Studio 809 Podcasts

07/03/2025

Round, round, get around, how do YOU get around? You might be curious, so listen to the newest episode of our Peak Environment podcast (find it wherever you listen) for an update on regional transportation planning from Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments and Mountain Metropolitan Transit, thanks to Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future

07/02/2025

Get an update on changes at Citizens Project from interim executive director Steph Vigil in the newest episode of Loving the Springs. Catch it wherever you listen to podcasts.

MENTIONED:

The Carter Payne
League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region
Making Democracy Work podcast
Amendment 2
Black Lives Matter
De'Von Bailey
Mountain Metropolitan Transit
The Lincoln Center
Angletech
Karman Line annexation
Citizens Project Voters Guides
The Indy (RIP)
Pikes Peak Bulletin

06/23/2025

Housing affordability is front of mind for many of us. Learn what Jill Gaebler of Pikes Peak Housing Network is doing about it - on the newest episode of a Place for everyone. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks to Beth Hall Roalstad of Homeward Pikes Peak for hosting the podcast.

06/23/2025

Excited that is this Wednesday. Get the details so you can plan to enjoy it - on the latest episode of the Loving the Springs podcast. Find it wherever you listen! Al Brody Karole Campbell Carrie Simison Bike Colorado Springs Trails and Open Space Coalition

06/18/2025

If you haven't yet discovered the joy of getting around town on a bicycle, don't miss next Bike to Work Day June 25. Get all the details - and more - in the newest episode of Loving the Springs. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks to Karole Campbell, Kerry Childress of City of Colorado Springs, Carrie Simison and Al Brody

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Bristol Brewing Company - Beers & Gear Expo
Bike Colorado Springs
Cerberus Brewing Co.
PikeRide
Mayor Yemi
Mission Coffee Roasters
Kids on Bikes
Colorado College
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum
Underline
UCCS
Ent Center for the Arts
University Village
Fossil Craft Beer
SRAM and Molly Murrow
Bicycle Colorado
Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort
The Lincoln Center
Goat Patch Brewing Company
GoCOS App
Village Seven
Palmer Park
Pikes Peak Pride
No Kings protest
Art on the Streets
Art on the Streets episode of Loving the Springs
Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival
Citadel Mall

06/09/2025

Great new episode of SoapBox shares details about the upcoming Youth Activist Training - courtesy of Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission. Search for SoapBox Colorado Springs wherever you get your podcasts!

06/04/2025

Thanks to Corey Hutchins of Inside the News in Colorado for reporting content from our Loving the Springs podcast episode about the probable end of the road for the CS Indy. Corey does great reporting about news media in the state. By all means read his story. But also listen to our podcast episode. You can find Loving the Springs wherever you listen!

The news behind the news in Colorado

06/04/2025

Did you know there's a humanitarian effort being directed from right here in the Springs to help the people of Ukraine? The newest episode of Elevating Pikes Peak Women features Whitney Luckett, Jen Dorff, and Ukrainian immigrant Yana Malyk, the courageous women running Ukraine Power . And learn what YOU can do to put your strength into this effort. Hosted by Mary Lou Makepeace. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Our homeless response in Colorado Springs

06/03/2025

Richard Skorman joins us for an elaborate trip down memory lane in the newest episode of Loving the Springs. He recounts the history of the Poor Richard’s family of businesses on the north end of downtown Colorado Springs. He is the face and name of Poor Richard’s Restaurant, Rico’s Café and Wine Bar, Poor Richard’s Books & Gifts, and Little Richard’s Toy Store, but Skorman is quick to share credit with his business partner and wife, Patricia Seator. Poor Richard's Downtown Al Brody Carrie Simison

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

MENTIONED:
The Granite Harp Bookstore
The Flick
Kimball Bayles
Kimball's Peak Three Theater
Citizens Project
TOPS (Trails, Open Space and Parks Sales Tax)
Trails and Open Space Coalition
Beany Babies
Focus on the Family
Amendment 2
Richard’s Rubbish Roundup
Robin Izer
The Mitguards
Revele & Paul
Douglas Rouse
Pikes Peak Permaculture
The Chinook Bookshop
Tattered Cover
Compleat Games and Hobbies
CJ Kard
Bonanza
Lorne Greene
Strawberry Fields
Stratton Open Space
Sacred Grounds Café
Natasha Shnaper
Art on the Streets
Colorado Springs PrideFest
Juneteenth
Bike to Work Day

05/29/2025

Downtown Colorado Springs has some awesome murals and sculptures, thanks to the Downtown Partnership's Art on the Streets program. Get the buzz on the new art - and public launch events June 6 and 7 - in the newest episode of Loving the Springs. Catch it wherever you get your podcasts (Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc. etc.)

Twelve new pieces of public art hit the streets of Downtown Colorado Springs for 2025-2026 – launching June 6. Learn more about the art and how this program turns our city into a yearlong outdoor gallery.

05/27/2025

How does behavioral health contribute to homelessness, and how does Homeward Pikes Peak help people facing this obstacle? Fascinating new episode of a Place for everyone - catch it wherever you listen to podcasts.