Changing Denver

Here is another teaser episode of City Cast Denver. I don't know why anyone who lives in Denver wouldn't want to have this in their feed. Subscribe here if you haven't already. This particular episode puts a huge smile on my face. I loved listening to Gustavo Arellano's talk on Colorado-style Mexican food from the El Pueblo History Museum. I loved watching Patty Calhoun in the comments of the zoom event. I loved listening to Bree interview them. Everything about this episode is good feelings. What better way to start the weekend? Plus you get to hear a rundown of the news at the top of the show. Learn more about City Cast Denver, a new project from the person behind Changing Denver and a bunch of other really interesting and thoughtful people: http://citycast.fm/denver

Hey, Paul here. I've got a very cool new project to tell you about. If you like Changing Denver, I guarantee you'll like City Cast Denver. It's a new daily Denver news podcast -- 15 minutes every weekday morning, stuffed full of all the local news you need to know, but also perspectives and voices that you'd never otherwise get to hear, plus a few fun surprises along the way. I've been working on City Cast Denver for a few months now with some incredible people, and it's finally ready for you. We're launching NEXT WEEK (March 25 to be exact). Our host is Bree Davies (@cocodavies on twitter), and if you don't know her, let me tell you, there's no one like Bree. When I first moved to Denver in 2015, Bree was the person who unlocked the city for me. Whether it was on twitter or in her Westword column, she has always had a knack for putting the big thorny issues Denver faces into deeply human terms -- and inviting people like me along for the ride. There would be no Changing Denver if it weren't for Bree. And now we're making something together! It's corny, but for me this really is a dream come true.  Just listen to trailer for City Cast Denver, and you'll hear what I mean. Click here to follow the show on your podcast app of choice and make sure to subscribe to our newsletter, too. We'll be with you every weekday morning, with fresh stories and conversation about everything Denver.  If you've got questions about the new show or ideas you want us to talk about, you can reach me at paul.karolyi@citycast.fm or tweet at me @paulkarolyi. 

Changing Denver's favorite local historian returns. This is Phil Goodstein in conversation about the 1918 flu, how it affected Denver and how it could provide a roadmap for our future.  Phil and I didn't talk about this, but I know he normally makes money giving walking tours around the city. I doubt those are very popular right now, so I'd like to remind you that Phil has many books about Denver's history available for purchase on the internet, including the websites of your favorite local booksellers. I recommend Denver from the Bottom Up: Robert Speer's Denver or his new one, which is part one of a new series about the history of Denver Public Schools.  If you like Changing Denver and you haven't heard my latest piece about Land Acknowledgements and Arapaho chief Left Hand, I think you'd probably like it. It's on the Range and Slope feed or right here if you prefer to listen in a browser.  Also, if for whatever reason you're feeling alone and deprived of meaningful connection with other people, we're starting up a podcast matchmaking service at House of Pod. It's called LoveSick, and you might like to listen or even sign up for a custom designed video chat blind date.

Longtime listeners of Changing Denver will be interested to hear about Range & Slope, a new podcast featuring sounds and stories from prairie to peak.  Range & Slope is a product of the R & S Collective, of which Changing Denver host Paul Karolyi is a proud member.  Subscribe wherever you listen to Changing Denver and learn more at rangeandslope.com.   

Our Rocky Flats series concludes with a look into the future. What does this summer's litigation mean for the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge? And what about the Rocky Flats of our collective imagination, has anything changed? Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats is presented in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. - Support the show! Our limited-time crowdfunding campaign is ending at the end of this month. If you loved the Rocky Flats series, and you want more Changing Denver, set up a pledge at www.patreon.com/changingdenver. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. The theme song for Unclear Danger is “Title Screen” by Aethernaut. Other music in this episode is by Lee Rosevere, Chris Zabriskie, and Aethernaut. - The photo that serves as the basis of the Unclear Danger logo was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by a user called AlbertHerring. We are using it under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License. The Colorado Independent’s Kelsey Ray designed the logo. - Follow us on Twitter @changingdenver for photos and more behind-the-scenes details from our investigation into Rocky Flats. Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. Thanks for listening!

The reactions to the most recent episode of Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats have been overwhelming. In the form of two interviews about health impact studies of communities surrounding Rocky Flats, this is our response. Unclear Danger is being produced in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. - Support the show! You can now support Changing Denver with a monthly pledge on our Patreon! A monthly pledge of $3 or more will get you access to transcripts of each episode of Unclear Danger and three Changing Denver stickers. A pledge of $10 or more will get you a shout out in the end credits of each Rocky Flats episode. Learn more about our new, limited-time crowdfunding campaign at www.patreon.com/changingdenver. -   Follow us on Twitter @changingdenver. Thanks for listening!

