Pueblo's Podcast

Dave Moore welcomes Ramon Arriaga to the podcast. They discuss how although, mental health month is in May we should be practicing self-care habits all year long, including looking after our mental well-being. Ramon works at Goal High School which prioritizes the students' well-being before they begin learning. Ramon is also an advocate for mental health awareness among students and adults. ...

Sarah Joseph is back on the podcast with Dave Moore after keeping us all informed during the COVID-19 pandemic.  So what does the health department do exactly when there is not a global pandemic? Sarah walks us through the programs that benefit our community.  They vary widely from combatting food deserts, focusing on behavior and mental health, raising awareness of recycling programs and restaura...

Dave Moore welcomes Darin Stuart to the podcast. He is an actor, the founder of Ovation, an acting school and a board member of the Impossible Players.    The Impossible Players are a community theater company based out of Pueblo. They have thought provoking and emotional impacting plays. To contact Darin at Ovation call 719-821-1746.    Their next production is Said And Meant, Written By Randy Wy...

Dave Moore welcomes back Jeff Shaw with the Pueblo Economic Development Corp .  Pueblo’s industrial heritage, skilled workforce and diverse businesses have led a new generation of world-class manufacturers to call Pueblo home.  PEDCO's goal is to make Pueblo a location fostering long-term success.   Key Industries: PEDCO is currently concentrating on 6 areas of growth:   Outdoor recreation Ae...

Dave Moore welcomes Janelle Quick into the Podcast studios.  She's with the Pueblo Hispanic Education Foundation (PHEF ).  PHEF helps students turn their educational dreams into goals and those goals into reality by providing scholarships for higher education to students in need from all backgrounds from Pueblo and Southern CO to assist them in achieving lifelong success. They're proud t...

Amy Gasperetti joins Dave Moore on Pueblo's Podcast to talk about all things Pueblo West Chamber of Commerce. They have an event on November 19, that will resemble a night in Vegas to raise money. Amy said the goal of the Chamber is to include all businesses not just those in Pueblo West but all over Pueblo County.  She encourages all local businesses to become members but says you get out of...

Dave Moore chats with 15-year-old East High School student Devin Klock about his mission to make the world a kinder place. Devin started a website called A Kindness A Day encouraging everyone to do one act of kindness each day. Sometimes the act of kindness can be doing something good for someone else or yourself, it can also be NOT doing something. Devin's favorite example is a Judge Free da...

The Pueblo Chile & Frijoles festival is heating up for its 28th year in 2022. Dave Moore chats with Duane Nava with the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce about the Chile and Frijoles Festival.  It's an event where many locals come to get their spicy staple to support Pueblo farmers; additionally, guests from other states come to get their yearly supply of chile. He explains what you need to know...

Dave Moore chats with Scott Stoller General Manager of the Colorado State Fair about the 150th year of the fair. Some favorites are back and there's some new additions to the fair. The sandcastle, slopper eating contest and Governor’s plate are back!  There are also several discount days to help you save a little money and still make memories at the fair: Fridays kids under 12 get in FREE Sun...

Jim & Paulette Stuart speak to Dave Moore about the Medal of Honor.  Pueblo is known as the Home of the Heroes but do you know the reason behind it? Pueblo is known as the hometown of four Congressional Medal of Honor recipients – William J. Crawford – Army – WWII; Carl L. Sitter -Marines – Korea; Raymond G. “Jerry” Murphy- Marines- Korea;  and Drew D. Dix- Army -Vietnam. To honor this history...

This month Dave Moore talks with Pueblo Fire Captain Woody Percival about important fire preparedness tips no matter if you live in the county, the mountains or a populated part of town.  Even though southern Colorado had a late May snow and is seeing some rain, Captain Percival explains that we still need to be aware of potential fires.  He says a disaster like the Marshall Fire, Black Forest or...

Dave Moore chats with Duane Nava the new President of the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce. Duane filled the spot in November 2021 left by the passing of Rod Slyhoff an icon in the community that spent decades at the Chamber. Duane knows he has “big shoes to fill,” but he says he is ready for the challenge ahead. He says keeping Pueblo business owners happy, the community involved and sharing Pu...

Dave Moore is back for our 30th episode. We're welcoming Steve Nawrocki & Bill Zwick to the podcast.  These two men have been instrumental in designing, funding and planning the Gateway to the Southwest project .  You may have noticed one of the sculptures at Pueblo's north entrance at the Dillon Drive bridge.  The two sculptures intend to welcome people to Pueblo, encourage drivers...

