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New Song11. Neva UptonIn this episode of New Song, Neva Upton, an 18-year-old musician from Boulder, CO, discusses the wide range of genres and artists that inspire her. She finds inspiration everywhere: in alternative artists, pop songs, and even her high school English class. Through her original songs, Neva unpacks how music can capture a moment, a feeling, or a memory.Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU Community Radio.Find...2025-04-0936 minNew Song10. TEMPO by Roots Music ProjectThis episode of New Song takes on a new format. Rather than inviting one artist to play and discuss their music, New Song welcomes Jesse Ogle and Marina Eve from Roots Music Project to talk about the Boulder music industry and their new TEMPO program, designed to help youth musicians thrive. Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU Community Radio.Find out more about New Song at KGNU.o...2025-02-1227 minNew Song9. Chloe RidgeviewIn this episode of New Song, Chloe Ridgeview joins the KGNU Studio to showcase her deeply personal songwriting and unique chord arrangements on her primary instrument, the guitar. Through discussion of her background in music and the performance of three original songs, Chloe explores how growing out of childhood and into new experiences has influenced the music she creates today. Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU Community Radio.2024-12-3129 minNew Song8. Stryder JonesRapper, producer, and songwriter Stryder Jones joins the KGNU Boulder Studio in this episode of New Song, showcasing his many musical abilities. Through the performance of three diverse original songs, Stryder explores how his life experiences have shaped his sound and fostered his love of production and constant creation. Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU Community Radio.Find out more about New Song at KGNU.org.2024-11-3035 minNew Song7. Ella SengIn this episode of New Song, Ella Seng joins the KGNU Boulder Studio to showcase her intricate piano composition and Lizzy McAlpine-esque writing style. Through the performance of several original songs, Ella explores how her own experiences have influenced her sound and the artist that she is today.Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU Community Radio.Find out more about New Song at KGNU.org.2024-10-3126 min
KGNU - How On EarthCU Boulder Nobel Prize Winner Tom Cech & “The Catalyst”Nobel Laureate and CU Boulder researcher Tom Cech. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
CU Boulder Nobel Prize Winner Tom Cech discusses his new book, The Catalyst, RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets
Tom Cech is our featured interview for the KGNU Fall Membership Drive. Thank you to listeners who are contributing funds to help our volunteer powered, noncommercial, community radio station. If you like what you hear and want to aid our efforts, please donate securely on line at KGNU.org.
If you would like to join our t...2024-10-1527 minNew Song6. MelodyHailing from Thailand, the second artist with the name Melody on New Song dives into the complexities of songwriting throughout her teen years and the musical journey she has gone on. Taking influence from many sources, Melody discusses her love of Taylor Swift and musical theater, revealing snippets of an exciting long-term project in this sixth episode. Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU Community Radio.Find out m...2024-09-2726 minNew Song5. Shane GabrielWith influences like Noah Kahan, artist Shane Gabriel explores the nuances of the indie-folk genre and examines the aspects of his life that have shaped him into the songwriter he is today. In this episode of New Song Shane also looks ahead to his future, considering the role music will play in his life as high school comes to an end.Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU Community Radio.2024-08-0724 minNew Song4. Addie UhlIndie-folk artist Addie Uhl dives into the role of music in her life as she has grown up and opened many new doors in the fourth episode of New Song. Through the performance of several original songs, Addie discusses how music has fit into her life as she has transitioned into her new normal as a college freshman, and how her music has evolved with her. Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU C...2024-07-1026 minNew Song3. Manny.Denver-based artist Manny explores his unique indie-alternative sound in the third episode of New Song. Manny utilizes self-produced tracks and live guitar to create a complex, layered sound, and through delving into the writing of his songs, Manny reveals how his cultural background and bilingualism have shaped his music. Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU Community Radio.Find out more about New Song at KGNU.org.2024-06-1727 min
KGNU MusicInterview: Nick ForsterOn KGNU’s 46th birthday, Indra Raj chats with eTown’s Nick Forster about the history of KGNU and eTown. They listen to some early broadcasts, and Boulder mayor Aaron Brockett reads a proclamation declaring KGNU Radio Week (Interview date: 5/22/24)2024-06-0453 minNew Song2. MelodyIn this episode of New Song, Melody joins the KGNU Studio to showcase her deeply personal songwriting and unique piano composition. Through the exploration of her background in music and the performance of three original songs, Melody reveals her own songwriting process and the aspects of her life that influence her sound the most.Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU Community Radio.Find out more about New...2024-05-2730 minNew Song1. Emily MargaretIn the premiere episode of New Song, artist Emily Margaret closely examines her unique R&B and folk style; a sound stemming from her Vermont roots and lifelong devotion to music. Through the performance of three original songs, Emily Margaret gives a look into her songwriting process and the ways in which she has been shaped into the artist she is today.Hosted and produced by Amiya Vashi.Engineered by George Figgs.This podcast is brought to you by KGNU Community Radio.2024-05-1324 minNew SongTrailer: Welcome to New SongHosted by Amiya Vashi through KGNU Media Gardens, New Song dives into the complexities of teen music, songwriting, and artistry. Aimed at highlighting the voices of Colorado-based youth musicians, New Song gives young singer-songwriters a platform to share their original music and stories. With a diverse array of music and musicians, New Song features genres from R&B to pop and indie to folk. For more information and updates on New Song check out KGNU.org or our Instagram @newsong_kgnu. Keep an eye out for monthly episodes! 2024-04-1101 min
KGNU Community RadioHowl for Ed Sanders (Amazing Grace)This episode of From The Archives to the Air begins with a recording of a KGNU listener call-in show from early 1988.
Listeners commented on our broadcasting of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” a poem that – though it was written in 1955 – still has the capacity to shock, even in 2023.
By broadcasting the poem, KGNU took part in “Open Ears, Open Minds,” a direct challenge to a Federal Communications Commission ruling that was widely viewed as an attempt at censorship. (Scroll down for a link to a Radio World article describing the issue.)
The second half of this episod...2023-09-2600 minFeatured Archives - KGNU Community RadioHowl for Ed Sanders (Amazing Grace)This episode of From The Archives to the Air begins with a recording of a KGNU listener call-in show from early 1988.
Listeners commented on our broadcasting of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” a poem that – though it was written in 1955 – still has the capacity to shock, even in 2023.
