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Challenge Of Faster Internet For Rural Colorado; Medical ‘Hard Calls;’ Libertarian Party’s Colorado Roots

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The "Worst Internet in America" is in a rural part of Southern Colorado, according to an analysis by the website fivethirtyeight.com. Gov. John Hickenlooper wants to improve internet speeds across the rural parts of the state by 2020, but the man he's put in charge thinks that goal may not be realistic. Then, listeners are asked to make some of the toughest decisions doctors face in a new podcast co-hosted by a University of Colorado bioethicist. And, the Libertarian Party started in a living room in Colorado; a new project documents its history. Finally, after a deadly home explosion, local governments explore what new levels of control they can legally exert over oil and gas operations.