Colorado Matters Podcast
1) Oct. 23, 2025: What's next in the government shutdown? 'Make A Circle' looks at early childhood development
The government shutdown will hit federal workers hard tomorrow as they miss their first paychecks. What will it take to find a solution? We'll check-in with our Washington, D.C. reporter, Caitlyn Kim....Show More
2) October 22, 2025: Historic context for this moment in politics; Finding unity across the divide
We continue "If You Can Keep It," our series to get historic context about this moment in presidential politics; political scientist Seth Masket from the University of Denver joins us. Then, a Denver ...Show More
3) October 21, 2025: Pettersen on federal cuts to mental, behavior health care; Honoring Demaryius Thomas
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat who represents the state's 7th Congressional District, is concerned that federal layoffs, furloughs, and funding cuts to grants, will have a devastating effect...Show More
4) Oct. 20, 2025: Two statewide ballot measures on the menu; Authors at odds with AI settlement
There are two statewide ballot issues in the November election. Voters will decide the future of Colorado's "Healthy School Meals for All" program; Purplish explains both related measures. Then, Color...Show More
5) Oct. 17, 2025: Where Hickenlooper won't budge; Remembering Susan Stamberg
Democratic U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper is a holdout on re-opening government until there's a plan to keep health insurance premiums down. We ask about paths for compromise and his frustration with ...Show More
6) Oct. 16, 2025: What will Dominion sale mean for elections? Plus, Colorado's Voting Rights Act
Now that Colorado-based Dominion Voting Systems is being sold, there are questions about what that will mean to upcoming elections. We talk with county clerks who rely on the system that's been at the...Show More
7) Oct. 15, 2025: A Colorado author's trek to find 'The Wild Dark' of the night sky
Eighty percent of the world's population can't see the Milky Way. Light pollution interferes. Author and adventurer Craig Childs, of Norwood, Colorado, writes about a trek from light to dark in his ne...Show More
8) Oct. 14, 2025: Motorcycle crashes are up; state troopers say distracted driving is just one reason
More and more motorcycle riders are dying on Colorado roads. Last year, 165 motorcyclists died, the highest number ever recorded in our state. Sgt. Ivan Alvarado with the Colorado State Patrol explain...Show More
9) Oct. 13, 2025: On Indigenous People's Day, how to get beyond acknowledgments and into action
Respect is the first law of the world's Indigenous peoples, says a man on a quest to right a historic wrong. On this Indigenous People's Day, Rick Williams has hope. We learn about his life mission in...Show More
10) Oct. 10, 2025: This café is run by a food bank; We spend the night at a movie motel
A mission-driven restaurant in Grand Junction takes an innovative approach to hunger and nutrition. Then, the plight of federal workers amid layoffs, furloughs and the shutdown. Later, we check in to ...Show More