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What's Trending October 2025

"What's Trending" is a look at drug and alcohol trends occurring in Great Falls and Cascade County. The October 2025 edition runs 8:34 in length.

Recovery Radio October (2)

Recovery Radio is a monthly show featuring candid conversations with individuals in recovery-sharing the raw, human stories of loss, resilience, and transformation. Each episode weaves together personal narratives, expert insights, and community resources, creating a rich tapestry of hope and guidance. This second October 2025 edition of Recovery Radio runs 45:20 in length.

Letters From a Land of Grass - Grass Fire (10-24-2025)

My neighbor rarely calls me so when his number appeared on my caller ID, I figured he would tell me I had cattle in his pasture. Instead, he was saving my grass. What would I do without my neighbors? My cousin and I surveyed the damage the next morning. It could have been so much worse. 

 

-Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - Fall Marathon Sprint (10-17-2025)

After venting all of our frustrations, words that had been a lifeline became resented interruptions when my friends and I rode in the mountains for the last time this season.

Letters From a Land of Grass - Resilience Muscle (10-10-2025)

Ranchers build their resilience muscle by facing harder and harder challenges. Sometimes, they use their muscle to figure out rocket science-type solutions. Sometimes, resilience only means looking at a problem in a different way.

-Lisa

Classical Journey Interview with Stephen Emmer

Host Matt Donnelly interviews composer Stephen Emmer talking about his career, his music, with a preview of his latest album Mt. Mundane.  For more information about this artist or the album, go to stephenemmer.com.

 

 

Voices and Views V2.0 Interview with Meredith Dawson and Abigail Hill

Voices and Views V2.0 Interview with Meredith Dawson (City Communications Specialist) and Abigail Hill (Health Officer, Cascade County City-County Health Department), about the recent incidence of avian flu at Gibson Park which brought five state agencies together, and scuttled the popular event for rounding up the water fowl and sending them back to the "Honker Hilton".

Electric City Currents Interview with Ali Jo Neuman, Steven Cameron, and Geneva Rockman

Host Matt Donnelly interviews Ali Jo Neuman, Steven Cameron, and Geneva Rockman all with the Great Falls Theatre Company talking about their upcoming production of The Rocky Horror Show, taking place at the Newberry at 9 PM with a second showing at midnight on October 31st. For more information, go to greatfallstheatre.com.

 

Voices and Views V2.0 Interview with Deb Kottel (29:37)

David Saslav interviews Deb Kottel, Executive Director of the St. Vincent dePaul Society, about the Angel Room and associated services available for the unhoused citizens of Great Falls. 

Classical Journey Interview with Lili Haydn

Host Matt Donnelly interviews violinist Lili Haydn talking about her career with a preview of her latest album Lullabies for the Brokenhearted, featuring music by Paul Cantelon.  For more information about the artist and her album, go to lilihaydn.com.