CityTalk

CityTalk – November 11 2016

Post-Election Blues. Jill reminds us that so much of politics and getting things done is local. What’s on Jan’s post-election music mix? Colorado and local election results are also discussed. Is Colorado a red state or a blue state? Council changes to the mayor’s proposed 2017 city budget. The funding challenge facing United Way for…

CityTalk

CityTalk – November 4 2016

Did Jan smoke pot in her youth? Reefer Madness in Colorado Springs: Jill Gaebler and Jan Martin discuss the medical marijuana moratorium. Is that being “business friendly?” Is the Gazette editorializing about this in its news coverage? Should city council be listening to “the voices of the people or the voices of the powerful?” The…

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CityTalk – Sept 16 2016

The Colorado Springs comprehensive plan is now being revised. The city wants to hear from you. #planCOS is the hashtag the city is watching. Jill is now hosting “office hours” out in the community, the first and third Thursday of each month from 1 to 3 pm. Council redistricting update. Should we have a “primer” on the…

Council Matters

Council Matters – Sept 15 2016

Collaboration, infrastructure and jobs. The Mayor’s State of the City address, “Good to Great.” Was it an endorsement of current city councilors? Shouldn’t the Mayor also give us the bad news? Stormwater, police staffing and response times. 2017 city budget process underway, SDS, Banning-Lewis Ranch, and the comprehensive plan update. Should we be boosting tourism…

CityTalk

CityTalk – Sept 9 2016

Ever “play Frogger” on Pikes Peak Avenue? “Urban intervention” is among the fascinating topics as Jan and Jill are joined by special guest, landscape architect/urban designer John Olson. John won our contest on Facebook to have this guest spot. John describes the interesting experiment done with Pikes Peak Avenue (Better Block Pikes Peak). Discussed: A…

Easy Vegan

Easy Vegan: DIY Vegan Beauty

This week on Easy Vegan, Sunny Subramanian, author of The Compassionate Chick’s Guide to DIY Beauty 125 Recipes for Vegan, Gluten Free, Cruelty-Free Makeup, Skin & Hair Products and the blogger behind Vegan Beauty Review, offers up tips and ideas for making your own vegan beauty products (some are edible!). Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher.…

CityTalk

CityTalk – September 2 2016

City Auditorium’s new, improved restrooms. Guess who Jill saw in concert her first time at City Auditorium? Who does Jan remember seeing there? The political agenda of Colorado Springs Forward. Mary Lou Makepeace. Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority now has an executive director – Kitty Clemens. A downtown stadium, Sky Sox, Switchbacks, City for Champions.…

CityTalk

CityTalk – August 26 2016

Hunger Games – contest to win a guest spot on the show. Jill’s Pikes Peak Ascent adventure. Matt Carpenter still holds the Pikes Peak Ascent record. A new local eatery, Rita’s Italian Ice. Mary Ellen McNally. New appointees to the District 11 School Board. The importance of having a strong and healthy core school district.…

a Place for everyone

The Pikes Peak region’s podcast about housing, homelessness, resiliency, and recovery. A Place for everyone is brought to you by Homeward Pikes Peak. Our mission is to support individuals to achieve their full potential in recovery from substance abuse and to exit homelessness and move towards permanent housing. Learn more at homewardpp.org.

Beenie Bits

Beenie Mann shares bite size pieces of happiness to help you get your shift together. She shares her insights, thoughts, tip and occasionally will have guests who share theirs.  Beenie is a mind shift coach, author, and speaker, sharing what she has learned throughout a lifetime in finding true happiness. Learn more at www.mattersofperspective.com  

Easy Vegan with JL Fields

Easy Vegan

  Renowned Colorado Springs vegan author and culinary instructor JL Fields, interviews local, national, and international activists, authors, chefs and plant-based leaders. Learn simple strategies – from the kitchen and beyond – that are good for your health, the environment, and the animals. New episode every Tuesday. Also available for download on iTunes and Stitcher.…

Idea Accelerator with Lauren Collier

Idea Accelerator Podcast of Colorado Springs with Lauren Collier

On the Idea Accelerator Podcast we learn from amazing experts across all fields of interest, their shortcuts and strategies for succeeding in business in Colorado Springs and beyond. Hosted by Lauren Collier, the Idea Accelerator Podcast features mission-driven local experts who share advice, inspiration, and information for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and aspiring entrepreneurs and small…

Paving Paradise

Paving Paradise

Is your city addicted to growth? Where is the pot of gold at the end of that growth rainbow? Documentary filmmaker and sustainability advocate Dave Gardner provides news, information and perspective on urban growth, community and economic development, and sustainability, often featuring Colorado Springs as an example. Check out Dave’s documentary, GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth.

Peak Environment

Peak Environment

Environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region. Keep up with all the organizations and events making our area a better place to live. Subscribe (free) on your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode:       Several environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to…

Peak Town Square

Peak Town Square

Join us in the town square! Colorado Springs’ movers and shakers take the mic to share what’s happening in our city. Politics, art, culture, recreation, food and health – everything is on the table. These partner organizations contribute episodes: Citizens Project Citizens Project is a local grassroots nonprofit 501(c)3 organization spotlighting issues in the Pikes…

Whistle Stop Week

Whistle Stop Week

An irreverent, satirical & occasionally hysterical quiz show that aims to rattle through current news, via the medium of podcast, guided by a handful of shaved monkeys. Joining host Mark Turner are regular team captains Darcie Nolan and Mark Barsocchini, and guest panelists pulled from our address books – or off the street! Tune in to hear…

Active for Justice

  Human rights, social justice, and nonviolence – a deep dive with Victoria Stone of the Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission. Victoria Stone invites guests into the studio to explore many of the most critical issues of our time – human rights, social justice, nonviolence, environmental sustainability, homelessness, foreign policy and nuclear weapons. Active…