Clinical psychologist Cleo Andersen-Green, Psy.D. discusses how parents can reconnect with their teenagers.

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we head to the alpine tundra of Rocky Mountain National Park with naturalists searching for ptarmigan. We also learn about efforts to restore beaver habitat in other parts of the park.Then, we travel to the small Western Colorado town of Lake City, where three newly trained EMTs are stepping up to help provide medical services to the community. In Wyoming, we visit Grand Teton National Park and meet a former National Park Service ranger who’s on an anti-censorship tour, raising awareness about signs and exhibits that have been removed from national parks following a federal order targeting what the administration calls “negative” content. We round out the show in Utah, where communities are taking on the problem of billboard blight.

On this episode of Valley Voices, Katalina Villarreal talks with Will Grandbois, the general manager of the Crystal Theatre Alliance, about the ever-changing film industry and what local community movie theatres have to offer.

Marge Taniwaki was born in Los Angeles in September of 1941 to Japanese immigrant parents. Seven months later she and her family were roundedup and imprisoned at the Manzanar concentration camp in Central California. Join us as she remembers her childhood.

Louie and Matt talk about Apple sending alerts to users in 110 countries about mercenary spyware.

Part III of Vanessa's interview with Glenn Elzinga culminates with a discussion of the People Care permaculture ethic upheld by grass-fed regenerative beef production. Glenn explains how phytochemicals in diverse grasses and forbs and the nutritional wisdom of cattle alchemize to produce beef rich with anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories that support human health.

On this month's episode of Soul Connection, hosts Zenobia Todd, Sarah Fedishen, and Adele Craft discuss back to school and going off to college. They share mental wellness tips for life transitions and celebrate four years of Soul Connection. Soul Connection is generously sponsored by Colorado Mountain College Human Services and Opportunity Now.

This week, Ray Wylie Hubbard chats with Cody Lee, we talk with Amy Goodman about the documentary “Steal This Story, Please!” screening at the Crystal Theatre next Thursday, Jillian Grogan stops by to share some tunes, and the Heart Collectors play live in the KDNK studio.

On this week's Regional Roundup, we explore the mental and emotional toll a hectic fire season can take on firefighters. We also look at how the language we use to describe wildfire can shape the way we feel about fire. Then, we turn to water and we hear a report about the impact of this year's drought on the Arkansas River and the communities that depend on it. We round out the show with a discussion on what the latest federal management plan for the Colorado River could mean for the future of the river and the seven states that rely on it.

Sopris Sun Editor, James Steindler speaks with Jared Barnes, Town of Carbondale Planning Director.