Latest 2018 elections Podcast Episodes
Assessing the primary as the dust settles
Purplish - June 28, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsOur hosts discuss the big themes that emerged from Republican primary results and what they mean for the future of the party, and for the general election.
GOP rifts in the Congressional Districts 5 and 8 primaries
Purplish - June 21, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsHow a pair of two-man races in El Paso County and along the northern Front Range are illustrating the increasingly bitter divisions in Colorado's Republican Party.
The primary fight for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
Purplish - June 14, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsWith Rep. Lauren Boebert out of the running, which of the half dozen Republicans trying for the seat is likely to win the primary and take on Democrat Adam Frisch?
In eastern Colorado, a primary and a vacancy election
Purplish - June 07, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsWhat to make of the nine major party candidates -- including Rep. Lauren Boebert -- all running in Colorado's fourth congressional district? And how does the vacancy race to fill out Ken Buck's term factor into it all?
What are Colorado voters worried about?
Purplish - May 31, 2024 21:20 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsFrom the future of our democracy to the state of their bank accounts, Colorado voters have been telling us about their top concerns for the upcoming election.
Ending on a high note
Purplish - May 11, 2024 00:23 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsLawmakers were in an usually good mood as they wrapped up their session this week, a marked change from recent years.
Drinking at the Colorado Capitol
Purplish - May 03, 2024 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsLawmakers say sharing an occasional drink can build camaraderie and release stress during long days under the golden dome, but the legislature’s long tradition of social drinking comes with risks […]
The new oil and gas war
Purplish - April 19, 2024 10:05 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsBattles over air quality and the future of drilling are threatening to spill out of the state capitol and onto your ballot.
Is Colorado really about to commit to passenger rail?
Purplish - April 05, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThe state has a “train guy” for governor, and the federal government is offering billions in funding.
Lawmakers’ $1.5B tax credit battle royale
Purplish - March 22, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsSpending limits make it hard for the legislature to put new priorities in the budget. But the tax code is another matter altogether.
Is Colorado’s medical aid in dying law too hard to use?
Purplish - March 08, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsEach year, hundreds of Coloradans with terminal illnesses use medication to aid their deaths. But guardrails put in to prevent abuse can turn into major roadblocks for patients. Now lawmakers are considering some changes to the policy.
What do all the new immigrant arrivals mean for Colorado?
Purplish - February 23, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsDenver is cutting its budget to keep up with the cost of sheltering the steady flow of arrivals from the southern border, and that's leading to strain between cities, and questions about what role the state should play.
The first month of session, down
Purplish - February 08, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThe session started with a protest over the war in Gaza and the issue has continued to reverberate.
Inside the fight to keep Space Command in Colorado
Purplish - January 29, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsFrom fateful tarmac conversations to contentious committee hearings, Colorado leaders tell the inside of story of their years'-long fight to ensure the high tech command stays in the state permanently. And why it may not be over yet.
Tina Peters is headed to trial – how did we get here?
Purplish - January 23, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThe Mesa County clerk is accused of breaching the security of her office's election computers in order to hunt for evidence of massive fraud. How did Peters, a political novice who ran on lowering DMV wait times, become such a pivotal figure in the ongoing campaign to prove false claims t...
The legislature returns: what lies ahead?
Purplish - January 10, 2024 05:03 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsLawmakers start their annual session Wednesday, after an off-season that contained more than the usual number of bumps and bruises.
Could this Colorado case determine Trump’s political future?
Purplish - November 16, 2023 22:57 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsWe break down the electoral courtroom drama playing out in Denver right now.
What’s up with Prop. II?
Purplish - October 20, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThe state collected more money from new tobacco and nicotine taxes than it expected, and now voters must decide what to do.
What’s up with Prop. HH?
Purplish - October 17, 2023 14:08 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsWondering what this Prop. HH measure you see on your ballot is all about? We explain what this proposal would mean for your finances, and the state's.
Colorado Springs’ next mayor is a man few thought would win. What happened?
Purplish - June 02, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsYes, politics may be shifting in this conservative bulwark, but that's only one part of the story.
Land use, property taxes and party conflicts — how the legislature wrapped up
Purplish - May 11, 2023 22:58 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThe end of session brought dramatic developments, bruising disagreements and a few goofy moments.
The legislature’s spending dance
Purplish - May 04, 2023 21:12 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsHere’s a math problem for you: how do you get hundreds of different bills to add up to one balanced budget?
The year that could change how Colorado grows
Purplish - April 21, 2023 18:28 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsSingle-family homes have ruled Colorado development for a century, but Gov. Jared Polis and his allies believe the future needs to look very different.
Colorado’s blockbuster filibuster (and why it matters)
Purplish - April 06, 2023 23:18 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsAs Republican lawmakers adapt to their ‘super-minority’ in the House, they’re grappling with a big question: is it better to negotiate when they can, or dig in on delays?
Xcel’s winter of discontent
Purplish - March 24, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsSky-high utility bills and record corporate profits have many Coloradans — and lawmakers — asking if it’s time to rethink Xcel’s business model.
Disability rights at center stage
Purplish - March 11, 2023 01:50 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsHousing, recreation, government -- advocates for people with disabilities say there are a lot of ways Colorado could be doing more to make those things accessible to all.
Rent control in Colorado?
Purplish - March 03, 2023 20:32 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThe policy has been banned in Colorado for four decades, but that could all change this year.
How Colorado’s gun laws have changed from frontier days to today
Purplish - February 10, 2023 18:35 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsFrom the founding of the state to modern mass shootings, we look at the forces that have driven changes to Colorado law over the years, and what it means for this year's brewing debate.
The Polis Agenda
Purplish - January 20, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsIn the first State of the State speech of his second term, Gov. Polis picked a big fight with local governments, while saying little on a major priority for many in his party.
The legislature is back: what do they want to do?
Purplish - January 13, 2023 23:46 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsState lawmakers have returned to session in Denver. We cover a bit of DC-style drama on opening day, and hear from congressional reporter Caitlyn Kim how the actual DC drama went down with the many, many Speaker votes.