Podcasts about colorado history

Send us a textHiking is my happy place. And recently I've fallen in love with South Table Mountain in Golden, Colorado. It's sister, North Table Mountain in my estimation gets five times the foot and bicycle traffic. A month ago, I found a trailhead for South Table that has only a few parking spaces, which guaranteed a peaceful hike! I've done it four times since. My favorite path takes me along an historic ditch, which no longer carries water, and then I take a right and follow the erosion up the side of the mountain. It's a popular place for mountain biking. I watch them plummet the steep elevations and soar over the natural berms. What a thrill.The first time I climbed out of that notch I was exhausted. Surrounded by fog, I drank water and looked ahead on the trail, seeing the silhouette of a man. I was startled. I'd had the trail to myself all morning. I continued toward the man, and soon made out antlers and the long, lean, limbs of a man. It looked like something out of a sci-fi movie. Heart pounding, I kept going, snapping a picture with my phone camera. Finally, feet away, I saw that it was a sculpture of a Native American! He had a deer with antlers draped around his neck, carrying his successful hunt's prize to share with his community. I laid a rock on the base of the sculpture and went up the rest of the trail.That next stretch of the trail? Check out my Instagram feed, because it is a skinny path that leads up an ancient sand dune, I'm talking 200-plus million years old! Hundreds of millions of years ago Colorado was underwater, the floor of a landlocked sea. This took no imagining as I stood on this dried out ocean floor. There were even white shell bits among the petrified dunes.This haunting experience brought me back again and again. At night, I'd fall asleep studying maps as I searched for a new, fresh route up and around South Table Mountain.But after my most recent visit, something happened to me that felt like a scene straight out of a horror movie. And it led me to research the history of South Table Mountain. Soon, I found myself hiking to Castle Rock on weary legs and praying for peace and love to heal the land.Two days later, I'd be back on the slopes to offer a flower to a murder victim.But I'm getting ahead of myself.What to Buy/Read/Listen/Watch NEXTRead about the woman of South Table Mountain, and other meticulously researched books by Carol Turner's on AmazonRecent Trouble at South Table Mountain (2024)Woman's remains found on South Table Mountain - blogpostHave you tried the GoodPods app yet? It's free and a fun way to share podcasts with friends and family! Curious Cat Podcast is there, and is sitting pretty in the Top 5 of Angels and other categories! Be one of the first to share and recommend podcasts to your friends. Curious Cat Crew on Socials:Curious Cat on Twitter (X)Curious Cat on InstagramCurious Cat on TikTokArt Director, Nora, has a handmade, ethically-sourced jewelry company!

On this episode of the JT Sports Podcast, JT dives into Nico Iamaleava's NIL dispute at Tennessee, proving Nick Saban's concerns about college football's sustainability were accurate. He defends Lincoln Riley's departure from Oklahoma, providing context to Riley's respectable record against ranked and SEC opponents, dismissing the narrative that he fled competition. JT also strongly critiques Deion Sanders for prematurely retiring Shedeur Sanders' jersey over Colorado legends like Eric Bieniemy and Kordell Stewart. Additionally, JT highlights Oklahoma's mission to end SEC disrespect, Lane Kiffin's public jab at Carson Beck and Miami, and why Tennessee stubbornly sticking with their anti-NFL style offense could cost them big.

Send us a text In the previous segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, we brought you Black History Month articles from the paper. Now, correspondent Maryann Rosen shares more stories for Black History Month connected to Colorado! Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring the news and culture from peak to peak!If you want to be featured in the podcast, contact the host at media@themountainear.com!SUBSCRIBE ONLINE and use the coupon code PODCAST for A 10% DISCOUNT for ALL NEW SUBSCRIBERS! Subscribe at https://www.themtnear.com/subscribe!You can find us online by visiting https://www.themtnear.com!Find us on Facebook @mtnear!Share this podcast around!! Scroll near the bottom of our website's homepage or visit the podcast's main hub at https://themtnearpodcast.buzzsprout.com!You can contact our editor at info@themountainear.com!Thank you for listening!

In this episode of the OutThere Colorado Podcast, Spencer McKee and Seth Boster chat about Alferd Packer's potential innocence, Spencer's trip to an awesome new music venue, a pro athlete facing a potential fine for cutting a switchback, how an Everest mishap landed a young mountaineer in Colorado, the upcoming ski season, Colorado-based horror movies, and more. Question? Comments? Concerns? Shoot us an email at info@outtherecolorado.com.

In this episode of the OutThere Colorado Podcast, Spencer McKee chats with Christian Beckwith, veteran alpinist and climbing historian, about the US Army's iconic 10th Mountain Division. Topics discussed range from how the 10th's need for mountain combat gear influenced a lot of the outdoor recreation gear still used today to how a seemingly impossible 10th Mountain Division mission in treacherous terrain changed the course of World War II. Christian Beckwith is the host of the Ninety-Pound Rucksack podcast, which provides a deeper dive into the topic of the 10th Mountain Division. Listen to Christian's podcast through all major podcast providers.

