{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Trail Listening Post","title":"Jeff Ament & Sam Forstag, 2026 U.S. House of Representatives Elections","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1428,"description":"Mike Smith welcomes Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and Montana congressional candidate Sam Forstag to The Trail 103.3 for a wide-ranging conversation about the issues facing Montana’s working families and the future of the state’s public lands. Forstag discusses his campaign’s focus on making housing, healthcare, and childcare more affordable, protecting Social Security and retirement security, and rebuilding the Forest Service after significant staffing cuts. He also shares his opposition to unchecked corporate money in politics, his support for campaign finance reform and Montana ballot initiatives, and his call for Congress to reassert its constitutional role in decisions about war. Drawing on his experience as a smokejumper and his work with the Forest Service, Forstag makes the case for investing in public lands, wildfire prevention, and the people who manage them. Ament adds his perspective on Montana’s agricultural communities, the challenges facing family farms, and the importance of elected officials listening to the people they represent. Together, Ament and Forstag discuss what’s at stake for Montana’s future and why listening to working people matters.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aU2jrb6mbPLOKQoX_SzFAn2FbH7o4ioVX81FgoxEJfk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82Njg0/NjdmZTZiMjE2YWM3/YzY5ZDIzNWI4ODlm/OTlkNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}