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On today's newscast: Glenwood Springs has signed a contract with the company Axon to replace its automatic license plate cameras; a judge has ordered the Trump Administration to restore exhibits at national parks; and two women were rescued from a technical climbing route known as a via ferrata in Telluride on Saturday night. Tune in for these stories and more.

Ted Bundy was convicted of aggravated kidnapping in Utah in 1976. Bench trial. Judge Stewart Hanson. Sentenced to one to fifteen years. In October 1976, Colorado charged him with the murder of Caryn Campbell. He was extradited to Aspen in January 1977.As his own attorney, he received the legal courtesies the Sixth Amendment requires. Library access. No shackles. No handcuffs in the building. The Pitkin County Courthouse gave a murder defendant the run of the second floor.On June 7, 1977, he jumped from the library window. Twenty-five feet to an alley. Across the Roaring Fork River. Six days in the wilderness east of Aspen. A manhunt involving bloodhounds, helicopters, and roadblocks on Highway 82. Recaptured June 13 in a stolen Cadillac by Officer Gene Flatt.Transferred to the Garfield County Jail in Glenwood Springs. Over the following months, he stopped eating, lost more than twenty pounds, and widened a gap around the light fixture in his ceiling. On December 30, 1977 — New Year's weekend, skeleton staff — he crawled through the ceiling into the head jailer's empty apartment, dressed in civilian clothes, and walked out.Seventeen hours later, a guard found books under the blanket.Bundy's route: Glenwood Springs to Vail to Denver to Chicago to Ann Arbor to Atlanta to Tallahassee, Florida. Nine days. A stolen car. A plane. Two trains. Two buses. He arrived in a state that had no file on him.This is the third of five conversations in Ted Bundy: History's Hidden Killers. Two escapes. Two preventable failures. And the charge sheet that was too narrow to describe the man inside it.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#TedBundy #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #PrisonEscape #Aspen #Colorado #GlenwoodSprings #Fugitive #SerialKiller #TrueCrimePodcast

The State of Utah convicted Ted Bundy of kidnapping in March 1976. One count. Colorado charged him with one murder. That is what the system believed it was holding: a kidnapper and a single-count defendant.The actual man had killed at minimum sixteen women across five states by the end of 1975.That gap — between who the charge sheet said he was and who he actually was — is the reason he was able to act as his own attorney, get library access without restraints, and jump from a second-story window of the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen on June 7, 1977.Six days on the mountain. A stolen Cadillac. Recaptured on Highway 82 by Officer Gene Flatt. Moved to the Garfield County Jail in Glenwood Springs. And then the second project: months of quiet starvation, a gap in the ceiling that nobody checked, a stack of cash taped into a book.December 30, 1977. Holiday staff. The head jailer's apartment empty. Bundy crawled through the ceiling, dressed in the jailer's clothes, and walked out the front door. He was not discovered missing for roughly seventeen hours.His route took him from Glenwood Springs to Chicago to Ann Arbor to Atlanta to Tallahassee, Florida, where he arrived on January 8, 1978, completely anonymous again.A man named Andy Leyba reportedly gave the hitchhiker his own jacket in a snowstorm that night in Glenwood. He didn't recognize the face until he saw it in the paper.This is the third of five conversations in Ted Bundy: History's Hidden Killers. The story of a custody that was too narrow to hold what was in it — and a system that handed the man its courtesies and its ceiling and its holiday weekend.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#TedBundy #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #PrisonEscape #Aspen #Colorado #GlenwoodSprings #Fugitive #SerialKiller #TrueCrimePodcast

