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In Part 2 of our deep dive into Camp Hale, host Christian Beckwith explores the rocky beginnings of the mountain troops' high-altitude military encampment. From the soldiers' grueling acclimatization to the challenges of uniting skiers, mountaineers, and draftees under the harshest of conditions, Episode 12 uncovers the untold stories of struggle, frustration and resilience that emerged from the smog-filled valley. We also rejoin John McCown as he embarks on his first journey to Camp Hale, witnessing the stark contrasts among the soldiers who would form the nucleus of this iconic unit. Through McCown's eyes, we experience the Army's struggles to adapt traditional flatland tactics to the demands of mountain warfare and the creation of protocols that would go on to revolutionize skiing, mountaineering, and wilderness travel after the war. Show Notes and Resources: https://christianbeckwith.com/camp-hale-part-2-episode-12/ In This Episode: The Army's ambitious yet chaotic vision for Camp Hale The psychological and physical challenges faced by recruits The cultural impact of bringing America's best skiers and climbers together in one place The first steps toward institutionalizing mountaineering and outdoor skills within the military John McCown's reflections on leading a diverse group of soldiers, from seasoned mountaineers to young draftees from the south who would comprise the heart of the unit Sponsorship Acknowledgments: CiloGear: Makers of the finest alpine backpacks. Visit cilogear.com and use code "rucksack" for a 5% discount and a matching donation to the 10th Mountain Alpine Club. Snake River Brewing: Wyoming's oldest and America's most award-winning small craft brewery. Discover their beers at snakeriverbrewing.com. Partnership Acknowledgments: The 10th Mountain Division Foundation's mission is to honor and perpetuate the legacy of the soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division past, present, and future by doing good works that exemplify the ideals by which they lived.  The Denver Public Library's 10th Mountain Division Resource Center is the official repository for all records and artifacts related to the World War II-era 10th Mountain Division. The 10th Mountain Division Descendants, Inc. exists to preserve and enhance the legacy of the WWII 10th Mountain Division and 10th Mountain Division (LI) for future generations. The 10th Mountain Alpine Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing alpinism in the 10th Mountain Division community. Support the Show:Become a patron at christianbeckwith.com to access exclusive content and help keep this project alive. Special thanks to our newest patrons: Nelson F., Chris Johnson, Clay Kennedy, and more! Join the Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge:Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 10th's historic Riva Ridge ascent by participating in the 2025 Challenge on February 18th, 2025. Ski areas across the country are hosting events—find one near you or join independently. Details at christianbeckwith.com. Merch Alert:Show your support with official Ninety-Pound Rucksack caps, mugs, and t-shirts—available now on our website! Advisory Board:Thank you to Lance Blythe, McKay Jenkins, Chris Juergens, Jeff Leich, David Little, Sepp Scanlin, Keli Schmid, and Doug Schmidt for their invaluable expertise.

Every so often, something really weird happens in Colorado, and sometimes it goes mega-viral, making the world stop and look in our direction. So what do they see? Apart from the fact that Coloradans are capable of some pretty hilarious, bizarre, and sometimes awful things, what do our biggest viral moments say about us? Host Bree Davies sits down with a couple of our favorite guests — politics and green chile correspondent Justine Sandoval and local history aficionado David Gilbert — to revisit some of Colorado's biggest viral moments. Watch the whole “Fresh Prince of Denv-Air” video if you dare! What viral moments did we miss? We want to hear about the ones that made you laugh, cry, or stare dumbfounded at the crazy things Coloradans are capable of! Seriously, we know there's probably a ton more that we forgot. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver If you enjoyed the sneak peek at Denver Public Library's central branch and the interview with Rachel Fewell, learn more about the grand reopening here. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 30th episode: Denver Heath Denver Public Library - RSVP to the grand reopening here Denver Film - Get your tickets here! BetterHelp - get 10% off at betterhelp.com/CITYCAST New Era Colorado 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

In Episode 11 of Ninety-Pound Rucksack, host Christian Beckwith explores the origins of Camp Hale, the high-altitude training ground where the mountain troops were transformed into the elite mountain warfare unit of the U.S. Army.  The episode covers the decision-making process behind the camp's selection, the incredible logistical challenges of building it, and the impact Camp Hale's development had on both the 10th Mountain Division and the nearby town of Leadville.  Show Notes and Resources: https://christianbeckwith.com/camp-hale-part-1-episode-11/ Key Points: Origins of Camp Hale: How the U.S. Army scouted, selected, and developed the high-altitude Pando Valley site to create a training ground for mountain warfare. Key Figures: Brigadier General Harry Lewis Twaddle and Colonel Onslow Rolfe were instrumental in bringing Camp Hale to life. Challenges of Construction: The environmental and logistical challenges involved in building a base for 15,000 soldiers and 5,000 mules at 9,200 feet in just seven months. John McCown's Story: The personal journey of John Andrew McCown II, a climber-turned-soldier, whose rise through the ranks paralleled the evolution of the 10th Mountain Division. Leadville's Origins & Relationship to Camp Hale: The rich history of Leadville, once a booming silver mining town, and how the proximity to Camp Hale redefined its role during WWII. The town's "triple iniquities" (saloons, gambling, and prostitution) posed unique challenges for the military, leading to a strained yet interdependent relationship between the base and the community. Featured Segments: Opening Segment: Christian Beckwith introduces the episode and highlights the significance of Camp Hale in the 10th Mountain Division's history. Interview with Lance Blyth: Military historian and Ninety-Pound Rucksack advisory board member Lance Blyth discusses the requirements for selecting Camp Hale and the challenges involved in its development. On the Ground: A vivid description of the construction process at Camp Hale, bringing to life the stories of the workers, engineers, and military personnel who made it happen. Expert Insights: Ninety-Pound Rucksack Advisory Board members Sepp Scanlin and Chris Juergens provide context on the camp's construction and its impact on Leadville, Colorado, while Colorado ski mountaineering pioneer Lou Dawson describes the topography and climactic challenges of Camp Hale. John McCown's Journey: A narrative that ties McCown's personal climbing experiences to his role in the formation of the 10th Mountain Division. Patron Support: A special thank you to our community of patrons for making our research possible. Join us at www.patreon.com/NinetyPoundRucksack to support the show and access exclusive content. Sponsorship Acknowledgments: CiloGear: Makers of the finest alpine backpacks. Visit cilogear.com and use code "rucksack" for a 5% discount and a matching donation to the 10th Mountain Alpine Club. Snake River Brewing: Wyoming's oldest and America's most award-winning small craft brewery. Discover their beers at snakeriverbrewing.com. Partnership Acknowledgments: The 10th Mountain Division Foundation's mission is to honor and perpetuate the legacy of the soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division past, present, and future by doing good works that exemplify the ideals by which they lived.  The Denver Public Library's 10th Mountain Division Resource Center is the official repository for all records and artifacts related to the World War II-era 10th Mountain Division. The 10th Mountain Division Descendants, Inc. exists to preserve and enhance the legacy of the WWII 10th Mountain Division and 10th Mountain Division (LI) for future generations. The 10th Mountain Alpine Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing alpinism in the 10th Mountain Division community. Call to Action: If you enjoyed this episode, please give us five stars on your podcast app, leave a review, and share it with your friends. Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook for the latest updates and behind-the-scenes content.