Page One, produced and hosted by author Holly Lynn Payne, celebrates the craft that goes into writing the first sentence, first paragraph and first page of your favorite books. The first page is often the most rewritten page of any book because it has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reader. We interview master storytellers on the struggles and stories behind the first page of their books.About the guest author:Ramona Ausubel is an award winning author of three novels and two short story collections. Her latest book, THE LAST ANIMAL, published by Riverhead, was named Best Book of The Year by Oprah Daily, NPR and Kirkus Reviews. Her debut novel, NO ONE IS HERE EXCEPT ALL OF US was a New York Times Editor's Choice and winner of both the PEN USA Fiction Award and the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. It was also named  one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Huffington Post as well as being a finalist for the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, the California and Colorado Book Awards, longlisted for the Story  Prize Frank O'Connor International Story Award and and nominated for the International Impac Dublin Literary Award.A native of New Mexico, Ausubel holds an MFA from the University of California, Irvine where she won the Glenn Schaeffer Award in Fiction. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Tin House, The New York Times, NPR's Selected Shorts, One Story, Electric Literature, Ploughshares, The Oxford American, and collected in The Best American Fantasy and online in The Paris Review. She has also been a finalist for the prestigious Puschart Prize and a Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the Sewanee Writers' Conference. She has taught at Tin House, The Community of Writers, Writing by Writers, the Low-Residency MFA programs at the Institute of American Indian Arts and Bennington. She is currently an assistant professor at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. About the host:Holly Lynn Payne is an award-winning novelist and writing coach, and the former CEO and founder of Booxby, a startup built to help authors succeed. She is an internationally published author of four historical fiction novels. Her debut, The Virgin's Knot, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers book. She recently finished her first YA crossover novel inspired by her nephew with Down syndrome. She lives in Marin County with her daughter and enjoys mountain biking, surfing and hiking with her dog. To learn more about her books and private writing coaching services, please visit hollylynnpayne.com or find her at Instagram and Twitter @hollylynnpayne.If you have a first page you'd like to submit to the Page One Podcast, please do so here.As an author and writing coach, I know that the first page of any book has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reader. So I thought to ask your favorite master storytellers how they do their magic to hook YOU. After the first few episodes, it occurred to me that maybe someone listening might be curious how their first page sits with an audience, so I'm opening up Page One to any writer who wants to submit the first page of a book they're currently writing. If your page is chosen, you'll be invited onto the show to read it and get live feedback from one of Page One's master storytellers. Page One exists to inspire, celebrate and promote the work of both well-known and unknown creative talent.  You can listen to Page One on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher and all your favorite podcast players. Hear past episodes.If you're interested in getting writing tips and the latest podcast episode updates with the world's beloved master storytellers, please sign up for my very short monthly newsletter at hollylynnpayne.com and follow me @hollylynnpayne on Instagram, Twitter, Goodreads, and Facebook. Your email address is always private and you can always unsubscribe anytime. The Page One Podcast is created at the foot of a mountain in Marin County, California, and is a labor of love in service to writers and book lovers. My intention is to inspire, educate and celebrate. Thank you for being a part of my creative community! Thank you for listening! Be well and keep reading.~Holly~ Thank you for listening to the Page One Podcast, where master storytellers discuss the stories and struggles behind the critical first page of their books. If you liked this episode, please share it on social, leave a review on your favorite podcast players and tell your friends! I hope you enjoy this labor of love as much as I love hosting, producing, and editing it. Please keep in touch by signing up to receive my newsletter at www.hollylynnpayne.com with the latest episodes each month. Delivered to your inbox with a smile. For the love of books and writers,Holly Lynn Payne@hollylynnpaynewww.hollylynnpayne.com

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we learn that all persons are persons from our coverage of the ClusterBuck in Colorado's 4th Congressional District...which continues with the results of a debate, a straw poll, and some partial campaign finance reports that are coming in as we record. While nobody's really breaking fundraising records here, this race may be breaking the record for “most candidates with arrest records in a primary election in Colorado History.” There was also a GOP debate in the 8th congressional district which is a must-win if Colorado Republicans want to crawl out of their cavern of irrelevance and if national Republicans want to keep their now-one-seat-majority. But the candidates there are...not the best. And we check in on the second regular session of the 74th General Assembly where GOP leadership has transitioned from worse to bad -- and a brand new kind of microminority infighting has just begun.

We are once again doing something a little different on We the (Black) People. Boulder, Colorado just opened a Black history exhibit called Proclaiming Colorado's Black History and I have the lead curator - Colorado native and soul food scholar Adrian Miller - and the oral history liaison - Minister Glenda Strong Robinson, an NAACP and church historian in Boulder - on my show to talk about it. Boulder (and Colorado overall) is a small Black community with a mighty contribution to American history. We get into the story of how this exhibit came to be, how other Black communities can activate their history, and some of the stories they collected as they brought the exhibit to life.Want to learn more about the exhibit and listen to some oral history? Here's the website: https://museumofboulder.org/exhibit/proclaiming-colorados-black-history/Music CreditPeaceLoveSoul by Jeris (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35859 Ft: KungFu (KungFuFrijters)

Today – we're talking to Sandra Fish, a Colorado Sun politics reporter, who put together a SunFest panel on race, Colorado history and local authors.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new state historian has a vision to diversify our thinking about life in Colorado. Dr. Claire Oberon Garcia is also an English professor at Colorado College. Chandra Thomas Whitfield sat down with her in front of an audience at the Southern Colorado Public Media Center.

The new state historian has a vision to diversify our thinking about life in Colorado. Dr. Claire Oberon Garcia is also an English professor at Colorado College. Chandra Thomas Whitfield sat down with her in front of an audience at the Southern Colorado Public Media Center.

It's the most expensive fire in Colorado History. Listen now.