Kelly Brownell interviews Jon-Paul Bianchi, Director of Systems Change at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, about the foundation's systems-change approach linking food, health, early childhood, and family economic security to address inequities affecting children and families. Bianchi describes his path from PhD research to policy work and then to Kellogg, and explains how integrated grantmaking focuses upstream on policies, practices, resource flows, narratives, and long-term investment in people and relationships rather than isolated programs. He highlights Vermont's inclusion of food quality in childcare ratings and the foundation's Farm to Early Childhood efforts connecting procurement, regional food systems, and state policy, with examples from states like North Carolina, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and notes Brazil's national local purchasing policy as a model for success. Transcript As I was mentioning before we got started, I've long admired the work of the Kellogg Foundation. Working with the concept of food systems or connecting agriculture with nutrition and thinking about regenerative agricultures. There are a lot of places where your foundation was out front. So, I salute you and your colleagues for that. And it'll be interesting to find out what's happening right now. Tell us a little bit about yourself, and how did you get into the philanthropic work and your work with Kellogg in particular? I'm Jon-Paul Bianchi. I'm the director of the Systems Change team at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. And what that essentially means is I'm the director of national programs at the foundation. But we call it systems change because we really do see in the different areas of work that we focus on- health, family economic security, food, and early childhood- that these things are all interconnected by some distinct systems. But also, common systems that overlap across them. And so, that's the approach that we take. And I'll spend some time sort of diving into that today. You know, to answer the question of how I got here... you know, a master stroke of luck. I was set to be an academic researcher. I was working on my PhD at the University of Wisconsin. I was ABD and decided that I didn't want to be a researcher and I wanted to work in policy. And I moved to Colorado to take a job sort of sight unseen, being the policy director of an organization that worked in K-12 and children's health, and food and early childhood education. And did that for a few years and learned to translate research into practice; into policy. And was giving a presentation and got a tap on a shoulder from somebody that worked at the Kellogg Foundation who was interested in what I was saying. And we had one conversation, and six months later, I wound up having a new job and leaving Colorado and moving to Michigan. That was 15 years ago. Well, you went into this with a great background having done the science as a graduate student and then into the policy world. And you're right, the intersection of those two is really where the magic can occur. You began talking about this, but let's talk about it a little bit more. So, when you say that there are systems that cut across different problems like food and health and economic security, etc., and I know you structured your team to reflect that cross-cutting kind of view of things. But tell us a little bit more about that. And how is this different than what's usually done, and how does it affect the way your work gets carried out? So, big picture at the Kellogg Foundation, we envision a society where every child can thrive. But we know that there's too many kids and families that still can't access good food or quality childcare, or their parents can't find quality jobs because of inequities that are embedded in the policies and the practices and narratives that shape our systems. And so, having a multi-issue integrated grant making team, it's made us more effective by better understanding the points of intersection and collaboration across those bodies of work. So, our food systems program officers are in the same team, and they work closely with our program officers in early childhood and family economic security and health. And those collaborations strengthen the work in a variety of ways. We have experts in each of those areas, but because they're spending time with each other and working in the same team, they're exposed to, and they learn about each other's work and each other's worlds. And that creates powerful collaborations in the foundation, but more importantly, out in the field. And it helps us to see that we can't fix any of these systems, including food systems, with surface level or patch kinds of solutions. We really have to work together to get upstream and focus on policies, focus on practices, focus on resource flows and narratives that really sustain the inequities that we see. And so, the foundation partners with organizations to dismantle barriers in food systems in the other areas so that children and families can access quality food. But I think we also recognize that's about investing in people. And it's about investing in people over time to drive transformational change in any of these systems, including food. For people listening to this who aren't in the world of philanthropy or academics or science or policy they might be saying, "Well, this kind of makes common sense. Isn't this the way it's usually done?" And in fact, it's not usually done to have this cross-cutting work accomplished the way you're doing it. It's actually a pretty impressive thing. Yes, thank you. And I have a lot of respect for our philanthropic partners and peers, and we work very closely with a lot of large and small foundations. And I think the adage in philanthropy is you know one foundation you know one foundation. So, we do it this way and somebody else will do it differently. And I think there's a lot of connection for us back to our founder. You mentioned Will Keith Kellogg at the top of the call. He was ahead of his time in terms of understanding the interconnectedness between food and the land and opportunity and people's education. And a lot of that came out of his tradition as a Seventh Day Adventist. But also, I think just as a person coming up in the Depression and seeing what happened afterwards and really beginning to understand in his own community of how these things were sort of connected to one another. And so, for us, both inside and outside the foundation, systems change really means betting on people long term to reshape those systems from the outside in. But also, from the inside out. And that's really what we're striving for. You mentioned the history of Dr. Kellogg. The history of that family is so interesting, and what went on in, you know, the sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan, and how the concept of breakfast cereals came about. And how the focus on natural foods was so important. It's worth spending a little time even on just Wikipedia to try to find out what that history is, because I find it fascinating. So, let's go back to food and go a little bit deeper and talk about what this systems approach looks like in practice. You're a philanthropic organization. You exist in the context of a capitalist society where businesses are out to do as well as they can. How is the foundation's work different from, say, funding a food pantry, launching a single nutrition program somewhere, which is what typically might be done? Yes, I think what we intend to do and how I think our systems approach is a little different from, say, you know, funding a single nutrition program, is that we mean to design and redesign practice and policy based on how kids and families actually live their lives. Right? So, where food and health and early childhood and family economic security show up together in a community, right? Families experience these things simultaneously in their everyday lives. They don't experience these things in silos. And so, we try to have our team and our work reflect that. So, instead of treating food as a narrow problem to fix with one program, we try to think about how the entire system around a child and their caregivers works or doesn't work and find those opportunities and levers to move that whole system. I'll give you a concrete example that will bring in our colleague Linda Jo Doctor, who you mentioned at the top of the conversation. Early in my time at the foundation, I was a reviewer for the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant. This was an Obama era competitive grant process for building early childhood systems in states. And the state of Vermont did something really interesting that I had the good fortune to review as part of that team. They included the quality of food and access to fresh, healthy food in childcare centers as part of their quality rating and improvement system for childcare. They didn't just talk about teacher quality or curriculum or reflective practice. They actually said, "If we care about child development, then what children are eating every day in those childcare centers is part of what quality means." That's a systems approach. They connected food policy and procurement directly into early childhood policy and practice so that nutrition and education and child wellbeing were all being advanced simultaneously. I brought that back to the foundation and brought it back to Linda. And we had a really great conversation about it, and then another, and then another, and then another. And that experience helped shape how I think and how many people think about our work at the foundation. And it led to things like the expansion of our Farm to Early Childhood work, which again, leans heavily on procurement as the strategy to drive systems change, but connects it into early childhood policy. Tell us about that. You know, the Vermont example you gave is a terrific one. And you talked about Farm to Early Childhood. What does that mean in practice? In practice for the foundation, it really leaned heavily first on, sort of, understanding the landscape of where there was capacity to connect regional food hubs, farmers and producers and growers to systems of early childhood. At the same time that you have these burgeoning and developing systems of early care and education with regard to financing and sophistication, you have something similar going on in them in the food system movement, depending on the state that you're in. And so, we work diligently in a subset of states to really connect those policy levers, pull them together, and try to create essentially more situations like Vermont, you had partnership at the local community level, at the regional level, and then at the state systems level. So, syncing up the actual practice on the ground, syncing up how the relationships between different organizations are formed and maintained with regards to better food and early childhood. But then also trying to codify that into state policy and practice. And we did that for a number of years and had remarkable success in places like Iowa and Wisconsin and even in North Carolina, and a handful of other states. And we very much saw this as a build off our successful farm-to-school work, but doing it in a system that comparatively in terms of early childhood, was a little more fragile, right? And it wasn't necessarily as easy to do it, but all the more important and helpful because of the age and the vulnerability of the kids and families that we're talking about. The systems approach is very powerful, and so I'm going to ask a question not to be challenging, but to in some ways give you a softball for proving the systems approach. If at the end of the day, the most important thing in a childcare setting is to get healthy food into the bodies of the children so they can thrive intellectually and medically and everything else. Couldn't you accomplish that by just giving a good shopping list, a Costco shopping list to the daycare directors, and they could go buy good foods? And why does it need to be connected with farmers and, you know, the broader connection into the community at large, why is that important? Yes. Well, backing up, I wouldn't want to state, as an early childhood person, that the only thing that, you know, makes an early childhood program high quality would be the quality of the food and that that would, you know, lead to optimal child development and school readiness. I think, you know, there's other things in there that actually matter too. But this is definitely a key component. I would say, you know, to your question, that that system that you named already exists. We have the Child and Adult Care Food Program. We have the ability to subsidize the cost of food, and to have that good shopping list in play. But, I think, what the systems approach does is it asks different questions, right? It seeks to say, where does the food come from? How is it grown? Who is benefiting economically, right? How are schools and childcare centers and farmers and communities connected? And how do we strengthen those, connections and relationships so that we can begin to shift policy and practice so that children and families can reliably have access to good food. And they know that it's coming from the community in which they're situated. And the people on the side that are actually producing the food, the farmers and the folks doing procurement and others, that they're actually connected to it too. And they know where the food is going. And so there is this social kind of interstitial benefit to connecting those systems in a way that I think brings value beyond just you get a healthy meal today. I think it begins to