McGonigal’s Chronicles: Making Montana Connections Podcast

About McGonigal’s Chronicles: Making Montana Connections Podcast

A podcast for fans of Big Sky Country. Longtime MTN News anchor Tim McGonigal goes in-depth with interesting and amazing people who have a tie to the Treasure State. Who are they, what have they done and where are they now? From authors to athletes, business leaders to policy makers, these are some of the extraordinary stories from people who make Montana the Last Best Place

Publisher

McGonigal’s Chronicles: Making Montana Connections

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Mar 2021

Latest episode

15 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

51 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Jul 2026

   McGonigal's Chronicles: Tim Moylan

   Tim Moylan grew up in a loving home in Nebraska. The pain of losing his parents helped fuel his alcohol addiction. It's a pain he carried with him throughout much of his life. The disease nearly killed him...twice. Now, happily married and living in Shelby with his wife and their two children, he has written a book recounting his struggles, in the hopes of helping others know there's a way out when it comes to addiction. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   18 Feb 2026

   McGonigal's Chronicles: Gene Thayer

   Gene Thayer's story is one of rags to riches. Born in 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, he grew up in a coal miner’s shack east of Belt, in French Coulee. No running water with the only heat coming from a cookstove, trying to survive Montana winters. He's come a long way and estimates in his life he's helped raise $75 million for worthy Montana causes. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   18 Dec 2025

   McGonigal's Chronicles: Kathy Van Tighem

   For well over a hundred years, the Great Falls Rotary Club has operated Camp Rotary, nestled in the heart of the Little Belt Mountains between Monarch and Neihart. And every June for the past 32 years, Camp Rotary has been the home to Camp Francis. It's a children’s bereavement camp that has had a positive impact on thousands of children struggling with grief. For most of that time, Kathy Van Tighem has been involved, primarily as Camp Director. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 17 / 100

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Quality

7

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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