We take to the streets to hear from everyday Denverites on the big question besetting us all: How do you feel about the way Denver is changing? Host Paul Karolyi recently served as the Podcaster in Residence at the Denver Public Library. This episode documents the final program of his residency. - Support Changing Denver! Set up a monthly pledge on Patreon at www.patreon.com/changingdenver and rate/review us on Apple Podcasts. - You can learn more about Mile High Hustle: The Denver Startup Week Podcast here. Let us know what you think about it too. Feedback is always welcome. - Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. Follow us on Twitter @changingdenver.  Thanks for listening!    

Our Rocky Flats fiction series concludes with a story from local author Rebecca Aronauer, as read by her partner Bryon Quick. Also included in this episode is an interview with Taylor Dunne and Eric Stewart, the producers of an upcoming documentary and multimedia project called Off Country. Their project places Rocky Flats in the context of the nuclear weapons industrial complex's impact on local communities nationwide. - Support Changing Denver with a monthly pledge at www.patreon.com/changingdenver.com. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. Thanks for listening!

Unclear Danger 4: Is it safe? In this fourth chapter of our Rocky Flats series, we set out to answer the central question in the recent controversy over the site: Will the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge be safe for visitors when it opens to the public? Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats is presented in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. - Support the show! Our conclusion in this episode is sure to draw some criticism, so we need your support more than ever. Set up a monthly pledge on Patreon and gain access to the transcripts of each episode in the Rocky Flats series and more! Start by clicking this link – www.patreon.com/changingdenver. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. The theme song for Unclear Danger is “Title Screen” by Aethernaut. Other music in this episode is by Soft & Furious, Chris Zabriskie, and Aethernaut. - The photo that serves as the basis of the Unclear Danger logo was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by a user called AlbertHerring. We are using it under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License. The Colorado Independent’s Kelsey Ray designed the logo. - Follow us on Twitter @changingdenver for photos and more behind-the-scenes details from our investigation into Rocky Flats. Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. Thanks for listening!

Changing Denver's first guest producer Rae Solomon provides an update on recent developments in the campaign to change the name of the neighborhood at the site of the former airport. After this brief diversion back into Denver's history with the Ku Klux Klan, our Rocky Flats series will resume next week. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. The other music heard in this episode is by the Blue Dot Sessions, Monplaisir, and Blah Blah Blah. - Follow us on Twitter @changingdenver for photos and more. Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. Thanks for Listening!  

Our Rocky Flats fiction series continues! This time, we've got short stories by local authors Sonia Christensen and Giles Hash.  You can find more stories from Sonia here and here. Giles is co-host of Beyond the Trope, our sister show on the Denver Podcast Network. - Support Changing Denver with a monthly pledge at www.patreon.com/changingdenver.com. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. Thanks for listening!

In this third chapter of our Rocky Flats series, we dive deep into the last few years of conflict between the government agencies responsible for the lands of the former nuclear weapons plant and the activists who want to keep it closed forever. Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats is presented in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. – Support the show! Unclear Danger is the product of countless reporting trips, numerous interviews, and many, many hours of research, writing, editing, and audio production. If you want to help defray the costs of all that work and send a message that you care about this kind of in-depth, local journalism, set up a monthly pledge to support Changing Denver at www.patreon.com/changingdenver. This is a limited-run crowdfunding campaign. We’re shutting it down after the Rocky Flats series concludes in a few months. That means time is running out to show us you care! www dot patreon dot com slash changing denver – Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. The theme song for Unclear Danger is “Title Screen” by Aethernaut. Soft and Loathing and Lee Rosevere created the other music heard in this episode. – The photo that serves as a basis for the Unclear Danger logo was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by a user called AlbertHerring. We are using it under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. The Colorado Independent’s Kelsey Ray designed the logo. – Follow us on Twitter @changingdenver for photos and more behind-the-scenes details from our investigation into Rocky Flats. Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. Thanks for Listening!

Surprise! - You can read more of Lumans’ work on his website. - Support Changing Denver with a monthly pledge at www.patreon.com/changingdenver.com. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. Thanks for listening!

