Colorado Matters

Colorado’s wildfire season is now a wildfire year. Members of CPR’s climate team provide context about the outlook. Plus, how new leadership in the Interior Department might impact Colorado’s land. Also, celebrating hospitality workers who’ve helped made the pandemic more bearable. And reflecting on the legacy of Selena.

Tracking the pandemic’s impact on STIs in Colorado. Also, Purplish explores the public health option. Then, retired judge Gary Jackson remembers his friend and trailblazer, Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory Kellam Scott. And, opening a comedy club during a pandemic is no joke. Finally, a Westminster teen finds a T-Rex tooth on a walk.

Today on a special episode of Colorado Matters, a discussion hosted by the Vail Symposium about the deep roots of racism and inequality in the United States. CPR’s Jo Ann Allen talks with author and entrepreneur Wes Moore. The discussion was recorded Thursday, April 8, 2021, before this week’s protests in Minnesota.

Dr. Ken Lyn-Kew from National Jewish in Denver explains the halt of Johnson & Johnson vaccines and why it’s still possible to catch coronavirus even if vaccinated. Then, the future of a railway connecting the Front Range. Plus, how muons are rewriting physics and our understanding of the universe. And, remembering Colorado Peaches coach Gail Klock.

When Colorado’s head of corrections read a former inmate’s monologue, he said it hit him in the gut. The story recounted the challenges of being locked up. Then, the COVID outbreak at the El Paso County jail. And, a new children’s book about how racism sticks with kids, even when it’s unintended. Also, Purplish explores the challenges of redistricting.

We explore the data and research into gun violence that inform gun policy with Dan Gorenstein and the podcast, “Tradeoffs.” Then, two teachers talk about how they’ll get through the […]

Gov. Jared Polis joins us for our regular conversation. We ask about masks, vaccines, gun policy, transit, and more. Then, the Farley family remembers their patriarch, Mike, one of the first Coloradans to die of COVID-19. Plus, the economic revitalization of the area around Coors Field with continued construction and the return of pedicabs.

Colorado’s transit systems could get a major upgrade in coming years. Then, researchers at Colorado State University are working on vaccines to fight future pandemics. Plus, an effort to teach “media literacy” in Colorado schools. Plus, Denver sculptor Ed Dwight is honored with a namesake asteroid. And Fort Collins poet Jodie Hollander’s outdoor inspiration.