Take a look back at 2007 with Billings
Gazette Editor Steve Prosinsky, Bozeman
Daily Chronicle Assistant Managing Editor Karin Ronnow,
and Yellowstone Public Radio New Media Manager Ken Siebert.
Host George Cole leads this roundtable discussion of
the regional and national news stories that shaped 2007.
Encore Presentation: Coming of Age
Coming
of Age (WMA)
Coming
of Age (MP3)
Bozeman couple Mary Pat Zitzer and Alan
Kesselheim share an affinity for the phrase "coming of
age." They, and their children Eli, Sawyer,
and Ruby, take extended canoe and wilderness camping
trips through Canada, along the Yellowstone River, and on the Rio Grande.
The entire family talks with RealTime host George Cole about
the wilderness, family growth, and coming of age.
Encore Presentation: John Ghazvinian
John
Ghazvinian (WMA)
John
Ghazvinian (MP3)
Historian John Ghazvinian predicts
a turbulent future for the US and its quest for new oil. His book Untapped:
The Scramble for Africa's Oil reveals the ongoing impact of corruption
and post-colonial wounds throughout the African continent. Ghazvinian
was born in Iran, grew up in London and Los Angeles, and is currently
a visiting fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He has his doctorate
in History from Oxford University.
Stephen P. Kiernan & Mary Jo Bennett
Stephen
P. Kiernan & Mary
Jo Bennett (WMA)
Stephen
P. Kiernan & Mary Jo Bennett (MP3)
Journalist Stephen
P. Kiernan says only six medical schools in the U.S. require
their students to take a course on death and dying. His 2006 book is Last
Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System. Kiernan
is joined by Mary Jo Bennett, a hospice advocate and
volunteer in Bozeman. Both Bennett and Kiernan were involved in a recent
series of Bozeman lectures and workshops dealing with death and dying.
Deborah Schuerr
Deborah Schuerr (WMA)
Deborah Schuerr (MP3)
Pianist and composer Deborah Schuerr of
Bozeman discusses her approach to building a creative life. A former
member of the Bozeman
Symphony and current member of the jam band Northside Garden
Club, Schuerr talks about composing music and performing as a concert
pianist and provides some examples of her work. This program was recorded
at Peak Recording & Sound in
Bozeman.
Dialysis
Dialysis (WMA)
Dialysis (MP3)
Over 400,00 people undergo kidney dialysis each year. Daniel Offer, M.D.,
and his wife Marjorie Kaiz Offer are the authors of Dialysis
Without Fear. Dr. Offer has been on dialysis since 1999. The Offers discuss
their personal lives and challenge the belief that dialysis limits the ability
of patients from living a meaningful life. Both Dr. Offer and his wife Marjorie
are on the faculty and research staff of the Feinberg
School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
Green Construction
Green Construction (WMA)
Green Construction (MP3)
"Green construction" projects are underway
across Montana. Dr. Kath Williams, former President
of the World Green
Building Council, and Erica Sparhawk, a builder
with Kemmick Construction, discuss their work in designing and bulding "green" buildings
in Montana and elsewhere.
Bill Bilverstone & Jack Kligerman
Bill Bilverstone & Jack Kligerman (WMA)
Bill Bilverstone & Jack Kligerman (MP3)
Fine photography can be art or a social messenger.
Bozeman photographers Bill Bilverstone and Jack
Kligerman talk about their 30 plus years working to get that
perfect image, whether it's a portrait of a homeless man in Bozeman or
the cityscape of Paris.
Chan Pongkhamsing
Chan Pongkhamsing (WMA)
Chan Pongkhamsing (MP3)
Chan Pongkhamsing is a Peace
Corps recruiter based in Seattle. During his time in the PeaceCorps,
Pongkhamsing served as an irrigation specialist in Nepal. He talks about
his experiences and what new Peace Corps volunteers can expect as they
work in the developing world. The U.S. Peace Corps serves in over 70
countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Central Europe.
Stephanie Davis
A RealTime Special Edition
Stephanie Davis, Part 1 (WMA)
Stephanie Davis, Part 2 (WMA)
Stephanie Davis, Part 1 (MP3)
Stephanie Davis, Part 2 (MP3)
 pictured:
Stephanie Davis, interviewed at her home by George Cole, July 2007 (photo by
Ken Siebert)
Montana native Stephanie
Davis talks about her life as a musician, songwriter, cowgirl poet,
and performer. Davis performs on A Prairie
Home Companion and tours with singer Garth Brooks. This
60-minute special features Davis at her best, performing her music and talking
about her Yellowstone Country home.