In this episode, Payton explores the mysterious Denver International Airport. Denver Post - https://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/31/definitive-guide-to-denver-international-airport-conspiracy-theories/  https://www.denverpost.com/2007/07/29/1-2-billion-makeover-for-dia/  Denver Public Library - https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/denver/locals-guide-dia-conspiracy-theories Poynter - https://www.poynter.org/tfcn/2023/the-denver-airport-a-conspiracy-hotbed/  ABC 7 Denver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtEPAIeacMI  The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/insider/chasing-conspiracy-theories-at-the-denver-airport.html https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/15/arts/design/15jimenez.html  Forbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittanyanas/2023/10/30/why-the-denver-airport-started-embracing-its-conspiracy-theories/  United Airlines - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6sIcFSGXWc  Business Insider - https://www.businessinsider.com/denver-international-airport-conspiracy-theories-debunked-2021-10  Fly Denver - https://www.flydenver.com/press-release/denver-international-airport-closes-out-conspiracy-month-with-free-screening-of-close-encounters-of-the-third-kind/   https://www.flydenver.com/press-release/denver-international-airport-seeking-qualified-artists-to-create-art-for-concourse-expansion/  Colorado Encyclopedia - https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/stapleton-international-airport  New York Mag - https://nymag.com/news/features/conspiracy-theories/new-world-order/  NBC 9 News - https://www.9news.com/article/travel/denver-international-airport/urban-legands-dia/73-f2419e2b-1515-41cc-bc83-cf34f6d55486 North American Aerospace Defense Command - https://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Fact-Sheets/Article-View/Article/578775/cheyenne-mountain-complex/  K99 - https://k99.com/whats-the-deal-with-the-talking-gargoyles-at-the-denver-airport/ Axios Denver - https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/04/15/denver-airport-sixth-busiest-world-rankings US Northern Command - https://www.northcom.mil/CheyenneMountain/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1965, a massive flood devastated the Mile High City. Auraria was hit particularly hard and plans were put in motion to demolish the mostly Hispanic neighborhood and replace it with a college campus. By 1972, the whole blocks were scraped away and hundreds of Aurarians had been moved out Then, it seemed that most people forgot it existed at all. But more than 50 years later, the displaced Aurarians haven't forgotten. Host Bree Davies sits down with Denver Post reporter Elizabeth Hernandez to discuss the community's latest battle with the college campus. Elizabeth's recent reporting on the displaced Aurarians covers the meeting where the latest version of the Auraria Community Master Plan was discussed. The Denver Public Library also offers a full timeline and history of Denver's oldest neighborhood prior to and after displacement.   For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver What do you think? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Colorado Wine Board Urban Bush Women at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts PineMelon 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

As we continue our Signs Along the Way podcast series, Colleen Maki sits down with Nick Donkoh to talk about Nick's journey to his current role in the Community Resources Department of the Denver Public Library. Nick offers great reflection on how his thinking evolved as he was led from Denver to Mississippi to Nashville and then back to Denver.

In this episode, we delve into the realm of federal government student loan repayment programs with our expert guest, Kyra Hahn, a librarian at the Denver Public Library. Kyra has successfully navigated the public service student loan forgiveness process and is here to shed light on recent changes introduced by the Biden Administration. Kyra will also be featured in a session on the How-To Stage at the upcoming PLA 2024 conference. Her presentation, titled “How To Achieve Student Loan Forgiveness: Navigating Changes and Advocating for Systemic Reform,” is scheduled for Friday, April 5, at 10 am in the Exhibits Hall. This session explores the reality of student loan forgiveness, providing practical resources for navigating recent process changes in Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Income-Driven Repayment forgiveness programs. Kyra will also touch on the impact of advocacy and research in raising awareness about the challenges of lifelong debt and influencing systemic change in educational funding and employment benefits.

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In this episode, Dr. Bill Convery, Director of Research at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, tells us about the very unique 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate), comprised of Norwegian-speaking soldiers trained for elite missions in World War II. While we cover a broad bit of the story, I will include future episodes for a more in-depth look at this unit and their experiences in 1944 and 1945. Links Minnesota Military Museum: Norwegian-Americans and the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) (https://www.mnmilitarymuseum.org/files/5613/2261/5287/99th_Infantry_Battalion_Sep.pdf) Denver Public Library: 99th Infantry Battalion Records (https://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/6039) American Battle Monuments Commission: 99th Infantry Battalion (https://www.abmc.gov/db-abmc-burial-unit/99th-infantry-battalion) Minnesota Historical Society (https://www.mnhs.org/) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mother-of-tanks/message

The latest Denver In Decay "homeless cleanup" was a disgusting mess as of 1pMT today. Steffan discusses what he saw - see video at our Facebook/Twitter pages. There were still folks wandering aimlessly around in and out of tents... two HUGE porta-potties at the corner ACROSS FROM THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION. Then - Former Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan joins us - he talks about current border policy and the epic failures of the current administration. Wait a minute - Tay Tay Anderson is getting his own Denver Public Library exhibit!?!?!?!?!?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahh, poop! Our friend from the Independence Institute Jon Caldara joins us to explain why he dropped human feces on the steps of the City & County Building in Denver In Decay. We discuss the "homeless cleanup" at 8th/Logan today - ridiculous the City is already declaring victory. Then - NINE Target stores closing around the country due to...? Crime (robbery/theft) and safety concerns for employees. We wrap with more on the Denver Public Library exhibition on Tay Anderson. Yes, you read that correctly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you asked yourself lately how you can up your reference interview game to best serve your constituents?  On this show, we hear from two professionals at the Denver Public Library. Stacey Grijalva, is a Librarian at the Central Library, and Robin Filipzak, is Supervisor at the Eugene Field Branch Library. They share how successfully discerning what people need using reference interviews is key to creating happy customers. This topic is fundamental to our profession and essential for getting the people we assist just what they need. 

We all know Denver isn't the super affordable city it once was. But we're all still here, trying to get by and enjoy that Mile High life. So we challenged ourselves to find the best ways to enjoy a day in Denver on the cheap — and by cheap we mean, how can a Denverite pack a whole day of fun around the city for $52.80 or less? Host Bree Davies, producer Paul Karolyi, and state politics and green chile correspondent Justine Sandoval each schemed, plotted, and planned a great Denver day without breaking the bank. Today, join them as they talk through the best eats, events, and entertainment Denver has to offer, with a slim budget of $52.80!   Got a favorite local discount, happy hour deal, or bargain? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418‬   Enter the Spoiler Zone below at your own risk! Paul suggests you take advantage of Denver Public Library's free museum pass program, the great prices at El Taco de Mexico, this hot tip for cheap drinks at Coors Field. Justine includes a RiNo weed deal, the best way to enjoy the Museum of Contemporary Art, a free trip to her favorite park, and plenty of bus rides (which will be free again in August!). Bree's got her eye on bánh mì bargains on Federal, movies on Colfax, concerts at Ruby Hill, and tacos on Alameda. For even more news from around the city, 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: The North Face 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

From the Illuminati and the New World Order to the runways and some weird art, there are too many conspiracy theories about DIA to count. We're diving into some of the most popular ones today, though, and what the true story is behind them. Host Bree Davies talks with Denver Public Library's Chris Root about Blucifer, the Leo Tanguma murals, and much more, as well as why DIA has been such a hotspot for conspiracy theories over the years.  Read Chris Root's extensive research on DIA conspiracy theories in his blog post for DPL.  And you can dive even further into the weirdness with this 2007 Westword article. In the newscast, Bree mentioned videos showing the protests inside the Capitol last week, where students were pressing legislators to address gun violence. Thanks to the Denver Post for their reporting. She also talked about Denverite's coverage of the recent Chubby's inter-family lawsuit; this Westword piece from many years back will give even more backstory on that drama. Plus, Bree mentioned the Pasquini's drama too! So much drama!  Come watch Bree read excerpts from her angsty teenage diary at Mortified Live on Thursday, April 13. Tickets are available here. For even more news from around the city, 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 Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418‬ 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

Heather Hope (Wyszynski) has a heart for serving others. She thinks there is nothing more rewarding than giving back and helping to build others up. She also understands the power of communication. We are always connecting with others through the ideas we convey and the way we present ourselves.   She is an 8-year resident of Central Park and Colorado native. She owns the House of Colour franchise in Denver. Based in the UK and established in 1985, House of Colour is the leading global color and personal style consultancy. Her aim: help clients cultivate confidence through color and style analysis.   She has 20+ years experience developing and executing public relations and marketing campaigns in the corporate and non-profit sectors at organizatons like Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Girls Inc, Junior Achievement, Up with People and the Denver Public Library. This includes extensive public speaking, training, and media relations experience.   Friends and colleagues describe Heather as positive, engaging, and energetic. She loves being outside and creating lasting memories with Brandon, her husband of 15 years, and two young children – ages 6 and 8.

