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Pianist and composer Danaë Vlasse brings her unique French-Greek heritage full circle after the award winning recording "Poeme" with her newest project "Mythologies" which has been nominated for a Grammy Award in 2022.

In this episode we are joined by medical ethicist and University of Montana philosophy professor Mark Hanson to discuss the transition to a more normal coexistence with COVID-19 and how we should treat one another during this latest phase of the pandemic.

Pianist and singer Jon Cleary is in the Musician's Spotlight. His ever-elevating profile led to global touring work in the bands of Taj Mahal, John Scofield, Dr. John, and Bonnie Raitt. Cleary has led his own group, the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, for over two decades now. In 2015 Jon and his band won a Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album.

Missoula-born and UM educated, General McGuire retired from the U.S. Army in 2012 after an illustrious 32-year career, one in which she accomplished many firsts, including becoming the first woman to head the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command and receiving the title of Provost Marshal General.

This week’s guest is novelist, journalist and podcaster Chad Dundas. In 2020, Chad and his brother Zack teamed up with another sibling pair Erika and Leif Fredrickson to produce Death in the West, a true crime podcast.

This week is our March edition of Incentives and Instincts, a monthly series in which I speak with economist and friend, Bryce Ward, about some of the broader issues facing our society.

Multiple Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Sarah Jarosz returns to Spotlight by phone to visit with host John Floridis. Sarah digs into the story behind "Blue Heron Suite," her 2021 song cycle release as well as her Grammy winning project "World On The Ground."

Multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Suzanne Santo returns to the program to visit with host John Floridis about her brand new release “Yard Sale”, the follow up to her highly acclaimed debut solo album “Ruby Red.”

Renowned jazz singer and pianist/composer and Guggenheim Award Winner Patricia Barber joins Musician’s Spotlight to talk about her most recent recording “Clique” a celebration of simply great songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stevie Wonder.

Violinist Karla Donehew Perez always wanted to be in a quartet as opposed to a symphonic player or soloist. She got her wish and much more as a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet. Program host John Floridis interviewed Karla by phone in the late Spring of 2021 to talk about her career, the group’s journey and their most recent recording “Uncovered.”