Pat Williams
Pat Williams (WMA)
Pat Williams (MP3)
Former Montana Congressman Pat Williams is
a founding director of Western
Progress, a new policy institute. Williams, a Montana Democrat, served
from 1979 to 1997 in the U.S. House and has strong opinions about the
current direction of the national Democratic Party and the impact of
special interest money in our nation's capital. Williams teaches at The
University of Montana and is senior fellow at the Center for the Rocky
Mountain West in Missoula.
Ray Suarez
Ray Suarez (WMA)
Ray Suarez (MP3)
Ray
Suarez is Senior Correspondent for The
News Hour with Jim Leher. Suarez talks with RealTime host George
Cole about a variety of topics, including the current political
scene, Beltway journalism, immigration reform, and Suarez's 2006 book The
Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America.
Brian Kahn
Brian
Kahn (WMA)
Brian
Kahn (MP3)
In what was supposed to have been a first for RealTime,
host George Cole booked a dog as a guest. Not just any
dog, mind you--Tess of Helena is a Black Lab whose recent
book Training People: The Definitive Guide For Dogs shows "how
to bring out the best in your human." Sadly, Tess had to cancel
due to a scheduling conflict; however, she sent along her typist (and
human) Brian Kahn. In his free time, Kahn hosts some
show heard on both public radio outlets in Montana.
From the Top in Bozeman
From
the Top in Bozeman (WMA)
From
the Top in Bozeman (MP3)
The National Public Radio program From
the Top will record in Bozeman on Thursday, October 4. RealTime Host George
Cole gets the details on this exciting event from Tiffany
Sandholm of the Bozeman-based Classics
for Kids Foundation, Drew Seesel of the Hans
Saari Memorial Fund, the Werner Cello Quartet (who, along with other
teen musicians, will be featured performers), and David Balsom,
national tour producer for From
the Top.
Tina Buckingham
Tina Buckingham (WMA)
Tina Buckingham (MP3)
Casting and location scout Tina Buckingham has
been in the Montana movie business for thirty-three years. From Rancho
Deluxe in 1974 to A River Runs Through It in 1992 to the
present day, Buckingham shares backlot stories from the past three decades
as well as new
incentives for film producers shooting in Montana and the upcoming HatchFest film
festival in Bozeman.
The War & Homefront: United or Divided
The
War & Homefront:
United or Divided (WMA)
The
War & Homefront:
United or Divided (MP3)
Documentary filmmaker Ken
Burns discusses his new seven-hour documentary The
War, which will air on Montana
PBS beginning September 23. RealTime host George
Cole also welcomes documentary producer Jaime Jelenchick,
who discusses her program Homefront:
United or Divided, which tells the story of what happened in
Montana following the US entry into World War II. Homefront: United
or Divided will air on Montana PBS on October 2.
Jarl von Arlyon & Dr. Graeme MacQueen
Jarl
von Arlyon & Dr. Graeme MacQueen (WMA)
Jarl
von Arlyon & Dr. Graeme MacQueen (MP3)
Jarl von Arlyon and Dr.
Graeme MacQueen are convinced there is more to the story of
the 9/11 attacks than the official record indicates. Both men will take
part in a discussion and screening of the film 9/11:
Press for Truth at the Emerson
Cultural Center on Tuesday, September 11, at 7pm, which is free and
open to the public. Dr. MacQueen is the founding Director of the McMaster
Centre for Peace Studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario
and a member of Scholars
for 9/11 Truth and Justice. Von Arlyon, who lives in Bozeman, was
an eyewitness to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York
City.
Mary Jane DiSanti
Mary Jane DiSanti (WMA)
Mary Jane DiSanti (MP3)
The Country Bookshelf is a tradition in the Gallatin Valley. Owner Mary
Jane DiSanti has been in the book business for thirty-three years. She
talks with host George Cole about good books and what it's like to compete with
major booksellers.
Loren Acton
Loren Acton (WMA)
Loren Acton (MP3)
Lewistown-born Loren
Acton rode the space shuttle Challenger into space on an eight-day
mission in 1985. Since 1993, he has been a research professor of Physics at Montana
State University. Acton discusses his experiences aboard the space shuttle and
his current research dealing with the Sun.
