Jon Tester

Great to be here. Thanks for having us, Chuck. We appreciate it.

Great to be here. Thanks for having us, Chuck. We appreciate it.

Great to be here. Thanks for having us, Chuck. We appreciate it.

So I'm not a journalist. I'm a farmer and a U.S. senator. I'm a policy guy. When the election happened and I was unemployed, a journalist that I respect a lot in Montana emailed me and said, hey, would you be interested in doing a podcast? And I thought about it.

So I'm not a journalist. I'm a farmer and a U.S. senator. I'm a policy guy. When the election happened and I was unemployed, a journalist that I respect a lot in Montana emailed me and said, hey, would you be interested in doing a podcast? And I thought about it.

So I'm not a journalist. I'm a farmer and a U.S. senator. I'm a policy guy. When the election happened and I was unemployed, a journalist that I respect a lot in Montana emailed me and said, hey, would you be interested in doing a podcast? And I thought about it.

And I thought, you know, one of the things I think is always a challenge is where do you go to get information that's good information so you can make a good decision? And I thought, you know what? Maurice is solid. She's good at what she does. One of the best in the state of Montana. And why not? Let's give it a go.

And I thought, you know, one of the things I think is always a challenge is where do you go to get information that's good information so you can make a good decision? And I thought, you know what? Maurice is solid. She's good at what she does. One of the best in the state of Montana. And why not? Let's give it a go.

And I thought, you know, one of the things I think is always a challenge is where do you go to get information that's good information so you can make a good decision? And I thought, you know what? Maurice is solid. She's good at what she does. One of the best in the state of Montana. And why not? Let's give it a go.

And if it, you know, it's one of these things that if it bombs, it bombs and we'll figure out something else. But if it works and it goes and it's valuable and people think it's a good source of information and we can get good people on, It's worthwhile to do. So that's pretty much why we did it.

And if it, you know, it's one of these things that if it bombs, it bombs and we'll figure out something else. But if it works and it goes and it's valuable and people think it's a good source of information and we can get good people on, It's worthwhile to do. So that's pretty much why we did it.

And if it, you know, it's one of these things that if it bombs, it bombs and we'll figure out something else. But if it works and it goes and it's valuable and people think it's a good source of information and we can get good people on, It's worthwhile to do. So that's pretty much why we did it.

Besides that, it's turned out to be a lot of fun, you know, and an opportunity to actually deliver some information, get some opinions from folks that we trust. And it's been solid. It's been good. It's been fun.

Besides that, it's turned out to be a lot of fun, you know, and an opportunity to actually deliver some information, get some opinions from folks that we trust. And it's been solid. It's been good. It's been fun.

Besides that, it's turned out to be a lot of fun, you know, and an opportunity to actually deliver some information, get some opinions from folks that we trust. And it's been solid. It's been good. It's been fun.

Oh, absolutely. No, I mean, look, I think the area between the two mountain ranges tend to be forgotten about a lot. And we're both products of who we are. I'm a product of rural America. Some would say it's even frontier America. And that's the approach I'm going to take when we're talking about issues.

Oh, absolutely. No, I mean, look, I think the area between the two mountain ranges tend to be forgotten about a lot. And we're both products of who we are. I'm a product of rural America. Some would say it's even frontier America. And that's the approach I'm going to take when we're talking about issues.

Oh, absolutely. No, I mean, look, I think the area between the two mountain ranges tend to be forgotten about a lot. And we're both products of who we are. I'm a product of rural America. Some would say it's even frontier America. And that's the approach I'm going to take when we're talking about issues.

And I think it's really important to talk about issues, but then especially at this moment in time, people want to know how they can be effective as citizens, how they can make sure their voices are being heard. And so whether we're talking about tariffs or whether we're talking about public lands or whatever, the many issues we've talked about,

And I think it's really important to talk about issues, but then especially at this moment in time, people want to know how they can be effective as citizens, how they can make sure their voices are being heard. And so whether we're talking about tariffs or whether we're talking about public lands or whatever, the many issues we've talked about,