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The ButteCast with Bill Foley

Bill Foley

Let"s get to know some of the characters who make Butte, Montana the "Richest Hill on Earth."

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01:09:40

No. 295: Kevin Barry

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2025/10/08

Kevin Barry is a well-known and highly-regarded name in Ireland, and beyond.The most famous Kevin Barry was a young Irish Republican Army soldier who was executed by the British government during the Irish War of Independence. His life and death inspired the Irish rebel song titled Kevin Barry. Another martyr for old Ireland, another murder for the Crown.That, though, has nothing to do with today’s guest. This Kevin Barry was named after an uncle, and he is one of a great many men named Kevin Barry

00:11:52

Tap 'er Light Carol Kocher

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2025/10/07

Over the weekend, my mom’s oldest sister, Carol Kocher, passed away at the age of 85.Carol will be remembered for her love, caring and sense of humor. She made us laugh, even when she did not mean to make us laugh. She also worked for decades as a nurse, offering a comforting hand to so many when they needed it most.Carol will be missed by so many.Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:18:09

No. 294: Keith Sayers

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2025/10/03

You will look long and hard before you find a better ambassador for the Mining City than today’s guest. In these parts, Keith Sayers is the most-known motorcycle rider who doesn’t have the last name Knievel.Keith bought his first motorcycle from a friend for just $10 when he was 9 years old. He turned quite the profit on that investment. Keith is now in his 20th year making a living riding his dirt bike. You probably know Keith from the show he and his fellow riders put on in Butte every June during

00:11:46

Tap 'er Light: Losing an election is liberating

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2025/09/30

Losing an election last year was a liberating feeling. It has felt good to tell rude people on social media to get bent.Yes, they keep saying that we need to turn the temperature down on our political talk. Our nation is getting more divided every day, and made-up wedge issues are the main culprit.More than that, though, we need people to speak the truth. When somebody says something that is dead wrong, good people should not remain silent. The truth might not always be nice, but it is

01:20:43

No. 293: Brian Gilman

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2025/09/29

Brian Gilman is a 1988 graduate of Butte High School. A black belt in Taekwondo, Brian played football at Butte High before walking on the football team at Montana Tech. He was part of the Bulldog squad that fell 14-12 to Helena Capital in the Class AA State championship game, and that loss still hurts today.After graduating with a degree in environmental engineering from Montana Tech, Brian joined the Marines. After many jobs and deployments, he earned the rank of colonel before retiring after

01:09:15

No. 292: Anthony Dyer

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2025/09/23

Most guests of the ButteCast are from the Mining City or have some deep ties to Butte, America.However, today’s guest, Anthony Dyer, has never stepped foot in the state. He was born in the rugged Appalachian town of Sylva, North Carolina, and he spent more than a decade as a United States Air Force Combat Special Missions Aviator. When I heard about Anthony’s story, and his recently-released book, I jumped at the chance to have a conversation with him.His book is called “Moon Child: The Roots and

00:12:02

Tap ’er Light Jimmy Kimmel

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2025/09/23

If you celebrated when ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night television show after receiving pressure from the FCC, then you are missing the point. An attack by the government on anyone’s free speech rights is an attack on of all our rights.Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:30:43

No. 291: Rob Cashell

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2025/09/19

Rob Cashell is a 1984 graduate of Butte High School. That year, he was a member of the boys’ basketball team that captured the Class AA State title in Missoula on St. Patrick’s Day.Rob was a Longfellow Bomber and a “Muni kid.” That means he was one of the thousands of kids who grew up playing golf at the Highland View Golf Course in the Jack Crowley days.After graduating from Western Montana College (now Montana Western) and kind of accidentally getting into the administrative side of higher

01:18:58

No. 290: Aaron Foster

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2025/09/16

Aaron Foster will be playing the Orphan Girl Theater in Butte on Friday, Oct. 3.He bills himself as the former host of an HGTV show you don’t remember. He says he has made and starred in movies you’ve never seen. He says he is a comedian you’ve never heard of.That, however, might be about to change.Aaron is currently on a self-created theatre tour with his show “Mostly Jokes” that received rave reviews a at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June of 2024. He was awarded “Best Solo Show” at the Tucson

00:11:40

Tap ’er Light, Señor Pomroy

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2025/09/16

Tom Pomroy Sr. passed away last week at the age of 1991. He was a Butte Sports Hall of Famer and my Spanish teacher at Butte Central.I will remember Señor Pomroy as a very nice man who always seemed to see the best in everybody. He was always trying to lift people up.Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:58:28