John Ghazvinian
John Ghazvinian (WMA)
John Ghazvinian (MP3)
Historian John Ghazvinian predicts
a turbulent future for the US and its quest for new oil. His book Untapped:
The Scramble for Africa's Oil reveals the ongoing impact of corruption and
post-colonial wounds throughout the African continent. Ghazvinian was born in
Iran, grew up in London and Los Angeles, and is currently a visiting fellow at
the University of Pennsylvania. He has his doctorate in History from Oxford University.
Special: A Tale of Two Cities
A
Tale of Two Cities (WMA)
A
Tale of Two Cities (MP3)
Billings and Bozeman are
two vital Montana cities. From business on mainstreet to affordable
housing, the similarities and differences between these two population
centers help tell the story of Montana's social and economic present
and future. RealTime producers George Cole and Ken
Siebert host this hour-long, live discussion from both Bozeman
and Billings with former Billings mayor Chuck Tooley,
former Bozeman mayor Steve Kirchhoff, Business Editor
and reporter for the Billings
Gazette Jan Falstad, and Bozeman
Daily Chronicle Assistant Managing Editor Karin Ronnow.
Virginia City
Virginia City (WMA)
Virginia City (MP3)
During the gold rush of the 1860s, Virginia
City, Montana, was the largest population center between Minneapolis and
San Francisco. Today, there are 150 permanent residents--and 70,000 tourists
annually. Virginia City Mayor Linda Hamilton and Director of
the Montana Heritage Commission Paul Reichert discuss the effort
that goes into keeping Montana history alive.
Encore Presentation: Betsy Gaines-Quammen
Betsy
Gaines-Quammen (WMA)
Betsy
Gaines-Quammen (MP3)
Bozeman-based environmentalist Betsy Gaines-Quammen leads The
Tributary Fund, a new international non-profit working to improve conservation
programs in Asia. RealTime talks to Quammen about their first project,
which takes her to Mongolia to rebuild a Buddhist monastery into an international
center for environmental education.
Dean Williamson
Dean Williamson (WMA)
Dean Williamson (MP3)
Bozeman resident Dean Williamson has studied, in detail, the
relationship between Latino and Hispanic literature and its impact on political
reality. He has his doctorate from the University of Colorado-Boulder, with a
focus on race and ethnic identity formation in 19th century Native American and
Latino writing.
Kirk Branch
Kirk Branch (WMA)
Kirk Branch (MP3)
Kirk
Branch, Ph.D., is an associate professor of English
at Montana State
University. His new book, Eyes on the Ought to Be: What we
Teach When We Teach About Literacy, questions our society's
road to reading and literacy. Branch discusses teachers, parents,
and students need to practice "trickster consciousness" to
ensure success in the classroom and in society at large.
Dr. Kathryn Borgenicht
Dr. Kathryn Borgenicht (WMA)
Dr. Kathryn Borgenicht (MP3)
Dr. Kathryn Borgenicht is the Medical Director of the
Bozeman Deaconess Hospice and Palliative Care program. Dr. Borgenicht
discusses pain management, palliative care, and aging with RealTime host George
Cole.
Coming of Age
Coming of Age (WMA)
Coming of Age (MP3)
Bozeman couple Mary Pat Zitzer and Alan Kesselheim share
an affinity for the phrase "coming of age." They, and their children Eli, Sawyer,
and Ruby, take extended canoe and wilderness camping trips through
Canada, along the Yellowstone River, and on the Rio Grande. The entire family
talks with RealTime host George Cole about the wilderness,
family growth, and coming of age.
Aaron Pruitt
Aaron Pruitt (WMA)
Aaron Pruitt (MP3)
Montana PBS is
a growing statewide public television system, attracting a weekly audience
of 165,000. Director of Programming Aaron Pruitt discusses
programming local content, budgets, future plans, and how Montana PBS
(and public television in general) works to compete in an increasingly
crowded media marketplace.
Jack Horner
Jack Horner (WMA)
Jack Horner (MP3)
Jack Horner is the Curator of Paleontology at the Museum
of the Rockies. He is the director of the largest dinosaur field
research program in the world and has uncovered more dinosaur fossils
than anyone in history. Horner's new (and constantly changing) exhibit, Dinosaurs
Under the Big Sky, opens June 9 at the Museum
of the Rockies in Bozeman.
Elaine Grimm
Elaine Grimm (WMA)
Elaine Grimm (MP3)
According to the United Nations, the African country of Niger is one of the poorest
on Earth. Elaine Grimm recently returned from a Peace
Corps assignment there, and talks with RealTime host George
Cole about her work in schools for young girls, as well as the challenges
facing Niger, where 66% of the population is under 25.
