Podcasts about Ivan Doig

Have you ever wandered into a bookstore and felt like you've come home? That's the magic Ariana Paliobagis, owner of Country Bookshop and her team, weaves in Bozeman, Montana.  In this episode, I speak with store manager Jamie Winter about the rich literary landscape of Montana, where names like Ivan Doig and Betsy Gaines Quammen are as much a part of the territory as the Rocky Mountains. Country Bookshelf is a local, independent bookstore located in historic downtown Bozeman, Montana. It's the place where people go to feel part of their community, of something bigger than themselves, a place to experience the power of literature and conversation, a place to feel safe, not judged, and encouraged to explore ideas and identities. This is the bookstore everyone dreams of — two floors of hand-selected volumes, knowledgeable, caring staff, and events to expand horizons. Country BookshelfBetsy Gaines QuammenIvan Doig Norman MacLean Seanan McGuire House of Flame and Shadow, Sarah J. Maas The Last Murder at the End of the World, Stuart TurtonSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Hear about American labor struggles from the early 1900s to now, from New York to Montana and beyond, in a variety of books suggested by Cheryl McKeon of the Book House of Stuyvesant Paza. Selections discussed: "Nickel & Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" (Barbara Ehrenreich, non-fiction, 2001); "Uprising" (novel about Triangle Shirt Factory fire; Margaret Peterson Haddix, 2007); "Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie (Ellen Cassedy, 2022); "Gilded Mountain: A Novel" (Kate Manning, 2022); "The Women of the Copper Country" (Mary Doria Russell, 2020); "The Four Winds" (novel, Kristin Hannah, 2021); "The Whistling Season" (Ivan Doig, 2016); "Somebody's Fool" (novel, Richard Russo, 2023), and "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type" (a children's book about farm animals striking for better conditions! by Doreen Cronin, 2000). For more details, visit the Book House in Stuyvesant Plaza, Market Block Books in Troy, or www.bhny.com. Produced by Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Guest author Ivan Doig joins us to talk about his novel, The Eleventh Man. Interviewed by Floyd McKay.Musical guests: Quick Draw String BandEssayist: Mike McQuaidPoet's Corner: Emily WarneAn outrageous new episode of The Bellingham Bean performed by the Chuckanut Radio Players.Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts, Chuck and Dee RobinsonPerformed live at the Crystal Ballroom in the Hotel Leopold  in Bellingham, Washington, the City of Subdued Excitement. 

Episode 075 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick features an interview with author Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Joyce Reynolds-Ward (also find her on Twitter!) creates science fiction and fantasy works featuring themes of high-stakes family and political conflict, digital sentience, personal agency and control, realistic strong women, and (whenever possible) horses, frequently in Pacific Northwest settings. Joyce is a Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off semifinalist, a Writers of the Future semifinalist, and an Anthology Builder finalist. She is the Secretary of the Northwest Independent Writers Association, a fellow member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, and a member of Soroptimists International. Joyce writes in a variety of storyworlds, including The Netwalk Sequence, Goddess's Honor, and The Martiniere books. She also has several stand-alone novels and other works out there in the world. Our conversation covers why and what she writes, her definition of success and how close she is to accomplishing it, worldbuilding, character-driven storytelling, working around genre restrictions and expectations, the slow build of organic community building, managing ADHD with systems and structure, and a whole lot more. This episode was recorded on March 15th, 2023. The conversation with Joyce Reynolds-Ward was recorded on January 18th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My day job? I'm a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you? Here is that episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick in which I discuss the perfect software application for fiction writers. Then again, maybe I've found it... but it's going to take some tinkering. Learn about Obsidian. You'll have to listen to the episode to discover why I mention the song "Thunder Island" by Jay Ferguson. Ursula K. Le Guin comes up a lot on this podcast. This time around, Joyce and I talk about Always Coming Home and The Lathe of Heaven, two undeniable classics. Joyce mentions Hovenweep National Monument. Want one of those easels Joyce mentions? Check it out. Joyce mentions Scrivener, a writing software application you've probably heard of. Some of the authors Joyce mentions as reference points for her own work include Ivan Doig, Willa Cather, and John Steinbeck. Joyce, like myself, chafes at genre expectations and restrictions. Here is the Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick episode wherein I really get going about genres and tropes. Joyce mentions The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather as having a beautiful descriptive passage. Joyce calls author Phyllis Irene Radford a mentor. What is a tickler file? TinyLetter is one of many choices for your e-mail marketing services provider. I prefer ConvertKit. Looking for a way to do direct sales of your books and other creative products? I talk about Gumroad. Turns out Joyce uses the same web hosting company I've used for the better part of twenty years, Dreamhost. What is Amazon Vella? Like Joyce and myself, you might consider Draft2Digital for self-publishing distribution. Maybe you would like to be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more! Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! The Multiversalists patron member community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (cancel any time) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Every month the member community has at least twenty members, I will donate 10% of net patron revenue to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let's go! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

