KGPR Great Falls Public Radio

"What's Trending" is a look at drug and alcohol trends occurring in Great Falls and Cascade County. The September 2026 edition runs 6:48 in length.

David Saslav interviews Taylor Barnes of Inkstick Media, about her reporting and travels in North Central Montana, Utah, and other key geographical centers of the Sentinel Missile supply chain. 

Host Matt Donnelly interview trombonist Jim Pugh, talking about his career, working with Steely Dan, and a preview of his latest classical and jazz crossover album New American Symphonies, featuring music by Roy Harris and Scott Nimmer.  

Host Matt Donnelly interviews the new Great Falls Symphony music director and conductor Robert Kahn with a preview of the symphony's upcoming concert opener of New World, New Beginnings, taking place at the Mansfield Center Saturday, October 10 at 7:30 PM.  For more information, go to gfsymphony.org.

 

Host Matt Donnelly interviews Great Falls journalist Zach Schermele about his career in journalism, working for KRTV, growing up in Great Falls, and writing for USA Today.

 

 

The hurricane of D.C. politics has reached Conrad, Montana. I sit in the eye, waiting. 

-Lisa Schmidt

Once in a while, prior bad ideas help me recognize my latest bad idea. - Lisa Schmidt

David Saslav interviews Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer for the City-County Health Department of Cascade County and Great Falls, about the current status of infectious diseases like COVID-19 and West Nile Virus, and the preventative measures we can all take to minimize their spread.

Host Matt Donnelly interviews violinist Peter Wilson and cellist Jennifer Kloetzel, both from the Brickhouse Duo, talking about their latest album The Bach-Wilson Project.  For more information, go to peterwilsonmusician.com. 

 

David Saslav interviews Andres Haladay of Upper Seven Law, the legal firm bringing a class action suit around the legality of several of Montana's "immigration hold" detentions instigated by ICE and Customers and Border Patrol.