10+ hour, 20+ min ago  (701+ words) This week on The Write Question, host Lauren Korn speaks with Wyoming-based author Nina McConigley about her novel, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder (Pantheon; Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group). Summer, 1986. The Creel sisters, Georgie Ayyar and Agatha Krishna, welcome their…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (88+ words) Listen: Regal Ensemble Live From Studio B'Montana Public Radio Listen: Regal Ensemble Live From Studio B Join us Wednesday, April 1, at 3 p.m. for a special live performance by Montana's own Regal Ensemble, live on Montana Public Radio. The Regal Ensemble embraces…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (658+ words) In this conversation, Lauren and Allison talk about the history of Field Notes and the Montana Natural History Center, the craft and production behind this interstitial program, and they also feature/listen to a number of excerpts from the program's…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (294+ words) Crews with heavy machinery have been deconstructing warehouses on the corner of Johnson Street and North Avenue in Missoula for months. When mayor Andrea Davis looks through the temporary chain-link fence, she sees more than piles of reclaimed materials and…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (1677+ words) Austin Amestoy: Welcome to the Big Why, a series from Montana Public Radio where we find out what we can discover together. I'm your host, Austin Amestoy. This is a show about listener-powered reporting. We'll answer your questions " large or…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (532+ words) Update from General Manager Anne Hosler'Montana Public Radio Update from General Manager Anne Hosler As the calendar turned, we started a new year here at Montana Public Radio, and I look forward to sharing what's in store this year. Throughout…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (377+ words) Coming up live on Montana Public Radio: Needle and Thread, Owen Ross and Friends, and Tom Catmull's Last Resort. Support the local music you love. Montana music lives here, live on Montana Public Radio. Join us on Tuesday, March 24, at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (288+ words) This year's pledge t-shirts feature a design by artist Stella Nall. Find these and more listed on the donate form. Toaster tongs handcrafted by Matt Young of Brokenhorn Woodworking in Missoula. Made from Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry). Tongs have a magnet…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (278+ words) A District Court Judge in Oregon ordered some federal dams in the Columbia River Basin to operate at levels that prioritize the health of salmon species. This means less hydropower generation, particularly in the spring and fall during spawning seasons....

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (666+ words) St. Ignatius band teacher Kendal Baldwin hefts a large black saxophone case from a locker in her classroom and starts undoing the clasps. One of her students has a saxophone struggling to hit a low C note. The gleaming golden…...