By broadcasting the poem, KGNU took part in “Open Ears, Open Minds,” a direct challenge to a Federal Communications Commission ruling that was widely viewed as an attempt at censorship. (Scroll down for a link to a Radio World article describing the issue.)
The second half of this episod...2023-09-2600 minA Public Affair Archives - KGNU Community RadioHowl for Ed Sanders (Amazing Grace)This episode of From The Archives to the Air begins with a recording of a KGNU listener call-in show from early 1988.
Listeners commented on our broadcasting of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” a poem that – though it was written in 1955 – still has the capacity to shock, even in 2023.
By broadcasting the poem, KGNU took part in “Open Ears, Open Minds,” a direct challenge to a Federal Communications Commission ruling that was widely viewed as an attempt at censorship. (Scroll down for a link to a Radio World article describing the issue.)
The second half of this episod...2023-09-2600 minMetro Archives - KGNU Community RadioAfter Image with Michael J. Casey Explores Union and Strike Films in Cinematic HistoryIn this movie review segment, KGNU’s Veronica Straight-Lingo speaks with Boulder Weekly Film Correspondent Michael J. Casey about films. In this segment, in light of the ongoing WGA and SAG/AFTRA Strikes Casey discusses films about labor unions and worker strikes.
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2023-09-2200 minKGNU Community RadioAfter Image with Michael J. Casey Explores Union and Strike Films in Cinematic HistoryIn this movie review segment, KGNU’s Veronica Straight-Lingo speaks with Boulder Weekly Film Correspondent Michael J. Casey about films. In this segment, in light of the ongoing WGA and SAG/AFTRA Strikes Casey discusses films about labor unions and worker strikes.
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2023-09-2200 minKGNU Community RadioCommunity, Love and Music Take Center Stage in Local Theater Company’s “You Enjoy Myself”“You Enjoy Myself”, a world premiere play by playwright Topher Payne will debut from Local Theater Company September 21st. The show is a romantic comedy about a chosen community of 6 folks who are all bonded around their love for the band Phish, and sense of family produced by their music. “You Enjoy Myself” runs September 21st – October 14th at The Dairy Arts Center. KGNU’s Veronica Straight-Lingo had a chance to speak with Playwright Topher Payne, and Director Betty Hart about the show.
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Community, Love and Music Take Center Stage in Local Theater Company’s “You Enjoy Myself...2023-09-2200 minMetro Archives - KGNU Community RadioStoned Shakespeare: Bowls with the Bard Presents, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Sep 22 – 24Bowls with the Bard as a production company started as a podcast, where Micaela Mannix dives into the fascinating details of Shakespeare and his work while getting stoned with a guest. After moving to Colorado, the next iteration of Bowls with the Bard premiers September 21st and runs through the 24th.It’s Stoned Shakespeare, and the company is performing A Midsummer Might’s Dream at the Coffee Joint in Denver. During the show, both the patrons and the performers are invited to imbibe in marijuana, as the antics ensue. KGNU’s Veronica Straight-Lingo spoke with Executive Producer, Artistic Direct...2023-09-2200 minMorning Magazine Archives - KGNU Community RadioAna Homayoun’s new book highlights the “faulty finish line” of college admissionsOn today’s Morning Magazine, you’ll hear an exclusive interview with Author Ana Homayoun, about her new book Erasing the Finish Line. The interview was conducted and produced by KGNU’s Zack Thompson.
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2023-09-2200 minFeatured Archives - KGNU Community RadioAna Homayoun’s new book highlights the “faulty finish line” of college admissionsOn today’s Morning Magazine, you’ll hear an exclusive interview with Author Ana Homayoun, about her new book Erasing the Finish Line. The interview was conducted and produced by KGNU’s Zack Thompson.
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2023-09-2200 minMorning Magazine Archives - KGNU Community Radio“Guns to Garden” recycles and repurposes voluntarily surrendered firearmsOn today’s program, KGNU’s Benita Lee talks Constance Holden, the co-chair of the Guns to Garden Tools Initiative that recycles voluntarily surrendered firearms into things like garden spades and even jewelry. Then, you’ll hear an update on the Bureau of Land Management’s revising of oil and gas rules from KVNF’s Lisa Young, for Rocky Mountain Community Radio. After that, it’s Chris Mohr’s weekly commentary, “Make Them Hear You.” We’ll wrap up with herbalist Brigitte Mars and her regular Wednesday feature, “Naturally.”
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...2023-09-2000 minFeatured Archives - KGNU Community Radio“Guns to Garden” recycles and repurposes voluntarily surrendered firearmsOn today’s program, KGNU’s Benita Lee talks Constance Holden, the co-chair of the Guns to Garden Tools Initiative that recycles voluntarily surrendered firearms into things like garden spades and even jewelry. Then, you’ll hear an update on the Bureau of Land Management’s revising of oil and gas rules from KVNF’s Lisa Young, for Rocky Mountain Community Radio. After that, it’s Chris Mohr’s weekly commentary, “Make Them Hear You.” We’ll wrap up with herbalist Brigitte Mars and her regular Wednesday feature, “Naturally.”
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...2023-09-2000 minA Public Affair Archives - KGNU Community Radio10 years later, Boulder County has scars from the 2013 floodsOn this week’s A Public Affair, KGNU and Report for America’s Jackie Sedley hosts a roundtable discussion in commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the 2013 Boulder County Flood.
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From September 11 through September 15 of 2013, never-before-seen flooding in the region caused countless people to lose their homes, and some to lose their lives. It has been a decade, and the Front Range is still recovering on a geographical, economical, and emotional level.
