- Golden Girls often addressed complex social issues important to the gay community, like homophobia and marriage equality, with grace and empathy. And there’s one episode about AIDS that still stands out to CPR’s Vic Vela, more than three decades later.
- Latina elders worry the tradition of homemade tamales – one deeply rooted in familial, communal, even spiritual significance – is being lost among younger Latinos.
- It's a complicated legacy Al Davis left behind: Many former Broncos hated him, and he hated them right back. But on the 10th anniversary of his death, many remember the social justice trailblazer Davis was, and how he sparked a rivalry that still lives on today.
- In Branson, the six-man Bearcats used to play at a humble pasture where snake holes constituted home-field advantage.
- The new Broncos season starts Sunday at the New York Giants. For Broncos fans who have suffered without a reliable quarterback since Peyton Manning retired, there's reason to believe Teddy Bridgewater is the answer.
- On Monday night, the Coors Field humidor rode the pine and the baseballs flew.
- Over the last four decades, Black representation in baseball has dropped precipitously.
- “I’ve never got to sit down with him personally and have a Serbian beer or anything but he seems like a genuinely good guy and he acts the same way whether the cameras are on or off. And I think that speaks volumes to his character.”
- Hunter Biden’s struggle with addiction has been intense — and very public. But with the support of his family, including President Joe Biden, Hunter found the help he needed.
- Kevin Griffin found his own way to embrace recovery using ideas he borrowed from Buddhism, and he wrote a book about it that helped others -- including Vic Vela -- overcome their own challenges.
- A decision Tracie Lechman made when she was 16 would haunt her for the rest of her life. This is how she overcame trauma and addiction in her journey to recover.
- Matthew Jarvis grew up with parents who fought violently at times. It set the stage for years of bad relationships and addiction -- until he found a way forward.
- She was a devout Mormon who fell in love with another woman and found herself traumatized by conversion therapy. This is her recovery story.
- As the Rockies try to put last season’s struggles behind them, Daniel Bard has emerged as an unlikely star and a lesson that when you get the yips, sometimes you just need to walk away for a while.
- As both a student and a teacher, Jessica Dueñas found a sanctuary in the classroom. But her alcoholism made her reevaluate her priorities -- and the career she loved.
- John Evans was a struggling veteran dealing with years of PTSD and addiction until he found help.
