Purplish show

Purplish

Summary: Purplish is CPR News' weekly podcast about state politics, state government, Colorado policy, and political identity. This season the show is hosted by public affairs reporters Bente Birkeland and Andrew Kenney. Each week while the legislature is in session, they'll break down the latest developments, look ahead to what's next, and dive into the bigger picture of what it all means.

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Podcasts:

 Disability rights at center stage | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:40

Housing, recreation, government -- advocates for people with disabilities say there are a lot of ways Colorado could be doing more to make those things accessible to all.

 Rent control in Colorado? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:37

The policy has been banned in Colorado for four decades, but that could all change this year.

 How Colorado’s gun laws have changed from frontier days to today | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:07

From the founding of the state to modern mass shootings, we look at the forces that have driven changes to Colorado law over the years, and what it means for this year's brewing debate.

 The Polis Agenda | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:46

In the first State of the State speech of his second term, Gov. Polis picked a big fight with local governments, while saying little on a major priority for many in his party.

 The legislature is back: what do they want to do? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:58

State lawmakers have returned to session in Denver. We cover a bit of DC-style drama on opening day, and hear from congressional reporter Caitlyn Kim how the actual DC drama went down with the many, many Speaker votes.

 Is Colorado a blue state now? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:18

Yes, we know what happened Tuesday, but we're still not changing the name of the podcast.

 What we’re watching for on Election Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:02

The big day is almost here and our team looks at where the campaigns, the polling and the voters stand, as things come down to the wire.

 What keeps our elections safe? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:20

Colorado's election system has all sorts of checks built in to prevent fraud and subversion, but much of it happens out of public view. We go through some of the biggest security measures -- and some of the biggest conspiracy theories still circulating.

 All your 2022 ballot measures explained (plus a few weird ones from history) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:00

There are 11 statewide measures on the ballot this year, and we're here to give you the key points on each of them. Oh, and Andy plays stump-the-hosts with 140 years of initiative history.

 Housing on your ballot | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:27

Coloradans are increasingly naming housing as a top issue, and it's one that will appear on ballots this fall in a couple of ways.

 Colorado’s Latino voters and the 2022 races | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:02

One in six Colorado voters is Latino, a fact the campaigns are very, very aware of. But are candidates and parties forging meaningful connections, or just falling back on transactional habits?

 Moderates in the Midterm | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:58

Senate candidate Joe O'Dea is getting national attention for his views on abortion, Trump and other issues that set him apart from many in his party. But will his positions be enough to win over the moderate voters so crucial to winning Colorado's elections?

 What did we learn from the primary? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:04

Colorado's Republican establishment is celebrating a night of victories that they believe will give them a leg up on the general election, and could even be a turning point for their party.

 Unaffiliated Voters — the big question mark | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:26

the primary approaches, one big question is what influence an influx of unaffiliated voters might have on the GOP selection contests.

 The GOP Divide | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:32

The party is torn between its grassroots, with their concerns about the 2020 election and their hunger for a more combative tone from lawmakers, and its more traditional voters, who […]

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