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Please follow our discussion guidelines: https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/topic-of-the-week/2012-02-13/wpm-npr-community-discussion-rules . Wyoming Public Radio is a commercial-free station licensed to the University of Wyoming. Wyoming Public Media programming is primarily news, podcasts, classical and contemporary music. We also air jazz, folk, bluegrass, and unique entertainment programs. Wyo

ming Public Radio is the state's only member of National Public Radio. Wyoming Public Media also administers Classical Wyoming, Jazz Wyoming, and Wyoming Sounds streams of all three channels. Community Discussion Rules

The following serves as the official discussion policy for users of Wyoming Public Radio and Media's social networking tools. All participants in our social networking features and other forums are required to follow these rules or be subject to having their comments or account blocked. If you can't be polite, don't say it. Of course, we don't want to stifle discussion of controversial issues. Some topics require blunt talk, and we're not always going to agree with each other. Nonetheless, please try to disagree without being disagreeable. Focus your remarks on positions, not personalities. No personal attacks, name calling, libel, defamation, comments about someone's mother, hate speech, comparisons to notorious dictators -- you get the idea. And under no circumstances should you post anything that could be taken as threatening, harassing, bullying, obscene, pornographic, sexist or racist. Even if the word in question is often used in conversation. We're not going to list the words we object to; you know what they are. Remember, this is a public forum and we want everyone to feel comfortable participating. Anything you post should be your own work. You're welcome to link to relevant content and to quote limited amounts from other people's work with attribution and any associated copyright notice and consistent with "fair use" principles of copyright law. But that doesn't mean you can copy and paste wholesale. Please stay on topic. Think of it this way: if you hosted a book club meeting at your home, you wouldn't want someone to show up and insist on discussing reality TV shows. Please respect people's privacy. We love to learn about new and interesting individuals, but most people will not be happy to have their phone numbers or e-mail addresses published. Please do not share another's contact information through our social networks. Feel free to share your ideas and experiences about religion, politics and relevant products or services you've discovered. But this is not a place for advertising, promotion, recruiting, campaigning, lobbying, soliciting or proselytizing. We understand that there can be a fine line between discussing and campaigning; please use your best judgment — and we will use ours. Do not "feed" the trolls. We encourage community members to report abuse by trolls. But we also ask that you not engage with trolls in the comment threads. Reacting to their provocations is exactly what they want. If we see you feeding a troll, we will remove both the troll's comments and your responses. You are solely responsible for the content you post. Wyoming Public Media is not responsible for the content posted by its users. We do not and cannot review all user content posted on our social media platforms. However, we have the right (but not the obligation) to review, screen, delete, edit and/or move any content posted on our social media platforms. We encourage community discussion on our Facebook posts and look forward to hearing your thoughts and questions. However, this page is not for promotion of unrelated programs or activities and we will remove posts from others on our wall which solicit, promote, or advertise outside events or products. You are welcome to post this in our Wyoming Public Radio online events calendar. To post, merely click on the following link: http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/community-calendar/events/create to submit the date, title and location of your event. Call 307-766-4240 if you have any issues or questions.

03/29/2025

WPM Community Minute Spotlight

Nonprofits are essential to Wyoming's thriving economy and cultural vitality. This week's spotlight is on the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance.

03/28/2025

Live on Wyoming Sounds

Matt Axton & Badmoon are touring on the release yesterday of the single, “Same Old Song.”


https://ow.ly/wFB950VqQU6

Live on the Robert K. Johnson Foundation - Metropolitan Opera International Radio NetworkMarch 29Jake Heggie: MOBY DICK ...
03/28/2025

Live on the Robert K. Johnson Foundation - Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network

March 29
Jake Heggie: MOBY DICK – Libretto by Gene Scheer – New Production/Met Premiere
Karen Kamensek; Brandon Jovanovich (Captain Ahab), Stephen Costello (Greenhorn), Peter Mattei (Starbuck), Ryan Speedo Green (Queequeg), Janai Brugger (Pip), Malcolm MacKenzie (Stubb), William Burden (Flask)


Video: https://www.metopera.org/season/2024-25-season/mobydick/
Link: https://www.metopera.org/season/radio/saturday-matinee-broadcasts/

A state grant program to help childcare centers get up and running has been inundated with applicants since going live.
03/27/2025

A state grant program to help childcare centers get up and running has been inundated with applicants since going live.

It’s a sign of the great need daycares have for support.

The Social Security Administration’s office in Rock Springs will not be closing, contrary to what a DOGE website indicat...
03/27/2025

The Social Security Administration’s office in Rock Springs will not be closing, contrary to what a DOGE website indicated earlier this month.

Contrary to what a DOGE website indicated earlier this month, the Rock Springs Rocket Miner reports a small hearings room will close, but the...