shift culture. And if you could shift culture in the institutions that people are participating in, you can actually shift culture in people. So, you could see if a parent that potentially wasn't exposed to that before, or maybe didn't have access, or didn't know how to get access to that kind of food, if their expectations suddenly shifted because in their childcare program they're getting access to quality food, that then becomes an opportunity to engage in a different way. But it also becomes an opportunity for that parent to become empowered and to come together with other parents and other community members and begin to insist that's a reality in everyday life for them. That becomes a norm rather than an exception. I really like your answer because, you know, in some ways, people in our country have become distant from their food. You know, it used to be you could just go to the store, and there might've been one agent between you and who grew the food. The farmer would deliver it to, and now there are factories and machines that process the food, and 10 steps, and it comes from different countries, and all that kind of thing. And what you're talking about is shrinking that gap again to decrease the distance, so people are more in touch. And you could easily see that if the food is coming from farmers and the daycare providers know that they're going to feel better about the food. They're more likely to tell a story about it to the children. The farmer might come to the daycare center, or the children go to the farm. And you could see there's a lot more going on here than nutrition, and that's the beauty of this systems approach, isn't it? I mean, the children want to have a garden, right? I mean, how many times have we seen that? It seems like a small thing in early childhood, but just that simple act of having a garden and being able to understand how things are cultivated and grown. Even for a small child, and I have two small kids, we have a small garden in our backyard: it's meaningful. And it also, I think, establishes a norm that the tomato that you pick off the vine or the pole bean that you pick off, that you eat, that you find just unbelievably delicious, then that becomes normative for them. That's a normative experience, and kids are not as frightened by things when they encounter it. And I think we have a real opportunity in the early childhood space to link up those two systems to say, "Yes, we can affect change." And I think that, again, back to this notion of investing in people long term, the investment in those kids long term and what they come to expect will be the norm matters very much to how we think about our work at the Kellogg Foundation. So you're talking about both practices and policies and a cross-sector approach to these things. And let's talk about policy for a moment. Where does policy typically break down? And what kind of people need to be at the table, and what sort of partnerships need to be established in order to have better food policy? I think if we take seriously that food policy is cross-sector, I believe that we need to build tables that look like the food system. And that means not just public health experts or nutrition advocates or academics, but farmers and food workers, and those childcare providers and teachers, and leaders in K-12, and tribal leaders, community organizers, local state government officials, right? And the funders, right? The funders who are willing to invest in the long slow work of doing systems change. And, you know, one place I would highlight is in your home state of North Carolina. For years, there was significant investment that helped really build a dense ecosystem. You established regional food hubs and meat processing infrastructure, and anchor institutions into schools and early childhood centers. And a really strong network of organizers and philanthropic partners. And that made it possible to fully integrate farm to early childhood in your state's definition of early childhood. And as an aside, I would say North Carolina was also one of the leading states back when I was first coming into the field of building out a high-quality system of childcare. North Carolina led that. And so, these two things converging is a very powerful example, but again, we're getting back to local sourcing. We're getting back to bigger things than just doing food education, right? Those things are now built into the system. And they're not just a side project of the system. They actually are the system. So, you're talking about a foundation doing a lot more than getting proposals, seeing what needs to be funded, and then sending money out the door. You're talking about connecting people in innovative and unique ways. And building bridges that didn't exist before. And getting people to understand the systems change approach. And it just can lead to so many interesting and innovative things that just weren't possible using traditional models. So, really my hat's off to the work you do, and I can see why it's creating such powerful outcomes. One piece I would be remiss if I didn't say this, right? What makes all those partnerships work or fall apart? Usually, it's not the brilliance of a single policy idea or practice idea. I. Sort of. Sound like a broken record, but I'm going to come back to this. Investing in that people infrastructure that sits underneath it is really important. And the places that we find that make progress in any of the issues we're talking about, family economic security, food, health, Medicaid, early childhood, K-12, right? The places that make progress really do have varied and diverse voices at the table, and they're able to build real trust. And they're able to cultivate champions and also the next generation of champions and the next generation of champions who can move between those sectors, right? And the funders are involved, but they really understand that they're financing relationships and governance and people. They're not financing programs. And I think as a grant maker, that's an interesting distinction to think about. Think we know it implicitly and we know it when we see it. It's a lot harder to stick it in a white paper and define it and disseminate it in Stanford Social Innovation Review, for example. No, I totally agree. In the work that we've done over the years with, uh, community partners in Durham, it's been my impression that they get this systems thing from the very get-go. That they understand that if poverty is too severe, then nothing else is going to work, and if housing is a problem, then these other things are going to be affected in pretty serious ways. And they understand the importance of these. And in a way you're letting the flowers bloom. You're taking, I think, what some people understand intuitively and would like to accomplish, but they've been forced into silos. And then once a funder comes along and can allow this to prosper, I think it's sort of a natural thing that occurs. I think so. And I think the tricky thing there is to not be seduced by the programmatic solution. Like, do you remember several years ago when the notion of collective impact was this very popular term that folks talked about? And it's a good thing. I mean, I think the framework and the model is powerful, and it's a useful thought exercise. But what I found in a lot of collective impact work was that it focused very much on aligning the programs. Sufficiently funding the programs and aligning the programs, but not the human side of design and redesign of how do those programs function, right? Who do they serve? Who's at the table when building them or rebuilding them? Do you have the ability to change them midstream if you feel that you need to? And I think a slightly different approach with systems change is you're sort of engaging in a loose hold of the policies and the practices and the issues to give people and the people infrastructure and the relationships time to come together and figure out how they want to move them individually, and how they want to move them collectively. And that's a subtle difference. That's a nuance that I think has really worked in our particular corner of the world. One thing I bet some people are interested in is how the Kellogg Foundation might be distinct from Kellogg as a company. You've described beautifully the innovative work you're doing. The company is off doing what it does commercially. How do these two things intersect? And what's been the history of the connection between the foundation and the company? Yes. So, when the foundation was founded in the 1930s, Will Keith Kellogg, as you said, he endowed the foundation and created it separate and apart from the company. So, it's an independent philanthropic organization. And so, while we bear the name of Will Keith Kellogg, the foundation does not have a formal connection or stake in the company any longer. As you may know, the company split into two companies a few years ago, one called Kellanova and one called the W.K. Kellogg Cereal Company. And since then, I believe both companies have been acquired. I think Mars now owns Kellanova, and Ferrero, an Italian company, owns W.K. At present, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation does not have any connection to either of those companies because they've been acquired by other groups. And aside from having some stock with the foundation, that was sold to support our endowment, we don't have any formal connections anymore. But I think the proximity of the foundation to the company in Battle Creek, and I think the shared history of Battle Creek and the shared history of Mr. Kellogg's vision is actually important to note. And I think it does matter to how the two institutions are connected. I said this a little while ago in the conversation, but in the 1930s, Mr. Kellogg knew that you couldn't separate food from health and education, family economic security, and he knew this while he was making cornflakes, right? And so he helped make sure in the late 1930s that children in Battle Creek had access to fresh milk in schools at the same time that he was doing work in soil conservation and in building healthy land. And he had a sense of knowing that how the food is grown and how kids are nourished, it's part of the same story. And I think that DNA has pulled forward into the foundation, and it makes it a really special place to work because we still carry that memory of him, and we still carry that vision of him into the work that we do. Thanks. You know, a long time ago, when I first became familiar with the Kellogg Foundation, I wondered about the history and the independence of the foundation from the company. And I pretty quickly came to learn that the foundation, as you said, is quite independent from the company. But you've enriched my knowledge even beyond what I've known over the years, so thank you. That's a fascinating history. So, let's end with one final question. If you fast-forward and kind of look ahead, what do you think is on the way? And what does success look like to you and your colleagues? Yes, it's a good question. I mean, I think if we got this right, you know, 10- 20 years from now, success would look like children and families living in communities where good food is just a part of everyday life. It's normal and reliable and not something that folks are lucky to find. I talked a little bit about how Mr. Kellogg thought about this in the '30s, but we also see what's possible in other places, right? When that vision can become a reality in terms of policy and practice. So, we had done some work in the country of Brazil. And we see now that national policy in the country of Brazil now requires that at least 50% of school food be purchased from local sources, grown with high-quality standards, right? That one decision reshaped incentives all along the food chain. What farmers grow, what institutions buy, what kids eat. That's a powerful example of institutions using their everyday purchasing power to build healthier and a more just system. So, you know, 10- 20 years from now, if we've done our job, it would mean that the kinds of innovations in places like Brazil or North Carolina or even in Michigan with our 10 Cents a Meal program, that those types of things would have become the norm. That schools and early childhood centers and hospitals and tribal and local governments would be routinely buying good, locally rooted food. And that workers and farmers are earning a fair and stable wage, and they have incomes. And the communities most affected by hunger and inequity are actually at the core of leading and designing new systems. And food policy would no longer be a patch on top of the inequity. It would be one of the main ways that we build healthier and more equitable futures for kids and families. BIO Jon-Paul Bianchi is the Director of Systems change at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) in Battle Creek, Michigan. In this role, he leads WKKF's national grantmaking strategy focused on early childhood care and education, health equity, employment equity and food systems. As a longtime philanthropic leader and national expert with a focus on early childhood education, Bianchi provides strategic oversight to the foundation's national programmatic work to support thriving children, families and communities. Bianchi holds a doctorate of Education from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of Education and Human Development, a master's degree in child development and a bachelor's degree in child and family studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He helped found and currently serves on the board of Valley Settlement in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

