Changing Denver
55 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsEvery month, we take a look at one of Denver’s neighborhoods, streets, parks, or other areas through a relevant political, cultural, or historical lens.
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City Cast Denver: Den-Mex May Be Dying
April 09, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBHere is another teaser episode of City Cast Denver. I don't know why anyone who lives in Denver wouldn't want to have this in their feed. Subscribe here if you haven't already. This particular episode puts a huge smile on my face. I loved listening to Gustavo Arellano's talk on Colorado-style Mexican food from the El Pueblo History Museum. I loved watching Patty Calhoun in the comments of the zoom event. I loved listening to Bree interview them. Everything about this episode is good feelin...
Presenting... City Cast Denver
March 18, 2021 08:30 - 1 minute - 2.38 MBHey, Paul here. I've got a very cool new project to tell you about. If you like Changing Denver, I guarantee you'll like City Cast Denver. It's a new daily Denver news podcast -- 15 minutes every weekday morning, stuffed full of all the local news you need to know, but also perspectives and voices that you'd never otherwise get to hear, plus a few fun surprises along the way. I've been working on City Cast Denver for a few months now with some incredible people, and it's finally ready fo...
Phil on the Flu (1918 and 2020)
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBChanging Denver's favorite local historian returns. This is Phil Goodstein in conversation about the 1918 flu, how it affected Denver and how it could provide a roadmap for our future. Phil and I didn't talk about this, but I know he normally makes money giving walking tours around the city. I doubt those are very popular right now, so I'd like to remind you that Phil has many books about Denver's history available for purchase on the internet, including the websites of your favorite loca...
Introducing... Range & Slope
August 29, 2019 14:52 - 24 minutes - 34 MBLongtime listeners of Changing Denver will be interested to hear about Range & Slope, a new podcast featuring sounds and stories from prairie to peak. Range & Slope is a product of the R & S Collective, of which Changing Denver host Paul Karolyi is a proud member. Subscribe wherever you listen to Changing Denver and learn more at rangeandslope.com.
Unclear Danger 5: Where the Wind Will Blow
August 13, 2018 06:30 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBOur Rocky Flats series concludes with a look into the future. What does this summer's litigation mean for the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge? And what about the Rocky Flats of our collective imagination, has anything changed? Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats is presented in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. - Support the show! Our limited-time crowdfunding campaign is ending at the end of this month. If you loved the Rocky...
Unclear Danger 4B: A Rebuttal of Sorts
July 30, 2018 06:30 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBThe reactions to the most recent episode of Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats have been overwhelming. In the form of two interviews about health impact studies of communities surrounding Rocky Flats, this is our response. Unclear Danger is being produced in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. - Support the show! You can now support Changing Denver with a monthly pledge on our Patreon! A monthly pledge of $3 or more will get you a...
BONUS: Pizza for a Story
July 23, 2018 06:30 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBWe take to the streets to hear from everyday Denverites on the big question besetting us all: How do you feel about the way Denver is changing? Host Paul Karolyi recently served as the Podcaster in Residence at the Denver Public Library. This episode documents the final program of his residency. - Support Changing Denver! Set up a monthly pledge on Patreon at www.patreon.com/changingdenver and rate/review us on Apple Podcasts. - You can learn more about Mile High Hustle: The Denv...
Rocky Flash 4 and Off Country
July 16, 2018 06:30 - 30 minutes - 28 MBOur Rocky Flats fiction series concludes with a story from local author Rebecca Aronauer, as read by her partner Bryon Quick. Also included in this episode is an interview with Taylor Dunne and Eric Stewart, the producers of an upcoming documentary and multimedia project called Off Country. Their project places Rocky Flats in the context of the nuclear weapons industrial complex's impact on local communities nationwide. - Support Changing Denver with a monthly pledge at www.patreon.com...
Unclear Danger 4: Is it safe?
July 02, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBUnclear Danger 4: Is it safe? In this fourth chapter of our Rocky Flats series, we set out to answer the central question in the recent controversy over the site: Will the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge be safe for visitors when it opens to the public? Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats is presented in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. - Support the show! Our conclusion in this episode is sure to draw some criticism, so we...
Return to St*pleton
June 25, 2018 17:32 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBChanging Denver's first guest producer Rae Solomon provides an update on recent developments in the campaign to change the name of the neighborhood at the site of the former airport. After this brief diversion back into Denver's history with the Ku Klux Klan, our Rocky Flats series will resume next week. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. The other music heard in this episode is by the Blue Dot Sessions, Monplaisir, and Blah Blah Blah. - Follow us on Twitter @changi...
