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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.”

Violinist Randall Goosby decided to forgo the usual show pieces a virtuoso musician might feature for a debut release and instead chose to feature either African American composers or music that was deeply influenced by black music and written by composers who had great respect for that influence.

This week’s guest is Ross Douthat, opinion columnist for the New York Times and author of several books on various topics including religion, American decadence, and his experience with chronic Lyme Disease.

This week’s guest is Andrew Connor, Director of the Center for Community Ownership, an organization that provides legal, financial and strategic help to communities that want to start and save essential local businesses.

This week’s guests are Stephanie Land, author of the New York Times' best-selling memoir Maid; Steph Goble, executive director of Mountain Home; and Jill Hope, a young mother working her way through the challenges of creating a stable and secure environment in which to raise her son.

Missoula Children's Theatre and Missoula Community Theatre (MCT inc.) recently handed off the baton from outgoing executive director Michael McGill to new ED Mike Morelli. MTPR's Tom Berich sits down with Mike to find out more about his interesting journey to the position of Executive Director of one of the busiest regional theatres in the Northwest and a theatre company that frequently tours internationally.

This week’s guests are all here to speak with us about an upcoming Montana event: the International Wildlife Film Festival. IWFF’s mission is to promote awareness, knowledge and understanding of wildlife, habitat, people and nature through excellence in film.

Assembled and led by Cuban vocalist José “Pepito” Gómez, Orquesta Akokán is a big band collective of the finest musicians on the island, both young and old. It features all-original music and was cut live to tape over a three-day session at Havana’s hallowed state-run Estudios Areito. Trés guitar player and band producer Jacob Plasse joins host John Floridis on this episode of Musician's Spotlight.