Fall is in the air… and by that, we mean the air is filled with the tantalizing aroma of roasting chiles, ready to be bought by the bushel from farmers markets and roadside stands all over the state. But how did this become such a time-honored tradition in Colorado? Today on the show, we're revisiting our conversation with Ron Morales, whose family has been roasting green chiles in a parking lot at 52nd and Sheridan for almost 30 years. Ron shared his story last October with producer Paul Karolyi and newsletter editor Peyton Garcia on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Morales Family Chile Store. Plus, our producer Lizzie Goldsmith caught up with Ron this week to see how the 2022 chile season is going, and hint: It. is. hot! Get a glimpse of the Morales Family Chile Store in this CBS report from last week. If this episode gets you in the mood to buy some fresh roasted chiles of your own, there's a helpful list of where to do that at denvergreenchili.com. (But really, all you need to do is stop at the next stand you see on the side of the road!) Bree mentioned a survey from the Denver Public Library, which is taking responses until Oct. 6. Find it here: denverlibrary.org/survey  Our newsletter is chock-full of useful news - subscribe here! https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ Tweet us your green chile recipe: @citycastdenver Leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsor of this episode: How to Buy a Home Podcast 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

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In this Jobs with Jodi Podcast episode, Career Services Specialist Jodi Hammer chats with  Lisa Flores (Ecuador, 1994-96), a self-proclaimed 'non profit girl at heart who has fallen into some wonderful opportunities to serve."Lisa shares pearls of wisdom she has learned from her own  career trajectory which has been imbedded in service and giving back. FEATURED GUEST: Lisa Flores is the granddaughter of migrant laborers, and she is the first in her family to graduate from college. A former Peace Corps volunteer (Ecuador 1994-96), Lisa has continued her commitment to volunteer community service by participating on numerous community boards, including recent service on the Denver Public School Board of Education.  As a DPS board member, she delivered on improving services for students with special needs. She has also volunteered on the boards of the Latina Initiative, Children's Museum of Denver, Denver Housing Authority, Denver Public Library, and Denver Urban Renewal Authority.For the past 30 years, Lisa has worked in the nonprofit, local government and philanthropic sectors. Lisa began her career at Mi Casa Resource Center for Women and the Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council. From 1998-2003, she served as executive director of Denver Inner City Parish – a multi-generational, nonprofit community center.  Working as senior staff to former Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (2003-2006) and later philanthropic work at the Gates Family Foundation (2006-2015), afforded Lisa the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of community development, social service and civic projects.PODCAST HOST: Jodi Hammer is an RPCV (Ecuador, 1994–97), Job Coach, and host of the Global Reentry's Jobs with Jodi Podcast. In her role as Global Reentry Career Support Specialist with NPCA, she develops and delivers individual and group programming to foster Global Reentry's mission of providing career and transitional support to RPCVs worldwide.

Denver Public Library's Central Branch is one of the city's most beautiful, iconic structures, with a design by world-renowned architect Michael Graves. Graves' addition to the original 1955 Burnham Hoyt designed structure came in 1995 — while still gorgeous, in the past few years, the library has really started showing its age. But thanks to Denver voters — who approved a bond package in 2017 — the library received the funds for a massive renovation. Last week the newly renovated children's area opened to the public for the first time. Today, join Bree on a trip through DPL's present and future with the central branch's administrator Rachel Fewell.  Want more Denver news fresh in your inbox everyday? Subscribe to our newsletter! https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ If you visit the new children's library, share photos with us on Twitter! @citycastdenver Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: How to Buy a Home podcast 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

“I hate a phantom pant”. This week, to celebrate 100 regular episodes of Weird Distractions, Alex & Christie decided to double up on the weird and discuss two different spooky locations. These locations seem to be bursting at the seams with accounts of folklore, true crime, alien encounters, and more. First, Christie covers the Riverdale Road in Colorado. Alex tackles the Bridgewater Triangle in Massachusetts. Make sure you tune in and celebrate 100 episodes with your two small town weirdos. Need a distraction? We got you. Podcast promo: How to Spot a Killer Podcast - check them out! Please check out this link regarding how you can support Ukraine: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/ukraine-help-resources-donations/ (https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/ukraine-help-resources-donations/)  Listener discretion is advised. Shout out to our Patrons Tom, Bailey, Angela, Jon, Alicia, Lynn, Sissy, Shadow & Courtney! Thank you for supporting Weird Distractions on Patreon. You can also support the show on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, behind the scenes footage, and more! We're also on Buy Me a Coffee if you want to support the show with a one-time donation. You can also find us on Redbubble for some Weird Distractions merch. If you want to provide feedback or even your own weird story to be read on air in an upcoming Listener Distractions episode - please email: weirddistractionspodcast@outlook.com. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, please consider rating & reviewing! It's the best way to support the show (for free). Thanks for listening! Weird Distractions is a proud member of the Oracl3 network: https://theoracl3network.com/ (https://theoracl3network.com/) & the Cultiv8 network: https://www.patreon.com/cultiv8podcastnetwork/ (https://www.patreon.com/cultiv8podcastnetwork/)  Christie's Resources: Myths, Mysteries, and Monsters Podcast – What haunts Riverdale Road in Colorado – E.L Soto - September 24th, 2021 - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/myths-mysteries/what-haunts-riverdale-road-BCXazOfJsHQ/ Thought Catalog website - 8 Facts about Riverdale Road - By Kayce Bradley- June 24, 2021- https://thoughtcatalog.com/kacey-bradley/2018/04/8-facts-about-riverdale-road-the-most-terrifying-place-in-colorado-youve-never-been-to/ (https://thoughtcatalog.com/kacey-bradley/2018/04/8-facts-about-riverdale-road-the-most-terrifying-place-in-colorado-youve-never-been-to/)  9 News article - Is one of the most haunted roads in the country in Thorton? - by Allison Sylte - Oct. 14th, 2021 - https://www.9news.com/article/life/holidays/halloween/riverdale-road-thornton-haunted-ghosts/73-b5ead212-a2ff-44b1-8e5a-cfed45a7c828 (https://www.9news.com/article/life/holidays/halloween/riverdale-road-thornton-haunted-ghosts/73-b5ead212-a2ff-44b1-8e5a-cfed45a7c828) Denver Public Library website - David Wolpert House – by Katie Rudolph - October 29th, 2019 - https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/riverdale-road (https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/riverdale-road)  New Country 99.1 website - Americas most Haunted Road is in Thorton – A.J. – April 26, 2021 - https://newcountry991.com/americas-most-haunted-road-riverdale-road-is-in-thornton/ (https://newcountry991.com/americas-most-haunted-road-riverdale-road-is-in-thornton/)  Only In Your State Website – One Of The Most Haunted Streets In America Is Hiding Here In Colorado– By: Annie - January 2nd, 2019 - https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/most-haunted-road-cd/ (https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/most-haunted-road-cd/)  Alex's Resources: Book - “Mysterious America” - By Loren Coleman - Pocket Books - ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-2736-7.  YouTube video - “The Bridgewater Triangle documentary” - uploaded by Bristol County Media - May 11th, 2021.  YouTube video - “The Bridgewater Triangle” - uploaded by The Speakeasy - December 5th, 2021.  YouTube video - “Tales of the Bridgewater Triangle” - uploaded by West...

