Philip Maravilla

Some of the people who helped create the world’s most powerful social media platforms now warn against their impacts. Boulder’s Jeff Orlowski directed “The Social Dilemma” now streaming on Netflix. As 2020 comes to a close we are revisiting conversations with creative innovators.

Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican custom of honoring the dead at this time of the year, is growing beyond the communities that have traditionally celebrated it. It’s usually observed at the beginning of November but Denver artist Norberto Mojardin has extended the celebration through much of the month. He’s transformed an old Walmart in Aurora into what may be the largest Dia de los Muertos exhibition in the United States.

We look at racial inequities in the health care system and some of the proposals that would narrow the gap.

Some of the people who helped create the world’s most powerful social media platforms now warn against their impacts. Boulder’s Jeff Orlowski directed “The Social Dilemma” now streaming on Netflix.

Voters across the state will be able to track their ballots from the time the county clerk mails them to when their vote is accepted for counting. Secretary of State Jenna Griswold says the service will provide notifications via phone, email or text.

On August 14th, 1980, two unarmed young Latino men were shot and killed by police in Longmont. Their deaths galvanized Longmont’s Latino community, which demanded police reform and accountability.

Sources inside Colorado State University paint an ugly picture of the culture in the athletics department, especially for players and staffers of color. An outside investigation is underway and the football program’s been paused. This all came to light because of reporting by The Coloradoan newspaper in Fort Collins. Journalist Miles Blumhardt and one of his sources, CSU mental health counselor Jimmy Stewart, join Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner to talk about the allegations.

A Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation found that Colorado’s Western Slope is one of the largest areas in the United States to warm two degrees Celsius or more in the last 125 years. Juliet Eilperin is senior national affairs correspondent for The Washington Post, covering environmental and energy policy. She joined Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner to talk about the impact as two wildfires burn in the region.

The Keeling Curve Prize recognizes innovation in green energy.