Willkommen zur neuen Ausgabe von Chip & Charge - dieses Mal mit einem Blick auf die olympischen Tenniswettbewerbe in Tokio. Zverev holt souverän Gold Insgesamt fünf Medaillensätze wurde vergeben - darunter natürlich auch im Herreneinzel. Hier konnte sich Alexander Zverev durchsetzen, mit einem klaren Finalsieg gegen Karen Khachanov. Die eigentliche Überraschung war Zverev jedoch im Halbfinale gelungen, als er Novak Djokovic auf dessen Weg zum Golden Slam besiegen konnte. Djokovic verlor im Anschluss auch noch das Match um Bronze gegen Pablo Carreno-Busta. Bencic belohnt sich mit Gold und Silber Gold im Dameneinzel ging an Belinda Bencic, die sich im Endspiel gegen Market Vondrousova durchsetzen konnte. Vondrousova war es gewesen, die zuvor in der dritten Runden gegen Naomi Osaka gewonnen hatte. Bronze im Dameneinzel ging an Elina Svitolina, die in einem engen Match gegen Elena Rybakina gewann. Die Topgesetzte Ash Barty war zuvor schon in der ersten Runde gegen Sara Sorribes Toro ausgeschieden. Im Herrendoppel konnte sich Kroatien zwei Medaillen holen. Die Goldmedaille ging dabei wie erwartet an Mate Pavic und Nikola Mektic. Die beiden hatten schon während des ganzen Jahres dominant gespielt und sich hier einen weiteren Titel geholt. Im Finale gewannen sie gegen Ivan Doig und Marin Cilic. Die Bronzemedaille ging an die Neuseeländer Marcus Daniell und Michael Venus. Auch im Damendoppel gewannen die Favoritinnen. Hier setzten sich Barbora Krejcikova und Katerina Siniakova in einem recht klaren Finale gegen Belinda Bencic und Viktoria Golubic durch. Die Bronzemedaille ging überraschend an die Brasilianerinnen Laura Pigossi und Luisa Stefani. Bitter verlief der Damen-Doppelwettbewerb für Elena Vesnina, die mit ihrer Partnerin Veronika Kudermetova keinen der vier Matchbälle im Bronze-Match nutzen konnte. Auch im Mixed-Wettbewerb hatte sie Matchbälle - dieses Mal zusammen mit ihrem Partner Aslan Karatsev. Doch die beiden verloren das Finale gegen Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova und Andrey Rublev. Bronze ging an Ash Barty und John Peers. Zum Schluss der Sendung sprechen Andreas und Philipp noch kurz über die ATP-Resultate der letzten Woche.

