Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJune 19, 2025: For Juneteenth, a celebration and reflection of Black history in Colorado
Today is Juneteenth, a time to celebrate and reflect. We talk with people who took part in Denver's annual celebration and parade. Then we head to th…
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June 18, 2025: When forgiveness isn't optional
In her arresting new novel "Penitence," author Kristin Koval creates a plot in which forgiveness is difficult, yet inescapable. The storyline allows …
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June 17, 2025: Uncertain future for vaccine guidance; On the trail of art stolen by the Nazis; Cycling without Age
It's a changing of the guard for the group that guides the nation's vaccine policy. We spoke with a Colorado pediatrician who used to be on the panel…
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June 16, 2025: DOJ wants Colorado's election records; A new way to measure snowpack by air to help water planners
The Justice Department wants Colorado's voting records. We ask the Secretary of State and the head of Colorado's County Clerks about the request and …
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June 13, 2025:On Jewish life in the US today in all its beauty, anxiety, and complexity
About the same time a man shot flames at Jewish people in Boulder, Rabbi Caryn Aviv hit "send" on the final draft of her new book, “Unlearning Jewish…
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June 12, 2025: Deconstructing DEI - the future of diversity initiatives in Colorado
In the wake of 2020's racial reckoning, DEI initiatives surged across the country, from corporations to the classroom. But that momentum has taken a …
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June 11, 2025: What a new medical school means for rural healthcare; A top Northern Colorado tourist spot blossoms
Colorado Matters travels to Northern Colorado, as crews in Greeley build the state's third medical school. How it could ease the physician shortage. …
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June 10, 2025: Church finds connection through psychedelics; Colorado's effort to ensure police accountability
As the state allows its first psilocybin healing centers, a church in Colorado Springs is finding connection through psychedelics. We visit the churc…
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June 9, 2025: The bestselling novel 'Go As a River' weaves an engrossing tale of a watery ghost town
As a girl growing up in Gunnison, Shelley Read swam in Blue Mesa Reservoir. And she knew of the watery ghost town just beneath her. That ultimately l…
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June 6, 2025: The challenge of tracking federal cuts; Festival Flamboyan creates connection
"The Impact Project" is a tool to track and display cuts to federal agencies; we speak with the founding director. Then, an update on the survivors …
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