Rocky Flash 2/3: "A Good Reason" and "The Forbidden Fields"
June 18, 2018 06:30 - 16 minutes - 18.7 MBOur Rocky Flats fiction series continues! This time, we've got short stories by local authors Sonia Christensen and Giles Hash. You can find more stories from Sonia here and here. Giles is co-host of Beyond the Trope, our sister show on the Denver Podcast Network. - Support Changing Denver with a monthly pledge at www.patreon.com/changingdenver.com. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. Thanks for listening!
Unclear Danger 3: Sharing and Caring
June 04, 2018 07:00 - 52 minutes - 59.8 MBIn this third chapter of our Rocky Flats series, we dive deep into the last few years of conflict between the government agencies responsible for the lands of the former nuclear weapons plant and the activists who want to keep it closed forever. Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats is presented in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. – Support the show! Unclear Danger is the product of countless reporting trips, numerous interviews, an...
Rocky Flash 1: “The Infinity Room” by Alexander Lumans
May 14, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 18.7 MBSurprise! - You can read more of Lumans’ work on his website. - Support Changing Denver with a monthly pledge at www.patreon.com/changingdenver.com. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver. Thanks for listening!
Unclear Danger 2: Local Hazard, Global Threat
April 30, 2018 06:30 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBOur story of Rocky Flats continues. In this second chapter, we share the people’s history of the site, from humble beginnings in the early 1970s to a resurgence of activism today. Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats is presented in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. — Support the show! If you’re loving this Rocky Flats series, we recently launched a new way to support the show. It’s a limited run crowdfunding campaign, and you can ...
Unclear Danger 1B: Remembering Rocky Flats
April 16, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBWelcome to the first supplemental, side episode in our Rocky Flats series. Herein you’ll find a recording of the panel we put on at the Denver Public Library on April 7, as well as an unprecedented plea. - You can now support Changing Denver with a monthly pledge on our Patreon! A monthly pledge of $3 or more will get you access to transcripts of each episode of Unclear Danger and three Changing Denver stickers. A pledge of $10 or more will get you a shout out in the end credits of each...
Unclear Danger 1: Project Apple and the Wind
April 02, 2018 07:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBWelcome to the fourth season of Changing Denver. It’s going to be a season-long series all on one topic. We’re calling it Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats. We’re proud to present this whole season in partnership with the Colorado Independent and the Denver Public Library. -- Next Week: We are hosting a panel, titled “Remembering Rocky Flats,” at the Denver Public Library on April 7. Three Rocky Flats historians—Len Ackland, Dorothy Ciarlo, and Murph Widdowfield—will ...
Season Four Trailer
March 12, 2018 07:00 - 1 minute - 2.33 MBUnclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats will begin on April 2. One week after the first episode is published, we'll be hosting a panel, titled "Remembering Rocky Flats," at the Denver Public Library. Find us on the 7th floor of the central branch at 2pm on April 7. Follow @changingdenver for more details. -- Music for this trailer and for all of season four provided by Aethernaut, Denver's premier chiptunes artist.
The Artist and Her Snails
January 08, 2018 08:00 - 40 minutes - 46.6 MBOn this episode of Changing Denver – the finale of season three! – we share the story of Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, a local artist and writer. You can follow Lauri on Twitter at @Lynnxe and learn more on her website. - Recommended reading: Meow Wolf in Denver: Santa Fe's deliriously popular art collective lands with permanent installation Artspace lands site for affordable artist housing in RiNo - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. Also heard in this episode is a sele...
The Newcomers and the Transplants
December 04, 2017 10:00 - 45 minutes - 52.6 MBOur third agent of change is a group of people, the newcomers and the transplants. It comprises two interviews, one with Helen Thorpe, author of a new book about refugee and immigrant teenagers at South High School, and the other with Zena Ballas, creator of a new digital archive of transplant profiles. - You can learn more about Helen's book, The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom, here. And you can find Zena's project here. - Music for this e...
CDBBB: Revisiting “The Five Points and the Six”
November 26, 2017 07:01 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we revisit our episode about Five Points, “The Five Points and the Six.” In that piece, we shared the story of a local business, Rosenberg’s Bagels and Delicatessen, that got caught proudly advertising the fact that it was changing the culture of one of Denver’s most important, traditionally Black neighborhoods. Well, as you may have seen on social media last week, all that happened again. This time the business was Ink! Coffee and the inc...
