KCSU News

On this episode of The Rocky Mountain Review hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth talk to Station Manager Julia Battagliese about KCSU’s upcoming “Get Launched!” concert. Then Colorado State University fluvial geomorphology professor Sara Rathburn joined the hosts in the studio to talk about her research. You can find the interview with Sara Rathburn here.

On this episode of The Rocky Mountain Review hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth join reporters Brittany Lieske and Krissy Conklin discuss the PETA protest which took place at Colorado State University the morning of February 27th. The team delves into the history of CSU’s animal testing, and PETA’s background.

On this episode of The Rocky Mountain Review hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth interview Colorado State University’s Student Parent Organization. After that, Hunter talk with members of the Real Warriors Campaign, a government sponsored effort to combat psychological stress and trauma in active service members and veterans. To listen to the interview with the Student […]

From the February 20th episode of The Rocky Mountain Review, host Maximos Hunter speaks over the phone with Captain Cassandra Ross, Executive Officer for the 120th AirLift Wing in the Montana National Guard, and Dr. Nick Polizzi, Governmental Action Officer, both of whom work for the Real Warriors Campaign. The RWC is an organization meant to […]

From the February 20th episode of The Rocky Mountain Review, hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth Interview founding members of Colorado State University’s Student Parent Organization, Mikaela Dalton and Olivia Martinez. The Student Parent Organization provides community and resources to CSU students who have their own children. You can listen to the full episode here.

On this special episode of The Rocky Mountain Review hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth explore the teeny-tiny world of microorganisms! With special guests like Golden Poppy Apothecary, Turtle Mountain Fermentery, and Colorado State University Professor Erika Szymanski, prepare to see the world through an entirely new set of eyes!

On this episode of The Rocky Mountain Review, hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth cover what’s happening at Colorado State University, and in Northern Colorado. Hunter and Wadsworth are joined by their new reporter, Krissy Conklin, to discuss a variety of new environmental efforts across Colorado and the U.S.

On this episode of The Rocky Mountain Review, hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth interview a litany of guests, starting with NPR’s National Security Correspondent Greg Myre. Afterwards, Wadsworth and Hunter talk to representatives from two exhibits at the Fort Collins Global Village Museum: The Losel Doll Collection and The History of Brewing. To listen to […]

From the February 11th episode of the Rocky Mountain Review, hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth talk to NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre. Mr. Myre has over 20 years of experience reporting on national security issues both at home and abroad. To find the full episode, click here. 

From the February 11th episode of the Rocky Mountain Review, hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth meet with the Global Village Museum’s Outreach Coordinator, Leisa Taylor. The museum is showcasing the Losel Doll Collection, which is a organization of historic Tibetan dolls meant to preserve the lifestyle of Tibet. To find the full episode, click here.

From the February 11th episode of The Rocky Mountain Review, hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth chat with Colin Fogerty, a student contributor to the up-and-coming History of Brewing exhibition. The exhibit is hosted by the Global Village Museum and opens March 6th. Listen to the full episode here.

On this episode of The Rocky Mountain Review hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth discuss improv with the Comedy Brewers Improv troupe. Reporter Gregory James interviews avant-folk musician Jesca Hoop. To find the interview with The Comedy Brewers, click here. To find the interview with Jesca Hoop, click here.

From the February 6th episode of the Rocky Mountain Review, hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth interview two founding members of the Comedy Brewers Improv Troupe. Based in Fort Collins, David Austen-Groen, Jessica MacMaster, and the troupe bring laughs wherever they go!   To find the full episode click here.

For Jesca Hoop, music has been a part of her life since her early childhood. Her parents introduced her to a limited range of artists growing up. Primarily listening to gospel, folk and a little bit of pop, Hoop’s introduction to music was strongly dictated by her parent’s devout Christian faith. Hoop said when she […]

On this episode of The Rocky Mountain Review, hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth celebrate Wadsworth’s birthday by listening to some of her best moments on 90.5 KCSU from this year. Reporter Kota Babcock reads local Fort Collins news.

On this episode of The Rocky Mountain Review hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth discuss public safety on snowy highways with reporter Brittany Lieske, and later explore the president’s impeachment defense that any election interference would be “for the good of the nation”. Gregory Allicar Museum Director Lynn Boland joins to talk about a new abstract art […]

From the Jan 30th episode of the Rocky Mountain Review, Hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth bring Lynn Boland, Director of the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, back on the show. This time, he’s talking about a new, historic Abstract Art exhibit in the museum, Cercle Et Carre.   Find the full episode here.

On this episode of The Rocky Mountain Review hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth discuss the role of fashion in women’s rights with Katie Knowles, curator of the Avenir Museum. Hunter and Wadsworth then discuss a groundbreaking new cancer treatment with reporters Rylyn Todd and Kota Babcock. To listen to just the interview, click here.

From the 1/28 episode of The Rocky Mountain Review, Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth meet Katie Knowles, curator of the Avenir Museum, to discuss the new exhibit: R.E.S.P.E.C.T. The Dress: Clothing and Activism in US Women’s History. To listen to the whole episode, click here.

On this episode of The Rocky Mountain Review, Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth are joined by reporter Brittany Lieske to discuss the recent fire on I-25 as well as the strange rules which Senators have to follow during the Presidential Impeachment Trial. Hunter sits down with Laura Hall, Associate Director or The Writing Center at Colorado State […]

From the December 12th episode of the Rocky Mountain Review, Ren Wadsworth and Maximos Hunter talk with Marinna Dilley and Ben Demming, founders of UnEARTH Netted Bags. UnEARTH creates bags that are 100% organic cotton and still pass Colorado State University’s clear bag policy. Listen to the full episode here.

On this episode of the Rocky Mountain Review, Ren Wadsworth and Maximos Hunter met with the founders of UnEARTH Netted Bags to discuss they’re non-plastic solution to the Clear-Bag policy. Local music director Mia Sawaya talks about KCSU’s new in-studio album, and Hunter discusses the dramatic funding cutoff for the CU Independent. To listen to […]

On this episode of the Rocky Mountain Review, hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth discuss sustainable alternatives with the founder of Humble Shapes, Waylon Jepsen. After , Ramsay Pierce from the LoveYourBrain foundation calls to discuss using yoga as treatment for Traumatic Brain Injuries. Listen to Waylon from Humble Shapes here. Listen to Ramsay Pierce […]

From the December 10th episode, hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth talk with Waylon Jepsen, founder of Humble Shapes. The company produces reusable, sustainable food wrap to replace plastic wrap. Waylon discusses how it works, and what we as a society can do to be more sustainable. To find the full episode, click here.

From December 10th, Rocky Mountain Review hosts Maximos Hunter and Ren Wadsworth take a phone call from Ramsay Pierce. Ramsay is a Denver-based yoga instructor for the LoveYourBrain Foundation, which uses yoga as a healing process for people suffering from Traumatic Brain Injuries. To find the full episode, click here.