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The Telluride Film Festival is one of the most renowned film festivals in the world. This annual celebration of film and filmmakers marks its 50th year this weekend. We talk with our film critic Howie Movshovitz about its storied past and anticipated present.

In the newest season of The Colorado Dream, we examine the affordable housing crisis in mountain resort communities where land and inventory are scarce.

Thousands of homeowners in Colorado face the risk of wildfire damage. Wildfire economist Jude Bayham discussed those risks and what people can do to stay safe.

Nicki Gonzales became Colorado’s first Latina state historian in 2021. History is a lifelong vocation for the Regis University professor, one that has helped her pay tribute to her family’s legacy and inform her own identity. And her work has helped provide us with a fuller picture of Colorado's cultural landscape and sometimes problematic past. We talk with Gonzales on today's episode.

Coloradans recently approved the legalization of certain plant-based psychedelic substances, paving the way for licensed healing centers where people can legally obtain these plant medicines in the coming years. Indigenous people have long been the historical facilitators of this kind of medicine. As this movement gains momentum in Colorado, some Indigenous healers and activists say they should be at the forefront.

Rep. Yadira Caraveo is Colorado’s first Latina member of Congress, representing the newly drawn 8th Congressional District. The pediatrician and daughter of Mexican immigrants discusses how her upbringing and life experiences have informed her work as a physician — and now as a member of Congress.

Fall officially starts this Saturday - and with it, the leaf-peeping season that draws thousands of tourists into Colorado's high country to marvel at the vibrant fall colors. On today's episode of In the NoCo, we hear from forest expert Dan West, also known as 'Mr. Aspen,' on what we can expect from the fall foliage this year.

The housing crisis is touching Coloradans in multiple ways. In recent surveys, residents pointed to some of its underpinnings — affordable housing and homelessness — as their biggest concerns. In today's episode, Zach Neumann, an eviction attorney and co-founder of the Community Economic Defense Project, discusses what is working and what needs to change to keep more Coloradans housed.

Summer may be winding down, but many northern Colorado farmers' markets are still humming with people lining up to buy crates of Palisade peaches, Olathe sweet corn, Pueblo chiles and other locally grown produce. Many Coloradans appreciate how difficult it can be to farm here – which may help explain the popularity of buying fruits and vegetables grown in-state. But there are also plenty of other reasons to have pride in homegrown produce.

In September 2013, a large storm system dropped unusually heavy rain over the mountains and foothills of Northern Colorado, resulting in destructive floods that inundated a number of Front Range communities. Ten years later, we're looking at how those floods changed the way communities get ready to meet the next natural disaster.