Guests on today’s episode are Katie Arrington, the Recovery and Resiliency Program Manager for Boulder County...2023-09-1300 minMorning Magazine Archives - KGNU Community RadioNature Almanac: Migrating HummingbirdsColorado hummingbirds spent the summer in the mountains, raising their young . . . or being hatchlings that have now grown up. Now that it’s September, most are starting toward their winter homes, thousands of miles away, in Mexico and Central America. To celebrate the end of a summer of hummingbirds, naturalists Scott Severs and Ruth Carol Cushman join Master Hummingbird Bander Steve Bouricius at his mountain cabin in Peaceful Valley, where they share ways that people living in Boulder, Denver and other foothills cities can attract hummingbirds to stop by as they migrate south. KGNU’s Shelley Schlender joined them. Here’s...2023-09-0800 minA Public Affair Archives - KGNU Community RadioThe one with the cucamelons, Persian passion cake and a zillion ways to serve zucchiniFarming, baking and the appeal of bitterness were on the minds of co-hosts John Lehndorff (Radio Nibbles) and chef Dan Asher (River & Woods) for the September edition of Kitchen Table Talk with guests: farmer Mark DeRespinis of Esoterra Culinary Garden and baker Jennifer Mesinger of Lucky’s Bakeshop and Cafe. They tasted buttery cakes, as well as cucamelons, ratatouille and chicory as they answered callers’ questions including what to with this year’s gargantuan summer squash.
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...2023-09-0800 minA Public Affair Archives - KGNU Community RadioMeet Colorado’s New State Historian, Dr. Claire Oberon GarciaOn today’s A Public Affair, KGNU News Intern Ivonne Olivas sits down with Dr. Claire Oberon Garcia, who assumed the role of Colorado State Historian last month.
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2023-09-0600 minRadio Nibbles Archives - KGNU Community RadioHow CHOW helps workers cope with restaurant stressIn honor of Labor Day, John Lehndorff welcomed Erin Boyle, the CEO of CHOW, to Radio Nibbles to talk about the local organization’s efforts to aid restaurant workers’ mental and physical well-being. CHOW hosts a Denver event in City Park on September 11.
John’s Nibbles column in the Boulder Weekly features local chefs and cooks talking about what life is really like working in restaurant kitchens: boulderweekly.com/cuisine/blood-sweat-and-cheers/
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The post How CHOW helps w...2023-08-3100 minA Public Affair Archives - KGNU Community RadioDeadline approaches to reintroduce the wolf to ColoradoThe deadline is fast approaching to reintroduce the wolf to Colorado. By the end of this year, gray wolves are supposed to be back in designated areas of the Western Slope. That is the mandate of Proposition 114, approved by state voters back in 2020. With only a little over four months to go, will the Colorado Parks and Wildlife agency be able to bring them back in time? Wolf advocate Marc Bekoff, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at CU-Boulder, joined Sam Fuqua at the KGNU Boulder studio to offer answers to this question – as well as responses to as...2023-08-3100 minUncategorized Archives - KGNU Community RadioCU Boulder event tackles gun violence prevention
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Elected officials, university leaders and community organizers were at CU Boulder’s Renée Crown Wellness Institute to discuss gun violence prevention measures, including the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Attending the invitation-only event were U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse, CU Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano, Front Range Community College President Dr. Colleen Simpson and lead organizers of gun violence prevention groups, among others.
Among the speakers was Dr. Beverly Kingston, Dire...2023-08-2200 minStorytellers of Color Archives - KGNU Community RadioProfessional Dancer Shares How Salsa Brings Communities TogetherOur guest this morning is Marcela Lay, a professional dancer who has been teaching various dance styles and helping form a dance community in Colorado. Producer of Havana Nights at the Dairy Center for the Arts and the local “A Lo Cubano” Festival, with the support of many other members of the dance community, Marcela confesses to KGNU’s Rossana Longo-Better that, although she grew up dancing in her home country of Chile, it wasn’t until she came to Boulder that she really learned how to dance and teach Salsa from a great mentor. In today’s episode, Marcela ta...2023-08-1900 minMetro Archives - KGNU Community RadioBooktalk: National Book Award winner James McBride’s THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STOREJames McBride’s newest book is THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.
As the story begins, it’s 1972. Workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania are digging the foundations for a new development, and the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows.
2023-08-1900 minConnections Archives - KGNU Community Radio‘Things that maybe only your therapist has heard’: Josie Nixon’s New Event, Exposed, Spotlights VulnerabilityPhoto Courtesy of Josie Nixon.
Storytelling is the oldest form of education we have. At least, that’s how Josie Nixon sees it. Their event “Exposed” is designed specifically to push boundaries – both for participants and for audience members. Nixon works with performers for three months, helping them develop a true story from their lives to perform on stage. All stories focus on challenging, potentially traumatic personal events, but those stories range in subject matter and intensity. Through Exposed, Nixon aims to provide a space for vulnerability, community, and collection across all identities and networks. The event is in-pe...2023-08-1800 minRadio Nibbles Archives - KGNU Community RadioA day of sipping and listening in Nederland(Photo courtesy the Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival)
The waning days of summer sun and fun are calling us to get out and immerse ourselves in local sips and tunes in the mountains. Radio Nibbles host John Lehndorff welcomed Stephanie Andelman to talk about the second annual Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival taking place Aug. 27 in Chipeta Park with Colorado wines, spirits, beers, cider and mead to sample with local food.
You can read John’s Nibbles column about the joys of summer tomatoes at: boulderweekly.com/cuisine/the-tomato-speaks
Use this map to Bo...2023-08-1700 minZero Waste Archives - KGNU Community RadioTalking Textiles and the Trajectory of Sustainable FashionImages courtesy of Hanna Rose Shell and Pau Martin.
On this week’s A Public Affair, KGNU and Report for America’s Jackie Sedley dives seam-first into the world of textiles. Sedley is joined in the studio by two textile aficionados: Pau Martin, owner of the local textile upcycler brand Atrévete, and Hanna Rose Shell, a CU Boulder professor who is also the author of several publications and a film about textile waste and recycling.
Though they come from different backgrounds, both Martin and Shell bring enthusiasm for textiles and sustainability to the table. Liste...2023-08-0900 minRadio Nibbles Archives - KGNU Community RadioChefs and Foodies Find Their Bliss on the FarmPhoto by Alexis Kenyon.
The joy of fresh ripe local tomatoes, the beauty of local flowers, breakfast burritos and garlic scape pesto were top of mind on the August edition of Kitchen Table Talk on KGNU. Hosts John Lehndorff (Radio Nibbles) and chef Dan Asher (River and Woods) welcomed three guests: Chef Hosea Rosenberg (Blackbelly, Santo), Helen Skiba of Artemis Flower Farm and Caitlin Kenney of the Threshold Collective.
John discussed his new guide to Boulder County roadside farm stands freshly published in the Boulder Weekly: boulderweekly.com/cuisine/prime-produce-time.
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Between them, Radio Nibbles host John Lehndorff and his guest, food critic Clay Fong of 5280 magazine, have reviewed more than 1,000 restaurants. They shared news about restaurant closings – including Ash’Kara – and restaurants opening including Masas & Agave and Hummus Republic, and opening soon, including LL Hawaiian and Maine Shack, and where to find great dumplings. They also talked about the Michelin Guide coming to Colorado.
You can listen to podcasts of previous Radio Nibbles at news.kgnu.org and read John’s Nibbles column at BoulderWeekly.com. Send your comments for John to: Nibbl...2023-07-2800 minHemispheres Archives - KGNU Community RadioIranians in Boulder assess the past, present and future of social movements back homePhoto by Alexis Kenyon
It’s been nearly a year since women-led protests erupted in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini. As part of international solidarity actions connected to the protests, a group of Iranians, Iranian-Americans and supporters in Boulder created an affinity group called Boulder4Iran.
For the July 25, 2023 edition of Hemispheres, KGNU News Director Shannon Young spoke with five members of the group; Shideh Dashti, Shawhin Roudbari, Rumi Natanzi, Sina Khosh and Sabrina Sideris.
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Iranians in Boulder assess the past, present and future of social mo...2023-07-2600 minConnections Archives - KGNU Community RadioColorado’s Pulse Shows Real Concern / El Pulso De Colorado Muestra PreocupaciónIn our Connections show today we hear about the latest finding from The Colorado Health Foundation Poll: Pulse survey that exposes how 40% of Coloradans say they are “just getting by financially, “including more than one in ten describing themselves as “really struggling” says, Austin Montoya, Senior Officer for Policy Advocacy Communications.
Montoya shares with KGNU’s Rossana Longo Better that many residents must make tough choices- skipping meals, living with family or roommates when they would rather not, or having to work multiple jobs to get by every month.
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Colorado’s...2023-07-2500 minStorytellers of Color Archives - KGNU Community RadioFrom Sports Journalist To Standup ComedianOur Guest this morning is Sam Adams, sportswriter-turned-stand-up comedian, keynote speaker, book author, actor, and master of ceremonies. Sam performed his first standup comedy set in 2000, only a few months after his return from reporting on track and field at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Eight years later, at age 49, the long-time sports journalist took on comedy as a full-time professional career.
In 2019, Sam was the first African American sports journalist ever inducted into the prestigious Denver Press Club’s Hall of Fame. In 2018, Sam’s popularity catapulted when the “True Color” clip from his 2017 Dry Bar Come...2023-07-0900 minUncategorized Archives - KGNU Community RadioCat in a Bag…on a BikePhoto by Alexis Kenyon.
A special guest stopped by KGNU’s Bike to Work Day breakfast station!
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2023-06-2800 minUncategorized Archives - KGNU Community RadioTrauma Expert Visits Boulder to Discuss Work in UkraineDr. James Gordon is renowned for his work in healing population-wide psychological trauma.
He is the author of Transforming Trauma, The Path to Hope and Healing, and he founded the Center for Mind Body Medicine which works in numerous war zones around the world, and in communities here in the US.
He’ll be the key note speaker at Boulder’s Highland Institute on June 26, where he’ll speak about his recent work in Ukraine.
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The post Trauma Expert...2023-06-2600 minUncategorized Archives - KGNU Community RadioBoulder County’s Juneteenth Celebration: A Weekend of Commemoration and UnityThe NAACP Boulder County and ECAACE (Executive Committee, African American Cultural Events BoCo) will host the annual Boulder County Juneteenth Celebration from June 17 to 19, (Camera file photo)
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Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is the newest American Federal holiday. The celebration commemorates the day when the final enslaved people in the United States were set free by Union Soldiers — more than 2 years after President Abraham Lincoln issued his 1863 Emancipation Proclamation to legally free 3.5 million enslaved people in Confederate stat...2023-06-1400 minStorytellers of Color Archives - KGNU Community RadioFilipino Filmmaker Sheds Light on America’s First Transgender Person Elected to a City Council: Joanne ConteThis morning’s guest is Oriana Ledesma, who identifies as a queer, Filipino, American, veteran, woman, and filmmaker with brown skin whose work brings humanity to people subjected to social marginalization. Ledesma is the associate producer of the upcoming film Conte: A Short Story, highlighting a different side of the late Joanne Conte, the first transgender person elected to a city council in US history who went to work as an investigative reporter for our KGNU community radio station.
Oriana Ledesma, the storyteller of color works with El Dorado Films and the SFAU-based Veteran Documentary Corps, focusing on...2023-06-1300 minPasa la Voz Archives - KGNU Community Radio30,000 DACA Recipients At Risk If Governor Polis Vetoes Bill HB23 1100Immigrant rights groups are organizing to put public pressure on Governor Jared Polis to sign House Bill 1100. It would prohibit state and local governance from renewing or agreeing with ICE, the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency to house people suspected of civil immigration violations.
The bill would also restrict state and local entities from selling government-owned property to establish a privately managed or owned immigrant detention facility. It would prohibit paying to construct one and ban local government entities from receiving payment from the private entity operating that type of facility.
KGNU’s Rossana Lo...2023-06-0200 minHemispheres Archives - KGNU Community RadioDACA Recipients Discuss Living on Eggshells When Rights are AmbiguousDecades have passed since the last major overhaul of immigration laws in the United States. In that time, children have themselves become parents, without a path to citizenship in the country they grew up in.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program came into effect during the administration of President Barack Obama and remains the most substantive policy to create a legal status for the very sizable population of immigrants living in the U.S. without documentation. But only a fraction of the millions of undocumented people living in the U.S. are able to qualify...2023-05-2400 minUncategorized Archives - KGNU Community RadioCU Football Fans Speak Their TruthPhoto via Jimmie Searfoss Twitter
It’s hard to overstate the amount of hype generated by former NFL champion Deion Sanders’ new role as CU Boulder’s head football coach. Tickets to the team’s Black and Gold scrimmage game sold out weeks before the event. Last year, tickets were free, and even then, attendance was sparse.
On this week’s Sports Talk, KGNU’s Jimmie Searfoss goes to Folsom Field to hear from this year’s fans.