From May 11 - On this week's Regional Roundup, we look at how communities across the region are grappling with immigration enforcement. In Durango, Colorado, the District Attorney has filed charges against a federal immigration officer over an alleged assault on a protester outside an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in October 2025. In Glenwood Springs, city officials have revoked the permit for a local ICE  facility. And we hear about a theater project that brings immigrants to the stage, creating space for them to tell their own stories in their own words. A two way with reporter Jamie Wanzek on the charges filed against a federal immigration officer after an assault on a protester at an ICE facility in Durango last October. (KDUR/RMCR) A report on Glenwood Springs revoking the permit for a local ICE facility. (KDNK) An interview with MOTUS theater about their work centering the voices of immigrants, and a first-person monologue from one of the participants. (KGNU)

In this episode of the OutThere Colorado Podcast, Spencer and Seth chat about the recent death on the Manitou Incline, a movie that's being filmed in Colorado, Seth's trip to Glenwood Springs (donuts, an iconic trail, hot springs, and more), tensions in Telluride, proposed changes at the Maroon Bells, what Colorado is better at than any other state, and more.

A remote yurt in the Colorado mountains. A terrified dog staring into the tree line. Heavy footsteps in the dark. A powerful sulfur smell rolling through camp. Then a guttural scream followed by the sound of something massive pushing over a tree just feet away.Bernie Duran shares his unforgettable firsthand encounter near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and why he's returning to the exact same location in search of answers.

On today's newscast: El Niño could bring needed precipitation to the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, households and businesses from Glenwood Springs to Silt spent hours without electricity Saturday, the French singer and actress who was also known for shooting Olympic skier "Spider" Sabich in 1976 died last week, and more.

On today's newscast: The ICE holding facility in west Glenwood Springs could be forced to close; Carbondale-based nonprofit Youthentity is hosting its first civics bee tomorrow; and boaters in Mesa County recently removed 5,400 pounds of trash from the Colorado River. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Glenwood Springs city council withdrew its police department from Garfield County's special crimes task force last week; a bill working its way through the Colorado legislature would require college and university medical centers to provide abortion medication; and the Interior Department is planning to release a massive amount of water into a Colorado River Reservoir in order to prevent a potential power and water crisis. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Garfield County and Glenwood Springs are at odds over the South Bridge project; the 41st Space Symposium is taking place this week in Colorado Springs; and the latest wildfire season forecast confirms the worries of many — this could be a big one for much of the West. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Mobile home park residents in Glenwood Springs asked Garfield County yesterday for help buying their land, but to no avail; Aspen Film's 35th Shortsfest kicks off today; and a coalition in Utah and Nevada is appealing federal approval of a groundwater pipeline project in southern Utah. Tune in for these stories and more.

This week on the Regional Roundup, we hear about community concerns over an ICE detention facility in Glenwood Springs, the impact of the abortion ban in Wyoming, and a possible reason for high mule deer death rates in southeastern Utah. We finish the show with a conversation with a tribal water attorney on the relationship between Indigenous communities and the Colorado River.

On today's newscast: The Aspen School District will spend more than half of its $95 million bond on employee housing; the ICE holding facility in Glenwood Springs could lose its permit; and scientists are using new tech to boost their efforts to protect endangered fish in the Colorado River. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to have violated federal policy — and its city permit — by detaining people too long at its holding facility in Glenwood Springs; workers at one of the largest meatpacking facilities in the country are on strike; and a high-pressure system is bringing a heat dome that will cover much of the western United States this week. Tune in for these stories and more.

Send a textIn this episode, the Ski Moms sit down with Cindy Dady, CEO of Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Cindy brings 45 years of ski industry experience — from teaching toddlers on the bunny hill to becoming the first female general manager in Colorado not serving as an owner-operator. She shares what drew her to Sunlight, why this independent mountain is a must-visit for families, and how she's leading the resort through its biggest capital investment since 1966.Cindy walks us through Sunlight's welcoming terrain (70 trails, 720 acres), its centralized and stress-free base area, and the resort's commitment to unreasonable hospitality. She also opens up about her career journey, the mentors who shaped her, and what a typical powder day looks like when you're the CEO who greets every guest at the lift.ResourcesSunlight Mountain Resort: https://www.sunlightmtn.comSunlight Ski & Bike Shop (Glenwood Springs): https://www.sunlightmtn.com/ski-bike-shopIndy Pass: https://www.indyskipass.comColorado Ski Country: https://www.coloradoski.comFly into: Eagle/Vail (EGE) – 25 min from Glenwood Springs; Aspen (ASE); Grand Junction (GJT); or Denver (DEN)Key Quotes"We provide unreasoSki Haus makes it easy with custom boot fitting that actually changes how you ski and how you feel at the end of the day.  Located in Woburn & Framingham, MA and Tax-Free Salem, NH. Head to skihaus.com for store hours and directions.SPECIAL IN-STORE OFFERS*Purchase a boot with a custom boot fit > get a free Smartwool sock  *Come in for a boot fit on your boots > get Smartwool sock for ½ price It's time to upgrade how you travel to the mountains with Ski Butlers. Ski moms can save 20% off their reservations here https://www.skibutlers.com/portal/momtrends If your child lives for trail time and is constantly pushing limits on two wheels, we've found the summer experience that checks every box. Woodward PA's Mountain Bike Camp is redefining what an action sports camp can be — blending epic adventure with professional coaching and a whole lot of fresh air.Ski Moms can save $150 off summer camp. Use code skimoms www.woodwardpa.com/summer-camps/moun Find your perfect family-friendly mountain stay—or list your own! 

What if a mountain town could recharge your body and rewrite your routines back home? We head to Glenwood Springs, Colorado for a girls' getaway that becomes a masterclass in sustainable energy—powered by hot springs, hydropower history, and a community that treats wellness like a way of life. From laps in the world's largest hot springs pool to intimate mineral circuits at Iron Mountain's World Springs, we explore how heat, water, and minerals calm the nervous system, ease pain, and spark creativity.visitglenwood.comIron Mountain Hot SpringsYampa SpaThe Glenwood Springs ResortStaying at Hotel 1888 puts the pools at our doorstep and opens the door to the onsite athletic club where locals and travelers train side by side. A barre class with new friends, a Pilates reformer session that converts us into tower devotees, and quiet balcony moments reshape how we think about motion, recovery, and rest. We compare kid-friendly soaking at the main resort with Iron Mountain's adult-only section, peek at their upcoming international saunas, and share practical tips on what to bring so your soaking day is stress free. Food is part of the story too: a stroll down 7th Street's “Restaurant Row,” three standout ice cream shops, and a supper club Brussels sprout dish we can't stop trying to recreate.Getting around is refreshingly simple and affordable. Ride Glenwood's free bus loops the spots you want, one-dollar on-demand rides fill the gaps, and budget-friendly regional routes from Aspen, Eagle, Grand Junction, or Denver make arrival painless. Then we turn the trip into take-home energy: 3D history frames that inspire us to tell our home's story with old plans and photos, reclaimed materials used as art, a humble black makeup towel that makes nightly routines kinder, and a patio rocking chair that feels like instant calm. We leave with stronger habits, better recovery tools, and a clear truth: energy isn't an accident you find on vacation—it's a ritual you build every day.If this journey sparked ideas for your next getaway or your next week at home, tap follow, share with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a quick review so more travelers can find the show.Please support our show by shopping through Eagle Creek: https://alnk.to/gVNDI6N and/or feel free to donate to:http://paypal.me/TheROAMies And it means the world to us when you subscribe, rate and share our podcast. Alexa and RoryThe ROAMiesFollow us at:http://www.TheROAMies.com@The ROAMies: Facebook and Instagram YouTube and X.

Charlie Chacos of Bonfire Coffee chats about their new instant coffee offering and an expanded roasting facility opening in Glenwood Springs. Tune in to Everything Under the Sun on KDNK.org every Thursday at 4pm.

