Colorado In Depth
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Colorado In Depth
A podcast featuring documentary news, storytelling and special reporting from CPR News. Covering Colorado in depth from the plains to the mountains, the Western Slope to the Four Corners.
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The quest to restore what was lost for Indigenous people in Colorado
Rick Williams’ Cheyenne ancestors were pushed out of Colorado along with members of dozens of other Indian tribes. They were forced onto reservations...
How Trump has changed Colorado in 100 days
The first 100 days of President Trump’s second time as president is seen by many as a good indicator of what is to come. Early on, he set out his agen...
A renewable energy boom boils over near Colorado hot springs
A quirky pair of entrepreneurs want to make electricity using hot water from a mile underground.
Hank Held and Fred Henderson have a dream to bu...
Advice for life from Colorado's centenarians
In the search for longevity and how to live well, it helps to get advice from your elders. In this episode, four Coloradans who have each lived more t...
Psilocybin and the Future of Cancer Care
Colorado is home to one of the largest medical trials for psilocybin, the compound in magic mushrooms. One young mom in Denver, who has cancer, is amo...
The Colorado clerk on trial for the big lie, and what it means for the 2024 election
Tina Peters goes on trial in February. The former Mesa County clerk faces criminal charges for using her position overseeing local elections to empowe...
A year since Club Q
Colorado is remembering the five people killed at Club Q a year ago. Dozens more survived that night, and have been trying to figure out life in the a...
The life and death of Elijah McClain: What have we learned?
Elijah McClain was a son, a brother, a healer and a musician. In 2019, police stopped him during a peaceful walk home. He hadn’t done anything wrong,...
How our wastewater can help the West's water problems
The idea of drinking recycled wastewater, even if it's highly treated, grossed people out for a long time. But increasingly, it's part of the answer f...
Ideas to save the Colorado River
Today's episode is an introduction to a CPR News podcast called Parched. Hosted by climate reporter Michael Elizabeth Sakas, it's about how we can con...
Black History, Baseball History, and William 'Bay Bay' Richardson
For decades, the name William Richardson symbolized hope and opportunity in a close-knit northeast Denver community. But Richardson had lived an extra...
How Colorado counts your ballot
Is your vote secure, and properly counted? Since November 2020, election integrity has been under public scrutiny. It’s questioned in the news, by fam...
How three Coloradans found solutions for chronic pain
One in five Americans has dealt with chronic pain. It can be physically, mentally and financially draining. It can lead to addiction, death and even t...
Embedded with Colorado National Guard troops in Europe
CPR News correspondent Caitlyn Kim travels to Estonia to see Colorado National Guard troops conducting military training exercises with allies, just w...
What the past tells us about the future of abortion in Colorado
Today’s episode is a crossover from CPR News' podcast Purplish. Reporters Bente Birkeland and Andrew Kenney explain that Colorado was the first state...
How the Denver Area's Transit System Took Shape
Today’s episode is a special preview of another CPR News podcast called Ghost Train. Hosted by reporter Nathaniel Minor, it’s about building a greener...
A Day in the Life of a Restaurant Trying to Survive the Pandemic
For a long time, a common refrain has been that more than half of restaurants close before even making it a year. Now think of the chances of survival...
Humans Start Most Wildfires in Colorado. Why's It So Easy To Get Away With?
Some of the biggest wildfires in Colorado have cost lives and caused millions of dollars in damage. But without knowing how they started exactly, Colo...
Introducing 'Colorado In Depth'
Reporters at CPR News cover Colorado: its trends, its people, its places. Beyond the headlines of the day, we explain the news to help you understand ...