Brad Turner
Executive Producer, In the NoCoBrad Turner is an executive producer in 糖心vlog传媒's newsroom. He manages the podcast team that makes In The NoCo, which also airs weekdays in Morning Edition and All Things Considered. His work as a podcaster and journalist has appeared on NPR's Weekend Edition, NPR Music, the PBS Newshour, Colorado Public Radio, MTV Online, the Denver Post, Boulder's Daily Camera, and the Longmont Times-Call. He likes bike rides, bass guitars, documentaries and road trips with his family.
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In the late 1800s, silver mining made Leadville a wealthy city. But after the silver market crashed, city leaders faced economic hardship. So they decided to try an unusual idea to draw tourists to Leadville: They built a massive palace made out of ice. We鈥檒l hear the story of the historic Leadville Ice Palace today on In The NoCo. -
Arts programs in most Colorado public schools have been cut severely due to tight budgets. So what does art education look like in the state's schools? And where are kids learning about the arts outside the classroom? -
It鈥檚 been three decades since Colorado voters passed Amendment 2, which banned anti-discrimination laws designed to protect the LGBTQ community. The latest season of 糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 podcast The Colorado Dream explores the state鈥檚 journey from being known as 鈥榟ate state鈥� to being a welcoming place for the queer community. -
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Oscar. She used her platform to champion civil rights and desegregation. In honor of Juneteenth, we鈥檒l hear a conversation with the author of a book that tells McDaniel鈥檚 life story after winning an Academy Award. -
A vaccine against weight gain: It鈥檚 something that could be in our future thanks to new research from the University of Colorado Boulder. -
In the early part of the 20th century, Lincoln Hills was a retreat in the mountains west of Denver created for Black American families to spend time in the outdoors. A new exhibit at History Colorado in Denver explores the legacy of this haven during an era of segregation. We learn more about Lincoln Hills on today鈥檚 In The NoCo. -
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. And in Colorado, a lot of methane is produced by decomposing food scraps at landfills. We explore why that matters 鈥� and how state regulators are hoping to rein in those emissions 鈥� on today鈥檚 In The NoCo. -
Visitors to national parks this summer may notice striking new signs asking people to report any 鈥渘egative鈥� depictions of historic events or figures they encounter. Advocates for national parks worry that this will lead to censoring less flattering parts of U.S. history. We hear about how this order could impact Colorado鈥檚 national park sites, like the Amache internment camp or the Sand Creek Massacre historic site. -
Vegetables that ripen whenever you鈥檙e ready to eat them? Scientists at CSU want to make it a realityImagine being able to tell the vegetables in your garden when to ripen. Researchers at Colorado State University say they鈥檙e developing genetic 鈥渢oggle switches鈥� for plants that would let people control when and how their crops grow. -
The firefighting foam used by airports has long contained toxic 鈥渇orever chemicals.鈥� Denver International Airport recently completed a huge project to clean up those chemicals from runways and airport firefighting equipment. You can hear why the cleanup was needed 鈥� and what might happen next with all that toxic waste,