On today's newscast: Garfield County Planning Division staff recommended county commissioners deny the approval of Harvest Roaring Fork LLC's application to build a 1,500-unit subdivision along Highway 82 between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs; Aspen-based nonprofit EcoFlight took more people up in the air than ever before in 2025; and state lawmakers are pushing back against federal efforts to keep a coal plant open in Northwest Colorado. Tune in for these stories and more.

D is for Colora-DOors :)From cave entrances and grand hotel thresholds to hot springs and historic streets, we explore the literal and metaphorical doors of Glenwood Springs—then bring it home with a master craftsman who's turning a door into a table and inspiring new life in our own 1916 fixer-upper.MENTIONED in this episode:visitglenwood.comhttps://www.glenwoodcaverns.comspeakeagle.comConnect with Skip Ralls / Mindscape Metal Works:• Facebook: Skip.Ralls• Facebook: Mindscape Metal Works• LinkedIn: Skip Ralls• Web: Mindscapemetalworks.artMindscapemetalworks@gmail.comSome places don't just welcome you in—they change the way you walk back out. Glenwood Springs did that to us. We crossed grand hotel thresholds with presidential lore, ducked into vapor caves that once drew visitors just to see Edison bulbs glow, and rode a gondola to a mountaintop park where a gravity coaster let us choose our own speed. Between the laughter and the chill on our gloves, we kept circling the same idea: travel is a series of doors, and every one of them opens something new.We sit down with Lisa Langer from Visit Glenwood Springs to map the town's origin story—rivers rerouted to cradle mineral waters, a “Grand Dome of the Rockies” built to court the world, and the curious current that connects hot springs, rail lines, and resistance. The King's Row cavern tour turns geology into theater: 3,000 formations, a UV-lit shimmer, and the slow patience of water shaping a room over thousands of years. A muddy hike to Doc Holliday's memorial adds grit and myth, while Hotel Colorado's corridors layer in Roosevelt's balcony speeches, Al Capone's retreats, and the enduring legend of a certain teddy bear.Then we bring the theme home, literally. Our friend, master blacksmith and metal artist Skip Rawls, invites us into his forge where 1,800 degrees turns stubborn metal into meaning. He shows us how a weathered oak door becomes a dining table—steel-banded edges, hand-driven rivets, offset legs that make your eyes pause. Art, he says, is a doorway you want to open. From large-scale public works to custom staircases and furniture, Skip's process is a study in trust, failure as feedback, and the joy of building pieces that people gather around for years.We wrap with simple, practical ways to make your own thresholds speak: clear the path, warm the light, add something living, create a pause point, and let a single intentional detail set the tone. Ready to step through a new door this week—maybe even build one? Press play, travel with us from caves to coasters to the forge, and tell us which threshold you're opening next. If this story moves you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review so more curious travelers can find the show.Please support our show by shopping through Eagle Creek: https://alnk.to/gVNDI6N and/or feel free to donate to:http://paypal.me/TheROAMies And it means the world to us when you subscribe, rate and share our podcast. Alexa and RoryThe ROAMiesFollow us at:http://www.TheROAMies.com@The ROAMies: Facebook and Instagram YouTube and X.

On today's newscast: Glenwood Springs has stopped sharing data collected by the city's license plate reading cameras with outside law enforcement agencies, this year marks the 250th birthday of the United States, and the nation's national parks are expected to play a key role in the celebrations, Colorado Democratic Congressman Joe Neguse and Attorney General Pam Bondi had a contentious round of questioning during a House Judiciary Committee hearing earlier this week, and more.

In late January 1882, Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo came within mere seconds of turning the streets of Tombstone into a slaughterhouse. Luckily, cooler heads prevailed, and both men were arrested before a shot was fired; a near catastrophe that historian Mark Lee Gardner described as “the greatest gunfight that never was.” Join me today as we take a closer look at this infamous standoff. We'll examine Holliday's role in the famous Earp vendetta ride, his last gunfight in Colorado, and his final days at Glenwood Springs. We'll also discuss the Dodge City War, Luke Short, Bat Masterson, and the ultimate fate of Holliday's gal pal, Big Nose Kate Elder. P.S. - The thumbnail does not actually depict the real Doc Holliday.   Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/   Buy Me A Coffee!  https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest   Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/   Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/   Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/   Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steam rising off the world's largest hot springs pool. A sunrise balcony at Hotel 1888. Naturally formed vapor caves beneath the Rockies.In this Colorado episode of The ROAMies Podcast, we head to Glenwood Springs for what started as a girls' getaway and turned into a full-body reset and a reminder that travel can reshape how we live back home.Plan Your TripVisit Glenwood Springs https://visitglenwood.comGlenwood Hot Springs Resort https://www.hotspringspool.comInstagram & TikTok: @glenwoodhotspringsWe toured the property with Aly Ackley, Resort Sales Manager, and explored Hotel 1888 (the boutique 16-room hotel inside the original 1888 bathhouse), the world's largest hot springs pool, the Athletic Club, and the Lodge.Our spa interview was with Melinda, owner and steward of Yampah Spa.Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park https://www.glenwoodcaverns.comWe tour Glenwood Hot Springs Resort with Aly Ackley, Resort Sales Manager, learn how 122-degree geothermal water from the Yampah spring is cooled and maintained for everything from lap swimming to pure relaxation, and hear how the resort blends rich history with modern wellness.Then we go underground at Yampah Spa & Vapor Caves with owner Melinda, where naturally occurring mineral vapor caves filled with sulfur, magnesium, potassium, and lithium offer a one-of-a-kind experience focused on recovery, relaxation, and restoration.We compare soaking styles, talk hydration and cooldown strategy, and share how to decide between Glenwood Hot Springs, Yampah Spa, Iron Mountain Hot Springs, or Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park depending on your travel goals: play, pamper, or reset.If you love mountain towns, wellness travel, and experiences that follow you home, this one's for you.Then something unexpected surfaced: color as medicine. Glenwood's mineral aqua, canyon rust, slate-white ridges, evergreens, and bold sky blue became a toolkit for life at home. Instead of chasing trends, we asked what feeling we need more of—calm, courage, clarity, growth—and used small, intentional shifts to invite it in: a mineral-aqua mug, a canyon-red throw, a sky-blue screen, a capsule wardrobe built from trip hues. Travel can fade unless we carry it forward; color makes memory tangible.If this journey sparked ideas for your next soak, reset, or room refresh, tap follow, share with a friend who needs a warm-water weekend, and leave a quick review so more travelers can find their way to Glenwood's healing waters.The information shared in this episode, including discussions about mineral vapors, hot springs, and potential wellness benefits, is for informational and entertainment purposes only. We are not medical professionals, and nothing in this episode should be considered medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with your physician or qualified healthcare provider before beginning any new wellness practice, especially if you have underlying health conditions.Please support our show by shopping through Eagle Creek: https://alnk.to/gVNDI6N and/or feel free to donate to:http://paypal.me/TheROAMies And it means the world to us when you subscribe, rate and share our podcast. Alexa and RoryThe ROAMiesFollow us at:http://www.TheROAMies.com@The ROAMies: Facebook and Instagram YouTube and X.

On today's newscast: The Glenwood Springs council is taking a closer look at the city's contract with a camera surveillance company called Flock Safety; some Roaring Fork Valley communities are embracing a new way to assess fire risk; and state Parks and Wildlife are calling in reinforcements to stop the spread of invasive zebra mussels in the Colorado River. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: An unexpected high school closure in Glenwood Springs is being linked to a nationwide protest over immigration enforcement; Democrats in the state legislature are proposing some additions to Colorado's gun regulations; and governors from the Colorado River basin are heading to Washington, D.C., today for high-stakes talks with the Interior Department about the waterway's future. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: The city of Glenwood Springs is adding a new van to its on-demand bus service; Colorado is opening an online portal next week where the public can log misconduct by Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and The Department of Interior is taking next steps to set up the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service. Tune in for these stories and more.

