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Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Amy Dissmeyer, Sarah Cawley, and Jim Heckel (26:38)

David Saslav interviews new Great Falls Public Library Director Amy Dissmeyer, Community Engagement Coordinator Sarah Cawley, and Former Library Director Jim Heckel, founder and organizer of the annual Word Meister competition held annually in the Cordingley Room at the Library.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Greg Grosenick and Cari Yturri

David Saslav interviews Family Promise Executive Director Greg Grosenick and Development Director (and 2024 Salute to Women Award Winner) Cari Yturri about the upcoming SOC Hop Fundraiser, and several of their ongoing projects and services for assisting Great Falls families with several different kinds of housing challenges.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Stephanie Becker and Jamie Wyatt Marshall (30:27)

David Saslav interviews Great Falls Public Schools Foundation's departing Executive Director, Stephanie Becker, alongside the Chairman of the Great Falls Public Schools Foundation's Board of Directors, Jamie Wyatt Marshall, as the Foundation readies itself to announce Becker's successor as ED in the coming weeks.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Ken Robison and Kathy Reed (27:20)

David Saslav interviews Ken Robison and Kathy Reed about the upcoming Black History Evening at the Great Falls Public Library, and some of the key black figures in Great Falls, Montana, and American history.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Terry Thompson (54:14)

David Saslav interviews Terry Thompson, Cascade County Elections Administrator, about her experiences in the 2024 and 2025 elections in Cascade County, the lessons learned for 2026, the postcard received in households around Montana, and how listeners can best prepare for and participate in the upcoming primaries, general, and other elections coming to ballots in the next several months.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Rick Tryon and Brock Cherry (36:30)

David Saslav interviews City Commissioner Rick Tryon and City Planning Director Brock Cherry about the upcoming unveiling of the long-awaited update to the Great Falls City Growth Policy, in January 2026, and the process for adopting it and using it to guide future zoning, annexation, and business development decision-making at the City Commission.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Anne Hedges (35:49)

David Saslav interviews Anne Hedges, Executive Director of Montana Environmental Information Center, about the ongoing discussion of data center growth around Great Falls, Montana, the country, and the world.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Jeannie Reeves Hansen (30:49)

David Saslav interviews Jeannie Reeves Hansen, newly-appointed Development Director at the Ursuline Centre.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Eli Steinberg (19:38)

David Saslav interviews 16-year-old Eli Steinberg, National Development Director for the High School Democrats, about his travels around the State of Montana to listen to the concerns of Montanans of all ages and political leanings, while juggling the demands of a normal life in high school.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Laura Allen and Kevin Purinton (39:48)

David Saslav interviews Alluvion Health PATH Director Kevin Purinton and PATH Case Specialist Laura Allen, about the many Alluvion PATH wraparound services available to Cascade County residents experiencing housing insecurity, including chronic homelessness, in addition to the health needs more commonly associated with Alluvion Health.  [More details on PATH and the FUSE scoring system, used for prioritizing intake to the PATH program, are available at http://alluvionhealth.org/path.]