As you may have read, the summit between North Korea and the United States has officially been cancelled, as increasing hostility from North Korea has led President Trump to pull out of the talks. Trump cancelled the summit by writing the leader of a country that regularly starves and tortures its citizens a nice letter…
Episode 134: The Catamount Institute’s Chris Aaby
Chris Aaby, the executive director of the Catamount Institute, stops by to chat with Darcie about his organization that focuses on outdoor education for kids, non-profits, Colorado Springs and more. Enjoy the show!
Episode 133: The Pink Tax
It is a seemingly innocuous price difference that can have dramatic impacts on a woman’s budget; the pink tax. The “tax” isn’t really a tax, instead it is the extra cost to purchase everyday items that are made for women, even if those items are no different than items for men. In this episode we…
COS By the Numbers ||Week of April 25th, 2018
Why, hello there! Welcome to a politics heavy version of COS By the Numbers. This week we take a look at how a Republican victory in Arizona portends bad bad things for Republicans in November, a inept Congressman being inept in his continued efforts at Congressional ineptitude, and of course; what the hell is happening…
Episode 132: Sustainability Update
In honor of Earth Day we burrow through the news to bring you updates from around the world on how different countries, businesses and other visionaries are tackling global warming in innovative ways. We take a look at Colorado’s first geosolar community, located in Arvada, CO, where the neighborhood will be energy neutral. Moving…
Episode 131: Pay the Teachers!
Teachers in West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky have launched massive strikes in order to increase their salaries. In this episode we take a look at teacher pay in the United States and why the current state of affairs is so bad for those in the teaching profession. We start with a history of teacher pay…
COS By the Numbers || Week of April 2nd, 2018
We had the pleasure of hosting Sarah Humbargar, Vice President of Development Services for the Downtown Partnership, on this week’s show to talk about bike share, the number of new apartment units coming into downtown and other projects that have broken ground or will break ground in 2018. This week’s COS By the Numbers is…
