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Conversations about stories that matter from the University of Montana and beyond. New episodes release every other Monday. A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, University of Montana’s independent, student-run newspaper.
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Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Doug Emlen has been working at the University of Montana for around 25 years, but he's been studying beetles for even longer. Emlen has always been interested in the extremes of the animal kingdom, and the huge horns on some of the beetles he studies caught his eye. Since then, he's learned the ins and outs of beetle battle.
In this Kaimin Cast episode, editor Elinor Smith talks to Doug Emlen about his research and how we can apply it to the world around us.
Full transcripts of this episode and all others are available online at http://www.montanakaimin.com/
Questions? Comments? Email us at editor@montanakaimin.com
A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, University of Montana's independent, student-run newspaper.
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
The PEAS Farm is a 10 acre farm in the Rattlesnake just about ten minutes from the University of Montana. They grow everything from pears to garlic, and call themselves home to some pigs and many chickens. The farm is a part of Garden City Harvest, a local non-profit that donates food to organizations like the Food Bank and UM Pantry. Students at UM are offered an internship through the program to teach them all about local farming.
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Since 2017, fentanyl overdose has gone up more than 1,000% in Montana. Students for Sensible Drug Policy, a service organization focused on harm reduction, educates students at UMT on how to take drugs and avoid overdose safely. They do this through distributing fentanyl testing strips, Narcan, and most importantly, sharing information about how to take drugs safely.
In this episode, Kaimin Cast reporter Alyssa Tompkins reports on the ever-growing presence of fentanyl in Montana and the organizations working to help Missoula's community avoid overdose.
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Ben DeBar and Paige Kerwin are the drum majors for this year's Grizzly Marching Band. They help students learn how to march, foster a fun environment in the band, and, most importantly, conduct the show.
In this episode, Kaimin Cast editor Elinor Smith speaks to drum majors Ben DeBar and Paige Kerwin about how they came to lead the marching band.
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Elani Borhegyi's drag name is Jackie Rosebutch, and they're a drag goddex. That's the term for a non-binary drag performer. Borhegyi is a dragtivist-- using their platform to combine their passion for the environment with drag performance.
In this episode, Kaimin Cast reporter Alyssa Tompkins speaks to Borhegyi about their life and how they came to be a dragtivist.
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
As Missoula's housing crisis worsens and the school year starts back up, new and returning UM students and staff face the tightest housing market Missoula has seen in memory. With a rental vacancy rate of .4% and construction taking away around 266 beds in the dorms since 2019, many people in and around campus face less-than-ideal living situations.
In this episode, Kaimin Cast editor Elinor Smith gets to the bottom of two questions: how did we get here, and what does that mean for you?
Full transcripts of this episode and all others are available online at www.montanakaimin.com/the_kaimin_cast/
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A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, University of Montana's independent, student-run newspaper.
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
It’s been a hell of a year at the University of Montana. Over the last two semesters, students protested misogynistic and racist professors, worked to oust law school leadership for bungled Title IX complaints, set record attendance at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, boosted UM to its first overall enrollment increase in a decade and shook off the dust of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UM President Seth Bodnar, a corporate executive and special forces commander-turned-education administrator, was at the center of many of the issues that mattered to students this year. In a February opinion piece he wrote, “Our job as leaders in higher education is not to quell dissent or resolve debate, but rather to sponsor that spark within our students.”
In that spirit, Bodnar agreed to sit for an interview with the Kaimin, answering our questions and questions solicited from students on the Oval and in the University Center.
Catch full transcript of this interview online at www.montanakaimin.com/the_kaimin_cast
Questions? Comments? Email us at editor@montanakaimin.com
A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, University of Montana's independent, student-run newspaper.
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
The results of the University of Montana's student government elections are in, and even though UM students overwhelmingly approved a fee hike to make counseling free at Curry Health Center, low voter turnout has forced senators to pump the brakes on the referendum.
Reporter Alyssa Tompkins has the update.
Questions? Comments? Email us at editor@montanakaimin.com
A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, University of Montana's independent, student-run newspaper.
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
The name Lily Gladstone might not be one that you recognize yet, but it won't stay that way forever.
Gladstone is an actress and University of Montana grad from Montana, who's going on to star in movies with household names like Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
Originally from the Blackfeet Reservation, Gladstone worked her way up the Hollywood food chain with what some of her close mentors call "a quiet profoundness."
On this episode, the story of a rising star from Montana, and the people it took to get her there.
Catch full transcripts of all our episodes online at www.montanakaimin.com/the_kaimin_cast
Questions? Comments? Email us at editor@montanakaimin.com
A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, University of Montana's independent, student-run newspaper.