Museum of the Rockies
Museum of the Rockies (WMA)
Museum
of the Rockies (MP3)
2007 marks the 50th anniversary of The
Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman. Museum Director Shelley McKamey and
curator Michael Fox join RealTime host George
Cole for an exploration of the museum, which houses over 300,000 objects.
Intermountain Opera Company
Intermountain Opera Company (WMA)
Intermountain Opera Company (MP3)
The Intermountain Opera
Company boasts a unique, 28-year history. Ginny Martin and Stephen
Guggenheim talk about that history as well as the company's current
plans, which include May performances of Mozart's The Magic Flute.
Peter Aengst
Peter
Aengst (WMA)
Peter
Aengst (MP3)
The Wyoming Range is 700,000 acres of mountain peaks, sagebrush plains,
and an enormous potential for oil and natural gas development. Peter
Aengst of The
Wilderness Society in Bozeman discusses efforts to stop the march
toward extraction in the Wyoming Range.
National Library Week
National
Library Week (WMA)
National
Library Week (MP3)
April 15 - 21 is National
Library Week. To honor the event, RealTime host George
Cole visits with Bozeman
Public Library Director Alice Meister and Friends
of the Library Vice President Amy McNamara about banned
books, the Internet, and the Patriot Act.
Kim Edwards
Kim
Edwards (WMA)
Kim
Edwards (MP3)
Kim Edwards is the author of the bestselling book The
Memory Keeper's Daughter. Set in the 1960s, the novel deals with
a Down's Syndrome child and the way in which her parents chose to deal
with her. Edwards is an assistant
professor of English at the University of Kentucky.
Jennifer Ferenstein
Jennifer
Ferenstein (WMA)
Jennifer
Ferenstein (MP3)
Jennifer Ferenstein is a Missoula-based biologist. She is also
working on the Save
the Front Campaign, which is coordinated by the Wilderness
Society. Save
the Front is working to solidify the legacy of conservation efforts
to protect the Rocky Mountain Front near Glacier
National Park.
Tom Murphy
Tom
Murphy (WMA)
Tom
Murphy (MP3)
For 34 years, wildlife and nature photographer Tom
Murphy has traveled the world, searching for the perfect
scene. His photography is regularly featured in magazines, books, and
recently on PBS. Since 1975, Murphy (who lives in Livingston) has focused
his attention on Yellowstone
National Park.
Tim Flannery
Tim
Flannery (WMA)
Tim
Flannery (MP3)
Scientist and explorer Tim Flannery is the author of
The Weather Makers: How Man is Changing the Climate and What it Means
for Earth. Flannery details the historic cycles of weather and climate,
and what humankind is doing to drastically speed up the process of global
warming. When not traveling, Tim Flannery lives in Sydney, Australia,
and is a professor at Macquarie
University. He recently spoke at Montana State University.
William Marcus
Five
Who Make a Difference: William Marcus (WMA)
Five
Who Make a Difference: William Marcus (MP3)
William Marcus' career in public broadcasting spans over
three decades. For the last eleven years, Marcus has been the Director
of the University of Montana's
Broadcast Media Center. He is also the host of the popular Montana
PBS series Backroads
of Montana and an Emmy Award winning documentary producer.
Gene Brodeur
Gene
Brodeur (WMA)
Gene
Brodeur (MP3)
Gene Brodeur of Montana
PBS joins host George Cole for a discussion on journalism
and politics. Brodeur reflects on three decades as a working reporter,
with assignments ranging from covering California in the 1960s to working
for NBC in Europe in the 1980s.
Journey to India
Journey
to India (WMA)
Journey
to India (MP3)
India, the world's largest democracy, has eighteen official languages
and is home to more than one billion people. Both Elizabeth Blanchford
and Susie Cole have recently visited India, and they
share their thoughts on its people, customs, literature, and food.
| Images of India: photos
by Susie Cole |
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| Street scene in Pondicherry |
Meenakshi Temple, Madurai |
Eric Funk
Eric
Funk [WMA]
Bozeman composer and musician Eric
Funk joins host George Cole for an examination of American
musical theatre. From the early days of vaudeville to Broadway today--Eric
Funk navigates the musical art form and the changing realities of live
theatre.
