What Do You Know?

Scott and Arnie welcome Heather Foster to the show this week. Heather is the CEO of the Missoula Family YMCA. She first joined the Y in 2014 as its HR director before assuming her current role in 2018. The YMCA is a 501c3 charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the community of Missoula through Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. The YMCA is one of Mis...

The owner and founder of Missoula’s newest bagel store Brooklyn Bagel Les Kleinman joins Scott and Arnie. The buys talk about Les’ vision for Brooklyn Bagel, his supply chain and his passion for bringing amazing NY style foods to Western Montana. Les is also owner of four Firehouse Subs in Montana and Washington.

Scott and Arnie welcome first time guest Rabbi Chezky Vogel from the Chabad of Missoula. Rabbi Chezky was born and raised in Rochester, NY where his parents serve as directors of Chabad of Monroe County since 1981. he received his early education in the local Jewish day school and went on to study in Detroit, Michigan and Israel, and achieved rabbinic ordination in 2014. his experience in children...

Arnie and Scott welcome first time guest – author Rick Bleiweiss from Ashland, OR. His debut mystery novel, Pignon Scorbion & the Barbershop Detectives was just released in February, 2022 and is published by Blackstone Publishing. Scott and Rick go back almost 30 years, where Scott worked for Rick in the music industry in the early 90s for BMG in New York. Rick’s music industry career dates back t...

Arnie and Scott welcome new Airport Director Brian Ellestad and Deputy Director Tim Damrow from the Missoula Montana Airport to the show for the first time. The guys spend the full hour talking about our new terminal which is set to open in May of this year and all of its great amenities. We also talk all things aviation, travel and what’s in-store for airlines, new routes and so much more.

Arnie and Scott welcome new Missoula City Councilman Dan Carlino. Carlino represents Ward 3, which encompasses both the University of Montana, and the slant street neighborhood of town. The guys cover a wide range of topics including Carlino’s background growing up in Atlanta, his conservation and environmental work, the Bear Aware initiative, the impact of Mayor Engen and his recent cancer diagno...

Scott and Arnie welcomes Richard Eggers, founder of Bitterroot Cannabis to the show. They discussed the tremendous State tax and revenue growth as recreational cannabis rolls out in select counties across Montana. The lively conversation covers all aspects of recreational and medicinal cannabis, Eggers background in growing as well as his unique location in Missoula on the northside.

Scott and Arnie welcome first-time guest Marty Olinick to the show. Marty has a storied career working in the entertainment business to license music for advertising, games, film and television programs and products. A graduate of New York Law with his JD degree – Marty soon ditched a great job with the City of New York to work with the infamous Morris Levy and Roulette Records. His love of music...

Arnie and Scott welcome the new Executive Director of the Missoula Marathon and Run Wild Missoula – Trisha Drobeck – to the show. This Olympic trained marathon runner, has a lot of information to share with us including the return of the Missoula Marathon in June, 2022, as well as her interesting background growing up in Oregon, what led her to running, and how she stays motivated to run in some o...

Scott and Arnie welcome first time guest Melanie Brock, Director of the Missoula Midtown Association to our first show of 2022. Melanie speaks about the tremendous growth of Missoula and the midtown area, how we are attracting businesses to the town and this area, how do we prepare for the current and future growth. Melanie takes us through the next steps of the midtown Master Plan as well.

Scott and Arnie welcome back Robert "Tino" Sonora - the Associate Director/Director of Health Care Research / Senior Research Professor with the University of Montana. We talk about what Montana looks like 20 months into the pandemic, discussing the economy, the labor market, low wages, etc. We discuss the "Great Resignation" and how different sectors have been impacted.

Arnie and Scott welcome local musician, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur and owner of Pink Grizzly – Shane Clouse. The fellas talk about the holiday season and how Pink Grizzly is meeting the increased demand as Missoula’s population grows, along with how the supply chain has impacted the business during Covid. While Covid certainly impacted performing and live music, Shane talks about his work in...

From 2016, Scott and Arnie welcome actor, musician and philanthropist Dominic Chianese to the show. Best known for playing Uncle Junior in HBO’s acclaimed series The Sopranos from 1999 to 2007, the veteran actor talks about his career working with actors like Al Pacino and James Gandolfini, show creator David Chase and director Francis Ford Coppolla. Dominic also talks about his storied music care...