Gerald Horne on Acknowledging Radical Histories, Colorado, and Palestine Acknowledging Radical Histories by Dr. Gerald Horne & chris time steele: https://www.intpubnyc.com/browse/acknowledging-radical-histories/  https://www.facebook.com/DrGeraldHorne/  https://www.uh.edu/class/history/faculty-and-staff/horne_g/  Music by AwareNess: https://awareness0.bandcamp.com/ Please support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/timetalks Channel Zero Network: https://channelzeronetwork.com/ Time Talks: https://www.instagram.com/time_raps 

When it comes to water, Lorelei Cloud says Indigenous tribes like the Southern Ute don't just use water; they protect it and treat it with reverence. As the first Indigenous member of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, she is hopeful about ensuring equity in water rights. Then, a pest is threatening one of Colorado's most beloved crops. And preserving history with "The Denver Star."

When it comes to water, Lorelei Cloud says Indigenous tribes like the Southern Ute don't just use water; they protect it and treat it with reverence. As the first Indigenous member of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, she is hopeful about ensuring equity in water rights. Then, a pest is threatening one of Colorado's most beloved crops. And preserving history with "The Denver Star."

Continuing with our series of standout performers at the Colorado High School State Championship meet, our state has been known for many years as a mecca for distance running, and it seems like the pace of records falling the past few years has accelerated. In fact, despite our elevation, some of the fastest times in the country this year have been run right here at mile-high.  One of those is the Colorado all-time girls' 1600-meter record that was reset by Emma Stutzman from Pomona High School in Arvada, who ran 4:39.94 to become the first girl in state history to break the 4:40 mark in a breathtaking romp to the state Class 5A crown. The Northern Arizona University commit also won the 3200-meter title in 10:12.68, and on the heels of that max effort placed second in the 800 meters in 2:11.32, which was still a two-second personal record.  Her 3200 time was an 18-second PR at elevation after she ran 9:56.34 at the Arcadia Invitational in Calif. in April.I got to enjoy, as a track coach and meet official, watching Emma dominate numerous meets the past few years and what has always stood out is her persistent smile, joy, and sportsmanship. After every win, Emma could be seen waiting for every other finisher, no matter how far back, to congratulate them on their efforts. I could always tell that Emma was having a blast at track meets, sometimes gleefully running the maximum four events in league meets. I got a kick seeing in some of her online race photos that she was wearing one of the Be Positive bracelets that I frequently give at meets to kids and others who have a great attitude, like Emma does – or maybe experienced disappointment and could use a pick-me-up. In this episode, we chat about what has driven her rise from a youth runner to a fourth-place finisher at last year's state meet, to a record-setting champion. She is a terrific role model for high school cross country and track athletes, and someone I look forward to following in her college career.Please consider supporting Warriors' Ascent for which 27 men and women ran the Leadville Heavy Half and Marathon on June 17.  Warriors' Ascent provides a holistic program to help veterans and first responders who are enduring PTS, post-traumatic stress.  We have all heard the staggering number of veterans we tragically lose every single day to suicide.  Warriors' Ascent is saving lives!  Through the deadline on June 23, all donations will be matched by an anonymous donor up to $2000.  Donate at (tax-deductible):https://give.classy.org/WeAreSupermanThank you!Emma StutzmanInstagram @emmamarie051 and @bigcatdistanceTwitter @EmmaStutzman7Bill Stahlsilly_billy@msn.comFacebook Bill StahlInstagram @stahlor and @coachstahlYouTube We Are Superman Podcast

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Of all the dinosaurs, we Coloradans have a special connection to the Stegosaurus. So much so that in February, state lawmakers introduced a bill to create a new license plate honoring the 1876 discovery of our favorite ancient armored herbivore. But that's not the only reason why our state — and the Front Range in particular — has had such a huge impact on the discovery and study of dinosaurs globally. Host Bree Davies sits down with Dinosaur Ridge's Erin LaCount, one of Colorado's foremost dinosaur educators to unearth the story of "the bone rush" and explain how Morrison became one of the most important sites for dino-lovers everywhere. For even more local dino stories and facts, check out Dinosaur Ridge's new podcast! We want to know: What does “safety” mean to you? It's become one of the biggest debates in the mayoral race, so we want to talk about what safety means to real Denverites. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear your answer on the show soon: (720) 500-5418‬ Subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver by texting “Denver” to 66866 Follow us on Twitter: @citycastdenver Or instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Hey Girl Friday Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown -    John Fielder - 05:22   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:42:21   "Light Of The Morning" by Dave Gunders - 01:52:06   John Fielder is widely recognized, with good reason, as Colorado's most accomplished and talented landscape photographer. Find out here how Fielder is an accomplished businessman, environmentalist, author, community leader, conservationist, and a Colorado man to his core. For posterity's sake, Fielder just donated 5500 of his best images to the Colorado History museum.   Colorado captivated John Fielder as a young North Carolinian who had a Charlotte teacher who took him and six classmates on long summer journeys to explore the western half of North America. Learn how Fielder fell in love with the sight and name of Colorado upon first setting eyes on Longs Peak.   Fielder's father was a prominent East Coast department store developer. After graduating from Duke with an accounting degree, John Fielder seemed destined to follow in his father's footsteps after successfully managing the big Southglenn May D&F in the late 1970s. But John Fielder felt too drawn to the nearby mountains and photography.   Quitting his day job, John Fielder pursued his passion. For over forty years, Fielder has documented the grandeur of Colorado with his breathtaking photographs. Find out some secrets to Fielder's remarkable career. No photographer in Colorado history has enjoyed more success. www.johfielder.com   Fielder's a candid and terrific interviewee. He's been an environmentalist since recruited decades ago by Wren Wirth to help designate by photography some Colorado mountain property worth protecting. Fielder is a fierce advocate for environmental causes and conservation. He's authored fifty books about Colorado.   Fielder is renowned for photography capturing the natural beauty of Colorado.  Fielder's work has exceptional attention to detail, asymmetrical alignments (that he learned at department store displays), and exceptional use of light. Find out about John Fielder's many years raising a family in the Denver area.   Fielder helped found Colorado Great Outdoors in 1992 and talks about its historic impacts. Now a grandfather of six with more on the way, Fielder's not finished documenting the dire effects of climate change, and advocating for environmentalism through his photography and enterprises. https://goco.org/news/blog/on-great-outdoors-colorado-turning-20   Learn all about the wise man behind the camera. His role models were Ansel Adams and William Henry Jackson, two famous photographers from a century ago. Fans of fine landscape photography will long be studying the work of Colorado's photographer of this generation, John Fielder, and this podcast will add to their wisdom.   Making his usual spectacular contribution is show Troubadour Dave Gunders who is also a Colorado mountaineer appreciative of the special light at sunrise. He gifts us with Light of the Morning, a song with a supernatural story behind it. Gunders and host discuss disturbing camera images seen in Paul Pelosi and Tyre Nichols' violent victimizations.