Our story of Rocky Flats continues. In this second chapter, we share the people’s history of the site, from humble beginnings in the early 1970s to a resurgence of activism today. Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats is presented in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. — Support the show! If you’re loving this Rocky Flats series, we recently launched a new way to support the show. It’s a limited run crowdfunding campaign, and you can find it at www.patreon.com/changingdenver. Pledge at least $3 per month and you get access to the transcripts from each episode of Unclear Danger and 3 Changing Denver stickers sent to the address of your choice. Pledge at least $10 per month, and we’ll read your name (or a pseudonym of your choice) in the credits to each episode. patreon dot com slash changing denver — Recommended Reading: You can learn more about Kristen Iversen’s book Full Body Burden at her website. Follow along with the activists at Rocky Flats Downwinders, Candelas Glows, and Rocky Flats Right to Know, as well as the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center. Here’s a few links to documents mentioned in the episode: Rocky Flats Interagency Agreement of 1991, Rocky Flats Cleanup Agreement of 1996, and the Citizens Advisory Board’s legacy report. This episode includes extensive clips from several oral histories on file at the Boulder Public Library’s Maria Rogers Oral History Program. You can find each of the oral histories we excerpted here: Robert Card, Daniel Ellsberg, and Pam Solo. If you are a subscriber to Harper’s Magazine, you can read all of the Edward Abbey piece excerpted in this episode here. Nonsubscribers can find it in the published collection of Abbey’s work, Down the River. “One Man’s Nuclear War,” Edward Abbey. Copyright © 1979 Harper’s Magazine. All Rights reserved. Reproduced from the March issue by special permission. — Our theme song is “Minnow” be Felix Fast4ward. Denver’s premier chiptunes artists Aethernaut and Michael Zucker provided the score for this episode and all of Unclear Danger. Also heard in this episode are a few songs by a group called Soft and Furious and a couple of old Rocky Flats protest songs. Those were performed by Jesse Wooten. You can find more of his music under the names Black Balsam and New Hill. — The photo that serves as a basis for the Unclear Danger logo was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by a user called AlbertHerring. We are using it under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. The Colorado Independent‘s Kelsey Ray designed the Unclear Danger logo. — Follow us on Twitter @changingdenver for photos and more behind-the-scenes details from our investigation into Rocky Flats. Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. Thanks for listening!      

Welcome to the first supplemental, side episode in our Rocky Flats series. Herein you’ll find a recording of the panel we put on at the Denver Public Library on April 7, as well as an unprecedented plea. - You can now support Changing Denver with a monthly pledge on our Patreon! A monthly pledge of $3 or more will get you access to transcripts of each episode of Unclear Danger and three Changing Denver stickers. A pledge of $10 or more will get you a shout out in the end credits of each Rocky Flats episode. Learn more about our new, limited-time crowdfunding campaign at www.patreon.com/changingdenver. - Meet the Panelists: Len Ackland is an independent journalist and retired journalism professor. During his time as editor, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists won a National Magazine Award in 1987, and he went on to serve as the founding director of the Center for Environmental Journalism at CU Boulder. Of particular interest, Len is also the author of Making a Real Killing: Rocky Flats and the Nuclear West. Murph Widdowfield has the unique distinction among our panelists of having spent time working at the Rocky Flats plant. Like many other former workers, Murph remained involved in issues surrounding the site. He is currently the president of the board of the Rocky Flats Cold War Museum, a museum that you cannot physical visit, despite years of effort from Murph and the rest of the board. Dorothy Ciarlo is a PhD and retired clinical psychologist. In the late 90s and early 2000s, she worked with the Boulder Public Library’s Maria Rogers Oral History Program to conduct more than a hundred interviews with former workers, activists, politicians, scientists, and contractors, some of which you heard in the first episode of our Rocky Flats series. Dorothy went on to publish a paper based on these interviews in the Journal of Peace Psychology. That paper is titled ”Secrecy and Its Fallout at a Nuclear Weapons Plant: A study of Rocky Flats Oral Histories” - Follow us on Twitter @changingdenver. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to the fourth season of Changing Denver. It’s going to be a season-long series all on one topic. We’re calling it Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats. We’re proud to present this whole season in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. -- Next Week: We are hosting a panel, titled “Remembering Rocky Flats,” at the Denver Public Library on April 7. Three Rocky Flats historians—Len Ackland, Dorothy Ciarlo, and Murph Widdowfield—will be sharing their stories and unique perspectives on the Rocky Flats story. Find us on the 7th floor of the library’s central branch at 2 pm. Recording this kind of thing can be hit-or-miss, so come out on the 7th to make sure you hear what these three have to say. -- Recommended Reading: Len Ackland’s Making a Real Killing should be available at your local bookshop. Len will also be appearing at our April 7 event if you have questions for him. The Ambushed Grand Jury is available online as a free PDF. So is the full text of the Lamm-Wirth Task Force’s final report. For more on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s plans for Rocky Flats, check out their website here. This episode includes extensive clips from several oral histories on file at the Boulder Public Library’s Maria Rogers Oral History Program. You can find each of the oral histories we excerpted here: Ken Freiberg, Dick Lamm, Tim Wirth, William Cohen, and Jacque Brever. -- Our theme song is “Minnow” be Felix Fast4ward. Denver’s premier chiptunes artists Aethernaut and Michael Zucker provided the score for this episode and all of Unclear Danger. Also heard in this episode are a few songs by a group called Soft and Furious. Those are in the public domain. -- You can learn more about Changing Denver at our website www.changingdenver.com. Follow us on Twitter @changingdenver for photos and more behind-the-scenes details from our investigation into Rocky Flats. Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. Thanks for listening!

Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats will begin on April 2. One week after the first episode is published, we'll be hosting a panel, titled "Remembering Rocky Flats," at the Denver Public Library. Find us on the 7th floor of the central branch at 2pm on April 7. Follow @changingdenver for more details.  -- Music for this trailer and for all of season four provided by Aethernaut, Denver's premier chiptunes artist. 

On this episode of Changing Denver – the finale of season three! – we share the story of Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, a local artist and writer. You can follow Lauri on Twitter at @Lynnxe and learn more on her website. - Recommended reading: Meow Wolf in Denver: Santa Fe's deliriously popular art collective lands with permanent installation Artspace lands site for affordable artist housing in RiNo - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. Also heard in this episode is a selection of songs of Madeline Johnston’s album “Like Author, Like Daughter,” as well as the track “The Split” by Howard Hello and “Civil War” by Bear and the Beasts. - Learn more about Changing Denver at our site, www.changingdenver.com, or follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. For behind-the-scenes goodies, personal tidbits, local music recommendations, occasional bonus interviews and more, sign up for our newsletter. Thanks for listening!

Our third agent of change is a group of people, the newcomers and the transplants. It comprises two interviews, one with Helen Thorpe, author of a new book about refugee and immigrant teenagers at South High School, and the other with Zena Ballas, creator of a new digital archive of transplant profiles. - You can learn more about Helen's book, The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom, here. And you can find Zena's project here. - Music for this episode provided by D.A. Evosirch. He's @noirguitarsuperstar on Instagram. Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. - Learn more about Changing Denver at our site, www.changingdenver.com, or follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. For behind-the-scenes goodies, personal tidbits, local music recommendations, occasional bonus interviews and more, sign up for our newsletter. Thanks for listening!

In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we revisit our episode about Five Points, “The Five Points and the Six.” In that piece, we shared the story of a local business, Rosenberg’s Bagels and Delicatessen, that got caught proudly advertising the fact that it was changing the culture of one of Denver’s most important, traditionally Black neighborhoods. Well, as you may have seen on social media last week, all that happened again. This time the business was Ink! Coffee and the incident has already made national news. This CDBBB features Paul’s report from a protest against Ink! and gentrification, as well as a rebroadcast of our Five Points episode from a couple years ago. - Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. - You can find us on Twitter @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  Thanks for listening!

Earlier this week, we brought you the story of Tay Anderson, 19-year-old candidate for the Denver Public School Board. In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we bring you the audio of a candidates' forum that aired on Channel 8 back in October. This was Tay's first televised debate, and it offers the chance to delve deeper into the politics of local education. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. - You can find us on Twitter @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  Thanks for listening!

Our second “Agent of Change” is Tay Anderson, the 19-year-old running for the Denver Public School Board. What does his Trump Era campaign mean for us and for our schools? -- Further reading: You can read all about Tay’s platform on his website: www.tayanderson.org And here’s a recent piece Melanie Asmar wrote about the District 4 race: Inside the three-candidate battle for northeast Denver’s school board seat - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. Also heard in this episode: “When I See You” and “If You Got the Blues” by Dragondeer; “Love Isn’t Enough” by Pink Hawks; and “Just Look at My Habits,” “This is the Girl,” and “Cobraskin Wallet” by Man Mantis. Huge thanks to all three for the use of their music. - Learn more about Changing Denver at our site, www.changingdenver.com, or follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. For behind-the-scenes goodies, personal tidbits, local music recommendations, occasional bonus interviews and more, sign up for our newsletter. Thanks for listening!

In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, Paul offers a personal report on his experience at a fancy cannabis pairing dinner put on by Mason Jar Events Group. In some ways, Mason Jar is following in the footsteps of Jane West, the subject of last week’s episode. It’s a woman-led company on the vanguard of public consumption, and they are constantly trying out new ways to normalize and maximize the experience of getting high. - Former Cannabist editor Ricardo Baca, who you heard on last week’s episode about Jane West, interviewed Mason Jar’s founder Kendal Norris back in January. Check it out here for a very different perspective on these events. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. - You can find us on Twitter @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  Thanks for listening!