Willkommen zur neuen Ausgabe von Chip & Charge - dieses Mal mit einem Blick auf die olympischen Tenniswettbewerbe in Tokio. Zverev holt souverän Gold Insgesamt fünf Medaillensätze wurde vergeben - darunter natürlich auch im Herreneinzel. Hier konnte sich Alexander Zverev durchsetzen, mit einem klaren Finalsieg gegen Karen Khachanov. Die eigentliche Überraschung war Zverev jedoch im Halbfinale gelungen, als er Novak Djokovic auf dessen Weg zum Golden Slam besiegen konnte. Djokovic verlor im Anschluss auch noch das Match um Bronze gegen Pablo Carreno-Busta. Bencic belohnt sich mit Gold und Silber Gold im Dameneinzel ging an Belinda Bencic, die sich im Endspiel gegen Market Vondrousova durchsetzen konnte. Vondrousova war es gewesen, die zuvor in der dritten Runden gegen Naomi Osaka gewonnen hatte. Bronze im Dameneinzel ging an Elina Svitolina, die in einem engen Match gegen Elena Rybakina gewann. Die Topgesetzte Ash Barty war zuvor schon in der ersten Runde gegen Sara Sorribes Toro ausgeschieden. Im Herrendoppel konnte sich Kroatien zwei Medaillen holen. Die Goldmedaille ging dabei wie erwartet an Mate Pavic und Nikola Mektic. Die beiden hatten schon während des ganzen Jahres dominant gespielt und sich hier einen weiteren Titel geholt. Im Finale gewannen sie gegen Ivan Doig und Marin Cilic. Die Bronzemedaille ging an die Neuseeländer Marcus Daniell und Michael Venus. Auch im Damendoppel gewannen die Favoritinnen. Hier setzten sich Barbora Krejcikova und Katerina Siniakova in einem recht klaren Finale gegen Belinda Bencic und Viktoria Golubic durch. Die Bronzemedaille ging überraschend an die Brasilianerinnen Laura Pigossi und Luisa Stefani. Bitter verlief der Damen-Doppelwettbewerb für Elena Vesnina, die mit ihrer Partnerin Veronika Kudermetova keinen der vier Matchbälle im Bronze-Match nutzen konnte. Auch im Mixed-Wettbewerb hatte sie Matchbälle - dieses Mal zusammen mit ihrem Partner Aslan Karatsev. Doch die beiden verloren das Finale gegen Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova und Andrey Rublev. Bronze ging an Ash Barty und John Peers. Zum Schluss der Sendung sprechen Andreas und Philipp noch kurz über die ATP-Resultate der letzten Woche.

Willkommen zur neuen Ausgabe von Chip & Charge - dieses Mal mit einem Blick auf die olympischen Tenniswettbewerbe in Tokio. Zverev holt souverän Gold Insgesamt fünf Medaillensätze wurde vergeben - darunter natürlich auch im Herreneinzel. Hier konnte sich Alexander Zverev durchsetzen, mit einem klaren Finalsieg gegen Karen Khachanov. Die eigentliche Überraschung war Zverev jedoch im Halbfinale gelungen, als er Novak Djokovic auf dessen Weg zum Golden Slam besiegen konnte. Djokovic verlor im Anschluss auch noch das Match um Bronze gegen Pablo Carreno-Busta. Bencic belohnt sich mit Gold und Silber Gold im Dameneinzel ging an Belinda Bencic, die sich im Endspiel gegen Market Vondrousova durchsetzen konnte. Vondrousova war es gewesen, die zuvor in der dritten Runden gegen Naomi Osaka gewonnen hatte. Bronze im Dameneinzel ging an Elina Svitolina, die in einem engen Match gegen Elena Rybakina gewann. Die Topgesetzte Ash Barty war zuvor schon in der ersten Runde gegen Sara Sorribes Toro ausgeschieden. Im Herrendoppel konnte sich Kroatien zwei Medaillen holen. Die Goldmedaille ging dabei wie erwartet an Mate Pavic und Nikola Mektic. Die beiden hatten schon während des ganzen Jahres dominant gespielt und sich hier einen weiteren Titel geholt. Im Finale gewannen sie gegen Ivan Doig und Marin Cilic. Die Bronzemedaille ging an die Neuseeländer Marcus Daniell und Michael Venus. Auch im Damendoppel gewannen die Favoritinnen. Hier setzten sich Barbora Krejcikova und Katerina Siniakova in einem recht klaren Finale gegen Belinda Bencic und Viktoria Golubic durch. Die Bronzemedaille ging überraschend an die Brasilianerinnen Laura Pigossi und Luisa Stefani. Bitter verlief der Damen-Doppelwettbewerb für Elena Vesnina, die mit ihrer Partnerin Veronika Kudermetova keinen der vier Matchbälle im Bronze-Match nutzen konnte. Auch im Mixed-Wettbewerb hatte sie Matchbälle - dieses Mal zusammen mit ihrem Partner Aslan Karatsev. Doch die beiden verloren das Finale gegen Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova und Andrey Rublev. Bronze ging an Ash Barty und John Peers. Zum Schluss der Sendung sprechen Andreas und Philipp noch kurz über die ATP-Resultate der letzten Woche.