CDBBB: A Forum of Candidates
November 02, 2017 08:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBEarlier this week, we brought you the story of Tay Anderson, 19-year-old candidate for the Denver Public School Board. In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we bring you the audio of a candidates' forum that aired on Channel 8 back in October. This was Tay's first televised debate, and it offers the chance to delve deeper into the politics of local education. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. - You can find us on Twitter @ChangingDenver and sign up for our...
The Candidate
October 30, 2017 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBOur second “Agent of Change” is Tay Anderson, the 19-year-old running for the Denver Public School Board. What does his Trump Era campaign mean for us and for our schools? -- Further reading: You can read all about Tay’s platform on his website: www.tayanderson.org And here’s a recent piece Melanie Asmar wrote about the District 4 race: Inside the three-candidate battle for northeast Denver’s school board seat - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. Also heard in this...
CDBBB: Dispatch from Jane's World
October 09, 2017 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, Paul offers a personal report on his experience at a fancy cannabis pairing dinner put on by Mason Jar Events Group. In some ways, Mason Jar is following in the footsteps of Jane West, the subject of last week’s episode. It’s a woman-led company on the vanguard of public consumption, and they are constantly trying out new ways to normalize and maximize the experience of getting high. - Former Cannabist editor Ricardo Baca, who you hear...
The Entrepreneur
October 02, 2017 09:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBOn this episode of Changing Denver, we tell the story of Jane West, “ganja-preneur” and advocate, and explore the role of women in the cannabis industry. This episode marks the start of season 3, a mini-season highlighting people we’re calling “agents of change,” instead of neighborhoods or other made spaces. - Further reading: We highly recommend reading John Schroyer’s extensive report on Women Grow. You can find it here. Also from Marijuana Business Daily, here are the results ...
BONUS: Presenting the Denver Podcast Network
August 28, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBWe have a major announcement: Changing Denver is now a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. Rounding out the founding partner shows: Beyond the Trope, a podcast for nerds Left Hand Right Brain, an exploration of creativity Discover Weakly, music talk. You could do worse. Reel Nerds, a new movie every week Denver Pizza Podcast, the only show hungry enough to review every pie in Mile High Jon of all Trades, a weekly show featuring interviews with successful people from all...
Season Three Trailer
August 18, 2017 18:00 - 3 minutes - 3.36 MBIt's been a while since we released the last episode of season two. Here's an update on what we've been working on and a taste of what's to come. - Changing Denver is a proud member of the Denver Podcast Network. In the shadow of the mountains, we speak. - You can follow the show on Twitter and find us online at www.changingdenver.com. Thanks for listening!
The Zoo and You
May 08, 2017 11:00 - 49 minutes - 56.2 MBOn this episode of Changing Denver -- the finale of season 2! -- we venture into the animal kingdom (as far into it as we can get without leaving the city, that is). This is a story about societal norms surrounding animal exhibitions, and it only begins at the Denver Zoo. Thanks for another successful season, everyone. Your continued support means the world to us. We'll be back in a few months with new episodes, and we may have a few surprises in store before then. - Make sure to watch...
BONUS: Denverite Now
April 21, 2017 15:56 - 32 minutes - 37.3 MBA few weeks ago, Paul started hosting a new weekly podcast for the local news outlet Denverite. We think you'll like it, so we wanted to give you a taste. Subscribe to Denverite Now on iTunes! And check out all the stories discussed in this episode at www.denverite.com
CDBBB: The Life and Times of Benjamin F. Stapleton
April 10, 2017 09:00 - 23 minutes - 27.1 MBOn this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we bring you the story of Denver mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton and his relationship with the Ku Klux Klan. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. The other song heard in this episode is "Dekalb Station" by Shady Elders. You can hear it on their new LP, Inside Voices. - You can find us on Twitter @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about. Thanks for listening!
Stapleton's Promise
April 03, 2017 10:00 - 44 minutes - 50.4 MBOn Changing Denver this month, we bring you the story of Stapleton, the would-be New Urbanist paradise, and its upsetting connection to the Ku Klux Klan. - Recommended Reading If you want to learn more about the business side of Stapleton, Paul has covered related subjects a couple times for Crain's Denver: From the Block: Thriving neighborhood rises from grounded Stapleton Stanley Marketplace readies for takeoff in Aurora For another take on Stapleton and New Urbanism, here's...
