Scott and Arnie welcome first time guest (can't believe it took this long!) - Ednor Therriault to the show. Ednor just published his fifth book - Big Sky, Big Parks. This new book is a unique blend of history, culture, and local flavor that’s not just an entertaining travel companion, but a useful resource for those visiting the two national parks and the vast chunk of Montana that connects them. Ednor is is a writer, musician and graphic designer with deep Montana roots. His great-great-grandpa...
Oct 09, 2023•49 min
Scott and Arnie welcome the hosts of the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) Montana chapter who are hosting a regional conference called Ignite in Missoula on October 9th and 10th. Joining the show this week are Kelsey Lodge, President-elect of the PRSA and Conference Chair; Lauren Meckstroth, Vice President of Public Relation from The Abbi Agency (and sponsor of the event); and Haley Walter, Brand Manager with the Abbi Agency. The group talks all aspects of this year's Ignite conferen...
Sep 25, 2023•49 min
Scott and Arnie welcome singer/songwriter and local Missoulian Kaylen Krebsbach to the show for the first time. Kaylen is about to finish up her first work in Manchester UK for her new band Share. Kaylen started Share with renowned guitarist Nile Marr (Hans Zimmer). The duo are putting a band together in Manchester and will start touring the new work later this year and early 2024 across the pond. Its a great conversation where Kaylen talks about her roots in music here in Montana, her previous ...
Sep 11, 2023•50 min
Scott and Arnie welcome back Dr Vadim Levitin, MD. Vadim emigrated to the US from Russia 43 years ago and made his home in Kansas City. Arnie and Scott talk to Vadim about his journey from Russia in the early 80s, his experience as a trained physician and the work he is doing now as the Chairman of the Kansas Health Science Center and Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Aug 08, 2023•50 min
Scott and Arnie welcome Tim Gordon to this week’s show. Tim Gordon is Internationally recognized as an appraisal authority. He has been evaluating or marketing important works of fine art, valuables and collections for over 25 years, having personally appraised millions of items. The guys dig deep into Gordon’s vast experience in appraising for estates including Yellowstone National Parks, Jim Morrison of the Doors, Princess Diana, famed TV host Ed Sullivan and so much more. Known from his great...
Jun 30, 2023•50 min
Scott and Arnie welcome Devin Carpenter, Co-Director of the 2023 Missoula Pride, taking place the weekend of June 16-18th. Devin has lived here since starting college at the University of Montana in 2008, and he calls Missoula home. As a young gay man, he became involved in social change and civil disobedience, and was responsible for planning and coordinating many trainings, workshops, and demonstrations in Missoula while an undergraduate student working as a Diversity Program Coordinator at UM...
Jun 13, 2023•50 min
Scott and Arnie welcome back founder of local Missoula active wear company Youer – Mallory Ottariano and her head of production and design – Sarah Cabral – to the program for a full hour of conversation. We talk a lot about the manufacturing and production process – and what they are doing to take that in-house here in Missoula, the advantages of controlling these processes, and how it had been a positive impact on this multi-million dollar growing business here in Missoula, MT.
May 16, 2023•49 min
Scott and Arnie welcome back Melanie Brock, CEO of Brock Development and Executive Director of the Mid-Town Association, and Heather Foster, CEO of the Missoula Family YMCA to get an update on their fundraising efforts. The group is currently working at completing a $15 million fundraiser to remodel the facilities at their Russell Street location and offer more services, including expanded childcare, to the Missoula community. The group discusses this and how the YMCA fits in as a center point f...
May 01, 2023•48 min
Scott and Arnie welcome Ken Fichtler to the program. As the CEO and Gaize – the Montana based cannabis impairment detection technology, Fichtler offers incredible insight into this forward think AI technology, and its many applications and uses. It’s a lively and spirited conversation, as Fichtler talks about his work in business and technology, starting with his role in the Bullock administration as the Chief Business Development Officer. The MSU Graduate and Montana native has great business i...