The King Soopers strike last month showed Coloradans what organized labor can accomplish to improve working conditions… but what about public workers, who don't currently have the right to collective bargaining under state law? That's where the Communication Workers of America (CWA) 7799 comes in. They're a coalition of workers at Denver Public Library, the University of Colorado, Denver Health and UC Health who are working with state lawmakers to beef up Colorado's labor laws and, they say, strengthen our public institutions in the process. Adjunct professor Alex Wolf-Root and library worker Liana Kiddy-Gan join host Bree Davies to talk about why collective bargaining is so important for public workers like themselves. To find out more about CWA 7799 and ways to get involved in the fight for collective bargaining rights, visit their website: www.cwa7799.org  Wolf-Root mentioned that collective bargaining tends to help close race and gender gaps in the workplace. A true academic, he passed along a few links to relevant research after the interview: “How today's unions help working people” and “The Union Advantage for Women.”  Colorado House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar explains her support for their campaign in this editorial for The Gazette: https://gazette.com/denver-gazette/we-owe-public-employees-collective-bargaining And here's your reminder to send us your Denver love stories by this weekend, for inclusion in our special Valentine's Day episode! Leave us a voicemail at 720-500-5418, or email us at denver@citycast.fm Get your Denver food news fix in today's newsletter! You can read it and sign up at https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ And join the conversation on Twitter! @citycastdenver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like many American cities, Denver is home to many buildings, streets, and monuments commemorating problematic figures from our sometimes violent and racist past. Slowly but surely, we're changing that. Like this past weekend, the Byers Branch Library in La Alma Lincoln Park was officially renamed in honor of John Emhoolah Jr., “Thunderbird Man,” a Kiowa and Arapaho elder who spent his life advocating for Native American education and religious liberty. City Cast Denver producer Paul Karolyi was at the ceremonial renaming ceremony on Saturday, and he has the story.  For more on why Denver Public Library wanted to rename the Byers Branch, here's a brief summary of his support for the Sand Creek Massacre: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/william-n-byers-contributing-massacre What's the latest on Denver's pandemic protocols? Supply chain issues? And housing crisis? Get all that and more in our weekday morning newsletter: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ We don't always tweet. But when we do, we use the handle @citycastdenver

Introducing Greg Durocher. Greg is a new instructor at NTI, teaching the Business Readiness and Coaching Skills course. Greg brings his diverse background and expertise in entrepreneurship to the online classroom. Greg is the co-founder and CEO at SafeRide4Kids.com, a successful e-commerce business. In 2014, Greg was looking for ways to expand Safe Ride 4 Kids and knew that he needed a formal business plan to present when seeking funding, whether that be a loan or investors. He founded the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) with its business-oriented class offerings and no-cost consulting services. He quickly enrolled in the Leading Edge Business Plan Writing curriculum, which was exactly what he needed. Greg and his business have received recognition and awards in the statewide business plan competition, the SBDC's Trout Tank pitch event, Denver Public Library's annual report, and various other media spots. In 2015, Greg was invited to take over facilitating the SBDC's Leading Edge class as well as be on the team of consultants serving the SBDC clients. Before entering the world of entrepreneurs, Greg was a firefighter/paramedic for 15+ years. He has also been a student of human behavior and behavior change. His training includes Human Needs Psychology, Strategic Intervention, Neurostrategies, NLP, Hypnotherapy, and EmMatrix. Greg also has a second successful business that is related to his coaching and training endeavors. Are you ready to start your journey as a Nutrition Therapist Master or Natural Food Chef? To learn more about NTI's Nutrition Therapist Master Certification, visit ntischool.com for more information, or call 303-284-8361 to speak with our admissions team.

Michael Sindler, a native of South Carolina, has called Denver home for over a decade. He is a writer whose work crosses genres and includes fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, theatre, and songwriting. His work has been published in various print and web venues including seven anthologies in the past year, and he has collaborated with and participated in a number of media bridging projects and productions with arts organizations including The Stratus Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Ballet, Sounds on Stage, University of Denver Department of Theater, Ruddy Duck Theater, Denver Botanic Gardens, Write Denver, The Lighthouse Writers Center, The Hard Times Writers Group, and others. He has been a featured reader at LitFest in 2017 and 2018, The Clyfford Still Museum, the American Museum of Western Art, the Denver Public Library, the Denver City Council, the Walk and Ride of Silence Commemorative Presentation, 40 West Arts, and the 30th and 31st Annual Podeo Celebrations of National Poetry Month. He has featured in virtual (and IRL) poetry readings, performances, and workshops across the globe, both on his own and as part of the Beardo Bards of the Bardo with Bryan Franco and Dane Ince. In this episode: Introduction by Storyteller, Michael Sindler I. "Ernest & Ray at the End of the Day" II. "Impact" III. "Close to Good" IV. "Colfax Interlude" V. "Miracles Are Where You Find 'Em" VI. "Monday Mourning" VII. "Get In"

“Libraries are all about sharing … well that's our DNA. That's what we do is share so we're going to share with you too.” Welcome everyone to the “It Matters To Me Podcast”! I'm your host, Adam Casey, and my guest today is Michelle Jeske, City Librarian for the Denver Public Library systems. If you thought libraries are just places for introverts and bookish people, you couldn't be more wrong. Did you know that some libraries offer small business mentorship or connecting people to their family's history through genealogical records? In our talk, we get into how Michelle evolved from a young book-worm into someone who is at the head of all 26 library locations here in Denver that see more than 4.4 million annual visitors. We also discuss some of the ways libraries in Denver are pivoting with an ever-increasing digital age. From offering programs that teach people how to write computer code to hosting maker spaces with digital recording studios that people can use to start their own podcast! Like everything else in life, some of the challenges public libraries face today is funding. Michelle explains all the ways you can help out your public library and take advantage of some of the many, many benefits your local library probably offers. At the end of the day, this is just a great conversation with someone who couldn't have been more fun to have on the show. And if there's anything you take away from this, it's how important your support is for your local library, so do me a favor and go check out a few books from you local library wherever you are. Alright then, let's get to it, here's my talk with Michelle Jeske Additional Links Denver Public Library Website: https://www.denverlibrary.org/ Denver Public Library Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denverlibrary/ Denver Public Library Friends Foundation: https://www.dplfriends.org/ Red Chair Books: https://www.dplfriends.org/how-to-help/red-chair-books.html It Matters To Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamcasey/ It Matters To Me Website: https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/

Good Morning, Colorado, you're listening to the Daily Sun-Up with the Colorado Sun. It's Monday June 21st   Today - As Colorado sees a rapid spread of the Delta COVID-19 variant, public health officials are urging anyone who hasn't been vaccinated to get their shot.    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 June 21st, 1997 when world leaders got together at the Denver Public Library for the Summit of the Eight. Participants included the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Germany, Italy, Russia, and France. Members of the European Union also attended as observers. For four days Denver was transformed into what felt like a high security world's fair    Now, our feature story.    Colorado is seeing rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, which appears to be the most transmissible mutation of the virus to date. While most vaccinated people will have strong protection against the variant, public health officials are urging the unvaccinated - who make up most of those now being hospitalized with coronavirus - to get their shot. Colorado Sun reporters John Ingold and Thy Vo talk about the Delta variant and the ongoing COVID risks for the unvaccinated.    To read John's story about the Delta COVID variant, visit coloradosun.com.   Thanks for listening. Finally, here are a few stories you should know about today:   Companies that are hiring remote employees are saying in their job listings that Colorado workers need not apply. They're protesting a new rule that requires postings for work in Colorado to include a salary range and a description of benefits. This transparency doesn't sit well with at least 90 companies, including Twitter, Airbnb, Lime, CBRE and McKesson, all of which have a significant footprint in Colorado. According to the Colorado Excluded database run by a software engineer, these companies all say their remote jobs may not be performed in Colorado.   2020 was a great year for PERA, the retirement plan for state and school district employees. But even the 17.4 percent return on its investment was enough to fix the fund's financial problems. The bumps the fund hit in the road include that the state of Colorado did not make the $220 million payment it was supposed to last year because of pandemic worries. And the year ended with two to eight percent fewer employees from state and local governments and school districts paying into the plan.   A survey of 545 Colorado adults conducted by conservative-leaning Magellan Strategies showed that 90 percent of Colorado adults who are registered as Democrats have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Among Colorado adults who are registered as unaffiliated voters, 76% have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. And only 57% of Republicans said they have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.    For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor. 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.

The only constant in Western history is change. Susan Lee Johnson, Harry Reid Endowed Chair in the History of the Intermountain West at UNLV, knows this better than most. Author of the Bancroft Prize Winning "Roaring Camp," (2000), Johnson's new book is a testament to the changing nature of Western history. In Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West (UNC Press, 2020) Johnson writes about shifting ideas about the region's meaning across the span of the twentieth century through the lens of two mid-twentieth century "minor historians" of Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a librarian at the Denver Public Library, and Bernice Blackwelder, a former CIA employee and radio entertainer. Johnson tells the history of these two women's often mundane, quintessentially American, lives in the urban 20th century West, and their fasciation with Kit Carson, the 19th century explorer (if you ask some historians) or colonizer (if you ask many others). Johnson's intensely personal book is less a history of Carson, and more a history of how history is written, and the practical facts of life - an uncomfortable desk, a pesky spouse - that go into creating knowledge and what happens when new knowledge hits the mainstream. As Kit Carson's tangled legacy shows, once knowledge is created, it's difficult to keep it corralled. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The only constant in Western history is change. Susan Lee Johnson, Harry Reid Endowed Chair in the History of the Intermountain West at UNLV, knows this better than most. Author of the Bancroft Prize Winning "Roaring Camp," (2000), Johnson's new book is a testament to the changing nature of Western history. In Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West (UNC Press, 2020) Johnson writes about shifting ideas about the region's meaning across the span of the twentieth century through the lens of two mid-twentieth century "minor historians" of Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a librarian at the Denver Public Library, and Bernice Blackwelder, a former CIA employee and radio entertainer. Johnson tells the history of these two women's often mundane, quintessentially American, lives in the urban 20th century West, and their fasciation with Kit Carson, the 19th century explorer (if you ask some historians) or colonizer (if you ask many others). Johnson's intensely personal book is less a history of Carson, and more a history of how history is written, and the practical facts of life - an uncomfortable desk, a pesky spouse - that go into creating knowledge and what happens when new knowledge hits the mainstream. As Kit Carson's tangled legacy shows, once knowledge is created, it's difficult to keep it corralled. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.

The only constant in Western history is change. Susan Lee Johnson, Harry Reid Endowed Chair in the History of the Intermountain West at UNLV, knows this better than most. Author of the Bancroft Prize Winning "Roaring Camp," (2000), Johnson's new book is a testament to the changing nature of Western history. In Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West (UNC Press, 2020) Johnson writes about shifting ideas about the region's meaning across the span of the twentieth century through the lens of two mid-twentieth century "minor historians" of Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a librarian at the Denver Public Library, and Bernice Blackwelder, a former CIA employee and radio entertainer. Johnson tells the history of these two women's often mundane, quintessentially American, lives in the urban 20th century West, and their fasciation with Kit Carson, the 19th century explorer (if you ask some historians) or colonizer (if you ask many others). Johnson's intensely personal book is less a history of Carson, and more a history of how history is written, and the practical facts of life - an uncomfortable desk, a pesky spouse - that go into creating knowledge and what happens when new knowledge hits the mainstream. As Kit Carson's tangled legacy shows, once knowledge is created, it's difficult to keep it corralled. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The only constant in Western history is change. Susan Lee Johnson, Harry Reid Endowed Chair in the History of the Intermountain West at UNLV, knows this better than most. Author of the Bancroft Prize Winning "Roaring Camp," (2000), Johnson's new book is a testament to the changing nature of Western history. In Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West (UNC Press, 2020) Johnson writes about shifting ideas about the region's meaning across the span of the twentieth century through the lens of two mid-twentieth century "minor historians" of Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a librarian at the Denver Public Library, and Bernice Blackwelder, a former CIA employee and radio entertainer. Johnson tells the history of these two women's often mundane, quintessentially American, lives in the urban 20th century West, and their fasciation with Kit Carson, the 19th century explorer (if you ask some historians) or colonizer (if you ask many others). Johnson's intensely personal book is less a history of Carson, and more a history of how history is written, and the practical facts of life - an uncomfortable desk, a pesky spouse - that go into creating knowledge and what happens when new knowledge hits the mainstream. As Kit Carson's tangled legacy shows, once knowledge is created, it's difficult to keep it corralled. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

The only constant in Western history is change. Susan Lee Johnson, Harry Reid Endowed Chair in the History of the Intermountain West at UNLV, knows this better than most. Author of the Bancroft Prize Winning "Roaring Camp," (2000), Johnson's new book is a testament to the changing nature of Western history. In Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West (UNC Press, 2020) Johnson writes about shifting ideas about the region's meaning across the span of the twentieth century through the lens of two mid-twentieth century "minor historians" of Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a librarian at the Denver Public Library, and Bernice Blackwelder, a former CIA employee and radio entertainer. Johnson tells the history of these two women's often mundane, quintessentially American, lives in the urban 20th century West, and their fasciation with Kit Carson, the 19th century explorer (if you ask some historians) or colonizer (if you ask many others). Johnson's intensely personal book is less a history of Carson, and more a history of how history is written, and the practical facts of life - an uncomfortable desk, a pesky spouse - that go into creating knowledge and what happens when new knowledge hits the mainstream. As Kit Carson's tangled legacy shows, once knowledge is created, it's difficult to keep it corralled. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

The only constant in Western history is change. Susan Lee Johnson, Harry Reid Endowed Chair in the History of the Intermountain West at UNLV, knows this better than most. Author of the Bancroft Prize Winning "Roaring Camp," (2000), Johnson's new book is a testament to the changing nature of Western history. In Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West (UNC Press, 2020) Johnson writes about shifting ideas about the region's meaning across the span of the twentieth century through the lens of two mid-twentieth century "minor historians" of Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a librarian at the Denver Public Library, and Bernice Blackwelder, a former CIA employee and radio entertainer. Johnson tells the history of these two women's often mundane, quintessentially American, lives in the urban 20th century West, and their fasciation with Kit Carson, the 19th century explorer (if you ask some historians) or colonizer (if you ask many others). Johnson's intensely personal book is less a history of Carson, and more a history of how history is written, and the practical facts of life - an uncomfortable desk, a pesky spouse - that go into creating knowledge and what happens when new knowledge hits the mainstream. As Kit Carson's tangled legacy shows, once knowledge is created, it's difficult to keep it corralled. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-west