Willkommen zur neuen Ausgabe von Chip & Charge - dieses Mal mit einem Blick auf die olympischen Tenniswettbewerbe in Tokio. Zverev holt souverän Gold Insgesamt fünf Medaillensätze wurde vergeben - darunter natürlich auch im Herreneinzel. Hier konnte sich Alexander Zverev durchsetzen, mit einem klaren Finalsieg gegen Karen Khachanov. Die eigentliche Überraschung war Zverev jedoch im Halbfinale gelungen, als er Novak Djokovic auf dessen Weg zum Golden Slam besiegen konnte. Djokovic verlor im Anschluss auch noch das Match um Bronze gegen Pablo Carreno-Busta. Bencic belohnt sich mit Gold und Silber Gold im Dameneinzel ging an Belinda Bencic, die sich im Endspiel gegen Market Vondrousova durchsetzen konnte. Vondrousova war es gewesen, die zuvor in der dritten Runden gegen Naomi Osaka gewonnen hatte. Bronze im Dameneinzel ging an Elina Svitolina, die in einem engen Match gegen Elena Rybakina gewann. Die Topgesetzte Ash Barty war zuvor schon in der ersten Runde gegen Sara Sorribes Toro ausgeschieden. Im Herrendoppel konnte sich Kroatien zwei Medaillen holen. Die Goldmedaille ging dabei wie erwartet an Mate Pavic und Nikola Mektic. Die beiden hatten schon während des ganzen Jahres dominant gespielt und sich hier einen weiteren Titel geholt. Im Finale gewannen sie gegen Ivan Doig und Marin Cilic. Die Bronzemedaille ging an die Neuseeländer Marcus Daniell und Michael Venus. Auch im Damendoppel gewannen die Favoritinnen. Hier setzten sich Barbora Krejcikova und Katerina Siniakova in einem recht klaren Finale gegen Belinda Bencic und Viktoria Golubic durch. Die Bronzemedaille ging überraschend an die Brasilianerinnen Laura Pigossi und Luisa Stefani. Bitter verlief der Damen-Doppelwettbewerb für Elena Vesnina, die mit ihrer Partnerin Veronika Kudermetova keinen der vier Matchbälle im Bronze-Match nutzen konnte. Auch im Mixed-Wettbewerb hatte sie Matchbälle - dieses Mal zusammen mit ihrem Partner Aslan Karatsev. Doch die beiden verloren das Finale gegen Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova und Andrey Rublev. Bronze ging an Ash Barty und John Peers. Zum Schluss der Sendung sprechen Andreas und Philipp noch kurz über die ATP-Resultate der letzten Woche.

[Explicit Warning] In this episode, Del discusses the importance of what he calls book buddies, people who can recommend books to a friend that the friend might not normally read otherwise. During the discussion, the following books are touched upon: I AM THE MESSENGER and THE BOOK THIEF by Marcus Zusak, IN THE GARDEN OF THE BEAST by Erik Larsen, and THE BARTENDER'S TALE by Ivan Doig.Dave tells another story about Gene, already famous for his exploding car mishap. Teenager Gene is smitten by sweet Mary Jones but can't get past second base. Her father hires Gene and Dave for some part-time farm work. Pain and suffering ensue. A life lesson is learned.Dave finally gets to talk about Miss Neff, his all-time favorite teacher, and how he learned much more than English from her. Del follows up with a discussion on his favorite, Mr. Cochenour.Del tells a bicycling story or is it a cow story. Remember, this is the mind that created the now-defunct Loser Lotto.We get a letter from Superman and learn that even he makes mistakes.Special thanks to Judy, Susan, Peggy, Toniann, Larry, and Tom for their contributions to the Miss Neff tribute.

