{"id":87878,"date":"2022-02-23T17:07:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T00:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/?page_id=87878"},"modified":"2024-01-11T11:40:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:40:34","slug":"shared-state","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/podcasts\/shared-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Shared State"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-podcast-about-our-current-political-moment-and-the-complex-people-and-beliefs-that-shape-our-state\">A podcast about our current political moment and the complex people and beliefs that shape our state.<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-variation-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-season-2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#season-2\">SEASON 2<\/a><\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-variation-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-season-1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/podcasts\/shared-state\/season-1\/#season-1\">SEASON 1<\/a><\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" id=\"season-2\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-group mtfp-podcast has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#listen\">Listen<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n<li>Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/shared-state\/id1528646444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Apple Podcast<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFyZWRzdGF0ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Google Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><p>In Season 2 of Shared State, we tell the stories of people, groups and communities<br>transitioning through \u2014 and out of \u2014 political quagmires. In a state that has historically touted divided government, bipartisan solutions and helping neighbors out of ditches, today\u2019s dynamics seem closer to a zero-sum game. This season explores political tensions, conflicts and resolutions from all corners of our state to help us understand the chapter we\u2019re in and what could happen next.<\/p><p>Shared State Season 2 is collaboratively reported and produced by ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, Montana Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio.<\/p><div id=\"listen\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group has-dark-gray-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-section-title\" id=\"h-episode-1\">EPISODE 1<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Political feuds don&#8217;t take vacations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-1-1200x675-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-1-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-1-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-1-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-1-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-1-1200x675-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-1-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p style=\"margin-top:0; font-size:.8em;\" class=\"newspack-post-subtitle\">In the summer of 2021, Livingston residents Kascie and Dan were preparing for a wilderness float trip in Idaho. Before heading to the river and leaving cell service behind, they stocked up on supplies at Dan Bailey\u2019s, an outdoor gear shop. What happened there was caught on video and viewed millions of times, igniting a political firestorm across the country.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1Uuc6EAdLRGczc8ndJDfCW?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-section-title\" id=\"h-episode-2\">EPISODE 2<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Water is for fighting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-2-1200x675-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-2-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-2-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-2-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-2-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-2-1200x675-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-2-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p style=\"margin-top:0; font-size:.8em;\" class=\"newspack-post-subtitle\">By October 2021, all of Montana was in severe drought \u2014 the worst the state had seen in decades. But Montana has seen bad dry spells before, forcing ranchers, farmers, conservationists and recreators to confront a collective dilemma: when water is in short supply, how can there be enough for everyone?<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6uSAMLFquigdktfqz9kd6q?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-section-title\" id=\"h-episode-3\">EPISODE 3<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong>Who decides the future of the Badger-Two Medicine?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-3-1200x675-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-3-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-3-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-3-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-3-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-3-1200x675-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-3-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p style=\"margin-top:0; font-size:.8em;\" class=\"newspack-post-subtitle\">For many Montanans, the Badger-Two Medicine is synonymous with one of the most significant grassroots conservation successes in recent decades. That story is about Blackfeet tribal traditionalists, political leaders, and conservation groups coming together to defeat oil and gas leases in one undeveloped expanse of wilderness in Montana. Now, the coalition faces thorny questions \u2014 what does long-term protection and management of the Badger look like, and who gets to decide?<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4dVDJ7zSqI5FLkThYJhYhv?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-section-title\" id=\"h-episode-4\">EPISODE 4<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong>Surviving pandemic strife<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-4-1200x675-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-4-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A curbside parking sign that says &quot;COVID\" class=\"wp-image-92952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-4-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-4-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-4-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-4-1200x675-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-4-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p style=\"margin-top:0; font-size:.8em;\" class=\"newspack-post-subtitle\">It\u2019s not surprising for Montanans to have plenty of political disagreements. What\u2019s more uncommon? Neighbors whispering about each other at grocery stores and disrupting entire public meetings with passionate tirades. Welcome to the era of COVID-19, when debates about public health, personal liberties and science have reached a fever pitch. Those disagreements are tugging at tightly-knit towns and counties, making some residents wonder how their communities will survive in more ways than one.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3Pq71Aez82tSy2zUEB8pt5?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-section-title\" id=\"h-episode-5\">EPISODE 5<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong>Popularity&#8217;s slippery slope<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-5-1200x675-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-5-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-5-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-5-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-5-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-5-1200x675-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-5-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p style=\"margin-top:0; font-size:.8em;\" class=\"newspack-post-subtitle\">Whitefish has a reputation as a charming ski destination in Montana\u2019s northwest corner that welcomes wayward strays, whether that\u2019s for a season or a lifetime. That attitude has helped grow small businesses and local watering holes, and keep friendly faces on the slopes and behind the bar. But in recent years, more and more people have been drawn to the good thing Whitefish has going on. Locals fear that surging popularity \u2014 and skyrocketing cost of living \u2014 could push out the very characters that make this place so special.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2Aox8N21e72H2g5LOqVhDr?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-section-title\" id=\"h-episode-6\">EPISODE 6<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Bozeman is in a housing death spiral. Can local politics fix anything?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-6-1200x675-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-6-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-6-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-6-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-6-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-6-1200x675-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-6-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p style=\"margin-top:0; font-size:.8em;\" class=\"newspack-post-subtitle\">For decades, housing affordability has been a hot-button issue in Bozeman politics, a clear community pain point where the city\u2019s elected leaders haven\u2019t managed to deliver significant relief. As insider and outsider candidates campaigned for city offices in 2021, housing policy became the election\u2019s key issue. The solution, some residents argued, was to elect working class advocates to positions of power. Key to getting the job done, others countered, is experienced, incumbent leadership.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6rf1tNyz4unwFX4qBH2NPC?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-section-title\" id=\"h-episode-7\">EPISODE 7<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Colstrip&#8217;s next chapter<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-7-1200x675-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-7-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-7-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-7-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-7-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-7-1200x675-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-7-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p style=\"margin-top:0; font-size:.8em;\" class=\"newspack-post-subtitle\">There\u2019s not much certainty for the coal industry these days. In Montana, four of the six owners of the Colstrip Power Plant live in states where legislation is requiring companies to wean themselves off of coal energy. Residents of Colstrip \u2014 a town that has grown and prospered because of that resource \u2014  fear that any bad news for the industry will be even worse for them. Up against shifting markets and corporate interests, how can advocates for Colstrip ensure future stability for its residents?<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5HBvTnN6gw2f1mSxfMo1tF?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-section-title\" id=\"h-episode-8\">EPISODE 8<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>The politics of death and dying<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-8-1200x675-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-8-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-8-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-8-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-8-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-8-1200x675-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shared-state-s2-ep-8-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p style=\"margin-top:0; font-size:.8em;\" class=\"newspack-post-subtitle\">In 2009, Montana was caught up in a heated national debate over whether terminally ill patients could expedite their deaths by taking lethal, physician-prescribed medication. More than a decade later, the state is still mired in disagreement about medical aid in dying, in part because courts and elected lawmakers have sidestepped the political hot-potato. Meanwhile, individual Montanans are confronting profound and personal questions about death in their own ways \u2014 including whether \u201cgood\u201d deaths are even possible.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3mt1rYHI6fdU90YMuYsko8?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A podcast about our current political moment and the complex people and beliefs that shape our state. SEASON 2 SEASON 1 In Season 2 of Shared State, we tell the stories of people, groups and communitiestransitioning through \u2014 and out of \u2014 political quagmires. In a state that has historically touted divided government, bipartisan solutions 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