{"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":"Glenwood Springs fears quarry expansion, managing Colorado’s wild horses, one bear’s testimony","slug":"glenwood-springs-fears-quarry-expansion-managing-colorado-s-wild-horses-one-bear-s-testimony","published_at":"2026-08-21T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682/glenwood-springs-fears-quarry-expansion-managing-colorado-s-wild-horses-one-bear-s-testimony","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_10290_054aa575-e2cd-4a6d-a52e-16893c16a6f1&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpod.cpr.org%2Fct%2F","audio_url":"https://dovetail.prxu.org/10290/054aa575-e2cd-4a6d-a52e-16893c16a6f1/260821_CT_FINAL_REV2.mp3","summary":"Millions of tourists visit Glenwood Springs each year, many to visit the town's hot springs. But locals are concerned that plans to expand a nearby mining operation could forever alter that natural resource. Then, the federal government is rounding up around a thousand wild horses in the state this summer, reigniting the debate over how to manage this iconic, yet not-native species. And, bears! In our houses! In our parks! We put a bear behind the mic and ask him what's going on. 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 Caitlyn Kim on the fight to protect hot springs in Glenwood Springs . Denverite's Kyle Harris on bear sightings in the capitol city . CPR's Hart Van Denburg's photo essay on the BLM's 2024 wild horse round-up . This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Mateo Schimpf. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Rae Solomon and Zain Haque-Piccione. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.","meta_description":"Millions of tourists visit Glenwood Springs each year, many to visit the town's hot springs. But locals are concerned that plans to expand a nearby mining…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1050,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colorado-today-7218682/episodes/glenwood-springs-fears-quarry-expansion-managing-colorado-s-wild-horses-one-bear-s-testimony/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/glenwood-springs-fears-quarry-expansion-managing-colorado-s-wild-horses-one-bear-s-testimony.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}