Colorado Matters

A documentary on sex trafficking includes a Denver woman who was exploited by a teacher. Then, as former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb asks for unity at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, third parties in Colorado try to capitalize on major party discord to gain voters. And, an Olympic cycling coach who trains his athletes from afar. Plus, a 2012 interview with the late Colorado State University professor Tom Sutherland, a former Iranian hostage.

Bernie Sanders speaks Monday night at the Democratic National Convention as Colorado delegates Joe Salazar, who backs Bernie Sanders, and Polly Baca, who backs Clinton, consider the fallout from the weekend WikiLeaks scandal. Then, this will be Clinton supporter Polly Baca’s 14th convention. She grew up in Greeley and says adversity led her to politics. We also hear from the first Air Force cadet to qualify for the Olympics. And, a Denver poet delivers “dreams” at doorsteps in the wee hours of the morning. Plus, listener feedback in Loud and Clear.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is trying to diagnose voter anger this year, and it’s a topic he’ll speak about at the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Then, we asked listeners for their thoughts on the recent string of police-related shootings. And, a Denver author is “on deck” and we’ll go to the mat to talk about a new book on sports metaphors.

Denver studied which neighborhoods are about to take off in an effort to carve out a place for people without a lot of money. A visit to the Westwood neighborhood, where the city hopes diversity will not be forced out. First responders train to be resilient, but after events like the Aurora theater shooting in 2012, they still need help healing. Rising Colorado soccer phenom Mallory Pugh will head to the Olympic Games in Rio with big expectations. And arts reporter Corey Jones explains why CPR News is digging into public art and how the arts in Colorado are funded.

Some people think the state is “swimming” in pot revenue, but it’s not, according to the Colorado Fiscal Institute. A look into what comes in and where it goes. An excerpt of Darryl Glenn’s Monday night speech at the Republican National Convention. Glenn is running for U.S. Senate in Colorado. A man posted an ad on Craigslist to sell a ghost town east of Denver. But who would buy an entire town? The owner of Hillside, Colorado shares his motivation. A researcher at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science explains the surprising reason why turtles grew shells. And an “immersive theater experience” in Denver.

He just graduated high school, and now 18-year-old Joel Crank of Colorado Springs is a delegate to this week’s Republican National Convention. He supported Ted Cruz, but he’ll back the party’s presidential nominee. Also, what to do when concealed carry permit holders get pulled over by police. Then, she started with a tape recorder 30 years ago, and now Tami Simon runs a multi-million dollar audio publishing house in Louisville. “Sounds True” brings spiritual thinkers to big audiences. Plus, an artist and veteran – who lost his eyesight – lives by the motto “A man with a vision is never truly blind.”

A new short film frames last year’s Jefferson County School Board recall election as a harbinger of politics nationwide today. Leftover food from Colorado Rockies’ home games isn’t going into a landfill this year, as it did in the past. It will go to places it’s needed, like a day shelter for homeless kids. Also, supersonic air travel may make a comeback if one Colorado Company has its way. And a special guest co-host helps interview the Denver author of a detective novel for young adults.

Livestock that are headed to slaughter have an ally in Colorado State University scientist Temple Grandin, who has spent her career trying to make their lives, and deaths, better. Grandin says her autism helps in that work. Then, women weren’t on stage in Shakespeare’s day. But they take the lead in a new production of “The Comedy of Errors” at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.