Apr 03, 2023•49 min
Arnie and Scott welcome back the Executive Director of the Missoula Marathon and Run Wild Missoula – Trisha Drobeck – to the show. This Olympic trained marathon runner, has a lot of information to share with us including the Missoula Marathon in June, 2023, new training ideas, the impact running and marathon has on the Missoula community. Drobeck offers Arnie some training advice as well, and we discuss how unique the Missoula Marathon and the running group Run Wild Missoula is to our community,...
Mar 20, 2023•49 min
Scott and Arnie welcome back Dr. Robert "Tino" Sonora - the Senior Research Professor of Economics with the University of Montana. We talk all things macroeconomics, and take a look at both the Federal government and the world stage, and how Russia’s war with the Ukraine and the diplomatic uncertainty with China is affecting the US economy. We also zoom into the State of Montana, and Missoula, and see how the changing economic conditions impact us locally.
Mar 06, 2023•49 min
This week’s show features restaurant owner, chef, entrepreneur Drake Doepke. Drake is a Montana born world traveler who has successfully combined his lover of food, art and cultures with business and is the co-owner of Missoula’s newest restaurant – Florabella – a Northern Italian food eatery located on Brooks Street in the old Caffe Dolce building. Drake also owns two SakeToMe sushi restaurants in Missoula and Big Fork, as well as Michi Ramen bar also in Missoula. The boys talk food, food and m...
Feb 20, 2023•49 min
Scott and Arnie welcome first time guest Emily Rolston to the Sunday program. Emily is groups sales manager for Destination Missoula, and the three talk all things tourism and Missoula. Emily has a great grasp of the inner workings of Missoula and Western Montana tourism, and she discusses what external groups and meeting planners are looking for when they think about hosting a meeting in the Garden City. Emily talks stats and what’s driving our booming tourism industry along with providing time...
Feb 06, 2023•49 min
Scott and Arnie welcome one of Missoula and Montana’s hardest working entrepreneurs - B.D. Erickson II, CEO of Satic inc. — Satic is a local company headquartered in Missoula, and specializes in engineering and manufacturing products which filter out the dirty electricity running everywhere on the power grid. You can find out more information about Satic at www.saticusa.com and www.saticshield.com
Jan 24, 2023•48 min
Scott and Arnie welcome new guest Mark Roberts to Sunday morning’s program. Roberts is the Executive Director of Watson Children’s Shelter here in Missoula. Watson does incredible work in providing a safe haven for children in crisis throughout Missoula and Western Montana. Roberts is a University of Montana graduate, Roberts talks about his mission and work with Watson, his experience working in the private sector and the transition to working for one of the leading nonprofit organizations in M...
Dec 12, 2022•51 min
Arnie and Scott welcome back Grant Kier after a two-plus year absence due to COVID. Grant is the CEO of the Missoula Economic Partnership, and he discusses lessons learned and the amazing progress made during the past two years in Missoula. Kier’s insight and forward thinking view on the growth of Missoula provides an invaluable perspective on how Missoula continues to address issues like housing shortage, areas of growth in town including the mid-town area, and how Missoula continues to focus o...
Nov 28, 2022•51 min
Arnie and Scott welcome first time guest Dr. Clint Cordial to the studio. Cordial runs his sports training and chiropractic business here in Missoula – Electric Rehab and Fitness. Cordial shares a bunch of funny and poignant stories from his work working with professional athletes including John Isner – one of the top ranked Tennis players in the world. Cordial received his Doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2011. He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Biology with a Cell and Mole...
Nov 15, 2022•49 min
Eric Stern, frequent guest to KGVO’s Talk Back and What Do You Know, joins Arnie and Scott this week to talk all things 2022 Elections. The post mortem on the mid-terms looks at key battleground states including Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania, as well as right here at home in Montana. The boys zoom in on all key House, Senate and Gubernatorial races. It’s a lively discussion that you won’t want to miss.
