Colorado’s Governor On Amazon; Denver Catholics And Protestants Pray Under One Roof; Designing Google’s Office
CPR listeners have been sending us lots of questions about Denver’s bid to land Amazon’s second headquarters. We asked Gov. John Hickenlooper what concerns him about the Amazon deal. We also asked Hickenlooper if there was an issue he’s faced in office that could threaten his political legacy. Then, how to design the modern office. We meet the architect behind Google’s new complex in Boulder. Plus, 500 years ago, Martin Luther nailed his “95 Theses” to the door of a Catholic church in Germany and divided Christianity forever. How one church in Denver, where Catholics and Protestants pray, will mark the occasion. And, Boulder’s latest work in its experimental public art series comes from New York City artist Mary Mattingly.
For Boulder Trucker Finn Murphy, Life’s A “Long Haul”
Boulder trucker and author Finn Murphy explores life from the seat of a big rig in his book “The Long Haul, A Trucker’s Tales of Life on the Road.”
Why A Denver Curator Returned Nearly All Of His Museum’s American Indian Artifacts, Like A Scalp From The Sand Creek Massacre
A scalp from the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864, where dozens of American Indians were murdered by Union soldiers, sat in the depths of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for decades. The Cheyenne and Arapaho asked for it back, and the museum returned it, but it took years. For the current curator of the museum, the episode raised the question: Who owns the past? His new book explores the fight to reclaim American Indian culture. Later in the show, why Boulder and Denver have the biggest “achievement gaps” among Colorado’s largest school districts.
Colorado Preps For An Electric-Vehicle Future; Aviation Hall of Fame Inductee; Ghoulish Halloween Ideas
General Motors says its working toward a future with only electric vehicles. But companies have to overcome people’s fear that electric cars will leave them stranded miles away from charging stations . Now Colorado’s government is trying to ease drivers’ “range anxiety.” Then, only white pilots could fly commercial airplanes until a Supreme Court ruling in 1963. The case came out of Colorado, when Marlon DeWitt Green applied to Continental Airlines. Green will be inducted this weekend into the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame. Plus, rents are up in Denver, and evictions have followed. The city has launched new programs to keep people in their homes. And, Halloween’s around the corner. We have some ghoulish ideas to trick out your house or costume this year.
A New Plan Could Help Cure Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety In Colorado
A new seven-state plan might make electric charging stations as ubiquitous as the gas station along major highways.
As Solar Energy Booms, College Students Showcase Innovative Homes In Denver
The 2017 Solar Decathlon pits student teams from around the world, showcasing innovative solar home technology. It’s on display near DIA.
Solar Home Innovations; Ski Season Forecast; Coors Heir’s Death; Remembering Tom Petty
A temporary village has popped up near Denver International Airport, with completely solar homes built by college students and sponsored by the federal government. A team from the University of Denver built a home with a wall covered in moss. Then, with the possibility of snow hitting the Front Range by Monday, a meteorologist offers a ski season forecast. And, a Coors heir was killed in a botched kidnapping in 1960. A new book tells the tale of the manhunt for his brilliant but bumbling murderer. Plus, CPR’s OpenAir remembers rock legend Tom Petty, who passed away this week at the age of 66.
RTD Boss Explains G Line Delays, Possible R Line Schedule Cutbacks
RTD’s General Manager Dave Genova tells Colorado Matters he’s disappointed with progress.
Gov. Hickenlooper’s Déjà Vu With Latest GOP Health Care Plan; Why An Army Ranger Turned Bank Robber; Better Hospital Food
What would the latest plan to repeal and replace Obamacare mean for Colorado? The governor gives his take, plus shares what he’s willing to sacrifice to lure Amazon’s second headquarters. Then, a respected Colorado teen joins the Army and becomes an elite Army Ranger. But in his final hours before shipping to Iraq, he didn’t hug his family or girlfriend. He robbed a bank. A new book explores why. And, a competition to make hospital food taste better. Finally, the second annual Supernova Outdoor Digital Animation Festival screened videos from around the world.
Ranger Games: A Story Of A Colorado Soldier And An Inexplicable Crime
A respected Colorado teen joins the army and becomes an elite Ranger. But in his final hours before shipping to Iraq, he didn’t hug his family or girlfriend. He robbed a bank.
Pueblo To Cheyenne In Minutes? CDOT Starts Study On Front Range Hyperloop
Colorado could soon see hyper fast travel along the Front Range. CDOT is studying the issue.
Restoration Of Left Hand Creek Continues Four Years After Historic Floods
Four years after Colorado’s costliest flood, a section of Left Hand Creek in Boulder County is still being re-engineered.
The Phoenix Gym Helps Coloradans Rise From The Ashes Of Addiction
The non-profit network of gyms, which began in Boulder, helps those struggling with addiction remain sober through sport and physical activity.
Social Media Aids Disaster Relief; When Brown Skin Turns White; Saturn Mission Ends
In natural disasters, people turn to social media to find out about conditions on the ground and to call for help. A Colorado company trains first responders to take advantage of that, aiding in the wake of hurricanes in the southeastern U.S. Then, a Colorado photographer who has vitiligo, which turns her brown skin white. She gets tattoos to track the changes on her body, and takes pictures of other people with the condition. And, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has revolutionized scientists’ understanding of Saturn, and this week it will burn up in the planet’s atmosphere. Also, a 155-year football rivalry in Pueblo.
Forensic Sculptor Reconstructs Human Faces In Her Spare Time
Sculptor Beth Buchholtz helps police departments around Colorado identify dead people by using their skulls to reconstruct what they might have looked like.
‘Forced From Home’ Brings Boulder Face To Face With The Global Refugee Crisis
Doctors Without Borders, the global aid organization, has set up a 10,000-square-foot mock refugee camp on the courthouse plaza of the Pearl Street Mall.
