Episodes

This week the crew tackles the growing influence of billionaires, AI data centers flooding the West, rising gas prices, airline industry chaos, and the ongoing Epstein fallout. We get into Montana politics, culture wars, popu...

We sit down with Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, for a powerful conversation on what’s happening right now in healthcare across Montana and the United States. From rural hospital closures and Medicai...

In this episode of the One Hitter Series , we sit down with Montana U.S. Senate candidate Reilly Neill . A former state legislator, Neill shares why she’s running, how she views the current political landscape, and what she b...

This week on Beer, Buds, and the Big Sky , the crew is joined by Emily Marburger , Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party. We break down what’s happening in Montana politics right now — from GOP debate chaos and d...

This week on Beer, Buds, and the Big Sky , the crew is back with a packed Tax Day episode . We’re joined by Montana congressional candidate Russ Cleveland , who dives into the biggest issues facing the state — from data cente...

This week on Beer, Buds, and the Big Sky , the crew is back with a packed episode covering both local and global chaos. We’re joined by Montana U.S. Senate candidate Michael Blackwolf , who shares his story, why he’s running,...

In this BBB One Hitter, we talk with Brian Miller, a Helena-based attorney running for Congress in Montana’s Eastern District (MT-2). We get into why he decided to run, his take on the current political climate, and what he t...

Episode 86 of Beer, Buds, and the Big Sky dives headfirst into politics, conspiracy theories, and the chaos of today’s headlines — all from a Montana perspective. We break down: Montana election dynamics and campaign money Na...

This week on Beer, Buds, and the Big Sky , the guys are joined by Idaho congressional candidate Kaylee Peterson. We talk rural America, working-class politics, public lands, and what’s really happening in Washington — along w...

Joe Exotic was supposed to join the show this week, but the call never happened — so the guys rolled on without him. On this episode, the crew talks Joe Kent’s resignation, the growing fallout from the Iran conflict, soaring ...

In this episode of One Hitters , we sit down with Alani Bankhead , a retired lieutenant colonel, former special agent, and candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana. We talk about her background in military and public service, why...

In this One Hitter episode of Beer, Buds, and the Big Sky, we’re joined by Helena Lovick from Great Falls to talk through a strange and fast-developing political situation in Cascade County. With reports of Republican-affilia...

In this episode of One Hitters , we sit down with Sam Lux , a farrier and congressional candidate running in eastern Montana. We talk about what it means to run a working-class campaign, why kitchen-table issues matter, the r...

In this episode of One Hitters , we sit down with Adrianne Marsh to talk about rural voters, the Democratic brand, and why fears about AI are showing up in a major way in voter research. We discuss what rural voters value, wh...

This week on Beer, Buds & the Big Sky , the guys sit down with Matt Rains , candidate for U.S. House in Montana , for a long-form conversation about the state of Montana and the country. They cover the latest chaos around Ira...

Beer, Buds, and the Big Sky Podcast delivers unapologetic political commentary with a heavy pour of biting satire. No Spin, no safe spaces - Just unfiltered opinions, sharp humor, and plenty of beer-fueled honesty.

Grab a beer and settle in — this one is a big one. In this special episode of Beer, Buds & The Big Sky , we hosted a live candidate roundtable at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center featuring the Democratic candidates runnin...

This week on Beer, Buds, and the Big Sky , the crew is joined by U.S. House candidate Ryan Busse for a wild, unfiltered conversation on the growing chaos at home and abroad. They dive into the fallout from the Iran war , risi...

Grab a beer and settle in — this one gets into it. The Beer Buds Big Sky crew welcomes Andy Boyd, founder of the Montana Resistance, for a deep dive into the dark money networks shaping Montana elections. From "The Table" — t...

We watched the entire State of the Union live — and reacted in real time. No script. No edits. No spin. We break down the biggest moments, fact-check claims, talk about executive power, immigration, the economy, military reco...

Grab a drink, buckle up, and prepare to question your life choices — because we’re just a handful of Montana guys trying to make sense of the madness. This is Beer, Buds, and the Big Sky — where the beer is cold, the takes ar...

Grab a drink, buckle up, and prepare to question your life choices — because we’re just a handful of Montana guys trying to make sense of the madness. On this episode of Beer, Buds, and the Big Sky , we’re joined by: Russell ...

Between the latest twists in the Epstein files, the usual political insanity, and headlines that somehow keep getting worse, there was plenty to unpack. Unfortunately, we ran into some technical difficulties and weren’t able ...

Dark money. Corporate influence. Voter power. Jeff Mangan joins the show to break down The Montana Plan — a bold voter initiative designed to remove dark money from Montana elections by cutting off corporate political spendin...