Open Spaces

Open Spaces

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Open Spaces episodes

  • Open Spaces December 13, 2019
    On this episode, Governor Mark Gordon joins us for a wide ranging discussion on a number of topics including taxes. Wyoming's First Lady Jennie Gordon is taking on hunger in Wyoming and she's working with local organizations to make sure kids have enough to eat. It used to be that ski resorts were able to reach full staff by just offering employees-to-be a season pass. But those days are long gone. Those stories and more.
    51 min
  • Open Spaces November 22, 2019
    On this episode, in Uinta County officials are looking to build an ICE detention center outside of Evanston. But some residents are pushing back on those plans. Thanks to warmer temperatures, algae blooms may be on the rise. But public health officials are still trying to figure out how to deal with them. A women's agriculture conference highlights how opportunities are growing for the industry's women. Those stories and more.
    51 min
  • Open Spaces November 22, 2019
    On this episode, in Uinta County officials are looking to build an ICE detention center outside of Evanston. But some residents are pushing back on those plans. Thanks to warmer temperatures, algae blooms may be on the rise. But public health officials are still trying to figure out how to deal with them. A women's agriculture conference highlights how opportunities are growing for the industry's women. Those stories and more.
    51 min
  • Open Spaces November 8, 2019
    On this episode, maybe you’ve heard about e-bikes, or electric bicycles, but you’re not sure what they are. But the very definition of an e-bike could ultimately determine where they’re allowed on public lands. For our series “Belonging,” two young Wyomingites who live in Washington, D.C. talk about what’s stopping them from moving back to the state. And what the history trapped in layers of ice in glaciers tells us about the future of climate change. Those stories and more.
    50 min
  • Open Spaces November 8, 2019
    On this episode, maybe you’ve heard about e-bikes, or electric bicycles, but you’re not sure what they are. But the very definition of an e-bike could ultimately determine where they’re allowed on public lands. For our series “Belonging,” two young Wyomingites who live in Washington, D.C. talk about what’s stopping them from moving back to the state. And what the history trapped in layers of ice in glaciers tells us about the future of climate change. Those stories and more.
    50 min
  • Open Spaces November 1, 2019
    On this episode, we will hear about plans that the Bureau of Land Management has to increase the numbers of wild horses they remove from public land. The University of Wyoming recently adopted a plan to help support Native American students on campus. And we’ll have an entertaining discussion about what surgeries were like in the 19th century. Those stories and more.
    51 min
  • Open Spaces November 1, 2019
    On this episode, we will hear about plans that the Bureau of Land Management has to increase the numbers of wild horses they remove from public land. The University of Wyoming recently adopted a plan to help support Native American students on campus. And we’ll have an entertaining discussion about what surgeries were like in the 19th century. Those stories and more.
    51 min
  • Open Spaces October 25, 2019
    On this episode, special education students are incarcerated at higher rates than their K-12 peers. Recent coal bankruptcies have left many Wyoming workers without health insurance. Legislators are discussing new ways to ensure people are protected with few insurance options available. A month after a police shooting in Riverton, family of Anderson Antelope are still looking for answers about what happened to him. Join us for those stories and a ride along in a garbage truck.
    51 min
  • Open Spaces October 25, 2019
    On this episode, special education students are incarcerated at higher rates than their K-12 peers. Recent coal bankruptcies have left many Wyoming workers without health insurance. Legislators are discussing new ways to ensure people are protected with few insurance options available. A month after a police shooting in Riverton, family of Anderson Antelope are still looking for answers about what happened to him. Join us for those stories and a ride along in a garbage truck.
    51 min
  • Open Spaces October 4, 2019
    On this episode, new federal rules has one family planning clinic in the state leaving a grant program. In a new installment of our "Belonging" series, two young people talk about how the love and support of their tribal communities pulls them to stay in Wyoming. Plus stories on the BLM move out west and an interview with western author Craig Johnson. Also we will urge you to support this award winning program with your pledge of support. Those stories and more.
    39 min

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