Scott and Arnie welcome Brigitta Miranda-Freer, Executive Director, Montana World Trade Center to the show. As executive director of the Montana World Trade Center, Brigitta and her team work to strengthen Montana business through international trade. Specifically, MWTC provides prescriptive export strategies, lead generation, project management, export training seminars, inbound and outbound trad...

Scott and Arnie welcome back founder of local Missoula active wear company Youer – Mallory Ottariano – to the program for a full hour of conversation. Mallory shares with us about her new plan and program called Community Supporter Apparel (CSA) – and how crowd funding has helped her set a brave new course and plan for manufacturing for this amazing company right here in Missoula, MT. Mallory also...

Scott and Arnie welcome back frequent guest of the show – Mayor John Engen – who is running for an unprecedented fifth term as Mayor of Missoula. We talk about a variety of important subjects including the housing shortage, healthcare and infrastructure, education and taxes. What’s it like running a growing city like Missoula, MT – Mayor Engen talks about that and so much more. Don’t forget to vot...

Arnie and Scott welcome back guest Peter Goelz to the KGVO airwaves. Peter is the former head of the National Transportation Safety Board and a Washington Lobbyist. The group talks about the recent tragic derailment in Joplin, MT of the Amtrak Empire Builder train from Chicago to Seattle last weekend. They talk safety, equipment and infrastructure – and delve into larger issues that are connected...

Scott and Arnie welcome broadcaster extraordinaire Denny Bedard to the show for his debut guest spot. Denny fills us in on all things Griz – including the fresh new 2-0 Men’s football season, his take on our new 2021 team, Coach Hauk, the FCS and so much more. If you are a Griz fan – you won’t want to miss this exciting new episode.

Arnie spent the month of August in New York City and on today’s show, he and Scott talk about his travel in New York, and how much the City has changed since the pandemic. Arnie has great stories about The Concert for NY in Central Park, his beloved NY Yankees and the NY Mets games, The Eagles at Madison Square Garden, mass transit and getting around the City. Arnie also talks about the “best past...

Arnie is in NY for the month of August, and in addition to enjoying his beloved Yankees, taking in music, shows and visiting historic sites across the City – Arnie is making it a mission to eat incredible food. Well – Arnie brings in a special guest to this week’s show – Chef Maria Loi – from Loi Estiatorio. Chef Loi is the official Ambassador of Greek Gastronomy, as appointed by the Chef’s Club o...

Scott and Arnie are joined by Paul Kingsford, who is working with fellow Jewish Missoulian, Bert Chasin, on educating and talking about the history and contributions made by the Jewish community starting in the 1860s and the gold rush until today. Paul has an impressive background in story-telling to help shed insight on the rich history of Jews in Montana. Paul started his career at England’s fam...

Scott and Arnie welcome Linlee Nelson on the show this week. Linlee is co-owner of Big Sky Billiard Supply here in Missoula with her husband Lance. Linee talks about their work throughout Missoula and the State, what it’s like operating a small business in Montana during the pandemic, etc. She also talks about the billiard/home gaming industry, as well as the “analog” world of her industry, and ho...

Scott and Arnie spend more time together and alone this week! They discuss a variety of subjects including the rise of polarizing media, the power of broadcast rights and its impact on local sports and entertainment, including the NCAA. They also discuss the local political scene in Montana, and housing costs and how it is impacting the community. All that and more on this week’s What Do You Know?

Scott and Arnie welcome Chris Porrino to the show. First time guest, Porrino is the former Attorney General for the State of New Jersey from 2016 to 2018 under then Governor Chris Christie and is currently the Chair of the Litigation Department at the prestigious law firm of Lowenstein and Sandler in NJ. Chris is also working on and leading the reformed Newark Police Foundation in Newark, NJ. We t...

Michelle Huie is a return guest to What Do You Know. Living in and operating her business in Missoula Montana, Michelle is the Founder of VIM & VIGR Stylish Compression Legwear - helping to inspire and promote Everyday Wellness. Michelle discusses doing business in a COVID-19 world, and we discuss how she has shifted her work and business model. Michelle also addresses the very real problem of ant...