Eric
Funk [MP3]
Larry Cali
Larry
Cali (WMA)
RealTime takes an audio tour of Seattle with veteran reporter
Larry Cali. Over 9 million tourists visit the Seattle
area every year, and the city has recently unveiled a new slogan: "metro-natural."
Larry
Cali (MP3)
Monte Dolack and Mary Beth Percival
Monte
Dolack & Mary Beth Percival (WMA)
Montana artists Monte
Dolack and Mary
Beth Percival share their Missoula gallery and thoughts on
the business of art.
Monte
Dolack & Mary Beth Percival (MP3)
Alan Kesselheim
Alan
Kesselheim (WMA)
Bozeman author Alan Kesselheim talks to RealTime
host George Cole about life as a full-time freelance
writer. Kesselheim is the author of eight books and hundreds of magazine
articles and is currently collaborating on a project with a Montana doctor
about her experiences practicing medicine under the Big Sky.
Alan
Kesselheim (MP3)
HIV & AIDS in Montana
HIV/AIDS
in Montana (WMA)
Host George Cole speaks with Billings health professional Kathy
Hall and HIV prevention educator David Herrera
of Missoula, both of whom offer their observations and advice about HIV
and AIDS in Montana. Hall and Herrera are members of the Governor's AIDS
Advisory Council.
HIV/AIDS
in Montana (MP3)
Montana HIV/AIDS Resources
In Montana: 800.233.6668
Eastern Montana AIDS Hotline: 800.675.2437
Western Montana AIDS Hotline: 800.663.9002
Links
Montana
Department of Public Health and Human Services: HIV-Related Links
Yellowstone AIDS Project
Montana Gay Men's
Task Force
David Quammen
David
Quammen (WMA)
Bozeman-based author David Quammen joins host George
Cole for a discussion of The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, Quammen's
new biography of Charles Darwin. Learn about the political climate in
mid-19th century England, the theory of evolution, and the ongoing debate
between humanists and proponents of "intelligent design." David
Quammen is the current Wallace
Stegner Distinguished Professor of Western American Studies at MSU-Bozeman.
David
Quammen (MP3)
Best Reads 2006
Best
Reads 2006 (WMA)
The "best reads" of 2006 with Bozeman librarians Alice
Meister and Jane Basile. Ring in the new year
with a look back at the books of 2006.
Best
Reads 2006 (MP3)
Holiday Stories & Traditions
Holiday
Stories & Traditions (WMA)
Bozeman
Public Library Children's Librarian Cindy Christin
discusses holiday books and traditions.
Holiday
Stories & Traditions (MP3)
Live Call-In: The First Amendment: Who Cares?
The
First Amendment: Who Cares? (WMA)
Host George Cole welcomes Central Washington University Journalism Professor
Cynthia
Mitchell and ACLU
of Montana Executive Director Scott Crichton for
a discussion of current attitudes toward free expression in America. Listener
questions and comments are welcome during this 60 minute live edition
of RealTime.
The
First Amendment: Who Cares (MP3)
Stuart Woods
Stuart
Woods (WMA)
 Author
Stuart
Woods has written 35 novels, sold over 10 million copies,
and recently appeared on both the hardcover (Short
Straw) and paperback (Dark Harbor) bestseller lists
in the New
York Times Book Review. From his New York City apartment, Woods
talks with RealTime about his characters, his writing, and how to get
a good table at Elaine's--his favorite watering hole.
Stuart
Woods (MP3)
50 Plus: Call-In
50
Plus Call-In (WMA)
In his new
book, AARP CEO
Bill Novelli believes the "Boomers" will change
the political fabric of the United States--and perhaps the recent elections
point to that revolution as already underway. RealTime host George
Cole and YPR New Media Manager Ken Siebert welcome
Novelli and Bozeman nurse and healthcare writer Rachel Rockafellow
for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of Social Security, healthcare,
and the safety net in our society.50
Plus Call-in (MP3)
Betsy Gaines-Quammen
Betsy
Gaines-Quammen (WMA)
Bozeman-based environmentalist Betsy Gaines-Quammen leads
The Tributary
Fund, a new international non-profit working to improve conservation
programs in Asia. RealTime talks to Quammen about their first
project, which takes her to Mongolia to rebuild a Buddhist monastery into
an international center for environmental education.
Betsy
Gaines-Quammen (MP3)
Bozeman Public Library
Bozeman
Public Library (WMA)
In its series debut, RealTime previews the new Bozeman
Public Library in an interview with Head Librarian Alice Meister
and architect Mark Headly.
Bozeman
Public Library (MP3)
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