UM Professor Justin Angle’s Podcast Illuminates Burning Questions – ‘Fireline’

Justin Angle, a marketing associate professor in the University of Montana’s College of Business, vividly remembers his first introduction to wildfires. He had just moved to Missoula and nearby fires were choking the city, forcing evacuations and threatening homes.

“I quickly realized wildfire was a part of living here,” Angle said of the 2012 fires. “As I’ve spent time in wild spaces, I saw landscapes changed by fire. I met firefighters, fire scientists, foresters and land managers. I realized that Missoula is an epicenter for wildfire science, policy, history and firefighting apparatus. What’s happening here informs wildfire policy and practice across the country. I wanted to learn more about all this.”

Angle, who hosts his own podcast “A New Angle,” turned his innate curiosity into a new podcast on wildfires called “Fireline,” a six-part audio series from Montana Public Radio and the UM College of Business. The podcast is produced by Nick Mott of the Peabody Award-winning show “Threshold” and “Richest Hill,” named one of “The New Yorker’s” “must-listen” podcasts of 2019. Episode 1 of the podcast releases on March 9