The only constant in Western history is change. Susan Lee Johnson, Harry Reid Endowed Chair in the History of the Intermountain West at UNLV, knows this better than most. Author of the Bancroft Prize Winning "Roaring Camp," (2000), Johnson's new book is a testament to the changing nature of Western history. In Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West (UNC Press, 2020) Johnson writes about shifting ideas about the region's meaning across the span of the twentieth century through the lens of two mid-twentieth century "minor historians" of Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a librarian at the Denver Public Library, and Bernice Blackwelder, a former CIA employee and radio entertainer. Johnson tells the history of these two women's often mundane, quintessentially American, lives in the urban 20th century West, and their fasciation with Kit Carson, the 19th century explorer (if you ask some historians) or colonizer (if you ask many others). Johnson's intensely personal book is less a history of Carson, and more a history of how history is written, and the practical facts of life - an uncomfortable desk, a pesky spouse - that go into creating knowledge and what happens when new knowledge hits the mainstream. As Kit Carson's tangled legacy shows, once knowledge is created, it's difficult to keep it corralled. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

The only constant in Western history is change. Susan Lee Johnson, Harry Reid Endowed Chair in the History of the Intermountain West at UNLV, knows this better than most. Author of the Bancroft Prize Winning "Roaring Camp," (2000), Johnson's new book is a testament to the changing nature of Western history. In Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West (UNC Press, 2020) Johnson writes about shifting ideas about the region's meaning across the span of the twentieth century through the lens of two mid-twentieth century "minor historians" of Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a librarian at the Denver Public Library, and Bernice Blackwelder, a former CIA employee and radio entertainer. Johnson tells the history of these two women's often mundane, quintessentially American, lives in the urban 20th century West, and their fasciation with Kit Carson, the 19th century explorer (if you ask some historians) or colonizer (if you ask many others). Johnson's intensely personal book is less a history of Carson, and more a history of how history is written, and the practical facts of life - an uncomfortable desk, a pesky spouse - that go into creating knowledge and what happens when new knowledge hits the mainstream. As Kit Carson's tangled legacy shows, once knowledge is created, it's difficult to keep it corralled. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

When you are initially worried about a virus being transmitted by touch, how do you keep a library open during a pandemic? Laura and Jim ask our own Denver City Librarian -- Michelle Jeske. She runs the 120-year-old Denver Library system serving more than 4.4 million people across 26 different branches.

During 2020, in search of things to do from home, I started attending some of the virtual movie talks that writer and critic Walter Chaw gives with guests via the Denver Public Library. They’ve been a true highlight of All This, as Walter’s knowledge is wide and deep and generous. Like all good film critics, he’s also an insightful critic of culture in general, and how it deals in humanity and inhumanity. Recently, Walter and I got to talk about his experiences growing up as a first-gen Chinese American kid in Golden, CO, and assimilating via consumption of popular media of the 70s and 80s, for better or worse. We got way into how art can be a catalyst of self-examination, the deep psychology of fandom, and the point of discourse. (Hint: it’s not “being right”.) I realized at the end of the conversation that we didn’t even get around to talking about Walter’s screenwriting projects so you’ll just have to keep an eye out for those! Listener note: in the second half of the podcast we talk a bit in an undetailed way about suicidality and depression. Selected show notes: ‘Parasite’ Won, but Asian-Americans Are Still Losing - Walter’s piece in the NYT after the 2020 Oscars Miracle Mile - his monograph on the Steven De Jarnatt film Film Freak Central Denver Public Library Saturday Matinee YouTube archives. This link takes you to the conversation with Guillermo del Toro about Spirit of the Beehive - check out the playlist for more, and they are always adding. Register here for upcoming talks. The This Creative Life Bookshop shop Support the podcast by shopping in the Bookshop shop or making a one-time PayPal donation!

Listen now | During 2020, in search of things to do from home, I started attending some of the virtual movie talks that writer and critic Walter Chaw gives with guests via the Denver Public Library. They’ve been a true highlight of All This, as Walter’s knowledge is wide and deep and generous. Like all good film critics, he’s also an insightful critic of culture in general, and how it deals in humanity and inhumanity. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at thiscreativelife.substack.com/subscribe

The Man Eater of Colorado chews his way through his companions. Was it murder--or survival?  For more old timey crimey content, check out the Patreon and see what extras you can get for a few bucks a months! Or check out our Amazon Wishlist to buy us a book--making the episode topic YOUR CHOICE! Don't forget to follow the show FB, Insta, or Twitter. WE HAVE MERCH! https://www.redbubble.com/people/oldtimeycrimey/shop Other Shows: Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Detectives by the Decade: https://linktr.ee/detectivesbythedecade Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ Thanks to "Smoking With..." for their sponsorship. Check out Josh and Garrett wherever you listen to podcasts.  Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Breaktime by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktime License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Onion Capers by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4679-onion-capers License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources: Harold Schecter. Fiend: The Shocking True Story of America’s Youngest Serial Killer. Kellen. Denver Public Library. https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/new-alferd-packer-papers Dick Kreck. https://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/15/denver-post-polly-pry-reporter/ Sandy Dexter. Museum of Colorado Prisons. https://prisonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/March-2018-Newsletter.pdf Stephanie Butzer. The Denver Channel (really good article). https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/bone-appetit-the-story-of-alferd-packer-colorados-most-infamous-yet-beloved-cannibal Richard Dahl. FindLaw. https://blogs.findlaw.com/legally_weird/2019/10/is-it-legal-to-eat-human-flesh.html Lewisburg Chronicle, Greeley Daily Tribune, Hays Free Press. https://www.newspapers.com/image/25084788/?terms=alferd%20packer%20days%20boulder&match=1 https://www.littletongov.org/my-littleton/littleton-history/biographies/packer https://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/digital-colorado/colorado-histories/beginnings/alferd-packer-notorious-cannibal/ https://www.flagshippublishing.com/blog/post/the-mystery-of-alfred-packer https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/packer-alfred.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alferd_Packer https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2522  

Black History.   Thank goodness for black people. Good luck to trailblazing Vice President Kamala Harris. Donald Trump would still be president but for African American voters and leaders who saved us from that scourge.   African Americans have played a key role in my life. Velveta Golightly-Howell was my classmate and friend at the Denver DA's Office forty years ago.  After her incredible career, and numerous awards, I finally get Vel in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge for an amazing interview about her trailblazing life growing up in Alabama and dedicated life of public service for Denver, Colorado, and America.    Vel and I got to work with legendary KKK fighting Judge O. Otto Moore who was Assistant District Attorney (1973-1983) under our boss, Denver DA Dale Tooley. Through the Denver Public Library, I discovered an amazing 1962 interview of Judge Moore and play for you the highlights. It is great to posthumously honor the great Ostis “O” Otto Moore in a special edition of Craig‘s Lawyers' Lounge.    Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh provides a great opening interview. We discuss the upcoming Senate impeachment trial and deserved condemnation of bigoted and kooky Congresswoman Taylor-Greene (Q-GA). Is the former Illinois conservative Congressman contemplating a move to Colorado to challenge Rep. Lauren Boebert (Q-CO)? Hear for yourself.   Dave Gunders, our Troubadour, has a sensational song for Black History Month. Come Down Miss Lizzie tells the story of a working farmer seeking the company and love of a Creole working woman in New Orleans in 1799.   And finally, the show pays tribute to imprisoned Russian politician, Alexey Navalny. His words of courage while being sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence are inspirational, heartbreaking, and must be heard.    Rundown- Joe Walsh - 00:03:15 Judge O. Otto Moore in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 00:37:03 Dave Gunders - 01:26:38 Craig Does Alexey Navalny - 01:36:15 Velveta Golightly-Howell in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:48:17