https://mikesgreengarden.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/aeroentrance.jpg () I got to see Sarah when I went to my first AERO workshop back in 2016! https://mikesgreengarden.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/dscn6911.jpg () Sarah Calhoun, founder of Red Ants Pants a company designed to make workwear for women out of necessity, Sarah needed pants that fit and would hold up doing outdoor work! https://mikesgreengarden.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/dscn6908-1.jpg () Sarah, grew up on a farm in Cornwall, Connecticut where her grandparents had a dairy and parents raised Llama's in the '70's and '80's some of the oldest breeders in New England. Her mom grew some veggies but mostly had beautiful gardens that required Sarah to do a lot of weeding and picking of beetles to put in containers of soapy water. https://mikesgreengarden.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/sarah-calhoun1-press-kit.jpg () https://redantspants.com/ (https://redantspants.com/) She was working on trail crews around Big Sky Country here in Montana, when she decided to start a women's wear company. In search of a business plan, she found her self reading Small Business For Dummies in a Bozeman coffee shop and just happened to meet a mentor who did production and design for 20 years at Patagonia, who would eventually join her board of advisors. After a year, she decided she wanted to be in a smaller town, and having just read on of Ivan Doig's memoir, she decided to open up shop in his hometown of White Sulfur Springs back in 2006. https://redantspants.com/ () For profit vs non-profitI asked Sarah about her board of advisors, and she explained that a company has a board of advisors that are like mentors who she goes rafting with and talks to about business, where as thehttps://redantspantsfoundation.org/ ( Red Ants Pants Foundation) which is a proper 501-C3 non-profit, has an official Board of Directors. The https://redantspantsfoundation.org/ (Red Ants Pants Foundation )promotes women's leadership. Red Ants Pants Music FestivalAfter 5 years in business they decided to take things to the next level, and got the community on board and planned a concert to raise money for the Foundation, back in 2011 and to their surprise 6000 people showed up. They've had up to 18,000 people come over the years to see amazing guests including Charley Pride, Brandi Carlile, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, Dwight Yoakam, Wynonna Judd, Lyle Lovett, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Corb Lund, and Ben Bullington. Keb Mo' Heading into their 10th year, they've learned a lot, like the need to have specific staff on the operations team, running logistics, and managing over 220 volunteers. Sarah herself's biggest take away is self care, asking for help, not trying to do everything herself, which is still a challenge. Proceeds from the Music Festival support community grants for folks in Montana, projects ranging from:community gardens welding women's helmets community libraries buying a mule for the only women's owned outfitter in the Bob Marshall - Broad diverse group of applicants. Educational ClassesThey also teach timber skills, hosting chainsaw and carpentry for women workshops. New Girls Leadership ProgramRecently launched a girl's leadership program for 8 girls selected from rural Montana in their junior year of H.S. where they can attend retreats, webinars, meet local women leaders, and connect with young professional mentors and complete a project back in their community. Developing hope for youth, pride in rural communities, strength and courage in our leadership.The https://redantspants.com/shop/ (Red Ants Pants company) makes 2 lines of work pants that are sewn here in the US by a mother/daughter workshop in Seattle. Burley, heavy duty. New pair of GSD "Get sh*t done" pants that have a touch of stretch Shorts aprons hoodies t-shirts hats belts Looking for wool supplier for vests. Final question- if there was one change you would like to see to... Support this podcast

