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Lectures in History1909 Missoula Labor & Free Speech FightUniversity of Montana history professor Leif Fredrickson discusses the 1909 labor protests in Missoula, Montana that sparked a high-profile fight over free speech and police violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-181h 08
The Agenda with the Missoula County CommissionersHistory as it happens: Documenting the COVID-19 pandemic in Missoula CountySince 2020, Missoula County – along with the rest of the world – has been living through a major historical event. There has not been another pandemic like COVID-19 since the 1918 flu, but this time around, we have the technology to document this piece of history while it happens. In this episode, the commissioners talk with Leif Fredrickson, adjunct assistant professor and Director of the Public History Program at the University of Montana, about a project the County and University jointly launched to document the COVID-19 pandemic. This project seeks to create a rich collection of sources to help us under...
2022-06-0224 min
A New AngleChad Dundas and Death in the WestThis week’s guest is novelist, journalist and podcaster, Chad Dundas. Chad earned his undergraduate and MFA degrees from the University of Montana and has published two acclaimed novels - champion of the world and the blaze. He’s covered sports for prominent outlets such as ESPN, The Athletic, and the Associated Press.In 2020, Chad and his brother Zack teamed up with another sibling pair Erika and Leif Fredrickson to produce Death in the West, a true crime podcast. In this conversation, we cover Chad’s path to writing for podcasts, the inception of Death in the West’s first...
2022-03-1028 min