What really happened at Boulder Weekly? Plus: NCAR, ICE murders + book bans

Wednesday, January 28, 2026SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Jill Grano. Visit JillGrano.com for more information about Jill's award-winning real estate work and her support of organizations throughout our community, including the Gayla, I Have a Dream Foundation, and KGNU.You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency Reach our growing, hyper-local audience of highly engaged listeners. Email [email protected] Fed murders both connected to ColoradoRenee Good and Alex Pretti, two Americans killed by federal agents in Minneapolis this month, both had connections to Colorado. Colorado Sun / Associated PressFeds ask for ideas on how to dismantle NCARThe National Science Foundation on Friday issued a letter to the scientific community asking for ideas on how to break up NCAR and its many functions. It also is seeking new ownership and operations of the 7 NCAR labs in Boulder, which could be repurposed for public OR private use.The letter also leaves open the door for ideas to privatize weather forecasting and other NCAR activities. Read the letter or stories from CPR, Boulder Reporting Lab and the Daily Camera.How Into the Wild led a Florida school librarian to leave her job and move to ColoradoThe Librarians is a 2025 American documentary by Kim A. Snyder that chronicles the nationwide book banning movement and the forces behind it.The Town of Superior’s Cultural Arts & Public Spaces (CAPS) advisory committee hosted a January 23 screening of The Librarians, followed by a discussion of the film with producer Janique L. Robillard and Michelle White, a public school librarian who left Florida for Colorado after her school district began removing hundreds of books from library shelves.Learn more about the film: thelibrariansfilm.comListen to the full film discussion at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.Song: "moog part" from #mobygratisBoulder Weekly rises from the ashes (kinda)Boulder Weekly’s last printed issue came out July 3, 2025. Editors, reporters and designers (basically everyone who made the paper) lost their jobs that week.In this story:An insider’s account of the meltdown and aftermath. Read more about what happened from Corey HutchinsIntroducing Caribou Current, a new arts + culture publication from former BW staffers. First issue on newsstands Feb. 5!“If you're into death metal or the ballet, I want there to be a little something for everyone and a little something that surprises everyone.” Listen to Caribou Current managing editor Jezy Gray on The Mountain-Ear podcastA trio of journalists are attempting to revive the Weekly, and they’re