Earlier this summer, the Mellon Foundation — the largest humanities philanthropy in the United States — announced it was shifting its mission to focus more on social justice. It backed up that announcement with a $5.3 million grant to fund a collection of books to be placed in 1,000 prisons and juvenile detention centers across all 50 states. The Million Book Project was dreamed up by poet and legal scholar Reginald Dwayne Betts. It intends to curate a capsule collection of 500 books — Betts calls them “freedom libraries” — that will include literature, history, poetry and social thought, with an emphasis on books by Black writers and thinkers. Thursday morning, MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with Betts and Mellon Foundation president Elizabeth Alexander about the project and what they hope to accomplish. Here’s a list of books and authors suggested by Miller, listeners and our guests: Fiction: “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood; “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison; “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich; “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” (The Dark Star Trilogy) by Marlon James; “The Ox-Bow Incident” by Walter Van Tilburg Clark; “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown; “The Luminaries” by Eleanor Catton;  “On the Road” by Cormac McCarthy; “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel García Márquez; “Love in the Time of Cholera” by Gabriel García Márquez; “Hopscotch” by Julio Cortázar; “Peace From Broken Pieces” by Iyanla Vanzant; “My Ántonia” by Willa Cather; “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values” by Robert M. Pirsig; “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” by the Brothers Grimm; “The Redwall” series by Brian Jacques; "News of the World" by Paulette Jiles; “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel; “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway; “The All Souls Trilogy” by Deborah Harkness; “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston; “The Ranger’s Apprentice” series by John Flanagan;; “A Door Into Ocean” by Joan Slonczewski; “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas; “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman; The works of Octavia E. Butler; The works of JD Robb; The works of Ilona Andrews; The works of N.K. Jemisin; The works of Franz Kafka; The works of Rick Riordan; The works of Ivan Doig; The works of J.R. Ward. Nonfiction: “Not by the Sword: How a Cantor and His Family Transformed a Klansman” by Kathryn Watterson; “March” series by Congressman John Lewis; “A Brief History of Time” by Stephen Hawking; “Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions” by Johann Hari; “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction” by Gabor Maté; “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg; “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel van der Kolk; “The Souls of Black Folk” by W.E.B DuBois; “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson; “The Fifth Agreement” by don Jose Ruiz, don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills. Poetry: The works of Langston Hughes; The works of Emily Dickinson;  The works of Layli Long Soldier;  The works of Robert Frost The works of William Faulkner;  The works of Etheridge Knight; The works of Lucille Clifton. Guests: Elizabeth Alexander, poet and president of Mellon Foundation  Reginald Dwyane Betts, formerly incarcerated poet and legal scholar To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Correction (Aug. 8, 2020): “The Fifth Agreement” was originally listed under the fiction section. However, it is a work of nonfiction and has been moved to the correct section of the list.

A trailblazer is a pioneer, an innovator–someone who blazes new tracks through wild country. If you’re looking for a modern day trailblazer, look no further than Sarah Calhoun. Born in Connecticut, Sarah was inspired to relocate small-town Montana by author Ivan Doig’s memoir, This House of Sky. After falling in love with the writer and his work, Sarah found herself living in his rural hometown of White Sulphur Springs.