A new state law creates more opportunities for accommodations for underage survivors of sexual assault or in**st when th...
03/27/2025

A new state law creates more opportunities for accommodations for underage survivors of sexual assault or in**st when they testify in court. It goes into effect on July 1.

Children under the age of 18 now have the option to testify remotely, rather than being in the same room as their alleged perpetrator or a jury.

03/27/2025

The Warren Livestock Company #477: David F. Cook Papers

David F. Cook spent 40 years as the foreman of the Warren Livestock Company’s north side sheep operation. The Warren Livestock Company was a ranching business venture founded by Wyoming politician Francis E. Warren in 1883. At its peak, the company controlled more than 250,000 acres from southeastern Wyoming down to Greely, Colorado.


https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/show/archives-on-the-air

A lawsuit seeking to overturn two new abortion restrictions has changed venue for the second time, moving back to Natron...
03/26/2025

A lawsuit seeking to overturn two new abortion restrictions has changed venue for the second time, moving back to Natrona County.

The Kemmerer coal mine is laying off 28 workers. City officials hope other, incoming energy projects can absorb them.Kem...
03/26/2025

The Kemmerer coal mine is laying off 28 workers. City officials hope other, incoming energy projects can absorb them.

Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir said he learned of the layoffs when news broke from WyoFile Friday.

The Kemmerer coal mine is laying off 28 workers. City officials hope other, incoming energy projects can absorb them.

One of the final bills signed by Gov. Mark Gordon following the end of the 68th Wyoming Legislature’s general session vo...
03/26/2025

One of the final bills signed by Gov. Mark Gordon following the end of the 68th Wyoming Legislature’s general session voids all future non-compete agreements in the state. SF 107’s passage marks the beginning of the legislative off-season known as the interim.

Wyoming has entered the legislative off-season known as the interim.

The University of Wyoming (UW) is preparing its employees for potential visits from federal immigration and law enforcem...
03/26/2025

The University of Wyoming (UW) is preparing its employees for potential visits from federal immigration and law enforcement agencies.

A checklist warns staff to "avoid any actions that could be perceived as interfering."

Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is changing her town halls from in-person to virtual. This comes after Rep. Harriet H...
03/26/2025

Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is changing her town halls from in-person to virtual. This comes after Rep. Harriet Hageman held a couple of in-person ones in the southern region of the state last week.

In a press release, Hageman said her decision comes from recent incidents at public events, credible threats to herself and national outbursts of politically motivated violence.

Wyoming’s U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman is changing her town halls from in-person to virtual. Hageman said her decision comes from recent incidents at public events, credible threats to herself and national outbursts of politically motivated violence.

Back in 2023, the Food Bank of Wyoming received over half a million dollars of funding from the U.S. Department of Agric...
03/25/2025

Back in 2023, the Food Bank of Wyoming received over half a million dollars of funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). The money helped buy food from small-scale Wyoming producers and distribute it to folks in need across the state.

But the agency recently announced that it’s sunsetting the program. No more funding will be available after the current two-year grant cycle ends in July this summer.

According to Food Bank of Wyoming Executive Director Jill Stillwagon, the grant money has gone toward purchasing and distributing about 200,000 pounds of food from Wyoming ranchers and growers since 2023. That includes beef, beans, grains, oats and produce like cucumbers, carrots, onions and peppers.

The grant program provided funding to buy food from small-scale producers and distribute it to folks in need across the state.

Organ Fairchild is touring the West laying down their infectious grooves.Joe Bellanti (organ), Corey Kertzie (drums), an...
03/25/2025

Organ Fairchild is touring the West laying down their infectious grooves.

Joe Bellanti (organ), Corey Kertzie (drums), and Dave Ruch (guitar) played a lively set on Wyoming Sounds on March 19th ahead of their show at The Great Untamed in Laramie.


https://www.organfairchild.com/

03/25/2025

Spruce Mountain’s Lady Lookout #476: Medicine Bow National Forest Records

In 1943 the Forest Service hired Roberta Eads. She was one of more than 600 “lady lookouts” employed to scan the horizons for the smoke of forest fires during the Second World War. Eads worked 55 feet above the forest floor in the Spruce Mountain Fire Lookout Tower.



https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/show/archives-on-the-air

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) held multiple town halls over the past couple of days as the Trump administration faced...
03/24/2025

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) held multiple town halls over the past couple of days as the Trump administration faced backlash for its dramatic cuts aimed at reshaping the executive branch of the federal government. Wyoming Public Radio attended town halls in Laramie and Wheatland. The atmosphere and attendance differed between the two town halls, but Democratic and Republican attendees focused on similar topics.

