The June issue of Caribou Current hit the racks last week, so we've got another sneak peak at all of this month’s content today. 

In honor of our cover story about Boulder Comedy Festival, coming to venues across The People's Republic June 16-21, we compiled a few snippets of standup from comedians performing at the festival for today's show - along with our regular round up of concerts, events and stories you won't want to miss.

Watch Ren Q. Dawe's full set here: youtube.com/watch?v=Hx8fXqi-Bis&t=43s

Watch Sami Beason's full set here: youtube.com/watch?v=tJ_VEsbPg94&t=12s

Watch Zoe Roger's full set here: youtube.com/watch?v=d9oyLi115vM&t=7s

Head to bouldercomedyfestival.com to purchase tickets and see the full lineup of this year's comedians.

June 10, 2026

Sponsor: Central City Opera 

The 94th Central City Opera Festival opens June 27

This summer, CCO is celebrating the 70th anniversary of our world premiere of The Ballad of Baby Doe. The show tells the scandalous historical love story of Silver Baron Horace Tabor, who left his wife Augusta for Baby Doe, a performance which rocked Denver society and today remains a staple of Colorado history. You can also catch The Marriage of Figaro, Master Class, and CCO in Concert this season – with a cast featuring talent from the Met, San Francisco Opera, and beyond. 

Tickets start at $32, and seats are going fast. Visit centralcityopera.org to learn more!

Headline links

Erie reaches deal with oil + gas company to frack Town land

coloradohometownweekly.com/2026/06/03/erie-mineral-rights-draco-civitas/

• Town to receive $4.5M cash, 160 acres of land and 2% of production revenue
• Wells will extend into Boulder County, first oil + gas activity here since 2012

Get involved 

Erie Town Council - public hearing + vote

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 16

645 Holbrook St. Erie

Attend virtually: erieco.gov/CouncilMeeting

Submit written comments by Friday, June 12: erieco-meeting-lobby.app.transform.civicplus.com/forms/june-16-comment

More info: erieco.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/3129

• Related: Colorado missing out on $1B in fees from abandoned wells: theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/jun/02/oil-well-sites-cleanup-colorado-chevron-oxy-civitas

Primary ballots mailed this week

Mark your calendars: June 30 primary election

See a sample ballot and more info: bouldercounty.gov/elections

BVHz new logo thanks to Ruby Kendrick! 

FEATURE

‘What about the kids here?’ Street Wise Arts, PLAY Boulder Foundation bring free art classes + more to BHP

Support the organizations doing this work:

• PLAY Boulder Foundation: playboulder.org/donate
• Street Wise Arts: streetwisearts.org/donate
• Boulder Housing Partners Foundation: coloradogives.org/organization/BoulderHousingPartnersFoundation

MUSIC- mobygratis

One More Thing:
 
Michelle Obama on the power of the arts
Music- Kelly Garry

Bonus content

Listen to the full interviews with BHP Services Coordinator Jamillah Richmond and Street Wise Arts founder + exec director Leah Brenner Clack at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

FRIDAY

July’s Caribou Current + Boulder Comedy Fest

NEXT WEEK

Frequency co-founder Jeff Rozic interviews independent journalist, music critic, and long-distance endurance athlete Grayson Haver Currin.

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In reporting a story for the May issue of Caribou Current, Tyler Hickman asked Nederland skateboarders about the lessons skating can teach us. There's a lot more to learn than just how to do a kickflip — skating can teach us how to persevere, how to fail and succeed, and how to be a good person. This episode is a compilation of some of those conversations.

Check out the original story about Ned's skate culture: cariboucurrent.com/stories/nederland-skate-culture-nathan-lazarus-skatepark,91888

Special thanks to Dave Kingsbury, who shared this video of him and his then 4-year-old son Quinn skating together.

June 3, 2026

Headline links

Boulder sued over Flock cameras ‘warrantless searches’

coloradosun.com/2026/05/28/lawsuit-boulder-police-flock-cameras/

Law firm warns Boulder City Council about informal airport vote
dailycamera.com/2026/05/27/boulder-council-airport-open-meeting-errors/

• Public hearing planned for airport decision
  boulderreportinglab.org/2026/05/31/boulder-city-council-to-revisit-airports-future-at-public-hearing-after-contentious-vote/

Judge blocks NCAR transfer

axios.com/local/boulder/2026/06/01/judge-blocks-ncar-lab-transfer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_boulder&stream=top

BoCo expands cash assistance for low-income families

bouldercounty.gov/news/nurturing-futures-direct-cash-assistance-to-continue-with-increased-payments/

Erie may pass lodging tax ahead of Sundance

surveymonkey.com/r/ErieLodging

Niwot cleared for incorporation vote

lhvc.com/story/2026/05/27/news/court-names-election-commissioners-for-niwot-incorporation-vote/12070.html

Don’t honk on Uni Hill: Shakespeare Fest is back outside

cupresents.org/shakespeare-festival

Get involved: Lafayette Cemetery meeting lafayetteco.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/10103

Friday

Tyler Hickman takes us to skate school in Nederland

Next week

Part 2 of Kids Week continues with a visit to a Tantra Lake art class

One More Thing

Suno CEO on Music Making
music by: not a robot
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ICE is present in Boulder County and has detained local residents, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said in a February interview. 

At the time, Dougherty said ICE activity could increase if Trump targets Colorado for opposing his policies. Now, a Congressional inquiry has been opened in Boulder County, with the federal government sending letters to the DA, Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson and City of Boulder police requesting a vast amount of records and documentation.

