Best Doug Schnitzspahn Podcasts (2025)

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Doug Schnitzspahn on nature, healing, and the "Open Container" podcast 19:32

8d ago19:32

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Outdoor journalist Doug Schnitzspahn joins Tracy Ross to talk about his podcast Open Container, how time outside helps people heal, and why the outdoors remains a steady presence in an increasingly fast-paced world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Colorado Sun is free, but membership has its privileges 16:50

1h ago16:50

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Today, Sun membership manager Danika Worthington and co-founder Jennifer Brown talk about our new membership drive and how we don't have paywalls for anyone but members are at the core of our mission. Learn more: https://coloradosun.com/join/?utm_source=daily-sun-up&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=june-2025 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i…

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The Outdoor Industry: From Wild To Wealth 58:29

12h ago58:29

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Today Doug opens the container with outdoor industry insider, Eoin Comerford. Doug begins the show by reflecting on the evolution of the outdoor recreation industry and humanity's changing relationship with nature. What began as mere survival has changed to become the pursuit of recreation, contemplation, and connection within the natural world. Do…

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Safeway workers walking out amid another strike in Colorado 17:00

1h ago17:00

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Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang has the latest information on the Safeway grocery store worker strike that started over the weekend as well as updates in the King Soopers negotiations after the strike there earlier this year. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/15/colorado-grocery-strike-safeway/ See omnystudio.com/listen…

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Chairlift falls in Colorado see record numbers 16:21

1h ago16:21

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Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins discusses a record number of chairlift falls this season in Colorado and what skiers and the industry are doing to raise awareness about putting down the restraining bar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Author Edward Hamlin discusses novel "Sonata in Wax" 22:50

7h ago22:50

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Today, SunLit editor Kevin Simpson chats with the author of a Colorado Book Awards finalist in the novel category for his story that follows a character trying to unravel the mystery behind a remarkable piece of early 20th-century music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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One word to describe the Colorado rental market? Uncertainty 19:23

1d ago19:23

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Today, Sun editor David Krause talks about the rental market in Colorado with HUD certified housing counselor Pat Noonan, who was on our Colorado SunFest panel talking about the challenges across the state, including a record level of evictions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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State health experts fired & Coffee waste reimagined 21:30

6d ago21:30

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Today, health reporter John Ingold talks with Michael Booth about the wholesale firing of a key vaccine advice committee, updates on measles in Colorado, and a sustainable business using coffee in a way you never expected. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Recent Colorado college grads facing headwinds 19:54

3d ago19:54

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The job market is getting tighter, and that is a big challenge for recent college grads. Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang talks about why and what options and opportunities are out there for younger folks entering the workforce. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/09/social-skills-key-for-college-grads-entering-a-challengi…

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Voices for the Voiceless: The Role of Environmentalists Today 1:07:10

9d ago1:07:10

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Today Doug opens the container with outdoor industry media veteran, Drew Simmons. Doug opens the show lamenting the fact that despite the challenges our natural world faces, environmentalist has become a dirty word these days. He goes on to describe the 30 by 30 initiative, which seeks to conserve 30% of the Earth’s ecosystems by the year 2030, and…

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Colorado ski season by the numbers 15:03

4d ago15:03

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Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down the trend behind the 13.8 million skier visits in Colorado this season and what the leadership change at Vail Resorts will mean with Rob Katz returning to the top spot. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/05/colorado-skier-visits-third-busiest-season/ https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/27/v…

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Samuel Marquis untangles the legend of Captain Kidd in his new book 24:35

7d ago24:35

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Today, SunLit editor Kevin Simpson chats with the author of a book by a distant relative of one of history’s most notorious pirates who explores the complex narrative behind the man and his exploits on the high seas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Jared Polis, legislative leaders talk about what happened at the Colorado Capitol this year 42:10

9d ago42:10

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On today's episode, we're sharing the latest edition of Purplish, the podcast from Colorado Public Radio and the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. The Sun is part of the alliance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Utah rail line gets boost, but Colorado's not finished fighting 14:26