On this episode of Changing Denver, we tell the story of Jane West, “ganja-preneur” and advocate, and explore the role of women in the cannabis industry. This episode marks the start of season 3, a mini-season highlighting people we’re calling “agents of change,” instead of neighborhoods or other made spaces. - Further reading: We highly recommend reading John Schroyer’s extensive report on Women Grow. You can find it here. Also from Marijuana Business Daily, here are the results of their surveys of women in the cannabis industry: 2015 is here and 2017 is here. You can learn more about Jane and her new line of products at her website: www.janewest.com - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. Thanks to Safe Boating is No Accident for the use of their songs “Never Change” and “Day Planner,” which can be found on the album Bonus Features. Thanks also to Chella & the Charm for the use of their tracks “Queen City of the Plains” and “What of Dreams” from the album Denver Delay. Leighton of Safe Boating and Chella are co-hosts of Discover Weakly, our partner show at the Denver Podcast Network. Also heard in this episode was a selection of tracks we found on the Free Music Archive. All were used under a creative commons license. - Learn more about Changing Denver at our site, www.changingdenver.com, or follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. For behind-the-scenes goodies, personal tidbits, local music recommendations, occasional bonus interviews and more, sign up for our newsletter. Thanks for listening!

We have a major announcement: Changing Denver is now a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. Rounding out the founding partner shows: Beyond the Trope, a podcast for nerds Left Hand Right Brain, an exploration of creativity Discover Weakly, music talk. You could do worse. Reel Nerds, a new movie every week Denver Pizza Podcast, the only show hungry enough to review every pie in Mile High Jon of all Trades, a weekly show featuring interviews with successful people from all across the employment spectrum The Revisionists, an alternate history podcast

It's been a while since we released the last episode of season two. Here's an update on what we've been working on and a taste of what's to come. - Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. In the shadow of the mountains, we speak.  - You can follow the show on Twitter and find us online at www.changingdenver.com. Thanks for listening!

On this episode of Changing Denver -- the finale of season 2! -- we venture into the animal kingdom (as far into it as we can get without leaving the city, that is). This is a story about societal norms surrounding animal exhibitions, and it only begins at the Denver Zoo. Thanks for another successful season, everyone. Your continued support means the world to us. We'll be back in a few months with new episodes, and we may have a few surprises in store before then. - Make sure to watch one of the slick promo videos on the Wild Animal Sanctuary's site here.  Here's where you can find Marc Bekoff's new book, The Animals' Agenda. You don't need me to give you this link to the Denver Zoo. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. Also heard in this episode were the songs "Goodbye Graveyard" by Shark Dreams;  "Riverside" and "Greyhound" by The Milk Blossoms, "Baby Seal" by Weird al Qaida, "Tweak a Bit" by Dr. Zilog, and a selection of tracks off the album Container Ship by The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact. - Learn more about Changing Denver at our site, www.changingdenver.com, or follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. For behind-the-scenes goodies, personal tidbits, local music recommendations, occasional bonus interviews and more, sign up for our newsletter. Thanks for listening!

A few weeks ago, Paul started hosting a new weekly podcast for the local news outlet Denverite. We think you'll like it, so we wanted to give you a taste. Subscribe to Denverite Now on iTunes!  And check out all the stories discussed in this episode at www.denverite.com

On this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we bring you the story of Denver mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton and his relationship with the Ku Klux Klan.  - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. The other song heard in this episode is "Dekalb Station" by Shady Elders. You can hear it on their new LP, Inside Voices.  - You can find us on Twitter @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  Thanks for listening!

On Changing Denver this month, we bring you the story of Stapleton, the would-be New Urbanist paradise, and its upsetting connection to the Ku Klux Klan.  - Recommended Reading If you want to learn more about the business side of Stapleton, Paul has covered related subjects a couple times for Crain's Denver: From the Block: Thriving neighborhood rises from grounded Stapleton Stanley Marketplace readies for takeoff in Aurora For another take on Stapleton and New Urbanism, here's a worthy article from CityLab about street design. And here's a link to the Green Book and one to Forest City's Stapleton website. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. The other songs heard in this episode are "Storm" by Sam Glover and a selection of tracks by Kai Engel that we found on WFMU's Free Music Archive.  - You can find us on Twitter @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  Thanks for listening!

A few months back, Rebecca Aronauer invited your host to give a presentation about Changing Denver at her quarterly event at Lighthouse Writers' Workshop, Making the Mountain.  He did his best. - You can hear more of Paul and Louis Present the Blues by Martin Scorsese here. The Denver Pizza Podcast is here. The other shows mentioned in this episode are no longer on the internet. Feel free to email us if you want to hear them! - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  If you like this episode, think about writing us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It's the best way for you to support Changing Denver. Thanks for listening!

In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we check back in with historian Phil Goodstein to learn about one of Civic Center's most storied structures, the McNichols Building. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  If you like this episode, think about writing us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It's the best way for you to support Changing Denver. Thanks for listening!

