Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBONUS: Everything You Need To Know About the DPS Races, Teachers Union Edition
Earlier this week, host Bree Davies sat down with BoardHawk podcast co-host Alexis Menocal-Harrigan to talk through the Denver Public Schools’ Board Races. We heard from listeners aligned with the …
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Is Denver Not Gay Enough? Plus, the Mayor’s Flock Fail and Cliff Divers on Strike!
More than ever, Denverites are divided on the issue of surveillance. As lawyers hammer out the details of the city’s deal with the surveillance startup Flock, criticism of Mayor Johnston’s position a…
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All the Dirty Details About the School Board Races and Props LL and MM
Education is on the ballot this year. Voters statewide are looking at propositions LL and MM concerning funding for school lunch programs. In Denver, 11 candidates are vying for four open DPS board s…
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Mayor Mike Johnston on Flock, His Big Bond Proposal, and ‘Denver’s Game Room’
Ballots are arriving ahead of the November 4 election, and Denverites are weighing Mayor Mike Johnston’s big proposal of the year — the “Vibrant Denver” bond. It would represent almost $1 billion in …
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Wynkoop’s Car-Free Week, Chauncey Billups and a Sports Betting Rethink, and Both Sides of the Flock Debate
News broke last week that NBA Hall of Famer and “King of Park Hill” Chauncey Billups was allegedly involved in a multi-million dollar mafia-run poker scheme and potentially sharing insider informatio…
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Sen. Michael Bennet on High Housing Costs, His 38% Approval Rating, and Gov. Polis’ Vetoes
Sen. Michael Bennet got fired up when he questioned HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy about vaccines recently. Turns out, he also gets fired up talking about the cost of living with us. Colorado’s seni…
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Anti-Flock Rage Boils Over, the Denver Post’s Unpaid Bills, the ‘King of Park Hill’ Is Arrested
In a shocking and ironic revelation, CBS revealed this week that the Denver Post owes the City of Denver around $2 million in unpaid rent on its lease in the Denver Post building at Colfax and Broadw…
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What Happens When an AI Data Center Moves In Next Door?
The rise of generative AI is reshaping our culture in many ways, but it’s also reshaping our city. Here in Denver, a company called CoreSite has already built two data centers to serve the AI industr…
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Gov. Jared Polis on RTD’s Failures, Taking On NIMBYs, and His Plans for the Future
While many progressives have been upset with Governor Jared Polis lately, a new national political movement is looking to him for leadership. Inspired by “Abundance” by Ezra Klein and Derek Tho…
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Viral Clash at ‘No Kings,’ Englewood’s NIMBY Election, and a Calzone Clapback
Denverites have been protesting Trump all year, but no demonstrations have been bigger than the ‘No Kings’ rallies in June and this past weekend. So what does that say about the local fight against T…
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