Colorado Matters
Colorado Public Radio
Hosted by Ryan Warner and Chandra Thomas Whitfield, CPR News' daily interview show focuses on the state's people, issues and ideas.
Location:
Denver, CO
Genres:
Local News
Networks:
Colorado Public Radio
Description:
Hosted by Ryan Warner and Chandra Thomas Whitfield, CPR News' daily interview show focuses on the state's people, issues and ideas.
Twitter:
@ColoradoMatters
Language:
English
Contact:
Colorado Public Radio Bridges Broadcast Center 7409 South Alton Court Centennial, CO 80112 800-722-4449
Email:
info@cpr.org
Episodes
April 19, 2024: Climate change price tag; Clarence Shivers, artist and Tuskegee Airman
4/19/2024
Slowing climate change is considerably cheaper than purely reacting to it. Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson is back for our regular discussion.
Duration:00:50:30
Colorado’s supersonic jet company forges ahead
4/19/2024
Air travel will be much speedier in the future if the Colorado-based company Boom Supersonic has its way.
Duration:00:09:17
A (climate) stitch in time saves nine
4/19/2024
In their regular chat, Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson and Senior Host Ryan Warner discuss a new report in the journal Nature that finds, “economic damages resulting from climate change […]
Duration:00:12:22
April 18, 2024: Educating skiers on Indigenous history of the slopes; Using greenhouse gases for ceramics
4/18/2024
Before ski resorts came to dominate life in the mountains here, the Colorado Rockies were home to Indigenous tribes.
Duration:00:50:31
April 17, 2024: Inside DU’s hockey victory; How climate change is changing beer
4/17/2024
With a record-setting 10th national championship trophy in hand, DU hockey players and their coaches are already looking forward to next season, while taking some time to celebrate the moment.
Duration:00:49:53
Not where you’d expect to see an opera: The Air Force Academy
4/17/2024
The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs hosts a free opera Sunday. "Glory Denied" tells the story of the longest-held American prisoner of war.
Duration:00:02:59
April 16, 2024: Overcoming loneliness and isolation with a simple phone call
4/16/2024
Aging can be tough, and one of the most difficult and lesser-discussed aspects of aging for many is dealing with loneliness and social isolation.
Duration:00:51:54
April 15, 2024: Young people face growing risk of colorectal cancer; GOP candidates in the 5th district
4/15/2024
Young people face an increased risk for colorectal cancer; cases are expected to grow 90% by 2030. Now there’s an effort to improve early detection.
Duration:00:50:22
Mysteriously, colorectal cancer hits more young people. Congress takes on the issue
4/15/2024
Young people are developing colon and rectal cancer more often. Cases in 20- and 30-somethings are expected to grow a whopping 90% before the decade’s end.
Duration:00:11:52
April 12, 2024: On the moguls with 14-year-old Olympic hopeful; What type of thinker are you?
4/12/2024
We’re going skiing today with one of the best mogul skiers in the world. 14-year-old Ava Keenan, of Vail, hopes to be the first Black gold medalist in the sport.
Duration:00:51:28
April 11, 2024: State lawmakers debate child tax credit; Exploring family, connection, and cultural identity
4/11/2024
It’s a big tax surplus that could help nearly 300,000 families in Colorado get out of poverty, and give the state one of the lowest child poverty rates in the nation.
Duration:00:51:34
April 10, 2024: Griswold impeachment attempt fails; Author inspires incarcerated readers and writers
4/10/2024
An attempt to impeach Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold failed at the state Capitol. We get perspective from public affairs reporter Bente Birkeland.
Duration:00:51:43
April 9, 2024: Assessing Xcel’s wind response; A harrowing rescue in Haiti
4/9/2024
Rather than risk sparking a wildfire in high winds, Xcel Energy opted to cut power to tens of thousands of people. But the decision caused other problems.
Duration:00:49:49
Fort Lewis football player among Osage dancers at Academy Awards
4/9/2024
Joseph Goodfox Jr., a sophomore long snapper for the Fort Lewis Skyhawks football team, was among the Osage performers at March’s Academy Awards ceremony.
Duration:00:02:26
April 8, 2024: A Columbine survivor on being ‘safer together’; Women of Colorado’s mines
4/8/2024
Krista Hanley survived the Columbine shooting. 25 years later, she helps people feel safer together even as she navigates her own recovery.
Duration:00:50:30
25 years after the attack, a Columbine survivor dedicates herself to making others feel safer
4/8/2024
Krista Hanley, co-founder of Safer Together, survived the attack on Columbine High School 25 years ago this month.
Duration:00:21:38
In ‘Women of the Colorado Mines,’ a legacy of entrepreneurialism and grit
4/8/2024
The term ‘motherlode’ is synonymous with the Gold Rush, yet women weren’t welcome to wield pickaxes or pan for flakes.
Duration:00:14:44
April 5, 2024: Non-combat brain injuries in the military; New album from Jeremiah Fraites of the Lumineers
4/5/2024
Brain injuries in the military are possible outside of combat. Training with grenades, for instance, carries risks.
Duration:00:47:46
A mass killer’s brain injury poses big questions for the military
4/5/2024
Army reservist Robert Card II went on a shooting rampage in Maine last fall. An autopsy showed he had extensive brain damage, likely from repeated exposure to grenade explosions. He'd never been in combat.
Duration:00:18:27
A piano album recorded around the world from Lumineer Jeremiah Fraites
4/5/2024
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Jeremiah Fraites, of Denver band The Lumineers, has released “Piano Piano 2.” The mostly instrumental album also features a cover of Radiohead’s “No Surprises,” with Colorado’s own […]
Duration:00:20:19