Deep Dive

About Deep Dive

Dive in with the Daily Inter Lake (http://dailyinterlake.com/)’s Deep Dive podcast. Our editorial team delves into the vibrant tapestry of Northwest Montana and the Flathead Valley with in-depth reporting and interviews. Each season, Deep Dive shines a spotlight on the stories, diverse perspectives and innovative ideas shaping our region. Check out other Daily Inter Lake podcasts! News Now (https://interlakenewsnow.buzzsprout.com/) covers major stories making headlines in Montana, events to check out, and breaking news for the Flathead Valley and beyond. Side Tracks (https://sidetracks.buzzsprout.com)shares the stories behind Northwest Montana's local music, food, and arts culture. And Keeping Score (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2365971) delivers a front row seat to local prep sports.

Publisher

Daily Inter Lake

Category

history · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jun 2023

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Part Two of Outdoor Lab Series: Bats and White Nose Syndrome in Glacier

   Daily Inter Lake reporter Hailey Smalley returns to talk with host Taylor Inman about the final story in her Outdoor Lab series - a night spent with Glacier National Park biologist Lisa Bates at her annual "Going Batty" event. Bates, a bird researcher who has expanded into bat surveys, walked Hailey through why bats matter to the ecosystem and the growing threat of white nose syndrome, a fungal disease first identified in New York in 2006 that can kill between 70 and 90 percent of an infecte...

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Part One of Outdoor Lab Series: Watermelon Snow and Bumble Bee Detectives

   Daily Inter Lake reporter Hailey Smalley talks with host Taylor Inman about the first of her two stories in her Outdoor Lab series - snow algae at Logan Pass and a bumble bee survey in an alpine meadow. Hailey spent time this summer with Carroll College researcher Ashley Beck, sampling snow algae at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park - the organism behind the pink red "watermelon snow" hikers spot on late-season snowfields, and a species researchers are only beginning to understand. ...

3. 

   19 Oct 2025

   Inside Flathead County Jail: The Crisis Behind Montana’s $105 Million Bond

   Inside the Flathead County Jail, aging pipes leak sewage, officers walk 12-hour shifts through overcrowded cells, and inmates struggling with mental health have nowhere to turn. As Flathead County voters weigh a $105 million bond to build a new detention facility, the Daily Inter Lake goes behind bars for an unfiltered look at the conditions facing inmates and officers alike. Join reporters Taylor Inman and Hannah Shields as they spend a day inside the jail, talk with Sheriff Brian Heino and ...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

11

Social presence

97

YouTube

0

Engagement

0