COMMENTARY: MEDIA FREAK SHOW
Colorado Springs writer Mark Pizzimenti with some thoughts about what keeps people tuning in to the media. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

SALIDA POETRY FESTIVAL
SALIDA POETRY FESTIVAL
Eric Whitney reports from Salida, where the Sparrow Poetry Festival is underway. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COMMENTARY: HELL IN UNIFORM
COMMENTARY: HELL IN UNIFORM
Dr. Marc Ringel talks about how things have changed-and haven’t changed-for soldiers returning from combat. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

HUNTER S. THOMPSON REMEMBERED
HUNTER S. THOMPSON REMEMBERED
Pitkin County’s Hunter S. Thompson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound last week. Stephen Raher reports on the author’s life and contribution to American literature. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

CAPITOL COVERAGE
CAPITOL COVERAGE
Legislators spent the week discussing public health, roadless areas, and water law. Stephen Raher has our regular weekly report. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

AG ENERGY
AG ENERGY
Eric Whitney talks to Mike Bowman, a Colorado farmer who’s part of a movement to explore options for agricultural production of renewable energy. Bowman was just in Austin for the first-ever “Ag Energy Summit,” attended by 150 agricultural leaders. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

NEWSCAST
NEWSCAST
Eric Whitney goes to Fort Carson, where the Third Armored Cavalry is preparing to return to Iraq. He also talks to Captain Dave Rozelle, the first amputee to go back to Iraq for combat duty. Jon Wilson reports on President Bush’s proposal to reduce “payments in lieu of taxes,” which could be a problem for some Colorado counties. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

PAM HOUSTON INTERVIEW
PAM HOUSTON INTERVIEW ( minutes, starts at )
Western Skies’ contributor Sarah Jackson interviews author Pam Houston about her connection to Colorado and some of the themes in her books. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COMMENTARY: COLORADO RIVER
COMMENTARY: COLORADO RIVER
Bill Hedden, Executive Director of the Grand Canyon Trust talks about a pile of toxic waste threatening the Colorado River. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

MICROMEDIA
MICROMEDIA
Eric Whitney talks to the people behind several local media outlets in Colorado, including Ed and Martha Quillen at Colorado Central, Jane Carpenter of KHEN, Noel Black at The Toilet Paper, and Kenyon and Therese Jordan of Colorado Springs’ Westside Pioneer. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]