HeyJaredColorado 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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- Sep 24, 2026
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Sept. 24, 2026: Changes coming to public lands; tattoo culture; Colorado Wonders about Old West bank robber (opens the original)
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National Public Lands day is this weekend, and how those lands are managed, could be changing. Public lands writer Jonathan Thompson discusses shrinking monuments, roadless rules and other changes to land policy -- and the future of water tapped from the Colorado River. Then, Colorado's deep-rooted tattoo culture. Also, Colorado Wonders about an Old West bank robber who -- legend has it -- was shot and killed by her sheriff husband.
Sept. 23, 2026: Can tiny homes revitalize tiny Arriba, CO? (opens the original)
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Ben VanderWerf, a scrappy father of four, chose Arriba, Colorado, population 202, to locate his tiny home business and related RV park. He landed a Rural Jump-Start grant from the state— Lincoln County's first. With VanderWerf and local economic development chief Troy McCue, we discuss housing, employment, energy, and water on Colorado's Eastern Plains.
Sept. 22, 2026: 'To live and die as a Colorado farmworker' with Latino USA; Helping hummingbirds (opens the original)
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When six people died on the job at a dairy farm in Weld County last year, it raised questions about both worker safety and dignity. Latino USA takes a closer look at what happened and why in the podcast "To Live and Die as a Colorado Farmworker" hosted by producer Rebeca Ibarra. Then, a Boulder tech company is back to help startups find their footing. And Colorado Wonders about hummingbirds in the wake of wildfires, plus what you can do to help.
September 21, 2026: Candidates, careers and creepy-crawlies (opens the original)
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It was a weekend of debates and campaigning on the Western Slope, but who wasn't there is also a part of the story. Then, what it's like to be a woman in the trades. You'll meet a welder training at Emily Griffith as the DPS technical school turns 110 years old and welcomes its first president. Plus, he's been Hollywood's bug wrangler for decades; now he's heading to Colorado for the annual Tarantula Festival in La Junta .
‘Dream big’: Refugees, immigrants and adoptees in Colorado share their experiences (opens the original)
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When your life changes in a big way or uproots you to a new place, how do you find a new sense of belonging? That’s the premise of “Voices Unbound: A Conversation on Identity and Belonging.” Four people — from different places and who’ve lived very different lives — connected with one another to discuss topics like heritage, displacement, assimilation and the desire to belong.
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