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Listen to many of your favorite programs that feature on GrassRoots Community Network, from world-renowned organizations such as The Aspen Institute, to popular local shows such as The Jerry Bovino Show.

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BTalks: "Behind the Art"

August 10, 2018 20:51 - 50 minutes - 91.7 MB

filmed on 8/9/2018 at the Temporary in Basalt, Colorado. BTalks is aimed at connecting mid-valley residents around inspiring ideas and conversations through a series of several short ‘community confluence’ conversations. Along with great presentations and discussion, free food and hosted beer and wine are served. Come celebrate your community and get to know your neighbors at BTalks. This BTalk is titled “Behind the Art” and features stories from Nancy Lovendahl, Artist and sculptor Nina ...

The Local's Show - "Yoda of Yodel"

August 08, 2018 16:55 - 29 minutes - 54.1 MB

Host Erik Skarvan interviews Aspen legend Klaus Obermeyer, founder of Sport Obermeyer. Klaus' innovations include, but aren't limited to: The quilted down parka. Stitched together from his own down comforter. Developed the first mirrored ski sunglasses from vaporized metal. Created the first nylon windshirt. With Friedl Pfeiffer developed the first high-altitude suntan lotion. Developed a dual layer ski boot. The first with a warm liner & a rigid exterior shell. Created the first turtl...

Artist Talk: Rashid Johnson

August 03, 2018 16:51 - 52 minutes - 96.2 MB

Aspen Art Museum Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and Director Heidi Zuckerman interviews artist Rashid Johnson. Rashid Johnson was born in Chicago, in 1977, and lives and works in New York. A critical theory framework extends across his paintings, sculptures, photography, and video work, investigating legacies of and possibilities for African American intellectual and cultural life. His work has been the subject of recent solo exhibitions at the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Kemper Museum of Contempor...

None of the Above - "Wave Elections" with Rob Oldham of Ballotpedia.org

August 01, 2018 22:35 - 27 minutes - 50.2 MB

Steve Nemerovski interviews Rob Oldham of Ballotpedia.org http://www.noneoftheabove.us/ https://www.ballotpedia.org

“The Demise and Rebirth of American Third Parties - Part 2 of 2” - None of the Above

August 01, 2018 20:55 - 29 minutes - 53.2 MB

Part 2 of Steve Nemerovski's talk with Bernard Tamas, author of “The Demise and Rebirth of American Third Parties.” None of the Above is a show that examines the underlying causes of extreme polarization and dysfunction in our political system and presents viable solutions. For more information: https://www.amazon.com/Demise-Rebirth-American-Third-Parties/dp/0815356374 http://www.noneoftheabove.us

“The Demise and Rebirth of American Third Parties - Part 1 of 2” - None of the Above

August 01, 2018 20:37 - 28 minutes - 53.1 MB

Steve Nemerovski talks with Bernard Tamas, author of “The Demise and Rebirth of American Third Parties.” None of the Above is a show that examines the underlying causes of extreme polarization and dysfunction in our political system and presents viable solutions. For more information: https://www.amazon.com/Demise-Rebirth-American-Third-Parties/dp/0815356374 http://www.noneoftheabove.us

Artist Talk: Abraham Cruzvillegas

July 31, 2018 21:21 - 55 minutes - 102 MB

Abraham Cruzvillegas was born in Mexico City, in 1968, where he continues to live and work. Since 2007, he has created a body of sculptures and installations that investigate what he calls autoconstrucción (“self-construction”), working with found materials and assemblage in reference to everyday practices also found in urban landscapes. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, th...

Conversations with Artists: Hans Ulrich Obrist & Heidi Zuckerman

July 31, 2018 21:14 - 1 hour - 121 MB

How do interviews reveal truth? What questions make artists open up? In this public dialogue, a conversation between Serpentine Galleries Artistic Director, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and AAM Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and Director, Heidi Zuckerman, will reveal reflections on the journey that unfolds in her new book Conversations with Artists, which features more than thirty prominent contemporary artists in personal, illuminating conversations. American Sign Language interpretation provided by the ...