Nov 15, 2022•51 min
Scott and Arnie welcome new Missoula Mayor Jordan Hess. Hess, was on City Council representing Ward 3 for many years prior to his being elected by the Missoula City Council in mid-September, 2022. Hess shares lots of good information for the audience about his background, relationship with the late Missoula Mayor John Engen, and his plans for carrying forward the strategic plan that Mayor Engen and the City outlined over the past few years. Hess talks about his personal interests and hobbies, an...
Oct 17, 2022•51 min
On August 15, 2022 – Missoula lost its Mayor of more than 16 years John Engen to pancreatic cancer. Mayor Engen was a frequent guest on our Sunday morning show starting in 2015, and we will post many of those shows on KGVO and as podcasts over the next several weeks. Here is the final part.
Oct 10, 2022•50 min
On August 15, 2022 – Missoula lost its Mayor of more than 16 years John Engen to pancreatic cancer. Mayor Engen was a frequent guest on our Sunday morning show starting in 2015, and we will post many of those shows on KGVO and as podcasts over the next several weeks. Here is part 7.
Oct 03, 2022•48 min
On August 15, 2022 – Missoula lost its Mayor of more than 16 years John Engen to pancreatic cancer. Mayor Engen was a frequent guest on our Sunday morning show starting in 2015, and we will post many of those shows on KGVO and as podcasts over the next several weeks. Here is part 6.
Sep 26, 2022•50 min
On August 15, 2022 – Missoula lost its Mayor of more than 16 years John Engen to pancreatic cancer. Mayor Engen was a frequent guest on our Sunday morning show starting in 2015, and we will post many of those shows on KGVO and as podcasts over the next several weeks. Here is part 5.
Sep 19, 2022•50 min
On August 15, 2022 – Missoula lost its Mayor of more than 16 years John Engen to pancreatic cancer. Mayor Engen was a frequent guest on our Sunday morning show starting in 2015, and we will post many of those shows on KGVO and as podcasts over the next several weeks. Here is part 4.
Sep 12, 2022•51 min
On August 15, 2022 – Missoula lost its Mayor of more than 16 years John Engen to pancreatic cancer. Mayor Engen was a frequent guest on our Sunday morning show starting in 2015, and we will post many of those shows on KGVO and as podcasts over the next several weeks. Here is part 3.
Sep 06, 2022•51 min
On August 15, 2022 – Missoula lost its Mayor of more than 16 years John Engen to pancreatic cancer. Mayor Engen was a frequent guest on our Sunday morning show starting in 2015, and we will post many of those shows on KGVO and as podcasts over the next several weeks. Here is part 2.
Aug 29, 2022•51 min
On August 15, 2022 – Missoula lost its Mayor of more than 16 years John Engen to pancreatic cancer. Mayor Engen was a frequent guest on our Sunday morning show starting in 2015, and we will post many of those shows on KGVO and as podcasts over the next several weeks. Here is part 1.
Aug 22, 2022•51 min
Scott and Arnie welcome first time guest Hannah Zuraff to Sunday’s What Do You Know. Hannah is the Executive Director of Families First Learning Lab (FFLL). FFLL is housed in the brand-new Missoula Public Library in downtown Missoula.. Since 1994, FFLL has been empowering Western Montana families with parent education and learning through play. FFLL provides knowledge and skill-building through parenting classes and opportunities for parents to connect with peers and professionals to build a str...
Jul 26, 2022•51 min
Arnie and Scott welcome back new Missoula City Councilman Dan Carlino. Carlino represents Ward 3, which encompasses both the University of Montana, and the slant street neighborhood of town. On this new program, Arnie and Scott cover a wide range of topics with Carlino including Inflation, the housing shortage in Missoula and what the city is doing to work with developers on these challenges – including code reform and zoning. We also talk about Mayor John Engen and his ongoing battle with cance...
Jun 19, 2022•51 min
Scott and Arnie welcome Heather Foster to the show this week. Heather is the CEO of the Missoula Family YMCA. She first joined the Y in 2014 as its HR director before assuming her current role in 2018. The YMCA is a 501c3 charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the community of Missoula through Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. The YMCA is one of Missoula's oldest and largest nonprofit organizations employing over 325 employees and serving thousand...
May 22, 2022•51 min