Arrests are the highest in 10 years, but just 37% of people detained by ICE have a criminal record, according to new research from CU Boulder economists. Another study from CU Boulder found that ICE activity harms the local economy and takes away job opportunities for immigrants and American men.

Know your rights

Citizens and non-citizens are legally allowed to:

• Film + record ICE activity
• Decline to answer questions about immigration status

Learn more and request a Know Your Rights presentation

If ICE shows up: 

• Ask if you can leave. If they say yes, walk away.

• Don’t let them into a home or non-public facing area of a business without a warrant signed by a judge

• Call 911, Dougherty recommends: “If they observe anyone — including federal agents — violating criminal laws, they will intervene. That is a commitment by Boulder County law enforcement.”

• Call Colorado Rapid Response Network (CORNN) which tracks + verifies ICE encounters and provides resources

Non-citizens should carry documentation on them, Dougherty recommends, and fill out a preparedness packet like the one provided by Boulder County

May 27, 2026

Headlines

Congress investigating Boulder, Boulder County over immigration policies

Letters sent to:

Boulder County Sheriff’s Office

judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-05-20-jdj-tm-to-boulder-county-sheriff-s-office-johnson.pdf

Boulder Police Department

judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-05-20-jdj-tm-to-boulder-police-dept-redfearn.pdf

Boulder County District Attorney judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-05-20-jdj-tm-to-boulder-county-district-attorney-dougherty.pdf

• Response from DA
• bouldercounty.gov/news/press-release-district-attorney-dougherty-responds-to-congressional-immigration-inquiry/

Friday

Listen to an interview with Boulder DA Michael Dougherty on immigration + ICE

Boulder predicts $6.5M budget gap next year

axios.com/local/boulder/2026/05/20/boulder-budget-deficit-2027-federal-funding-cuts

Naropa lays off ⅓ of faculty

dailycamera.com/2026/05/21/naropa-boulder-layoff-faculty-budget/

Colorado Appeals Court upholds Boulder’s camping ban

boulderreportinglab.org/2026/05/19/colorado-appeals-court-sides-with-boulder-in-camping-ban-challenge/

Support

This podcast is made possible by listeners and local businesses. You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency. Reach our growing audience of highly engaged listeners. Email boulderfrequency@gmail.com

Next week

Inside a youth art class at a South Boulder community

One More Thing

Monologue from Hannah Einbinder on the show “Hacks” perfectly encapsulates the frustration many people feel about AI.

Music: Kelly Garry


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Friday, May 22, 2026

First Thing: Thread video that went viral last week
https://www.threads.com/@mikenetson/post/DYVnK16kY5O/be-aware-beware/

Eyes Off Colorado: Local cybersecurity experts push back against Flock license plate readers

“Right now, it's completely unfettered access to the location and personal privacy of every Coloradan.” – Andrew Gentry, Golden-based cybersecurity professional

A bill to regulate Flock and its fleet of Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPRs) cameras died in the Colorado Senate. Sponsor Judy Amabile of Boulder said her fellow lawmakers wouldn’t vote for even the simplest regulations amid harsh opposition from law enforcement.

Read more from The Colorado Sun.

After this development, we’re releasing our full interview with Andrew Gentry, quoted above. In it, Gentry outlines his concerns with the technology itself and with Flock in particular, including

• Flock’s documented security vulnerabilities: “ When companies are actively trying to hide their flaws or silence people asking questions, that's usually a sign that there's some kind of other interest involved or negligence or laziness or some combination of the three.”
  
  
  
• They’re collecting a lot more than just pictures of our license plates, Gentry says: facial recognition, age, race, etc. Every time you pass a camera, data is collected…
  
  
  
• …. And sold to private companies that train AI models on it. Those companies then sell products back to police, promising to “solve crime with the click of a button” and, even scarier, predict who will commit a crime before it happens.

Learn more + get involved

Gentry founded Eyes Off Colorado to raise awareness about local use of Flock cameras. The organization grades communities using Flock based on their policies around transparency, data storage and sharing and the amount of cameras in the community.

Here’s the local report card:

Boulder: D

Longmont: C

Golden: F

May 20, 2026

Headlines - links

Primary Elections 2026: League of Women Voters Candidate Forums

HD19 (Democrats) Primary - VIRTUAL

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 4pm

Join the webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81614440096    

Have questions for the candidates? Questions must be submitted in advance HERE. 

Boulder County Treasurer (Democrats) - IN PERSON & VIRTUAL

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 6pm

Two ways to view this forum:

• In-person at Longmont Public Media, 457 4th Avenue, Longmont
  • DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for in-person attendance on the LPM website HERE
• Watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/WrkBJKY4mj0     

Have questions for the candidates? Questions must be submitted in advance HERE. (We will not be taking questions from the live audience.)

Raucous Caucus date, location announced for Boulder City Council Candidates
https://blog.boulderprogressives.org/raucous-caucus-2026-were-going-back-to-back/

Boulder’s new flag

https://museumofboulder.org/museum-of-boulder-announces-winning-design-in-unofficial-boulder-flag-competition/

‘Swift + silent’ - Community responds to ICE in Boulder County

Local organizers with the Colorado Rapid Response Network (CORRN) give a report from the front lines in the fight against ICE.

There was a huge surge in interest after the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota, but now they’re in a “lull.” 

