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  In this episode of Connections, hosts Debbie Young and Joel Edelstein discuss refugee and immigrant experiences in Colorado with esteemed guests Zeinab Rezaie from Afghanistan and Eugenia from Ukraine. This week’s episode anticipates the upcoming World Refugee Day Showcase in Denver on June 20th. Debbie Young is a former [...]

As Colorado braces for another hot and smoky summer, Boulder communities are organizing desde abajo — not waiting for disaster, but preparing for it together. On a recent episode of Connections hosted by KGNU’s Rossana Longo Better, community leader Isabel Sanchez spoke about the Mapleton Resilience Hub and the growing [...]

This past week on Connections, City of Boulder Housing and Human Services Specialist Tiffany Boller reflected on her day-to-day work with the 200 households who participated in the Elevate Boulder guaranteed-income pilot. Funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Elevate Boulder provided direct cash assistance to low-income residents over [...]

In this episode of Connections, a discussion with representatives from Natural Highs and AcuDetox, Avani Dilger and Ingid Castro-Campos, who talk about holistic alternatives to substance use and stress management. Listen to the story: Connections is a weekly call-in program focusing on a variety of topics with a rotating collective [...]

English On Connections with Rossana Longo, we recently explored the challenges faced by immigrant communities in accessing healthcare, particularly amidst fears of detention and deportation. Guests Julissa Soto and Johnny Wood discussed the importance of creating safe, welcoming spaces for undocumented individuals to receive health services. They were also joined [...]

If you missed it, be sure to check out the latest episode of Connections on KGNU. This past show was a special one, part of our fall fund drive, and an important conversation on immigration—an issue at the forefront of this election season. Back in 2020, I was the first reporter [...]

On this episode of Connections, Host Fiona Foster along with KGNU Music Director Indra Raj, KGNU News Reporter and Producer Alexis Kenyon, and former KGNU intern Ivonne Olivas talk about the impact Taylor Swift has had on the music industry and what that means for the thousands of independent artists [...]