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Feb. 27, 2023: Backcountry skier’s avalanche survival story; Poetry as a catalyst for change
- Segment 2 | 10:35
Pikes Peak poet laureate uses poetry as a metaphor to foster change
- Segment 4 | 3:02
A musical homecoming for singer-songwriter Jill Sobule
A backcountry skier shares his harrowing story of surviving an avalanche and reflects on choices. Then, the Pikes Peak poet laureate uses poetry as a catalyst for connection and to foster change. Later, as Black History Month comes to an end, we share the story of Shirley Smith, whose book is "Mama Bear: One Black Mother's Fight for her Child's Life and her Own."