10d ago14:26

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Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins dissects the recent Supreme Court decision on the proposed Unita Basin rail line and what it means for concerns about the Colorado River and Eagle County, which joined the lawsuit. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/29/uinta-basin-railway-supreme-court-waxy-crude/ See omnystudio.com/listener for pr…

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River Time: Reclaiming Your Place In The World 58:54

10d ago58:54

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Today Doug opens the container with author and river guide Bridget Crocker. Doug opens the show describing the magic of river time. The feeling when one goes on a river trip and the confines of our modern lives go out the window. Where the simplicity and routine of the tasks required on the river take over and how this is especially true for those …

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Is journalism on the brink? Let's talk. 18:18

17d ago18:18

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Today, Sun publisher Larry Ryckman and the director of “Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink” Rick Goldsmith discuss the documentary, the state of media right now and more ahead of Thursday’s screening and panel discussion in Denver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Author Mark Stevens tells how his new thriller "No Lie Lasts Forever" finally came to fruition 24:33

14d ago24:33

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Today, Sun writer and editor Kevin Simpson talks to Mark Stevens, longtime Denver journalist and author of the upcoming thriller “No Lie Lasts Forever.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Rolling through Colorado’s San Luis Valley 17:52

15d ago17:52

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Today, Sun rural reporter Tracy Ross talks about her latest travels through the San Luis Valley and some of the hidden gems that can be found in southern Colorado. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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SunFest speakers talk preservation, family farms, and growth in Colorado 17:14

16d ago17:14

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On today's podcast for The Temperature environment and health newsletter, Michael Booth introduces voices from the 2025 SunFest talking about the challenges of preserving water, family farms, rural communities and chances for growth in Colorado. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Colorado is aging. Can we do it gracefully? 15:32

17d ago15:32

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Today, Sun reporter Jennifer Brown discusses The Sun’s latest series “Aging in Colorado” and how a remote area in southern Colorado has become the state’s oldest county, and one of the oldest in the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Myths Of The American West 1:10:19

19d ago1:10:19

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Today Doug opens the container with author Betsy Gaines Quammen. Doug begins the episode reflecting on his first experience moving to the western US where the natural beauty of the outdoors was overwhelming and he encountered an overarching sentiment of distrust and anger towards himself as a newcomer as well as the government authority who was emp…

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Lydia Reeder discusses her book "The Cure for Women" 23:21

21d ago23:21

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This Friday, Sun writer and editor Kevin Simpson talks with the author of a book about the pioneering doctors who helped debunk the 19th-century pseudoscience around women’s health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Latest updates on Gross Reservoir's federal court drama 16:04

22d ago16:04

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Today, Sun water reporter Shannon Mullane and Fresh Water News editor Jerd Smith talk about the controversy surrounding Gross Reservoir, a key water storage bank for metro Denver. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/gross-dam-expansion-case-heads-for-crucial-federal-hearing-in-denver-tuesday/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform…

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Top Democrats at the Colorado Capitol talk about the 2025 legislative session 43:11

23d ago43:11

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Last week, The Colorado Sun hosted an event at the University of Denver recapping the state's 2025 legislative session. On today's podcast, we're featuring an excerpt of that event. Colorado Sun political reporter Jesse Paul and Megan Verlee, public affairs editor at Colorado Public Radio, interviewed Colorado Senate President James Coleman and Hou…

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Colorado’s retirement mandate sparks alternative from local chamber 16:18

24d ago16:18

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Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang explores the differences between Colorado’s state-mandated retirement savings plan and the 401(k) alternative launched by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, and what each option offers to small businesses and their employees. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/17/colorado-springs-re…

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The Desert Will Crack You Open: Finding The Lost Voice 56:21

30d ago56:21

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Today Doug opens the container with Greta Morgan. The open of today's episode focuses on the final days of Doug's father and how in his grief it was nature that spoke to and comforted him. Doug is then joined by musician Greta Morgan who's new book, The Lost Voice, details her journey of losing her singing voice due to a combination of spasmodic dy…

