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Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we’re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at https://coloradosun.com/.
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Today: Author Joel Morris talks with the Sun's Kevin Simpson about his historical novel "All Our Yesterdays" https://coloradosun.com/colorados-best email: sunevents@coloradosun.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Tracy talks with Betsy Gaines-Quammen, author of two books about the West -- American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God, and Public Lands -- and True West: Myth and Meaning on the Far Side of America -- about something on many people's minds today: radicalism and how it's changing the American experience. Their focus is Idaho, Colorado and Montana and they get into everything from Mormonism, the takeover of the outdoors by the rich, and wolf reintroduction, one of Tracy's favorite topics. But don't worry if this sounds like heavy stuff. Their conversation ends on an up-note. https://coloradosun.com/colorados-best email: sunevents@coloradosun.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Colorado Sun political reporter Jesse Paul recently joined Colorado Public Radio's Colorado Today podcast to talk about the next state budget crises on the legislature's horizon. He spoke with Colorado Today host Haley May. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/22/colorado-structural-deficit-2026-legislature-budget/ https://coloradosun.com/colorados-best email: sunevents@coloradosun.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang looks at the first week of the federal government shutdown and how it’s affected federal workers in Colorado.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/03/durango-purgatory-mountain-biking-2030/ Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins discusses the decision to bring the world mountain bike championships back to Durango for the first time in 40 years and what we can expect leading up to the 2030 races. https://coloradosun.com/colorados-best email: sunevents@coloradosun.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, author Caleb Stephens talks with the Colorado Sun's Kevin Simpson about his thriller, "If You Lie".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Sun reporter Jennifer Brown discusses the ending of a decades-old program at a Colorado prison complex that trained wild horses to become adoptable and provided work experience for people returning to life after incarceration. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/wild-horses-canon-city-prison-program-closure/ https://friendsofchambermusic.com Promotions Tab; Promo Code: ChamberSunSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Actor Matthew Modine joins the podcast to discuss his decades-long career in film, television, and theater, as well as the creative lessons he carries from his childhood running drive-in theaters with his father. He also previews his upcoming participation in the Original Thinkers Festival, where he will share reflections on art, activism, and sustaining creativity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Denver is home to one of just a handful of U.S. patent offices around the country, and today Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang talks about changes coming to the federal agency, starting at the top of the Denver regional office. Learn more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/25/patent-office-denver-regional-director-molly-kocialski/ https://friendsofchambermusic.com Promotions Tab; Promo Code: ChamberSunSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down upcoming ballot questions asking for increased lodging taxes in some Colorado high country counties to offset the increase in services for their tourism-based communities. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/15/counties-raising-lodging-taxes/ https://friendsofchambermusic.com Promotions Tab; Promo Code: ChamberSunSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Sue Hinkin talks with the Sun's Kevin Simpson about her new novel "The Snake Handler's Wife".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, The Sun's Tracy Ross and David Holbrooke discuss art-making in the mountains, cultural entrepreneurship and the four-day festival Holbrooke created, Original Thinkers,, which will feature films, performances, panels and “adventures of the soul,” from October 2 through October 5.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today: John Ingold and Michael Booth discuss expiring federal electric vehicle credits as well as an innovative research program at UCHealth. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/23/uchealth-biobank-drug-gene-interactions/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Sun cultural reporter Parker Yamasaki discusses the Denver Restaurant Scene after the Michelin awards were announced. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/15/three-denver-restaurants-win-michelin-stars/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Sun rural reporter Tracy Ross talks about a program in northern Colorado that has teams of people climbing trees to pull pine cones so they can use the seed in reforesting wildfire burn scars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience, visits with the Sun's Kevin Simpson about upcoming Jill Sobule event and music icons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Sun water reporter Shannon Mullane has insight from a two-day meeting in Durango of the Colorado Water Conservation Board to review a proposal to change a major water right on the Colorado River. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/15/colorado-water-officials-environmental-benefits-shoshone-colorado-river/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Last week, conservative commentator and influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated during an event at Utah Valley University. In the wake of the shooting, we're revisiting a conversation we had back in May at SunFest with Mark McKinnon, a Colorado-based political adviser and media personality. Mark spent time with Kirk as part of a documentary he's production on Gen Z. https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/03/watch-the-colorado-sun-discussion-with-mark-mckinnon-at-colorado-sunfest-2025/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang discusses the changes to the Colorado Startup Week and what’s going on with the event this week in Denver and around the area. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/13/colorado-startup-week-founders/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/12/blm-oil-and-gas-leases/ Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at the tens of thousands of acres in Colorado the Trump administration is auctioning off for oil and gas drilling and why change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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