- Voters may be asked to help fund a new passenger rail line along the Front Range next year. We answer listener questions about the proposal and what it entails. Then, Folsom Field marks 100 years as the CU Buffs' season kicks off Saturday. And your next road trip through Colorado could be a literary one!
- Many species that are on the brink of extinction live in zoos and wildlife sanctuaries, which is why National Geographic has a project called “The Photo Ark.” And, now is a good time to make yards water-wise. Plus, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is working with Indigenous communities to prevent deaths and injuries. Later, expanding broadband in Colorado, and the state's new weather record.
- The federal government puts cannabis in the same category as the world's most dangerous drugs. That could change under a new recommendation. What it might mean in Colorado. Then, a young Denver woman loses her battle with colon cancer. She and her husband were both diagnosed with the disease. Doctors say younger people are increasingly vulnerable. And later, one-time Denverite Ethel Merman... does disco?
- A relic from the attack on Pearl Harbor has arrived in Colorado, its new permanent home. The piece of metal comes from the USS Arizona, the final resting place for 32 Colorado sailors. Then, an encore presentation of our interview with Oscar "Osi" Sladek, who survived the Holocaust and found success as a folk musician.
- As the weather extremes continue this summer, what's causing them and what does that suggest about this coming fall and winter? Then, a daughter walks in her mother's footsteps at the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. Plus, a poem designed to build bridges and unity. Then, a new state program pays for college to fill critical job shortages. And a unique cabin getaway.
- Leading up to the first Republican presidential primary debate, a new poll paints a nuanced picture of GOP voters. Then, a Colorado-based study sheds light on why fewer toddlers are getting fully vaccinated. Plus, the future of mass transit in metro Denver will be driven by buses. And, the Infamous Stringdusters' tributes classic bluegrass.
- Landscape photographer and conservationist John Fielder donated his life's work to the people of Colorado earlier this year, and now, thousands of those images are online through History Colorado which also just opened a new Fielder exhibit. Plus, what the elusive firefly in Colorado says about the health of ecosystems. And turn the page with Colorado Matters with author Shelley Read and "Go as a River."