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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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01:21:29

No. 298: Dan Lacey

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2025/10/22

Dan Lacey was an all-conference receiver for Butte High as a senior in 2002.He played for Butte High head football coaches Steve Schulte and Greg Salo before coaching under Arie Grey as a student teacher. He also played basketball for coach John Thatcher with the Bulldogs.Today, Lacey is on his way to writing his own legend as a high school coach in the Smelter City. Lacey is in his third year coaching the Anaconda High School football team, and the Copperheads are headed to the Class B playoffs for

00:11:28

Tap ’er Light: Football has a common-sense problem

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2025/10/21

The NFL needs to decriminalize the playing of football. We could do that be rolling back most of the new rules put in place since the 1980s and ban the type of officials who do party pumps to look good in the size smedium shirts.Too many of these NFL officials think I paid $400 plus for the NFL Sunday Ticket just so I could watch them make 47 calls into the camera every Sunday.Luckily, I have a plan that could fix that.Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go

01:54:06

No. 297: Tom Mullen

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2025/10/16

Tom Mullen is a 1994 Helena Capital graduate and former sports editor and editor of The Montana Kaimin, the University of Montana student newspaper.Today, Tom lives in the Hollywood Hills, where he can look out his window and see part of the iconic Hollywood sign. Among other things, Tom is a screenwriter. He is known for the 2021 movie “Vacation Friends” and the 2023 sequel “Vacation Friends 2.”Both movies are on Hulu, and I promise that I will someday watch them. I know they will be funny because

01:16:37

No. 296: Michael Glatzmaier

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2025/10/15

Michael Glatzmaier got his first name from Michael Jordan. While his parents named him after the greatest basketball player of all time, this Michael he says he does not have an athletic bone in his body.Instead, he is a musician and comedian who specializes in improv. He plays the guitar, and some of his act includes singing songs about topics suggested by the audience.He will bring that show to Bourbon Alley in the Butte Depot on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Tickets for the show are just $15 in advance and

00:13:50

Tap ’er Light: Don’t you worry about our reputation

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2025/10/14

We could drain the water from the Berkeley Pit, fill in the hole, build a new version of Disney Land, and let everyone in for free, and a large percentage of people around the state still would not like us. The true beauty of the people of Butte is that we never gave a rip about our reputation. We know who we are. We are hard-working, kind people who look out for each other.So why are we worried about a potential women’s prison ruining our reputation? That is something we have never given a rip

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

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