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Colorado 1st

Podcast by Steven Hayward

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The official news podcast of the Denver Gazette and Colorado Springs Gazette. Each episode we take one story and explore it the way it deserves--from the reporters who break it, the experts who can explain it, and the Coloradans living it.

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episode Smoke and Mirrors: Hemp's Infiltration of Colorado's Marijuana Market artwork

Smoke and Mirrors: Hemp's Infiltration of Colorado's Marijuana Market

Colorado lawmakers promised voters that marijuana legalization would create a safer, regulated market. Track every plant from seed to sale. Test every product for safety. Build trust through transparency. But when hemp-derived THC flooded into the state's dispensaries, that promise started to crumble. Today, we investigate how toxic chemicals, an honor-system testing regime, and a $12-per-gram price collapse have allowed potentially dangerous products to slip past Colorado's once-model regulatory system. Host Steve Hayward sits down with investigative reporters Chris Osher and Evan Wyloge to discuss their groundbreaking investigation—conducted in partnership with ProPublica—that reveals the scope of hemp infiltration in Colorado's marijuana market, and what it means for consumer safety.

2 Feb 2026 - 22 min
episode Colorado's Economic Crossroads: Affordability, Regulation, Rockets, and Potatoes artwork

Colorado's Economic Crossroads: Affordability, Regulation, Rockets, and Potatoes

Colorado's economy is sending mixed signals--housing costs are rising, GDP growth is slowing, and regulations are piling up--yet the state is building rockets, pioneering farm technology, and has just landed the Sundance Film Festival. Denver Gazette investigative reporter Thelma Grimes takes us through her comprehensive "Fiscal Colorado" series, revealing why a single person needs $105,000 to live comfortably here and what that means for the state's future. From the aerospace dominance of Lockheed Martin to the surprising innovation happening in rural potato fields, this episode explores whether Colorado can maintain its competitive edge or if affordability will drive away the workers and families that fuel its economy.

1 Jan 2026 - 20 min
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