Range & Slope
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsRange & Slope is an audio journey through Colorado. It is a show best listened to on headphones on a snow-capped mountain peak, a wide-open prairie, or a dust-painted mesa. We represent Colorado brilliantly in sound, telling stories that shine a light on Colorado life.
Each episode opens and closes with an intriguing soundprint from somewhere in the state. Episodes also feature an audio story creatively produced by one of the devoted audio storytellers who make up The Range and Slope Collective. Our members make immersive, engaging work in a collaborative, non-hierarchical atmosphere.
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Episodes
Left Hand Left Out
March 31, 2020 05:39 - 36 minutes - 83.1 MB“People seeing the beauty of this valley will want to stay, and their staying will be the undoing of the beauty.” ******************* Soundprint: Tri-M performance of "America The Beautiful," in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Recorded by Rae Solomon. "America the Beautiful” was actually inspired by Colorado Springs. It started out as a poem titled, “Pike’s Peak.” For many, it’s a patriotic favorite. But to others, it can be a reminder that the America we know has been many different thing...
The Candidate
February 29, 2020 08:12 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBYara is a young tax attorney in Northern Colorado, a mother of two little boys under the age of 4. As if her career and family didn't keep her busy enough, now she's decided to throw her hat into the ring for a seat in the state legislature in a district she's unlikely to win. She says she's doing it for her kids. But maybe she's also doing for herself.
Range Anxiety
January 31, 2020 06:50 - 29 minutes - 66.9 MBSoundprint: The National Western Stock Show Parade. Recorded by Megan Arellano. With every episode we make, we hear a lot of amazing things. And we don’t always have a way to include them in our episodes. So, we thought we’d share some of that old tape that’s been sitting in the archives, gathering dust. Instead of one big story, we have three shorter stories. And we’ll also talk a little bit about our process. It’s also a little taste of the type of extra material you’ll get if you become...
Collecting in Good Faith
December 31, 2019 08:44 - 25 minutes - 58.7 MBSoundprint: The Sit 'n' Bull Saloon on Christmas Day. Recorded by Rae Solomon. For us here at Range & Slope HQ, it’s been a year of exploration and discovery. Since we launched the show in July, each of the three of us has produced two stories. Rae gave us a look inside Denver’s tiny home village and local journalism crisis. I found my way to the edge of a nuclear-reactor sized hole and talked A LOT about regional pizza styles. Back in September, Matthew told us a story about a man and a...
The Honey Trap
November 30, 2019 09:32 - 39 minutes - 91.2 MBPaul and Megan take on a mystery--a Colorado pizza mystery. This month's story, "The Honey Trap: A Denver Pizza Podcast Investigation," was produced by Paul Karolyi of the Range & Slope Collective and Megan Arellano, his co-host on the Denver Pizza Podcast. Matthew Simonson recorded this month's soundprint, "Pow-Wow Gourd Dance in Tawaoc, CO."
Ghost Stories 2019
October 31, 2019 07:59 - 35 minutes - 82.2 MBA spiked editorial. A forsaken tip. An idea laughed out of the newsroom. Three tales of Colorado journalists and the stories that should have been. From producer Rae Solomon, this month’s feature story, “Ghost Stories.” This episode’s soundprint: the Sandhill Cranes of Monte Vista, by recordist Paul Karolyi.
Cash Gart: The Songs of Sniagrab
September 30, 2019 03:18 - 25 minutes - 58.4 MBSoundprint: DMV, Tremont Branch. Recorded by Rae Solomon. For many thrifty Coloradans, Labor Day used to be more than just an excuse to take off work. It was the shopping event of the year. Starting in 1954, and for many Labor Day weekends thereafter, the Gart Brothers would throw open their doors and welcome customers with discounted prices on outdoor apparel and winter sporting goods. Range and Slope’s Matthew Simonson brings us a story of fathers, family, and bargains spelled backwa...
Smashing Atoms Just North of Platteville
August 31, 2019 04:30 - 27 minutes - 62 MBMore poetry for the edge of the big hole: “I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name ...
Aurora, In the Village
July 31, 2019 05:09 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBOur first episode of Range and Slope. Sound: Recordist Matthew Simonson of the Range and Slope Collective takes us to a diner in Dinosaur, Colorado. Story: Producer Rae Solomon of the Range and Slope Collective shares an impression of life at the Beloved Community Village tiny home colony, through the eyes of one of the village residents. Beloved Community Village is an experiment in transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness in Denver, Colorado. Still curious about lif...
A Titanium Accident (Trailer)
July 16, 2019 23:46 - 3 minutes - 18.3 MBBruce Odland recalls the day he spotted a mysterious object, setting off a chain of sonic events that continues to inspire people like us. This is Range and Slope, an audio journey through Colorado. Range and Slope is a new show from four Colorado audio producers. On the last day of every month, sounds and stories from prairie to peak. Subscribe to the podcast, or listen at rangeandslope.com