Colorado Matters

So you want to get into bicycling, but you're a little intimidated. We take you to a nonprofit shop that's changing how people are welcomed into the bike community. Then, "My Story So Far" shares the journeys of the LGBTQ-plus community on the western slope. Plus, the ink is flowing again at the Pueblo-based Chicano newspaper, La Cucaracha. And, meet a Coloradan who makes her living through the world of fantasy gaming.

As boaters are buoyed by a bounty on the Dolores River, we share the Utes' long fight for water access in the Four Corners. Then, "Science of Happiness" is a new course at CU-Boulder. And Colorado Matters Sr. Host Ryan Warner reads from his coded teenage journals at "Mortified."

The U.S. Supreme Court rules on a Colorado-case centered on social media posts and stalking. Then, the complex rollout of psilocybin which voters decriminalized in the November election. We also hear from survivors and victims after the Club Q sentencing. And, how food can shape the immigration stories of some people in Colorado.

First, it was cannabis. Now psychedelics. Colorado once again leads the pack when it comes to rethinking how illegal drugs might be used medicinally. Then, members of the LGBTQ+ community on the Western Slope share their personal journeys in ‘My Story So Far.’ And, as the weather heats up, we revisit an ice cream entrepreneur.

A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, what's the impact in Colorado? Then, a Crested Butte man wants to break stereotypes of the West. Plus, a photographer traces his ancestor’s path on the Santa Fe Trail. Also, efforts to ease a farm worker shortage face a tough road in Congress. Also, a Colorado-based treasure hunt on the moon.

El Niño has taken hold in Colorado, bringing the prospect of more rain in the east and weaker monsoons in the southwest. Then, our podcast, ‘Parched,’ explores whether cities should price water differently to cut use. And, Manitou Springs residents work to attract more pollinators.

In "The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History," Denver investigative journalist Joel Warner goes down a fascinating literary rabbit hole. By the time he gets to the bottom, he has shed light on book bans, classism, and white collar crime. Warner speaks with Sr. Host Ryan Warner (no relation) at the Mountain Words Literary Festival in Crested Butte.

He's a been a game show host abroad, a professor of classical music and a musician in a world where diversity is still hard to come by. Now he's made history in Colorado.

Things get uncomfortable on Colorado Matters. And that's the point. Hosts Chandra Thomas Whitfield and Ryan Warner read a new guidebook to racial dialogue, "Courageous Discomfort."

Black singers and musicians in Colorado reflect on a culture that stereotypes and often dismisses and devalues their talent. Then, pesky bugs pour through Rangely. Also, Gov. Polis irks local governments... again. Plus, recovery ten years after the Black Forest wildfire. And how to sync up salary and well-being.