Fascism: A Warning - Madeleine Albright and Loren Jenkins

July 31, 2018 20:30 - 50 minutes - 92.5 MB

Explore More and Explore Booksellers are delighted to present former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in conversation about her new book, Fascism: A Warning, moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and long time local, Loren Jenkins. Join us at the Hotel Jerome for a personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy continues to shape today's world. https://www.explorebooksellers.com

The Jerry Bovino Show - "Lawyer to the Stars" featuring Ron Rossi

July 27, 2018 19:17 - 57 minutes - 106 MB

with Ronald R. Rossi of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP

Aspen Words presents: "Summer Words - The Writer’s Life: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times"

July 24, 2018 20:14 - 1 hour - 151 MB

featuring Margot Lee Shetterly, J. Courtney Sullivan, Peter Ho Davies, and moderated by Adrienne Brodeur filmed on June 20th, 2018 at Belly Up - Aspen, Colorado

Aspen Words presents: "2018 Summer Benefit with Mohsin Hamid and Dan Porterfield"

July 24, 2018 19:49 - 1 hour - 130 MB

featuring Dan Porterfield, CEO of Aspen Institute in conversation with Literary Prize Winner Mohsin Hamid filmed on June 19th, 2018 at the Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colorado

"Artist Talk: Anicka Yi" - Aspen Art Museum

July 21, 2018 01:27 - 53 minutes - 98.8 MB

Anicka Yi was born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1971, and currently lives and works in New York. Her work uses unconventional materials and, at times, methods to engage the senses of the human body to reconfigure biological, political, and personal perceptions. She is the recipient of the 2016 Hugo Boss Prize, and her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany, Kunsthalle Basel, List Visual Arts Center, MIT, and...

"Impaired Brain" -6th Annual AspenBrainLab

July 20, 2018 17:53 - 2 hours - 242 MB

Deep Dive into the End of Alzheimer’s - Special Event Glenda Greenwald - Introduction George Vradenburg - Moderator - Global Overview of New Therapies against Alzheimer’s Dr. Dale Bredesen - The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Survivors Dr. Mark Hyman – Re-thinking Alzheimer's: Can we Prevent or Reverse it? Pete Holman - Active Exercise Brain Break Dr. Richard Brown - Cognitive Enhancement Naturally Moderated Panel Discussion Q&A with Audience

"Future Brain/Future Mind" - 6th Annual AspenBrainLab

July 19, 2018 23:24 - 1 hour - 117 MB

featuring: Dr. Joshua Hare - Can Stem Cells Spark the Regenerative Powers of the Brain? - Starts at 5:16 Jamie Wheal - The Enhanced Human: Getting into FLOW for Optimal Performance - Starts at 23:03 Gina Murdock - Shaking, Dancing, & Laughing Meditation - Starts at 56:32

"Healthy Brain" - 6th Annual AspenBrainLab

July 19, 2018 18:29 - 45 minutes - 83.6 MB

featuring: Dr. Charles Czeisler - "The Sleep Deprived Brain’s Influence on Aging" - 1:33 Rod Stryker – "Enlightened Sleep: Healing, Power and Possibility" - 26:10

"Ritual, in Situ: Art, Food, Performance (Alison Knowles)" - Aspen Art Museum

July 18, 2018 20:05 - 45 minutes - 82.4 MB

A presentation on the works of Alison Knowles by Nicole Woods, Assistant Professor, Modern and Contemporary Art History at the University of Notre Dame, brought to you by the Aspen Art Museum.

The Local's Show - "Read All About It"

July 18, 2018 16:51 - 29 minutes - 54.5 MB

with Erik Skarvan and David Krause, Editor for The Aspen Times

"Creative Brain" - 6th Annual AspenBrainLab

July 17, 2018 18:06 - 54 minutes - 100 MB

featuring: Scott Carney - What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes us Stronger: Ice Cold Therapy Sheryl Barto - Horseboy Method: Cutting-edge Equine Therapy for Autism and PTSD For More Information: scottcarney.com smilinggoatranch.com AspenBrainLab - 2018 - The St. Regis Aspen Resort - Aspen, Colorado The only conference where neurology lectures and laughter meditation sessions live together in perfect harmony. Glenda Greenwald, Founder and President of the Aspen Brain Institute, realized that the ...