Page One, produced and hosted by author Holly Lynn Payne, celebrates the craft that goes into writing the first sentence, first paragraph and first page of your favorite books. The first page is often the most rewritten page of any book because it has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reader. We interview master storytellers on the struggles and stories behind the first page of their books.About the guest author:Kate Manning's most recent novel, GILDED MOUNTAIN, was named an Indie Book Pick for November 2022. Manning is also the author of the critically acclaimed novels My Notorious Life and Whitegirl. A former documentary television producer and winner of two Emmy Awards, she has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times Book Review, Time, Glamour, and The Guardian, among other publications. She has taught creative writing at Bard High School Early College in Manhattan, and lives with her family in New York City.About the host:Holly Lynn Payne is an award-winning novelist and writing coach, and the former CEO and founder of Booxby, a startup built to help authors succeed. She is an internationally published author of four historical fiction novels. Her debut, The Virgin's Knot, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers book. She recently finished her first YA crossover novel inspired by her nephew with Down syndrome. She lives in Marin County with her daughter and enjoys mountain biking, surfing and hiking with her dog. To learn more about her books and private writing coaching services, please visit hollylynnpayne.com or find her at Instagram and Twitter @hollylynnpayne.If you have a first page you'd like to submit to the Page One Podcast, please do so here.As an author and writing coach, I know that the first page of any book has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reader. So I thought to ask your favorite master storytellers how they do their magic to hook YOU. After the first few episodes, it occurred to me that maybe someone listening might be curious how their first page sits with an audience, so I'm opening up Page One to any writer who wants to submit the first page of a book they're currently writing. If your page is chosen, you'll be invited onto the show to read it and get live feedback from one of Page One's master storytellers. Page One exists to inspire, celebrate and promote the work of both well-known and unknown creative talent.  You can listen to Page One on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher and all your favorite podcast players. Hear past episodes.To get updates and writing tips from master storytellers, follow me onFacebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and Instagram.Until then, be well and keep reading!

Today - We're talking to The Colorado Sun's business reporter Tamara Chuang about Denver Startup Week.   [NEW - running all week] Before we begin, We'd like to thank our sponsors - Xcel Energy. Xcel Energy can help you find ways to keep your home or business running smoothly, while reducing energy use and saving you money. Find everyday tips for using less energy and simple ways to manage your energy budget at X-C-E-L-energy-dot-com."   Now, let's go back in time with some Colorado History.   More than 1,000 years ago, a culture known as Chacoan dominated the Four Corners region from a cluster of cities in Chaco Canyon in today's northwestern New Mexico. Satellite communities with allegiance to the canyon extended for a hundred miles in every direction. On the northern Chacoan frontier stood a community known today as Chimney Rock, named for one of two stone spires that towered above it, in present-day Archuleta County.   Starting around 900 AD, Chacoans colonized the region, erecting towns in the shadow of Chimney and Companion Rocks. Higher in elevation than any other Ancestral Puebloan settlement, archaeologists believe Chacoans used the Chimney Rock site as an astronomical calendar, with important buildings aligned with both the stones and celestial bodies at important times of the year, including solstices, equinoxes, and phases of the moon. For two and a half centuries, several hundred Chacoans inhabited eight communities clustered below the pinnacles.   For reasons unknown, around 1150 AD the residents burned and abandoned the site, although competition from groups to the west (such as Mesa Verde) might have contributed to its decline. Archaeological work at Chimney Rock, now located in the San Juan National Forest, occurred sporadically in the twentieth century. Although surveys are still made, American Indian descendants of the community's inhabitants have requested that no further excavations disturb the site. In 1970, Chimney Rock earned a listing in the National Register of Historic Places, spurring further attempts to protect and recognize it. To better preserve and interpret the historic landmark, President Barack Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to declare Chimney Rock National Monument in 2012.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today - we're visiting with Colorado Sun political reporter Jesse Paul about campaign finance trends, as well as about a lawsuit involving the change in political affiliation for a state senator.   [NEW - running all week] Before we begin, We'd like to thank our sponsors - Pinnacol Assurance. Pinnacol Assurance provides workers' comp insurance and was named one of the most community-minded companies in Colorado for the third year in a row. Last year, Pinnacol donated 1.5 million dollars in grants, donations and scholarships to Colorado communities. Learn how Pinnacol puts care to work at Pinnacol dot com.    Now, let's go back in time with some Colorado History.   On this day in 1879, Colorado's Historical Society held its first official meeting in Denver. It was established by the General Assembly in the spring of 1879 to protect and preserve the nascent state's story.   Members discussed the military and educational history of their community and heard bombastic remarks by Mayor Richard Sopris about the glory of the state and its capital city over the previous two decades.   The Colorado Historical Society and its ever-larger collection occupied space in hotels, office buildings, and the Arapahoe County Courthouse until 1895, when it moved to the capitol's basement. Visitors marveled at exhibits overflowing with taxidermied animals, geological specimens, pottery from Ancestral Puebloan sites, and the desiccated remains of those who lived in the ancient cities of southwestern Colorado.    The society proved so popular that it soon merited a separate building, a marble museum across Fourteenth Avenue from the state capitol.   Its collections grew in size and scope, from dioramas of historic scenes made by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression to "Baby Doe" Tabor's wedding dress. The crowded edifice also proved insufficient, and in 1977 the society moved to the Colorado Heritage Center, a modernistic, sloping structure of brown brick. This structure and the state's judicial building north of it came down to make way for the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, and the collection found a new home in 2011.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the winter of 1873-1874, six miners seeking fortune and gold in the San Juan mountains of western Colorado disappear in to a winter storm.  Only one survives- Alferd Packer. Packer tells several stories of how he came to be the sole survivor before ultimately confessing to succumbing to cannibalism to survive.  But did he merely feast on the bodies of those who died of exposure, accidents, or malicious intent from the other miners?  Or was Packer himself a crazed murderer?  The legend of the Colorado Cannibal may be one of the darkest mysteries in western American history, and we will explore it today.

