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Colorado Matters

Hosted by Ryan Warner and Chandra Thomas Whitfield, CPR News' daily interview show focuses on the state's people, issues and ideas.

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Hickenlooper: Authoritarianism A Major Threat; Departing CU Prez Bruce Benson’s Legacy

Hickenlooper: Authoritarianism A Major Threat; Departing CU Prez Bruce Benson’s Legacy

The Democratic presidential candidate gave his first major foreign policy speech this week. Then, after a tumultuous sea... Read more

22 May 2019

47mins

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July 8, 2019: We’re Learning A Lot More About Wildfire Smoke; Curbing Sagebrush Fires

July 8, 2019: We’re Learning A Lot More About Wildfire Smoke; Curbing Sagebrush Fires

Boulder scientists are launching a landmark study into wildfire smoke's health effects. Then, what's the evidence behind... Read more

8 Jul 2019

49mins

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How Wildfire Fighters Decide What Homes To Save; The Achievement Gap In Denver Schools

How Wildfire Fighters Decide What Homes To Save; The Achievement Gap In Denver Schools

When lives are at risk, firefighters have to choose which homes to save and which to not. Then, while test scores overal... Read more

10 Jul 2018

48mins

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The President’s State Of The Union, Explained; Mountain Lion Attacks Are Scary, But Rare

The President’s State Of The Union, Explained; Mountain Lion Attacks Are Scary, But Rare

Analysts explain what Coloradans need to know from President Donald Trump's 2019 State of the Union last night. Then, th... Read more

7 Feb 2019

44mins

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Climate Change Will Make Roads Even Worse; The Risks When Dementia And Guns Mix

Climate Change Will Make Roads Even Worse; The Risks When Dementia And Guns Mix

Cities are already behind on infrastructure upgrades, and the situation will get worse as climate change brings new chal... Read more

28 Nov 2018

49mins

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‘Since Columbine’: When Survivors Become Parents; State Of The Colorado River Drought Plan

‘Since Columbine’: When Survivors Become Parents; State Of The Colorado River Drought Plan

"Since Columbine," how parents who survived the shooting handle their kids going to school. Then, Congress may soon appr... Read more

2 Apr 2019

48mins

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The History Of The Teacher Pay Gap; A High School Journalist Reports From His School

The History Of The Teacher Pay Gap; A High School Journalist Reports From His School

A labor economist explains why teachers have always struggled to get higher pay. Then, a student journalist shares the s... Read more

13 Feb 2019

48mins

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How To Get Voters To Vote, How To Find A Way Past Hate And Division

How To Get Voters To Vote, How To Find A Way Past Hate And Division

It's Election Day. Coloradans have already turned in hundreds of thousands of ballots. But what about the hundreds of th... Read more

7 Nov 2018

49mins

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Our Yuletide Gift To You: The 2018 Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza

Our Yuletide Gift To You: The 2018 Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza

The third annual Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza features local music, comedy and storytelling. It was taped in fr... Read more

15 Dec 2018

56mins

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What Hickenlooper Challenging TABOR, Gallagher Means; Climate Change Threatens Yellowstone

What Hickenlooper Challenging TABOR, Gallagher Means; Climate Change Threatens Yellowstone

In the waning days of his administration, Governor John Hickenlooper has leveraged a challenge against the TABOR and Gal... Read more

27 Nov 2018

50mins

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April 3, 2020: Coronavirus Update From UCHealth; Your Spring Gardening Questions Answered

April 3, 2020: Coronavirus Update From UCHealth; Your Spring Gardening Questions Answered

Meet Pickin’ Peggy: She’s switched to remote performances from her bathroom for nursing home residents. Then, an update ... Read more

3 Apr 2020

49mins

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July 18, 2019: Netflix Show Helps Innocence Project; Hong Kong Protests Touch Colorado Man

July 18, 2019: Netflix Show Helps Innocence Project; Hong Kong Protests Touch Colorado Man

A Netflix show focused on wrongful convictions has helped the Korey Wise Innocence Project in Colorado. Then, what the p... Read more

18 Jul 2019

49mins

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Mental Health Crisis In Colorado Jails Escalates; Stapleton Remembers His ‘Uncle George’

Mental Health Crisis In Colorado Jails Escalates; Stapleton Remembers His ‘Uncle George’

Public defenders are filing requests to judges to immediately release mentally ill people in jail. Then, Walker Stapleto... Read more

5 Dec 2018

49mins

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CU Scientists Closing On Cure For A Leukemia; How Women Soccer Players Fight The Pay Gap

CU Scientists Closing On Cure For A Leukemia; How Women Soccer Players Fight The Pay Gap

People diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia are finding hope in a breakthrough treatment developed at CU. It's put 85 p... Read more

6 Apr 2019

48mins

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Aug. 29, 2019: Remembering United Flight 232’s Pilot; 5 Years Of Patents In Colorado

Aug. 29, 2019: Remembering United Flight 232’s Pilot; 5 Years Of Patents In Colorado

What's happened in five years at the Rocky Mountain Patent and Trademark Office? Then, a local survivor remembers United... Read more

29 Aug 2019

49mins

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Brianna Titone’s Win Marks Another Political First; So Amendment X Passed, Now What?

Brianna Titone’s Win Marks Another Political First; So Amendment X Passed, Now What?

In winning her state House race, Brianna Titone has become Colorado's first trans lawmaker. Then, what happens to hemp n... Read more

13 Nov 2018

49mins

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July 30, 2019: What’s At Stake In Next Debate?; Author Explores What It Feels Like To Die

July 30, 2019: What’s At Stake In Next Debate?; Author Explores What It Feels Like To Die

What's at stake for former Colorado John Hickenlooper, who takes part in round two of the Democratic presidential debate... Read more

30 Jul 2019

48mins

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What We Learned From Night One Of The Debates; Tracing The Ancestry Of Slave Descendants

What We Learned From Night One Of The Debates; Tracing The Ancestry Of Slave Descendants

The Colorado candidates weren't onstage at the first primary debate, but we still got a better idea of how they may perf... Read more

28 Jun 2019

49mins

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‘The Climate Change Variety Hour’ Focuses On Hope And Solutions Over Doom And Gloom

‘The Climate Change Variety Hour’ Focuses On Hope And Solutions Over Doom And Gloom

Colorado Matters recorded "The Climate Change Variety Hour" in front of a live audience at DU's Newman Center. The event... Read more

22 Apr 2019

47mins

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How Parents Use Homeschools To Commit Abuse; The Complexities Of CO’s Felon Voting Laws

How Parents Use Homeschools To Commit Abuse; The Complexities Of CO’s Felon Voting Laws

Colorado's lax homeschool laws create opportunities for some parents to abuse their children, The Colorado Sun reports. ... Read more

23 Oct 2018

50mins

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