What/who they need

• Dispatchers: Answer calls to the 24/7 CORRN hotline. Must be bilingual and can quickly work under pressure to share resources (know your rights, etc.)
• Contact coloradorapidresponsenetwork.com/volunteer

Support these community organizations

Colorado Rapid Response Network

El Comite

El Centro Amistad

EFAA

OUR Center

Sister Carmen

Esperanza Fund - Longmont Community Foundation

Friday

Golden-based cybersecurity expert Andrew Gentry on Flock and the dangers of license plate reading technology. 

Next week

Frequency co-founder Jeff Rozic interviews local Grayson Haver Currin, a prominent freelance music journalist and long-distance hiker whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, Pitchfork, MOJO Magazine, and NPR. He also writes a personal Substack newsletter, Out + Back.

One More Thing

“May the song of joy be the song that you sing in your heart”
1st grade BVSD Class sing-a-long with piano playing teacher


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May 15, 2026

A gold mine near Nederland is attempting to reopen after numerous violations of Colorado’s Water Control Act. The mine’s owners also sought to expand the mine from 10 acres to 200.

The final hearing on that application was set for this month. But just a few days ago, the application was withdrawn amid a sale of the mine to another company, The Mountain Ear reported.

The mine sits just a few miles from Nederland, which means the Town is watching the outcome very closely. We interviewed Nederland’s Town Manager, Jonathan Cain, ahead of the planned May hearing, in collaboration with The Mountain-Ear’s Tyler Hickman.

Even though the mine’s reopening has been delayed, that doesn’t mean it will never reopen. Cain believes the new owners will reapply to restart operations there. If and when they do, Nederland will also be watching. So will we: We’ll keep you updated as this story develops.

For now, here’s our interview with Nederland’s Jonathan Cain. 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Outside Days Festival May 29-31

https://outsidedays.outsideonline.com/

Bonnie Pain at the Fox Theater May 16

https://www.z2ent.com/events/detail/bonnie-paine-2026-fox

May 13, 2026

Headlines - sources

Pearl Street firebombing suspect pleads guilty; gets life in prison

cbsnews.com/colorado/news/boulder-firebombing-suspect-mohamed-soliman-pleads-guilty/

CU Boulder study: ICE raids correlated with higher unemployment
colorado.edu/today/2026/05/04/heightened-ice-enforcement-harms-us-born-workers-shrinks-workforce

Radar mapping: 750-1,000 unmarked graves in Lafayette Cemetery

lafayetteco.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/10049

The unseen in between: Bonnie Paine of Elephant Revival steps into the spotlight

Read

Jezy Gray’s profile on Bonnie Paine at

cariboucurrent.com/stories/bonnie-paine-unseen-solo-album-fox-theatre,91885

Listen

Full interview with Bonnie Paine at themtnear.com/podcast

Did you know? Elephant Revival is from Nederland. Member Dango Rose used to write for The Mountain-Ear

Friday: Heavy metal mining could re-start in Ned

Listen to our interview with Nederland’s Town Manager Jonathan Cain on the sale and potential reopening of a historic gold mine near the town

Next week: Community responds to ICE

Boulder County Rapid Response Network on the influx of volunteers after the murders of Alex Preti and Renee Good in Minnesota, and why more people wanting to help isn’t always the most helpful.

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Michele Battiste was named Lafayette’s poet laureate on April 7. She will serve a two-year term.

Read more from the City of Lafayette

Find more of Michele’s work and keep track of her events + public appearances:

michelebattiste.net

May 6, 2026

Support

This podcast is made possible by listeners and local businesses. You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency.Reach our growing audience of highly engaged listeners. Email boulderfrequency@gmail.com

Headlines - sources

Bill to regulate Flock dies

coloradosun.com/2026/04/29/senate-bill-70-lay-over-colorado-surveillance-technology/

boulderfrequency.com/2600535/episodes/18782503-flocking-to-dystopia-ai-fueled-mass-surveillance-in-boulder-county-plus-no-longmont-boulder-train-bye-bye-dark-horse

San Lazaro hotel

boulderreportinglab.org/2025/08/17/boulders-san-lazaro-mobile-home-park-has-undrinkable-water-fixing-it-has-stalled-for-years/

Boulder High School turns 150

When: Friday, May 8, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Where: Boulder High School, 1604 Arapahoe Ave in Boulder
Register: Online: bvsd.revtrak.net/high-schools/boh/boh-additional-boulder-high-opportunities/150th-anniversary/boh-150th-anniversary-celebration or Phone: 720-561-2280

True grit: Restoring + reopening Ward’s last surviving hotel

Two Boulder County businesswomen have bought and rebuilt Hotel Columbia, a 1901 historic building originally serving Ward’s miners + visitors. The cafe + lodging are now open for the first time since 1950.

Read the full story at cariboucurrent.com

Learn more: hotelcolumbiaward.com

Coming Friday

An interview with Michele Battiste, Lafayette’s new poet laureate

One More Thing

“And Still” as read by Michele Battiste.
Sound Design by Kelly Garry

Listen to the full interview now at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod

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General manager Sal Pace talks FasTracks, sales tax and why this train will actually come to Boulder and Longmont

Basic details: coloradoan.com/story/news/local/2026/04/10/how-much-will-front-range-passenger-rail-cost-deal-with-bnsf-tentative/89538666007/

Longmont station plans: https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/04/09/longmont-front-range-passenger-rail/

District boundary changes: coloradosun.com/2026/04/22/front-range-rail-district-boundary-change/

Listen to the full interview with Sal Pace at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

April 29, 2026

Sponsor: Ned Farmers Market

This year’s market will run from May 10 through October 18. The Nederland farmers market is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The opening day theme is “Gold Day" for the market’s golden birthday, because they’re turning 10 on May 10. Wear your best gold, bring your friends and family, and help start the season strong.

