# Student ICE protests, trans youth care lawsuit, Denver economic climate, Peter Heller on ‘The Dog Stars’

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Podcast: [Colorado Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682)
Published: 2026-09-04T11:00:00+00:00
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At schools from Denver to Grand Junction, and many points in between, students plan to walk out of class at noon today to register their anger over the Trump administration’s widespread arrests and detention of immigrants. Plus, the state recently joined a lawsuit over a federal rule making it harder for many trans youth to get gender affirming care. Then, the head of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce talks about what he sees as the headwinds for the city’s urban core. Plus, Colorado author Peter Heller’s thoughts on the movie adaption of his novel, The Dog Stars. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: More information on Vail’s 2026 Rubber Duckie Race CPR’s John Daley on the state’s challenge to a ban on Medicaid funding for gender affirming care for youth Denverite’s Kyle Harris & Andrew Kenney on the Alterra HQ’s move ARCHIVE: Listen to Peter Heller talk about his debut novel, The Dog Stars This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Sandy Battulga, and Zain Haque-Piccione. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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