Colorado Today

October 1, 2025: Boulder basic income experiment, CU fined for fans’ chant, inmates train wild horses, Colorado apples


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Boulder gave hundreds of residents some extra cash every month. The results of this experiment are in. Then, why CU is getting fined over the behavior of its football fans. Plus, for decades, some inmates here have trained wild horses, but it’s coming to an end. Also, it’s apple picking season. You’ll hear what makes the crops here distinct. And, Love is Blind debuts in Denver.

Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.

Read more on the stories in today’s show:

  • Read more on Boulder’s experiment with basic income.
  • The Associated Press has more on the fine against CU over its football fans’ conduct.
  • Denverite’s Kevin Beaty reports on a local effort to collect backyard apples.
  • Kristen Richard reports on farmers trying to bring back long-forgotten apple varieties.
  • This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Haylee May, Rachel Estabrook and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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