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Conor Hall on Navigating Colorado's outdoor economy 22:54

25d ago22:54

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Today, Conor Hall, director of Colorado’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and a Colorado native, talks about leading and growing the state’s $65 billion outdoor economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Paying tribute to singer-songwriter Jill Sobule with G. Brown and the Sun's Kevin Simpson 23:59

28d ago23:59

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Today, the Sun’s Kevin Simpson chats with G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience, about a local legend whose recent death left a huge void in the music scene. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Big takeaways from Colorado's 2025 legislative session 32:48

29d ago32:48

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On today's edition we're sharing another episode of Purplish, the politics and policy produced by Colorado Public Radio and the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. On it, Colorado Sun political reporter Jesse Paul breaks down Colorado's 2025 legislative session with Bente Birkeland of Colorado Public Radio and Lucas Brady Woods of KUNC. Read more: http…

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Make Your Colorado Sun Podcast a Live Experience at Friday's SunFest 15:31

1M ago15:31

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Today: Michael Booth and John Ingold preview some of the wide variety of topics on tap for Friday's in-person SunFest at the University of Denver, from the science of happiness to a live recycling quiz show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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AmeriCorps plays big role across Colorado. Now what? 16:07

1M ago16:07

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Today, Colorado Sun rural reporter Tracy Ross looks at how the national AmeriCorps program helps thousands in Colorado and what the DOGE funding cuts will mean to Coloradans who rely on AmeriCorps' young people. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/11/colorado-americorps-mile-high-youth-corps-doge-cuts/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…

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The Crucible Where We’re Tested 1:04:04

1M ago1:04:04

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Today Doug opens the container with David Mykel. In his open, Doug talks about fear. The way it arrives, has a tendency to stick around and how a clear head can go a long way in scary situations. Doug is then joined by performance psychologist David Mykel. Through their conversation, Doug and David discuss the intricate relationship between fear an…

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Colorado secondhand gear market may get new life 13:44

1M ago13:44

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Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins takes a look at how the new tariffs could be a boon for Colorado’s secondhand market for outdoor gear. And, start planning now for those ski swaps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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John Be Lane Explores an AI-Dominated Future in "The Future Lies" 24:16

1M ago24:16

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This Friday SunLit editor Kevin Simpson talks with a science fiction author and Colorado Book Award finalist about his novel in which artificial intelligence calls all the shots. Get "The Future Lies" here: https://johnbe.com/shop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Getting schooled on Colorado's school funding 17:15

1M ago17:15

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Today, Colorado Sun education reporter Erica Breunlin outlines the school finance bill the state legislator passed Wednesday on the last day of the session and what it would mean for Colorado’s 178 school districts. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/07/colorado-education-school-funding-legislation-2025/ https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/30/w…

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Democrats in the Colorado legislature buck Jared Polis 32:52

1M ago32:52

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The Colorado legislature is challenging Gov. Jared Polis this year unlike it ever has before. Colorado Sun political reporter Jesse Paul joined Bente Birkeland of Colorado Public Radio on the latest edition of Purplish to explore the dynamics. Purplish is the podcast from CPR and the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/2…

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Colorado businesses brace for new AI law 17:50

1M ago17:50

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Today, Colorado Sun tech reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down why a bill addressing how Colorado businesses implement artificial intelligence was pulled from a state legislative committee and what that means for the new AI law set to go into effect Feb 1st. Learn more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/05/colorado-artificial-intelligence-law-killed/ ht…

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Walking The Path: What Adventure And Cancer Can Teach Us 1:02:13

1M ago1:02:13

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Today Doug opens the container with adventurer Eric Larsen. Doug begins the show by sharing how his life was shaped by his cancer diagnosis in the fall of 2024. A diagnosis that has not only reshaped his perspective on life but also deepened his appreciation for our beautiful planet. Doug is then joined by polar adventurer (not explorer) Eric Larso…

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Breaking down annual analysis of Colorado ski area deaths 16:04

