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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An unusual art project is headed for the moon next year. It’s an 80-page book that’s roughly the size of your thumbnail, filled with contributions from artists and writers around the world. The Colorado artist who helped create the book shares the challenges of making it – and why he thinks art deserves a home on the moon. -
Steam powers a lot of industry around the world. But the traditional way of creating steam relies on burning fossil fuels. Which is why a CSU professor and cofounder of a Colorado startup company decided the old method needed an upgrade. He hopes to transform industries from pharmaceuticals to beer brewing. -
Colorado’s program to restore gray wolves hit some snags recently. One of the biggest concerns is that state wildlife officials don’t know where the next set of wolves to be released here will come from. It’s a serious challenge at a moment when survival rates for the wolves are lower than Colorado officials had hoped. -
Colorado lawmakers launched a pilot program several years ago to help military veterans who struggle with mental health, housing, or other issues. And in its first few years, it has transformed the way many veterans find support and treatment. -
Young women are more active in sports than ever. But female athletes face different training challenges than their male counterparts. Now, a new program at Children’s Hospital Colorado aims to transform how middle and high school girls who play sports manage their physical and mental health. -
The Great Gatsby is a classic novel – and one Colorado author loves the book so much she set out to tell the story from a fresh perspective. In a new novel called Mrs. Wilson’s Affair, Broomfield resident Allyson Reedy set out to retell the story from a different character’s perspective. -
Temple Grandin is well known as an author, as an advocate for people with autism, and a pioneer in the humane treatment of livestock. And she’s about to get another honor: Her portrait will soon be on the wall of the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. CSU’s Temple Grandin shares how this came about, and what it means to her. -
A man who fled Afghanistan and settled in Colorado after helping the U.S. military fight the Taliban was arrested in an immigration sweep targeting truck drivers on Oct. 10. He’s been held in ICE detention ever since, without being charged with a crime. Hear what happened – and how it’s affecting his family in Boulder County. -
There are lots of techniques people use to de-stress these days. But one unusual way to unplug is the practice of “forest bathing.” Users immerse themselves in nature and tap into all five senses as a way to slow down and reset. We get some advice for how to try this for yourself – even if you’re just getting out in your own backyard. -
A 'Goldilocks foot' designed by CSU students could offer new options for people who wear prostheticsStudents at Colorado State University have designed an innovative prosthetic foot. The design uses 3D printing technology that allows them to customize each prosthetic they make for the person who will wear it. Hear the story of the CSU engineering students who created the award-winning design.
