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Public Affairs

  • The Telluride ski patrol strike began on December 27, 2025. An agreement was reached on January 8, 2026, and operations began to resume on January 10, 2026.
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    This week on the Regional Roundup, we hear how national tensions around immigration enforcement are playing out in Wyoming. We visit a tiny mountain community in western Colorado that has worked to provide services for its senior residents, and we round out the show with a conversation about the recent ski patrol strike in Telluride and how it continues to impact the community. Tune into the Regional Roundup on KDNK.org every Thursday at 4:30 pm.
  • On this month's episode of Dimensions in Diversity, host Parker Wilson talks with Kristin Connor of Smiling Goat Ranch about animal therapy and working with the disability community.
  • In February's episode, Kenna and Mugsy discuss current events, as well as personal experiences with sobriety, recovery and substance use. Tune into Chemical World on KDNK.org every second Monday at 4pm.
  • This week on Express Yourself, tune in from 4-5pm for a conversation with artists Lindsay Jones and Michael Stout about their upcoming 2-person exhibition "Creative Destruction" opening Saturday at The Art Base in Basalt; Amy Kimberly gets an update from the bluegrass band Magoo, playing at TACAW on Saturday evening; and we'll wrap up with the artists of group show "Use My Imagination" curated by Brad Reed Nelson, up now at Anderson Ranch through March 27. Listen to Express Yourself on KDNK.org every Friday at 4pm.
  • This week on the Regional Roundup, we bring you voices from ICE OUT protests held across the region, along with reporting on Native Americans who say they’ve been stopped, and in some cases detained, by immigration agents. We also look at growing concern in Indigenous communities over the possibility that Congress could overturn the current resource management plan for Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument. Plus, we hear from an Aspen athlete headed to the Winter Olympics in Italy to compete in ski mountaineering, and we wrap up the show with the story of a radio play performed by students in Telluride. Tune into the Regional Roundup on KDNK.org every Thursday at 4:30 pm.
  • This week, The Sopris Sun speaks with siblings Aubree and Zach Schiesser about two upcoming live events at the Crystal Theatre: the No-Swipe Social, an in-person interactive dating game on Feb. 12, and an open-mic comedy night on Feb. 26. Tune in to Everything Under the Sun on KDNK.org every Thursday at 4pm.
  • Chester White joins Reverend Hardy for a powerful conversation on business, impact, family, community and more. Tune into Current Ritual on KDNK.org the first Wednesday of the month at 4:30 pm.
  • On this month's episode of The Ripple Effect, host Caden Smith talks with Kriss Harmony Harrison of Rock and Roll Academy Aspen about the impact of music education on youth in the Roaring Fork Valley.
  • News Director Marilyn Gleason speaks with Rachel Perkins of the Mt Sopris Nordic Council and John Armstrong, longtime board member. Ski for SISU is coming up this very weekend, and it's the Council's largest annual fundraiser. This episode is all about love of the great outdoors and humankinds great determination to enjoy every moment.
  • On this rebroadcasted episode from January 2023, visiting Indian country and making reservations on the reservation, visiting Native America, Alaska, and Hawai'i, and finding blind ski programs. Listen to the Tactile Traveler on KDNK.org on the first Tuesday of each month, at 4:30pm.
  • This month on Shifting Gears, a living world conversation with Cheryl Page. The founder of Aikido awakened to the potential of transforming conflict into harmony by blending with aggressive energy and creating a collaborative relationship through redirecting the attack into a place of neutrality. Listen to Shifting Gears on KDNK on the first Monday of each month at 4pm.
  • This week on Express Yourself, Vanessa Gilbert of Modern West Floral stops by to share information on workshops and flower shares coming up as she celebrates 10 years in business, Olivia the Bard gives a sneak peak of her show at Steve's Guitars tonight and Kat Hardy interviews filmmaker Gabe Polsky on The Man Who Saves the World, showing at the Wheeler Opera House and the Crystal Theater this weekend. Listen to Express Yourself on KDNK.org every Friday at 4pm.