Aspen Public Radio Podcasts

Each summer, world leaders and innovative thinkers gather in Aspen for the Aspen Ideas Festival.

On Monday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions narrowed the definition of “sanctuary jurisdictions.” They are now places that “willfully refuse to comply” with federal immigration law. Pitkin County is one of them.

The numbers are in on how the Aspen Snowmass resort did this past winter season. And it wasn’t too bad, despite lackluster snowfall. Aspen Public Radio News Director Carolyn Sackariason covers the ski industry and breaks down the numbers for us. Listen here.

Representatives from 27 Colorado communities took a pledge last week in Aspen to act aggressively on climate change.

Last week, Aspen Words announced its anticipated public events schedule for Summer Words.

We speak to Dr. Andrew Morris-Singer, president and founder of Primary Care Progress, or PCP. His organization provides leadership development and training to primary care doctors. Part of this training is centered on how a focus on collaboration and relationships can help doctors treat patients more effectively. We also talk with Jamila Headley, the managing director of the Health Global Access Project, or Health GAP. Health GAP works to make sure that people living with HIV in targeted region

Tuesday, the Aspen City Council will hear a summary of public feedback regarding an overhaul to the Hyman and Cooper Avenue walking malls.

To address the need for more affordable housing, Garfield County recently changed their building code to allow for tiny homes.

The Aspen Skiing Company announced Monday that skiers will get to enjoy last week’s winter storm. Aspen Mountain will reopen for Memorial Day weekend.

The Roaring Fork is on Colorado’s list of impaired rivers. City of Aspen officials are working on a plan to improve the health of the Roaring Fork River. Over the last decade, the city has spent millions of dollars to reduce pollution in stormwater runoff, but some officials say that program doesn’t have the funding it needs. Elizabeth Stewart-Severy has been following the issue and spoke with producer Christin Kay.

This week on Curated, an improv troupe masters the art of long form storytelling, a writer and comedian finds humor in Aspen living and a professor from the University of Colorado at Boulder breaks down the behavioral psychology of humor across cultures.

Max Winter is the author of the novel Exes . He is a graduate of UC Irvine’s MFA program, and a recipient of two Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Fellowships in Fiction. He has been published in Day One and Diner Journal . He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with his wife and son.

If you’re a person suffering from a mental health crisis in Colorado, you could end up in jail, even if you aren’t charged with a crime. Governor John Hickenlooper recently vetoed a bill that would have allowed people on a mental health hold to stay in jail or in a hospital for a longer amount of time than is currently allowed. Christin talks to reporter Wyatt Orme about how this veto highlights the lack of psychiatric care available in rural areas like the Roaring Fork Valley.

Dr. Peter McGraw is a professor in the business department at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His most recent research examines what makes things funny. Claire Woodcock spoke with him on the big secret behind humor.

A plan to widen the sidewalk on Castle Creek Bridge is on hold.