Headlines - sources:

Save the Merc campaign launches to preserve Jamestown biz

savethemerc.org

Tipped wage cuts survey

bouldercolorado.gov/news/city-boulder-invites-community-feedback-potential-changes-tip-offset

Erie mineral rights sale/lease

yellowscene.com/2026/04/24/erie-mineral-rights-hearing-divides-council-over-control-transparency-and-who-decides/

yellowscene.com/2026/04/18/eries-mineral-rights-whats-at-stake/

reddit.com/r/ErieCO/comments/1sp9d4e/mayor_andrew_moores_post_on_draco_pad_mineral/

Airport news:

Boulder airport to stay open indefinitely

dailycamera.com/2026/04/24/boulder-city-council-airport-future/

May 7 meeting in Longmont to discuss noise: https://longmontcolorado.gov/news/city-invites-community-to-provide-input-as-part-of-airport-noise-improvement-project/

Louisville backs out of buying 101 S Taylor Ave

engagelouisvilleco.org/101taylor?tool=qanda

louisvilleco.gov/Home/Components/News/News/7468/831

Next week

Travel to Ward, Boulder County’s last bastion of true grit, and meet the mountain woman who brought the 125-year-old Hotel Columbia back to life. 

One More Thing

Ram Dass excerpt

music: Kelly Garry

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The Librarians is a 2025 American documentary by Kim A. Snyder that chronicles the nationwide book banning movement and the forces behind it. 

The Town of Superior’s Cultural Arts & Public Spaces (CAPS) advisory committee hosted a January 23 screening of The Librarians, followed by a discussion of the film with producer Janique L. Robillard and Michelle White, a public school librarian who left Florida for Colorado after her school district began removing hundreds of books from library shelves.

Learn more about the film: thelibrariansfilm.com

April 22, 2026

Sponsor: Nederland Farmers Market

Today’s episode is brought to you by the Nederland Farmers Market, opening soon and celebrating its 10th year in operation. This year’s market will run May 10-Oct. 18.

To celebrate the farmers market’s golden birthday (turning 10 on May 10) the theme of the opening day is gold. Wear your best gold fit, bring your friends and family, and help start the season strong.

Headline sources:

fb.watch/GDpjoEmJi2/

bouldervacancytax.org

thelibrariansfilm.com/screenings

Boulder child therapist Carol Calkins on social media, conversion therapy and the Supreme Court

Full interview: patreon.com/c/BoulderFrequencyPod

Sources:

calkinstherapyforchange.com/blog/conversion-therapy-colorado

coloradonewsline.com/briefs/colorado-bill-conversion-therapy

Next week

Details on the proposed Front Range Passenger Rail — and why it’s better than FasTracks

One More Thing

excerpt from Brene Brown on Empathy 
music by Kelly Garry 

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Mann discusses his path from working in Boulder restaurant kitchens and climbing around Flagstaff to building a career in photography, filmmaking, and conservation storytelling. He shares how Boulder shaped his early life, how National Geographic assignments helped turn his focus toward ocean conservation, and why he believes storytelling can help drive real-world environmental change.

He also talks about recent work in Iceland with a group of musicians creating conservation-inspired music, a major marine protection effort in Chile, and his evolving live performance project, The Helmsman, which blends songs, stories, and visuals from a life spent documenting the natural world.

Mann will perform a sold-out April 23 show at Chautauqua Community House with Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl and friend Eli West.  

UPDATE: A second show has been added FRIDAY April 24th at Niwot Hall

Get tickets here: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/andy-mann-w-eli-west-reed-foehl-niwot-hall-42426-700-900pm-tickets-1986345906076 

andymann.com

instagram.com/andy_mann/

April 15, 2026

Sources:

Court: Boulder can’t charge for body cam footage in police misconduct

coloradofoic.org/court-of-appeals-colorado-law-enforcement-agencies-cannot-charge-fees-for-bodycam-footage-of-alleged-officer-misconduct/

Colorado’s Artemis II connections

cpr.org/2026/04/10/artemis-ii-colorado-lockheed-martin-space/

lasp.colorado.edu/2026/03/27/nasa-names-cu-boulder-lasp-planetary-scientist-paul-hayne-to-artemis-geology-team/

Boulder County: More job cuts coming this year

bouldercounty.gov/news/good-governance-and-county-budget-update/

Boulder halfway to affordable housing goal

bouldercolorado.gov/news/housing-and-human-services-year-review-2

boulderbeat.news/2019/04/06/boulder-ups-affordable-housing-goal/

Caribou Current: April edition

Saturdays at Your Place with Retirement Party and Kerosene Heights

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15

Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder

cariboucurrent.com/stories/kerosene-heights-chance-smith-feature-fox-theatre,87675

Bigfoot Days Festival

Friday-Saturday, April 24-25

Estes Park

visitestespark.com/events-calendar/spring-events/bigfoot-days/

Stanley Jordan at Caribou Room

7 p.m. Saturday, April 18

Highway 72 + County Road 128

Story: cariboucurrent.com/stories/stanley-jordan-caribou-room-feature,87697

Caribou Current on newsstands now!

cariboucurrent.com

Next week

A child psychologist on the harms of conversion therapy and social media

One More Thing

excerpt from:

Brene Brown "Toxic Positivity vs. Real Hope (The Truth No One Tells You)"

music: 

winter sunset. - hijaq 

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Frequency co-founder Jeff Rozic sits down with Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) co-founder Kathy Beeck ahead of the 22nd event — and the last one before Sundance comes here next year. 

