Sam Manno
Host and ProducerSam Manno, that’s me! The host and producer of the Children's Corner.
It has been over thirty years since I moved to Montana with every intention of returning to Chicago when I finished graduate school, but like one of Darwin’s Finches, I found a niche.
The niche children’s programming here at Montana Public Radio, first as a guest celebrating reptiles and amphibians with Marcia, to becoming Annie’s “Girl Friday”. Over the past 15 years, with Annie in the lead, I became a co-conspirator in bringing MTPR listeners great (okay better than average) programming for kids of all ages.
As I look back on all those years, the most remarkable thing to date is that I have not lost the keys to the building!
When not in Master control, I attempt to keep a herd of dairy goats out of my neighbor’s yard with limited success, learning along the way that “a well-behaved goat is a sick goat” and “if the wind can get through a fence, so can a goat”.
I proclaim to be an artist, and pastoralist, finding peace as part of a herd of dairy goats with no intention of moving back to Chicago but maybe the rolling hills of Southern Wisconsin.
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For many it's an awesome thing. People write poetry and Hip hop songs about it. It can take over your body and bend it to its will. It's often a…
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Imagine nothing, zero, zilch, nada, nothing! Now imagine everything. Everything plus. Everything plus plus, imagine infinity.Be cool and tune in to Tai…
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We've all heard the saying "trust your gut," but is that scientifically accurate? Tai grapples with this idea and wonders: If our guts are making…
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Zoey’s Coat now sits on a shelf in the milking Parlor. Over the past few years she wore it to help her get through Montana’s winter and the cold nights of…
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In America 1 in 6 children may not know where they will get their next meal, according to Feeding America. One in 30 children are homeless, according to…
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For years now I have said jokingly, “a sick goat is a well behaved goat." Well the joke is on me.To date some of the goats have managed to thwart my…
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Wildlife biologist and conservationist John J. Craighead celebrated his 100th trip around the sun Sunday. We'll celebrate this milestone and his life on…
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Fed up with being alone in a herd of 35, Hope created her own herd all - in one day. Well...it took Dexter, a buck, five months to get there. On May 1…
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April is National Poetry Month! Join host Sam Manno and Selya, a librarian from the Missoula Public Library, on Saturday, April 16, for a lively…
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In my case the chicken came before the egg … then goats, all in an attempt to be closer to my food in an urban environment; and it all started with…