http://www.kdnk.org/ KDNK Radio Every two weeks, we'll bring listeners a sneak peak at the upcoming issue of the High Country News. We’ll pick some of the best stories from the magazine's pages and air interviews with the writers and editors who tell them. en-us no Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:45:55 MST KDNK Radio The problem of being unable to live where you work is one that plagues people in resort communities across the west. For the latest edition of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's look inside the current issue of High Country News, Nelson Harvey spoke with the magazine's senior editor, Ray Ring, about the housing woes now afflicting Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the delicate balance of protecting a pristine environment while housing the people who work there. The problem of being unable to live where you work is one that plagues people in resort communities across the west. For the latest edition of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's look inside the current issue of High Country News, Nelson Harvey spoke with the magazine's senior editor, Ray Ring, about the housing woes now afflicting Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the delicate balance of protecting a pristine environment while housing the people who work there. http://www.kdnk.org/upload/SotHCHousing.mp3 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MST no 5:1 KDNK Radio The electrical grid in the U.S. is a vital part of the country’s circulatory system. Today, its structure and capacity are already affecting efforts to switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy. For this edition of Sounds of the High Country, a look into the pages of the Paonia-based environmental magazine High Country News, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey spoke with senior editor Jonathan Thompson about his cover story on the western electrical grid, it’s vulnerabilities and ongoing efforts to make it smarter. Electrical buzz courtesy of lonemonk, freesound.org; car horns courtesy of RobinHood76, freesound.org; yell courtesy of stephsinger22, freesound.org; wind turbine courtesy of Andy-Gardner, freesound.org. The electrical grid in the U.S. is a vital part of the country’s circulatory system. Today, its structure and capacity are already affecting efforts to switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy. For this edition of Sounds of the High Country, a look into the pages of the Paonia-based environmental magazine High Country News, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey spoke with senior editor Jonathan Thompson about his cover story on the western electrical grid, it’s vulnerabilities and ongoing efforts to make it smarter. Electrical buzz courtesy of lonemonk, freesound.org; car horns courtesy of RobinHood76, freesound.org; yell courtesy of stephsinger22, freesound.org; wind turbine courtesy of Andy-Gardner, freesound.org. http://www.kdnk.org/upload/SotHCGrid.mp3 Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 MST no 4:57 KDNK Radio The political polarization now gripping the United States didn't originate in Washington D.C. It took root in small communities across the country, places that over the last several decades have been populated by people with increasingly homogenous and extreme political views. For this episode of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's ongoing collaboration with the Paonia-based environmental magazine High Country News, Nelson Harvey asked Sierra Crane Murdoch about her cover story on the radical conservative politics of northern Idaho, and what happens in a place where a single political party has complete control. The political polarization now gripping the United States didn't originate in Washington D.C. It took root in small communities across the country, places that over the last several decades have been populated by people with increasingly homogenous and extreme political views. For this episode of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's ongoing collaboration with the Paonia-based environmental magazine High Country News, Nelson Harvey asked Sierra Crane Murdoch about her cover story on the radical conservative politics of northern Idaho, and what happens in a place where a single political party has complete control. http://www.kdnk.org/upload/SOTHCIdaho.mp3 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 MST no 4:53 KDNK Radio With forecasters calling for another hot and dry summer across the western United States, fire crews are gearing up for a busy season of fighting wildfires on public lands. But some ranchers whose grazing lands are threatened by wildfires aren't content to wait for the firefighters to show up. For the latest edition of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's collaboration with the Paonia-based environmental magazine High Country News, Nelson Harvey talked to High Country News editorial fellow Emily Guerin about a group of ranchers in southern Idaho who have taken firefighting into their own hands. With forecasters calling for another hot and dry summer across the western United States, fire crews are gearing up for a busy season of fighting wildfires on public lands. But some ranchers whose grazing lands are threatened by wildfires aren't content to wait for the firefighters to show up. For the latest edition of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's