Colorado Today

Republican gubernatorial primary debate; Tina Peters granted clemency; controlling computers with your brain


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Colorado hasn’t elected a Republican governor in more than 20 years, but the Republicans competing to be their party’s nominee each believes they could be the one to break that streak. Then, Governor Polis explains his controversial decision to let Tina Peters get out of prison years early. Plus, hear how a Colorado man is helping develop technology that lets people control computers with their brain.

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

Read more on the stories in today’s show:

  • CPR’s Bente Birkeland and Anthony Cotton on the GOP Gubernatorial Debate
  • And Bente Birkeland on Tina Peters being granted Clemency
  • CPR’s Tom Hesse on the reactions to Peters’ commutation
  • The Denver Post’s Meg Wingerter on the Colorado man helping test the brain-computer interface
  • This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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