Latest 2018 elections Podcast Episodes
Is Colorado a blue state now?
Purplish - November 11, 2022 02:15 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsYes, we know what happened Tuesday, but we're still not changing the name of the podcast.
What we’re watching for on Election Day
Purplish - November 04, 2022 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThe big day is almost here and our team looks at where the campaigns, the polling and the voters stand, as things come down to the wire.
What keeps our elections safe?
Purplish - October 28, 2022 13:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsColorado's election system has all sorts of checks built in to prevent fraud and subversion, but much of it happens out of public view. We go through some of the biggest security measures -- and some of the biggest conspiracy theories still circulating.
Jena Griswold, candidate for secretary of state
Who's Gonna Govern? - October 26, 2022 22:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn 2022, Jena Griswold is running for reelection as Colorado's secretary of state. The Democrat was elected in 2018, and before that, she was an attorney.
Pam Anderson, candidate for secretary of state
Who's Gonna Govern? - October 26, 2022 22:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn 2022, Pam Anderson is running for Colorado secretary of state. The Republican was the clerk and recorder in Jefferson County. She also led the Colorado County Clerks Association.
All your 2022 ballot measures explained (plus a few weird ones from history)
Purplish - October 22, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThere are 11 statewide measures on the ballot this year, and we're here to give you the key points on each of them. Oh, and Andy plays stump-the-hosts with 140 years of initiative history.
Barbara Kirkmeyer, candidate for U.S. House
Who's Gonna Govern? - October 21, 2022 18:43 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn 2022, Barbara Kirkmeyer is running for Congress in Colorado's new 8th Congressional District.
Yadira Caraveo, candidate for U.S. House
Who's Gonna Govern? - October 21, 2022 18:43 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn 2022, Dr. Yadira Caraveo is running for Congress in Colorado's new 8th Congressional District.
Michael Bennet, candidate for U.S. Senate
Who's Gonna Govern? - October 19, 2022 19:43 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn 2022, Michael Bennet is running for reelection to the U.S. Senate. The Democrat has held the office since 2009. He was previously superintendent of Denver Public Schools. For more information to help you decide on ballot measures and big races, find the complete 2022 voter guide at cp...
Joe O’Dea, candidate for U.S. Senate
Who's Gonna Govern? - October 19, 2022 19:43 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn 2022, Joe O'Dea is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate. He owns a construction company called Concrete Express. He is running for office for the first time. For more information to help you decide on ballot measures and big races, find the complete 2022 voter guide at cpr.org.
Heidi Ganahl, candidate for governor
Who's Gonna Govern? - October 19, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn 2022, Heidi Ganahl is the Republican nominee for governor. She currently serves as a CU regent, making her the only Republican to hold statewide office in Colorado. She is also an entrepreneur, founding a doggy daycare business called Camp Bow Wow, which she has sold. For more informa...
Jared Polis, candidate for governor
Who's Gonna Govern? - October 19, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn 2022, Jared Polis is running for reelection as Colorado's governor. The Democrat was elected in 2018. He is a former congressman and entrepreneur. For more information to help you decide on ballot measures and big races, find the complete 2022 voter guide at cpr.org. Host: Ryan Warne...
Housing on your ballot
Purplish - October 14, 2022 20:46 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsColoradans are increasingly naming housing as a top issue, and it's one that will appear on ballots this fall in a couple of ways.
Colorado’s Latino voters and the 2022 races
Purplish - September 29, 2022 05:49 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsOne in six Colorado voters is Latino, a fact the campaigns are very, very aware of. But are candidates and parties forging meaningful connections, or just falling back on transactional habits?
Moderates in the Midterm
Purplish - September 15, 2022 20:03 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsSenate candidate Joe O'Dea is getting national attention for his views on abortion, Trump and other issues that set him apart from many in his party. But will his positions be enough to win over the moderate voters so crucial to winning Colorado's elections?
What did we learn from the primary?
Purplish - June 30, 2022 23:21 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsColorado's Republican establishment is celebrating a night of victories that they believe will give them a leg up on the general election, and could even be a turning point for their party.
Unaffiliated Voters — the big question mark
Purplish - June 25, 2022 06:12 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsthe primary approaches, one big question is what influence an influx of unaffiliated voters might have on the GOP selection contests.
The GOP Divide
Purplish - June 17, 2022 06:36 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThe party is torn between its grassroots, with their concerns about the 2020 election and their hunger for a more combative tone from lawmakers, and its more traditional voters, who […]
What lawmakers did with their time
Purplish - May 14, 2022 04:05 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsOver the past 120 days, lawmakers have argued over justice reform, housing, behavioral health and so much more -- we'll wrap up everything they did -- and didn't -- get done.
With mental health, can Colorado achieve ‘transformative’ change?
Purplish - May 05, 2022 23:53 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsColorado ranks last in the nation, when it comes to mental health care available, compared to the number of people who need it. This year state lawmakers are hoping to make a big difference in the problem.
The fight to ban Menthols and flavored vapes
Purplish - April 22, 2022 03:46 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsLawmakers are debating whether to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored vapes and similar products. It's an issue that's pulled in tons of lobbying money and is causing some deep divisions between usual political allies.
Who’s on the primary ballot?
Purplish - April 14, 2022 05:53 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsAnd what do the choices made at the GOP state assembly say about the state of that party?
Colorado at the eye of an election conspiracy storm
Purplish - April 07, 2022 23:52 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThe story of how one county clerk came to believe in false claims about her own voting equipment, what it reveals about the many ways in which our election system […]
The past, and future, of abortion in Colorado
Purplish - March 24, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsColorado has been a landmark state for both sides of the abortion debate: home to one of the earliest laws to liberalize access to the procedure, as well as the birthplace of the personhood movement. Now, with Roe v Wade in doubt at the federal level, state lawmakers are writing a new cha...
Crime is rising in Colorado – is justice reform to blame?
Purplish - March 11, 2022 14:16 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsFor more than a decade, Colorado lawmakers have pursued a range of criminal justice reforms.
Lawmakers’ brewing labor battle
Purplish - February 25, 2022 16:25 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsSome legislative leaders want to give all local public worker unions the power to collectively bargain, but they're up against a lot of powerful opponents.
Serving in the statehouse while running for Congress
Purplish - February 10, 2022 22:17 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsSeven percent of the state legislature is currently running for Congress — that’s the largest number in recent years and it speaks to the many ways in which this is […]
The housing crisis comes home to the Capitol
Purplish - January 27, 2022 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsWith home values and rents rising at a dizzying rate, state lawmakers are rushing to try to address Colorado's housing crisis. They do have one ace up their sleeve: a whole lot of federal money.
Back to work at the Capitol
Purplish - January 17, 2022 08:25 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsThe legislature has gaveled in its session. The governor has laid out his agenda. The cost of living and rising crime are high on the list of priorities on both sides of the aisle. What lies ahead for this year's policymaking?
Remembering the January 6th Capitol Riot
Purplish - January 06, 2022 16:44 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsWhen rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol a year ago, most members of the Colorado delegation were in the House and Senate chambers. A year later, the memories still haunt them.