Backstory

In this episode of BackStory, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn reflects on helping to create this podcast series and signs off to close this particular chapter.

In this episode of BackStory, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn goes galactic with the SonofaGunn 2022 cast, director and one of the original writers of Gunnison's yearly satire.

In this episode of BackStory, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn decides it's time to learn about one of the valley's most beloved winter sports: hockey. Coburn and producer of the "No Handlebars" podcast Tori Jarosh talk about the game's origins, rules and even smells at Jorgensen Ice Rink.

In this episode of BackStory, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn explores the subject of art and artists often overlooked after speaking with welder and musician Brian Stewart. Who would think to look down at a barstool and consider it art?

In this week's episode of BackStory, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn asks about the unique nature of Monarch Mountain, the neighboring ski resort east of the Gunnison Valley on the Continental Divide.

In this week's episode of BackStory, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn sits down with Achilles Johnson, a sophomore at Gunnison High School and executive director of the Gunnison Project, to talk about two big initiatives the student-centric group has brought to the school board.

In this episode of BackStory, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn pays a visit to the new peace museum on Main Street and speaks to some of the organizers behind it: Liska Blodgett, Jeff Taylor and Bernadette Salem.

In this week's episode of BackStory, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn set out to find New Year's resolutions, only to realize the valley may need time to reflect, as well as resolve. Send your reflections and resolutions to [email protected].

In this week’s episode of BackStory, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn takes a seat next to local legend and weather enthusiast Billy Barr on a bench outside of Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic to talk about the valley’s future climate and his future after almost 50 years of research.

In this week’s episode of BackStory, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn saws down a Christmas tree from national forest land and asks, “Where did this strange tradition of Christmas trees come from?”