Four Corners Edition
I’m the creator, editor, and senior producer of this weekly show airing on KSUT Four Corners Public Radio.
The program explores issues important to the region. We air coverage and voices from around the Four Corners, Colorado, and the Inter-Mountain West.
Four Corners Edition, 5/20/2022: Tracking the bark beetle; a summer drought forecast; local author Chuck Greaves on his new book
On this week's show: Summer is right around the corner, and climate experts are starting to estimate how much water will be available in the Colorado River Basin this summer. Mystery author and Four Corners resident Chuck Greaves tells us about his new thriller The...
Four Corners Edition, 4/29/22: The show returns from a break with an investigation into mental health industry lobbyists and a look at asteroids
Four Corners Edition returns after a few weeks off with all-new stories. On this week's show: Learn how mental health industry lobbyists are thwarting reform in Colorado. Hear a KSUT Conversation with a Durango author who explores music and nature as a means of...
Four Corners Edition, 2/4/2022: Author, journalist Jonathan Thompson; methane capture; more
On this week’s show, a conversation with Durango author and journalist Jonathan Thompson about writing from a distance and covering San Juan County, Utah.
Four Corners Edition, 1/14/21: Lawmakers begin the 2021 session; a COVID update from Indian Country
Colorado lawmakers gavel in for another legislative session. We’ll preview some early bills and Gov. Jared Polis’ State of the State Address. And we hear from Dr. Loretta Christensen, Chief Medical Officer for Indian Health Service. She gives us an update on COVID-19’s impact on Native and Indigenous communities in the Four Corners.
Four Corners Edition, Dec 24: Backcountry responders under pressure; inside the first all-Black ascent of Mt. Everest
On this week's show: The volunteers who respond to backcountry emergencies are under increasing pressure. A battle may be brewing over new redistricting maps recently approved in San Juan County, Utah. And KSUT's Tami Graham introduces us to the Cortez man who’s...
Four Corners Edition, November 4, 2021: Affordable housing projects start in Ouray and Ridgway; wildfire smoke threaten bird migrations
On this show: A new study shows wildfire smoke is affecting bird migration habits. We learn more about projects in Ridgway and Moab to create more affordable housing. And the audio storytelling project Native Braids returns for a new season, as part of National Native...
Four Corners Edition, October 15, 2021: Wetlands in crisis, Jonathan Thompson on ‘Sagebrush Empire’
Among the stories you'll hear on this week's show: Wetland habitats across the West are in trouble due to human impacts and climate change. Author Jonathan Thompson talks about his newly released book “Sagebrush Empire,” set among the volatile politics of San Juan...
Four Corners Edition debuts: Native women speak out on MMIW coverage; CO offers COVID tests
This is the debut episode of Four Corners Edition, a weekly newsmagazine produced for KSUT Four Corners Public Radio. Among the stories on the inaugural show: Colorado to offer free, at home Covid-19 tests to all Coloradans What two Native American women say about the...