Christopher Burris Hochkeppel, the musician behind New Orleans roots-rock band Burris, discusses his new two-part album, "Over You." In this interview, Hochkeppel discusses his influences, Burris' beginnings, the inspiration behind the band's new album, the factors that caused him to release the album in two parts, how the band has been affected by COVID-19, and what's next for the band.

You can find out more about Burris on their website: https://burrismusic.com/home

Originally recorded on November 30, 2020.

Interview by News Director John Boughey.

As part of Radio 1190's 2020 Election Night coverage, Professor Elizabeth Eastman discusses the history of American democracy and governance and some of the other unique elections that have taken place throughout the history of the United States. In this interview, Professor Eastman discusses the beginnings of the American government, the election of 1788, the beginnings of political parties, the contested election of 1800, and more. Professor Eastman is the former Professor of Liberal Studies at Roosevelt University and California State University, and the former Professor of Political Science and History at Chapman University and Azusa Pacific University. Professor Eastman is also the 2020-2021 Senior Scholar in Residence at the University of Colorado Boulder's Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization.

Interview by Steven Michael Hlavac Jr.

Originally aired on November 3, 2020.

In this interview, Professor John Eastman, the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at Chapman University and 2020-2021 Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy at CU Boulder, discusses his controversial op-ed published in Newsweek in August 2020 and the reactions to it. The op-ed speaks of the eligibility of the then US Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris as a natural-born citizen, a requirement for both the US Presidency and Vice Presidency. Professor Eastman also discusses his broader work with the US Supreme Court on the 14th Amendment's interpretation, his time at CU Boulder as a part of the Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization, and offers an open, public airing on the issue.

You can read Professor Eastman's op-ed here: https://www.newsweek.com/some-questions-kamala-harris-about-eligibility-opinion-1524483

Interview by Steven Michael Hlavac Jr.

As part of Radio 1190's 2020 Election night coverage, Professor John Eastman explains the electoral college and his stance on the system used to determine the US's presidency. In the 2020 election, Colorado voters were able to vote on Proposition 113, which, if passed, would result in Colorado joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement between states to award their electoral college votes to whichever candidate wins the national popular vote. According to the Denver Post, Colorado passed Proposition 113 with a 52.1% YES vote. However, the NPVIC would not come into effect until states representing at least 270 electoral votes, the number of electoral votes one needs to win the presidency, adopt it, according to Ballotpedia. Professor John Eastman is the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at Chapman University and the 2020-2021 Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy at CU Boulder's Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization.

This description was updated on November 12, 2020, to include background information on Professor John Eastman.

Interview by Steven Michael Hlavac Jr.

Originally aired on November 3, 2020.

Holly Olivarez, Student Leader of DiversifyCUNow, discusses the group's formation at CU Boulder, its purpose of amplifying the voices of CU's BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) community, and their journey so far. Olivarez goes over the actions DiversifyCUNow has helped to amplify, how members of the CU community can educate themselves on BIPOC issues and elevate BIPOC voices, how the pandemic has affected their operations, and more.

You can find more on DiversifyCUNow here: https://www.diversifycunow.com/

Originally aired on November 2, 2020.

Interview by News Director John Boughey.

Michael McDevitt, professor of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and author of "Where Ideas Go to Die: The Fate of Intellect in American Journalism," discusses the directive put forth by the University of Colorado to their communications staff over the summer of 2020. According to the Denver Post, which broke the news on the directive, communications staff were told in July to "avoid partisan language and submit any statements dealing with “sensitive” topics" to CU President Mark Kennedy's office before they are published. The list of topics, as reported by the Denver Post, includes "health insurance, marijuana, COVID-19 science, campus reopening processes, international research funding, corporate research funding, divestment, international student visas, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program, First Amendment and free speech, climate change, academic freedom, race relations and LGBTQ+ issues."

You can read the Denver Post's article on the directive here: https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/25/cu-free-speech-race-covid-university-of-colorado-sensitive-topics/#comments-anchor

Originally aired on October 19th, 2020.

