This week’s guest is Hilary Oliver, who recently published How to Stay You When Your Name Becomes Mom. This guided journal is designed to help new mothers reconnect with themselves. Hilary’s writing has appeared in Outside, National Geographic Adventure, The American Alpine Journal and many other prominent outlets.In this conversation, Hilary defines the word matrescence, a motherhood life phase. She talks about how she wasn’t big into journaling, but stumbling upon a guided journal she intended as a gift made her realize how useful it could be for a mom. Justin and Hilary also get into how the writing profession will square with AI development, and touch on both of their thoughts on aging.

This week is a special, on-location conversation with Pete Hinmon, co-director of Tippet Rise. Tippet Rise is an amazing fusion of art, music, architecture and nature, all mixing together on a working ranch near Fishtail, Montana.After attending a performance at the space by a brass ensemble, Justin sits down with Pete to chat about Tippet Rise’s origin story, the founders and their philosophy, how land-specific art is different from a museum experience and how the founders built a trusting relationship with the ranching community.

This week’s guest is Elizabeth MacBride. Elizabeth’s work has been published in prominent outlets such as the MIT Technology Review, The Atlantic, Newsweek and many others. She recently co-authored Capital Evolution: The New American Economy with Seth Levine. Elizabeth will be delivering the keynote address at the upcoming CoBuild Montana summit.In this conversation, Elizabeth explains the shift from neoliberal capitalism to what she calls dynamic capitalism. She gets into shareholder primacy, alternative forms of ownership and the importance of strengthening democratic institutions.

This week is our September edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society.This conversation is a back-to-school college edition centered on AI. Bryce talks about a MIT paper, which reported that AI can take over a lot of undergradua…

This week is the next edition of The Ripple Effect, a quarterly series in which Justin speaks with grantees of the Headwaters Foundation. Today’s guest is David Quattrocchi, community organizer at Partnership Health Center. David’s work illuminates that healthcare is much more than an individual issue.In this conversation, David starts by explaining what a community organizer is and why a health center needs one. He talks about the social drivers of health, the hurdles of Medicaid enrollment and his concept of liberation.

This week’s guest is Jon Bennion. In 2004, Jon published Big Sky Politics, a comprehensive history of Montana campaigns and elections. He is out this year with an updated edition. Jon is also the executive director of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation.In this conversation, Jon talks about Montana’s political and electoral history, and highlights a few key turning points. He talks about the things that drive political change and about his own political journey, including a time running for office.

This week is the August edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society. Last month, they began a conversation about gratitude and civic virtue. And today, is part two of that conversation.In this episode, Justin and Bryce talk about civic virtue and how being in physical community can cultivate that virtue. They discuss how to integrate conversations about virtue at home, and give listeners a glimpse into an ongoing monthly bonus segment for subscribers called The Parent Trap.

This week’s guests are Danny Spoon, Bill Wright, Matt Fete and Stephanie Goble, who are all involved with a new initiative to improve rural healthcare in Montana. The RESOLVE collaboration is a partnership between Providence and the University of Montana College of Health.The group starts out explaining the rural health care crisis in Montana and how those factors led to the development of RESOLVE. They discuss workforce development, building trust in rural communities and the places where using AI might be a good idea.