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The 69th Legislature is starting week 5. Lawmakers have begun an ethics investigation into a sitting senator. Legislation concerning transgender health care and bathroom use is moving through the process. This is The Session, a look at the policy and politics inside the Montana statehouse.

Host Shaylee Ragar discusses tech issues at the Capitol with reporters Austin Amestoy and Zeke Lloyd. They break down what that means for how the public and reporters alike can follow and engage with the action in Helena, along with the bigger picture of public comment during committee meetings and a new development on legislative junque files.

A trio of Missoula, Montana string players busking on the street between farmer's markets became a nationally touring four piece Americana group touring the country with their unique blend of acoustic rock, pop and "sort of" bluegrass.

It's week 16 of the 69th Legislature is kicking off week 15. Lawmakers have been talking about proposals to improve access to child care and teacher pay. This is 'The Session', a look at the policy and politics inside the Montana statehouse.

Congolese guitarist, composer and singer Niwel Tsumbu joins host John Floridis. Niwel shares his remarkable story that begins growing up with five siblings in a single parent home in a poverty stricken area in the megacity of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Montana honky tonk legend Russ Nasset is honored in this encore combination of two programs from the Montana Public Radio archives. Nasset, a fixture of the Montana music scene for more than four decades as both a solo artist as well as with his signature band The Revelators passed away in April of 2025.

Born in Byrdstown Tennessee, Sierra Hull was immersed in the rural bluegrass culture there, and then added a Berkley School of Music degree into the mix in her early teens. That blend of old school and formal school education is apparent in her style of playing and singing with pristine technique and deep, earthy authenticity.

Singer songwriter and guitarist Alex Cuba joins host John Floridis for this edition of Musician's Spotlight.

Renowned multi-instrumentalist Tim O'Brien returns to Musician's Spotlight this time with life partner and musical collaborator Jan Fabricius. O'Brien is a Grammy winner and has been recording and touring for the past four decades.

Program Director Michael Marsolek sits down with Greg and June Siple to talk about their bicycle tour from Anchorage, Alaska, to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, which took place from 1972 to 1975 and totaled 18,272 miles. A long-form documentary will air on Montana Public Radio later this year.