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It's a good song about good folks doing good things. Sounds like Tim Montana just delivered exactly what America needs right now.

I just get a kick out of this ad featuring Rodeo great Deb Greenough and Hi Line Montana native Billy Beede. These guys jump right out the chutes (as expected from Deb Greenough), they get right to the point, there's some good music playing, it sounds like I'm at the rodeo...but more importantly- they sound like they are having a good time doing it.

Before you look at the headline and move on- I want you to know that this isn't your typical, "hey, check out this cool event coming up" type of story. I think even those of you who can't make it to Billings for this event will be interested in our conversation.

We talked Butte, we talked Libby, and of course we talked Kalispell. The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was in Montana and joined us on our statewide radio show- "Montana Talks with Aaron Flint."

Nancy Schlepp doesn't just work for the company developing the proposed mine near White Sulphur Springs, Montana- she's also a former Meagher County Commissioner whose family has farmed and ranched the region going back to the 1800's. And, she knows that the region is desperately in need of high wage jobs to keep young families closer to home.

Update: The Billings doctors behind the internationally-renowned 3D printable protective face mask have a newly re-designed website. Oh, and just in case you were wondering about how much money they're making off of all the downloads of their product: "It's permanently free for anyone to produce."

Andy Techmanski was set to launch his latest line of outdoor, hunting gear later this summer. Instead, the Whitefish CEO shifted his production line to help meet the needs of hospitals here in Montana and elsewhere by manufacturing hospital gowns.

The VA, like other health care facilities has had to bring a halt to elective surgeries and routine medical care in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. How are veterans being served in the meantime? And, what would happen if Montana's health care system is overwhelmed and needs to call on the VA for backup?

Here's some of the questions we threw at Dr. Scott Sears from St. Vincent Healthcare: What happens with the Montanans who are testing positive for coronavirus, or COVID-19? When do they know they are in the clear? Are there any therapies, treatments, or preventive medications that the doctor recommends?

Is Vladimir Putin playing chicken with American shale oil producers? That certainly appears to be the case. I spoke with Heritage Foundation policy expert Nick Loris. Here's the full audio of our conversation: