Shows
Justice with JaxJWJ S3, Ep. 5: Kandy Lewis of the Colorado Springs Homeless UnionJustice with Jax: Season 3 continues to chronicle the story of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado case, Armendariz & Chinook Center v. City of Colorado Springs, et al., 2023. The setting is the U.S. District 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Your host Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, aka Jax, documents the voices of the Colorado Springs community discussing the case and local current events. Listen today because knowledge is power y cultura cura! Episode 5 features community leader Kandy Lewis, of the Colorado Springs Homeless Union.The case representing Jax is also the first in U.S. history to provide...2025-07-2754 min
2 Girls Who Scare EasilyS4E3: Colorado - CryptidsColorado is home to more cryptids than just Bigfoot (though we do love him). Katie describes a few of our other mysterious friends including a giant land whale, a corkscrew worm, mine gnomes, and trolls!Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram and TikTok @2girlswhoscareeasilyTheme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn RossResources:https://www.colorado.com/articles/learn-about-colorados-mythical-creatures-where-spot-themhttps://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/colorado-cryptids?srsltid=AfmBOorkEtxDqAqtJqt0SxMMfgTecdEHAxW8jKyxgmWaevo_mJCEXMHwhttps://storylab.du.edu/80208/2021/02...2025-05-1358 min
2 Girls Who Scare EasilyS4E1: Pueblo - The Great Flood of 1921We're back! And we're kicking off Season 4 with one of Colorado's biggest natural disasters. In 1921, the town of Pueblo experienced a devastating flood that took uncounted lives. And it wasn't just a flood - there was also mud, fires, and battering rams made of trains!Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram and TikTok @2girlswhoscareeasilyTheme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn RossResources:https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/1921-pueblo-flood#:~:text=The%20worst%20flood%20in%20the,be%20reshaped%20in%20its%20aftermath...2025-04-151h 22
PurplishThe human toll of Colorado’s sexual assault evidence backlogAs of late February, 1,407 people in Colorado are waiting for DNA results from their sexual assault cases -- some of them for more than a year. Without those results, criminal investigations can stall out and victims are left in a difficult state of limbo. Colorado lawmakers have taken up the issue this legislative session — and one of their own is a part of this backlog.CPR’s Bente Birkeland and RMPBS’ Andrea Kramar examine the factors that have bogged down testing, how lawmakers and officials are trying to fix it, and the human toll of it all.P...2025-03-0722 min
The BuildoutHousing Built by and for Native AmericansIn greater Denver, American Indians and Alaska Natives experience disparities in all forms of housing, according to a 2022 assessment. On average, they are four times more likely to experience homelessness and face high rates of rental housing discrimination. That, on top of centuries of forced migration and harmful federal policies, has led to immense housing inequities. This is why groups like Native American Housing Circle are so essential. The Native-led grassroots coalition of provider organizations connects Denver’s incredibly diverse Native population with vital resources. It’s even part of an effort to build an afforda...2025-03-0630 min
First Voices Radio12/08/24 - Dr. Tink TinkerHost Tiokasin Ghosthorse catches up with returning guest Dr. Tink Tinker. Dr. Tinker is the Clifford Baldridge Emeritus Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He is a citizen of the Osage Nation (wazhazhe) and has been an activist in urban American Indian communities for four decades. He joined the faculty at Iliff School of Theology in 1985 and brought an American Indian perspective to this predominantly euro-christian school. Dr. Tinker is committed to a scholarly endeavor that takes seriously both the liberation of Indian peoples from their historic oppression as...2025-01-0156 min
A Little JoycastThe Joy of TarantulasTheresa spends time with Julianne, Jake, and their five kids at Butterfly Pavilion. It's a bug adventure!2024-12-2209 minA Little JoycastThe Joy of Chicken NuggetsTheresa visits a Kidz in the Kitchen family cooking and nutrition class at Metro Caring. Chicken nuggets are on the menu!2024-12-1509 minA Little JoycastThe Joy of Girls Rock on RadioAbi from KUVO JAZZ talks about running an interview workshop with young girls. There's a montage of the girls interviewing each other!2024-12-0811 minA Little JoycastThe Joy of Abuelos y CulturaThis time, Jax from the KIDS team tells a story. She talks about organizing the RMPBS KIDS Día de los Abuelos event in Pueblo.2024-12-0111 minA Little JoycastThe Joy of Playing Music TogetherTheresa visits El Sistema Colorado's summer music camp for kids ages 10 and older. They show her what they love about music and playing together.2024-11-2410 minA Little JoycastThe Joy of PoisonTheresa goes to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science with Helen and her mom Megan.2024-11-1008 minA Little JoycastThe Joy of Dino FactsTheresa visits the Dinosaur Resource Center and spends time with Catalina, her sister Aurora, and her dad Andrew. Conversations about family and dinosaurs abound.2024-11-0309 minA Little JoycastThe Joy of Playing TigersTheresa goes to Cheesman Park with an early preschool class from Warren Village. Turns out, playing with two-year-olds requires a lot more running than playing with babies.2024-10-2711 minA Little JoycastThe Joy of Feeding AnimalsTheresa visits The Bee Hugger Farm and spends time with Arisa, Manny, and their kids Joy and Hope. Goats tag along.2024-10-2012 min
Back2BasicsB2BxKGNU - October 2024Back2Basics with Brittany Winkfield. Each month, we explore various aspects of life, from business and politics to education and personal growth, with a focus on rediscovering what truly matters. Hear from Angela Rye, Colorado Public Radio’s Elaine Tassy, Colorado Ethnic Media Exchange, Annie Van Dan of president of Asian Avenue Magazine and Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network, Omar Montgomery, president of the NAACP Aurora Branch, Amber Cote with Above the Noise and Undivide Us film screening, Anette Bowser, president of the Urban League of Young Professional of Metro Denver and Dale Anglin, director of Press Forward.
Undivide Us...2024-10-1829 minA Little JoycastThe Joy of Bright ColorsTheresa takes her baby to the Clyfford Still Museum's Art Crawl program. Things don't go as planned, but it's not a bad thing.2024-10-1311 min
EngagingCommunitiesSeason 1, Episode 8: Navigating Wicked Problems With Dr. Martín CarcassonDr. Martín Carcasson is a Communication Studies professor at Colorado State University (CSU) and the Founder and Director of the CSU Center for Public Deliberation (CPD). Dr. Carcasson discusses the role of CPD as an impartial resource dedicated to enhancing local democracy in northern Colorado, training students as facilitators to help discuss complex issues with local governments, school boards, and community organizations. Dr. Carcasson shares insights on tackling “wicked problems” – complex issues with no clear solutions – by changing public discourse through improved communication, community problem solving, and collaborative decision-making. Additionally, he introduces ongoing projects like the Deliberative Journalism Project a...2024-10-101h 03A Little JoycastThe Joy of MudTheresa visits Clayton Early Learning to celebrate International Mud Day with kids. To no one's surprise, things get messy.2024-10-0610 minA Little JoycastEpisode 0Introducing A Little Joycast from RMPBS KIDS2024-09-3001 min
KZMU NewsRegional Roundup: The history of the Buffalo Soldiers in the Mountain WestToday on the Regional Roundup, we hear a two way on the impact of dehumanizing political rhetoric targeted at immigrants from RMCR, a two way with the founder of the Rocky Mountain Welcome Center and its work with recently arrived Venezuelans from KDNK, a two way on the history of Buffalo Soldiers in the Rocky Mountain West from KRCL, and a feature on Diné Pride from RMPBS.2024-08-0529 min
Dark City: Touring the Hidden History, Crimes, & Hauntings of Famous & Forgotten Places15. CONSPIRACY & SCANDAL: What's Beneath Denver's Airport & Cheesman ParkDenver, CO | Are the things hidden underneath Denver, Colorado driving many of the dark tales and sightings above ground? There are a whole host of conspiracy theories about what is really in the tunnels below Denver’s curiously large airport. Cheesman Park and its surrounding area in downtown Denver are the location of many accounts of terrifying paranormal activity. You won’t be surprised at all as to why when you find out what was/is still buried there. This is a special episode on Denver in honor of the True Crime and Podcast Festival we are attending this weekend...2024-07-1321 min
Chilluminati PodcastEpisode 228 - The Denver AirportThe boys dive deep into The Denver Airport. Is it truly a cursed place? Or is it all just PR?