Editor's Note: Dave Moore had oral surgery and is doing fine but he doesn't sound like himself so his daughter Carly Moore is filling in as host on this episode.    As we kick of season three of Pueblo's Podcast we're asking our city leaders, what their goals are for 2022. Each Monday this week we will chat with a city council member.  Due to Colorado's Sunshine Law Pueblo...

Editor's Note: Dave Moore had oral surgery and is doing fine but he doesn't sound like himself so his daughter Carly Moore is filling in as host on this episode.    As we kick of season three of Pueblo's Podcast we're asking our city leaders, what their goals are for 2022. Each Monday this week we will chat with a city council member.  Due to Colorado's Sunshine Law Pueblo...

**Editor’s note: Dave conducted this interview before Councilor Martinez-Ortega pled guilty to a misdemeanor for defacing the Christopher Columbus statue in Pueblo.** As we kick of season three of Pueblo's Podcast we're asking our city leaders, what their goals are for 2022. Each Monday this week we will chat with a city council member. Due to Colorado's Sunshine Law Pueblo's P...

As we kick of season three of Pueblo's Podcast we're asking our city leaders, what their goals are for 2022. Each Monday this week we will chat with a city council member.  Due to Colorado's Sunshine Law Pueblo's Podcast could not interview City Council as group, but in fairness we did ask all the council members the same questions.    This week we're hearing from Sarah Ma...

As we kick of season three of Pueblo's Podcast we're asking our city leaders, what their goals are for 2022. Each Monday this week we will chat with a city council member.   Due to Colorado's Sunshine Law Pueblo's Podcast could not interview City Council as group, but in fairness we did ask all the council members the same questions.    This week we're hearing from Dennis...

Here’s a look back on Season two of Pueblo’s Podcast.  The Pueblo community really means a lot to us and I'm sure to you as well.  We asked our listeners to share what Pueblo means to them and we’d feature it in an upcoming episode.  In this episode we have shared a few of them, keep sending them our way.  Just leave us a voicemail. That's all it takes! Give us a call at 719.470.0715 and...

Abbie Krause the  Executive Director of the Pueblo Zoo talks with Dave about all things ElectriCritters.  You can come and enjoy holiday lights at the zoo starting now until Dec. 26 with the exception of Christmas and Christmas Eve.  All the light displays are original and made especially for Pueblo Zoo exhibits.  They try to move things around and add something new every year so even if you have...

CDOT’s Michelle Puellen joins Pueblo’s Podcast once again to talk about a whole slew of projects. Mainly the Highway 50 & Purcell interchange, but she also discusses the Gap Project between Monument and Castle Rock and the stretch of I-25 from South Academy to Fountain. Puellen said that stretch is a key corridor for commuters and inter-regional travel, as well as critical defense access and h...

In this special edition of Pueblo’s Podcast, Dave Moore and Gunnison Pagnotta and Alan Van Norman talk about GOAL High School. Education has changed due to the pandemic however GOAL has not. GOAL High School has been doing remote learning for more than a decade.  GOAL High School is a multi-district, charter, blended online school.  Blended online means classes are online but students have the opt...

 Storyteller Gregory Howell sits down with Dave Moore to do just that: Tell fascinating stories about Pueblo and the secret tunnels beneath our feet. Did you know there is a massive network of tunnels -- similar to the catacombs -- underground in Pueblo?  Gregory Howell gives us the inside look at how these tunnels were used, mainly during prohibition times to smuggle bootlegged goods.  Howell is...

Dave Moore and Scott Stoller chat once again. Scott the General Manager of the Colorado State Fair joined us on the Podcast last summer to talk about how the State Fair was downsizing and reimagining the event during the Pandemic.  The State Fair is back for 2021!  Get ready for 11 days family fun with 60 entertainers, 10,000 exhibits, ad 45 rides. Listen to this month's podcast to help you p...

During this episode Dave Moore visits the Sarah Shaw Dance studio and chats with studio director Donna Lira. The two will discuss the loss of dance icon Sarah Shaw, how the studio is carrying on in her absence and how the community and city council stepped up to memorialize her forever.  A bronze sculpture of Sarah now sits outside Memorial Hall so that as the show goes on, Sarah can still welcome...