Another interview series, "Let's Talk Butte," airs local interviews and oral history excerpts that explore Butte's multicultural heritage.
(meta data) TITLE: Let's Talk Butte — KBMF 102.5fm (meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2018-10-01 KBMF 102.5fm LISTEN NOW Superfund 101/WAYS Let's Talk Butte Music and Art 100 Years Ago This Week in Labor History OUR DEEJAYS SUPPORT US LISTEN NOW/ Productions/NewsSuperfund 101/WAYSLet's Talk ButteMusic and Art100 Years AgoThis Week in Labor History OUR DEEJAYS/ SUPPORT US/ 102.5 FM in Butte, Montana - Love Power Radio # Let's Talk Butte LISTEN NOW/ Productions/NewsSuperfund 101/WAYSLet's Talk ButteMusic and Art100 Years AgoThis Week in Labor History OUR DEEJAYS/ SUPPORT US/ August 14, 2019 # Let's Talk Butte with Ed Johnson August 14, 2019/ General Manager Ed Johnson spent 31 years in Butte starting in the seventies. In this interview with Daniel Hogan he talks about his time in the local music scene, KOPR radio and the small town of Philipsburg. Ed still performs with his group Home Cookin' and is playing at the Philipsburg Rotary Charity Concert and Auction on Saturday August, 17th. Find more info here: https://www.philipsburgrotary.org/summerconcert Read More July 10, 2019 # Let's Talk Butte with Barbara Miller July 10, 2019/ General Manager Daniel Hogan sits down for a fascinating conversation with Barbara Miller, founder of the National Affordable Housing Network, who discusses her early work in Butte in the late 70s when Butte was considering mining the Hill and tearing down the Uptown, as well as changes she's seen in Butte over 4 decades. Read More July 01, 2019 # Let's Talk Food Co-Ops in Butte with Steve Thompson, Executive Director of NCAT July 01, 2019/ General Manager Steve Thompson is the Executive Director of NCAT, and he's helping organize efforts to determine if Butte will establish a food cooperative. In this episode of Let's Talk Butte, we hear a bit about what food co-ops do, and how (and where) one might work in Uptown Butte. Read More May 22, 2019 # Let's Talk Butte with Louis Loushin, Longtime Hoisting Engineer in the Butte Mines May 22, 2019/ General Manager Longtime hoisting engineer Louis Loushin joins us for this lesson in operating the Butte mines, as part of our ongoing oral history series. Aubrey Jaap interviews Louis at the Butte-Silver Bow Archives. Read More May 13, 2019 # Let's Talk Butte with Larry Hoffman May 13, 2019/ General Manager Longtime Butte miner Larry Hoffman joins our show today with lively stories of mining as a child near his hometown of Lewistown, as well as the trials and tribulations of Butte, Montana's biggest mining camp. Read More April 08, 2019 # Let's Talk Butte with Longtime Smelterman Frank Palakovich April 08, 2019/ General Manager Let's Talk Butte takes a trip down the road to Anaconda, where we hear excerpts of a fascinating oral history with Frank Palakovich, who had 34 years with the Anaconda company over the course of his working days. Read More March 26, 2019 # Let's Talk Butte with Jim Moyle March 26, 2019/ General Manager On this episode of Let's Talk Butte, we hear from an oral history with Jim Moyle. He grew up on Butte's East Side (much of which was destroyed to make room for the Berkeley Pit), and in this episode recalls fond memories of playing on mine dumps, as well as his career as an educator in Butte. Read More March 01, 2019 # Let's Talk Butte with Former Miner and Policeman Joe Lee March 01, 2019/ General Manager Joe Lee joins us for this episode of Let's Talk Butte, where we discuss his time in the underground mines of Butte, as well as his time as under sheriff of Butte-Silver Bow, a position he held for 17 years. We also talk about his dad's corner grocery store, which operated on 2nd street for more than 30 years. Read More February 04, 2019 # Let's Talk Butte with Joel Worth of the Carpenters Union Local 82 February 04, 2019/ General Manager Joel Worth is a Representative at the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, and works in Montana with the statewide local 82. In this interview with Clark Grant, he discusses the reasons he joined the union, and what he hopes the union can offer potential members in Butte. Read More January 28, 2019 # Let's