{"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":"Democrats’ shifting position on Israel, record gun sales, the contentious saga of a newly-abandoned town","slug":"democrats-shifting-position-on-israel-record-gun-sales-the-contentious-saga-of-a-newly-abandoned-town","published_at":"2026-08-05T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682/democrats-shifting-position-on-israel-record-gun-sales-the-contentious-saga-of-a-newly-abandoned-town","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_10290_78e1ed40-fe6d-42ab-860f-cf5429253722&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpod.cpr.org%2Fct%2F","audio_url":"https://dovetail.prxu.org/10290/78e1ed40-fe6d-42ab-860f-cf5429253722/260804_CT_FINAL_REV1.mp3","summary":"The primary victory of Melat Kiros and a vote on whether to cut American foreign aid to Israel show a changing stance from Colorado Democrats, both among voters, and the members of congress who answer to them. Then, we have updates on several recent stories you’ve heard on the podcast, from the Cargill lockout in Fort Morgan to Denver’s nightlife policies. Plus, the tiny Eastern Plains town of Hartman was recently declared “abandoned” by the state after every member of its local government resigned. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Molly Cruse on where the smoke in Colorado’s skies is coming from CPR’s Caitlyn Kim on Colorado Democrats’ shifting stance on Israel The Colorado Sun’s Jesse Paul on the record number of gun purchases in July Denverite’s Kiara DeMare on the rejected proposal to keep Denver bars open longer The Denver Post’s Sam Tabachnik on the officially abandoned town of Hartman This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Mateo Schimpf and Madilyn Rose. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Rae Solomon, Megan Verlee and Pete Creamer. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.","meta_description":"The primary victory of Melat Kiros and a vote on whether to cut American foreign aid to Israel show a changing stance from Colorado Democrats, both among…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":927,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colorado-today-7218682/episodes/democrats-shifting-position-on-israel-record-gun-sales-the-contentious-saga-of-a-newly-abandoned-town/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/democrats-shifting-position-on-israel-record-gun-sales-the-contentious-saga-of-a-newly-abandoned-town.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}