A Year of Adventure: Why 2025 Set the Bar High2025 was stacked. International trips, deep dives into U.S. cities, mountain towns, beach escapes, national parks, and friendships that only happen when you travel together. From Europe to the Caribbean to coast-to-coast U.S. adventures, this year reminded us why we started The Travel Brats in the first place:Travel opens doors—to places, people, and moments you never forget. 

In this episode, we go beyond the sanitized headlines and Netflix documentaries to examine the Ted Bundy case you were never supposed to know about, including the suppressed files, the buried reports, and the institutional failures that allowed one of America's most prolific serial killers to operate for years longer than he ever should have.We begin with Bundy's troubled origins at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers, his violent grandfather Samuel Cowell, his grandmother's severe mental illness and electroconvulsive treatments, the family secret that made him believe his mother was his sister, and the chilling incident where three-year-old Ted placed butcher knives around his sleeping aunt's body while smiling.We examine the haunting case of eight-year-old Ann Marie Burr, who vanished from her Tacoma home in 1961 when Bundy was just fourteen years old and lived less than two miles away with a paper route through her neighborhood, and we discuss why the 2011 request to compare Bundy's DNA to evidence from that case was denied because his biological samples had been destroyed.We explore Bundy's work at the Seattle Crisis Clinic from 1971 to 1974, where he sat beside future true crime author Ann Rule taking calls from suicidal individuals while perfecting the manipulation techniques he would later use to lure women to their deaths, and we reveal his own admission that he learned how to sound caring even when he wasn't.We dive deep into the mathematics of murder and why the official victim count of thirty to thirty-six is almost certainly a fraction of the real total, with some investigators estimating the true number could exceed one hundred, and we examine the lost years between 1969 and 1973 when Bundy traveled extensively and left virtually no documented trail while young women matching his victim profile disappeared along the East Coast.We expose the systematic failures that allowed Bundy to keep killing, including Elizabeth Kloepfer's five separate reports to law enforcement that were ignored because detectives dismissed her as a hysterical woman, the nine months it took Utah authorities to arrest him after Carol DaRonch escaped his car with a handcuff still attached to her wrist, and the cross-jurisdictional catastrophe where police departments in four states refused to share information with each other. We reveal the truth behind both escapes, including the suspected accomplice inside the Aspen courthouse whose personnel file conveniently disappeared, the 1976 jail inspection report that identified the exact security weakness Bundy exploited in Glenwood Springs, and the fifteen-hour head start he received because holiday weekend staffing cuts reduced cell checks from hourly to every other hour.We uncover Bundy's carefully buried political career as a rising star in the Republican Party, his work on the Rockefeller presidential campaign, his security clearance to serve as a driver and bodyguard for Governor Daniel Evans, and how the party quietly scrubbed his employment records from their archives after his arrest.We examine what the jury never heard about the Chi Omega massacre, including how the bite mark evidence almost didn't exist because the attending physician failed to photograph the marks before they faded, the discrepancy in Nita Neary's eyewitness account that the defense never challenged, and the troubling theory that Kimberly Leach wasn't an aberration but a return to Bundy's true preference for younger victims. We analyze the death row interviews and the information Bundy provided about dump sites and victims that was never followed up by law enforcement, his manipulation of the Green River Killer investigation for his own benefit, and how his final interview with James Dobson blaming pornography contradicted everything he'd told forensic psychiatrists for years.We discuss the mystery of Carole Ann Boone's pregnancy on death row and the evidence that guards were bribed to allow physical contact during visits, the discredited science of bite mark analysis that formed the foundation of his Chi Omega conviction, and why the destruction of Bundy's DNA samples has prevented closure for families across the country whose daughters disappeared during the years he was active.We close with the questions that remain unanswered, the dump sites that were never searched due to budget cuts and political pressure, the hitchhiker victims along Interstate Five that were never officially linked to him, and the uncomfortable truth that many of the same institutional failures that allowed Bundy to kill for years still exist in our law enforcement system today.This episode contains discussions of violence, sexual assault, and crimes against children that some listeners may find disturbing.

At our Longmont training event, Pastor Nate Morris explores the heart behind preaching and the practical movements that help us communicate Scripture faithfully. Opening with a story about waiting tables, Nate reminds us that preachers do not invent the meal. We carry what God has already prepared and deliver it with care. This session combines pastoral insight, clear structure, and encouragement for anyone who wants to handle God's word well.About Pastor Nate MorrisNate Morris is the lead pastor of Mountain Life Calvary Chapel, a multi location church serving Vail, Gypsum, and Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He and his wife Jen live in the Colorado mountains with their children Caleb, Zoe, and Josiah. Having grown up in the mountains himself, Nate has a deep passion to see mountain communities reached and transformed by the gospel.He hosts Truth and Love with Nate and Jen Morris and is a regular contributor to Mountain Life Church's Unscripted podcast. You can learn more at mountainlife.church, follow @natemorris1, or visit pastorn8.com.Speaking with the Weight of Scripture1 Peter 4:11 calls those who speak to speak as those delivering God's words. Nate anchors the room in this reminder: preaching is a sacred trust. Our role is not to improve the message but to carry it faithfully, just as a good waiter brings a prepared meal without dropping the plate.Two Questions That Shape Every SermonWhere am I taking them?Preaching needs a clear destination shaped by the passage itself.How do we get there?Listeners need a guided path. Structure is one of the ways we serve them well.Caring for Souls Through the WordNate highlights the preacher's pastoral task: understanding people's real needs and showing how the gospel addresses them. As Samuel Brengle observed, the truth in Jesus brings healing to every kind of spiritual condition. Preaching becomes an act of care as we discern and apply Scripture wisely.Five Movements That Help People Follow the Message1. IntroductionHelp listeners orient themselves to the theme and direction of the passage.2. NecessitationShow why the message matters and surface the tension the text resolves.3. ExpositionOpen the Scriptures carefully. Let the text drive the content.4. ApplicationInvite people to respond. Show what trust, obedience, or repentance looks like in daily life.5. InspirationLeave listeners with hope in Christ, not pressure to perform.Tools That Support Clear and Helpful DeliveryHumour, illustrations, vulnerability, inflection, and physical movement can all help the message connect, provided they serve the text rather than distract from it.Working Heartily, Depending FullyNate ends by reminding us that preaching is both labour and reliance.Colossians 3:23 calls us to work heartily for the Lord, while Augustine's well known line captures the balance: pray as though everything depends on God, work as though everything depends on you.For information about our upcoming training events visit ExpositorsCollective.com Join our private Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExpositorsCollective

Yesenia Silva Estrada graduated from GSSW's Western Colorado MSW Program in 2017. Today, she practices as a macro social worker, serving as vice president of planning and chief of staff for Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs. As a first-generation college student born outside of United States and raised in rural Colorado, she has a unique perspective on the role of social work in cultivating critical hope during our current times.

