Elder Abuse, Female Pilots’ Challenges, Students Combat Extremism, A Poet’s “Bad Fame”
As Colorado’s elderly population grows, officials seek to reduce cases of physical and financial abuse. Then, working conditions pose extra challenges for female pilots. Students have a plan to combat extremism on social media. And, a poet crafts “Bad Fame.”
Restoring An AIDS Memorial; Italian Beer In Colorado; Poet’s ‘Gentlessness’
Pioneers in Colorado’s AIDS effort rededicate a memorial. Italian craft beer creates a splash in Colorado. The poetry in “(gentlessness)’’ grapples with life’s complexities.
Didn’t Know Denver Had An AIDS Memorial? You’re Not Alone
The AIDS Grove in Denver’s Commons Park has seen better days. Volunteers are cleaning it up ahead of a rededication May 15, 2016.
Colorado’s Unaffiliated Voters, Student Machines Nab River Trash, Denver Museum’s Exhibit Raises Privacy Issues, Jewish Writer Inspired By Denver Experience
Unaffiliated voters are Colorado’s largest and least-understood voting bloc. Students at Metropolitan State University of Denver invented machines to clear trash from urban rivers. An exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver raises privacy concerns. Growing up Jewish in Denver inspired an award-winning story by author Talya Zax.
Teaching Preschoolers About Gender Identity And Same-Sex Marriage, Denver Folk Legend Judy Collins With A Love Letter To Sondheim
A children’s book used in some Colorado preschools has raised eyebrows. It’s a love story between worms that’s supposed to spark conversations about different kinds of families. But what’s the right age to raise these questions? And, folk singer Judy Collins, whose roots are in Denver, is in town this weekend for a tribute to Stephen Sondheim.
NH Suicide Project Inspires Colorado, Inside The State’s Biggest Church, Colorado Opera Debuts ‘Scarlet Letter’
An idea that unites Colorado gun store owners and mental health advocates against suicide started in New Hampshire. Then, inside Colorado’s largest church, which draws some criticism for its teachings and community relations. And, Colorado’s former poet laureate helped transform “The Scarlet Letter” into an opera.
Fear And Loathing In Woody Creek: Growing Up With Hunter S. Thompson, Nederland-Based Elephant Revival’s New Album, Kirkland Museum On The Move
Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s son, Juan Thompson of Denver, chronicles a difficult life with his father in the new memoir “Stories I Tell Myself: Growing Up With Hunter S. Thompson.” Then, the Nederland band Elephant Revival has a new album, “Petals,” and an upcoming headline gig at Red Rocks. And, the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art prepares to close until 2017 when it moves to a new and bigger building.
Free Trade Impacts Colorado, Investigation Of Colorado Rapes Nets Pulitzer Prize, A Bouncy Castle In Space…Sort Of
A look at international trade in Colorado. Then, a story about a diabolical rapist, who purposely commits crimes in different Colorado cities, wins a Pulitzer Prize. And, the idea of a space tent — an inflatable pod that orbits Earth — isn’t as far-fetched as it might seem.
Gary Hart And The Week Politics Went Tabloid
Author Matt Bai’s 2014 book “All the Truth is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid,” revisits the 1987 sex scandal that sank former presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado. The interview, which took place live at Denver’s Tattered Cover bookstore, first aired in October 2014.
Gary Hart And The Week Politics Went Tabloid
Yahoo News political columnist Matt Bai offers new perspective on the 1987 scandal surrounding U.S. Sen. Gary Hart.
Former Denver Mayor Peña, Nepal Earthquake Film, ‘Game Of Thrones’ Sounds, Ice Cream Cone Invention
Why is DIA so far from the city center? As the train to Denver’s airport starts, we get answers from former Denver Mayor and U.S. Transportation Secretary Federico Peña. Then, a Grand Junction film crew traveled to Nepal to learn if widespread charges that the Nepalese government is failing to get aid to victims are true. Plus, meet the CU Denver grad who’s responsible for how Game of Thrones sounds. And, a common scene inspires two teen boys to invent a drip-less ice cream cone.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock Talks Train and City, Flobots Bring Community Voices To Album, Debut Novel ‘Fat Girl,’ On Women’s Weight, Sassy Highway Signs
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock realizes a dream with launch of the airport train but faces issues including community-police relations and homelessness. Plus, hip hop group the Flobots includes community voices in its new album “NOENEMIES.” And, Mona Awad’s debut novel “13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl,” explores women’s weight issues. Then, citizens write sassy signs to discourage distracted driving.
As Train To DIA Starts, Denver Mayor Hancock Celebrates But There’s Baggage Elsewhere
Listen or read a transcript as the mayor talks about airport-related development, police-community relations, homelessness and more.
Website Matches Teachers With Second Jobs, Denver Neighborhood Hopes Clean-Up Improves Health, ‘Water Knife’ Depicts Water-Starved West
Website ByaTeacher.com matches teachers seeking second jobs with employers who need help. Then, residents of Denver’s Westwood neighborhood are part of a national movement to improve outdoor amenities such as parks and paths to encourage people to get outside. And, sci-fi thriller “Water Knife,” by Colorado author Paolo Bacigalupi, takes readers to a water-starved West.
In Paolo Bacigalupi’s ‘Water Knife,’ Western Water Wars Get Ugly
The new book from the award-winning novelist of Paonia envisions a bleak, desperate future where a gallon of water is precious.
Mascot Debate Draws Students, American Indians Together, Colorado Marijuana Could Set Example For Colombia, Denver Band DeVotchKa Tackles ‘Sweeney Todd’
When people in Strasburg, Colorado began to debate whether their high school mascot’s name, the Indians, was offensive, they brought in the Northern Arapaho tribe to help decide. Then, Colombia’s former drug czar wonders whether Colorado pot legalization is an example for his country. And, Denver band DeVotchKa reimagines “Sweeney Todd.”