Dr. Cassandra Clark teaches history at Southern New Hampshire University and Salt Lake Community College and is a public historian with the State of Utah’s Department of Heritage and Arts. In this episode, we will discuss Dr. Clark’s academic and professional background, her work with the State of Utah, and her research on the history of insanity and the environment in the American West, with discussions of eugenics, phrenology, and the changing scientific understanding of how the human brain works. Recommendations Utah Department of Heritage & Arts, Salt Lake West Side Stories: https://newnationproject.utah.gov/salt-lake-west-side-stories/ Denver Public Library, “When the KKK Ruled Colorado: Not So Long Ago,” https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/when-kkk-ruled-colorado-not-so-long-ago Janet Miron, Prisons, Asylums, and the Public: Institutional Visiting in the Nineteenth Century (University of Toronto Press, 2011), https://utorontopress.com/us/prisons-asylums-and-the-public-4 Carla Yanni, The Architecture of Madness (University of Minnesota Press, 2007), https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/the-architecture-of-madness Timothy Tyson, Blood Done Sign My Name (Penguin Random House, 2004), https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/181459/blood-done-sign-my-name-by-timothy-b-tyson/

Dr. Julie Courtwright, Associate Professor of History at Iowa State University, joins the ROI history buffs to discuss her book, Prairie Fire: A Great Plains History, published by the University Press of Kansas in 2011. Prairie Fire won the Kansas Notable Book Award, given by the State Library, and was a Caroline Bancroft Honor Book Selection, designated by the Denver Public Library, Western History Division.Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Matt is joined by Jon Young of Denver's own Level 7 Games to revisit DPCC 2019's panel celebrating the 130th birthday of Nintendo! Test your knowledge of the House of Mario's history and strap in as presenters from Denver Public Library take us down the warp pipe of Nintendo's rich history. IG: @level7games https://www.level7games.com/Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/popstreamPCC Virtual Bootcamps: popcultureclassroom.org/camps Colorful History: Pop Culture Classroom's FREE monthly comic series about people, places, and events in American History. Download for your classroom:popcultureclassroom.org/colorfulhistory

This episodes features a local story right here in Denver. Kelly tells us about the gruesome history of Cheesman Park. We also do a little investigating of our own, so check it out! Sources: Haunted Rooms America https://www.hauntedrooms.com/colorado/denver/haunted-places/cheesman-park Legends of America https://www.legendsofamerica.com/co-cheesemanpark/ Denver Public Library history page https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/cheesman-parks-past-life-cemetery https://www.5280.com/2014/09/ghost-town/ https://www.denverpost.com/2010/11/01/four-preserved-skeletons-unearthed-at-denvers-cheesman-park-once-a-cemetery/ https://www.denverpost.com/2008/11/07/old-grave-halts-work-at-denver-botanic-gardens/

Kristy tells Scott and Amber about the Denver Spiderman. A crappy contest ensues.    Sources:    “The Spider Man.” Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/coneys-theodore.htm Caroline. Denver Public Library. “THE TALE OF THE DENVER SPIDER MAN.” https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/tale-denver-spider-man "Unravel Story of Spiderman." Madera Tribune, Found on the California Digital Newspaper Collection. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19420801.2.17&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1

Steve chats with Thane Benson, librarian at Denver Public Library and author of Murder Mystery, Graphic Novels, and More: Innovative Programs for Engaging Teens in Your Library, about his path to librarianship, coming up with creative programs for teens, and his own artistic projects. Thane Benson is a librarian for Denver Public Library. He works … Continue reading 176: Thane Benson

It's that time of year again – off to Colorado for the annual National Western Stock Show.  Every January, the streets of downtown Denver ring with the shouts of cowboys and cowgirls, the jangle of harnesses, the creak of wagons, the roar of classic tractors, and the clop, clop, clop of both shod and unshod hooves.  There are usually some excited kids yelling, “Look at the llamas, Mom!” in there, too, and the whole thing is followed up by some very busy street sweepers.     After the Longhorn parade, the whole crew moves over to the National Western Center, for 16 days of shows, sales, rodeos, food and manure.  Not necessarily in that order.  The parade starts the whole shebang at Union Station on January 9th, 2020, with the grounds open for excitement on the 11th.     In Part 2 of the National Western podcast, we'll tell you the history of the show and the site.  It was birthed from simple beginnings in the late 1800's as a place where cowboys and ranchers brought livestock to buy and sell, which could be then shipped via the major railhead by the river.  For some reason I imagine something like the love child of Lonesome Dove and a Barret-Jackson auction run by John Wayne, Warren Buffett, Ted Turner and The Accountant, set in a mosh pit next door to the Amtrak station at happy hour.        From that time until now, both the National Western Center and the National Western Stock Show gained a little structure and nonprofit status, a set date and some administrative support, some obviously tidy organizational principles, and a truly varied cast of characters.  Over the last 100 years and more, it has expanded exponentially into something bigger than life.  Rocky Mountain bigger, as in $155 million annual economic impact and 600,000-700,000 (plus) attendees, depending upon the vagaries of severe weather in the mile-high city and whether the Broncos are in SuperBowl contention.      And, top on our list, our wonderful expedition in January of 2018 ended with one of the (few on our journeys) most perfect snowfalls we have ever experienced.For more information, here are some links to get you started.https://nationalwestern.com/about/history/https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/67993 (aerial photos of the stockyards from the Denver Public Library)https://nationalwesterncenter.com/about/what-is-the-nwc/history-about-the-site/ (history of the National Western Center)https://colorado.gov/agmainhttps://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/ https://choosecolorado.com/key-industries/food-agriculture/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DenverOur Social Media Links: Twitter @BkyrdGreenFilms Instagram @backyardgreenfilmsFB BackyardGreenFilms and Youtube.com/BackyardGreenFilmsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

More poetry for the edge of the big hole:  “I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.”   Story by Paul Karolyi Soundprint recorded by Rae Solomon Music by Blue Dot Sessions Additional support from the rest of the Range & Slope Collective “Holy Shit We’re Fucked Blues” by Jesse Wooten. Hear more of his music here.  See some pictures of Fort St. Vrain at rangeandslope.com Hear more about nuclear Colorado at the Ross-Broadway Branch of the Denver Public Library on Saturday, September 14 at 5 pm. We’re hosting a panel discussion about the plant and nuclear power in Colorado. RSVP here.

Episode 16 Guest: Elissa Hardy, LCSW Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW www.dointhework.comListen/Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify Follow on Twitter & Instagram, Like on FacebookJoin the mailing listSupport the podcastDownload transcriptIn this episode, I talk with Elissa Hardy, who is the Community Resource Manager at the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado. Elissa details the evolution of library social work and how social workers and peer navigators work with librarians to serve diverse populations across twenty-six total locations. We discuss the work Elissa and her team carry out providing social work services to library customers experiencing a range of issues such as homelessness, immigration and refugee status, gentrification, access to benefits, mental health, reentry from incarceration, and much more. Elissa explains how her team has been able to intervene with people struggling with addiction, specifically opioid use, and how they have stopped over 23 overdoses. She also shares her story of how she got into this work. I hope you enjoy the conversation. Elissa’s email: ehardy@denverlibrary.org Denver Public Library website: http://denverlibrary.org

1. Dave Lauer rant against new policy by Denver Public Library eliminating all later fines. 2. Guest: Mike Hess, Executive director of Blindit.org - 4th Annual Dining in the Dark Gala. 3. Column says marijuana is more harmful than originally thought.

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The Denver Public Library announced Wednesday that on Jan. 1 it will eliminate all fines for overdue materials. Libraries around the country have been assessing their fines over the past few years, but in some places, such as Salt Lake City and Columbus, libraries completely eliminated overdue fines. And both of those libraries have reported increased visitors and circulation as a result. https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/denver-public-library-nixes-overdue-fines-to-increase-visits The city may change where people ride scooters and tweak the “pilot” program that has allowed several companies to deploy hundreds of scooters and bikes here. Under the proposal, riders would generally have to obey traffic laws and signals. They would have to yield to pedestrians, and only one person would be allowed per scooter.