From variants to fall boosters, Dr. Anuj Mehta from Denver Health gives us a checkup on COVID-19 in Colorado. Then, outgoing state historian Nicki Gonzales reflects on her mission to learn about Colorado's diverse history. Plus, a mapping project highlighting Japanese Americans in Five Points. And, Judy Collins returns to her Colorado roots.

From variants to fall boosters, Dr. Anuj Mehta from Denver Health gives us a checkup on COVID-19 in Colorado. Then, outgoing state historian Nicki Gonzales reflects on her mission to learn about Colorado's diverse history. Plus, a mapping project highlighting Japanese Americans in Five Points. And, Judy Collins returns to her Colorado roots.

When the Marshall Fire burned over 1,000 homes in Boulder County in December, it also destroyed possessions: couches, children's toys and family heirlooms. Since then, many fire victims have dug through the rubble to find anything that might be salvageable. In the final part of our series From The Ashes, Leigh Paterson brings us a story about salvaged objects that contain memories.  Hundreds of people summit Mount Everest each year. But before this year, fewer than 10 of them were Black. In May, the first all-Black team of climbers successfully reached the summit as part of the Full Circle Everest Expedition. To learn more about the expedition, KUNC's Samantha Coetzee spoke to Eddie Taylor. He's a member of the Full Circle Everest Team and a chemistry teacher from Boulder. A new report looks at the emergency response during the first 36 hours of the most destructive fire in Colorado History. The Marshall Fire is responsible for an estimated $1 billion in damages. Two people died in the blaze. KUNC's Beau Baker spoke with colleague Leigh Paterson to learn more about this report. Colorado Edition is hosted by Yoselin Meza Miranda and produced bythe KUNC newsroom, led by news director Sean Corcoran. Web was edited by digital operations manager Ashley Jefcoat.  The mission of Colorado Edition is to deepen understanding of life in Northern Colorado through authentic conversation and storytelling. It's available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Colorado Edition is made possible with support from our KUNC members. Thank you! Our theme music was composed by Colorado musicians Briana Harris and Johnny Burroughs. Other music in the show by Blue Dot Sessions.

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Mikaela Fundaun, Curator of Interpretation at the Estes Park Museum, shares stories about some of the remarkable women in Estes Park's history.  Three of the women featured in this episode include Eleanor Hondius and the story of her role in the founding of the Estes Park Women's Club, Joephine Hupp who owned and managed four of Estes Park's downtown hotels as well as a popular cafe, and finally pioneering entrepreneur Anna Wolfrom who homesteaded land near Lily Lake that she used to construct and operate a popular teahouse for passing travelers. 

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How do you manage a wildfire that's like nothing you've ever seen before?  In 2020 when the two largest wildfires in Colorado history surrounded the town of Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park's Fire Management Officer, Mike Lewelling, relied on twenty years of planning and fire treatments in Rocky along with a dream team of multiple fire agencies and our very own Alpine Hotshots crew to help save the town from burning.  However, those two things alone wouldn't have saved Estes Park from the fast moving East Troublesome Fire.  It was a rare weather event on the morning of October 22, 2020 that ultimately kept the fire from entering town, and it reminded Lewelling of a quote he once read from renowned chemist and microbiologist, Louis Pasteur.  “Chance favors the prepared mind.”The video version of this Podcast includes rare and never before seen photos and videos from the 2020 wildfires and  is available  to subscribers of our Rocky Mountain Channel Streaming Service. (Available on Roku, Apple TV, FireTV, Android, AndroidTV and iPhone.)

