Episode 6 of Last Best Stories podcast. David Poole woke up in the snow in Colorado, his lower half numb, and has been working since then to get back to his life in the backcountry of Montana. It’s the long story of the episode. Plus: Tyler Knott Gregson, world-famous typewriter poet. And a Christmas bonus! A sound portrait of Mary Hickman, a caroling force.

06 - Madmen, Poets and Singers

Episode 7 of Last Best Stories podcast. Two features, the first about how to die in Montana, a story that's not the bummer you think it might be. Second, 3-2-1 Polo! Bike on bike, mallet on mallet on top of a Missoula parking garage.

07 - Death and Bike Polo

No one knows why an Air Force bomber crashed into Emigrant Peak, just north of Yellowstone National Park, in 1962. But the wreakage remains there. And one man's making sure the lives lost on the mountain aren't forgotten. This story is a collaboration between the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and Last Best Stories, a podcast about the people and places of Montana. 

In Memory of a Plane Crash

Episode 8 is a special episode of Last Best Stories featuring an involved, sound-rich story about what happened after a plane slammed into Emigrant Peak, just north of Yellowstone National Park. Fallout from the crash includes the obsession of one man to make sure it's never again forgotten. The story is a collaboration between this podcast and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. The episode also includes a coda about the reporting adventure that happened when, after finding the remnants of the Air Force bomber, coming down the mountain proved a lot harder than going up.

08 - The Plane Crash

Episode 9 of Last Best Stories Podcast. Features two stories: Americans are not Canadians when it comes to hockey. Also: Curling outside in Stanley, Idaho, brings out some real characters.

09 - Sticks + Stones: The Winter Sports Episode

Episode 10 of Last Best Stories Podcast, a podcast featuring features only mostly unique to Montana. This time, we've got "Surviving Mom" about a grizzly encounter that turned serious. Our short story is called "Love Advice for the Young" and features the musings and stylings of journeyman musician Bob Athearn. Please subscribe via lastbeststories.org!

10 - Bears + Advice

Episode 11 of Last Best Stories, a Montana-made podcast. Barbara Walker owns a town, one with a lot of character and history near Yellowstone National Park. It's complicated, but the truth is, she's kind of over it and has been trying to sell the town of Pray for years. She inherited it and has been its faithful keeper, but she's ready for someone else to step in. This is her story as much as it is Pray's.

11 - Owning Pray

Episode 12 of Last Best Stories, a Montana-made podcast. First: Who are these people trying to play music when you're just trying to enjoy a craft-brewed brew? Behind the mic of open mic night in one of Missoula's breweries. Second: Runners with a drinking problem. Why the beer mile is harder than you think.

12 - Singers + Runners (The Beer Episode)

Episode 13 of Last Best Stories, a Montana-made podcast. Two stories. First up: Visiting a death cafe, where no one is afraid to talk about the inevitable. Second: An '80s cover band with global dreams. Introducing the New Wave Time Trippers out of Whitefish.

13 - Death Cafes + Time Trippers

My family made me an adorable podcast for Mother's Day and it's my favorite. Here are the first two minutes.

Mom the Podcast - 2 min promo

A podcast hosted and produced by Jule Banville featuring features only mostly unique to Montana. Each episode has a longish story and a shortish one. Feedback welcome!

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