Public Affairs Shows

This week on the Regional Roundup, we hear about an art exhibit in Durango, Colorado, that centers Indigenous and Latinx artists. Then, we hear from Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who spoke last month in Aspen about a new initiative aimed at advancing equality through women’s sports. We also travel to southeast Utah to learn how the ancient craft of flint knapping is being preserved and passed down to a new generation. And we wrap up in Denver hearing about two museums dedicated to preserving Black American history. Tune into the Regional Roundup on KDNK.org every Thursday at 4:30 pm.

On this month's episode of Soul Connection, hosts Sarah Fedishen, Adele Craft, and Zenobia Todd talk with Kaytra Moodie about True Nature's Luminaries group, boundary setting, and protecting yourself and your time. Soul Connection is generously sponsored by Colorado Mountain College Human Services and Opportunity Now.

In this episode of Radio Physics, hosts Jack Kravitz and Sasha Fielder sit down with physicist Ryan Foley. The episode dives into gravitational waves, the dramatic collisions of neutron stars and the black holes they can create and how neutron star mergers help scientists measure the expansion rate of the universe, offering new clues about the cosmos’s past and its ultimate fate. Listen to Radio Physics on KDNK.org every third Wednesday at 4:30pm.

KDNK's own Marilyn Gleason is abroad in Europe, enjoying the glamor and thrills of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Come along with Marilyn as she meets friends and families of athletes, captures nail-biting races, and hops all over Europe.

John Goodwin has spent nearly forty years as a peace officer. Join us as he reflects on his career and the disruption of the peace in Minneapolis and across our nation. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK, the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

KDNK's Cody Lee interviews Billa Camp from Chicago's LowDown Brass Band ahead of their Mardi Gras show at the new Paul JAS Center in Aspen; Hawaiian Ukulele virtuoso chats about International Guitar Night coming to the Wheeler Opera House February 27th; and local artist Lena Maude shares some tunes ahead of her Black Valentine showcase at Steve's Guitars.

On this month's episode of Living Permaculture, we hear from guest Lindsay Cutler of The Park People in Denver, CO, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working with communities to plant trees and improve parks for a healthier, more resilient future for Denver. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.

This week on Everything Under the Sun, The Sopris Sun speaks with the outgoing and incoming editors of its neighboring newspaper, The Crystal Valley Echo, on the heel of its sale earlier this month. Tune in to Everything Under the Sun on KDNK.org every Thursday at 4pm.

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.

KDNK continues its early election coverage with Garfield County Sheriff candidate Brent Baker. Baker has been in law enforcement for twenty years and previously spent nearly a decade as a wildland firefighter. KDNK's Lily Jones asks Baker about Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, new state laws regarding inmate treatment, and what the Sheriff's Office can improve.

This month on The Inner Game hear local writer Paul Andersen talk about his own spiritual connection with the Aspen area, as well as his writings on how Albert Schweitzer sparked a spiritual awakening in Aspen in 1949 called the “Aspen idea,” based on the intersection of mind, body and spirit. Listen to The Inner Game on KDNK the first Tuesday of each month at 4pm.