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Crowe Boys are an energetic two-piece band bringing their soulful folk harmony to Big Sky this Tuesday (July 9) alongside Trampled by Turtles. Ocie and Wes Crowe join Hoary Marmot to talk about growing up gospel as part of a Southern family band, finding inspiration in real life and loss, and their upcoming trip to our area. Plus a surprisingly challenging new quiz game, Bands of Brothers. Full in...

Over 4 million people visited Yellowstone National Park last year, most of them to see, photograph, and taunt majestic wildlife. But only one photographer shows the dedication it takes to elevate wildlife photography to an art form. Kevin Noble uses a stark, minimalist approach to make the rest of us look like hacks. His studio space on Main Street in Bozeman is packed with striking pieces that br...

Hoary Marmot is stepping all over doctor-patient confidentiality as we speak with the driving force behind Bozeman Health. Birgen Knoff, Kelly Reynolds, and Kim Schellin give us the rundown on being Gallatin County’s largest private employer, servicing rural healthcare needs, and transporting emergency patients down the treacherous canyon between Bozeman and Big Sky.   Full interview: https://yout...

Here’s one for thespians and people who are tolerant of thespians. This episode we’re talking about Bozeman’s premiere community theater, Verge! Kate Britton and Heidi Krutchkoff join us to highlight the shows and programs available to anyone in our area, plus they join Michelle to help us put on an impromptu preview of a new hit musical, “Oh Montana.” Full interview: https://youtu.be/zu1UjedcUMU...

Jason Matthews is the owner and founder of Yellowstone Dog Sled Adventures located on Taylor Road. The proud owner of almost 101 husky dogs, Jason runs an impressive operation and you’d be smart to go ahead and book a dog sled tour for this winter.  Full interview: https://youtu.be/A4lVumZn3fA?si=KfeX1lG0uHmK5uQI For booking info: https://yellowstonedogsledadventures.com And snatch up some tickets...

Dr. Cora Neumann is a PhD-level public health practitioner, policy advocate and non-profit strategist, plus she’s a mom who’s been a waitress, nanny, and construction worker . And now hopefully a Montana state senator. Classic Bozeman overachiever. Cora sat down with us at our kitchen table to discuss the important issues she’ll tackle when her constituents here in district 30 send her to Helena....

Few photographers are able to capture the wild rugged captivating light of our area like Kene Sperry. If you’re fortunate enough to see one of his stark black and white prints up close, the experience is visceral. Kene sat down with us to talk about his process, his philosophy, and his photos.  Full interview:  https://youtu.be/EspRJo8FoxQ Check out Kene’s body of work here: https://www.kenesperry...

Alright, tree huggers! Get all your blueprints and schematics out because we’re talking to Josh Blomquist, Bozeman’s Conservationist Contractor. That’s not an official title or anything. Just something we made up. Josh owns CWJ & Associates and dedicates his livelihood to building awesome efficient homes, preferably to “passive standard” (which he will explain). Full interview: https://youtu.b...

Bring your children into the room and make them feel like underachievers because we’re chatting with 9 year old Junior Motocross champion racer Jett Rau. With his parents Justin and Tressa’s help, Jett travels around the country competing in events and delighting his fans. But can Jett handle a round of Joe’s new dumb game Real or Fake: Trikipedia? Full interview: https://youtu.be/CdsA49S3kPQ Foll...

We’ve finally got one for the savvy and sophisticated listeners among you as we interview Norman Huynh, the conductor of the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra. With two major concerts on deck for the summer, Norman excitedly previews Orff’s Carmina Burana (May 17-19) and At the Movies: The Music of John Williams (June 7-9).  Full interview:  https://youtu.be/elLz0oqCk6Q More info & tickets: https://w...

It’s a self-indulgent episode as we talk about the upcoming local screenings of one the feature films Joe produced recently, “Somewhere in Montana.” We’ve got writer/director Brandon Smith and producer Eden Bryant on the show to talk about the limited preview at the Waypoint Theater in Big Sky this Friday April 26 through Wednesday May 1.  Full interview: https://youtu.be/0MW4JMdpsvM And get all y...

All too often, when America’s service members return from combat, their fight continues at home. On today’s episode, we talk to Brian Gilman, the CEO of Bozeman’s Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation. A Marine with 27 years of active duty under his belt, Brian helps post-9/11 combat veterans reintegrate following their service and he was intimately involved with the current Netflix hit feature f...

Offer this episode a treat while checking its temperature rectally because we are talking modern veterinary medicine with local vet Dr. Jenny Ladd, who was good enough to sit down on the floor of our living room and get covered in corgi fur while we chatted. If you ever wonder why it’s getting expensive to have a pet these days or whether pet insurance is a scam, this one may be worth your time. W...

