- In addition to the eleven statewide ballot measures, voters in Denver will also decide an additional twelve local measures including a sales tax to help people experiencing homelessness and whether to allow pit bulls in the city. The team from Denverite has put together an election guide explaining each ballot measure.
- Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Cory Gardner and Democratic challenger John Hickenlooper debated at the Denver7 studios on Friday, October 9, ahead of the November election. CPR News and the Denver Post cosponsored the debate. This segment features part one of two of the entire audio recording.
- Topaz Hooper is a travel writer, entrepreneur and artist from Denver. She's visited 18 countries in the past five years, but has had to put her travel plans on-hold because of the pandemic. She's found new creative ways to stay engaged. Aingkhu Ashemu produced this story as part of NPR's NextGenRadio project, which helps shape the next generation of public media.
- When people are released from the ICE detention center in Aurora, many have nowhere to go. That's where Casa de Paz comes in. It's also the subject of a new documentary being released online today. Then, how officers of color are trying to change police culture from within. And, a firefighter talks about handling wildfires during the pandemic.
- Anthony McGill is the first Black principal player in the New York Philharmonic. He performs Sunday, September 20, 2020 for the Denver Friends of Chamber Music, then joins in a conversation about music and social justice with The Spirituals Project at The University of Denver. McGill's Facebook post performing "American The Beautiful" in a minor key and then kneeling at the end has inspired other artists to #TakeTwoKnees to promote racial and social justice within the classical music and arts community.
- Denverite’s David Sachs reports on the city’s plan to shrink the police budget, and how that relates to public safety.
- The veteran and single father from Parker is running in a district that includes communities reliant on oil and gas and farming. It has also been safely red.
- Artist Gregg Deal painted a 77-foot-tall mural in Colorado Springs to share a message about the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in this country.
- Investigations of alleged misconduct by Aurora police continue a year after the death of Elijah McClain.
- The body of Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights icon, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol next week. According to NPR, a public viewing will take place outdoors -- because of the pandemic. Representative Lewis died last Friday at age 80. Six years ago, he was at The Aspen Ideas Festival to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Lewis recounted how his eyes opened to racism at an early age, followed by a call to action. This audio is courtesy of the Aspen Institute.
- Dr. Anthony Fauci is the nation's top expert on infectious diseases. It's clear in media reports that he and President Trump don't readily agree on the severity of the pandemic. As that plays out on the national stage, Dr. Fauci recently spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. It was held virtually this year due to the pandemic. CNN's senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen asked him questions. Today we share an excerpt of that discussion, focusing on the effort to come up with a vaccine to prevent COVID-19, the challenges of contact tracing, and why the virus is especially frustrating for doctors. Audio is courtesy of the Aspen Institute.
- Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's new book is "Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st Century Memoir." She recently spoke about it, and the state of the world today, with her colleague and friend, Ambassador Nicholas Burns, at the Aspen Ideas Festival. This audio is courtesy of the Aspen Ideas Festival, presented by the Aspen Institute.
- Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday, "this is the summer of no parties." He also strongly encouraged Coloradans to wear masks in public. His comments underscored why it's a slow process to reopen the state. Economists say recovery is still a long way off. And among the workers who face uncertain futures are teachers. We want to hear from educators as the fall semester approaches.
- The weekend brought more demonstrations calling for justice for Elijah McClain while three Aurora police officers were fired.
- "Hecho en Colorado" is a new exhibition at History Colorado in collaboration with the Latino Cultural Arts Center.