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John "Liver-Eating" Johnston was one of the  "mountain men" who explored the American Northwest in the mid to late 1800s. Like the other "mountain men," Liver-Eating Johnston had his fair share of battles with the Native Americans who were defending their land. Unlike the other "mountain men," Johnston supposedly ate the livers of hundreds of natives he had killed. It was only recently that we learned this wasn't exactly true, but in Johnston's case, the truth might just be more horrifying than the fiction.Sources:The Anaconda Standard, February 11, 1900. Bellows, Alan. “Liver-Eating Johnson.” Damn Interesting. Damn Interesting, January 21, 2020. https://www.damninteresting.com/liver-eating-johnson/. Bunker, Robert, and Raymond Thorp. Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson. New ed. Indiana University Press, 2016.“Woodhawks.”The Flathead Courier, May 12, 1927. French, Brett, and Dave Shors. “The Legend of Liver-Eating Johnson Keeps Getting Taller.” Billings Gazette, August 24, 2017. https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/the-legend-of-liver-eating-johnson-keeps-getting-taller/article_7864cffc-afe4-5adf-8403-dbad9fe37450.html.The Helena Independent, May 7, 1893. Herda, D. J.. The Never-Ending Lives of Liver-Eating Johnson. (Helena: Twodot, 2019).Langford, Nathaniel Pitt. Vigilante Days and Ways: the Pioneers of the Rockies. (Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1912).Maccar, David. “The True Story Behind 'Jeremiah Johnson': What We Know (and Don't).” Free Range American, September 14, 2021. https://freerangeamerican.us/true-story-jeremiah-johnson/.McLellan, Dennis. The Avenging Fury of the Plains: John "Liver-Eating" Johnston. (Mountain Man Tales Publishing Co., 2021).“Noted Pioneer Dead.” Red Lodge Picket, February 2, 1900. Rasmussen, Cecilia. "Trailing a Wild West Character to his Graves." Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2005. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-21-me-then21-story.html“The Real Jeremiah Johnson.” Notes from the Frontier, April 7, 2021. https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/the-the-real-jeremiah-johnson.Western Kansas World, October 12, 1889. Music: Dellasera by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comFor more information, visit www.oldbloodpodcast.com

Good Morning, Colorado, you’re listening to the Daily Sun-Up. It’s Thursday December 3rd, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you.   Today, we’re focused on lawmakers who are devoting $20 million to help improve internet connectivity for students, and how education leaders are grateful, but say the money won’t solve the root of the issue.   We’ve also released another bonus episode, featuring insight from one of our readers on what they’ve learned while living through a global pandemic in Colorado.    But before we begin, let’s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:   Today, we’re going back to December 3rd 2011 when Virgil Harms, an octogenarian farmer and square dance aficionado celebrated his 50 years of service as the mayor of Paoli, This is a record unmatched in Colorado History.   Now, our feature story.    On Wednesday State lawmakers passed a bill that could help get more students connected to the internet, providing $20 million in grants for districts to broaden access to their students at a time when the internet has become the main mode of learning.    But the dollars, which are part of a state stimulus package at the center of a special legislative session this week, won’t ensure every young Coloradan has a reliable internet connection.   The investment is widely viewed -- by lawmakers, educators and education advocates -- as a short-term fix. It’s nowhere near enough money to address the root of the access problem: a lack of adequate infrastructure to sustain a quality internet connection for every Colorado family.   Instead, the $20 million in House Bill 1001 is focused on “giving access and infrastructure in as quick a way as possible,” according to state Rep. Mary Young, a Greeley Democrat and one of the bill’s prime sponsors,    Colorado Sun reporter Erica Breunlin is joining us today to talk more about what this means for students. Erica, thank you for joining us. Can you start by giving an overview of the bill? So, how exactly will districts be able to use the grant dollars to improve internet connections for their students?  And can you talk more about why lawmakers included this in the stimulus package? Grants will be distributed through an application process administered by the Colorado Department of Education. Districts with a high percentage of kids who qualify for free and reduced-price lunch -- a federal indicator of poverty -- and whose communities have significant gaps in internet access - will get priority.   A main goal of the legislation is to fund internet connections robust enough for all the members of a household to be engaged in their coursework at the same time.    And as Erica said, for some districts, that might mean investing in more hotspots. Others may want to purchase a subscription to an internet service provider or even build their own antenna system.   Finally, here are a few stories you should know about today:   Colorado’s three-day special legislative session finished on Wednesday with lawmakers watering down one of the most contentious parts of their $200 million-plus package aimed at providing economic relief during the coronavirus crisis.  - The ACLU of Colorado on Wednesday asked a judge to issue an emergency order reducing Colorado’s prison population in the wake of four inmate deaths over two days linked to coronavirus.  - Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they will not seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing three people and injuring nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado in 2015. - Beacon Guidebooks’ upcoming guide to Buffalo Pass will not include names of runs and locations created by Steamboat Powdercats, which argued the titles were “trade secrets.”   For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com.    The Colorado Sun is non-partisan and completely independent. We're always dedicated to telling the in-depth stories we need today more than ever. And The Sun is supported by readers and listeners like you.   Right now, you can head to ColoradoSun.com and become a member. Starting at $5 per month for a basic membership and if you bump it up to $20 per month, you’ll get access to our exclusive politics and outdoors newsletters. Thanks for starting your morning with us and don’t forget to tune in again tomorrow.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colorado Rockies trade history is fascinating even though there haven't been a ton of trades. Drew and Patrick remember the most notable ones.