“It's everybody's festival”

What makes BIFF special? Collaboration, Beeck says: BIFF partners with local musicians and nonprofits to pull more people into the experience. 

Story above all

How do you get a film into BIFF? By telling a great story. “ That's what we look for more than anything else.”

BIFF 2026: April 9-12

Learn more and get tickets

Support

This podcast is made possible by listeners and local businesses. You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency.Reach our growing audience of highly engaged listeners. Email boulderfrequency@gmail.com

Sources - Headlines:

Half of NOAA staff face furloughs

https://boulderreportinglab.org/2026/04/02/half-of-staff-at-boulders-noaa-global-monitoring-lab-face-furloughs-as-funding-freeze-drags-on/

U.S. Forest Service to close research stations that research wildfire

​​https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/climate/forest-service-research-stations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.G88k.rIupHYiSkZ8O&smid=url-share

https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/reorganization

Dark Horse auctioning off decor

https://bid.rollerauction.com/auctions/24945/landing

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DwP1psbje/

CU profs, students sound the alarm on AI deal

Featuring Aaron Gluck, PhD student in computer science and member of iSAT, the National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming; and Lori Emerson, professor of media studies

Open letter: Google Doc

Get involved

Contact ai_critical@proton.me

News coverage of Coloradans who died by suicide in connection with AI use:

• denverpost.com/2025/09/18/character-ai-bots-teens-suicide/
• cbsnews.com/news/chatgpt-lawsuit-colordo-man-suicide-openai-sam-altman/

Bonus content

Listen to the full interview with Aaron Gluck + Lori Emerson at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

One More Thing

excerpt from:

Bernie Sanders talks to Claude YouTube video
Music by Kelly Garry

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April 1, 2026

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Headlines

Vacancy tax proposed for empty homes, businesses

• huduser.gov/portal/publications/pdf/CMARtables_BoulderCO_24.pdf
• bouldervacancytax.org/

BoCo towns eye water restrictions amid drought

• Erie: Mandatory no outdoor watering until early April 
• Boulder: No restrictions yet; could be implemented “on or around May 1” 
• Front Range roundup from Denver 7

BVSD info + engagement sessions on enrollment declines, school closures

Links, RSVP + more info: bvsd.org/current-topics/declining-enrollment/connect-with-us-on-this-important-topic

Main Story

Colorado’s Child Care Crisis, from Boulder’s Point of View

“Childcare to me is a collective benefit… it’s an essential infrastructure.”
 That’s Karen Manahan of Boulder Day Nursery, and it’s the framing for this week’s main story.

Colorado’s child care system is under enormous strain:

•  Families struggle to find care at all 
•  Licensed care in Boulder County costs about $19,000 per child annually, the highest in the state 
•  Child care workers remain underpaid 
•  Providers are financially fragile 
•  Federal funding that helps families afford care is under threat 

This week, Shay introduces a new four-part reporting series on child care in Colorado, produced with journalist Andrea Steffes Tuttle and funded by Gary Community Ventures..

As Andrew puts it:

“I don’t notice it because it’s super awesome. I notice it because it’s a broken system.”

Andrea and Shay also hope to turn the reporting series into a print zine that can reach community spaces beyond traditional newspaper audiences. If you’d like to help fund that project, they’d love to hear from you.

Bonus content

Listen to the extended interview with Andrew Hyde at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

Listen to the full interview with Karen + Mary of Boulder Day Nursery at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

Next Week

Shay looks at a CU artificial intelligence deal that critics say could seriously threaten the privacy of students and faculty across campus.

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Produced by BVHz in partnership with The Mountain Ear

Independent, local journalism for Boulder County

Our team

Journalist + producer: Shay Castle

Audio producer + music: Kelly Garry

Additional support provided by Jeff Rozic

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March 25, 2026

Support

This podcast is made possible by listeners and local businesses. You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency.Reach our growing audience of highly engaged listeners. Email boulderfrequency@gmail.com

Headlines

Police oversight chair cleared after union complaint
Boulder’s police watchdog panel chair has been cleared of wrongdoing, the city attorney’s office says.

Complaint by police union unfounded. BRL

The latest: Fight to save NCAR

• UCAR sues to stop dismantling of NCAR. Colorado Sun
• CU Boulder submits proposal to run NCAR with 2 other universities. BRL

Lafayette to name those in unmarked graves
Lafayette will install a plaque naming about 200 people buried in unmarked graves at the city cemetery.

The effort follows years of work by local historians and residents. Many of those buried were Hispanic and Latino community members with descendants still in the area.

Feature

Andy Mann on ocean storytelling, conservation, and bringing it all to the stage
Later in the episode, Jeff Rozic talks with Andy Mann, an Emmy-nominated director, National Geographic photographer, musician, and co-founder of SeaLegacy.

