For this episode of “Confessions of a College Town,” Montana Kaimin reporters, editors and photographers picked up a couple of microphones, left the chaos of our newsroom and headed to the University Center. We went in thinking about the building as a place that provides food, entertainment and cohesion. We left with a better understanding of the people inside it, and how they fit into the ecosystem of college at the University of Montana.

Episode by Bayliss Flynn / Montana Kaimin

Full transcripts of this episode and all others are available online at www.montanakaimin.com/the_kaimin_cast/

Questions? Comments? Email us at editor@montanakaimin.com

A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, the University of Montana’s independent, student-run newspaper.

75-year-old William “Spike” Potter is Griz softball’s biggest fan. After receiving a letter from a former Griz softball player during the COVID-19 quarantine, Potter has become an important member of the Griz softball family. He donates his time and his money, roughly $250,000, to the program. Why? Because he thinks Griz softball is unique from other UM athletics programs.

By Madelynn Pandis / Montana Kaimin

Full transcripts of this episode and all others are available online at www.montanakaimin.com/the_kaimin_cast/

Questions? Comments? Email us at editor@montanakaimin.com

A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, the University of Montana’s independent, student-run newspaper.

For the average broke college kid, side hustles are a staple. But young adults aren’t the only ones making a couple of bucks on the side. Hear about the ins and outs of plasma donation, how a marketing professor made a business from horse data and why one student has turned puppets into her career.

Episode by Bayliss Flynn / Montana Kaimin

Full transcripts of this episode and all others are available online at www.montanakaimin.com/the_kaimin_cast/

Questions? Comments? Email us at editor@montanakaimin.com

A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, the University of Montana’s independent, student-run newspaper.