Update: We’ve got a winner, folks. And to all who subscribed: Welcome to the Diatribe! Keep listening for the next contest announcement. GIVEAWAY ALERT! Subscribe to the Denver Diatribe via e-mail by December 12 to be entered to win a bunch of good stuff from the I Heart Denver store. A winner will be chosen […]

104: I Heart the Holidays Edition with Samuel and Denver Schimek
Denver Diatribe

This week, Josh and Vanessa chat up journalist Caleb Hannan about the coming patent wars—is Denver prepared?—and take advantage of having a sportswriter in the house to guide our sorry sports-ignorant asses through the latest act in CU’s football drama. And everyone has plenty to say about recent news of DPD’s decision to issue DUIs […]

103: Cold War and Conquered Buffs Edition with Caleb Hannan
Denver Diatribe

This week, Joel and Ron get all highbrow with Timothy Standring, curator of painting and sculpture at the Denver Art Museum and driving force behind the new blockbuster exhibit, “Becoming Van Gogh.” They learn all about Standring’s seven-year, semi-crazy quest to bring the nearly impossible, only-in-Denver show to fruition, and in the process discover the […]

102: Van Gogh Snowboard Edition with Timothy Standring
Denver Diatribe

This week, Ron and Vanessa are joined by Luc Hatlestad, journalist and articles editor at 5280 magazine. We inject ourselves into Colorado’s bloodstream, seeking to understand our perilous obsession with epinephrine, the adorable neurotransmitter behind our risky behaviors on bikes, in the mountains, and with our ballot measures. We ask why lead levels in Denver […]

101: Adrenaline Rush Edition with Luc Hatlestad
Denver Diatribe

This week, Vanessa, Ron and Josh celebrate the Centennial Episode of our lil’ podcast with clips from Love + Hate Fest 2012, our live event held at Illegal Pete’s in LoDo on October 23. A cadre of Denver comics, writers, and musicians took to the mic to share their love and hates, and many audience […]

100: The Love + Hate Fest 2012 Centennial Edition
Denver Diatribe

Want to jump straight to the voter guide? Skip ahead to 19:45 This week, we present our special “30-second Denver voter guide,” in which we each attempt to explain each of the big initiatives on this year’s ballot in under half a minute. Go ahead and tear up your blue book right now and use it for rolling […]

99: 30-Second Voter Porn Edition
Denver Diatribe

Denver-based musical polymath Esmé Patterson and stand-up comedian Kevin O’Brien joins us this week to peel back new skin for old ceremonies: We talk about Colorado’s Dish Network and their reboot plans for Blockbuster Video and Starbuck’s new, experimental store design in Arvada. We dig deeper into the current and inevitable demise of two local dive bars—Lancer […]

98: New Skin Edition with Esmé Patterson and Kevin O’Brien
Denver Diatribe

This week, Jared, Ron and Josh put on the pundit hats and talk Colorado news. First, big announcement from Denver Diatribe, we’ve set the date for our next live event: Tuesday, October 23, 6-9pm. Unlike our other live events, this will not be a sit-down, undivided attention kinda thing. We’re planning a cocktail party spiked […]

97: Can Wild Horses Drag Walmart Away? Edition
Denver Diatribe

This week, Vanessa, Ron, Joel, and Josh descend down the rabbit hole of Denver news fresh off a Diatribe photo shoot with Mark Manger. First, we review the most recent development in a Greeley school district’s ban of apparel bearing the No. 18 (they’re lookin’ at you, Manning), the possible migration of Nederland’s famous Frozen […]

96: Down on Downtown, No. 18, and Altweeklies Edition
Denver Diatribe

This week, Westword managing editor Jonathan Shikes, better known as the Colorado Beer Man, joins us to talk about all things cold and frothy. Over a round of 9 a.m. beers, we check in on everybody’s favorite political nuisance Seth Brigham, recently busted for indecent exposure; wonder why Denver Mayor Michael Hancock hasn’t used his history as […]

95: The Hops and Milquetoast Edition
Denver Diatribe