#21: The Return of BNLO with Steph Vigil!
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#21 - Steph Vigil - Former & Future Colorado State Rep, HD-16
Nick sits down with Steph Vigil for her third round in this first episode of the exciting second season! It’s like we never left, except we’re at The Next Us in person with Studio 809 talking about Representative Rebecca Keltie, multimodal transit in Colorado Springs, why you should run for office and so, so much more!
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BNLO Season 2 is sponsored by Blackpackers: Economic Equity in Outdoor Education and Recreation.
BNLO is a member of the Studio 809 podcast collective. See and hear more fine local podcasts at Studio809podcasts.com
0:00 Splash/Sponsor/Intro
0:16 Greetings and Monologue
4:12 Ad Break
6:13 Introducing Steph Vigil
7:50 Moving to Colorado Springs
10:02 Coming Back to BNLO/Running for Office
17:36 Representative Steph Vigil
18:51 Losing a Re-election by 3 Votes/The Political Machine
26:54 Running for Office Again
30:58 Colorado Springs Potholes Club and Car Dependency
38:40 Deferred Maintenance in COS
41:18 Your Local Goverment is a Business
46:52 Why Really Rich People Suck
49:02 Multimodal Transit Takes a Really Long Time To Make
52:27 Steph’s Multimodal Dream for COS
54:47 Nick rambles for a bit about the city
1:01:11 Keltie and Violent Rhetoric
1:10:22 Legislating the Wrong Way
1:17:56 Electing a Better City Council
1:23:47 Run for office, even if don’t think you can!
1:27:49 NIMBYism and Developer Wars
1:34:25 What do you think of Mayor Yemi?
1:38:56 They’re Canceling Stephen Colbert
1:42:03 How do you Maintain Your Mental Health These Days?
1:43:55 Interview Closeout
1:45:34 Credits
1:45:49 Soapbox - Tejon Street Revitalization






