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Forgotten souls: Remembering the past of Montana’s psychiatric hospital and the patients buried there
An unmarked grave outside the state psychiatric hospital in Warm Springs, Montana. Contributed by Lotus Porte-Moyel Your browser does not support the audio element. I’m Grace Golbach with the Kaimin Cast and this week's Good Bones episode is “Forgotten Souls: Remembering the past of Montana’s psychiatric hospital and the patients buried there” by University of Montana student Lotus Porte-Moyel. She visited the cemeteries surrounding the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs.
Your browser does not support the audio element. (BAR CHATTER AND MUSIC) (GOLBACH): The Missoula weekends bring everyone out. Bars are filled with community members relaxing after a long work week, brides-to-be celebrating with their girlfriends and travellers are exploring the city’s nightlife. And, of course, the college students from the University of Montana hit the streets to enjoy their youth and release stress with music, drinks and the social atmosphere.
Good Bones: From the Carlisle Indian School to Montana: Bringing them home
Student portrait of Almeda Heavy Hair. Contributed by Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center Your browser does not support the audio element. (GOLBACH): I’m Grace Golbach with the Kaimin Cast.
Uncontained: The lasting effects of wildfires
Your browser does not support the audio element. (FIRE CRACKLING) (PETERSON): “I remember it was July 3. It was a guy who was firing at a shooting range. He was firing illegal shells. And it hit the ground and sparked and then created a wildfire.” (GOLBACH): In 2018, sophomore Caitland Peterson witnessed a human-caused wildfire advance toward Basalt, Colorado, her town at that time. (PETERSON): “I do remember seeing the smoke from my house at first.
Your browser does not support the audio element. (FIRE CRACKLING) (PETERSON): “I remember it was July 3. It was a guy who was firing at a shooting range. He was firing illegal shells. And it hit the ground and sparked and then created a wildfire.” (GOLBACH): In 2018, sophomore Caitland Peterson witnessed a human-caused wildfire advance toward Basalt, Colorado, her town at that time. (PETERSON): “I do remember seeing the smoke from my house at first.
Celebrating 20 years: Annual Missoula festival welcomes students back
Your browser does not support the audio element. (INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS ANNOUNCE CROWD) (SEBO): On Saturday, August 22, Grammy award winning band The Infamous Stringdusters took to the stage to close out Missoula's 20th annual River City Roots Festival. The sounds of people mingling fade out as the band takes over. The Stringdusters strum guitars, a fiddle and a banjo to produce the sweet sounds of bluegrass with a special hint of infused rock. The crowds dance and cheer into the night.
“Why” war: 25 years of promoting peace
Your browser does not support the audio element. (GOLBACH): Local chapters of Women in Black and Veterans for Peace gather at the south end of Beartracks Bridge every Friday in dedication to a just, peaceful world. Here, 82-year-old Carel Schneider hands out small origami cranes known as peace cranes. The peace crane represents hope, healing and unity. Schneider hands them out to share peace and empower people to spread it.
Caught in the crossfire
While much of the country experiences a deepening political divide, many service members in the U.S. military work to set their beliefs aside to bond, grow and protect one another. Working alongside fellow soldiers from various backgrounds, personal politics often fade to the background. Instead, their character, ability to adapt and their execution of missions in ways that align with the constitution and the military’s duty to the people are what define them.
Your browser does not support the audio element. (PASSENGER ENTERING UBER) There is an Uber in Missoula that offers more than just a ride to your destination and the awkward small talk or silence that accompanies the drive. Upon entry, you’ll see lights lining the ceiling and dashboard, and in the back, a tennis ball and squishy toys. The jam band Phish plays from the speakers. Then, you see Timber.
It’s time to turn up the roar
While the University of Montana is an NCAA Division I institution home to 15 intercollegiate varsity sports, I have to say our student section is Division III at best. I expected to come to college and be blown away by the school spirit that a university of 11,000 brings. Instead, I find myself missing my high school student section. Football games and Cat-Griz games are the only times the student section seems somewhat engaged.
40 performances of love
Your browser does not support the audio element. (GOLBACH): Turning sideways to squeeze the large tuba through the door, the first member of the Singing Valentines announced to the class that something unusual was about to happen. A small band of instruments followed. One of the members called out the name “Ben Oliver" as she delivered him a card. Then, the rhythm from the drum, trombone, tuba, melodica and tambourine combined into the melody “Hey Baby”.
What no snow means for Earth and for Missoulians
Your browser does not support the audio element. (STUDENTS TALKING; BIKE WHEELS; LEAVES CRUNCHING): (GOLBACH): University of Montana students returned from winter break expecting to see campus covered in the white, fluffy snow that Montana winters usually promise, but instead they came face-to-face with barren ground and warm temperatures. Weather and Climate professor Anna Klene sent her students an email before the first class detailing this year’s temperatures in comparison to the past.
Journalism under fire
The rise of AI programs, news influencers and the budget cuts to public media by the Trump Administration combined are working against journalists. Now, newsrooms have to work harder than ever to support their readers in feeling confident in their reporting and content. AI and news influencers often publish content without any editorial checks, helping spread misinformation quicker than before, and news consumers are beginning to become wary of journalists and the public media.
Join the “Herd”: Building connection through anonymity
Your browser does not support the audio element. (TYPING AND WHOOP OF POSTS BEING SENT): (STUDENTS READING YIKYAKS): (GOLBACH): The University of Montana is home to a growing YikYak “herd,” or channel. Each year, new and returning students on campus download this anonymous app that keeps them in the know of campus happenings. But what exactly is YikYak?
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