Ranked #1
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
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47mins
Ranked #2
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
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49mins
Ranked #3
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
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48mins
Ranked #4
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
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44mins
Ranked #5
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
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49mins
Ranked #6
‘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
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48mins
Ranked #7
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
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48mins
Ranked #8
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
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49mins
Ranked #9
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
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56mins
Ranked #10
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
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50mins
Ranked #11
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
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49mins
Ranked #12
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
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49mins
Ranked #13
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
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49mins
Ranked #14
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
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48mins
Ranked #15
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
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49mins
Ranked #16
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
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49mins
Ranked #17
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
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48mins
Ranked #18
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
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49mins
Ranked #19
‘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
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47mins
Ranked #20
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
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50mins