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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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This Friday, it’s time for a closer look at one of the writers making up Colorado’s literary landscape. SunLit editor Kevin Simpson chats with an author whose poetry and short stories unexpectedly coalesced into a darkly humorous novel. Denver Health: denverhealth.org/welcome Colorado Sun's Valentines Day: coloradosun.com/loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki gets us caught up on a brewing Colorado-Nebraska rivalry that has to do with water, land and eminent domain. Read more on this story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/01/eminent-domain-perkins-canal-nebraska/ Denver Health: denverhealth.org/welcome Colorado Sun's Valentines Day: coloradosun.com/loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Read our full story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/21/colorado-semiautomatic-removable-magazine-gun-ban-explained/ Today we're sharing an except of Purplish, the politics and policy podcast produced by Colorado Public Radio News and the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. The Colorado Sun is a member of the alliance. Colorado Sun political reporter Jesse Paul joined Lucas Brady Woods of KUNC and Bente Birkeland of Colorado Public Radio to discuss Senate Bill 3, which would ban the manufacture and sale of certain semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and handguns that can accept detachable ammunition magazines. Denver Health: denverhealth.org/welcome Colorado Sun's Valentines Day: coloradosun.com/loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang has the latest on King Soopers workers strike, a late Friday federal court filing and how things went over Super Bowl weekend. Read our full story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/08/king-soopers-public-support-unions-grocery-strike/ Denver Health: denverhealth.org/welcome Colorado Sun's Valentines Day: coloradosun.com/loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Sun reporter Jennifer Brown talks about riding the rails to Winter Park as a way to get more people off I-70, and state’s efforts to extend the passenger line to and past Steamboat Springs. Read the full story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/03/ski-train-mountain-rail/ Denver Health: denverhealth.org/welcome Colorado Sun's Valentines Day: coloradosun.com/loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It’s Friday, once again time for a look at Colorado’s literary landscape. This week Sun writer and editor Kevin Simpson chats with an author whose latest work of historical fiction applies an interesting twist to the death of artist Vincent van Gogh.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Colorado’s wolf reintroduction has been a long road, shaped by decades of advocacy, science, and controversy. In this episode, The Colorado Sun's Tracy Ross speaks with Rob Edward, a key figure behind Prop 114, and Joanna Lambert, an ecologist and director of the American Canid Project, to unpack the complexities of bringing wolves back to Colorado. They discuss the history of wolf reintroduction efforts, the ecological role of wolves, and the challenges of balancing conservation with the concerns of ranchers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Colorado's legislative session is entering its second month, which means bills are starting to advance through the state Capitol. On today's podcast, we're revisiting our conversation last month with Gov. Jared Polis previewing Colorado's 2025 lawmaking term. Read our full story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/20/jared-polis-guns-labor-peace-act-housing/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang does a grocery store run and talks about the pending King Soopers strike and the continued concerns around egg production and prices. https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/03/king-soopers-workers-to-go-on-14-day-strike-starting-thursday/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins discusses a different approach to behavioral health in the Vail Valley and a new center opening soon to help mountain communities. Download our app: https://coloradosun.com/download-the-colorado-sun-app/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join us as we chat about the upcoming Colorado SunFest! We discuss why the festival is moving to spring, how the team curates panels, and what to expect on May 16 at the University of Denver. Plus, a look at Colorado’s Best and how readers shape the Sun’s biggest events. https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest/ Giveaway: cosun.co/podcastgiveawayBecome a member: coloradosun.com/join Our intro music: https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, publisher Larry Ryckman talks about The Sun’s role in putting the news coming out of the nation’s capital into context for Colorado and how it affects Coloradans at home. Giveaway: cosun.co/podcastgiveawayBecome a member: coloradosun.com/join Our intro music: https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Colorado Sun reporters Tamara Chuang and Olivia Prentzel have a conversation about how they reported and wrote the two-part story on the high cost of homeowners insurance in Colorado and the rise in nonrenewals. Part 1: https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/19/colorado-home-insurance-nonrenewals-crisis/ Part 2: https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/20/fire-mitigation-homeowners-insurance-premiums/ Giveaway: cosun.co/podcastgiveawayBecome a member: coloradosun.com/join Our intro music: https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/24/donald-trumps-return-to-office-order-45000-federal-employees-colorado/ Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang about the executive order that mandates all federal employees return to the office and what that means for Denver and Colorado. Giveaway: cosun.co/podcastgiveawayBecome a member: coloradosun.com/join Our intro music: https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks back at his years covering the X Games and what Jeremy Bloom, the new boss of the event and one of Colorado’s greatest athletes, plans to do with X Games after it just finished its 24th year in Aspen. Giveaway: cosun.co/podcastgiveawayBecome a member: coloradosun.com/join Our intro music: https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today - SunLit editor Kevin Simpson continues our talks with Colorado authors joined by multiple Colorado Book Award winner Carter Wilson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Once a supporter of wolf reintroduction in Colorado, fourth-generation rancher Tony Vagneur has since changed his stance, as the release of 15 British Columbia gray wolves into Pitkin and Eagle counties sparked controversy over transparency and livestock protection. Today – Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross sits down with Vagneur to learn more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today - Sun reporters John Ingold and Parker Yamasaki are talking about executive orders issued on the first day of the new Trump administration and how they may impact electric vehicle sales, Medicaid spending and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/18/office-vacancy-sublease-downtown-denver/ Today - Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang looks at the updated office vacancy rates in downtown Denver: How we got here and how offices are going to look in the future. https://friendsofchambermusic.com/ Promo code: FCM30CSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about how Wolf Creek ski area in southern Colorado has stayed fiercely independent the past 50 years under the Pitcher family. https://friendsofchambermusic.com/ Promo code: FCM30CSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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