SEE US LIVE DEC 3rd! - https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09005F5B1FE45C10
GET THE DIGITAL LIVE SHOW HERE!! - https://shorturl.at/mCHZ2
Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/chilluminatipod
MERCH - http://www.theyetee.com/collections/chilluminati
Special thanks to our sponsors this episode -
All you lovely people at HTTP://PATREON.COM/CHILLUMINATIPOD
Nuts - http://www.nuts.com/chill
Canva - http://www.canva.me/chill2023-11-261h 09
Who Killed...?Who knew the KKK once ran Denver?History Colorado holds two Ku Klux Klan membership books for the Greater Denver area and beyond. The information inside them, which was collected for administrative purposes around 1924 through 1926, dates from the peak of the Klan's influence in Colorado. Together they have nearly 30,000 entries across more than 1,300 pages that record the names and other personal details, such as home and business addresses, of people affiliated with the KKK in metropolitan Denver and other areas. While the first 69 entries appear to be missing, the ledgers otherwise appear to be completely intact. -History ColoradoSources:
https://apnews.com/article...2023-09-0829 minWho Killed...?Who knew the KKK once ran Denver?History Colorado holds two Ku Klux Klan membership books for the Greater Denver area and beyond. The information inside them, which was collected for administrative purposes around 1924 through 1926, dates from the peak of the Klan's influence in Colorado. Together they have nearly 30,000 entries across more than 1,300 pages that record the names and other personal details, such as home and business addresses, of people affiliated with the KKK in metropolitan Denver and other areas. While the first 69 entries appear to be missing, the ledgers otherwise appear to be completely intact. -History ColoradoSources:
https://apnews.com/article...2023-09-0829 min
2 Girls Who Scare EasilyS1 E11: Arvada - The Rocky Flats PlantThe Rocky Flats Plant produced plutonium triggers for the better part of 40 years, and had numerous accidents that leaked radioactive waste into the environment. Just what was going on, and how much were the surrounding areas exposed? Send us your stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily
Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross
Sources:
https://www.westword.com/news/rocky-flats-nuclear-weapon-colorado-plutonium-jefferson-county-mark-johnson-doom-with-view-11781634
Dondero, M., Jackson J., Trudell, J. (writers), Jackson, J. (Director). 2014, Oct 16. Colorado’s Cold War (Season 2, Episode 7). Colorado Experience. Rocky Mountain PBS. https://vid...2023-02-141h 25
The Colorado SwitchbladeAnother win for our democracy-The verdict in the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy caseIn today’s episode, I cover yesterday’s landmark verdict of my former employer, Stewart Rhodes. According to the New York Times:Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was convicted on Tuesday along with one of his subordinates of seditious conspiracy as a jury found them guilty of seeking to keep former President Donald J. Trump in power through an extensive plot that started after the 2020 election and culminated in the mob attack on the Capitol.The jury in Federal District Court in Washington found three other defendants in the case not...2022-12-011h 19
Passive House PodcastMariana Pickering – Emu PassivePassive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Mariana Pickering, co-founder of Emu Passive based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Emu Passive trains the trades in Passive House construction and provides Passive House consulting services. Mariana shares about what's new in Emu's work, including reflections on Emu's recent tradesperson training held in Santa Barbara. She also discusses the recent Marshall Fire outside of Denver, the ongoing rebuilding effort there, and the role that Colorado's Passive House community is playing there to help "build forward". Rocky Mountain PBS stories on Marshall Fire and the role of Passive House in the...2022-11-0747 min
Passive House PodcastKaren Manson – Meta ArchitectsCohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Karen Manson, Director of Meta Architects, a design-led practice in Christchurch specializing in high-performance building. Karen returned to New Zealand after gaining experience in a variety of projects in the UK. She completed Passive House training and established Meta Architects in 2015 and has recently been working alongside Pete Bielski of Ethos Homes (episode 13) to create Bushland Park, an inspiring community of passive house homes in an idyllic setting below the Port Hills of Canterbury. Matthew mentioned the Skagen project in Coquitlam: https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/rare-52-unit-passive-house-project-coming-to-coquitlam-promises-80-energy-savings-5718925 Cohost Z...2022-08-2951 min
Pasa la Voz Archives - KGNU Community RadioPasa La Voz: Chasing Educational Progress / Persiguiendo Progreso EducativoMaria Bocanegra Tejeda is a success story of accessing higher education featured in Chasing Progress, a Colorado News Collaborative-led multi-newsroom reporting project examining the social, economic, and health equity of Black and Latino Coloradans over the last decade.
The project builds off 2013’s “Losing Ground,” an I-News/RMPBS series that tracked similar measures from 1960 to 2010.
LISTEN:
play_arrow
Pasa La Voz: Chasing Educational Progress / Persiguiendo Progreso Educativo
Rossana Longo-Better
(Download Audio)
Maria Bocanegra Tejeda es el resultado de una historia de logro al alcanzar el acceso a la educación que ha...2022-08-2400 min
High P.E.Episode #49 - 2022 let’s do this!Wake up and tuck your self in with a nice blunt and high permaculture entrepreneur talk to kick off the New Year. We recap the year that was 2021 and lay out our January goals for 2022. Let’s stay on track smoke weed and get shit done life is too short to not get after it. Donate to Marshall fire victims in Colorado https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/news/how-to-help-marshall-fire-victims/2022-01-0141 min
Allyship is a VerbSurviving Through Laughter: LGBTQ+ Humor as Resilience feat. Coco PeruIn this week’s episode, Coco Peru (she/her, he/him) shares her history with self-identifying and how she's still seeking inspirational + affirming language, loving and reclaiming terms that are still used as slurs today, and a time in her life where the trans community and drag performers were under the same umbrella (and may still be for certain folks). We also discuss what it was like discovering We’wha and the term Two Spirit from a book, how reality TV has shaped drag over the years, and the importance of having conversations - especially when there are differences. Coco...2021-08-1751 min
True Crime XSSeason Two: A Season of Hate (5.21.21)This podcast was made possible by www.labrottiecreations.com Check out their merchandise and specifically their fun pop pet art custom pieces made from photos of your very on pets. Use the promo code CRIMEXS for 20% off a fun, brightly colored, happy piece of art of your own pet at their site.
