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The Mountain-Ear Podcast
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The Mountain-Ear Podcast delivers you local news, music and community stories from Colorado's Peak to Peak region every single week. Whether it's the latest headlines, exclusive interviews with local musicians or stories straight from your community, we've got it covered. Subscribe to the show to get the most up-to-date news and stories from Estes to Black Hawk and everywhere in between. Head to www.themtnear.com/subscribe to subscribe to the The Mountain-Ear in print and online.
Episodes
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Music of the Mountains: Mark Diamond (Re-Broadcast)
Send us Fan Mail Re-broadcast from the episode "Celebrating the Vendors and Musicians of Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival 2025," Mark Diamond discusses his upcoming trio performance at the festival and recounts his musical journey, including a personal story from September 11, 2001. Our theme…
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Gilpin helicopter crash cleanup, Ned talks water rate hikes and more
Send us Fan Mail This week we've got just the headlines. Planned water rate hikes are coming to Nederland, the US Military finally clears the crash site from a downed Black Hawk helicopter in Gilpin County, and more news from the Peak to Peak. Also Anti Defamation League drops lawsuit against…
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Music of the Mountains: Ansel Cridland of The Meditations
Send us Fan Mail Take a breather on this Labor Day airing of The Mountain-Ear Podcast as we talk with Ansel Cridland, founding member and lead singer of The Meditations, about the band's upcoming performance at The Caribou Room. Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner....
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Does this town have the best pizza in Colorado?
Send us Fan Mail The best pizza in Colorado is in Longmont. No, really. On today's episode we find out how the East Boulder County town ended up with three of the best pizza restaurants in the state just blocks apart from each other. The Colorado Pizza Festival comes to Longmont on September 5....
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Music of the Mountains: Dwight Campbell of Link&Chain
Send us Fan Mail The reggae group Link&Chain recently performed the finale show of the 2026 Nederland Summer Concert Series in Chipeta Park. Before the show, we talked with founding member Dwight Campbell about the August 29th performance and the band's connection since its foundation in 1986.…
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Ned weighs rate hikes, delayed opening after childcare center hits snag
Send us Fan Mail Nederland’s new child care center is in hot water. In less than three weeks, TEENS Inc. is supposed to welcome dozens of children to the $7 million building. But the center might not be able to open its doors at all. Outstanding utilities fees have the opening date hanging in the...
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Music of the Mountains: Brittney Wagner of Brittney and the Hellbenders
Send us Fan Mail Local musician (and Mountain-Ear employee) Brittney Wagner has performed solo for much of her music career. Now, for the first time, she's leading a band, and that band, Brittney and the Hellbenders, will debut at Howlin Wind Brewing and Blending on Saturday, August 29th. Today…
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Nederland loses town manager, trustee; TEENS Inc. explores options and more
Send us Fan Mail This week we've got just the headlines. Nederland Town Manager Jonathan Cain is leaving to take a job in Lakewood, Board of Trustee Matthew Kennedy vacated his position, and TEENS Inc. continues to explore its options on how to pay it's outstanding utility fees to open by Sept.…
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Music of the Mountains: Charlie Lou
Send us Fan Mail Musician and artist Charlie Lou has found inspiration in the forests and mountains of Nederland for the last four years and has embraced performing since then. Today, we talk to her about her artistry and her upcoming show at the Nederland Farmers Market on Sunday, August 30th.…
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Gilpin launches virtual therapy for residents
Send us Fan Mail On today's show, we hear about a new virtual behavioral health kiosk for Gilpin County residents that's removing barriers to access for mental health services for the rural community. The program, provided through a partnership with Jefferson Center Mental Health, aims to reduce...
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Music of the Mountains: Ned Jazz Wine 2026 with Founder Stephanie Andelman
Send us Fan Mail With the 5th annual Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival just around the corner, we bring on the festival's founder Stephanie Andelman to talk about what to expect at the upcoming event. Be sure to buy tickets at nedjazzwine.com to attend the event at Chipeta Park on Saturday, August...
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Under the Influence with BMoCA artist family
Send us Fan Mail This week, we're featuring a story from reporter and producer Shay Castle. Shay wrote a piece for the August edition of Caribou Current about a family of artists being featured in a Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art exhibit through September, called "Tres Voces, Un Corazon". In...
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Music of the Mountains: Ned Jazz and Wine Fest -- Joslyn Ford-Keel of JoFoKe and Same Cloth
Send us Fan Mail Gearing up for the 5th annual Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival, we're interviewing Joslyn Ford-Keel, multi-genre artist known professionally as JoFoke. She'll be performing as the middle act with her group Same Cloth between noon and 2 p.m. You can learn more about the festival…
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Inside Town Hall with Nederland Mayor Nichole Sterling
Send us Fan Mail This week we've got our very first edition of our Town Hall Podcast with Nederland Mayor Nichole Sterling. OVer the past week, we asked you to submit your questions for Mayor Sterling. Today, we've got answers. We cover everything from downtown signage to fire evacuation routes,...
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Music of the Mountains: Brian Bucca of The Full Tilts
Send us Fan Mail Debuting as a group with their first public performance, The Full Tilts will play at Two Bears Bar and Grill in Idaho Springs on August 1st. Lead guitarist and singer Brian Bucca joins the podcast to talk about the new group, with host Jamie Lammers revealing his surprising...