Mann discusses his path from working in Boulder restaurant kitchens and climbing around Flagstaff to building a career in photography, filmmaking, and conservation storytelling. He shares how Boulder shaped his early life, how National Geographic assignments helped turn his focus toward ocean conservation, and why he believes storytelling can help drive real-world environmental change.

He also talks about recent work in Iceland with a group of musicians creating conservation-inspired music, a major marine protection effort in Chile, and his evolving live performance project, The Helmsman, which blends songs, stories, and visuals from a life spent documenting the natural world.

Mann will perform April 23 at Chautauqua Community House with Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl.

andymann.com

instagram.com/andy_mann/

Bonus content

Listen to the full interview at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

Next week

A look at Colorado’s child care crisis

One More Thing:

"Full Moon Fight"- Andy Mann 
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Produced by BVHz in partnership with The Mountain Ear

Independent, local journalism for Boulder County

Our team

Journalist + producer: Shay Castle

Audio producer + music: Kelly Garry

Additional support provided by Jeff Rozic

*Find bonus content and support us on Patreon

Erika Mahoney, daughter of victim, talks grief, healing and the power of storytelling - March 18, 2025

Headlines

Boulder looks for alternatives to Flock
City will start competitive bidding process this month; looks to form a task force of data + technology experts. Read more

Longmont moves ahead with downtown campus, transit hub
City Council OK’d 3 agreements that could eventually result in a campus for Front Range Community College at First and Main, plus a new bus station + parking garage. Read more from the city and Longmont Times-Call 

Court tosses Superior airport noise lawsuit

But a case over the use of leaded airplane fuel can move forward, a judge ruled. Read more from Boulder Daily Cameraand see Superior’s response

• Research Lyons mayor + trustee candidates. Lyons Recorder; Colorado buys 3,000-acre ranch next to Eldora. Colorado Sun

Daughter of King Soopers shooting victim on grief, healing and the power of storytelling

Erika Mahoney, a Boulder-born journalist, lost her father, Kevin Mahoney in the 2021 King Soopers shooting. She created Senseless, an 8-part podcast, to explore the impact of losing her father in such a sudden, violent and public way.

Listen to Senseless

On Lemonada Media, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts

Boulder Strong Day of Remembrance

4-4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway

Bonus content

Listen to the full interview with Erika at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

Next week

Frequency co-founder Jeff Rozic interviews award-winning storyteller and National Geographic photographer Andy Mann

One More Thing

"SF Meditation" - Kelly Garry

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Produced by BVHz in partnership with The Mountain Ear

Independent, local journalism for Boulder County

Our team

Journalist + Producer: Shay Castle

Audio Producer + Music: Kelly Garry

Additional support provided by Jeff Rozic

This week’s episode is sponsored by the Dairy Arts Center’s most dynamic night of the year—PEEK—returns April 23, 2026 with the Crystal Ball Gala. Tickets are on sale now at thedairy.org.

Headlines

Police union files complaint against watchdog

• Cops accuse member of oversight panel of bias for statements about historically over-policed communities and lack of faith in the review process. Read more from Boulder Reporting Lab

Lafayette may revisit plaque for unmarked graves

Some 200 people were buried in unmarked graves in the Lafayette Cemetery in the early 1900s.

The cemetery was closed to burials after human remains were discovered in a plot being prepared for another person. The city is mapping the entire cemetery, a project now six weeks overdue. Read more from 9News

Related: Racism and Discrimination at the Lafayette Swimming Pool, 1934. An opening reception for the exhibit is 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 13 

Measles outbreak grows in Broomfield

• 7 kids connected to 2 schools infected; unvaccinated students, staff told to stay away for 21 days. The Colorado Sun

Get paid $500 to fire-proof your home

• Learn more and apply by October 8: bouldercounty.gov/news/500-wildfire-mitigation-rebate-opens-two-months-early/

Boulder TimeBank + the power of alternative economies

What is your time worth? On Boulder’s TimeBank, it’s worth just as much as anyone else’s. 

What is TimeBanking?

• An exchange of goods, skills or services: Spend an hour editing or petsitting, get an hour to “spend” on whatever other members are offering
  
  
  

Visit timebankboulder.org to learn more and sign up

Listen to the full interview with Heather at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

Next week

Shay is joined by Erika Mahoney, a journalist and daughter of King Soopers shooting victim Kevin Mahoney. 

One More Thing

Excerpt from Rich Roll Podcast ep 951
Music by Kelly Garry

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Independent, local journalism for Boulder County

Our team

Journalist + producer: Shay Castle

Audio producer + music: Kelly Garry

*Find bonus content and support us on Patreon

March 4, 2026: All headlines

Headlines

Fire at Boulder’s Chautauqua

The Bluebell Fire burned 1.5 acres before being extinguished the same day. More than 100 firefighters responded. 

CU student journalists ‘not guilty’ in covering Palestine protest

Three student journalists were initially barred from campus and faced code of conduct charges for covering an October 2025 protest against military contractor Lockheed Martin. The demonstration was the third such event in which students faced disciplinary action from the university. Read more from the Daily Camera

BONUS CONTENT: An interview with Palestine Legal Defense Fund attorney Zoha Khalili about CU’s troubling pattern of punishing pro-Palestine activities. Listen at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

Boulder releases draft Comprehensive Plan

The Comp Plan guides Boulder’s decision-making for the next 15-20 years. Read the draft and comment by April 6.

