Public Affairs Shows

On this month's episode of The AZYEP Podcast, hosts Jem Badgett, Indi Michel and Brendan Girardot talk with youth musicians Lana Greengrass, Sean Hamilton and Caden Smith, about their upcoming Noisefloor concert at Steve's Guitars.

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we hear about efforts to repeal the Roadless Rule, which protects national forests, and reaction from public lands advocates in Wyoming. Then, we hear from the Southern Ute Tribe about its objections to a proposed mine in the La Plata Mountains. We’ll also hear about the challenges of recycling in rural Colorado, and then we head to Wyoming to learn how volunteers are tracking the American pika. And we round out the show with a look at how drought is affecting farmers across the region, and the impact it’s having on the mental health of agricultural workers.

Reverend Hardy interviews Ariel Rittenhouse of Raw Mountain Farm in Basalt about the pros and cons of being a farmer after 9 years in the industry.

Sam Feuerborn joins Watershed Council's fire mitigation arm, discusses strategies.

This week on Express Yourself, don't miss the Roaring Fork Storytellers coming up September 1 at Bonfire Coffee sharing local tales about Letting Go; we'll also hear about the 160+ artworks in the Tiny Print Showcase up now at Carbondale Arts; plus an update on 2 artist calls for entry from the Red Brick Center for the Arts with Aspen Public Art Lead, Lara Whitley.

The tables are turned this week, as KDNK staff interviews the Sopris Sun editors, who are currently attending the annual Colorado Press Association Convention in Denver, where the local paper is up for 32 awards.

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we look at the latest efforts to open Bears Ears National Monument to mining and we'll hear about a public awareness campaign in Colorado aimed at helping people stay bear aware.We’ll also hear about a Western Colorado nonprofit building community by encouraging women and girls to exercise, and learn how the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is strengthening relationships with local governments. Then, we visit the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory to learn about its research and we finish with a look at why some trees survive wildfires while others don’t.

An interview with KDNK's Mike Lemmer and the City of Rifle's new Chief of Police, Tommy Klein. Klein talks about coming back to Rifle, how his experiences elsewhere have informed him, and what is in store for the Rifle police department going forward.

On this month's episode of Around the World, host Dylan Forbes chats with Megan Webber of Rotary Youth Exchange about her exchange experiences and the benefits of going on an exchange as a young person.

This month on Coalescence, hosts Adele Craft and Emily Henley sit down with special guest Brendan Girardot to talk about creative expression, artistic practices, and community.

On this episode of Farm Talk, Adrian Fielder, Cody Lee, and Chris Hassig discuss climate change, water issues, and the permaculture rainwater harvesting movement after a summer of heat.

This month on the AZYEP Podcast, hosts Caden Smith and Vivienne Shapiro sat down with Travis Wilson, MinTze Wu, and James Steindler of Voices and Mountain Pride to discuss their upcoming project "I Am Me: A Playlab for Queer Youth through Theatre, Writing and Storytelling".