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Montana political leaders issued statements about the invasion of Ukraine, and some of them sound like politics-as-usual. Rep. Rosendale again speaks out against resettlement of Afghan refugees. A proposal for a special session to redraw PSC boundaries is dead. And how much do endorsements matter?

In this encore broadcast of a March 2021 conversation, host Lauren Korn and poet-essayist Paisley Rekdal, author of ‘Appropriate: A Provocation,’ dive into the nuances of cultural appropriation in literature. What is the difference between depicting a character unlike one’s self and appropriating their culture and identity? What is the difference between one’s politics and one’s ethics?

Montana's congressional delegation unites in support of the Russian oil ban, but splits over the omnibus spending bill. Federal judges draw up a new map of PSC districts. Montana's former secretary of state wants to be a country music star/President. And a Democratic congressional candidate takes a swipe at Matt Rosendale over his ties to the far right.

Federal family planning funding takes a detour in Montana. Abortion is a campaign issue — again. Educators argue over 'equity.' And how will the Dem. congressional candidates differentiate themselves?

Instead of collecting pollen in “baskets” located on their hind legs like honey bees and bumblebees, leafcutters are a unique family of bees that really dive into their work.

This week, Lauren speaks with memoirist Danielle Geller, whose memoir, ‘Dog Flowers,’ is a book not only about her relationship to her late mother, absent for so much of her childhood, but about the strength and complexity of familial ties.

What do you get when you flood your body with the field recordings of recently extinct animals? This week during The Write Question, CAConrad, author of ‘AMANDA PARADISE: Resurrect Extinct Vibration,’ talks with Lauren about their writing processes: the (soma)tic poetry rituals that result in poetry that shimmers, surprises, and sears.

This week Lauren chats with Renée Branum, author of ‘Defenestrate,’ a story of familial alienation and grief, of one family’s long-told lore and tightly-guarded love—told in a series of vignettes, or short chapters. Through the eyes of Marta, and twin brother Nick, ‘Defenestrate’ is the fragmented history of a family’s falling curse.

This week on The Write Question, Lauren talks with poet and memoirist Victoria Chang, author Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief. The two explore the “a-synchronicity” of feelings and how silence can be used to both hide and protect.

In this special Sunday episode of The Write Question, the team gathers some of their favorite moments from 2021. Featuring excerpts from conversations with Caroline Patterson, Raymond Antrobus, Kerri Arsenault, Anthony W. Wood, and Stephen Graham Jones.