BONUS: Making the Mountain
March 24, 2017 09:00 - 14 minutes - 16.2 MBA few months back, Rebecca Aronauer invited your host to give a presentation about Changing Denver at her quarterly event at Lighthouse Writers' Workshop, Making the Mountain. He did his best. - You can hear more of Paul and Louis Present the Blues by Martin Scorsese here. The Denver Pizza Podcast is here. The other shows mentioned in this episode are no longer on the internet. Feel free to email us if you want to hear them! - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You ca...
CDBBB: Building McNichols
March 13, 2017 10:00 - 11 minutes - 13 MBIn this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we check back in with historian Phil Goodstein to learn about one of Civic Center's most storied structures, the McNichols Building. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about. If you like this episode, think about writing us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It's the best way ...
A More Civic Center
March 06, 2017 11:00 - 32 minutes - 36.8 MBOn Changing Denver this month, we explore the history of Denver's Civic Center with our favorite historian, Phil Goodstein. - Like the show and want to support us? We'd love it if you voted for us in Westword's Best of 2017 Readers' Choice poll. It'll take a minute to set up a profile, but you'll win our undying gratitude in return! - You can hear DJ Deep Rawk on KGNU's hip-hop show Eclipse. It airs every Sunday night at 7 pm. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. ...
CDBBB: The Joy of Neighborhood Planning
February 20, 2017 11:00 - 10 minutes - 8.63 MBIn this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we sit down with Courtland Hyser, Denver's principal city planner, to talk about neighborhood plans. Our Arapahoe Square episode specifically highlighted the lasting impact of two of these plans, so we thought it was fitting to further explore why neighborhood plans are so important in general, especially in light of Denver's new Neighborhood Planning Initiative. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more ...
CDBBB: Return to Stoner Hill
February 13, 2017 08:00 - 22 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we revisit an episode from season one, How to Climb Stoner Hill. Our partner on that show, local journalist Andy Kenney, gives us an update on what's been happening on the ground at Stoner Hill. Then, we talk to some people at Civitas, the landscape architecture and urban design firm that's been contracted to work on the park now. - If you like the show and think we deserve it, head over to Westword and write in Changing Denver for Best...
The Voice of Arapahoe Square
February 06, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBOn Changing Denver this month, we explore the convergence of two trends -- Denver's explosive economic growth and the increasing persecution of our homeless community -- in a neighborhood you may never have heard of. It's called Arapahoe Square. This episode was produced in partnership with the Denver VOICE. For further reading on Arapahoe Square, check out their February issue. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. The other music heard in this episode includes the song...
CDBBB: Lakeside's Champion
January 09, 2017 19:30 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MBIn this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, historian David Forsyth tells us a little about what it's like to research the history of Lakeside Amusement Park. Turns out, he's more than the authority on Lakeside history; he's the park's biggest fan! - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter at @ChangingDenver and sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about. If you like this episod...
Lakeside in Winter
January 02, 2017 08:30 - 29 minutes - 34 MBOn Changing Denver this month, we head northwest to Lakeside Amusement Park. For more than a century, Lakeside has been a popular destination for people of all ages, but only between May and September. What happens during the park's off-season? Where do the people of Lakeside go? And who are they? - Here's more information on David Forsyth's book, Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park: From the White City Beautiful to a Century of Fun. - Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. ...
The Mayor of City Park
December 05, 2016 08:30 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBOn Changing Denver this month, we bring you the story of our city's 15th mayor, Richard Sopris. From humble beginnings, he rose through the social and political ranks of early Denver and eventually helped our young city overcome some of its first major challenges. He also signed the order creating City Park, giving Denver its largest green space and securing his legacy for generations. Our guide this month is Linda Bjorklund, the author of Richard Sopris in Early Denver: Captain, Mayor & C...
What gets to be art on the Cherry Creek Trail?
October 31, 2016 07:00 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBWelcome to SEASON 2 of Changing Denver! On this premier episode, we pose a simple question: what gets to be art on the Cherry Creek Trail? Our search for an answer takes us into the archives of defunct Instagram accounts, the shadows of mixed-use developments, and up and down the Cherry Creek Trail more times than we can count. - Adam Lichty's Denver Street Heart project is still online at Instagram. Here's a link to the Westword article about him that we mention in the episode. -...