In Laramie Hageman faced intense backlash for the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE, towns like Wheatland stood behind Hageman.

The National Weather Service has reduced balloon flights in some parts of the Rockies.Read more at the link in our bio.
03/24/2025

The National Weather Service has reduced balloon flights in some parts of the Rockies.

Read more at the link in our bio.

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WPM Community Minute Spotlight Nonprofits are essential to Wyoming's thriving economy and cultural vitality. This week's spotlight is on the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance. #JacksonHoleConservationAlliance #CommunityMinute #WyomingPublicMedia

Live on Wyoming Sounds Matt Axton & Badmoon are touring on the release yesterday of the single, “Same Old Song.” #MattAxton #HoytAxton #WyomingSounds https://ow.ly/wFB950VqQU6

The Warren Livestock Company #477: David F. Cook Papers David F. Cook spent 40 years as the foreman of the Warren Livestock Company’s north side sheep operation. The Warren Livestock Company was a ranching business venture founded by Wyoming politician Francis E. Warren in 1883. At its peak, the company controlled more than 250,000 acres from southeastern Wyoming down to Greely, Colorado. #ArchivesintheAir #WarrenLivestockCompany #WyomingHistory #Wyoming250 #America250 https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/show/archives-on-the-air

Spruce Mountain’s Lady Lookout #476: Medicine Bow National Forest Records In 1943 the Forest Service hired Roberta Eads. She was one of more than 600 “lady lookouts” employed to scan the horizons for the smoke of forest fires during the Second World War. Eads worked 55 feet above the forest floor in the Spruce Mountain Fire Lookout Tower. #ArchivesontheAir #WyomingHistory #Wyoming250 #America250 #MedicineBow #SpruceMountain https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/show/archives-on-the-air

Season 13 of HumaNature Episode 2 – The Woman of Star Island Coming out March 19th Alexandra de Steiguer is an artist, author, poet, musician, and photographer who has spent the last twenty-eight years working as the winter caretaker of Star Island off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. #HumaNature #Podcast #Podcasts #StarIsland https://www.humanaturepodcast.org/2025

The Draper Natural History Museum has a northern pocket gopher in its research collection. Curatorial Assistant Amy Phillips said if you’ve ever gone outside after the snow melts and wondered what those mounds of dirt that look like snakes are, “ These tunnels result from the winter activities of animals like the northern pocket gopher.” Phillips said gophers spend most of their life underground.

A Visit to the U.S.S.R. #475: Tom Pugh Papers Tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union were high in 1980. #AmericanHeritageCenter #ArchivesontheAir #USSR https://ow.ly/a0yx50VjbQI

Wyoming native Chancey Williams on Wyoming Sounds. Former saddle bronc rider turned country & western star Chancey Williams visits with Grady Kirkpatrick Thursday morning (3/20) at 11:15. https://chanceywilliams.com/

Season 13 of HumaNature Episode 2 – The Woman of Star Island Alexandra de Steiguer is an artist, author, poet, musician, and photographer who has spent the last twenty-eight years working as the winter caretaker of Star Island off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. Listen at humanaturepodcast.org/2025 #HumaNature #Podcast #Podcasts #StarIsland #wypublicradio #publicradio #npr #wyoming #laramie #laradise #podcasting #naturestories #storytelling

“Wild Bill” Hickok #474: George Hart Papers James Butler Hickok, better known as “Wild Bill” Hickok, was one of the Old West’s iconic characters. #ArchivesontheAir #AmericanHeritageCenter #Wyo250 #America250 #WyomingHistory https://ow.ly/pPvb50Vj6nC

The Hotel del Coronado #473: Richard Fielder Papers When it opened in 1888, the Hotel del Coronado was the world’s largest resort hotel. It was the brainchild of businessmen Elisha Babcock and H. L. Story. They had grand visions of rooms built around a courtyard filled with tropical shrubs, trees and flowers. #ArchivesontheAir #AmericanHeritageCenter #HoteldelCoronado https://ow.ly/wH3c50V9AQQ

Modern Day Marco Polo #472: Dave Houser Papers Dave Houser’s life has been full of adventure. Houser was born and raised in Cody, Wyoming and got his start traveling on family vacations across the West. #ArchivesontheAir #AmericanHeritageCenter #DaveHouser https://ow.ly/YPNk50V9zvp

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Wyoming Public Radio is a commercial-free station licensed to the University of Wyoming. Wyoming Public Media programming is primarily news, podcasts, classical and contemporary music. We also air jazz, folk, bluegrass, and unique entertainment programs. We broadcast to over 80% Wyoming. Wyoming Public Radio is the state's only member of National Public Radio.

Wyoming Public Media also administers Classical Wyoming, Jazz Wyoming, and Wyoming Sounds streams of all three channels.