KGPR Great Falls Public Radio

David Saslav interviews Great Falls College faculty member Amy Rae Pearson about the upcoming "Otter Voices" Speech Symposium being held February 27, 2025 at on campus at Great Falls College.  Joining David and Amy in the studio is last year's Otter Voices' winning speaker, Wybie Naber y Rosario, who discusses their approach to public speaking and their experience at last year's Symposium.

Sometimes another name for determination is hard-headed obstinance, but somehow the Universe manages to take care of hard-heads, too.

 

-Lisa

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with NeighborWorks Executive Sherrie Arey, discussing the upcoming opening of Great Falls' new permanent supportive housing project, known as "The Baatz Building". 

I wore my finest warm clothes to fix my water pipeline while the wind chilled the air to -20 degrees. I know why coyotes wander the prairie all winter, oblivious of the cold!

 

Enjoy,

Lisa

If big companies can package ready-to-eat, shelf stable food, I don't understand why it can't be done in Montana. I plan to use meat grown on my ranch to make healthy fast food for everyone.

 

-Lisa

Geography, geology, climate, culture, sand, soil and sunlight might be different in various locales, but cattle producers face the same issues wherever they live.

 

-Lisa

My horses and sheep were happy to wait out the storm near my barn. Later they followed me to the hay in the pasture and filled their bellies.

 

-Lisa

Winter allows plenty of opportunities to think about our big pictures. So does an untimely death.

 

-Lisa

Interview with Ken Robison about the 15th Annual Black History Month celebration at "The House that Alma Jacobs Built" (aka The Great Falls Public Library).

"What's Trending" looks at drug and alcohol trends occurring in Great Falls and Cascade County. This February 2025 edition of "What's Trending" runs 7:40 in length.