Massive hailstorms on the Plains; FEMA funding delays; Aurora teen stars in a Netflix film

Colorado’s summer weather is ramping up, and with that, so is the damage from Colorado’s most expensive type of natural disaster: hail. Then, hear about how federal changes are making it harder for communities and utilities to prepare before natural disasters do strike. And, a movie starring an Aurora teen with Down Syndrome is now in global release.Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Stina Sieg and Molly Cruse on fire conditions in Garfield and Mesa counties CPR’s Tony Gorman on this week’s damaging hailstorms CPR’s Ishan Thakore on the changing relationship between FEMA and Colorado emergency management. (Coming soon) Colorado Matters’ Chandra Thomas Whitfield talks with Jeremiah Daniel and his parents about his role in ‘Color Book’ This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.