
The Placebo Effect and Depression
For those with mild or moderate depression, medication is no more effective than taking a placebo.


Checking in with Colorado’s House Freshmen – January, 2009
Ryan Warner speaks with Democratic Representatives Betsy Markey and Jared Polis and Republican Mike Coffman, as they wrap up their first year in Congress.

Colorado Youth News – Stephon Matthews
Matthews, who is 17, has a cleft palate and lip. He talks about what it’s like to look different.

Colorado Youth News – Stephon Matthews
Matthews, who is 17, has a cleft palate and lip. He talks about what it’s like to look different.

New Broadband Benefits Rural Medicine
By March, doctors will be using the latest telemedicine technology to examine patients in Leadville, Lamar, Buena Vista, and Rio Grande.

Aspen Real Estate Goes Through Peaks and Valleys
Ryan Warner speaks with Aspen real estate broker and blogger Tim Estin about recent trends in one of the wealthiest markets in the country.

Found Sound
While thrift shopping, Colorado Public Radio’s Megan Verlee stumbled upon a 1969 record album of Denver school children singing and playing musical instruments. We give it a listen.

Nederland Carousel 23 Years in the Re-Making
Years ago, Scott Harrison bought a 1910 carousel for cheap. The catch? It didn’t come with any animals. So he set to hand-carving new ones. The carousel is almost finished.

Proving Cougars Attack the Weak
Mountain lions in Colorado have a knack for killing deer with chronic wasting disease — even ones who aren’t showing overt signs of illness.

Author Jason Sheehan: Cooking Dirty
Time Magazine selected the book as one of its top ten non-fiction picks for 2009. The food critic for Denver’s Westword newspaper talks with Dan Drayer.

Author Jason Sheehan: Cooking Dirty
Time Magazine selected the book as one of its top ten non-fiction picks for 2009. The food critic for Denver’s Westword newspaper talks with Dan Drayer.

CU Finds No Advantage In Running with Prosthetic Leg
A new study counters claims that amputee runners have an advantage using prosthetic limbs. Ryan Warner speaks with Rodger Kram, Associate Professor of Integrative Physiology at CU Boulder.

State Rep. Joe Rice Returns from Iraq
Rice just returned from his 4th tour of duty in Iraq. He helped train officials with the Iraqi army and police. Colonel Rice checks back in with Ryan Warner.

Treating PTSD in Kids
Conditions in some poor neighborhoods of Fort Collins lead to PTSD in children, says Deborah Valentine, head of Social Work at CSU.

Bad Economy Means More Homelessness in Denver
Denver set a goal of ending homelessness in 10 years, but given the recession, is that goal still realistic?