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Known as la curandera, she integrates ancestral guidance, nutrition, herbal teas, energy work, and rites of passage in her group practices, is passionate to work with the BIPOC community, serves teens with issues of identity, family systems, and intergenerational trauma.
Monica King speaks with Rossana Longo-Better about her experience living in Boulder for the past 8...2023-04-1100 minZero Waste Archives - KGNU Community RadioAre You Sure You Can Compost That?Image by Alexis Kenyon Via Dall-E
On today’s A Public Affair, we gather Boulder’s waste experts and get answers to all your burning trash, recycling, and composting questions. Plus, what you should know about big changes in composting guidelines that begin April 1, 2023.
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Vann Fussell, Founder and Executive Director, Compost Colorado
Kathy Caroll, Community Relations Manager, Western Disposable
Clinton Sander, Marketing Manager, A1 Organics
Dan Matsch, EcoCycle
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This reporting is part of KGN...2023-03-3000 minZero Waste Archives - KGNU Community RadioBargain Eats (even Pizza!) from Boulder RestaurantsOn Radio Nibbles, host John Lehndorff welcomes Eddy Connor, a founder of a new Boulder-born app, Goodie Bag, which offers discounted food from Boulder restaurants and food businesses.
Don’t miss the March 16 Supersized Radio Nibbles during KGNU’s Spring Membership Drive. We’ll have special foodie thank yous including a coffee-pie pairing event!
For more information on Goodie Bag, read John Lehndorff’s Nibbles column in the Boulder Weekly.
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The post Bargain Eats (even Pizza!) from Boulder Restaura...2023-03-0900 minConnections Archives - KGNU Community RadioLatino And Indigenous Leaders Speak Up About WaterIn our studios of KGNU on Connections Call-in Show, we hear from Michelle Gabrieloff-Parish, founder of FLOWS – Foundations for Leaders Organizing for Water and Sustainability and Once & Future Green, Mark Magana executive director of GreenLatinos and Victor Galvan with Protégete Conservation Colorado to talk about the water rights for First Nations and Latino communities, the most vulnerable communities in Colorado.
Host Rossana Longo-Better brings also interviews Dr. Davon Pena with the Acequias Institute, indigenous environmentalist Andrea Yolloteotl with Harvest of All Nations, hydrologist Gordon Mc Curry, and Ute water ceremonies priestess Angelique Rodriguez.
pla...2023-02-2159 minConnections Archives - KGNU Community RadioRebuilding Efforts On KGNU’s ConnectionsIn our studios of KGNU on Connections Call-in Show, we hear from Beth Eldridge, a victim and Marshall Fire Recovery Navigator, an elder victim Elsie Chavez, who lived in a mobile home in old Superior, accompanied by her son Arthur Chavez and Bernardo Padilla a grassroots community activist from mobile home parks with the group Si Se Puede to share their experiences on the recovery of the most destructive wildfire in the state’s history.
Most of the victims are still working on rebuilding and share their personal struggles with co-hosts Fiona Foster and Rossana Longo-Better.
2023-01-2600 minConnections Archives - KGNU Community RadioRebuilding Efforts On KGNU’s ConnectionsIn our studios of KGNU on Connections Call-in Show, we hear from Beth Eldridge, a victim and Marshall Fire Recovery Navigator, an elder victim Elsie Chavez, who lived in a mobile home in old Superior, accompanied by her son Arthur […]2023-01-2656 minBlack Talk Archives - KGNU Community RadioNyasha Williams Can Talk To Your AncestorsBlack Talk is a one-hour monthly show bringing us news and more from NAACP Boulder County and beyond.
Hosted by Michele Simpson, it airs on KGNU on the second Thursday at 8:32 AM, just after the BBC News headlines.
Find out more about the work of the NAACP Boulder County chapter at naacpbouldercounty.org
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December’s Black Talk features author, creative, activist, Nyasha Williams. She is the...2022-12-0800 minZero Waste Archives - KGNU Community RadioPeople Can’t Stop Talking About CU Football Courting Deion Sanders For Head Coach PositionOn this week’s Sports Talk, the word around town is that CU is courting NFL Hall of Famer and former MLB player, Deion Sanders to sign as CU’s next head football coach. He hasn’t signed yet but people are already giddy about it. KGNU’s Jimmie Searfoss has more.
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The post People Can’t Stop Talking About CU Football Courting Deion Sanders For Head Coach Positio...2022-12-0200 minPasa la Voz Archives - KGNU Community RadioLatino Chamber Opens Physical Space To Better Serve Diverse Business In The StateThe Latino Chamber of Commerce played an important role during the COVID pandemic and actively help with applications to access federal loans or other supports for undocumented business owners. During that time, the Latino Chamber expanded virtual services outside Boulder County, and recently they have opened a physical office to better serve small business owners.
Earlier this week, KGNU’s Rossana Longo-Better spoke with Berenice Garcia-Tellez, who has been the Board Chair since 2019 about supporting the growing Latino Community small business in the state.
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Elections – KGNU NewsElections 2022, Prop 122: Should Colorado Decriminalize Psilocybin?You are listening to the Morning Magazine on KGNU. I’m your host, Jack Armstrong. Coloradans will vote on the decriminalization of the use, possession, and growth of natural medicines commonly known as magic mushrooms in the upcoming November ballot. KGNU’s […]2022-10-2800 minKGNU - How On EarthKGNU Fund Drive with The Last StargazersOn this week’s show – part of the annual KGNU Spring Fund Drive – we play excerpts of an upcoming interview with astronomer and author Dr. Emily Levesque about her book, The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers. The book is a modern history of observational astronomy, and shares an inside look at the lives and stories of astronomers past, present, and possible future.
Thanks to independent publisher Source Books for offering several copies to KGNU to help with the fund drive, and to those listeners who donated and received copies of the book.
