A Podcast Runs Through It

In the Montana 2020 General Election the good citizens of Park and Sweetgrass Counties have an opportunity to elect two qualified and experienced Democratic candidates to the Montana House of Representatives. In this …

In the 2020 General Election Montanans have an opportunity to elect a slate of the most  qualified, experienced, authentic, and dedicated group of Democratic candidates into Montana federal and statewide offices. In …

In this interview we talk with Montana’s senior, three-term U.S. Senator Jon Tester about his new book, “Grounded, A Senator’s Lessons on Winning Back Rural America”. Also discussed are his views about the extreme …

Superintendent of Public Instruction and U.S. Senate -

This episode includes a breakdown of the two offices and information on the candidates, Melissa Romano (Democrat) and Elsie Arntzen (Incumbent Republican) running …

Public Service Commission District 3 and U.S. House of Representatives -

This episode includes a breakdown of the two offices and information on the candidates, Tom Woods (Democrat) and James Brown (Republican) running …

Attorney General and Governor/Lieutenant Governor -

This episode includes a breakdown of the two offices and information on the candidates, Raph Graybill (Democrat) and Austin Knudsen (Republican) running for Attorney …

Secretary of State and State Auditor and Securities and Insurance Commissioner - This episode includes a breakdown of the two offices and information on the candidates, Bryce Bennett (Democrat) and Christi Jacobsen …

In this remote interview we talk with Dan Vermillion who is running for Montana House District 59, a mostly rural district comprised of parts of Sweetgrass County and Park County outside of Livingston. A lifelong …

Since 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a bi-partisan organization, has fought tirelessly to protect the rights and liberties enshrined by our Constitution to every individual in our country. In the 100 …

In this, our last live interview before COVID-19 and social distancing required us to go remote, we sat down with John Clayton, to talk about his latest book, “Natural Rivals”, subtitled “John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and …

In this, our first remote interview, we talk with Raph Graybill, Chief Legal Counsel to Governor Steve Bullock who’s work on the Governor’s …

Editor’s note: When this interview was recorded on 03/12/20 Montana had just reported our first case of Covid-19. Since then we’ve entered a strange …

Montana candidate for governor, Whitney Williams sat down with us to talk about why she decided to enter the arena. She talks about her experience as founder and CEO of williamsworks, a strategy and management …

Tom Winter, incumbent Montana District 96 House member, and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives (whose campaign is the first in Montana …

Raph Graybill, Chief Legal Counsel to Governor Steve Bullock and candidate for Attorney General, talks about his experience going from a kid growing …

We sat down with Lieutenant Governor, Mike Cooney, to talk about his candidacy for Governor and the issues that are important to him. He shares his views about healthcare, prescription drug costs, improving public …

In the age of Citizens United, dark money can influence political races at every level from U. S. President to county clerk. Data mining is being …

We sat down with current Montana State Senator and Minority Whip, Shane Morigeau to talk about his candidacy for State Auditor, also known as the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance. Quite possibly the least …

Bryce Bennett, four term Representative in the Montana House and current member of the Montana Senate, talks about his legislative experience and how always being in the minority has taught him the importance of forming …

We dedicate this special episode of A Podcast Runs Through It to the City of Livingston, and to all who live in the city and surrounding area. We all share a common bond, our gratitude to be able to live in such a …

We sat down with Montana House Minority Leader and Democratic candidate  for Governor, Casey Schreiner, who, in spite of being in the minority,  managed to lead a bi-partisan effort to achieve some major legislative …

“You  can do a lot of good work with the law. The natural world is here to  help us if we let it.” That’s what John Meyer, executive Director of  Cottonwood Environmental Law Center said when asked about what inspired …

Melissa Romano explains the role of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and how she is dedicated to insuring a strong public education system …

Kimberly  Dudik, candidate for Montana Attorney General, talks about how her  experience as a mom, a nurse, an attorney, and an 8-year member of the  Montana House of Representatives informs her integrated approach to …

On October 24, 2019 our team headed down to the  Elk’s Lodge in Livingston, Montana, to attend the “World Famous Park  County Democrats Annual Lasagna Dinner.” The theme for the dinner was  “Montana Must Do Better on …

On October 11, 2019, Livingston and Park County  residents packed the Dulcie Theatre in the Shane Lalani Center for the  Arts in downtown Livingston …

We reached out to the five candidates running for the two seats on the Livingston City Commission to sit down with us for an interview. Three of them, Melissa Nootz (incumbent), Patricia Grabow, and Mel Freidman …

John  Mues, candidate for U.S. Senate, talks about the challenge of growing  up in a low-income single parent household. He stresses the importance …

From Livingston, Montana, on the banks of the Yellowstone River, a group of seasoned political progressives gather at Soundcolor Studios to cook up …

Former Montana state legislator Kathleen Williams talks about what inspired her to run again, the importance of finding common ground, and fixing a broken Congress.

Laurie Bishop represents Montana House District 60 which includes Livingston.  We talked with Laurie about the 2019 Legislative Session and a variety of other topics.