No. 289: Flyin’ Brian Vaughns

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2025/09/12

Today, we start Season 4 of the ButteCast with one of my childhood heroes, “Flyin’” Brian Vaughns.Vaughns was a superstar for the Montana Tech men’s basketball team in the mid 1980s. The 6-foot-7 center from Camden, New Jersey played on two Frontier Conference championship teams. He averaged nearly a double-double with points and rebounds in his time with the Orediggers.He also led the world in electrifying dunks. That is what led Montana Standard Sportswriter Jim Edgar to coin the name, “Flyin’

00:11:17

Tap 'er Light: Thursday Night Lights

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2025/09/09

Butte Central beat Hardin 17-16 on a last-second field goal by Jack Nagle. It was the biggest 3-pointer for the Maroons since Dougie Peoples lifted BC to the Class A State basketball title in 2022.Unfortunately, it will be the last time this season that people who usually go to Butte High games will be able to watch the Maroons play. That is a shame.The solution, though, would be to play more games on Thursday night.Today's bonus podcast is brought to you

01:26:02

No. 288: Jim Larson

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2025/09/05

Jim Larson is a Great Falls Russell graduate who made his way to the Mining City by way of Bozeman, Billings and Anaconda.He is a bit of a jack of all trades, especially in his role with ButteNews.net, which he serves as editor along with his wife, Diane. Jim is also a camera man, writer and advertisement salesman.Before starting up ButteNews.net, Jim worked at The Billings Outpost and The Butte Weekly. At the Weekly, he worked with legendary reporter Rick Foote, and he says he learned some of his

01:24:30

No. 287: Mark Durham

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2025/09/02

Nobody on the planet has more fun living life than Mark Durham. Nobody is more positive, either.Durham grew up in Three Forks excelling at sports and idolizing his big brother, Mick. Mark still holds the pole vault record at Three Forks, where he describes his football days as being the “best non-tackling safety in the state.”While Mick played and coached at Montana State University, Mark played and coached at Montana Western, which was called Western Montana College in his playing days. He took

00:12:18

Tap ’er Light: Text-message journalism

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2025/09/02

In a world of wannabe Adam Schefters, be a Mike Florio. The text-message journalists got it wrong when trying to be the first to report on Tommy Mellott’s status on the Las Vegas Raiders roster last week.While that was irritating and potentially hurtful to the former Montana State and Butte High star quarterback’s family, it also showed off how beloved Tommy is around these parts.Now, we can’t wait for Tommy, who signed with the New Orleans Saints on Monday, to prove Pete Carroll and the Raiders so

01:21:29

No. 286: Jim McBride

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2025/08/27

Lt. Col. James McBride recently retired after a 25-year career in the Marine Corps. Of course, in Butte, we call him Jim or Jimmy.McBride is a 1992 graduate of Butte Central High School. He attended the Hawthorne and Hillcrest elementary schools in Butte before going to Butte Central Junior High and then Butte Central High School. Six days after graduating from BC, he began boot camp in San Diego.By becoming a Marine, Jim followed in the footsteps of this father, Bill, and older brother, Sean. He

00:11:03

Tap 'er Light: She broke my heart, and then she...

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2025/08/26

Some 45 years after she broke my heart by moving away, Lisa was part of the St. Patrick Hospital team that fixed it.Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:19:41

No. 285: Brian Toone

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2025/08/22

Brian Toone was a state champion with the Butte High Bulldogs and a national champion with the Montana Grizzlies.Toone moved to Butte in the middle of his junior year in high school, and he was a star linebacker on Coach Jon McElroy’s 1991 Butte High Class AA State championship squad. That Bulldog team outscored its opponents 396-112, giving up just 9.3 points per game on its way to a 12-0 record.In 1995, Toone was a junior defensive lineman for the University of Montana. He combined with fellow

00:11:52

Tap 'er Light: Billy passed the third grade

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2025/08/19

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01:04:17

No. 284: Deb Dinius

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2025/08/14

When people say things like “Butte tough” or “Anaconda strong,” they are talking about folks like Deb Dinius.Deb is the manager at Crazee Carol’s Casino and Mill Bar in Butte. She has also been the driving force around so many fundraisers and medical benefits in Butte for the last couple of decades. She has organized or helped organize so many events that she cannot even count how many she has worked on this year alone, and she will kick your butt if you try to praise her for her work.Deb’s latest

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