On the show today, Sarah Calhoun, founder of Red Ants Pants and the Red Ants Pants Foundation, which started the Red Ants Pants Musical—the Montana Office of Tourism Event of the Year as determined by the governor of Montana. She shares her passion and love for small towns, along with valuable insights for starting a business and creating a movement regardless of the size of your small town. If you love your small town and want to be inspired to create something that puts your community on the map and gets everyone involved, listen in to this episode!   About Sarah Calhoun: Sarah Calhoun has two decades of leadership experience in both the non-profit and small business sectors, working in the outdoor education industry before founding Red Ants Pants in 2006. Raised on a farm in rural Connecticut, Calhoun was inspired to move to Montana by Ivan Doig's This House of Sky. From her home in the small town of White Sulphur Springs, she has become an inspiration to entrepreneurs nationwide and is known for her dedication to supporting rural communities. Tired of wearing men's work pants that didn't fit, Calhoun designed pants that would fit, function and flatter working women. Red Ants Pants are made in the USA and that will not change. Red Ants Pants is based out of White Sulphur Springs, Montana where the storefront, distribution center, and international headquarters all reside in an historic saddle shop. Known for their grass roots marketing efforts, including ‘Tour de Pants,' the direct sales business model is proving effective. To show support for the hard-working side of Montana and beyond, the Red Ants Pants Foundation was born in 2011. The Foundation supports women's leadership, working family farms and ranches, and rural communities – the three things most important to Calhoun and the Red Ants Pants Community. That same year the Foundation launched its first program – the Red Ants Pants Music Festival. In 2011, over 6,000 fans came to celebrate rural Montana in a cow pasture. Over the years, attendees have enjoyed headliners including Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Wynonna Judd, and Keb' Mo. The festival continues its success into its tenth year on July 23-26, 2020 aiming to improve upon the authentic, rich community culture the 16,000 attendees enjoyed during the 2019 festival. Calhoun's grit has brought her enterprises national recognition over the years – in 2018 she was named to the Montana Business Hall of Fame and the Festival received the prestigious Event of the Year award from the Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development. In 2016, featured in The New York Times and The Huffington Post. In 2015, selected as one of only 100 businesses nationwide to participate in the Small Business Majority's Small Business Leadership Summit in Washington, DC. In 2012, named the National Women in Business Champion for the Small Business Administration. In 2011, invited by President Obama to attend a White House forum on jobs and economic development after serving as a US Delegate to the APEC Women in Business Summit in San Francisco. Closer to home, she was honored when Governor Schweitzer named her the 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year for the State of Montana. Calhoun and her company have been featured in many national publications including Entrepreneur, National Geographic, Delta Sky, Country Woman, and Sunset. Calhoun has been called a “revolutionary figure in rural business today” and a “powerhouse of inspiration for women in business.”  Her dynamic style and inspiring experiences as an entrepreneur make her a highly sought after keynote speaker. She has given two TEDx talks, dozens of keynote addresses, and has been featured on national television programs such as CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg. As Calhoun has risen to the top echelons of success as a rural entrepreneur, she is paying it forward by actively encouraging and mentoring other women starting their own businesses. Calhoun spends her free time enjoying Montana's great outdoors, cutting firewood, hunting, and camping. She lives in White Sulphur with her dog Nellie. In this episode, we tackle... What makes being a transplant difficult for people? Sarah personally didn't struggle with this, but how she assimilated into a the town she chose with no natural network offers lessons for all of us. It starts with how you view the community you're joining. If you come into a community roaring to change it because of all the experience you bring, you'll likely create walls that never come back down. Sit back. Slow down. Observe your town. Immerse yourself in it as it is, before you set to the work of trying to change. Bottom line: if you believe that where you came from is “better”, you're setting yourself up to create more enemies than community-altering changes.    Listen to this episode to hear more about: How to create something that people really want to be involved with Why small towns can create things of significance more easily than large cities How transplants can become assimilated into their new small town Reasons to find ways to make your spot on the map bolder What mindset you really need to pull off big things in your community   Connect with Sarah: Red Ants Pants Website Red Ants Pants Music Festival Red Ants Pants Foundation

For the fifth episode of Breakfast in Montana, Russell Rowland and Aaron Parrett discuss two of the most commercially successful Montana writers, Ivan Doig and Jamie Ford. We talk about the mysterious nature of successful books, and Jamie Ford tells us about his responsibility to write about the stories of Chinese immigrants in America.

