This week on Regional Roundup: The prestigious Sundance Film Festival is considering a move from Utah, with Boulder, Colorado, emerging as a possible host. Two other film festivals recently took place in the Rocky Mountain West: the Aspen Film Festival and the Crested Butte Film Festival. We also meet alien and Bigfoot enthusiasts who gathered in Vernal, Utah. Additionally, a recent festival in Ignacio, Colorado, highlights the significance of heavy metal music within Tribal communities.Contributors to this week's show include Jackie Sedley from KGNU, Kaya Williams from Aspen Public Radio, Emily Arntsen from KZMU, and Clark Adomaitis from KSUT and KSJD.

This week on Regional Roundup: In recognition of National Preparedness Month, we'll offer tips on how to be ready for a natural disaster. We'll also hear from Colorado residents working on wildfire mitigation in hopes of keeping insurance costs down. Plus, some of the world’s fastest drivers gathered recently at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats to set speed records in their homemade hot rods, but the future of the World of Speed race is in question.Contributors to this week's show include Jackie Sedley from KGNU, Gavin McGough from KOTO, and Emily Arntsen from KZMU.This show features:A twoway on being prepared for natural disasters. (KGNU)A feature on wildfire mitigation and concerns about insurance. (from KOTO)A feature on the World of Speed Race that took place recently in Utah. (KZMU)

For Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s Loved to Death Series, KDNK's Hattison Rensberry explores how Colorado’s landscapes are being showcased through this 21st century social media lens, and the impact on the environment.

This week on Regional Roundup, we hear how many of our beloved outdoor spaces are being "loved to death" as increasing numbers of tourists flock to the region. This show explores how local communities are grappling with the challenge of preserving their natural landscapes while sustaining their economies. From overcrowded trails to endangered ecosystems, “loved to death” sheds light on the delicate balance between growth and conservation. This show is a collaboration between Clark Adomaitis, Maeve Conran, Gavin McGough, Lily Jones, and Hattison Rensberry.

This week on Regional Roundup, we explore animals found around the Rocky Mountain West. We delve into the history of the Western Horse, the significance of the Churro sheep to the Navajo Nation, the comeback of Trumpeter swans from the brink of extinction in Wyoming, and how animals, including wolves, "talk" to each other.

On this episode, we visit the Taffy Shop in Estes Park, recently voted the No. 1 candy store in the country by USA Today. We learn how to make the perfect fruit pie. A chocolatier from Carbondale discusses the global cacao trade, and a forager encourages us to eat what’s beneath our feet.

Episode 64 of the Rocky Mountain Regional Roundup features: A dog who works with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control; fire resistant building materials; a tattoo artist turned water colorist competing in a recent Plein Air Art festival in Snowmass; and a two way on building wealth in the Black community.

Episode 62 of the Rocky Mountain Regional Roundup features: The impact of dehumanizing political rhetoric targeted at immigrants; a two way with the founder of the Rocky Mountain Welcome Center and its work with recently arrived Venezuelans; the history of Buffalo Soldiers in the Rocky Mountain West; and a feature on Diné Pride.

Episode 61 of the Rocky Mountain Regional Roundup features: a story on using stilts to pick peaches in Palisade; catfishing at nighttime; a mounted patrol unit in Jackson, Wyoming; recent Ute games for young people and rafters tackling the fabled rapids of Cataract Canyon in Utah, excerpted from Sound of Rushing Water documentary.

Episode 60 of the Regional Roundup features: A two way (from the archives) with former Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm who spearheaded the opposition to the Winter Olympics in Colorado; bird watching in Telluride; an audio postcard on fire flies; and Dark Sky communities.A two way on the Gunnison Valley Observatory. (KBUT)