On Changing Denver this month, we explore the history of Denver's Civic Center with our favorite historian, Phil Goodstein.  - Like the show and want to support us? We'd love it if you voted for us in Westword's Best of 2017 Readers' Choice poll. It'll take a minute to set up a profile, but you'll win our undying gratitude in return! - You can hear DJ Deep Rawk on KGNU's hip-hop show Eclipse. It airs every Sunday night at 7 pm. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward.   - Follow us on Twitter @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  Thanks for listening!

In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we sit down with Courtland Hyser, Denver's principal city planner, to talk about neighborhood plans. Our Arapahoe Square episode specifically highlighted the lasting impact of two of these plans, so we thought it was fitting to further explore why neighborhood plans are so important in general, especially in light of Denver's new Neighborhood Planning Initiative. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.    If you like this episode, think about writing us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It's the best way for you to support Changing Denver. Thanks for listening!  

In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we revisit an episode from season one, How to Climb Stoner Hill. Our partner on that show, local journalist Andy Kenney, gives us an update on what's been happening on the ground at Stoner Hill. Then, we talk to some people at Civitas, the landscape architecture and urban design firm that's been contracted to work on the park now.  - If you like the show and think we deserve it, head over to Westword and write in Changing Denver for Best Denver Podcast in their readers' choice poll! - Here's a few stories that Andy's written about the situation in Commons Park since our episode came out:  Denver police have been banning alleged drug users — mostly pot — from individual parks — mostly Commons Park Denver will try to liven up Commons Park with free activities Commons Park’s future might start with an “unorthodox” private process - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.    If you like this episode, think about writing us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It's the best way for you to support Changing Denver. Thanks for listening!

On Changing Denver this month, we explore the convergence of two trends -- Denver's explosive economic growth and the increasing persecution of our homeless community -- in a neighborhood you may never have heard of. It's called Arapahoe Square.  This episode was produced in partnership with the Denver VOICE. For further reading on Arapahoe Square, check out their February issue.  - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. The other music heard in this episode includes the songs "Evil Eye" and "Versus" off Snake Rattle Rattle Snake's 2014 album "Totem," which is available on Bandcamp; a selection of tracks by Lee Rosevere that we are using under a Creative Commons license; and an original rendition of "This Land is Your Land" by Jackie Zubryzcki, with additional vocals by Laura Hartenberger. Jackie performs around town under the moniker Five Mile Woods. Her work is also available on Bandcamp. - Follow us on Twitter @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  Thanks for listening!  

In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, historian David Forsyth tells us a little about what it's like to research the history of Lakeside Amusement Park. Turns out, he's more than the authority on Lakeside history; he's the park's biggest fan! - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.    If you like this episode, think about writing us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It's the best way for you to support Changing Denver. Thanks for listening!  

On Changing Denver this month, we head northwest to Lakeside Amusement Park. For more than a century, Lakeside has been a popular destination for people of all ages, but only between May and September. What happens during the park's off-season? Where do the people of Lakeside go? And who are they?  - Here's more information on David Forsyth's book, Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park: From the White City Beautiful to a Century of Fun.  - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. Elk Minister and Chimney Choir generously allowed us to use their music in this episode. "Into the Void of Emptiness" was the first single of Elk Minister's upcoming album, "There's a System of Control," which will be available through iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, CDBaby and other distributors, like Elk Minister’s website, bandcamp, and Soundcloud on January 13. The tracks "In this Light," "I Know the Way," and "In the Underworld" all appear on Chimney Choir's album "Boomtown". Their new album "(dream)" is available now.  - Rebecca Aronauer is a fiction writer who organizes Making the Mountain, a quarterly event series featuring local artists at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop.  - You can peruse crime data for Lakeside at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's website.  - Follow us on Twitter @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  Thanks for listening!

On Changing Denver this month, we bring you the story of our city's 15th mayor, Richard Sopris. From humble beginnings, he rose through the social and political ranks of early Denver and eventually helped our young city overcome some of its first major challenges. He also signed the order creating City Park, giving Denver its largest green space and securing his legacy for generations. Our guide this month is Linda Bjorklund, the author of Richard Sopris in Early Denver: Captain, Mayor & Colorado Fifty-Niner. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. The other music you heard in this episode was performed by Randy Arent. For the past five years, he has performed at the charity 5K run through City Park on St. Patrick’s day. He is available for bookings through his website Denverbagpiper.com. - Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. Sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  Thanks for listening!  

Welcome to SEASON 2 of Changing Denver! On this premier episode, we pose a simple question: what gets to be art on the Cherry Creek Trail? Our search for an answer takes us into the archives of defunct Instagram accounts, the shadows of mixed-use developments, and up and down the Cherry Creek Trail more times than we can count. - Adam Lichty's Denver Street Heart project is still online at Instagram. Here's a link to the Westword article about him that we mention in the episode. - You can listen to (and purchase) Olivia Blu's album The Rebirth Bug on her Bandcamp page, and you can find out about her upcoming live performances on Facebook. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. - Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. Sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about.  Thanks for listening!