Today we talk to Eric Walter about the mysterious disappearance of Keith Reinhard in Silver Plume, Colorado.Eric Walter is an award-winning director, editor, and documentary filmmaker in Los Angeles, known for producing investigative nonfiction films that explore bizarre cold cases, unexplained phenomena, and the dark side of human psychology.His directorial debut, My Amityville Horror, was named one of the top 10 festival genre films of 2012. The film was distributed theatrically by IFC Films and is currently available on streaming services. As a lead editor for feature films, docuseries, and commercial advertising campaigns, Eric's work has spanned across a variety of platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime, FX, AMC, Disney+ and many others.He also frequently serves as an expert on the Amityville Horror case, having recently been profiled by networks such as ABC, A&E, and Travel Channel.Eric's second documentary feature, Dark Side of the Mountain, is slated for release in 2021.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

Our guest today is author Laurie Marr Wasmund. Laurie loves the American West and has written five novels having ties to it including My Heart Lies Here, A Novel of the Ludlow Massacre; Clean Cut, A Romance of the Western Heart; and three books in the White Winter Trilogy, To Do Justice, To Love Kindness and To Walk Humbly, which chronicle America's involvement in the First World War and the aftermath in the 1920's.Today Laurie talks about her favorite history which is anchored in turn of the century Colorado, WWI and the taking down of the infamous Denver Bunco Ring by Philip Van Cise who, it is believed, the award winning 1970's movie The Sting, starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman is based on.For more on Laurie:https://lauriemarrwasmund.com/https://lauriemarrwasmund.com/white-winter-trilogy-to-do-justice/https://lauriemarrwasmund.com/white-winter-trilogy-to-love-kindness/https://lauriemarrwasmund.com/white-winter-to-walk-humbly/For more on Philip Van Cise and the KKK in Colorado in the 1920s:https://www.westword.com/news/phil-van-cise-scourge-of-denvers-underworld-5097432https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/photos-ku-klux-klan-in-colorado-in-the-1920s#id9http://www.blongerbros.com/VanCise/bio.aspSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

Leon Joseph Littlebird, Part 2Leon Joseph Littlebird is an internationally renowned musician, recording artist and performer.  A third generation native of Colorado with ancestral roots in both Pioneer & Native American cultures his multi-instrumentalist style is called: “Native Colorado Music”. His deep sonorous singing voice and masterful Native Flute and guitar styles captivate audiences.In part 2, Leon regales the adventures of his father as a young child growing up in the rough and tough mining town of Silver Plume, Colorado and then Denver where he meets the most famous cowboy of all time. Resources:Leon's websiteLeon's FacebookLeon's YouTubePhoto GalleryMore about Leon's father, Charles des MoineauxSupport the show: Become a patron of Armchair HistoriansSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In episode 1, part 3 we talk to Kevin Kuharic, executive director of Hotel de Paris Museum, about entrepreneur and hotelier Louis Dupuy, the things Kevin has discovered about Louis's interest in sanitary science and how Louis proceeded to implement his knowledge into practice at Hotel de Paris in the late 19th century. We also discover the link Hotel de Paris Museum has to Earl Holliman and Louis L'Amour. In our Kid Wisdom segment I talk to 6-year-old Finley about something other than his favorite history or the Coronavirus.Become a patron: Patreon link Additional ResourcesHotel de Paris websiteThe Influence of Epidemics on Hotel KeepingHotel de Paris Facebook PageHotel de Paris Youtube Page with Hotel de Paree playlistKing Cobra, WikipediaPhoto of King CobraTo Support Armchair Historians:PatreonKo-fiSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

On this episode of the DNVR Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons take another look at the All-Time Colorado Rockies roster with a specific focus on the relief corp. There are some truly underrated names to be discussed here.

In episode 1, part 2 we talk to Kevin Kuharic, executive director of Hotel de Paris Museum, about entrepreneur and hotelier Louis Dupuy, his secret identity and the things Kevin has discovered about Louis's interest in sanitary science and how he proceeded to implement his knowledge into practice at Hotel de Paris in the late 19th century. It's a timely discussion in which we compare notes with today's reality and practices in the face of the new world pandemic.We also talk to 6-year-old Finley about his favorite history. He also gives his opinion on how our current president is doing.Become a patron: Patreon link https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansAdditional ResourcesHotel de Paris websiteThe Influence of Epidemics on Hotel KeepingHotel de Paris Facebook PageHotel de Paris Youtube Page with Hotel de Paree playlistTo Support Armchair Historians:PatreonKo-fiSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In episode 1 we talk to my dear friend Kevin Kuharic, executive director of Hotel de Paris Museum, about entrepreneur and hotelier Louis Dupuy and the things Kevin has discovered about Louis's interest in sanitary science and how he proceeded to implement his knowledge into practice at Hotel de Paris in the late 19th century. It's a timely discussion in which we compare notes with today's reality and practices in the face of the new world pandemic.We also talk to 6-year-old Finley about his thoughts on the Coronavirus, how it has affected him and his family and his message of hope for everyone.Additional ResourcesHotel de Paris websiteThe Influence of Epidemics on Hotel KeepingHotel de Paris Facebook PageHotel de Paris Youtube Page with Hotel de Paree playlistTo Support Armchair Historians:PatreonKo-fiSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

Researchers with the Public Lands History Center at Colorado State University have partnered with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to examine a resource type sometimes overlooked in the field of land management. The cultural resources and history of human interaction on our public lands include many hidden stories. The PLHC helped define and discover these cultural resources at Colorado's State Forest State Park so that they are not lost to time.

On the morning of October 15, 1995 a man at a hunting site camp on the Uncompahgre Plateau in Colorado heard a woman hysterically screaming for help. He ran to the scene to find 48 year old Bruce Dodson lying on the ground and apparently dead. He had been shot. His wife Janice was screaming and throwing around his orange hunting vest and asking her dead husband why he had taken off his orange vest. The story that would unfold was a complicated and strange romance involving greed, mental illness, and a gun that vanished into thin air.