collaboration with the Paonia-based environmental magazine High Country News, Nelson Harvey talked to High Country News editorial fellow Emily Guerin about a group of ranchers in southern Idaho who have taken firefighting into their own hands. http://www.kdnk.org/upload/SotHCWildfires.mp3 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST no 4:44 KDNK Radio The idea of an environmentalist opposing a renewable energy project might sound counter-intuitive, but the upcoming issue of the Paonia-based environmental magazine High Country News has two stories about how that can happen, including one set here in the Roaring Fork Valley. For this edition of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's ongoing partnership with High Country News, Nelson Harvey spoke with the magazine's Associate Editor Sarah Gilman about what happens when competing environmental values clash. The idea of an environmentalist opposing a renewable energy project might sound counter-intuitive, but the upcoming issue of the Paonia-based environmental magazine High Country News has two stories about how that can happen, including one set here in the Roaring Fork Valley. For this edition of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's ongoing partnership with High Country News, Nelson Harvey spoke with the magazine's Associate Editor Sarah Gilman about what happens when competing environmental values clash. http://www.kdnk.org/upload/SOTHCRenewables.mp3 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST no 5:3 KDNK Radio It’s spring, and with the first taste of warm weather many people get the urge at this time of year to hit the road in search of adventure. So, on this episode of Sounds of the High Country, here’s an ode to wild lands. KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talks to High Country News author Craig Childs, who writes about his adventures in some of the west’s forgotten public lands, and why vast and open places are so important to our sense of western identity. It’s spring, and with the first taste of warm weather many people get the urge at this time of year to hit the road in search of adventure. So, on this episode of Sounds of the High Country, here’s an ode to wild lands. KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talks to High Country News author Craig Childs, who writes about his adventures in some of the west’s forgotten public lands, and why vast and open places are so important to our sense of western identity. http://www.kdnk.org/upload/SOTCHChilds.mp3 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MST no 5:7 KDNK Radio On this episode of Sounds of the High Country, our regular sneak peek at the upcoming issue of the Paonia-based environmental magazine High Country News, host Nelson Harvey talks to Greg Hanscom, a senior editor at Grist.org, about how climate change is already affecting ski resorts across the west. On this episode of Sounds of the High Country, our regular sneak peek at the upcoming issue of the Paonia-based environmental magazine High Country News, host Nelson Harvey talks to Greg Hanscom, a senior editor at Grist.org, about how climate change is already affecting ski resorts across the west. http://www.kdnk.org/upload/SOTHCClimateWEB.mp3 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MST no 15:33 KDNK Radio On this episode of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's Nelson Harvey talks to Ray Ring, a senior editor at High Country News. Farmers in Colorado’s southeastern agricultural mecca, the San Luis Valley, have weathered record drought over the last 10 years. Ray Ring told Nelson about the parched farmers’ innovative new approach to solving their own water problems. On this episode of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's Nelson Harvey talks to Ray Ring, a senior editor at High Country News. Farmers in Colorado’s southeastern agricultural mecca, the San Luis Valley, have weathered record drought over the last 10 years. Ray Ring told Nelson about the parched farmers’ innovative new approach to solving their own water problems. http://www.kdnk.org/upload/SotHCDroughtWEB.mp3 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST no KDNK Radio This week, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talks to High Country News Senior Editor Jonathan Thompson about his upcoming story on how westerners feel about gun control. This week, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talks to High Country News Senior Editor Jonathan Thompson about his upcoming story on how westerners feel about gun control. http://www.kdnk.org/upload/SOTHCThompsonWEB.mp3 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST no 13:19 KDNK Radio The January 21st issue of High Country News is all about environmental education, and this week KDNK’s Nelson Harvey spoke with Joshua Zaffos, a journalist whose feature story in the issue highlights how extractive industries are funding an increasing amount of research at public universities across the west. The January 21st issue of High Country News is all about environmental education, and this week KDNK’s Nelson Harvey spoke with Joshua Zaffos, a journalist whose feature story in the issue highlights how extractive industries are funding an increasing amount of research at public universities across the west. http://www.kdnk.org/upload/20130121SOTHCZaffosWEB.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST no 12:4