CityTalk
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -CityTalk is a production of the Gunnison Country Times featuring city government news and interviews from the City of Gunnison in central Colorado.
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Episodes
CityTalk — Grub on the go
January 27, 2022 19:23 - 27 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this episode of CityTalk, Gunnison Country Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with a pair of enterprising young entrepreneurs about their food delivery start-up called GunniGrub. Erik Riego Jordan and Luke Hylton share their story and their dreams in launching a restaurant-to-door delivery service that covers the whole Gunnison Valley.
CityTalk — More than a mayor
January 12, 2022 21:52 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBIn this episode of CityTalk, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with City of Gunnison Mayor Diego Plata — about his personal backstory as an immigrant from Venezuela and his vision for the future of the Gunnison Valley.
CityTalk — Room for everyone
December 15, 2021 21:13 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBIn the episode of CityTalk, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Gunnison City Clerk Erica Boucher and Community Outreach Liaison Ricardo Esqueda — about city efforts to build bridges of communication and inclusion to underrepresented segments of the community.
CityTalk — Local wine, old-world style
December 10, 2021 20:08 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this episode of CityTalk, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Shamai Buckel, co-owner of Buckel Family Wine in Gunnison. She and her husband Joe specialize in creating craft wines in the "old-world" style.
CityTalk — Rooted Apothecary: Wildcrafting for wellness
November 22, 2021 19:01 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBIn this episode of CityTalk, Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Briana Wiles, founder and owner of Rooted Apothecary. Wiles started the herbal products business 10 years ago with a farmers market booth and has since grown into two retail locations in Gunnison and Crested Butte and a thriving online store. She's also the author of two books on how to wildcraft medicinal and edible plants in the Rocky Mountains.
CityTalk — Show me the money
November 01, 2021 20:59 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBIn this week's episode of CityTalk, City of Gunnison Finance Director Ben Cowan opens the books to Times Editor Sam Liebl for an in-depth conversation about the present and future state of city finances.
CityTalk — Serving up the (public) works
October 25, 2021 20:06 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBIn this week's episode of CityTalk, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with City of Gunnison Public Works Director David Gardner and City Engineer Cody Tusing — about what it takes to keep Gunnison's lights on, the water running, the snow removed and, well, the list goes on.
City Talk — Fire! How Gunnison volunteers keep you safe
October 18, 2021 18:45 - 29 minutes - 41 MBIn this episode of CityTalk, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Gunnison Fire Chief Hugo Ferchau and Assistant Fire Chief Tom McDonough — about what it takes for an all-volunteer force to be ready when the calls come in. This episode is sponsored by the City of Gunnison.
CityTalk — October 11, 2021
October 11, 2021 19:08 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MBCity Talk is a production of the Gunnison Country Times in exploring municipal news in the City of Gunnison. In this episode, host and Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with City Manager Russ Forrest and two environment and sustainability interns, Shannon Hessler and Jenny Nitzky.
CityTalk — October 5, 2021
October 05, 2021 19:38 - 40 minutes - 55 MBCity Talk is a production of the Gunnison Country Times in exploring municipal news in the City of Gunnison. In this inaugural episode, host and Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Anton Sinkewich, Community Development Director, and Andie Ruggera, Senior Planner at the City of Gunnison, about the issue of housing in the valley.