Boulder’s City Council will discuss several proposed ballot measures when it meets on Thursday evening. Among them is a proposal to renew a climate action tax that is set to expire early next year. One of the programs the climate […]
Hanuman Festival Celebrates With Yoga, Music & Climate Consciousness
The Hanuman Festival is one of the largest yoga events in the Mountain West. The annual festival took place this last weekend at the Yellow Barn Farm in Boulder County. KGNU’s Rossana Longo-Better spoke with Hanuman Festival founder […]
Storytellers Of Color: Kali Fajardo-Anstine On Preserving Chicana Indigenous Stories
Our Guest this morning is Kali Fajardo-Anstine, an American novelist and short-story writer from Denver. 2020 winner of the American Book Award for her collection of stories: Sabrina & Corina. Kali has recently published her first novel, Woman of Light, […]
Keeping It Cool With The Coalition: An Inside View On Local Independent Radio
KGNU is proud to be a part of the Rocky Mountain Community Radio Coalition, a collective of community radio stations all across Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region. In fact, KGNU is a founding member of this organization and has […]
Justice For Chocolate
Patrick and Mara Tcheuno started their own farm Bibamba Artisan Chocolate in Cameroon to fight against the system that oppressed his village. After moving to Denver, they continue to support his home while distributing chocolate at Colorado Farmer’s Markets. KGNU’s Rossana […]
New Tool Shows How Environmental Inequities Are Distributed Across Colorado
Social inequities can sometimes compound the vulnerabilities associated with living in an area at risk of climate disasters. KGNU’s Rossana Longo-Better spoke with Colorado State University Environmental Epidemiologist David Rojas speaking about the Colorado EnviroScreen tool he helped to develop […]
TRENDS Podcast: How Do We Prepare For A Changing Climate?
Severe weather effects like drought, heat waves, unseasonal fires, and high wind make climate change hard to ignore across the Front Range. To talk about what actions Boulder County is taking to prepare for changing climate change and protect the […]
Boulder Jewish Festival Wove Together Gospel and Klezmer
The Boulder Jewish Community celebrated the in-person Boulder Jewish Festival on downtown Pearl Street in front of the Municipal Building. KGNU’s Rossana Longo-Better spoke with Jonathan Lev, executive director of the Boulder Jewish Community Center, about the coming together of […]