BONUS: Our review of Hop Alley
September 29, 2016 08:00 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBTwo months ago, we capped off our first season with an episode about the hot new restaurant Hop Alley and its namesake, Denver's old Chinatown. For this bonus episode, we invited food journalist Laura Shunk to help us do a proper review of the restaurant. Of course, we put the Changing Denver spin on it, so it's a little different from what you might expect. - The rave reviews of Hop Alley keep pouring in. 5280 just named it the best restaurant in Denver on its annual list of the top...
Rainbow Herd, A Story
September 14, 2016 17:10 - 6 minutes - 8.27 MBSeason 2 of Changing Denver is coming soon. This is not it. This is something ... different. - Follow Changing Denver on Twitter at @ChangingDenver Sign up for our newsletter at www.changingdenver.com/about If you like the show, give us a rating on iTunes!
CDBBB - "Asians in Colorado"
August 05, 2016 17:34 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we feature an interview Paul did with CU Boulder history professor William Wei for KGNU. It's all about Wei's new book "Asians in Colorado," and excerpts of it were featured on our recent season finale, on Hop Alley. The interview touches on Denver's old Chinatown, but also explores how the discrimination facing Asians in Colorado morphed from Sinophobia into Japanophobia in the 20th Century. Yes, that means there is discussion of Japanese...
Chinatown, Hop Alley and Everything in Between
August 01, 2016 15:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MBOn this episode of Changing Denver – the finale of season 1! – we figure out the connection between Denver’s old Chinatown and a new Chinese restaurant in River North. It turns out they have more in common than the name Hop Alley. - We are taking a couple months off after this episode to give some ongoing projects the time they deserve. All complaints about this will be interpreted as expressions of grief, so bring 'em on! You can also tell us how you feel in a review on iTunes. Just mak...
Preserving Constitution Hall
July 05, 2016 19:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBOn Changing Denver this month, we have an interview with local historian Amy Zimmer about her new book Lost Denver and her experiences on the Landmark Preservation Commission. She outlines Denver’s fraught relationship with its own past and explains our official process for preserving historic landmarks. Memory, loss, the value of seeing your past around you: It can be a challenge to take these issues on without slipping down a rabbit hole. You have been warned. Amy Zimmer’s book is avai...
CDBBB: Another Urban Respite
June 13, 2016 17:42 - 12 minutes - 17 MBIn this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, Central Library Administrator Rachel Fewell discusses some of the challenges facing the Denver Public Library and the ways she and her colleagues are dealing with them. She also responds to comments Phil Goodstein made about the library in our episode about the West Side. - #ListenLocal Check out the Revisit Denver podcast at www.revisitdenver.com to hear more stories of Denver's past. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4w...
How to Climb Stoner Hill
June 06, 2016 12:30 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MBOn Changing Denver this month, we invite local journalist Andy Kenney to guide us through the story of Stoner Hill, a small elevated area of Commons Park. For years it has been a respite for assorted travelers, misfits, and people experiencing homelessness. But now that developers and their wealthy customers have moved into the neighborhood, it has become a source of tension. We dove into this one heads first, figured out the latest news on Stoner Hill, and even got a little involved in the ...
CDBBB: Representing Cap Hill
May 09, 2016 14:00 - 11 minutes - 16.1 MBIt’s another installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, our series of shorts that complement or supplement the regular episodes. This time, we have an interview with former city councilwoman for District 10 Jeanne Robb. She discusses what it was like representing Cap Hill and how some of the neighborhood’s major issues changed over her 12 years in office. - Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud. Follow us on Twitter (@changingdenv...
The Ghosts of Cap Hill
May 02, 2016 12:22 - 29 minutes - 41 MBOn Changing Denver this month, we investigate paranormalactivity in Cap Hill. It turns out the early reports greatlyunderestimated the infestation! Ghosts are legion in this historicDenver neighborhood, and not necessarily the kind you'd expect. - Materials for further research: Ghost Quest, the feature length paranormal investigationdocumentary, is available on YouTube in full. Bree Davies wrote this column for Westword on the closing of the Gypsy House. Lady Speech tweets @LadySpeech ...
(Hungarian Freedom) Park-n-Thrive
March 30, 2016 13:27 - 27 minutes - 31.3 MBOn Changing Denver this month, we have the story of Hungarian Freedom Park. What is the connection between Hungary, landscape architecture, and our Queen City of the Plains? More generally, how does a people forge a lasting connection to a place? You can hear the answers to these questions and much more in this, our most ambitious and personal episode to date. - Materials Referenced in this Episode: Here are some links to S.R. DeBoer’s plans for Alamo Placita Park (1927) and what became H...