There's a romance to boarding a train for a journey that has captured the human imagination for centuries. Each moment is one of discovery and wonder you will never forget. On Canyon Spirit, you'll embark on an elevated rail journey through the iconic vistas of the Southwest. Only traveling during the day, you won't miss a moment of the views. With panoramic glass- dome coaches, through rugged canyons and desert landscapes, you'll have a front-row seat to the unfolding wonders of the region, many of which are accessible only by rail.While onboard the train, guests are treated to attentive service from onboard hosts, who offer rich, historic storytelling of the areas the train travels through. As the train travels between Salt Lake City and Denver, with overnight stays in hotels in Moab and Glenwood Springs, guests experience world-class service and enjoy gourmet dining featuring regionally inspired dishes with locally sourced ingredients.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

On today's newscast: Roaring Fork school board candidates shared opposing ideas about how to deal with ongoing budget challenges at last week's election forum in Glenwood; around 4,000 people gathered in downtown Glenwood Springs on Saturday for the second nationwide "No Kings" march; and the autonomous-vehicle company Waymo recently announced that its self-driving cars had arrived in Denver. Tune in for these stories and more.

For years, the social media account DoBetterDNVR has been a thorn in Mayor Mike Johnston's side, attracting 150,000 followers with harsh personal attacks, policy critiques, and crowd-sourced photos and videos of people experiencing homelessness in crisis. Then on Monday night, the anonymous admin mysteriously deactivated the accounts on Instagram and X. Our politics and green chile correspondent Justine Sandoval joins host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi to talk about why DoBetterDNVR stepped away now. Plus, a new report on how local politicians are navigating “toxic” social media, a preview the Denver season of Love is Blind that's set to premiere next Wednesday, and all our wins and fails of the week.  UPDATE: Hours after we recorded this episode, DoBetterDNVR returned! The newly reactivated account posted a surprising message acknowledging mistakes, committing to more accurate posts, and apologizing to Mayor Johnston and his wife Courtney. We are working to verify this new post and learn more.  Bree talked about Pete's University Park Cafe closing and Glenwood Springs. Paul discussed weed lounges, Palantir's new merch, Rich Spirit Bagels, and our recent episode on how weird Gov. Polis is online. Justine talked about recycling plastic bottles and the new play from Jeff Campbell, Jedidiah Blackstone.  Get more from City Cast Denver when you become a City Cast Denver Neighbor! You'll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at https://membership.citycast.fm/  What do you think about DoBetterDNVR's change of heart? We want to hear from you! 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. Watch clips from the show on YouTube: youtube.com/@citycastdenver or Instagram @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Support City Cast Denver by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm/Denver Learn more about the sponsors of this September 26th episode: Wise Clyfford Still Museum Window Nation - Get an extra 10% off the original offer until end of September Downtown Denver Partnership Elizabeth Martinez with PorchLight Real Estate - Do you have a question about Denver real estate? Submit your questions for Elizabeth Martinez HERE, and she might answer in next week's segment. Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise

On today's newscast: A mobile home park just outside Glenwood Springs broke ground on several infrastructure projects last week; a new report from Colorado River researchers found water levels at the nation's two largest reservoirs are dropping fast and on track for dire consequences; and a new study finds insect populations in one mountain valley have plunged by more than 70% in recent decades. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Dozens of people gathered to celebrate the opening of Catholic Charities' new affordable housing project for seniors in Glenwood Springs; the brand new Up in the Sky Music Festival at Buttermilk Mountain begins today and runs through tomorrow; and Colorado is the first state in the nation to require a cigarette-style warning label on gas stoves. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Glenwood Springs will soon have a new affordable housing option for seniors; two Colorado congressmen are suing the Trump administration over ICE's refusal to let lawmakers enter immigration detention centers without giving prior notice; and the U.S. Department of Energy is leveraging federal land to win the global AI race. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Last week, Glenwood Springs officials held a town hall to discuss homelessness; after facing setbacks from the pandemic, Carbondale-based Solar Rollers is revving up again, teaching students about solar energy through the thrill of remote-controlled race cars; and communities in our region are turning to trees in an effort to combat the effects of urban heat islands. Tune in for these stories and more.

In this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted interviews Julia Kintsch, the Principal and Senior Ecologist at Eco-Resolutions. Julia grew up in Boulder, Colorado where she was ingrained with a deep love of nature. She went to University of Colorado at Boulder and earned a degree in Environmental Conservation. Then, after serving in the Peace Corps in Africa, she enrolled at Duke University and earned a masters degree in Landscape Ecology. After working for The Nature Conservancy and other non-profits, she formed Eco-Resolutions with the goal of minimizing and mitigating the impacts to nature of human activity.For the past 16 years, Julia has supported a number of transportation agencies and other groups... finding ways to protect both wildlife and motorists from accidents. She explains that her work with transportation ecology is at the intersection of the human and natural environment. She is a collaborator no doubt, bringing together diverse interests to build underpasses and overpasses and other roadway mitigation measures such as motorist warnings activated by cameras that detect the presence of wildlife. Every project and community is unique, different terrain and different species --deer, elk, moose, bears, coyotes, and smaller animals -- require different forms of crossings. Ted chimes in with his experience dodging deer in Vermont and monkees on roadways in Malaysia. Julia then presents the results of a number of her projects in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Virginia. The Colorado State Highway 9 wildlife protection project, she explains, is really a "system" made up of seven crossings, 10.8 miles of fencing, as well as 62 motion-sensor activated cameras at 49 locations to track the results of the protection systems. What years of careful evaluation has proven is a 90% decrease in accidents... a success rate that has earned significant recognition of the efficacy of careful and early planning, including both mitigation and crossing feasibility studies. Most recently, Julia has been consulting for Roaring Fork Safe Passages, working for its Director, Cecily DeAngelo, to prioritize wildlife crossings on Colorado State Highway 82, the busy transportation corridor that connects Aspen and Glenwood Springs.

 Cliff sits down with Dr. Ben Peery, emergency physician in Glenwood Springs, CO — smack dab in the middle of elk country — to talk real-world wilderness emergencies hunters face. From penetrating wounds, arterial bleeds, busted ribs, and altitude sickness to how your fancy first aid kit might be dead weight, this is advice that could save a life. Learn what minimalist gear belongs in your pack and how to actually use it when it matters.Plus, hear true rescue stories from Colorado's backcountry.Dr. Ben Perry — Emergency physician in Glenwood Springs, CO. Backcountry hunter. Mental health podcast host - The Grit Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grit-podcast-with-dr-ben-peery/id1627521605---FOLLOW CLIFFYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/CliffGrayInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/Cliffgry/Facebook - https://facebook.com/PursuitWithCliffPursuit With Cliff Podcasthttps://pursuitwithcliff.com/interviews-and-podcasts/Cliff's Hunt Planning and Strategy Membership https://pursuitwithcliff.com/membership/Hunt. Fish. Spear. (Experiences, Courses and Seminars) https://pursuitwithcliff.com/ExperiencesMerchhttps://pursuitwithcliff.com/shop/SUBSCRIBE TO CLIFF'S NEWSLETTER:https://PursuitWithCliff.com/#Newsletter

Cecily DeAngelo read an article in the New York Times about wildlife crossings, and ever since, she has been laser-focused on developing wildlife crossings in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado. She grew up there and has witnessed first hand the carnage along Pitkin County's roadways... dead bears, deer, elk, rabbits, and more and more moose. These vehicle wildlife accidents decimate wildlife in the Roaring Fork Valley and are responsible for 30% of vehicle accidents there.  What Cecily learned is that the Roaring Fork Valley, which runs from Aspen to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, is bisected in terms of wildlife and biodiversity. Highway 82, which runs parallel to the Roaring Fork River, has caused a dangerous divide for wildlife. To address this she formed Roaring Fork Safe Passages, a citizen-led coalition that raises awareness about the opportunity to build wildlife crossings, either overpasses or underpasses. Supported initially by the Aspen Skiing Company, she and her colleagues developed a "Prioritization Study" that ranks sections of the highway for safe crossings. Now, working with the communities in the Valley, and hopefully with the Colorado Department of Transportation, she is working raising funds to build overpasses in key areas, funneling wildlife in specific areas thanks to well-designed fencing for safe crossings.The podcast also features Cecily's determination to get involved in politics. Inspired by the former president of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, who gave birth when in office, Cecily is passionate about urging young citizens -- reproductive age and underrepresented -- to take action and to get involved with school boards, commissions, and councils. In 2024, she ran for Snowmass Village City Council and won, expanding its female majority... working on key issues such as community planning, affordable housing, and sustainability. Despite the challenging juggling act of raising a family, managing Roaring Fork Safe Passages, and serving her community on City Council, Cecily is excited and fulfilled by positively influencing the region where she lives, and encourages others to follow suit.

