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Apr 8, 2024 • 15min

In ‘Women of the Colorado Mines,’ a legacy of entrepreneurialism and grit

The term ‘motherlode’ is synonymous with the Gold Rush, yet women weren’t welcome to wield pickaxes or pan for flakes.
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Apr 5, 2024 • 48min

April 5, 2024: Non-combat brain injuries in the military; New album from Jeremiah Fraites of the Lumineers

Brain injuries in the military are possible outside of combat. Training with grenades, for instance, carries risks.
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Apr 5, 2024 • 18min

A mass killer’s brain injury poses big questions for the military

Army reservist Robert Card II went on a shooting rampage in Maine last fall. An autopsy showed he had extensive brain damage, likely from repeated exposure to grenade explosions. He'd never been in combat.
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Apr 5, 2024 • 20min

A piano album recorded around the world from Lumineer Jeremiah Fraites

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Jeremiah Fraites, of Denver band The Lumineers, has released “Piano Piano 2.” The mostly instrumental album also features a cover of Radiohead’s “No Surprises,” with Colorado’s own […]
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Apr 4, 2024 • 52min

April 4, 2024: ‘Aging Matters’ puts the focus on Colorado’s fastest-growing population

Colorado is getting older. The fastest growing population in the state is people 65 plus. But people age in different ways.
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Apr 3, 2024 • 52min

April 3, 2024: Colorado’s place in the fast-growing space economy; An untapped resource to save water

You might say that Colorado Springs will be the center of the universe next week as people from more than 40 countries gather for the annual space symposium.
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Apr 2, 2024 • 52min

April 2, 2024: Making sure Voter Voices are heard; A personal journey to Dearfield

What issues will shape your decision on election day? We’re kicking off Voter Voices to find out. Then, tobacco is a leading cause of preventable death in Colorado.
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Apr 2, 2024 • 16min

A personal journey through family history to Dearfield

Dearfield was once a thriving community in northeastern Colorado where hundreds of Black farmers homesteaded beginning in 1910.
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Apr 1, 2024 • 51min

April 1, 2024: Why people are willing to accept political lies; It’s not too late to plan for the total solar eclipse

A recent study found people are willing to accept false or misleading statements if they align with their political ideology. We talk with a CU Boulder researcher about the findings.
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Apr 1, 2024 • 8min

Celebrating 40 years of rock, jazz and swing with Chris Daniels and The Kings

Few Colorado musicians have had a more impressive and varied career than Chris Daniels. The singer-songwriter has led Chris Daniels and The Kings for 40 years.

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