{"podcast":{"title":"Colorado Today","slug":"colorado-today-7218682","podcast_index_feed_id":7218682,"rss_url":"https://pod.cpr.org/ct/","website_url":"https://www.cpr.org/podcast/colorado-today/","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/10290/images/1fb9557c-d4c9-4dae-9946-4166c1752ede/ColoradoToday-Cover-Final-1400x1400.jpg","author":"Colorado Public Radio (podcasts@cpr.org)","episode_count":383,"summary":"The Colorado news you need in 15 minutes a day, from Colorado Public Radio’s newsrooms. Get connected with your community and understand how the biggest stories in Colorado impact your life. Available each weekday morning at 6:00 a.m. with hosts Bazi Kanani and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. Follow this show, and consider donating to support future episodes at cpr.org .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T00:17:17.581337+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682"},"episode":{"title":"Colorado farmers struggling, a ‘smoking gun’ in Trump retaliation case, new state historian","slug":"colorado-farmers-struggling-a-smoking-gun-in-trump-retaliation-case-new-state-historian","published_at":"2026-08-17T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682/colorado-farmers-struggling-a-smoking-gun-in-trump-retaliation-case-new-state-historian","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_10290_594107fc-77a7-47a6-bc22-f0bfe525a3ac&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpod.cpr.org%2Fct%2F","audio_url":"https://dovetail.prxu.org/10290/594107fc-77a7-47a6-bc22-f0bfe525a3ac/260817_CT_REV0.mp3","summary":"Colorado farmers are facing a deluge of challenges all at once. From drought to Congressional gridlock, we hear about what’s weighing on rural Colorado. Then, lawyers for Colorado say they found the “smoking gun” in their argument that the Trump administration acted illegally to punish the state as part of a pressure campaign to get Tina Peters out of prison. Plus, why the new State Historian wants you to learn about your family’s past. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: Find more of CPR’s agriculture coverage here . The Denver Post’s Seth Klamann on the ‘smoking gun’ email in Colorado’s retaliation lawsuit against the Trump administration . CPR’s Andrea Dukakis spoke with new State Historian Nicki Gonzales . This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Rae Solomon and Bazi Kanani. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.","meta_description":"Colorado farmers are facing a deluge of challenges all at once. From drought to Congressional gridlock, we hear about what’s weighing on rural Colorado. T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":908,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colorado-today-7218682/episodes/colorado-farmers-struggling-a-smoking-gun-in-trump-retaliation-case-new-state-historian/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682/colorado-farmers-struggling-a-smoking-gun-in-trump-retaliation-case-new-state-historian.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}