Colorado Matters

Good jobs are going unfilled but a "college for all" mentality may keep people from going to trade school to train. Then, sprinkling cold water on recent talk of a habitable planet. Plus, what 60,000 people may be drinking this weekend. Also, a Boulder photographer’s mementos are on display four decades later.

The impeachment inquiry is obviously dominating the headlines. It eclipsed a storyline that's also of global importance, one we're going to dedicate the show to today: climate change. You'll hear what we think are some fresh perspectives on a well-trodden topic. Like what a tremendous opportunity climate change is for business to eliminate waste. Also the role nuclear energy might play in reducing carbon, even though economics and public perception make it difficult. And we'll discuss a piece in the New Yorker that raised hackles, asking "what if it's time to stop pretending we can prevent this?"

A call between President Trump and Ukraine’s president is at the heart of an impeachment inquiry, but how and why are those conversations documented in the first place? Then, a new film explores the world of fungi. Expert gardener Loni Gaudet has tips for fall. Finally, a play that probes life and death with a different lead actor each performance.

Our regular interview with Governor Jared Polis focuses on school safety, regulating vaping and his intriguing tweets. Then, the ACLU posthumously honors one of Colorado’s fiercest disability rights activists. Plus, answering a Colorado Wonders question about the changing colors of fall leaves. And, a new travel show focused on classical music.

The House of Representatives launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump but Democratic Rep. Jason Crow and the former state GOP head differ on whether it’s politically motivated. Then, Colorado College and other schools think standardized tests don’t predict college success. Plus, a local musician reimagines a jazz legend's life through cabaret.

Next year’s election dominates the headlines but this November brings two big state issues and a variety of local measures to the ballot. Then, Colorado ballet dancer Francisco Estevez realizes his professional dream, and manages his second bout with cancer. Plus, an international festival that stresses empathy. And, remembering a Holocaust survivor.

Conversations about climate change can be mind-numbing, but movies and TV shows are some examples of looking at the issue creatively, says a CU Boulder professor. Then, a Colorado woman swims the English Channel not once, not twice, not three, but four times. Even amid jellyfish bites. And, a new study says there are fewer birds than there used to be.

Plastic Week! concludes with insight from the Boulder-based Inland Ocean Coalition on how landlocked states like Colorado contribute to pollution in the oceans. Plus, transformative theater for inmates, by inmates. Then a new season at the Fox in Aurora tackles social issues, as does the Jaipur Literary Festival in Boulder.

Plastic Week! continues with the challenge to reduce plastic used in packaging. Plus, is a shuttered uranium or coal mine really closed and is there an environmental risk? Plus, answering Colorado Wonders questions about life sentences and wildfires. And a Boulder-based loom company marks a milestone.

The story of a doctor fired from a religious hospital for consulting with a terminally ill patient about the state’s aid-in-dying law and what the hospital says about the decision. Then, getting rid of the plastic you only use once, like bags and takeout containers. Also, a podcast from behind bars and remembering Cokie Roberts.