GO: Comprehensive Plan Open House: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder

Bill to curb Flock cameras watered down

Senate Bill 70, sponsored by Boulder’s Judy Amabile, would allow law enforcement to search a person’s location data up to 72 hours in the past without a warrant, and would continue to allow controversial data-sharing across jurisdictions. Read more from BRL

GET INVOLVED: March 7 demonstration against Flock, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. How to participate

BONUS CONTENT: Listen to an interview with local cybersecurity professional Andrew Gentry at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

Caribou Current Issue #2 Launch Party

7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5

4720 Table Mesa Drive F100

New issue out March 5. Go to CaribouCurrent.com 

One More Thing

“A Tattoo of a Candle” by A Place for Owls

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Produced by BVHz in partnership with The Mountain Ear

Our team

Journalist + producer: Shay Castle

Audio producer + music: Kelly Garry

Plus: Kimbal Musk linked to trafficking victim; Boulder v. Big Oil lawsuit headed to SCOTUS

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026

Sponsor

This episode is sponsored by Jill Grano. This week’s episode is sponsored by Jill Grano. Visit JillGrano.com for more information about Jill's award-winning real estate work and her support of organizations throughout our community, including the Gayla, I Have a Dream Foundation, and KGNU.

Support

This podcast is made possible by listeners and local businesses. You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency. Reach our growing audience of highly engaged listeners. Email boulderfrequency@gmail.com

Headlines

Boulder v. Big Oil lawsuit heading to Supreme Court

The City of Boulder and Boulder County have been suing Exxon Mobil and Suncor since 2018 over local impacts of fossil fuel-driven climate change.

Now, it will be up to the Supreme Court to decide if those companies should pay for the damage they’ve contributed to, or if they have immunity from state-level harms — as the companies themselves are arguing.

1. Read more from Colorado Sun
2. See the County + City responses

Kimbal Musk dated woman likely abused, trafficked by Jefferey Epstein

Musk, owner of The Kitchen and Boulder-based drone company Nova Sky Stories, was revealed to have sent and received 100+ emails to and from Jeffrey Epstein and his associates, as we reported earlier this month.

New reporting from The Denver Post connects Musk directly to a victim of Epstein, directly contradicting Musk’s previous statements.

1. News sparks protest outside Musk’s Boulder restaurant
2. Musk quietly resigned from the board of Burning Man

More news:

Erie’s town manager fired abruptly; Happy 10th Birthday to The Colorado Sound

ICE in Boulder County: DA issues guidance on what to do if they show up

ICE is present in Boulder County and has detained local residents, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said in an interview this week.

ICE activity could increase if Trump targets Colorado for opposing his policies, Dougherty believes.

Daniel Pariente, intérprete en la oficina del fiscal de distrito del condado de Boulder, Michael Dougherty, habla con la periodista Rossana Longo-Better sobre qué hacer si ICE se presenta en su casa o negocio y los recursos para ayudar a prepararse.

El Condado de Boulder

Recursos para inmigrantes

1. Folletos y guías sobre recursos de inmigración
2. Servicios legales
3. Capacitaciones y apoyos de organizaciones aliadas
4. Tarjetas rojas

Preparación familiar/conozca sus derechos

Ordene copias en ingles o español

Consulado mexicano

Consultas migratorias gratuitas

12-1 p.m. los viernes

Recursos para mexicanos en EE.UU.

Sponsor

This episode is brought to you by Dairy Arts Center and their signature event: the Crystal Ball Gala. PEEK returns April 23 with readings, immersive art, cuisine and cocktails.

Claim your place before the moment passes. Tickets on sale now at thedairy.org.

Support

This podcast is made possible by listeners and local businesses. You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency. Reach our growing audience of highly engaged listeners. Email boulderfrequency@gmail.com

Headlines

Dark Horse’s last day

The iconic restaurant will close March 14 — its 51st anniversary. Rather than relocate while the property is being redeveloped, its owners have decided to shut the beloved bar down. Read their farewell message

‘We will never build FasTracks’

So said the chair of the RTD board in a recent meeting, according to a report from CPR. Front Range residents have been paying for trains since 2004, but a promised train to Boulder and Longmont is nowhere in sight.

The money isn’t there, and RTD should focus on transportation needs for the next 25 years, board chair Patrick O’Keefe says.

NCAR-operated super-computer moves to new operator

The super computing center in Cheyenne, Wyoming will be operated by an unnamed third-party, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced last week. The change comes as NSF seeks to restructure NCAR and potentially move some of its functions — such as weather forecasting — and facilities to private ownership. Read more from Daily Camera.

Colorado sees lowest snowpack in 40 years

That’s according to an analysis by Russ Schumacher, director of the Colorado Climate Center. There are still a few weeks left for snow; that’s typically when the state gets the most snow. But, as Russ wrote, “the odds of rebounding to near normal peak snowpack conditions are dwindling.” Read more.

Boulder City Council wants to keep exploring 500-acre expan

Sponsor

This episode is brought to you by Jill Grano. Visit JillGrano.com for more information about Jill's award-winning real estate work and her support of organizations throughout our community, including the Gayla, I Have a Dream Foundation, and KGNU.

You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency! Reach our growing, hyper-local audience of highly engaged listeners. Email boulderfrequency@gmail.com

Support

This podcast is made possible by listeners and local businesses. You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency. Reach our growing audience of highly engaged listeners. Email boulderfrequency@gmail.com

Headlines

Kimbal responds to Epstein Files

Kimbal Musk — brother of Elon Musk and owner of Boulder businesses The Kitchen, The Kitchen Lounge and Nova Sky Stories — sent and/or received more than 100 emails to/from Jeffrey Epstein and his associates between 2012 and 2015.