Talk Butte with Local Author and Anthropology Professor Michael Masters January 28, 2019/ General Manager Montana Tech Professor Michael Masters joins us for this discussion of his upcoming book, Identified Flying Objects. We also discuss larger evolutionary trends in humans, his work to bridge the UFO community and science, as well as Butte's evolving economic status. Read More January 07, 2019 # Let's Talk Butte with Outgoing Butte-Silver Bow Commissioner Dan Foley January 07, 2019/ General Manager After 12 years on the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners, Dan Foley is retiring from local politics. On this episode of Let's Talk Butte, we look back on his work in local government and discuss some of the challenges Butte is facing. Read More December 17, 2018 # Let's Talk Butte with Butte Weekly Editor Robin Jordan December 17, 2018/ General Manager Today we're joined by Robin Jordan, editor of Butte's weekly newspaper, The Butte Weekly. We discuss Superfund, Butte's economic status, and her long career in journalism. Read More November 26, 2018 # Let's Talk Butte with Dr. James Patterson November 26, 2018/ General Manager Dr. Patterson came to Butte in 1957 after serving as a medical practitioner in the Korean War. In this episode, he describes his work on the front lines, and his impression of Butte as a thriving, vital community upon arriving in the late 1950s. Read More November 19, 2018 # Let's Talk Butte with Butte Architect Pete Godtland November 19, 2018/ General Manager This oral history with Mr. Pete Godtland touches on his combat experience in Japan, as well as his work with renowned Montana sculptor Rudy Autio after returning home. Give it a listen, and catch a glimpse into the fascinating life of Pete Godtland. Read More November 12, 2018 # Let's Talk Butte with Nancy Foote November 12, 2018/ General Manager Nancy Foote discusses her late husband, the longtime Butte journalist Rick Foote, in this recent oral history from the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. Read More November 05, 2018 # Lets Talk Butte with Mary McMahon, Former Clerk & Recorder November 05, 2018/ General Manager Mary McMahon is known for her role in local government, but also as a key part of the No Greater Love production. Hear about her family history and early life in this interview from the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. Read More October 29, 2018 # Lets Talk Butte with Lifelong Musician Bob "Ace" Kovacich October 29, 2018/ General Manager Bob Kovacich has been playing music in and around Butte for more than half a century. Hear portions of his recent oral history interview (including some comedic songs) from the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives on this episode of Lets Talk Butte. Read More October 24, 2018 # Let's Talk Butte with Retired Teacher Don Plessas October 24, 2018/ General Manager Don Plessas, longtime computer technology teach in Butte, recounts his early childhood in Meaderville, and the changes he's seen in the field of telecommunications over the course of his life and career. Read More October 17, 2018 # Let's Talk, Butte! with Longtime M&M Cook Emily McLeod October 17, 2018/ General Manager Hear this great depiction of Butte's East side, as well as the working environment at the M&M, from Butte's Emily McLeod. Recorded at the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. Read More October 01, 2018 # Let's Talk Butte! with Homeless Minister Colt Diamond October 01, 2018/ General Manager Daniel Hogan chats with Colt Diamond, local poet and homeless minister, about the work he does to help the homeless population of Butte. Once a "hopeless dope dealer, he's now a dopeless hope dealer." 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On Mondays and Tuesdays from 5 to 6 PM Mountain Time, KBMF-LP airs original hour-long news programs. Among the topics are local politics and environmental issues. As a consequence of more than one hundred years of intensive mining, Butte is part of the largest Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site in the United States. 
 A $30,000 grant from the NEH allows KBMF-LP to produce a series of documentaries that explore Butte's century-old mining history.