International Voices with Udo Fluck
International Voices was inaugurated in Spring 2020. It is part of Arts Missoula’s Global and Cultural Affairs Community programming aimed at educating and informing local audiences in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Montana with guest speakers discussing current, upcoming, and established international programming, events, activities, and collaborations about “all things cultural and global.” Through our public programming, we connect local citizens from the Garden City of the Treasure State to become globally-minded ‘citizens of the world’ by providing an interactive window to the world.
PODCAST FORMAT
• A monthly 60-minute conversation, featuring guest speakers with seasonal topics. Podcasts are published on the first Thursday of every month.
• Goal: to raise awareness for topics that focus on current events with a global focus supported by intercultural knowledge and international relevance.
• Producers: The Trail 103.3 radio station in Missoula, Montana
• Interviewer: Udo Fluck, Director, Global and Cultural Affairs, Arts Missoula
• Topics: Environmental Sustainability, Global Public Health, Social Economic Development, Preservation of Language and Culture, Leadership Development, Global and Intercultural Teaching and Learning, Democracy and Freedom, Creativity During COVID, Global Issues (that require policy solutions), etc.
2021 PODCAST SERIES
Fall Focus: Cultures and Environment (Aug, Sept, and Oct.)
Winter Focus: Outside Perspectives – International Consulate Generals (Nov. Dec, and Jan.)
The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the persons appearing on the program and do not necessarily reflect the policy, position, views, and opinions of Arts Missoula and Global and Cultural Affairs. Any content provided by our podcast guests are their opinions and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.
Available Now:
December 2021: Matan Zamir, Deputy Consul General of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco
Deputy Consul General Zamir talks about Israel’s leadership role in technology, innovation, and the arts, how they have impacted the country and how other countries in the region have benefitted from Israel’s investments. Reducing the carbon footprint, while simultaneously benefitting from innovations made in the medical field, in solar and wind energy, as well as in ocean desalinization are discussed, as well as the importance of the arts, as a tool to communicate culture, are addressed in this podcast. Part two, of a three-part series, titled: Fostering Cultural Understanding and Diplomacy. Available with captions on Youtube here.
Join Udo for his conversation with Ms. Sandhu, as she talks about the British Government’s mission in the US, the United Kingdom hosting the United Nations Climate Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, and what it means for the UK to lead on such a global issue. How climate actions impact indigenous communities, how cultural engagement is important for policy and how diversity values translate into real change, are also addressed in this podcast. Part one, of a three part series titled: Fostering Cultural Understanding and Diplomacy.
Udo talks with geochemist Dr. Rachold, from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), which serves as an information and cooperation platform between German stakeholders from science, politics and industry. Dr. Rachold’s research focuses on land-ocean interactions in the Siberian Arctic and he led several land- and ship-based Russian-German expeditions. Their conversation ranges from climate models, current status, to future predictions of climate change, and rising ocean levels, to the impact on the Arctic Indigenous Peoples. Part three, of a three-part series, focusing on “Cultures and Environment”. Available with captions on Youtube here.
This month’s podcast with guest Nathan Rott, NPR journalist, focuses on international reporting on wildfires and how recent fires have burned areas flames aren’t usually able to penetrate, like rainforests in Australia. The conversation also addresses the bigger issue scientists have been warning about for a while with wildfire: That a warming climate means parts of the world that used to NOT burn are now susceptible to fire. Part two, of a three-part series, focusing on “Cultures and Environment”.
August 2021: Jake Kreilick, co-owner of Lake Missoula Tea Company, talks about creating global connections through tea
Jake Kreilick, from Lake Missoula Tea Company in Missoula, MT, talks about his interactions with small tea producers in Indonesia and Kenya and how their artisan loose leaves have contributed to the diversification of tea. Listen to Udo’s conversation with Jake about his passion for tea, environmental sustainability and social responsibility, how the tea industry has transformed, how climate change has impacted tea and tea growers, and why eco-activism is now more important than ever before. Part one, of a three-part series, focusing on “Cultures and Environment”. Available with captions on Youtube here.
Join Udo for his conversation with the artist, known for his highly colorful acrylic paintings of horses and cowboy figures in western landscapes, about how the “Red Rider” started his fascination with the West, meeting Norman Rockwell, leaving corporate America, and going from earthy to vibrant colors, so recognizable in his artwork today. Part three, of a three-part series titled: “Creativity During COVID“.
June 2021: Willow Kipp, Native American Artist with International Reach and Environmental Researcher
Udo is joined by Willow Kipp, who shares with him who inspired her as an artist and how her passion for Native American dance regalia design, beadwork, ledger art, and her large-scale murals have been both, a way for her to create something of her own and continue her peoples’ traditions. Part two of a three-part series titled: “Creativity During COVID“, featuring professional artists from various fields and how they managed through this past pandemic year. Recording with captions available on YouTube here!
Udo visits with Dennis Kozeluh, in Vienna, Austria, where he lives and has been active in the theater, music, and musical theater world throughout central Europe since 1997, about his origins in Missoula, Montana, life, work, and his passion for the performing arts. In addition to playing in most of the major musicals in Vienna, he has performed in light and contemporary opera and operetta, has directed shows, and written and directed two musicals for children. Part of a three-part series titled: “Creativity During COVID“, featuring professional artists from various fields and how they managed through this past pandemic year. Recording with captions available on YouTube here.
April 2021: Annita Lucchesi, founding Executive Director of the Sovereign Bodies Institute
Annita Lucchesi, founding Executive Director of the Sovereign Bodies Institute, started the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls movement. This dialogue is being presented by two women with Indigenous heritage. The guest host for this special edition of International Voices, is Michelle Guzman, the Director of American Indian Student Services at the University of Montana, and Global & Cultural Affairs Advisory Committee Member. Recording with captions available on YouTube here.
Honoring Women’s History Month, Udo is joined by Melissa Kilby, from Girl Up headquarters in Washington D.C., to discuss the global efforts in transforming a generation of girls to be a force for gender equality and social change, following the motto:” When girls rise, we all rise!”. Recording with captions available on YouTube here.
In this first podcast of 2021, Udo virtually travels to Missoula’s sister city Palmerston North in New Zealand to have a conversation discussing the idea of democracy itself, what strengthens and weakens democracy and how the concept of democracy relates to indigenous communities, like Chief Te Awe Awe’s tribal family, which has an 800-year history. Recording with captions available on YouTube here.
In this last episode of 2020, Udo talks with Ulrich Kamp, a glaciologist with an interest in environmental studies and climate change, who has researched and taught at the University of Montana and currently researches and teaches at the University of Michigan in Dearborn. Their conversation focuses on climate change and its impact on societies and cultures, among other talking points. Recording with Captions available on YouTube here.
For the complete list of episodes visit
International Voices with Udo Fluck
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The monthly podcast International Voices is made possible through the generous support of Park Side Credit Union in Missoula. Arts Missoula is a proud member of the 2020 Park Side Partner Program.
Radio Interviews
In 2019, Missoula radio station, The Trail 103.3, invited Udo Fluck to talk about the World View Films Series at the Roxy Theater, for a few minutes on their Monday Morning Radio Program.
The interviews are posted below on Spotify.
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Radio Interview: December 15, 2019
Radio Interview: November 7, 2019
Radio Interview: October 14, 2019
Radio Interview: September 6, 2019