Aaron Flint

Aaron Flint, the host of Montana's leading statewide radio talk show "Montana Talks," began his journey in Montana politics and broadcasting while working in the US Senate as a student at Howard University over 20 years ago. Following the 9-11 terror attacks, Aaron relocated to Montana and enlisted in the military, embarking on deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. Currently, he continues to serve as a Lt. Colonel in the US Army Reserve. His initial foray into the news industry consisted of stuffing newspapers for his grandparents at the Glasgow Courier when he was a child. From working in television at Q2 News to his involvement in politics, and now hosting a statewide radio talk show for over a decade, Aaron takes pride in ensuring that Montanans have a platform to voice their opinions. His prior political roles include serving as a legislative aide to Senator Conrad Burns, acting as the communications director for the 2016 campaign of now-governor Greg Gianforte, and serving as the state director for Congressman Ryan Zinke.

This is Montana: Slower Traffic Keep Right…Oh Yeah- And Bears

A couple reminders as we enter peak tourist season: slower traffic keep right...oh yeah- and bears. By the way, The Big Sky Business Journal's Evelyn Pyburn tells us that we are expecting a record tourism year.

Can Montanans Pronounce These Ten Minnesota Town Names?

We were at dinner with some of our Scandinavian Montanan friends on Saturday night- which isn't that hard to do given the fact that there are so many Scandinavian Montanans with Minnesota ties.

Montana Tech Prof on Need to Ramp Up Rare Earth in US

It's time to ramp up rare earth mining in America, especially if you want electric vehicles or so-called green energy. That's what Dr. Courtney Young, a professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at Montana Tech in Butte, argued in a recent guest opinion column.

The USS Montana is Ready for Commissioning This Week

The USS Montana has several Montana specific symbols throughout the boat. Full audio of our chat with the USS Montana Commander, the Master Chief Petty Officer who serves as "Chief of the Boat" and a Petty Officer on the crew.

‘The New York Times’ Retreats: Montanans Were Right to Question “Bullock’s Burqas” from 2020

When I shared a piece that I wrote summing up the opposition to the mask mandate back in July of 2020, and how one of our listeners referred to the masks as "Bullock's Burqas" you know who complained? Not just the liberal Democrat party activists in Helena- it was people in the media.

From One Montana Lt. Colonel to Another, Change of Command in Germany

Lt. Colonel Parker Hahn is a Glasgow, Montana native. On Friday, he is set to take over as a battalion commander in Germany. As it just so happens he is taking over the battalion from a fellow Montanan- Lt. Colonel Nicole Charbonneau, a Billings native.

One Year Ago: Bozeman Kids “Cut Footloose” for Prom in Big Timber

How many of you were one of those kids in the 1980s when movies like Footloose and Dirty Dancing were constantly on TV? I got a kick out of the fact that a bunch of high school kids in Bozeman apparently had to "cut footloose" and head to Big Timber, Montana for the big school dance.