March 12, 2025: ‘Wind phones’ provide unique connection; Turning to town halls for answers, accountability
Russ Young of Littleton, speaks to his late wife in a garden, on a phone that’s not connected to anything. It’s known as a wind phone, a unique way to cope with grief. Then, Coloradans are turning to town halls for answers and accountability from their congressmembers. Later, a Colorado researcher’s groundbreaking research that shows being gay is not a mental illness. And later, a Denver chef will be cooking on TV!
Longing to speak to someone who has died? Pick up one of Colorado’s ‘wind phones’
“This phone is here for everyone who has lost a loved one. The phone is an outlet for those who have messages they wish to share with their lost friends and family. It’s a phone for memories and saying the goodbyes you never got to say.”
March 10, 2025: Pursuit of justice for sex assault survivors amid case backlog; Forests out of carbon balance
Survivors of sexual assault in Colorado often wait more than a year and a half for DNA results in their cases. Without results, criminal investigations may stall. Purplish looks at how state lawmakers hope to fix this problem. Then, the Justice Department examines the conviction of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. And why are Colorado’s forests emitting more carbon than they take in? Plus, tracking illicit drugs through wastewater.
Why is it sometimes colder down in cities on the Front Range than up in the foothills?
The answer lies in which direction the cold air comes from.
March 7, 2025: Life as a trans woman under the Trump administration; The sandhill cranes are back!
In the eyes of the Trump Administration, trans people do not exist. The president signed an executive order declaring, in part, “it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female.” Reality is more nuanced than that. We get perspective from Rev. Paula Stone Williams, a pastor, therapist, and mayor pro tem of Lyons, Colorado. Then, the sandhill cranes return this weekend to the San Luis Valley. Plus, how USDA cuts are affecting Colorado.
On being trans under Trump 2.0
Speaker, pastor, therapist, and Colorado elected official Paula Stone Williams discusses her experiences as a trans woman under the new administration. Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that trans people do not exist. Williams, mayor pro tem of Lyons, is the author of “As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy after I Transitioned.”
March 5, 2025: What doctors are watching for 5 years after the first case of COVID; Colorado’s Lunar Outpost
Colorado confirmed its first COVID case 5 years ago. Today, vaccination rates are flagging, and so are investments in our health. We’ll get a check-up on COVID and what doctors are watching for now. Then, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston testifies in Washington, D.C. about so-called sanctuary cities and immigration. Plus, a Colorado company’s about to make history on the Moon in more ways than one. And, Colorado Wonders about the state’s sugar beet industry.
March 3, 2025: ‘Colorado Today’ a daily dose of news; ‘Buy Colorado Day’ eyes global marketplace
Our coverage of Colorado deepens today with the launch of CPR’s new daily podcast, “Colorado Today.” We share the inaugural episode and meet hosts Bazi Kanani and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. Plus, today is a new state holiday: “Buy Colorado Day.” It elevates supporting local businesses and building Colorado’s brand across the world.
Meet Arlo and Bazi, the hosts of CPR’s new daily news podcast, ‘Colorado Today’
Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani are the hosts of CPR’s new daily news podcast, “Colorado Today.” They spoke on stage in front of an audience with Colorado Matters Senior Host Ryan Warner.
It’s the first Buy Colorado Day
Today, March 3rd (303) is a new state holiday. The legislature has proclaimed this Buy Colorado Day, and this week, Buy Colorado Week.
Feb. 28, 2025: Rep. Jeff Hurd on DOGE cuts, Medicaid and BLM; Do boycotts make a difference?
U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, (R) answers questions about DOGE, possible Medicaid cuts, relocating the BLM, and the fact that people close to the president have made what appear to be Nazi salutes. Then, boycotts in the digital age. Also, a Colorado Wonders question about property taxes. And a Denver filmmaker is up for an Oscar for “Anuja,” his film about sisterly love amid the trappings of child labor.
Interview: GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd speaks on DOGE, Medicaid and Nazi salutes
Colorado’s Third Congressional District Representative on what’s happening at the federal level.
Feb. 26, 2025: The search for water on the Moon; A Colorado teacher’s poem is on the space station
The Colorado-built Lunar Trailblazer will try to find water on the Moon. Then, a sixth-grade science teacher in Longmont’s poem is displayed on the International Space Station. Plus, students in a small school district explain why they think cell phones should not be banned from the classroom. And, as DIA marks its 30th anniversary, a chance to tour the old airport’s air traffic control tower which still stands and is now home to a brewery and restaurant.
Aboard the International Space Station, a poem by a Colorado teacher
Kathleen Jakobsen, a sixth-grade teacher at Altona Middle School in Longmont, wrote “The Stars in Their Eyes” about her students.
Feb. 24, 2025: Vail Resorts grapples with changing market, labor, and expansion; Debating tipped wages
Bumps for the ski industry. Or moguls as it were. Vail Resorts says for the first time, it sold fewer Epic passes than the year prior. Yet Vail’s rapid expansion continues, as we’ll hear from a Wall Street Journal travel reporter. Then, passionate testimony at the state legislature over what to pay people who get tips. And survivors, descendants and family of people incarcerated at Camp Amache in Colorado denounce denounce the Alien Enemies Act.
Feb. 21, 2025: Brrr makes way for balmy; ‘Yes in God’s Backyard’ a solution for affordable housing?
Colorado is going from brrr to balmy. In our regular weather and climate chat with Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo, we also check in on the snowpack and discuss how federal cuts might affect weather data. Then, are churches a solution to affordable housing in Colorado? And, how changing DEI policies are affecting scholarships, colleges, and universities.