Amory Lovins "Disruptive Energy Futures"

September 21, 2017 17:04 - 23 minutes - 42.2 MB

More Americans work in the booming solar or windpower industries than in the coal industry, yet renewables are often claimed to be unreliable. Amory Lovins, Cofounder and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute explains why that’s a myth.

"Rock and Roll Brothers" - The Jerry Bovino Show

September 15, 2017 20:56 - 59 minutes - 108 MB

with Robbie Levin, Geoff Levin, and Host Jerry Bovino

"Holocaust, Genocide, and Contemporary Bioethics" - The Aspen Center for Social Values

September 15, 2017 18:58 - 1 hour - 152 MB

We all say "Never Again!" How can we ensure that it won't? Learn to recognize and stop genocide strategies from being used again anywhere in the world. Join our panelists who will discuss the strategies used by the Nazi party to justify criminal medical research and genocide through the public health propaganda. Stacy Gallin Maimonides Institute for Medicine, Ethics and the Holocaust / UNESCO Department of Bioethics and the Holocaust William Silvers University of Colorado School of Medic...

"Truth in Journalism in the Era of Fake News" - Explore Booksellers

August 22, 2017 21:17 - 1 hour - 121 MB

with Thomas Friedman and Loren Jenkins

2017 Squirm Night featuring City of Aspen Council and Mayoral Candidates

April 17, 2017 21:36 - 2 hours - 258 MB

2017 Squirm Night featuring City of Aspen Council and Mayoral Candidates by GrassPods

ProbeLine "2017 Aspen City Council Candidate Ward Hauenstein"

April 06, 2017 22:26 - 1 hour - 83.1 MB

Hosted by Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism

ProbeLine - "2017 Aspen City Council Candidate Torre"

April 06, 2017 22:25 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

Hosted by Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism

probeLine - "2017 Aspen City Council Candidate Sue Tatem"

April 06, 2017 22:24 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

Hosted by Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism

ProbeLine - "2017 City of Aspen Mayoral Candidate Steve Skadron"

April 06, 2017 22:16 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

Hosted Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism

Probeline - "2017 Aspen City Council Candidate Skippy Mesirow"

April 06, 2017 22:14 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

Hosted Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism (Watch Now)

ProbeLine - ""2017 City of Aspen Mayoral Candidate Lee Mulcahey"

April 06, 2017 22:13 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

Hosted by Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism

ProbeLine - "2017 Aspen City Council Candidate Art Daly"

April 06, 2017 22:11 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB

Hosted by Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism

ProbeLibe - "2017 Aspen City Council Candidate Ann Mullins"

April 06, 2017 22:09 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

Hosted by Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism

"How Not to Die" - Michael Greger, MD

February 10, 2017 03:26 - 1 hour - 164 MB

The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle. In How Not to Die, Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-recognized lecturer, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org, examines the fifteen top causes of death in America—heart disease, various cancers, diabetes, Parkinson’s, high blood pressure, and more—and explains how nutritional and lifestyle interventions can sometimes trump prescription pills and other pharmaceutical and surgical...

The Book Recommendation

February 02, 2017 21:01 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MB

A reading of the play "The Book Recommendation" written by Genevieve LaMee of Glenwood Springs High School.

Last Confession

February 02, 2017 20:58 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MB

A reading of the play "Last Confession" written by Zamira Mullally of Glenwood Springs High School.

Aspen Words presents: Winter Words with Azar Nafsi

February 01, 2017 22:38 - 57 minutes - 105 MB

Azar Nafisi is the author of the national bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, a harrowing portrait of the Islamic revolution in Iran and how it affected one university professor and her students. The book was a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Memoir and was named one of the “100 Best Books of the Decade” by The Times (London). It has spent over 117 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated in 32 languages.