Interview by News Director John Boughey,

Laura Gonzalez, a graduate of CU's Chemistry Department and a staff member at CU's College of Arts and Sciences, shares her experience as a member of CU's BIPOC community. In this interview, Gonzalez describes her experience as a student and staff member at the university as well as her experience taking part in a press conference on August 18th in which she spoke on divestment at CU, specifically focusing on mental health programming and professionals for BIPOC.

Originally aired on October 28th, 2020.

Interview by News Director John Boughey.

In this interview, Gwendalynn Roebke, an undergraduate in CU Boulder's Distributed Studies studying neuroscience, astrophysics, and philosophy, and Alejandra Abad, a graduate student at CU Boulder studying Interdisciplinary Media Arts Practices, discuss their silhouette-based installations that have appeared on the CU Boulder campus and their experiences as members of CU's BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)community. Roebke and Abad go over how they originally created the installation, which calls for divestment from campus police and investment in CU's BIPOC community, their experiences on campus and how they influenced the installations, what they would want to see in antiracism training on campus, and more.

For more information on antiracism and plans for divestment at CU, you can visit http://divest2investcollective.com.

Interview by News Director John Boughey.

Originally aired on September 30, 2020.

In this interview, Chelsea Castellano of Boulder ballot initiative Bedrooms are for People, an initiative that wanted to let Boulder voters decide whether or not to change Boulder's occupancy limit, speaks on their experience after having their recent appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed. After being given incorrect deadlines for collecting petition signatures, and the Boulder City Council voting 5-4 to not place it on the ballot, Bedrooms are for People appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court. As reported by the Daily Camera's Katie Langford, after originally agreeing to hear the case on August 20th, the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed the case on August 28th. Following the dismissal, Bedrooms are for People held a march in Boulder on September 12th that, according to the Bold's Daniel Fulton, demanded the enforcement of the current occupancy laws be suspended until there is occupancy reform, and that Boulder clarifies its direct democracy laws for citizen-led ballot initiatives.

For more on the Boulder march, you can see coverage by the Bold's Daniel Fulton here: www.instagram.com/p/CFIVo6xjcOW/

To hear News Underground's original interview with Bedrooms are for People, you can listen here: Radio-1190 – Bedrooms-are-for-people-direct-democracy-boulder

For more on the Colorado Supreme Court's dismissal, you can read here: www.dailycamera.com/2020/08/28/colo…or-people-case/

Originally recorded on September 8th, 2020.

Broadcast on Radio 1190 on September 9th, 2020.

Interview by News Director John Boughey.

In this interview, Nick Grossman of Boulder ballot initiative Bedrooms are for People, an initiative that wanted to let Boulder voters decide whether or not to change Boulder's occupancy limit, speaks on their experience after having their recent appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed. After being given incorrect deadlines for collecting petition signatures, and the Boulder City Council voting 5-4 to not place it on the ballot, Bedrooms are for People appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court. As reported by the Daily Camera's Katie Langford, after originally agreeing to hear the case on August 20th, the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed the case on August 28th. Following the dismissal, Bedrooms are for People held a march in Boulder on September 12th that, according to the Bold's Daniel Fulton, demanded the enforcement of the current occupancy laws be suspended until there is occupancy reform, and that Boulder clarifies its direct democracy laws for citizen-led ballot initiatives.

For more on the Boulder march, you can see coverage by the Bold's Daniel Fulton here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFIVo6xjcOW/

To hear News Underground's original interview with Bedrooms are for People, you can listen here: https://soundcloud.com/radio-1190/bedrooms-are-for-people-direct-democracy-boulder?in=radio-1190/sets/news-underground-interviews

For more on the Colorado Supreme Court's dismissal, you can read here: https://www.dailycamera.com/2020/08/28/colorado-supreme-court-dismisses-bedrooms-are-for-people-case/

Originally recorded on September 2nd, 2020.

Broadcast on Radio 1190 on September 9th, 2020.

Interview by News Director John Boughey.