Colorado Matters

A generation of American kids has been raised on lockdowns and active-shooter drills since Columbine, but researchers still don’t know how effective they are. Then, a month after his presidential announcement, John Hickenlooper reflects on his odds and what he’s learned. Finally, in the latest episode of Purplish, meet the first fracktivist.

People diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia are finding hope in a breakthrough treatment developed at CU. It’s put 85 percent of trial patients into remission. Then, the U.S. Women’s National Team is inspiring future soccer players. Next, the battle for affordable housing in Fairplay. Finally, new bluegrass from the Grammy-winning Infamous Stringdusters.

Since Columbine, educators and security experts have struggled to learn how to spot school shooters before tragedy strikes. Then, the campaign against naming mass shooters. Next, the latest Aurora Fox Theater play is “Caroline or Change,” a story based in the Civil Rights era. Finally, the role of female authors in the beginnings of the horror genre.

The Colorado legislature won’t repeal the state’s death penalty this year. What’s next for the movement? Then, stories and essays written by inmates will be brought to life at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Next, how a woman’s attractiveness still impacts her career. Finally, an encore of our interview about the life of Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Jones.

Colorado lawmakers approved a ‘red flag’ gun bill, which one sheriff would rather go to jail than enforce. Then, the new VA secretary stepped into a difficult job. Next, why marijuana edibles land people in the ER. Also, up-and-coming Rockies player Kyle Freeland talks about the 2019 season. Finally, an encore of our interview with musician Anthony Ruptak.

“Since Columbine,” how parents who survived the shooting handle their kids going to school. Then, Congress may soon approve a deal to manage the Colorado River. Next, meet a teen advocate for lowering the voting age. A new exhibit honors working women, plus Colorado author Angie Cavallari talks “trailer trash.”

Colorado has a low vaccination rate that Gov. Jared Polis says he wants to elevate. But he’s wary of eliminating the state’s relatively generous exemptions for fear of creating “distrust.” What does the research say? Then, why can’t female astronauts find spacewalk suits that fit? Plus, DIA’s notorious blue horse inspires a rampaging new video game. And author Pam Houston goes from living in her car to buying property near Creede.

What’s the path back to power for Colorado Republicans after they elect a new chair this weekend? We sit down with the party’s outgoing leader, Jeff Hays, for his take. Then, historian Michael Beschloss on his new book, “Presidents of War.” And, the director of Colorado’s Spaceport says what once seemed like sci-fi is reality for companies today.