Brad Turner
Executive Producer, In the NoCoBrad Turner is an executive producer in KUNC'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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Winter’s long nights and cooler temperatures can bring on the winter blues – even in a mild winter like this one. But research finds that spending even 20 minutes a day outside can help. And keeping a nature journal is a great reminder to tune into your surroundings with all five senses. -
You may think of funk music as pure fun. But it has a much deeper history and cultural meaning. A CU professor digs into the overlooked history of funk, and why it spoke to changing times. -
Colorado’s tight housing market has created pressure on schools. It’s tough for teachers and other school employees to accept a job in districts with high real estate prices. A state lawmaker has a proposal that would tap into unused land that many districts own to build affordable housing for educators. -
This year’s Winter Olympics have provided plenty of thrilling moments for viewers. But many of those moments are happening on machine-made snow – which can make ski or snowboard races faster, and also riskier. Today on In The NoCo: How artificial snow is changing winter sports, and how athletes and coaches are adapting. -
A laboratory run by Colorado State University is devoted to the study of chocolate: how it’s made, how to create new varieties, and why people can’t get enough of those Valentine’s Day chocolates. -
An ecosystem on the verge of “collapse:" That’s a term one scientist used when talking about a valley on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park. But scientists say they were able to repair the area quickly — by installing manmade beaver dams along a creek there. Today on In The NoCo: Why beaver dams are a secret weapon for conservationists looking to repair an ecosystem. -
The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway. And this year, nearly a third of the Coloradans on Team USA hail from Steamboat Springs. So, what makes Steamboat such a fertile training ground for Olympic athletes? We reached out to an expert in the town's history for some answers. -
Last week, union members at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley voted overwhelmingly to go on strike. They’re doing so to ask for safer working conditions. It’s happening at a moment of uncertainty for many of the workers who are refugees and not U.S. citizens. We dig into the backstory. -
Before the unrest around ICE raids in Minneapolis, states like Colorado had seen a surge in immigration detentions in the year since President Trump returned to office. Today on In The NoCo, a conversation with a lawmaker who’s pushing for stronger regulations on how ICE agents conduct themselves. -
The Trump administration is seeking to dismantle NCAR, one of the world’s leading climate research centers that’s based in Boulder. Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse says it’s part of a broader war on science – and a political fight the Trump administration is picking with Colorado. Today on In The NoCo, Rep. Joe Neguse talks about his strategy to protect NCAR.