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radio bookclub oldRadio Bookclub: Mixed CompanyBoulder-based author Jenny Shank joined us at the Boulder Bookstore to discuss her collection of short stories Mixed Company. The stories are inspired by Shank’s experiences growing up in Denver, and they reveal poignant and often humorous moments of grace and connection between people. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2021/12/12-23-21_RadioBookclubJennyShankPodcast.mp3 This interview aired on KGNU at 9am on Thursday, December […]2021-12-2334 min
KGNU Radio Book ClubRadio Bookclub: Mixed CompanyBoulder-based author Jenny Shank joined us at the Boulder Bookstore to discuss her collection of short stories Mixed Company. The stories are inspired by Shank’s experiences growing up in Denver, and they reveal poignant and often humorous moments of grace and connection between people. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2021/12/12-23-21_RadioBookclubJennyShankPodcast.mp3 This interview aired on KGNU at 9am on Thursday, December […]2021-12-2334 minKGNU Radio Book ClubRadio Bookclub: The Leave-TakersFor July 2021 we’ve been reading The Leave-Takers, a thriller from local author Steven Wingate, which tells the story of Jacob and Laynie whose relationship blew apart but fate pulled them back together in a windblown, isolated house on the plains of South Dakota. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2021/07/7-21-21_RadioBookClubJulyWeb.mp3 This interview was broadcast on KGNU on July 22 at […]2021-08-0632 minradio bookclub oldRadio Bookclub: The Leave-TakersFor July 2021 we’ve been reading The Leave-Takers, a thriller from local author Steven Wingate, which tells the story of Jacob and Laynie whose relationship blew apart but fate pulled them back together in a windblown, isolated house on the plains of South Dakota. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2021/07/7-21-21_RadioBookClubJulyWeb.mp3 This interview was broadcast on KGNU on July 22 at […]2021-08-0632 minKGNU Radio Book ClubRadio Bookclub: Water & PowerThe September selection for the Radio Bookclub is Water & Power by Denver author Steven Dunn, a navy veteran. The book turns the traditional concept of military literature on its head as it examines military culture and engages with perceptions of heroism and terrorism. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2020/09/9-25-20_RadioBookclubStevenDunn.mp3 This edition of the Radio Bookclub with Steven Dunn was broadcast on KGNU […]2020-09-2928 minradio bookclub oldRadio Bookclub: Water & PowerThe September selection for the Radio Bookclub is Water & Power by Denver author Steven Dunn, a navy veteran. The book turns the traditional concept of military literature on its head as it examines military culture and engages with perceptions of heroism and terrorism. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2020/09/9-25-20_RadioBookclubStevenDunn.mp3 This edition of the Radio Bookclub with Steven Dunn was broadcast on KGNU […]2020-09-2928 minHemispheres Archives - KGNU Community RadioAIDS Prevention in ZimbabweWhile the AIDS epidemic is in decline, the prevalence of HIV in Zimbabwe remains among the highest in the world. The US now proposes a cut in AIDS prevention. Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has made significant progress reducing the number of new cases of AIDS worldwide. We hear about programs that work and progress that has been made as we take a look at AIDS work in Zimbabwe.
Loyce Maturu of Zimbabwe and Alice Aluoch of Nairobi describe, with host, Nikki Kayser programs that are making a difference that has cut the death...2019-10-0900 minHemispheres Archives - KGNU Community RadioHemispheres: Northern Ireland in The Shadow of BrexitHow is Northern Ireland 21 years after The Good Friday Agreement?
Host Nikki Kayser checks-in with a young lawyer in Derry after the recent shooting of journalist, Lyra McKee. Joining the discussion with historical perspective is The Honorary Consul, Jim Lyons of International Fund for Ireland.
Anthony Massey for Project Children helps identify tactics that have helped break the cycle of violence. Brian McGuinness shares what it was like living in The Falls, Belfast during The Troubles. All weigh in on prospects for unity and a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland.
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Hemispheres...2019-05-1500 minKGNU - How On EarthThe Goodness Paradox // Pledge DriveThe Goodness Paradox (Teaser): Today’s spring pledge-drive show features brief clips from a recent interview with Richard Wrangham, a primatologist at Harvard University, about his new book, The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution. Wrangham discusses with How On Earth hosts Susan Moran and Chip Grandits how, and why, homo sapiens evolved to be both peaceful and violent (less reactively aggressive and more proactively aggressive, like our bonobo ancestors), and what it bodes for the future of human civilization. We will air the full interview on the March 19 science show. Thanks to Pantheon...2019-03-1327 minHemispheres Archives - KGNU Community RadioHemispheres: Education in TanzaniaAccording to The Borgen Project, 68% of the population of Tanzania lives below the poverty line. That’s 45 million people.
More than 40% of children under five suffer from chronic malnutrition and 16% are underweight. A third experience stunted growth as a result of malnutrition, ranking Tanzania third in sub-Saharan Africa, after Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Poverty is highest in female-headed households, particularly those that depend on livestock or food-crop production for their livelihood. Young girls and women in Tanzania often suffer from more nutritional deficiencies than men. One-third of women are deficient in iron, io...2019-03-0600 minradio bookclub oldBest Books of the Year 2018Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer, Liesl Freudenstein, head of children’s books at the Boulder Bookstore and Nicole Sullivan of the Book Bar in Denver join Maeve Conran of KGNU in the studio to share their favorite books of 2018 in our annual end of year Best Books of the year show. This show was broadcast on KGNU […]2018-12-1230 minKGNU Radio Book ClubBest Books of the Year 2018Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer, Liesl Freudenstein, head of children’s books at the Boulder Bookstore and Nicole Sullivan of the Book Bar in Denver join Maeve Conran of KGNU in the studio to share their favorite books of 2018 in our annual end of year Best Books of the year show. This show was broadcast on KGNU […]2018-12-1230 minHemispheres Archives - KGNU Community RadioHemispheres: Feminism In The PhilippinesFour courageous women provide an example of feminist activism in one of the most dangerous places to speak out for social and environmental justice.
MaryAnn Manahan tells their stories and explains how she holds extractive industries accountable by following the money.