On today's newscast: A Glenwood Springs resident and cyclist was found dead on the side of Highway 82, Aspen One announced its contributing funds to help nearly 500 residents of two mobile home parks purchase their land, the state's wildlife commission has decided not to kill any additional wolves for now, a jury found that My Pillow CEO defamed a former executive at a Colorado voting systems company, and more. Tune in every weekday morning on our website, or on your favorite podcast app.

On today's newscast: 'No Kings' protestors in Glenwood Springs spoke out against a range of issues from immigration enforcement to health care cuts, Alpine Legal Services is hosting a series of bilingual presentations this week, free summer meals for youth are returning to the valley this summer, Republicans in Congress are again pushing to sell public lands, and more. Tune in every weekday morning on our website, or on your favorite podcast app.

On today's newscast: the nationwide 'No Kings' protest is coming to Glenwood Springs, CDOT's inspection found that the Castle Creek bridge into Aspen is structurally sound, local water managers say this year's peak flows are the lowest in the past six years, the new chief of the U.S. Forest Service faced scrutiny in front of Congress this week, and more.

On this episode, Tony Brueski digs into the storied past of Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. From its opulent beginnings in 1893 to its transformation into a naval hospital during World War II, the hotel has hosted presidents, dignitaries, and perhaps, lingering spirits. Tony explores the architectural marvels, historical events, and the legends that have cemented the hotel's reputation as a haunted landmark. With a blend of historical facts and chilling narratives, this episode offers a comprehensive look into the mysteries that continue to surround Hotel Colorado.

On this episode, Tony Brueski digs into the storied past of Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. From its opulent beginnings in 1893 to its transformation into a naval hospital during World War II, the hotel has hosted presidents, dignitaries, and perhaps, lingering spirits. Tony explores the architectural marvels, historical events, and the legends that have cemented the hotel's reputation as a haunted landmark. With a blend of historical facts and chilling narratives, this episode offers a comprehensive look into the mysteries that continue to surround Hotel Colorado.

Welcome to Episode 230 where we talk about some books. As this is another tenth episode, we are also hosting a giveaway! One lucky newsletter subscriber will win a paperback copy of our second quarter readalong pick, THE GOOD HOUSE by Tananarive Due. Newsletter subscribers are automatically entered to win our recurring tenth episode giveaways. Chris unexpectedly read the surprise hot book of the season, CARELESS PEOPLE: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, and is telling everyone to believe the hype. She also read THE EXTENDED MIND: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain by Annie Murphy Paul, and devoured WOMAN, EATING: A Literary Vampire Novel by Claire Kohda. Emily read two novels that have an unexpected connection, MURDER UNDER HER SKIN: A Pentecost and Parker Mystery by Stephen Spotswood and THE GHOSTWRITER by Julia Clark. She also read two less murdery novels, TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout and TILDA IS VISIBLE by Jane Tara. One of these she loved and the other was a bit of a departure for a well-loved writer. We discuss the third short ghost story – “The Haunted and the Haunters; Or, The House and the Brain by Edward Bulwer Lytton – in THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GHOST STORIES: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce. This one didn't grab us like the last one (pun intended) but we can see how it contributes to the haunted house tradition. In Biblio Adventures, Chris made a guest appearance on Shawn Breathes Books where they discussed FINGERSMITH by Sarah Waters; it is ready for viewing on his BookTube channel. Emily was in Colorado visiting new grandbaby #2, and got to visit two local bookstores: White River Books in Carbondale and Alpenglow Books and Gifts in Glenwood Springs. During a long layover in O'Hare, she also visited several Barbara's Bookstores in the airport. As always, there is more in this episode than we can highlight here, like upcoming reads and jaunts (e.g., THE CAT'S MEOW: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa by Jonathan Losos, All CT Reads with author Monica Wood, and the Willa Cather Spring Conference). We were so happy to be back together talking about books across the table! We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. Happy Reading! https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode230

Cities of a certain size in Colorado have to allow more density, because of a suite of new state development mandates. But several cities, like Westminster, Colorado Springs and Arvada, are pushing back. In some cases, they have said, flat out, that they do not intend to comply with some of the laws. Historically, local governments in Colorado and across the nation have had domain over the rules that shape their growth, so at the heart of this conflict are objections over the loss of local control.CPR's Bente Birkeland and Nathaniel Minor explain what these new laws, some of which take effect as soon as this summer, do; what the rub is for some Colorado cities; and what a potential legal standoff could mean for how Coloradans live and move through the state.Purplish is produced by CPR News and the Capitol News Alliance, a collaboration between KUNC News, Colorado Public Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS, and The Colorado Sun, and shared with Rocky Mountain Community Radio and other news organizations across the state. Funding for the Alliance is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.Purplish's producer is Stephanie Wolf. This episode was edited by Megan Verlee and sound designed and engineered by Shane Rumsey. Our theme music is by Brad Turner. Special thanks to KDNK in Glenwood Springs, which made its studios available for the recording of this episode.

In this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, host  Pastor Jeff Christianson talks about renewing the mind, based on Bible verses like Romans 12:2 and Ephesians 4:17-19. He shares his journey of transformation through studying the Bible and biblical counseling. Pastor Jeff explains that before following Christ, the world influences many people's thoughts, but renewing the mind is key to Christian living. He also shares his experience of spending over ten years in Bible college, studying scripture in depth. He highlights Ephesians 4:23, which talks about being renewed in the spirit of the mind, and explains why this process is so important for personal growth and biblical counseling. Through this renewal, people can grow in their faith and develop a stronger, more Christ-centered way of thinking. Are you ready to renew your mind today? Start by spending time in God's Word, praying, and being intentional about what you allow into your thoughts. God is ready to transform you from the inside out!   Jeff Christianson Biblical Counseling Academy
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If you are a Biblical counselor, you have come face to face with many forms of human brokenness. It is overwhelming at times to see the effects of human sinfulness and depravity in the world. Men and women live in circumstances touched by suffering, substance abuse, anger, conflict, bitterness, depression, grief, sexual immorality, and shame. In this episode, hear Jeff Christianson talk about the work of the Holy Spirit and finding the balance between “Charismania” and a “lifeless spirituality.” Listeners will also hear Jeff's testimony, as Jeff goes back in time thirty years ago to Los Angeles, California, and shares a story about how God saved a young and long-haired Jeff Christianson who had hit rock bottom in a world of hot rods, drugs, and rock ‘n' roll. Jeff Christianson Biblical Counseling Academy
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Fr. Sean and Fr. Jake record from the Companions Summer Conference in Lander Wyoming. Catching up for the first time since Fr. Jacob started his assignment in Glenwood Springs, they discuss their shared mission even despite the geographic distance. They then reflect on the Eucharist in light of the current Sunday Gospel readings of John, chapter 6.