MT Lowdown Podcast

Social services and pandemic response in Montana

By Alex McKenzie | March 28, 2020

This week’s guests are:

—Rose Hughes, executive director of the Montana Health Care Association, on how long-term-care facilities are balancing safety measures with prolonged isolation

—Stephanie Stratton, chief programs officer of the Montana Food Bank Network, on how increased demand and limited supplies are challenging the food safety net

—Journalist Amanda Eggert on how Montana daycares and community organizations are responding to a disrupted childcare system

—MTFP reporter Eric Dietrich on the state’s budget preparedness for a pandemic

Episode 60 — Gauging Montana’s 2020 political field through a pandemic lens

By Alex McKenzie | March 17, 2020

The June primary approaches, now with myriad questions about how Montana’s elections might be impacted by the pandemic.

Episode 59 — Journalist Dexter Roberts on Chinese capitalism and the Montana connection

By Alex McKenzie | March 10, 2020

“For a state like Montana, which has a large reliance on agriculture, there is a very obvious fit with China’s growth. I would be ready for the potential of real disruption in the economy going forward.”