1M ago16:04

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Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins discusses what he found while reporting on the number of skier deaths at Colorado resorts this season, and the balance of personal responsibility and why ski resorts don’t have to report deaths. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/colorado-ski-deaths-2024-25/ See omnystudio.com/listener for priva…

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Author Lauren Braden on fantasy writing and her novel "Personal Demons" 23:26

2M ago23:26

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Today SunLit editor Kevin Simpson talks with the author of a book that won the 2024 Colorado Authors League award in the Fantasy and Paranormal genre. https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest Promo code: COSunPodcast10 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Gross Reservoir dam start-stop-pause explained 18:10

2M ago18:10

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Today, Fresh Water News editor Jerd Smith joins us to talk about the latest in the battle over the dam and reservoir expansion in Boulder County ahead of a federal court hearing next week in Denver. https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest Promo code: COSunPodcast10 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Federal funding freeze felt in Yampa River Valley 14:47

2M ago14:47

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Today, Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki has the lowdown on a Colorado project to kill an invasive plant using beetles that is facing serious cutbacks after money promised by the federal government was rescinded by the Trump administration. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/29/trump-cuts-threaten-beetle-yampa-river-invasive-species/ https://col…

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Renting in Colorado is getting cheaper 18:03

2M ago18:03

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Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down the recent changes in the rental market and why renters in Denver and Colorado are seeing some relief in monthly charges. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/26/apartment-rents-denver-falling/ https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest Promo code: COSunPodcast10 See omnystudio.com…

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When In Doubt, Trust The Story 1:00:43

2M ago1:00:43

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Today Doug opens the container with Mountain Gazette's Mike Rogge. Doug opens the show by talking about the historical role of storytelling. He points out that storytelling is not merely a form of communication but a fundamental aspect of human evolution and something that allows us to connect with one another and understand our place in the cosmos…

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Wanna hit a 14er? 18:04

2M ago18:04

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Sun reporter Olivia Prentzel has made it to the top of more than 30 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks and today she previews a May 21st event on “How to Safely Summit a 14ers” she is hosting in Colorado Springs. https://coloradosun.com/events/#summitsafely2025 https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest Promo code: COSunPodcast10 See omnystudio.com/list…

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Colorado Sun events stacking up for the spring 22:50

2M ago22:50

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Today, Sun events specialist Kristina Pritchett has updates on a slew of Sun events coming up online, including next week's virtual education formula funding discussion, and in-person — our May 15 end-of-the-session legislative wrap, our 3rd annual Colorado SunFest on May 16, how to safely summit one of Colorado's 14ers event May 21 and an upcoming…

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How a ranch in Park County became a model for wildlife access 24:03

2M ago24:03

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Dave Gottenborg and his wife Jeannie are first-generation ranchers in Park County who recently made history by allowing elk to migrate through their Eagle Rock ranch in exchange for lease assistance. Today, Dave joins rural reporter Tracy Ross to talk cattle, conservation, and two authors they both admire: Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Alma…

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Budget battles over Medicaid & Infestations in the high country 21:12

2M ago21:12

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On today's Sunup podcast, John Ingold and Michael Booth talk about potential billion-dollar cuts to Colorado's important Medicaid program, and an update on pine beetle and other forest infestations that have left their mark on mountain counties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Colorado Sun

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Colorado farmers adjusting to new administration’s changes 12:58

2M ago12:58

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Today, Sun rural Colorado reporter Tracy Ross talks about federal funding cuts to agriculture projects in Colorado focused on fighting climate change and how tariffs are affecting farmers and ranchers across the state. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/19/trump-farmers-ranchers-funding-cuts-tariffs/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy …

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The Highs, the Lows, and the WTFs of Outdoor PR 56:57

2M ago56:57

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Today Doug opens the container with outdoor PR pioneer, Chris Goddard. Doug opens the show talking about outdoor public relations. He highlights the intricate dynamics between outdoor brands and PR as a mechanism that helps to create their success. By sharing his own personal experiences as a working journalist in the outdoor industry, Doug describ…

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