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Colorado has a thriving music scene with thousands of artists and hundreds of music venues, along with artist development firms and recording studios to support the industry. Now a new music nonprofit has officially launched to help up-and-coming musicians with mentorship and financial support. Black Fret began in Austin in 2013, opened a chapter in Seattle a few years later, and is now coming to Colorado.

Today on Colorado Edition, we get an update from KUNC’s state capitol reporter about where lawmakers are in the 2022 legislative session. And we hear about a new nonprofit launching in Colorado to provide support to the state’s music scene.

Today on Colorado Edition, we talk with Camille Dungy, a poet and professor in Colorado State University’s English program, about her contribution to an anthology of writings at the intersection of the climate movement and feminist thought. And we talk with Apollo Rodriquez, a high school student in a small Colorado town who documented coming out as transgender in a photo essay.

The new podcast “Women’s Work” from independent audio producer Ashley Ahearn follows women ranchers who are changing the ways we manage land and livestock across the West.

Back in January, we spoke with Marshall Fire survivor Stephen Boatright. He and his family evacuated from their Superior home during the fire on Dec. 30. We’re checking back in to hear what recovery is looking like a month later.

Today on Colorado Edition, we hear about an effort by state lawmakers to allow patients at least one visitor even during a pandemic. We also talk with David Sirota, the Denver-based co-creator of the Academy Award-nominated film “Don’t Look Up”.

On today’s show, we hear from two Colorado scientists who recently discovered one of the oldest female infant burial sites in a cave in Europe. We’ll hear their analysis, and what they think life may have been like for the child and her family.

“Don’t Look Up,” a scathing disaster-comedy about Earth’s looming destruction and society’s inability to confront the threat, received multiple Academy nods, including for best picture and best original screenplay. Denver-based journalist David Sirota, co-creator of the movie, along with writer-director Adam McKay, joins Colorado Edition to discuss the polarized reactions to the film and the importance of staying focused on the crises in front of us.

A group of Colorado journalists and community members of color called The Voices Initiative has been working to understand and correct racism in traditional local media. Today on Colorado Edition, we discuss the racist past coverage of newspapers, and about the findings of initiative so far.

Today on Colorado Edition, we get an update on the NCAR fire that erupted Saturday near Boulder. And we hear the first of a two-part series from KUNC investigative reporter Michael de Yoanna looking into police payouts or settlements in Northern Colorado.