The Worm
News & Politics Podcasts
The Worm is a daily news podcast for early bird listeners rounding up stories from around Montana and the region. Available online and on podcasting apps by 7 A.M. weekdays.
Location:
United States
Description:
The Worm is a daily news podcast for early bird listeners rounding up stories from around Montana and the region. Available online and on podcasting apps by 7 A.M. weekdays.
Twitter:
@YPRadioNews
Language:
English
Contact:
406-657-2988
Website:
https://www.ypradio.org/
Episodes
The Worm for June 2, 2023
6/2/2023
A trans history event canceled in Butte, lawsuits scheduled over coal mining, and thousands of Montanans could be left without health insurance coverage.
Duration:00:09:33
The Worm for June 1, 2023
6/1/2023
Montana says no to a free nutrition program for kids, a Hawaii resident says "guilty" to disturbing wildlife in Yellowstone, and how fish populations are fairing after flooding.
Duration:00:10:51
The Worm for May 31, 2023
5/31/2023
The state’s first official repatriation coordinator is on the job, a new medical school opens this summer in Montana, and how you can track the path of prehistoric creatures in the state.
Duration:00:08:57
The Worm for May 30, 2023
5/30/2023
Allowing water pollution a baffling decision to many, a group promoting rail passenger service across Montana keeps chugging along and the Girl Scout council is rolling out some smart cookies.
Duration:00:08:12
The Worm for May 25, 2023
5/25/2023
Weapons and drugs seized at Montana’s border, a deeper look at the recent block of abortion bans, and we remember a Montana icon in higher education.
Duration:00:10:57
The Worm for May 24, 2023
5/24/2023
Montana makes two national firsts - a ban on reading in drag and a requirement to teach Indigenous studies in schools, plus matching older and younger to end loneliness.
Duration:00:09:48
The Worm for May 23, 2023
5/23/2023
Tiktok sues the state over the social media ban, lawmakers and the governor define gender and work begins to study bear behavior.
Duration:00:08:18
The Worm for May 18, 2023
5/18/2023
Montana becomes the first state in the nation to ban Tik-Tok, people working in public service get some debt relief, is school out forever for a community near Deer Lodge?
Duration:00:14:59
The Worm for May 17
5/17/2023
Abortion laws signed, lawsuits filed, where the procedure stands right now, a Montana river failing to sustain fish, and preventing new policies considered a success by Native Americans.
Duration:00:11:21
The Worm for May 16, 2023
5/16/2023
A new shelter for domestic violence survivors and their pets opens, events happening for historic preservation month and folk artists honored.
Duration:00:06:59
The Worm for May 15, 2023
5/15/2023
A significant increase to mental health resources targeted for Montana, Pride events planned for the first time in 10 years in Bozeman, and a chef in Red Lodge shares his recipe for becoming a James Beard finalist.
Duration:00:14:11
The Worm for May 11, 2023
5/11/2023
More monitoring of air quality around the state, Montana’s movie credits max out and funding for flooded forests finally comes through.
Duration:00:08:17
The Worm for May 10, 2023
5/10/2023
The state prepares for a lawsuit over a ban on certain health care, Montanans lose millions to scams, and a look at wildfire season.
Duration:00:07:50
The Worm for May 9, 2023
5/9/2023
Learning how to prevent Montana’s number one cause of drug overdoses, a popular tax prep company refunding money to thousands, and was winter snowpack enough to tame the drought?
Duration:00:07:53
The Worm for May 8, 2023
5/8/2023
Investigators try to identify human remains found last week, educators plan a next step after one school levy passes and another fails, and a visit with a Montana semifinalist for the country’s best chef.
Duration:00:10:41
The Worm for May 5, 2023
5/5/2023
The governor signs it, a judge blocks it - the latest on one abortion bill, residents from five countries barred from buying land in Montana, and it’s a day to give big in Gallatin county.
Duration:00:08:38
The Worm for May 4, 2023
5/4/2023
Abortion bills signed into law, we break down that and other bills that passed through Montana's legislature.
Duration:00:12:57
The Worm for May 3, 2023
5/3/2023
It’s Wednesday, May 3rd. A District Court judge denies a Missoula lawmaker’s request to lift a sanction prohibiting her from entering the Montana House of Representatives, the state Senate ends its work for the Legislative Session, and conservation groups challenge a logging project near Yellowstone National Park.
Duration:00:09:04
The Worm for May 2, 2023
5/2/2023
It’s Tuesday, May 2nd. COVID restrictions are lifted at the Canada border, a Missoula lawmaker sues the state and the Speaker of the House, and the Clark Fork River gets a refresher.
Duration:00:11:57
The Worm for May 1, 2023
5/1/2023
It’s Monday, May 1st. Today, Montana State is a step closer to opening a new nursing school in Missoula, members of the Blackfeet Nation have a new council member, and hundreds of people took to the streets of Missoula to support a transgender lawmaker barred from the House floor last week.
Duration:00:08:49