Two months ago, we capped off our first season with an episode about the hot new restaurant Hop Alley and its namesake, Denver's old Chinatown. For this bonus episode, we invited food journalist Laura Shunk to help us do a proper review of the restaurant. Of course, we put the Changing Denver spin on it, so it's a little different from what you might expect.  - The rave reviews of Hop Alley keep pouring in. 5280 just named it the best restaurant in Denver on its annual list of the top 25! - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. - Sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about Follow us on Twitter @ChangingDenver And here's a thought: If you like this episode, tell us why in a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening!  

Season 2 of Changing Denver is coming soon.  This is not it. This is something ... different. - Follow Changing Denver on Twitter at @ChangingDenver Sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about If you like the show, give us a rating on iTunes!

In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we feature an interview Paul did with CU Boulder history professor William Wei for KGNU. It's all about Wei's new book "Asians in Colorado," and excerpts of it were featured on our recent season finale, on Hop Alley. The interview touches on Denver's old Chinatown, but also explores how the discrimination facing Asians in Colorado morphed from Sinophobia into Japanophobia in the 20th Century. Yes, that means there is discussion of Japanese internment in concentration camps, as Wei calls them, as well as former governor Ralph Carr. - Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. If you like the show, rate it on iTunes. We really, really love stars. Thanks for listening!

On this episode of Changing Denver – the finale of season 1! – we figure out the connection between Denver’s old Chinatown and a new Chinese restaurant in River North. It turns out they have more in common than the name Hop Alley. - We are taking a couple months off after this episode to give some ongoing projects the time they deserve. All complaints about this will be interpreted as expressions of grief, so bring 'em on! You can also tell us how you feel in a review on iTunes. Just make sure all profanity-laced tirades are preceded by five gold stars. Thanks to everyone who made this first season happen. All the support and love has been so important. See you in season 2! - You can learn more about William Wei’s new book, Asians in Colorado: A History of Persecution and Perseverance in the Centennial State, here. CU Denver professor of History Tom Noel’s home page, including a full list of his Colorado-related publications, can be found here. You can read Jarod Ballentine’s review of Hop Alley here (he gave it a 7.5 out of 10), and find more of his reviews at The Infatuation. If you are as curious about Hop Alley’s food as we are, you can make a reservation here. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by FelixFast4ward. You can find more of his music on Soundcloud. Local bluegrass band Meadow Mountain provided two songs for this episode, “Homestead” and “Central,” which both appear on their new Homestead EP. You can hear them perform every Tuesday night at Cerebral Brewing. It’s called Bluegrass Tuesdays, and it seems like fun. Their website is http://meadowmountain.wix.com/meadowmountainmusic. - Learn more about Changing Denver at our site, www.changingdenver.com, or follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. For behind-the-scenes goodies, personal tidbits, local music recommendations, occasional bonus interviews and more, sign up for our newsletter. Thanks for listening!

On Changing Denver this month, we have an interview with local historian Amy Zimmer about her new book Lost Denver and her experiences on the Landmark Preservation Commission. She outlines Denver’s fraught relationship with its own past and explains our official process for preserving historic landmarks. Memory, loss, the value of seeing your past around you: It can be a challenge to take these issues on without slipping down a rabbit hole. You have been warned. Amy Zimmer’s book is available at many of Denver’s independent booksellers. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can find more of his music here. The other song used in this episode is called “Make it Weird,” and it was provided to us by Morlox. You can find more music by Morlox on Bandcamp and learn more on the Morlox Facebook page. Did you know we send out a regular newsletter? If you sign up now at www.changingdenver.com/about, you can get the full backstory on how this, and every other episode came to be. Or maybe just follow us on Twitter @ChangingDenver. Looking for a way to support the show? Rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! Quality reviews will help us reach a wider audience and eventually expand our offerings. Thanks for listening!

In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, Central Library Administrator Rachel Fewell discusses some of the challenges facing the Denver Public Library and the ways she and her colleagues are dealing with them. She also responds to comments Phil Goodstein made about the library in our episode about the West Side.  - #ListenLocal  Check out the Revisit Denver podcast at www.revisitdenver.com to hear more stories of Denver's past. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter (@changingdenver) or sign up for our newsletter to get exclusive behind-the-scenes content and bonus interviews with local Agents of Change. If you like this episode, please write us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Quality reviews will help us reach a wider audience. Thanks for listening!

