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In the new Modern West podcast series, a family loses their beloved home in Colorado’s Marshall FireThe Modern West podcast just released the trailer for its new series. “The Burn Scar” tells the story of podcast producer Ariel Lavery, how her parents were evacuated, and how her family lost their home in the Marshall Fire, an urban grassfire that burned into the suburbs of Boulder in the middle of winter in 2021. The Modern West’s host Melodie Edwards sat down with Ariel to talk about why she decided to produce a podcast about this devastating event, and starts by asking what made the Marshall Fire so unusual.
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For the last few years, Wyoming Public Radio has been producing a podcast that tells long form narrative stories for and about Westerners. It’s called The Modern West and we’ll be rolling out the sixth season of the podcast in the coming weeks. Wyoming Public Radio’s Kamila Kudelska sat down with the host and producer of the show, Melodie Edwards, to hear what she’s up to this time around.
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It’s the 75th anniversary of an executive order that incarcerated thousands of Japanese Americans in internment camps across the nation. This episode…
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In the final part of this series, we ask why Western women still lag in political power even though they got the right to vote almost 150 years ago?
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It’s a new literary edition, exploring Wyoming’s past, present, and future through conversations with authors.
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It’s been a tough year for the coal industry and the communities that depend on it. Can Wyoming adapt?
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Women are running, but they aren’t winning the West. Western women got the right to vote almost 150 years ago, so why do they still lag in political power?
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How equal is the “Equality State?” This month’s show explores progress and problems for Wyoming’s LGBT citizens.
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The back-to-school episode. Young Wyomingites experience opportunities and challenges.
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Wyoming’s vast landscapes and rugged lifestyles offer plenty of poetic inspiration.
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The old saw may be “We play both kinds of music, Country AND Western,” but melody in the mountains is more than guitars and campfires.
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This month we’re putting specialty coffee, locally distilled spirits, and goat meat on the menu. Hear what’s happening in the Western kitchen.