{"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":"Firefighting, evacuations continue across Colorado, Buc-ee’s development drama, Aboriginal art at DAM","slug":"firefighting-evacuations-continue-across-colorado-buc-ee-s-development-drama-aboriginal-art-at-dam","published_at":"2026-07-06T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682/firefighting-evacuations-continue-across-colorado-buc-ee-s-development-drama-aboriginal-art-at-dam","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_10290_a231d476-f9e9-4304-8408-d74470e68e2b&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpod.cpr.org%2Fct%2F","audio_url":"https://dovetail.prxu.org/10290/a231d476-f9e9-4304-8408-d74470e68e2b/260706_CT_REV1.mp3","summary":"It was a fiery 4th of July weekend across the state, with major fires burning near numerous rural communities, including Colorado City, Wetmore, Leadville and Ouray. We catch you up on where things stand and hear from those affected. Then, the land where Buc-ee’s wants to build a travel plaza in northern El Paso County has been cleared, but the fight continues. And at the Denver Art Museum, contemporary art from the world’s oldest continuous culture. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: Find CPR’s latest fire coverage on our news page . KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin on Buc-ee’s hitting a hurdle with the planning department . CPR’s Elaine Tassy on the Australian Indigenous art exhibit at the Denver Art Museum . This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Megan Verlee. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.","meta_description":"It was a fiery 4th of July weekend across the state, with major fires burning near numerous rural communities, including Colorado City, Wetmore, Leadville…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":932,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colorado-today-7218682/episodes/firefighting-evacuations-continue-across-colorado-buc-ee-s-development-drama-aboriginal-art-at-dam/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/firefighting-evacuations-continue-across-colorado-buc-ee-s-development-drama-aboriginal-art-at-dam.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}