As winter approaches, KUNC commentator Peter Moore looks forward to spending chilly nights in the Yonder Yurts of State Forest State Park. But he wonders: Couldn’t we call our crown-jewel state wilderness something a little more interesting?

Colorado’s second state song is about to turn 52. Peter Moore wonders: Did it ruin the place John Denver was singing about?

Colorado is considered one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly states in the country, but it wasn’t always this accepting. In 1992, Colorado voters approved Amendment 2 which prohibited protections for queer people in the state. Four years later, the Supreme Court overturned the amendment. In the nearly three decades since, Colorado has done a 180 and is now known for its progressive stance on LGBTQ+ rights and laws.This series investigates this dark time in the state’s history and uncovers the activism and legislation that followed. We’ll share the stories of LGBTQ+ people and the allies who want to make the Centennial State a welcoming place for all.

It’s grasshopper season in Colorado. That’s good news for birds and praying mantises, who enjoy eating them, but KUNC commentator Peter Moore is freaked out about it. You might even say he’s hopping mad.

KUNC commentator Peter Moore has been hiking in the burn scar near Cameron Peak and he heard an echo from one of his favorite cartoon characters up there.

Schools and libraries are seeing unprecedented attempts to pull books, deemed controversial by some, off the shelves. A new study finds those books are often about and by diverse people.

The Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix has one of the largest shares of Colorado River water flowing through Arizona. Leading the tribe is Stephen Roe Lewis, a towering figure in the Southwest who has been pivotal in navigating a water crisis across the seven-state Colorado River basin. Lewis has leveraged the Gila River tribe's water abundance to help Arizona and others at a critical time, making his tribe a power player in the parched region.

KUNC's commentator Peter Moore gets a little verklempt as he notes the end of ski season and the implications of global warming.

A new collaboration between the Sand Creek Massacre Foundation and the Amache Alliance is educating young people about their history on Colorado's southeastern plains.

A report published by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of Indigenous homelands in Colorado, quantifies the value of the land and resources taken and outlines the state education system's omission of that history in its curriculum.