She works with World March of Women – Pilipinas, www.InternationalFinancialInstitutions.org and www.CoalitionAgainstTraffickingofWomeninAsiaPacific.org
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2018-10-0300 minradio bookclub oldAfterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Rebecca Makkai – The Great BelieversHear more of the conversation with Rebecca Makkai as she talks more about her new novel The Great Believers and the AIDS crisis and its impact on Chicago in the 1980s. https://kgnu-news.objects-us-east-1.dream.io/2018/07/07-26-18%20AfterHoursBookclubMakkai.mp3 Listen to our broadcast interview. The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month Arsen Kashkashian, head […]2018-07-2622 minKGNU Radio Book ClubAfterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Rebecca Makkai – The Great BelieversHear more of the conversation with Rebecca Makkai as she talks more about her new novel The Great Believers and the AIDS crisis and its impact on Chicago in the 1980s. https://kgnu-news.objects-us-east-1.dream.io/2018/07/07-26-18%20AfterHoursBookclubMakkai.mp3 Listen to our broadcast interview. The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month Arsen Kashkashian, head […]2018-07-2622 minHemispheres Archives - KGNU Community RadioHemispheres: Perspectives on IslamWhat does it mean to be an Islamic American these days? And how do youth form a healthy identity? What role does gender play in Islam? on radicalism? A soccer player, a Catholic researcher in Pakistan, and a Muslim relief worker discuss perspectives on Islam.
Join host, Nikki Kayser was we hear excerpts from a panel April 9th at the Conference On World Affairs in Boulder, Colorado. They bring varying points of view and help shed some light on our relationship with the subject of Islam here in the States.
Guests are Ismail Elfath of Casablanc...2018-05-0200 minradio bookclub oldAfterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Midnight at the Bright Ideas BookstoreAuthor Matthew Sullivan shares real-life stories from his experience as a bookseller at the Tattered Cover in Denver, that inspired him for his new novel, Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore. https://kgnu-news.objects-us-east-1.dream.io/2018/01/01-25-18%20AfterHoursMatthewSullivan.mp3 KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore are partners for our radio bookclub. Every month Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, will […]2018-01-2522 minKGNU Radio Book ClubAfterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Midnight at the Bright Ideas BookstoreAuthor Matthew Sullivan shares real-life stories from his experience as a bookseller at the Tattered Cover in Denver, that inspired him for his new novel, Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore. https://kgnu-news.objects-us-east-1.dream.io/2018/01/01-25-18%20AfterHoursMatthewSullivan.mp3 KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore are partners for our radio bookclub. Every month Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, will […]2018-01-2522 minradio bookclub oldAfterhours at the Bookclub: David Hicks and White PlainsAfter Hours at the Radio Bookclub: Conundrum Press Caleb Seeling, publisher at Conundrum Press, joins Maeve Conran of KGNU, Arsen Kashkashian of the Boulder Bookstore, and David Hicks, author of White Plains, just published through Conundrum, to talk about publishing in the Rocky Mountain West. https://kgnu-news.objects-us-east-1.dream.io/2017/12/12-21-17%20After%20Hours%20Bookclub.mp3 The radio bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder […]2017-12-2230 minKGNU Radio Book ClubAfterhours at the Bookclub: David Hicks and White PlainsAfter Hours at the Radio Bookclub: Conundrum Press Caleb Seeling, publisher at Conundrum Press, joins Maeve Conran of KGNU, Arsen Kashkashian of the Boulder Bookstore, and David Hicks, author of White Plains, just published through Conundrum, to talk about publishing in the Rocky Mountain West. https://kgnu-news.objects-us-east-1.dream.io/2017/12/12-21-17%20After%20Hours%20Bookclub.mp3 The radio bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder […]2017-12-2230 minradio bookclub oldRadio Bookclub: David Hicks and “White Plains”David Hicks joins us to talk about his first novel White Plains which tells the story of Flynn Hawkins, an English literature professor who leaves an unhappy marriage and beloved children and heads west to find himself in Colorado. https://kgnu-news.objects-us-east-1.dream.io/2017/12/12-21-17%20bookclub.mp3 KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore are partners for our radio bookclub. Every month Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer […]2017-12-2229 minKGNU Radio Book ClubRadio Bookclub: David Hicks and “White Plains”David Hicks joins us to talk about his first novel White Plains which tells the story of Flynn Hawkins, an English literature professor who leaves an unhappy marriage and beloved children and heads west to find himself in Colorado. https://kgnu-news.objects-us-east-1.dream.io/2017/12/12-21-17%20bookclub.mp3 KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore are partners for our radio bookclub. Every month Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer […]2017-12-2229 minKGNU Radio Book ClubAfterhours at the Bookclub: James Anderson and “Never Open Desert Diner”Our conversation with James Anderson about his debut novel “Never Open Desert Diner” continues. With Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian. KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore are partners for our radio bookclub. Every month Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, will select a book to inspire the KGNU listening audience to read along together. We will […]2017-11-2328 minradio bookclub oldAfterhours at the Bookclub: James Anderson and “Never Open Desert Diner”Our conversation with James Anderson about his debut novel “Never Open Desert Diner” continues. With Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian. KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore are partners for our radio bookclub. Every month Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, will select a book to inspire the KGNU listening audience to read along together. We will […]2017-11-2328 minradio bookclub oldGabriel Tallent: Afterhours at the Book ClubAuthor Gabriel Tallent joins us for After Hours at the Radio Bookclub to further discuss his new novel My Absolute Darling. The radio bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore and is co-hosted by KGNU News Director Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore. Each month, Arsen selects a book to […]2017-10-2622 min
KGNU MusicSlam Nuba / KGNU : Episode 004: Meta Sarmiento & Alejandro Jimenez + National Poetry Slam 2017Slam Nuba / KGNU : Episode 004: Meta Sarmiento & Alejandro Jimenez + National Poetry Slam 2017
This months feature speaks to the National Poetry Slam that is happening August 7th - 12th in Denver, Colorado. Alejandro and Meta sit down with me and talk poetry, how they got into it, and speak to a specific poem they both cherish.
Check out Slam Nuba, KGNU, and AfterFM if you dig this podcast.2017-08-0225 min
KGNU MusicSlam Nuba / KGNU : Episode 003: National Poetry Slam Feature & Suzi Q and Danielle Brooks InterviewSlam Nuba / KGNU : Episode 003: National Poetry Slam Feature & Suzi Q and Danielle Brooks Interview
This months feature speaks to the National Poetry Slam that is happening August 7th - 12th in Denver, Colorado. Organizers of the National Poetry Slam as well as Slam Nuba Alumni and Poets Suzi Q. Smith and Danielle Brooks speak on the event and the poetry scene.
