It’s a hodgepodge this week! Darcie has just returned from a trip to the East Coast and the annual Craft Brewers Conference in Washington, DC and Jeff is back from a trip to Boston. We catch up on the highlights of their trips and dive into the current state of craft beer and some of the issues…
Tag: Current Events
Episode 77: News Getting Buried
For the show this week we asked you what you wanted to hear. The most highly voted on topic was News Getting Buried, so here ya go! We picked out the top stories and bring you the bullet points. Included are some myths and facts about the Immigration Executive Order that resulted in chaos, Trumps…
Episode 64: In Other News (Six Front Page Worthy News Stories That Barely Made Headlines)
We take a break from the election to catch you up on some news stories that have been absent from the headlines but need some attention. We take you through the nationwide prison strike, the ongoing oil pipeline controversy in the Dakotas (which Darcie has done a detailed write up on over here), Shakespeare’s new writing pal,…
COS by the Numbers: Your Window into Our City via the Numbers that Matter
Welcome to Colorado Springs by the Numbers. A semi-monthly look at the numbers that matter in the COS and Colorado. 120+ The number of homeless people that were told to leave the Springs Rescue Mission “tent city” that existed on a parking lot owned by SRM. The removal of the tent city is forcing its…
Bonus Pod: Gary Butterworth, PPCF & What Happens Now for Our Local Non-Profit Community
The news hit this week: There is a major transition happening at Pikes Peak Community Foundation. We sat down with Executive Director Gary Butterworth for an extended interview about the changes and where the foundation is headed. PPCF was born out of the Colorado Trust, which was founded in 1928. Over the years it became…
Episode 43: The World’s Gone Crazy!
This week we bring you six crazy stories from current events and discuss the various sides and plethora of conversation happening around them. Tune in as we debate, share and comment. Add your thoughts and comments here or on the Facebook page!
Episode 37: Earth!
In celebration of all things Earth! we sit down with the Rocky Mountain Field Institute‘s Joe Lavorini to talk Earth Day, RMFI’s role in the outdoor world, the public/private land debate happening both locally and nationally and discuss some of the environmental issues facing Colorado Springs. We also check in on some current events (storm…
