Nice (7 different types of) weather we’re having

“There’s no place like my rez,” says Indigenous artist Sean Snyder (right), holding beaded, sequined ruby moccasins that are headed for the Denver Art Museum’s permanent collection. Snyder and co-creator/husband Adrian Stevens have just finished their residency at DAM.

At R&R Head Labs in Denver, former inmates with tonsorial skills become professional barbers.

My barber James is now fully licensed. We celebrated over apple pie this morning!

Where does the magic happen at Sundance Film Festival?

Often it’s… standing in line! The conversations, connections, and serendipity.

Director Lulu Wang, producer Gigi Pritzker, and CU film student Kate Yezzi joined me for “Sundance is coming to Boulder. Now what?”

Airs soon on Colorado Matters.

Gregory Alan Isakov & Sylvan Esso | Fade Into You (Official Audio) YouTube video by Gregory Alan Isakov

Me: There's no way @gregoryalanisakov.bsky.social could move me any more than he already has.

Gregory: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqxu...

Olathe sweet corn’s most famous grower scales back operations That family who popularized the iconic crop won’t grow for Kroger, focusing instead on direct-to-consumer sales.

EXCLUSIVE: The first family of Olathe Sweet™ (they own the trademark) sweet corn tells CPR's @stinasieg.bsky.social it won’t be available at a King Soopers or City Market. They will still sell their beloved corn throughout the region this summer — just in a more personal way.

Here's why:

Morning rituals

Now I feel gillty for mocking it

Would I date this #Denver building?

DMNS

Trusts the science. We watched the Artemis splashdown together. He narrated.

Has kids (DILF!)

Getting a little work done. Assures me it’ll look natural.

Loves movies. Only man who liked Waterwold.

Yes!

I’m seeing the generosity of our community reflected in fundraisers for the City Park bandshell, which was consumed by fire. Why wouldn’t it be an insured loss? Hope to get the answer for ya soon.

I loved this detail!

The Denver Center Theatre Company has a tool called "The Seasonator," which helps determine if a given production is financially doable as they build a season.

A conversation about next season's diverse line-up... and an infamous dry-erase board:

www.cpr.org/2026/04/14/d...

Produced by @stephrwolf.bsky.social

Colorado Ballet wraps its season with a trio of ‘bucket-list ballets,’ and a nod to its longtime leader Gil Boggs marks 20 years as artistic director. He reflects on those last two decades, what audiences will see onstage right now, and what repertoire they could see in the future.

“I told the dancers, back in the summer, I said, ‘Come back in shape because this will kill you. Some companies actually have places for you to throw up in the wings. It's so demanding.”

Colorado Ballet’s Gil Boggs marks 20 years as artistic director. We chatted backstage at “Masterworks.”

milberger farms Where Pueblo Chile is King

And this is their chile source: milbergerfarms.com

New Mexico won't like this...

Schmear of the Year is the PUEBLO green chile cream cheese at Bella's Bagels in Colorado Springs. It was the only shop representing Colorado at Bagelfest West over the weekend.

Mazel tov!

(Our segment about Bella's bagels and backstory: www.cpr.org/show-segment...)

People with dementia find joy thanks to Denver choir A new choir in Denver for people with memory loss sparks joy through the healing power of music.

Second Verse is a new dementia-friendly choir in Denver. As they rehearse for their first performance this weekend, I got to share their story on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Would I date this Denver building?

Granite Tower.

Downtown Denver’s Death Star.

Made a lot of money in shale oil before the bust.

Still calls them “power lunches.”

Rolex isn’t a watch. It’s an identity.

New Balance with suits.

Nah

To The Honorable Judge Jennifer Rochon, I grew up with the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam. It means to repair the world. One way to do so is through charitable giving. While I have given to any number of causes, none resonated with me quite like Modest Needs. I love the idea of donors from all over the country coming together to keep strangers from falling (deeper) into poverty. Raised by a single mother and with a belief in reparations, I chose most often, via Modest Needs’ website, to send my charitable dollars to Black families led by single parents. Modest Needs’ model, its high rankings from charity monitors, and the press it received meant that, for years, it became the sole cause I gave many thousands of my hard-earned dollars to. Each time I helped someone whose car had broken down, who faced eviction, or who had an emergency medical expense, I felt I was helping repair the world. I told many others about Modest Needs 1-on-1 and more publicly on the radio program I host in Colorado. Keith Taylor, who is to be sentenced for his gross misuse of funds, was, in fact, a guest on my show. When I learned of his crimes, I felt robbed of the good I’d done– in whole or in part– I do not know. This case is about siphoning off people’s charitable funds, but indeed something more was taken, chiefly trust. As Mr. Taylor laid his head on a pillow in a pricey New York apartment, as he filled his belly with extravagant meals, as he grew his menagerie of electronics, people who live paycheck-to-paycheck, and who needed our help, went without. A decade or more of my Tikkun Olam – my attempt to repair the world – indeed feels taken from me. I hope Mr. Taylor is incarcerated for a long time so that he may consider the harm he has done and the Tikkun Olam HE must now engage in.

I just wrote my first victim impact statement.

A non-profit CEO pled guilty in federal court in New York to embezzling hundreds of thousand of dollars from a highly-rated charity, which I gave my hard-earned money to for years.

I can’t stop thinking about the Hobbity cottagy Alice-in-Wonderlandy tasty homey experience I had at River and Woods in Boulder a few weeks back.

Yes

JUST IN: “The Grand Junction man held in prison for more than three decades for a string of deadly pipe bombings will see the murder charges against him dropped rather than receiving a new trial.”

Our producer on The Western Slope @tomhesse.bsky.social reports:

www.cpr.org/2026/04/10/j...

1st gen students from CSU ramming their way into the studio this morning!

Tacos Junior and La Cueva

🤷🏼‍♂️ Reminds me of my stepdad, so the association is more positive to me

I’m 3 weeks into a month without booze— with the exception of about 3 drinks on special occasions. When the month is over, I shall monitor for what I’m calling “special creep.” That is, what I deem worth special enough to drink to/for. Special too easily creeps into habitual.

Paris on the Platte, now that I really stop to think about it, was such a clever name. Like London on the Mississippi or Krakow on the Missouri.

Lunch with a dear friend today who’d never been to Pete’s Kitchen. Divine.

Right?! Removable sleeves and pant legs!

Loony place, honestly

A loved one’s reaction to today’s fit: I’m so glad you feel free to express yourself