Colorado鈥檚 air quality has not improved much over the past 10 years, which is partly due to an increase in wildfires. KUNC鈥檚 Michael de Yoanna tells us how wildfire activity, worsened by climate change, is impacting our air.
The in Colorado Springs was once the world鈥檚 largest care facility for printers suffering from tuberculosis and 鈥渂lack lung.鈥� Now, its renovators are finding a slew of artifacts and documents that point to the dynamic history of the place. Businessman and documentarian tells us more about the stories housed inside the historic buildings.
When was incarcerated, he made $7 a month teaching yoga. Now he advocates for inmates to make a livable income while they are behind bars. KUNC鈥檚 Alana Schreiber spoke with Buck about how his nonprofit, , which aims to create an avenue for inmates to make money off of the artwork they produce while in prison.
Colorado Edition is hosted by Erin O'Toole () and edited by Henry Zimmerman (). Our production team includes Tess Novotny (), Alana Schreiber () and Rae Solomon (). KUNC news director Brian Larson is our executive producer. Web was edited by digital editor Jackie Hai.
The mission of Colorado Edition is to deepen understanding of life in Northern Colorado through authentic conversation and storytelling. It's available as a podcast on , , , , or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can hear the show on KUNC, Monday through Friday at 2:30 and at 6:30 p.m.
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Our theme music was composed by Colorado musicians Briana Harris and Johnny Burroughs. Other music in the show by .