On Changing Denver this month, we invite local journalist Andy Kenney to guide us through the story of Stoner Hill, a small elevated area of Commons Park. For years it has been a respite for assorted travelers, misfits, and people experiencing homelessness. But now that developers and their wealthy customers have moved into the neighborhood, it has become a source of tension. We dove into this one heads first, figured out the latest news on Stoner Hill, and even got a little involved in the conflict ourselves.  - This episode is a follow-up to Andy’s wonderful cover story for Westword last December. It is not required reading for the episode, but we highly recommend going back for it. Also, you can follow Andy on Twitter, @andyknny. - The end credits song in this episode is “Hashtag: First World Problems” by The Windermeres. It's track number one off their 2014 album Anthem of the Recession Generation, which you can find on their bandcamp page. You can also find them on Facebook. Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter (@changingdenver) or sign up for our newsletter to get exclusive behind-the-scenes content and bonus interviews with local Agents of Change. If you like this episode, please write us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Quality reviews will help us reach a wider audience. Thanks for listening!  

It’s another installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, our series of shorts that complement or supplement the regular episodes. This time, we have an interview with former city councilwoman for District 10 Jeanne Robb. She discusses what it was like representing Cap Hill and how some of the neighborhood’s major issues changed over her 12 years in office. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter (@changingdenver) or sign up for our weekly newsletter to get exclusive behind-the-scenes content and bonus interviews with local Agents of Change. If you like this episode, please write us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Quality reviews will help us reach a wider audience. Thanks for listening!

On Changing Denver this month, we investigate paranormalactivity in Cap Hill. It turns out the early reports greatlyunderestimated the infestation! Ghosts are legion in this historicDenver neighborhood, and not necessarily the kind you'd expect.-Materials for further research:Ghost Quest, the feature length paranormal investigationdocumentary, is available on YouTube in full.Bree Davies wrote this column for Westword on the closing of the Gypsy House.Lady Speech tweets @LadySpeech and has a list ofupcoming appearances on her website www.ladyspeech.com.Noah Van Sciver was recently nominatedfor an Eisner Award! His work is available at many of Denver’sfinest bookstores, including Kilgore Books. You can also findhim on tumblr andTwitter @NoahVanSciver.-Our theme song is “Minnow” by FelixFast4ward. You can find more of his music on Soundcloud.The song we played throughout the episode is “Deathville” byEldren. You can find more about them on their Facebook page.The other songs you heard under the Noah Van Sciver interviewwere “solace”and “architects”by Three Chain Links. I found them on WFMU’s Free Music Archive.They were released under a Creative Commons AttributionLicense.-You can keep up with Changing Denver by signing up for ournewsletter or byfollowing us on Twitter, @changingdenver.Looking for a way to support the show? Rate us on iTunes orStitcher! Quality reviews will help us reach a wider audience.Thanks for listening!

On Changing Denver this month, we have the story of Hungarian Freedom Park. What is the connection between Hungary, landscape architecture, and our Queen City of the Plains? More generally, how does a people forge a lasting connection to a place? You can hear the answers to these questions and much more in this, our most ambitious and personal episode to date. - Materials Referenced in this Episode: Here are some links to S.R. DeBoer’s plans for Alamo Placita Park (1927) and what became Hungarian Freedom Park (1925) Here is a copy of the Hungarian Club of Colorado’s founding charter from 1963. Here is a copy of the ordnance that officially changed the park’s name. - Extras: This is the Denver Parks and Recreation Dept.’s current policy on naming and renaming parks. - Music: Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can find more of his music on Soundcloud. The song we played under the end credits is “Hatcher Creek” by Strawberry Runners. You can find more about them on their website or Facebook. They are headlining a show at the Larimer Lounge on 1 April, and you may see some of the Changing Denver team there, if you’d like to say hi or talk to us about Hungarian Freedom Park. We found the other music for this episode on WFMU’s Free Music Archive. The tracks were “Gagool” and “Trio for Piano Violin and Viola” by Kevin MacLeod, and “Peace Within” and “Snowing” by Peter Rudenko. - You can keep up with Changing Denver by signing up for our newsletter or by following us on Twitter, @changingdenver. Looking for a way to support the show? Rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! Quality reviews will help us reach a wider audience. Thanks for listening!

On Changing Denver this month, we visit Santa Fe Drive on the first Friday of the month and meet up with “an old friend” to share some stories from the West Side.  - We bought our copy of Phil Goodstein’s new book, How the West Side Won, at one of Denver’s independent booksellers. The thumbnail image for this episode can be found on page 129 of How the West Side Won. - As always, you can keep up with Changing Denver by signing up for our newsletter or following us on Twitter. Looking for a way to support the show? Rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! Quality reviews will help us reach a wider audience and eventually expand our offerings. Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can find more of his music here. Thanks for listening!