Musk used an email address associated with his nonprofit, The Kitchen Community, which established gardens at schools. There are currently no gardens associated with Musk at BVSD, a spokesperson confirmed, and Musk hasn’t been present at a school since at least 2021, according to internal records. Read more from The Denver Post.

Musk responded to the recently released emails Monday but downplayed a number of personal exchanges revealed in the documents. Read more from Gizmodo

Nederland-Eldora sale to close April 30; industry insiders out

The $20 million sale will be finalized later this spring, The Mountain-Ear reports. The group of business leaders who connected Eldora’s current owners with town officials is no longer involved, they told the Colorado Sun.

Ex-Longmont senator guilty of 4 felonies

Sonya Jaquez Lewis was convicted of sending fake letters of support to the state house ethics committee prior to an investigation into her alleged mistreatment of legislative aides. Read more from Colorado Sun.

Erie police officer no longer w

Sponsor

This episode is brought to you by Dairy Arts Center and their signature event: the Crystal Ball Gala.

The Dairy Arts Center’s most dynamic night of the year—PEEK—returns April 23, 2026 with the Crystal Ball Gala. Claim your place before the moment passes.

Tickets are on sale now at thedairy.org.

Support

This podcast is made possible by listeners and local businesses. You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency. Reach our growing, hyper-local audience of highly engaged listeners. Email boulderfrequency@gmail.com

Headlines

To celebrate the launch of Caribou Current, this week’s episode is all about the characters + events that help shape Boulder County’s culture. We’ll be back with your regularly scheduled news next week.

Malala at CWA

Malala Yousafzai will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Conference of World Affairs, CU Boulder announced last week. Read more

Audio from Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations, via Wikimedia Commons. Listen

Flatiron Freddy predicts an early spring

Forget Punxsutawney Phil… Boulder has its own weather forecasting rodent: Flatiron Freddy, a stuffed yellow-bellied marmot.

This year, in a nod to the Winter Olympics, Freddy participated in a quick game of curling before predicting an early spring. Watch Freddy in action

Colorado at the Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics start Friday, Feb. 6, and a ton of Colorado athletes will be competing. See the full list from CPR.

Local Olympic watch parties

Longmont - The Passenger (300 Main St.)

Opening Ceremony watch party: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6

Games will be streamed Feb. 6-22 during all open hours (Super Bowl excluded)

Erie - Coal Creek Park (575 Kattel St.)

NBC live broadcast: 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 7

Scheduled competitions: U.S. versus Finland women’s hockey, women’s freeski slopestyle, women’s ski jumping, men’s single luge, men’s freeski slopestyle, U.S. versus South Korea curling, men’s snowboarding big air and men’s short track speed skating.

9 to 10 a.m.: Learn to play hockey session led by the Boulder Hockey Club at the nearby Erie Ice Rink. Other activities: inflatable alpine slide, curling, and a podium-style photo booth

Allenspark - The Old Gallery (14863 Highway

Sponsor

This episode is brought to you by Jill Grano. Visit JillGrano.com for more information about Jill's award-winning real estate work and her support of organizations throughout our community, including the Gayla, I Have a Dream Foundation, and KGNU.

You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency Reach our growing, hyper-local audience of highly engaged listeners. Email boulderfrequency@gmail.com

Headlines

Minneapolis Fed murders both connected to Colorado

Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two Americans killed by federal agents in Minneapolis this month, both had connections to Colorado. Colorado Sun / Associated Press

Feds ask for ideas on how to dismantle NCAR

The National Science Foundation on Friday issued a letter to the scientific community asking for ideas on how to break up NCAR and its many functions. It also is seeking new ownership and operations of the 7 NCAR labs in Boulder, which could be repurposed for public OR private use.

The letter also leaves open the door for ideas to privatize weather forecasting and other NCAR activities. Read the letter or stories from CPR, Boulder Reporting Lab and the Daily Camera.

How Into the Wild led a Florida school librarian to leave her job and move to Colorado

The Librarians is a 2025 American documentary by Kim A. Snyder that chronicles the nationwide book banning movement and the forces behind it.

The Town of Superior’s Cultural Arts & Public Spaces (CAPS) advisory committee hosted a January 23 screening of The Librarians, followed by a discussion of the film with producer Janique L. Robillard and Michelle White, a public school librarian who left Florida for Colorado after her school district began removing hundreds of books from library shelves.

Learn more about the film: thelibrariansfilm.com

Listen to the full film discussion at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

Song: "moog part" from #mobygratis

Boulder Weekly rises from the ashes (kinda)

Boulder Weekly’s last printed issue came out July 3, 2025. Editors, reporters and designers (basically everyone who made the paper) lost their jobs that week.

In this story:

1. An insider’s account of the meltdown and aftermath. Read more about what happened from Corey Hutchins
2. Introducing Caribou Current, a new arts + culture publication from former BW staffers. First issue on newsstands Feb. 5!
3. “If you're into death metal or the ballet, I want there to be a little something for everyone and a little something that surprises everyone.” Listen to Caribou Current managing editor Jezy Gray on The Mountain-Ear podcast
4. A trio of journalists are attempting to revive the Weekly, and they’re