In 1911 a serial killer stalked the United States by train. He would sneak into a home through a window and kill entire families with the blunt end of an axe he found in or near their home. What he did in addition to murder in the homes was even more peculiar and included destroying their heads until they were unrecognizable and draping pieces of clothing over mirrors and glass to avoid the judgmental gaze of either his victims or himself. In Colorado Springs he murdered two families and has left a mystery that has lingered for over a decade, who was he and why did he hate faces?

Randy Baker had a rough start to his year in 2017. He had heart surgery, his wife left him, and he had fallen asleep at the wheel a grand total of 5 times. But the real surprise came when Randy was found dead on August 16, 2017 by his wife Kelly. She seemed upset and so did his sister, Carol, and at first it appeared he died from natural causes. However, police would soon uncover a greedy family conspiracy that would shock Greeley, Colorado.

On November 29, 1864, First Colorado Calvary troops of the Colorado Territory led by Colonel John Chivington, a preacher from Ohio with no war experience, attacked a camp of peace seeking indigenous tribes by Sand Creek. Nearly 200 members of the tribes were killed, mostly elderly men, women, and children. But the massacre isn't the only story to be found in this tragedy. A man named Silas Soule emerged on the right side of history before going down as Denver legend in his own tragic end. A young Cherokee woman named Mochi, blind with rage after witnessing her family and people slaughtered at Sand Creek, went on to seek revenge.

Was the Black Hand, otherwise known as the Italian mafia, a real organized crime gang or a myth in the early 1900s? Regardless of what you might think, the hysteria and murders stemming from fear and intimidation under the name of the Black Hand were real and often gruesome. In this episode I'll discuss some of the early history of Southern Colorado towns and the cultural climate that instigated crime.

In 1986, a man remodeling his home in Fountain, CO comes across a murder confession written in pencil on the back of a piece of wood built into the home. Who wrote the confession and who was murdered? I'll go over this story as well as some other strange occurrences from Fountain, CO.

It's 1911 and Gertrude Gibson Patterson valued the finer things in life, as evidenced by her taste in designer wardrobes and her secret "benefactor" in the form of a man who was old enough to be her grandfather. She also valued attention from men more her age, which is why she married a secret lover and moved to Denver, CO with him. But life in Denver wasn't what she expected and she had a plan to remedy that.

Historian and Professor Jim Walsh speaks about Irish History, Colorado History, labor struggles, starting the Romero Theater Troupe, and his experience with being a professor with an art-based teaching style. Music by AwareNess, follow him on Instagram, Spotify or Soundcloud.  For more content, follow me on Instagram Please support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/timetalks

Listen to Summit County historian Rick Hague as he talks about how the early ski runs at Breckenridge got their names.

Completed in the 1970s, the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel was an incredible feat of transportation engineering, at one point in history standing as the highest vehicular tunnel in the world. Construction of the tunnels took some lives, and ended up costing more than twice the original agreed upon amount, but these days it sees an average of 30,000 cars travel through the tunnel each day, and 400 million cars have used the tunnel since it opened. Safety equipment and standards have been in place since the beginning, only progressing with technology, and the tunnels can still claim zero motorist fatalities within them. Hannah Braun, an assistant staff historian with the Colorado Department of Transportation, gave the final presentation of this winter’s Frisco Historic Park & Museum’s lecture series to a packed house on March 28, 2018. See more history podcasts at summitdaily.com/podcasts

This week we're all about the hippest square state--our own beloved Colorado. The gals reveal what life is really like in the 'burbs of Denver--from weed vending machines to Crocs and cargo shorts. Plus, we go back to homesteader times for a selection of stories about Badass Babes from Colorado History.  Topics Include: British Panel Shows, Fall TV Premieres, This Is Us (again!)(Spoiler warning), The Colorado Accent, Colorado Small Town Life, Northglen Nightlife, BYOBingo, University of Colorado, The Origin of LARGE Burritos, Purple State Politics, Ted Haggard, Weed Vending Machines, Badass Babes from Colorado History, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Baby Doe Tabor-the Original Lactivist, Ziegfield Follies, Rattlesnake Kate, Microbreweries, The Denver Art and Comedy Scene, Feeling Like a Superhero at Low Altitude, Natural Disasters, The Importance of Moisturizing, Menver, Skiing, Crocs, South Park, Turning Down the Olympics, Devotchka and the Fray, India.Arie and the Lumineers, and Famous Colorado Crimes Check out some of the books, movies, and shows Meghann and Kelsey mentioned this episode: 8 out of 10 Cats (E4) The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two) This is Us (again) Criminal Minds (also, again) Law & Order SVU (forever) Baby Doe Tabor's restaurant Molly Brown House Rattle Snake Kate's dress Rattlesnake den Meow Wolf Ziegfeld Follies Ted Haggard Scandal   Intro Music: “The Four Seasons” – Antonio Vivaldi “Crown On The Ground” – Sleigh Bells Outro Music: "Too Many Snakes" - Trailer Bride licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 License. Audio Clips: "Western Whistle" - The Good The Bad and The Ugly "Obscene Amount of Money" - Pretty Woman "Damn Hippies" - "Get Crunk" - Superbad "Potheads" - South Park "Everything is Beer' - All About Eve "Lotion" -Silence of the Lambs "I Hate Men" - All About Eve "The Great Outdoors" - Up in Smoke Cheech and Chong  

As a kid, Denver professor Rosemarie Allen was suspended dozens of times from school. She now specializes in preschool discipline and the biases that play into how kids are punished. And, a scientist studies more than 100 years of mountain guidebooks to determine that climate change is increasing danger for climbers.