Latest Whitefish Podcast Episodes
Reading Between the Lines Plus Weekly News Roundup
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - February 02, 2022 12:04 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsFor months, the ImagineIF Library board of trustees have been stirring up emotional responses from library staff and the public with a series of controversial votes that have lowered staff salaries, hired an unqualified new director and discussed changing library policies to facilitate the remov...
An Omicron Wave
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - January 26, 2022 12:05 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAcross the country there have been winter surges in COVID-19 cases, most related to the Omicron variant, and Montana is not immune. Flathead County is seeing the highest levels of hospitalizations and case numbers since the height of the delta-variant surge last fall and hospital staff are close...
An End of Prohibition
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - January 19, 2022 12:05 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAfter an unexpected week off, host Micah Drew is back to discuss the new landscape of legal marijuana in Montana. After voters approved a measure to legalize the recreational drug in 2020, local dispensaries have been working on scaling up operations in anticipation of the increased market share...
2022 Outlooks
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - January 05, 2022 12:03 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsToday host Micah Drew chats with several members of the Flathead Beacon about the upcoming year. Starting next week, the Flathead Beacon Podcast will return to its usual format of bringing an in depth view of the latest news from around the Flathead V alley. Read more about all of this week's ...
2021 in Review and a Look Towards 2022
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - December 22, 2021 12:05 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsToday host Micah Drew chats with Flathead Beacon Editor-in-Chief about the biggest trends affecting northwest Montana in 2021 and what stories he'll be paying attention to in the new year. Later, Micah eschews the news of the week to read a collection of entries from the infamous Flathead Beac...
Updates to Glacier's Ticketed Entry
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - December 15, 2021 12:02 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsToday host Micah Drew shares a brief conversation with Flathead Beacon managing editor Tristan Scott about the latest changes announced for next summer's ticketed reservation entry system at Glacier National Park. Tristan has been covering the effects of the system since it was implemented this ...
Flathead Living Winter Edition 2021
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - December 08, 2021 12:05 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsOnce again another issue of Flathead Living Magazine, the new winter edition, is on its way from the printer and will be hitting stands soon. The magazine, which was helmed by former Flathead Beacon managing editor Myers Reece for a number of years, has a new editor, former Beacon staff writer J...
The Last One with Myers Reece
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - December 01, 2021 12:02 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsSeveral weeks ago, host Micah Drew sat down with founding Flathead Beacon member and former managing editor Myers Reece to talk about his departure from the paper, memories from his nearly 14 year tenure with the paper and his next career move to Portland, Oregon. Later, Micah runs through the ...
Meet Mike Kordenbrock
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - November 24, 2021 12:03 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe Flathead Beacon has welcomed a new staff reporter, Mike Kordenbrock, who joins the newsroom after a seven-year stint with the Billings Gazette. Mike joins podcast host Micah Drew to chat about his start as a journalist, the transition from a daily to a weekly paper and what' he's excited abo...
Battle over Access
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - November 17, 2021 12:05 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe fight over abortion access has been playing out in statehouses and courts across the country in recent months, including high profile cases such as a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks while letting regular citizens carry out enforcement. Here in Montana, the Republican controlled...
Farewell Intern Skye
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - November 10, 2021 12:06 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings“Stories are everywhere and we have two ears so I’m plugged into what's happening and helping people share their stories.” ~ Skye Lucas Every year the Flathead Beacon gets to work with a bright young student from the University of Pennsylvania, part of a program our owner, Maury Povich, bega...
99 Minutes From First Place
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - November 03, 2021 11:04 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings“It’s just the game you know. It can be so cruel sometimes. It’s a beautiful struggle and we love the game because it tests you on so many different levels. The game itself, the sport, the season, this journey teaches these kids so much about the things they’ll be facing in life.” ~ Glacier socc...
Born to Climb
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - October 27, 2021 11:02 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsNorthwest Montana is full of outdoor adventurers taking on all sorts of endeavors through the mountains in all seasons. Among the myriad of stories swapped over brews or coffee, some just happen to stand out, such as those told about alpinist Jason Robertson. Over the last 25 years, Jason has be...
2021 Kalispell City Elections
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - October 20, 2021 11:06 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsHalloween is looming at the end of the calendar month which means it’s almost time for the 2021 election cycle. As an off- off year in elections, it’s easy to overlook this year’s vote without a presidential candidate, congressional candidates or state legislators on the ballot, but municipa...
Fall Arts and News Roundup
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - October 13, 2021 11:01 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThis week the Flathead Beacon staff put together an issue dedicated to the arts, focusing on stories about artists, musicians and writers in the Flathead Valley. Host Micah Drew takes some time to run through several of the features of the issue before rounding up the latest stories from the las...
