{"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":"Monsoons and marathon wildfires, meatpacking workers reach tentative contract agreement, how Colorado became Colorado","slug":"monsoons-and-marathon-wildfires-meatpacking-workers-reach-tentative-contract-agreement-how-colorado-became-colorado","published_at":"2026-07-31T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682/monsoons-and-marathon-wildfires-meatpacking-workers-reach-tentative-contract-agreement-how-colorado-became-colorado","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_10290_ddbee3fc-084f-4cc7-944e-f8543e490dab&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpod.cpr.org%2Fct%2F","audio_url":"https://dovetail.prxu.org/10290/ddbee3fc-084f-4cc7-944e-f8543e490dab/260731_CT_FINAL_REV0.mp3","summary":"After a record snow-drought, dry trees and other fuels could keep the major wildfires burning around Colorado active for months to come, despite monsoon rains. Then, meatpacking workers in Fort Morgan could potentially return to work after reaching a tentative agreement with Cargill earlier this week. Plus, one final batch of Colorado Postcards to tell the story of how Colorado became the state it is today. 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 interactive Colorado 150 Map CPR’s Molly Cruse on more Colorado Day celebrations CPR’s Sam Brasch on why monsoon rains aren’t stopping the biggest wildfires Listen to Colorado Postcards here This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Rae Solomon, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.","meta_description":"After a record snow-drought, dry trees and other fuels could keep the major wildfires burning around Colorado active for months to come, despite monsoon r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1087,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colorado-today-7218682/episodes/monsoons-and-marathon-wildfires-meatpacking-workers-reach-tentative-contract-agreement-how-colorado-became-colorado/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/monsoons-and-marathon-wildfires-meatpacking-workers-reach-tentative-contract-agreement-how-colorado-became-colorado.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}