Get ready to lick some salt and suck some limes because we’re drinking tequila with Montana’s top tequila specialist, 406 Agave. Owner Payton Hueler and master distiller Armando Esparza join us from Jalisco Mexico to talk about their product, the process, and getting the most out of that sweet sweet agave plant. Plus an obligatory dumb game, "Tequilas de Celebridades." Watch the full int...

It’s Search & Rescue day! Join us as we go to a helicopter hangar by Bozeman airport and talk to three bona fide short haul heroes who pull desperate people out of dangerous situations using not much more than a helicopter and a rope. Jason Revisky (Rif), Mark Bradford, and Gary Clutter were kind enough to sit down and patiently answer an absolute barrage of dumb questions. Pay special attenti...

Everybody calmly walk over here and sit down criss-cross applesauce on the activity rug for today’s episode. Because we’re talking preschool with two of the leaders of Morningstar Learning Center in Big Sky. Mariel Butan and Stephanie Kissell head up the daycare/educational institution for 0-5 year olds, and have a unique perspective when it comes to our children and how they’re our future and stu...

This one’s for the foodies as we talk to Twist, the driving force behind Big Sky’s Blue Buddha, Tres Toros and new fast casual burger dive Blindside Burgers. If you’re not eating at his restaurants, you’re doing something wrong. Savvy and entrepreneurial, yet chill and approachable. Twist is like Gordon Ramsay after the edible kicks in.  Full interview:  https://youtu.be/gURkS3DEhdg And buy ticket...

This episode of Hoary Marmot is farm to podcast as we speak with local rancher Nate Powell-Palm about organic farming, eating local, and the cute little moos of calving season. Nate and his partner Tanner own and operate Cold Springs Organics. If you eat Annie’s Mac & Cheese, there’s a decent chance you’ve eaten food they grew. Watch the interview: https://youtu.be/T3lf3SE0nAI And head over to...

We may not come across as readers, but on this episode we’re interviewing Kim McCollum, a real-life local author, about her novel “What Happens in Montana” - a story of friendship, betrayal, and forgiveness among four women at a hot springs retreat in Montana. Plus an inspiring round of Mad Lib Writing Lab! Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/CU_BVlm2LJQ?si=H1zQk0AaXBCoqKFf Learn more (and...

Learn all about the potential pitfalls of fireplace season (like carbon monoxide poisoning) with Big Sky Fire Department’s Deputy Chief of Operations Seth Barker. Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/VS7GpeWiRUw And grab your tickets to see Trampled by Turtles and Shane Smith & the Saints right here: https://outlaw.flicket.io/events/2e5032d6-0b4e-4349-a9ce-2ce7eb97642c Follow us on insta...

Chief Rigger Cédric Aellig’s crew recently completed installation of the first new tram in North America in 15 years. They used half a million pounds of steel to construct top and bottom terminals and spliced a tow cable burly enough to jettison 75 lucky people up 2,142 vertical feet to Big Sky Resort’s Lone Peak in just under 5 minutes. You could call Cédric “the tram daddy” or “god of gondolas”...

The first ever Montana Beer Awards competition is coming up February 22-24 in Helena. On this episode, we learn more from the beer maven who’s willing it into existence, Map Brewing’s Loy Maierhauser. Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/HnEJZPTDe1M?si=RG46D6sQumVFanG4 And check out some great art at courtneycollinsfineart.com ! Follow us on instagram: @outlawbeatpodcast Our barn at EBS: htt...

Bust out your frozen charcoal cubes because  on today’s episode, we’re doing a deep dive on dark liquor with Wildrye Distilling’s braintrust trio of Dr. Philip Sullivan (CEO/Mad Scientist/Founder), Sten Anderson (CFO/Founder), and Ben Ganser (COO/Founder). A chemist by trade, Phil is making some of the best whiskey in Montana. So join us to get a crash course in fermentation, distillation, and buz...

We’ve got full access backstage passes to learn about the lives of successful touring musicians Thad Beaty and Annie Clements, who also happen to be married. The two met and began their clandestine affair while playing in the Grammy award winning country mega-band Sugarland, but these days you can catch them performing a couple times a week around Big Sky and Bozeman, including this Friday Feb 16...

Snuggle under the covers because Big Sky snowmobile guide Rudy “Kissy Bear” Noorlander has finally recovered to the point that he can recount his harrowing tale of survival from last September when a grizzly bear ripped off part of his lower jaw. A lot of misinformation has been spread about that fateful day, so we’re fortunate to get the exclusive scoop right from Rudy’s surgically reconstructed...