An Apple a Day
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - October 06, 2021 11:05 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsMontana is home to a number of heritage apple orchards that have been producing fruit for decades, even going back to the early 1900s. Many of the oldest orchards are remnants of old homesteads when trees were planted for sustenance, while some go back to early commercial operations. The Kal...
Selling the Farm
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - September 29, 2021 11:07 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAt the end of each month, the Flathead Beacon runs a series of business pieces focusing on a different economic sector each month. For September, Flathead Beacon business reporter Maggie Dresser dove into the agricultural community in the Flathead Valley to examine how the selloff of farmland to...
Learning Through Loss
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - September 22, 2021 11:10 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe Flathead Valley has been rocked by the deaths by suicide of two high school aged kids that were reported in the last two weeks. These marked the seventh and eighth deaths by suicide in the high school age group in the area in the last year and a half. Flathead Beacon assistant managing edito...
Flathead Living Preview: Fall 2021
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - September 15, 2021 11:05 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsIt's once again time for another issue of Flathead Living to hit the stands. After a hectic week of compiling and editing the latest issue, magazine editor Myers Reece joins host Micah Drew to give an overview of the fall issue and highlight some of his favorite features readers can dig their t...
Back to School with Superintendent Micah Hill
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - September 08, 2021 11:06 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe 2021-22 school year has started and Flathead Valley public school districts have been solidifying their COVID-19 policies for months in preparation. By Federal law, students in all districts are required, whether vaccinated or not, to wear face coverings on public transportation, which inclu...
Whitefish Olympian Talks Tokyo
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - September 01, 2021 11:10 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWhile the attention of the sporting world has shifted to the fall football season and the start of a number of high school sports, some athletes are still reminiscing about and processing their experiences competing at the highest level of sport: the Olympic Games. Whitefish has an elite clu...
2021 Prep Football Preview
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - August 25, 2021 11:05 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe weather is starting to feel like fall and once again it is time for Friday night lights to bring fans to football stadiums across Montana. High school football kicks off this weekend and there are exciting storylines across the Flathead Valley, including the new coach at Flathead High School...
COVID Rising
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - August 18, 2021 11:05 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsFlathead County has seen a drastic increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in recent weeks, including 42 hospitalizations on Aug. 17, breaking the single-day record set last November during the pandemic’s peak. Logan Health reports its adult acute-care capacity has been exceeded and that...
The Drinks Issue
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - August 11, 2021 11:05 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsEvery year the Flathead Beacon features its annual drink issue, where reporters are out into the valley to find most interesting stories about coffee, spirits, wine and anything else that can be enjoyed in a cup, glass or mug. This year's Drinks Issue includes a look at Montana Coffee Traders, ...
The Flames Were Right in Front of Us
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - August 04, 2021 11:09 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsA small fire ignited northeast of Polson on Saturday afternoon, July 31, and became erratic on Saturday night as high winds stoked the flames and pushed the fire toward Highway 35 and Flathead Lake's eastern shore. The Boulder 2700 wildfire tore across the highway near mile marker 10 and blazed ...
Top Local Stories on July 28
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - July 28, 2021 11:10 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsCatch up on the biggest stories from the last seven days in this week's mini-episode, including news on this year's cherry harvest, the continued increase in COVID--19 cases and hospitalizations and updates on fire restrictions and the blaze near Polebridge. Read more about all of this week's ...
Meet the Intern
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - July 21, 2021 11:17 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsEvery summer the Flathead Beacon strives to bring interns to the newsroom in order to help mentor the next generation of journalists. Last year, COVID-19 lockdowns prevented the Beacon from bringing an intern on, but this summer we are happy to host not one, but two recent college graduates at t...
The Biggest Summer's Biggest Event
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - July 14, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings“There isn't some kind of like hokey stage off to the side called like 'the local showcase' or something. They really do include us as a really valuable part of the festival, which means a lot and I think says a lot about our local music scene.” ~ Kalispell singer/songwriter Mike Murray Kali...
Off the Grid and Overrun
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - July 07, 2021 11:16 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings“They're left asking questions with a very rudimentary grasp of what the section of the park holds, and it's a wild chunk of country up the North Fork.” ~ Flathead Beacon assistant managing editor Tristan Scott Glacier National Park covers nearly a million acres of land, and yet there are only ...
Farewell Andy
Flathead Beacon Podcasts - June 30, 2021 11:10 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings“Why I love it so much is being able to getting to know all kinds of different people from all kinds of walks of life who have all kinds of histories and experiences that they bring to the stuff they’re doing now and it's been a real treat getting to know and tell the stories of so many wonderfu...