Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFebruary 11, 2025: Dean says she was fired for objecting to book ban; A history of pennies
A Black middle school dean says she was fired by a school district in Colorado for objecting to a book ban. Now she's filed a civil rights complaint.…
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February 10, 2025: State lawmakers change approach on guns; A 'community' newsletter generated by A.I.?
High-capacity magazines are banned in Colorado. And Democratic lawmakers say they're serious about enforcement. ut might their solution go too far? …
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Feb. 7, 2025: Assessing the ICE raids and resistance; Colorado sues over Musk access to US Treasury
ICE enforcement this week tested the resilience of migrant communities in Colorado. How they're peacefully resisting, and the many unanswered questi…
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Feb. 6, 2025: ICE roundups in Denver; Studying psilocybin's effect on depression
Early Wednesday morning, immigration agents, along with local and federal law enforcement officers, descended on an apartment complex in Aurora. We l…
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Feb. 5, 2025: Engaging students to achieve success; Safety standards for cannabis?
Today, a check-up on school kids in Colorado. The latest national report card shows they're outpacing the rest of the country in reading and math, bu…
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Feb. 4, 2025: Legislature debates the Labor Peace Act; Artificial judging and the X-Games
The Labor Peace Act makes it harder to organize unions compared to other states. Now, Purplish weighs in as the legislature is debating if the uniqu…
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Feb. 3, 2025 Federal workers have a decision to make; Remembering the 'Cowboy Chancellor'
Federal employees have until Thursday to resign voluntarily. There are 40,000 U.S. government workers in Colorado. Tom Temin, the host of the Federal…
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Jan. 31, 2025: Paying college athletes; Colorado's most endangered places
College athletics will never be the same; the state legislature may let universities pay players. Federal court settlements are forcing the changes.…
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Jan. 30, 2025: Colorado seniors navigate the digital divide; Planning for wildfire before it happens
Healthcare, housing, entertainment, and even friendships are all pretty much managed by technology, whether it's on a computer, tablet, or smartphon…
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Jan. 29, 2025: ICE deportation appears imminent in Colorado; Celebrating the Lunar New Year
The long-promised "Operation Aurora" crackdown on unlawful immigration looks like it's about to begin in Colorado. We'll sort through the developmen…
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