Music in this episode was licensed for True Crime XS. Our theme song today is Indestructible by Noah Smith. Additional music is provided by Spotify.
You can reach us at our website truecrimexs.com and you can leave us a voice message at 252...2021-05-211h 45
Mutual Aid on Lockdown#13: Wendolyn Omaña from Four Corners Mutual Aid on Intergenerational Trauma, Healing, and Doing Mutual Aid During A Pandemic.In this episode, I talk with Wendolyn Omaña from Four Corners Mutual Aid. Wendolyn is a racial and social justice activist and former board member of the Colorado Immigrants Rights Coalition who is currently leading programs for the healing of intergenerational trauma within immigrant communities. We have a great discussion about these topics and how they relate to mutual aid!
To find out more about Four Corners Mutual Aid, and help them raise needed funds, visit these links!
https://fourcornersmutualaid.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FourCornersMutualAidNetwork/
2020-09-0853 min
Cool...Calm...Conversations..with ...CLEOCleo...Conversation... A Short Excerpt from KUVO Virtual Five Points Jazz 2020Links provided for entire broadcast:
This excerpt is from the KUVO interview found on Youtube Virtual Five Points Jazz 2020 video (2020)
2020 FIVE POINTS JAZZ FESTIVAL IS GOING VIRTUAL SATURDAY, MAY 16, 6-8 p.m..
This free festival takes place the third Saturday of May every year and celebrates the history of Denver’s Five Points neighborhood.
Once known as the Harlem of the West, Five Points was home to several jazz clubs which played host to many of jazz music’s legends such as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and many more!
This yea...2020-05-1905 min
Insight with John FerrugiaBreakdown: A Duty to HealIn this third and final episode of the “Breakdown” podcast series, we look at what three law enforcement agencies in Colorado are doing to promote mental health and wellness for their officers.2020-03-0326 min
Insight with John FerrugiaBreakdown: Turning Tragedy Into PolicyAfter an officer-involved shooting, what are the laws about when and how the officer who pulls the trigger returns to work? A tragic night in Colorado inspired a new state law. We surveyed police and sheriff’s departments all over the state to find out how they handle an officer’s reintegration after a shooting. (Warning: This episode contains the sounds of gunfire and violence.)2020-02-1423 min
Insight with John FerrugiaBreakdown: Officer-Involved TraumaIn this companion podcast to the “Insight with John Ferrugia” news program, husband and wife deputy sheriffs share their experiences with trauma and mental health on duty, after two critical incidents drove them close to the breaking point.
Watch our full investigation on mental health and criminal justice in Colorado at rmpbs.org/breakdown.2020-01-3027 min
Insight with John FerrugiaRipples of Columbine: A School as a SpectacleIn the third episode, we return to Columbine High School itself. It’s still a working school and in recent months the security team has been dealing with nearly 200 would-be trespassers per month. We investigate what draws some people to the site and what pushes others away.2019-04-1815 min
Insight with John FerrugiaRipples of Columbine: Survivors in the ClassroomSurvivors of the Columbine High School massacre who vowed never to return to the classroom reveal what it is like become a teacher. Rocky Mountain PBS investigates whether the new methods schools are using to prepare students for potential active shooters are helpful or harmful.2019-04-1719 min
Insight with John FerrugiaRipples of Columbine: Wounded and WitnessesOn the 20th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School, Rocky Mountain PBS explores how the tragedy impacted the lives of three students who were either wounded by gunfire or who witnessed the shooting deaths of close friends. Lance Kirklin, Diwata Quach, and Makai Hall open up about the different paths they have taken to recovery and the challenges they’ve endured.2019-04-1629 min
Insight with John FerrugiaMarijuana Murder?This episode of Insight looks at new research showing edible marijuana sparks more psychotic problems than other forms, and brings you one man's story from prison.2018-11-1435 min
Insight with John FerrugiaImminent DangerThe deaths of Matthew Riehl and Deputy Zackari Parrish last New Year’s Eve are spurring a push for a so-called “red flag law” in Colorado, legislation that would allow family and friends to temporarily take guns away from loved ones during a mental health crisis.2018-04-2631 min
Insight with John FerrugiaTraded and TraffickedChildren are being exploited and sold for sex right here in Colorado... in neighborhoods you might never imagine. We've sifted through years of data -- hundreds of pages of documents -- to pinpoint where these crimes are happening and what’s being done to stop them.2018-02-1625 min