1. Hurricane talk. 2. Guest: Everett Gardner GABF Medal Round. 3. Transplants to Colorado tell why they came here. 4. Guest: Curt Smith, author of, The Presidents and the Pastime: The History of Baseball and the White House." 5. Denver Public Library to end late fees.

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!

We talk with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Community Resource Manager at the Denver Public Library, Elissa Hardy about the emerging trend of employing social workers in public libraries, serving persons experiencing homelessness at the library, making the library and inclusive space, training library staff, and related issues.

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!    

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!

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!

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. 

This coming Saturday—March 3—the Colorado Book Festival descends on the downtown Denver Public Library with over 100 authors and a whole day of talks and panels and writers with their books on hand to sale. The day is organized by the Colorado Authors League but there is good representation from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, including Chris Goff moderating a panel at 2 p.m. It’s called Why Mysteries Are Popular During Fraught Times and her panelists include Carter Wilson and Manuel Ramos. We’ve got Chris on the podcast to give us a sneak peak about that very topic. She also talks about the tough situation she’s currently in with her writing career—she’d rather keep going with her new series of international thrillers but her publisher is encouraging another direction. Chris Goff is the award-winning author of six mystery novels and two international thrillers. The bestselling Birdwatcher's Mystery series was nominated for two WILLA Literary Awards and a Colorado Author's League Award. Her debut thriller, Dark Waters is set in Tel Aviv amid the Israel-Palestine conflict and was a finalist for a Colorado Book Award, a Colorado Authors’ League Award and the Anthony Award for Best Crime Audiobook. Her most recent release, Red Sky, is set in Ukraine and Asia where DSS Agent Raisa Jordan tests the boundaries of diplomacy as she races to prevent the start of a new Cold War. Colorado Book Festival Chris Goff's website Intro music by Moby Outro music by Dan-o-Songs

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Thane Benson, comics creator and mighty librarian, talks with us about the Denver Comix Newspaper, which he released through the Denver Public Library, and why "wet dreams" are more acceptable than "asshole" when it comes to censoring comics. Recorded at Mutiny Information Cafe, at the Denver Comix release party, after the first day of Denver Comic Con 2017. Subscribe for free on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/…/mutiny-information-…/id1132901694 or subscribe for free on Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/r-alan-brooks/mutiny-information-cafe-mother-fker-in-a-cape?refid=stpr MFIAC podcasts are good for nutrition and proper bone development!* *Statement not evaluated by the US Health Department.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock speaks to CPR News about the city’s homeless problems, including issues at the Denver Public Library, along with a possible $900 million bond issue, and local immigration policies. Plus, new poet laureates for Denver and Aurora on how their poetry reflects their cities, and how they’ll share their truths -- diplomatically. And, recommendations for summer books with a Western flair.

A Colorado pediatrician made some surprising discoveries when he and his team interviewed hundreds of young people and their parents about access to firearms. Then, her many YouTube followers know her as "Tazzy Phe." She's Muslim, of Pakistani descent, lives in Denver. Her videos are funny and edgy. Plus, Charles Lindbergh sometimes skimmed just 10 feet above the waves as he flew the Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic. A Colorado pilot's new book takes us inside the cockpit. And, a Denver Public Library social worker says the downtown library has become the city's largest day shelter for the homeless.

After a man died in a bathroom, the Denver Public Library became one of the first libraries in the country to dispense a medication that reverses opioid overdoses. And, it's a year of transition for Molson Coors after an acquisition that made it the world’s third-largest brewer. Then, Estes Park climber Tommy Caldwell scaled Yosemite’s Dawn Wall. His new memoir chronicles intense childhood training, his kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan and his climbs around the world.

In Episode 25 we talk about our Top 5 Independent Comics we would like to see adapted for Film or TV. We talk about the upcoming Dink Comic Convention in Denver and plug the Denver Comix project from the Denver Public Library. Listen for our Mystery Low 5 in this special episode.

Publisher of Open Letter Books  Interview starts at 15:15 and ends at 43:30 Amazon[Crossing] is filling in some of these gaps, because we haven't for a long time seen the normal mystery book that someone picks up in Spain and reads when they go on their vacation. That's never been translated into English, because it didn't seem like it would make a ton of money for one of the big presses, and the small presses are looking for something that's more patently literary. Amazon's taken up a lot of those kind of books, which is really fascinating and fills in a wide range of what the aesthetic is in these different countries.    News “Amazon plans to open a Chicago bookstore in Lakeview” by Lauren Zumbach at The Chicago Tribune - August 25, 2016 Kindle Reading Fund Worldreader.org Amazon Worldreader video at YouTube - August 24, 2016 “Denver Public Library is Lending Wifi Hotspots” by Nate Hoffelder at The Digital Reader - August 20, 2016 “Amazon Starts Car Research and Review Site” at Associated Press - August 25, 2016 Amazon press release on Amazon Vehicles - August 25, 2016 Amazon jobs listing for Sr. Product Mgr, US Books   Interview with Chad Post Open Letter Books, the University of Rochester's nonprofit, literary translation press Amazon author page for Julio Cortazar Hopscotch: A Novel by Julio Cortazar Dalkey Archive Press Amazon author page for Raymond Queneau Quail Ridge Books Rage by Zygmunt Miloszewski The Complete Review and The Literary Saloon run by Michael Orthofer The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction by M. A. Orthofer Scott Esposito's blog, Conversational Reading 2016 Best Translated Book Awards sponsored by the Amazon Literary Partnership AmazonCrossing books Nowhere to Be Found by Bae Suah, translated by Sora Kim-Russell Hugo House, a place for writers Words Without Borders The Lannan Foundation New Books by Open Letter:    Gesell Dome by Guillermo Saccomanno    A Greater Music by Bae Suah (to be released October 11, 2016)    Chronicle of the Murdered House by Lucio Cardoso (to be released December 13, 2016) Content “How to Read 50 Books a Year, in 7 Easy Steps” by Stephen Altrogge at Zapier - August 23, 2016   Next Week's Guest Chris Schluep, senior editor at Amazon Books Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD.    Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads! 

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!

Three Colorado women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan talk about the challenges and opportunities of a major military policy shift: opening all combat roles to women. Then, a Denver artist who learned she had multiple sclerosis after waking up with distorted vision learned to let her affliction guide her creative vision. And, an 1800s diary sat in obscurity at the Denver Public Library until an archivist picked it up and found tales of Buffalo Bill Cody.

On Changing Denver this month, we look at big bad Colfax Avenue and the stories we all tell about it. Phil Goodstein, local historian, tells us how Colfax got its name and reputation. You can find many of his books at the Denver Public Library’s Western History Reading Room and you can learn more about the walking tours he leads around Denver here. If you'd like to hear the full recording of our conversation with Phil, you can listen to it here. Judith Cohen, a resident of the Chamberlain Heights, describes what life on Colfax is like today and how it’s different from what non-residents might expect. James Pachorek, owner of Lost Highway Brewing Company, explains why he themed his new brewery around Colfax and describes what it’s like opening a new business on a long-maligned strip of the avenue. - Recommended Reading: Eric Peterson’s account of a journey from one end of Colfax to the other. The Denver Post’s feature on Colfax’s history and significance. - As always, you can keep up with Changing Denver by signing up for our newsletter here. Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. Special thanks to Babah Fly for the use of his song “I Know You” off his 2009 album Electro Sufi. Paul found his copy of the album at Mutiny Information Café on S. Broadway. Thanks for listening!