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Hello! I’m Pam, the librarian and interim host of the Pea Green Boat. I love sharing good stories and songs with children of all ages. I have been the Children’s Librarian at the Missoula Public Library for over 10 years and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.

Hello Listeners. To each of you young and/or young at heart, I am truly honored to be able to host the Pea Green Boat and be a part of the long-standing tradition of children’s programming here on Montana Public Radio.

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.

Incentives & Instincts is a monthly series on A New Angle in which host Justin Angle speaks with economist Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society. For the month of December, Bryce and Justin are joined by Dr. Sara Rinfret, professor of Public Policy and Administration, and Acting Dean of University of the Montana's Blewett School of Law.

This week’s guest is Rick Ridgeway: legendary alpinist, adventurer, activist and writer.

Today's guests are Dr. Cathy Whitlock, Regents Professor of Paleoecology at Montana State University, and Dr. Steven Hostetler, Hydrologist at the Northern Rocky Mountains Science Center of the US Geological Survey. These two are the lead authors of the recently published Greater Yellowstone Area Climate Assessment.

Incentives & Instincts is a monthly series on A New Angle in which Justin Angle, marketing professor at the University of Montana College of Business, chats with prominent economist Bryce Ward about some of the broader issues facing our society.This month, we tackle the increasing frustration folks are feeling about the rapid changes happening in Montana.

Today's guest is Dierdre Wolownick. What first captures many people’s attention is the fact that Dierdre is mother to world-renowned climber Alex Honnold, but that just scratches the surface of this woman’s story. She’s a mother to two athletic and activist children, a teacher, a writer, an artist, a conductor, a runner and a climber, to name but a few of her many identities. Dierdre’s book, The Sharp End of Life, is a wonderful account of a life being lived to its fullest, and perhaps accelerating in vigor with age.

Today's guest is Amanda Eggert of Montana Free Press. Amanda covers environmental issues and has written a series of deeply reported articles about the complex and confusing access and ownership issues in Montana’s Crazy Mountains.

In our conversation, we discuss Elliott’s recently released podcast, Third Squad: a powerful and sobering account of the war in Afghanistan and its enduring effects. The series chronicles his journey to reconnect with a group of Marines Elliott embedded with in 2011.