The Aspen Jewish Congregation presents: "2016 Summer Concert: Wind Water Earth & Fire"

August 10, 2016 17:48 - 1 hour - 201 MB

The Aspen Jewish Congregation presents: "2016 Summer Concert: Wind Water Earth & Fire"

The Aspen Art Museum presents: Art Matters with Julian Schnabel

August 10, 2016 17:39 - 32 minutes - 60.3 MB

The Aspen Art Museum presents: Art Matters with Julian Schnabel

The Aspen Center for Physics presents: "Does Copper Have Extra Dimensions?"

August 10, 2016 17:24 - 1 hour - 127 MB

with Philip W. Phillips (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Aspen Center for Physics presents: "Singing Binaries: Listening to the Chirps of Black Holes"

July 15, 2016 18:55 - 1 hour - 141 MB

with IIya Mandel (University of Birmingham)

The Jerry Bovino Show - "Cool Philanthropist"

July 15, 2016 18:50 - 59 minutes - 108 MB

Richard Lipsey, Chairman of Lipsey's (Sporting Goods), Aide to the top general for President John F. Kennedy

None of the Above - Episode #38

July 15, 2016 18:44 - 1 hour - 118 MB

"Everytown For Gun Safety" with John Feinblatt; "Independent Map Amendment" with Dave Mellet

Squirm Night 2016 featuring Pitkin County Commissioner Candidates

June 22, 2016 22:24 - 1 hour - 161 MB

Squirm Night 2016 featuring Pitkin County Commissioner Candidates Hawk Greenway, Scott Writer, and Greg Poschman Our summer podcast series is generously underwritten by Turnkey Vacation Rentals. For more information contact Mark Viola at 970 368 4288 or visit turnkeyvr.com. Turnkey Vacation Rentals, is a leader in full service vacation rental management. Turnkey Vacation Rentals supports GrassRoots and our community.

Probeline 2016 - "Pitkin County Board of County Commissioner Candidate Interviews" Hawk Greenway

June 21, 2016 23:59 - 32 minutes - 59.3 MB

with host Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism.

Probeline 2016 - "Pitkin County Board of County Commissioner Candidate Interviews" Greg Poschman

June 21, 2016 23:57 - 29 minutes - 54.6 MB

with host Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism.

Probeline 2016 - "Pitkin County Board of County Commissioner Candidate Interviews" Scott Writer

June 21, 2016 23:53 - 32 minutes - 58.7 MB

with host Brent Gardner-Smith of Aspen Journalism.

Chabad Jewish Community Center present: "Encountering the Stranger - Part 1 of 2"

June 14, 2016 18:37 - 1 hour - 114 MB

Editors John K. Roth and Leonard Grob, in their book Encountering the Stranger, state that, “Authentic dialogue must aim to overcome existential mistrust of the stranger.” Rather, contributors to their book seek “fundamental change” which may include “revising their own tradition’s assumptions and teaching regarding ‘the other.’ ” An illustrious gathering of renowned scholars, clergy, artists and theologians, representing the Abrahamic traditions, examine this phenomenon in terms of past, pr...

The Local's Show - Media Entrepreneur

June 14, 2016 18:27 - 29 minutes - 54.2 MB

In this episode Erik Skarvan interviews Aspen legend Greg Lewis. Following a dream to create programming specifically for locals, Erik Skarvan launched The Local's Show on Grassroots TV in 2005. The Local's Show quickly evolved into a thirty minute talk show featuring inspirational locals; from Olympic athletes, to politicians, to entrepreneurs in order to inspire fellow locals to step up and pursue their dreams too.

Interview with Julia Child

June 03, 2016 19:04 - 21 minutes - 39.6 MB

Interview with Julia Child

Town of Snowmass Village - Town Council Regular Meeting 5/2/2016

May 05, 2016 19:59 - 1 hour - 227 MB

Town of Snowmass Village - Town Council Regular Meeting 5/2/2016

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Colson Whitehead
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Dr. Vincent Pedre
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Follow Your Heart
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