Colorado Matters

This climbing season on Everest has been deadly, in part due to the overcrowding that outdoorsman Jake Norton saw there. Then, why the stakes are so high for the U.S. women’s soccer team and its two Colorado players. Next, are the fish in the South Platte safe to eat? Also, a local art teacher tries something new. Finally, remembering Stonewall in music.

A group of three STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting survivors and three students from other Denver metro area schools sat down to talk with each other about mental health, social media, surviving a shooting and more. Then, the impact impending tariffs on Mexico will have in Colorado. Finally, a Tiny Desk Concert finalist from Colorado.

Sen. Michael Bennet makes his claim to the crowded Democratic presidential field. Then, excerpts from the president’s graduation speech. Next, a child abuse victim now runs a center to combat the issue. Also, a Walt Whitman poem. Then, a novel set in the Canyons of the Ancients. Next, fancy science sleds. Finally, a Denver queen wins “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”

Denverite looks into the aggressive pace of new home construction and the potential impact on structural safety. Then, meet Grand Junction’s history detective. Next, the difficulties retraining drug dogs. Also, the importance of Narcan to fight overdoses. Plus, take a road trip guided by penny smashers. Finally, a saber-toothed cat gets new roars.

Erik Jensen was sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile. He was recently resentenced, but what does it say about the justice system? Then, Building A Better Colorado explores the state’s tax policies. Next, Sen. Cory Gardner’s commencement address. Also, remembering Colorado’s legendary storm chaser Tim Samaras. Finally, meet “the acoustic ninja.”

A Denver man shares the real-life story behind his TedX talk, “I Was Almost A School Shooter.” It’s drawn nearly eight million views. Then, what happens to your social media accounts and other online presences after you die? Next, an excerpt from Colorado State University’s commencement. Finally, legendary banjoist Béla Fleck will play Red Rocks Thursday.

We share veterans’ and legacies for Memorial Day 2019. First, the honor bell created for military funerals that recently tolled for its creator. Then, what it was like inside a WWII submarine. Next, an old trunk leads to a WWI soldier. Also, being a Japanese American soldier in WWII. Finally, inside the little-known WWII ground battle fought in North America.

Cherry Creek High School student Krithik Ramesh may have revolutionized spinal surgery thanks to Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie.” Then, this business incubator encourages soldiers to invent — using their military experience. Next, an encore of our Infamous Stringdusters interview. Finally, Denver Justice High School deals in second chances.