Check out Slam Nuba, KGNU, and AfterFM if you dig this podcast.2017-04-2734 min
KGNU MusicSlam Nuba / KGNU : Episode 002: People of Slam Nuba & Feature on Theo WilsonSlam Nuba / KGNU : Episode 002: People of Slam Nuba & Feature on Theo Wilson
This months feature speaks to the People of Slam Nuba, and of course the history of Slam Nuba through poets; Theo Wilson, Assetou Xango, and Toluwanimi Obiwole.
Check out Slam Nuba, KGNU, and AfterFM if you dig this podcast.2017-03-2939 min
KGNU MusicSlam Nuba / KGNU : Episode 001: Introduction to Slam NubaEpisode 1: Introduction to Slam Nuba: This month we sat down with Jozer, Hakeen, Toluwanimi, and Johnny who are all connected to Slam Nuba as you will find out, and we discuss the History, culture, and what Slam Nuba means to them. This first episode is meant to just give you a small hint of what Slam Nuba is. We hope you enjoy.
Slam Nuba is a nationally recognized award winning organization that focuses on literacy, mentorship, and competitive performance based poetry. The mission of Slam Nuba is to promote the creation and performance of poetry, by cultivating literary activities and...2017-02-2444 minKGNU - How On EarthPledge Drive: Mind-Body ScienceImage credit: Target Health Global
In today’s spring pledge-drive show we play clips from an interview with Jo Marchant, author of the new book Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body. (Stay tuned for the extended interview on next Tuesday’s show.) And we highlight another book, Sex in the Sea: Our Intimate Connection with Sex-Changing Fish, Romantic Lobsters, Kinky Squid, and Other Salty Erotica of the Deep, by Marah Hardt. Call KGNU (303-449-4885) or pledge online (www.kgnu.org) and you will have the chance to make either of these books yours...2016-03-0827 minradio bookclub oldRadio Book Club – Hampton Sides: In The Kingdom of IceThis month, Hampton Sides joins us to talk about his new book In The Kingdom of Ice, our first non-fiction Bookclub selection! KGNU is partnering with the Boulder Bookstore for our radio book club. Every month Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, will select a book to inspire the KGNU listening audience.2015-12-0329 minConnections Archives - KGNU Community RadioConnections: The Sunset of the Patriot Act and the Future of NSA SurveillanceAgainst the backdrop of Monday’s possible sunset of the Patriot Act, and an increasingly rancorous national debate about surveillance, a discussion with Ken Roberts, author of a White Paper titled, “Who (Specifically) is Behind the NSA’s Surveillance Program?”
Meetup Group Organized by Ken Roberts
http://www.meetup.com/Taskforce-on-Democratic-Sovereignty/
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The post Connections: The Sunset of the Patriot Act and the Future of NSA Surveillanc...2015-05-3000 minConnections Archives - KGNU Community RadioConnections: The Changing State of Marriage in the USStephanie Coontz, author of “A History of Marriage and The Way We Never Were” and Clare Huntington, author of “Failure to Flourish“, join host Liz Lane on the social, demographic, and economic upheavals affecting and changing the institution of marriage.
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The post Connections: The Changing State of Marriage in the US appeared first on KGNU Com...2015-02-1300 minConnections Archives - KGNU Community RadioOne Year Later: Remembering the 2013 FloodLiz Lane hosts a panel discussion continuing our look back at the historic flood of 2013 with a focus on the logistics of recovery, rebuilding a community and developing disaster plans for the future.
With Gary Sanfacon, Flood Recovery Coordinator, Stephanie Walton, Manager of Long Term Flood Recovery Project, and Tom Hoogeboom of World Renew Disaster Response.
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2014-09-1200 minKGNU - How On EarthThe Ocean is Us #4: Sustainable SeafoodMSC-certified “Chilean sea bass” filets and other fish displayed at a Whole Foods market in Boulder, Colo.Photo courtesy Susan Moran
Sustainable Seafood: (start time 5:10) This is the fourth feature interview in The Ocean Is Us series, which explores how we in land-locked states are connected to the oceans and what’s at stake. Today we discuss sustainable seafood, which to some critics is an oxymoron, given that some 90% of large fish already have been wiped from the sea. To discuss prospects for feeding 9.6 billion people by mid-century, the developments in wild-caught fisheries and aquaculture, and the rol...2014-08-2625 minKGNU - How On EarthThe Ocean Is Us #2 : Endocrine Disruptors in Drinking WaterDr. Alan Vajda (CU Denver) and Dr. David Norris (CU Boulder) dissecting fish from Boulder Creek to evaluate effects of wastewater effluent exposure.Photo courtesy Alan Vajda
Endocrine Disruptors and Drinking Water (starts at 3:12) Today we continue our series called The Ocean is Us, which explores our vital connection to the oceans. Alan Vajda, an environmental endocrinologist at the University of Colorado Denver, talks with How On Earth’s Susan Moran about a rare success story: why fish in Boulder Creek are acting and looking more sexually normal. We also explore broader water-quality issues in Colorado and...2014-07-0922 minKGNU - How On EarthMother Nature Is Trying to Kill YouWelcome to the Spring Pledge Drive edition of How On Earth. I’m this quarter’s Executive Producer, Jim Pullen.
We, the How On Earth team, encourage you to take a different take on the world, to examine assumptions, ideas and evidence critically. The great philosopher of science Karl Popper, a champion of the essential role of refutation in science, wrote in The Poverty of Historicism,
For if we are uncritical, we shall always find what we want: we shall look for, and find confirmations, and we shall look away from and not see, whatever migh...2014-03-1814 minKGNU - How On EarthNeil Shubin -The Universe WithinIn this spring pledge drive show, How on Earth’s Chip Grandits talks with Neil Shubin, author of the new book, The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets and People. We offer this book to listeners to who call KGNU to pledge their support and bring you more programs like this. Additionally, we have thank you gifts for listeners who pledge that include, Facing the Wave, Pandora’s Lunchbox, The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos, and The Fat Switch. These are all books we’ve featured, along with authors interviewed, thanks to t...2013-03-1925 minKGNU - How On EarthThe first KGNU science show (Jan 1992)Here is the ORIGINAL KGNU science show, broadcast 20 years ago in January 1992. For our science show on January 17, 2012, we’ll feature excerpts from this show, along with interviews with two of the show’s originators, KGNU station manager, Sam Fuqua, and KGNU Volunteer, Jeff Orrey.
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