Erika Fredrickson was the Missoula Independent’s arts editor for a decade, helping cultivate the voice, perspective, and about-town sensibility that made the Indy a local institution. From the day it closed in 2018, she worked to bring independent journalism back to Missoula, while also freelancing, podcasting, music-making, and publishing a zine.
Scott Mathson walked into Missoula’s oldest recording studio looking for a way back to music. He ended up buying the joint — and inheriting four decades of Montana sound.
An obituary might be the last place you’d look for a surprising, deeply reported story. A new podcast from UM journalism professor Jule Banville and Radiolab founder Jad Abumrad proves otherwise.
Ahead of her talk in Missoula, author and agroecologist Liz Carlisle discusses perennial foods, Native foodways, and what plants can teach us about getting through hard times.