David Gergen has been a White House adviser to four presidents (Nixon, Ford, Reagan & Clinton) of different parties, CNN senior political analyst, and founder of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. In his newest book, […]
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Longmont Will Celebrate Juneteenth In Style
On Saturday, the city of Longmont will host its first-ever in-person Juneteenth celebration with special guests, music, workshops, and performances from local artists. KGNU’s Rossana Longo-Better spoke with Longmont council member and KGNU board member Shiquita Yarbrough about how the […]
Booktalk: Bill McKibben’s “The Flag, The Cross and the Station Wagon”
Bill McKibben is an educator, environmental activist, and author of more than a dozen books. His newest is a memoir, “The Flag, The Cross and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What […]
Arts in the Open Brings Summer Theater Back to Chautauqua Trails with “The Frog Princess”
Arts in the Open is an outdoor artistic and theatrical company who produce theater hikes along the Chautauqua trail during the summer and the fall. This year, they’ve returned for their 10th season to their full production schedule and first […]
Booktalk: Crime writer Sara Paretsky’s “Overboard” (VI Warshawski’s #21)
OVERBOARD by crime writer Sara Paretsky is her 21st book in her series about her legendary detective, V.I. Warshawski. As this book begins V.I. is on her way home from an all-night surveillance job and is led by her dogs […]
Popular North High Teacher Fights To Stay In Neighborhood School
In this afternoon’s Metro show, we’re going to be talking about a controversy brewing at Denver’s North High School, where a popular Chicano teacher has been let go. Tim Hernández began teaching during the pandemic and quickly won the respect […]
Booktalk: UNMASKED. My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases
Colorado-based Paul Holes, author of UNMASKED, specializes in cold case and serial predator crimes. He began his career in the Contra Costa County (CA) Sheriff’s Office in California’s Bay Area. He was part of the team that found the Golden […]
Booktalk: Travel Writer Brandon Presser’s THE FAR LAND: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, And Mutiny in The South Pacific
Co-author of dozens of travel guidebooks, Brandon Presser’s newest title is THE FAR LAND: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, And Mutiny In The South Pacific. The mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the South Pacific in 1789 when Fletcher Christian […]