Colorado Matters

Colorado Public Radio
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Mar 22, 2024 • 8min

Colorado’s punk scene is strong, but it’s also ‘No Bueno!’

Punk paragon Dana Meyers, of Indie 102.3, hosts The Punkyard on Saturday nights.
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Mar 21, 2024 • 50min

March 21, 2024: Living undocumented in Colorado; Durango’s Hall of Fame speed skier

What is it like to live undocumented in Colorado?
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Mar 20, 2024 • 51min

March 20, 2024: CU Women take center court in March Madness; Two budding playwrights find connection

We’re in the throws of March Madness, and the women’s teams are center court, including the CU Buffs. We’ll talk with hall-of-famer Ceal Barry about this moment in women’s basketball.
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Mar 19, 2024 • 51min

March 19, 2024: Making sure there’s enough water to go around; Helping young people attain health and wellness

It’s the most important source of water in Colorado and across the region. We’ll get an update on making sure there’s enough to go around.
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Mar 19, 2024 • 17min

Her whole life built up to this: a new effort to help people live healthier, starting in childhood

During the worst part of the pandemic, Candace Oates had an “ah-ha moment.”  She saw the way COVID was disproportionately adversely impacting Black and brown communities, and she was inspired […]
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Mar 18, 2024 • 51min

March 18, 2024: Keep an eye on the sky for next month’s solar eclipse; Academy grad is Miss America

A solar eclipse will cross the U.S. on April 8. Coloradans will get a partial, but impressive, view. Then,100-year-old news clips about abortion echo the current debate. Plus, are airplanes really policing your speed? And, Air Force Academy alumna Madison Marsh will use her Miss America platform to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer.
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Mar 18, 2024 • 11min

Miss America is just the latest title on Air Force Academy grad’s long resume

Just a few months after she graduated from the  U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, and while working on a graduate degree at Harvard, 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh took on a new challenge. Marsh represented Colorado in the Miss America pageant earlier this year and took the title.
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Mar 15, 2024 • 51min

March 15, 2024: Assessing the storm; Celebrating Colorado’s sportswomen; The lost history of Denver’s Manhattan Beach

Why did some places in Colorado get a lot more snow than others this week? We’ll assess with National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Heavener.
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Mar 15, 2024 • 9min

Why did the snow hit harder in some parts of the state than others? Plus, what it means for the snowpack

As we dig out from the snowstorm, why did some parts of Colorado get inches of snow, while others got feet? And what does the wet, heavy snow mean for the state's snowpack, which is critical to our water supply?
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Mar 15, 2024 • 19min

The history and legacy of Leadville’s Irish miners and how their immigrant story resonates today

St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, and while it’s an opportunity to celebrate, it’s also a time to reflect and pay homage to Irish culture and lives lost.

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