AG: When Disaster Strikes, So Do Scam Artists
When disaster strikes, so do scam artists. It’s something we’ll talk about now with the state’s Attorney General, John Suthers, whose duties include consumer protection.
Loud & Clear – Children & Chitlins
Host Ryan Warner reads from your comments each week. This time, Listeners gives us their feedback on stories about Douglas County Schools… and soul food.
The history of soul food, one plate at a time
(Photo: CPR/Ryan Warner)The roots of soul food — including catfish, fried chicken, black-eyed peas and pig intestines, better known as chitlins — go way, way back, according to Denver author […]
Not So Fast! Federal Pot Memo May Not Be The Last Word
Produced by Rachel Estabrook When the Obama administration said it would not block recreational sales of marijuana, advocates cheered.
Loud & Clear : Job Lock
Host Ryan Warner shares comments from listeners in our weekly feedback segment. A number of you weighed in on “job lock”– keeping a bad job just for the health insurance.
Getting Renewable Energy To Where The People Are
Produced by John Daley Colorado and other western states require that more and more electricity be generated from renewable sources. And they’ve set deadlines for reaching a certain percentage.
CU Scholarship To Be Named for Megan Mullally
A new theater scholarship at CU Denver will be named for Megan Mullally, who played the boozy New York socialite Karen Walker on NBC’s “Will & Grace.”
On Pot, Guidance Finally Comes From On High
The Department of Justice said Thursday, essentially, that it has better things to do than to prosecute marijuana cases in states where it’s legal, like Colorado and Washington.
Black Music Comes to ‘A Real White Place’
Fifty years ago, a quarter of a million people marched on Washington and heard Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Loud & Clear: Boycotts and Secession
In our weekly feedback segment, listeners respond to our conversations with the governor and the longtime principal of Columbine High, and to the idea of northern Colorado seceding.
Two Gay Men, Two Different Generations
The passage of civil unions earlier this year, and recent rulings from the US Supreme Court on gay marriage, got us thinking about how much has changed for gay and […]
Governor on Recalls, Mudslides and Obamacare
Produced by Elaine Grant Governor John Hickenlooper is officially a man running for re-election.
The Last Straw
Produced by John Daley Twelve year old Milo Cress, of Boulder, is the founder of “Be Straw Free.”
Loud & Clear – August 16, 2013
In our weekly feedback segment, listeners speak up about food stamps, the retirement of Columbine High’s principal, and the risks of over-generalizing about a continent.
Losing Ground: Latino Entrepreneurs Share Struggles, Dreams
Produced by Elaine Grant and Lee Hill Since January, CPR’s been focusing on the growing disparities between whites and minorities in Colorado.
A Collection of Old Films Where You Wouldn’t Expect It
Produced by Schuyler Swenson In Denver, there’s a collection of old films that archivists are rushing to preserve.