Sarah Calhoun is the founder and owner of Red Ants Pants, a Montana-based apparel company that makes high-quality, American-made workwear for women. But Sarah’s business ventures are just the tip of the iceberg—she also started the Red Ants Pants Music Festival, which attracts world-class musicians like Dwight Yoakam and Lucinda Williams. The proceeds from the music festival support Sarah’s third venture, the Red Ants Pants Foundation, an organization dedicated to developing women’s leadership, supporting local farms and ranches, and enriching communities. It’s simply amazing that one person can do this much work! • Sarah was raised on a farm in New England, and spent her early career working as an instructor for Outward Bound. After reading Ivan Doig’s This House of Sky, she packed up and moved to Montana, where she began to turn her idea for Red Ants Pants into a reality. She learned to sew, taught herself the basics of the apparel business, and eventually moved to the small agricultural community of White Sulphur Springs, where Red Ants Pants opened for business. As you’ll hear, selling pants is just one aspect of Sarah’s larger vision—she’s using her company to build community, empower women, and bring together people of differing perspectives and backgrounds. • We had a very interesting conversation, and you’ll be blown away by Sarah’s focus, vision, and the staggering amount she has been able to accomplish. She talks about growing up in New England, and how her family helped to instill her relentless work ethic. She discusses her time teaching at Outward Bound, and how many of the lessons learned in that role have translated to her business. We chat about how the Red Ants Pants business model flies in the face of traditional MBA theories, and how her lack of business experience was actually a strength when starting the company. We also talk about how hard work in the outdoors builds self-confidence, as well as her future plans for the foundation. And as usual, we discuss impactful books, films, and the best advice she’s ever received. • This is a great episode, and I know you’ll enjoy it. There’s a lot here, so be sure to check the episode notes for links to all that we discuss. Enjoy! ••• http://mountainandprairie.com/sarah-calhoun/ ••• TOPICS DISCUSSED: 2:45 - How Sarah describes her work 3:55 - Sarah’s personal and professional background 6:00 - Approaching outdoor companies with the idea for Red Ants Pants 6:55 - Moving to White Sulphur Springs 8:40 - The influence of Ivan Doig’s writing 9:45 - Joining the community of White Sulphur Springs 12:00 - Importance of community for Sarah 13:10 - Sarah’s childhood career aspirations 14:20 - Outward Bound 18:00 - Laying the foundation for Red Ants Pants 20:45 - History of Sarah’s work ethic 22:00 - Weathering the financial crisis 25:10 - Sarah’s daily routines 27:45 - Lessons learned over the years 29:35 - Working to expand her comfort zone 31:20 - Red Ants Pants Music Festival 37:20 - Red Ants Pants Foundation 39:30 - Value of hard work in the outdoors 42:55 - Foundation success stories 45:45 - Future plans for the foundation 47:00 - Heroes and mentors 49:50 - Advantages of little business experience 51:00 - Favorite books 53:30 - Favorite films 54:35 - Hobbies 55:20 - Favorite international travel spots 56:00 - Most powerful outdoor experience 58:00 - Favorite location in the West 58:45 - Best advice ever received 59:50 - Request of the listeners 1:00:40 - Story of the name “Red Ants Pants” 1:01:00 - Connect with Sarah online

Helena author Aaron Parrett discusses his book—Literary Butte—which examines the works of such authors as Mary MacLane, Dashiell Hammett, Ivan Doig, and many others who told the story of the Mining City in their own unique ways. Movies—like Perch of the Devil (1927), The Sisters (1937), and Evel Knievel (1971)—are also included in Parrett’s presentation and book. (Presence of the Past Program Series, May 7, 2015)

We sat down at the Bryant Corner Café after a few weeks away, so we took a survey of what folks have just completed. We also remember the great and generous writer, Ivan Doig. Books from this episode:The Belly of Paris, Emile ZolaDays of Rage, Bryan BurroughThe Buried Giant, Kazuo IshiguroThe Imperfectionists, Tom RachmanThe Circle, Dave EggersSo You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, by Jon RonsonWinter Brothers, Ivan DoigAll The Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr

“From Sci-Fi to Westerns” This month’s homework was This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind by Ivan Doig. Erin’s Reading List Imager by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon The White Princess by Philippa Gregory … Continue reading →

Ivan Doig, acclaimed author of “This House of Sky” & “English Creek” is out with a new book, “Sweet Thunder,” the third novel in a trilogy of tales following the life of wordslinger Morris Morgan. With the backdrop of a conflicted America during the roaring Twenties, Morrie finds himself back in the brawling city of Butte in the middle of a conflict between miners and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company.

KTNU interviews Patty Limerick and Ivan Doig. Ivan Doig received the Wallace Stegner award from The Center of the American West for his western-American writing, and most recent book House of Sky.

Ivan Doig has described the Pacific Northwest in a number of well-known nonfiction books and novels, including Bucking the Sun (1996), Heart Earth (1993), Winter Brothers (1980), This House of Sky (1984), and the trilogy English Creek (1984), Dancing at the Rascal Fair (1987), and Ride with Me, Mariah Montana (1990). Born in White Sulpher Springs, Montana, Doig has been a ranch hand, newspaperman, magazine editor, and writer. Doig received the Distinguished Achievement Award of the Western Literature Association in 1989. He lives in Seattle, Washington. "Ivan Doig is one of the best we've got, a muscular and exceedingly good writer who understands our hunger for stories."  - Annie Proulx. This program was originally produced as part of the 1997 season of Racing Toward the Millennium: Voices from the American West, in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.