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Mysterious dead fish in Barker Reservoir, drama at Central City Council and more
Send us Fan Mail This week we've got just the headlines. We get to the bottom of community concern sparked by a large number of dead fish washing up on the shore of Nederland's Barker Reservoir, and rehash a surprise motion accusing Central City's Mayor Jeremy Fey of impropriety. Also Ned chases...
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Music of the Mountains: Paul Kowert of Punch Brothers
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Music of the Mountains, Punch Brothers bassist Paul Kowert joins the podcast to talk about his involvement in the Grammy-winning group in anticipation of their closing performance at RockyGrass 2026 at Planet Bluegrass in Lyons and their first all-instrumental...
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Ned adds to Eldora debt, Gilpin eyes TABOR and more
Send us Fan Mail This week we've got just the headlines. We've got tons of news coming your way, from Gilpin's preliminary discussions of a "de-Brucing" ballot measure that would remove the county's TABOR restricted budget cap, to Nederland's $325,000 contract with a brokerage firm assisting with...
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Music of the Mountains: Gilpin County Fair 2026 (with Marilyn Ashmore)
Send us Fan Mail The 2026 Gilpin County Fair is coming to Black Hawk from July 17th to 19th, and to prepare for the event, we talked with volunteer organizer Marilyn Ashmore to talk about the fair and what to expect! Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her…
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From the archives: How hippies rode an asteroid into Boulder
Send us Fan Mail Today's show is a rerun of one of our most popular episodes ever. Back in February, we produced this story about how Boulder ended up as a hot bed for hippies and counterculture. If you didn't catch it then, you're in for a treat. Here's the link to the original episode, along…
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Music of the Mountains Flashback Episode: Treeline String Band
Send us Fan Mail This week, we're flashing back to the very first segment of Music of the Mountains to celebrate the five-year anniversary of journalist and host Jamie Lammers writing for the column. This first interview features bassist Dolores Berbaum talking about her group Treeline String…
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In the zone with BoCo-based band Prairiewolf
Send us Fan Mail The July issue of Caribou Current hit the racks this week, so today we're featuring an exclusive interview with Boulder County-based cosmic Americana group Prairiewolf. Our editor Jezy Gray sat down with Jeremy Erwin, Tyler Wilcox and Stefan Beck to chat about their latest album...
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Music of the Mountains: Ravin' Wolf (Jamey and Heather Bilyeu)
Send us Fan Mail In this week's Music of the Mountains, Jamey and Heather Bilyeu take time out of their breaks performing at Very Nice Brewing Company in Nederland to talk about their history as a duo before their follow-up performance at the Gilpin location on July 11th. Our theme song is…
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Inside CU's world-class alpine research center
Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re taking a trip to CU Boulder’s Mountain Research Station. This little plot of land in the Indian Peaks Wilderness operated by CU’s Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) is one of the longest running high elevation research centers in the world. This…
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Music of the Mountains: Down River
Send us Fan Mail Rachel Cole and Gus Miller have been performing music as a duo for years, but for the first time, they're cementing a duo project they've called Down River. This week, we talk to Rachel and Gus in preparation for their upcoming performance at the Jamestown Mercantile on Thursday,...
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Your neighbor has Paul McCartney's phone number
Send us Fan Mail We've got another segment from our friends at Boulder Valley Frequency today featuring prolific music journalist, outdoorsmen and Ward-adjacent resident Grayson Haver Currin. Grayson has profiled Willie Nelson, Peter Frampton, Tame Impala and of course, Paul McCartney. Today, he...
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Music of the Mountains: Emily Pennington of Trouble's Braids
Send us Fan Mail Local indie folk unit Trouble's Braids released their newest EP Tarantula on June 5th, and to talk about the release and their upcoming group performances, co-founder Emily Pennington joins this week's episode of Music of the Mountains! Our theme song is courtesy of...
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Ned eyes new housing, summer music preview and more
Send us Fan Mail Take a break from national headlines and tune in to what's going on in your neighborhood. On this week's episode, we've got just the headlines: a quick round up of everything that's been happening in the Peak to Peak these last two weeks, from proposed rental housing in Nederland...
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Music of the Mountains: BlackDog
Send us Fan Mail Colorado guitarist Jon Ridnell has released his first new BlackDog album in over a decade, Freak the Funk. Tune into this week's episode to learn more about Jon and his new release. Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead...
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Boulder Comedy Festival preview
Send us Fan Mail The June issue of Caribou Current hit the racks yesterday, so we've got another sneak peak at all of this months content today. In honor of our cover story about Boulder Comedy Festival, coming to venues across The People's Republic June 16-21, we compiled a few snippets of…
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Music of the Mountains: Dango Rose
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of Music of the Mountains, we bring on Dango Rose to talk about his musical endeavors, celebrating his opening at Ned General for Redd and the Paper Flowers on May 30, 2026. From a new documentary focusing on his songwriting and mental health journey to...
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Nederland skateboarders teach us a lesson
Send us Fan Mail The general public tends to write off skaters as grungy, lazy, troublemakers. But that's far from the truth. In reporting a story for the May issue of Caribou Current, I asked Nederland skateboarders about the lessons skating can teach us. There's a lot more to learn than just…
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Music of the Mountains: Tony Crank
Send us Fan Mail Guitarist Tony Crank recently performed with friends as Tony Crank Music at The Old Gallery in Allenspark. On this episode of Music of the Mountains, we talk with Tony about his time as a guitarist in Colorado and the reasons he continues playing and learning today. Our theme…
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Ward's Hotel Columbia is open for business
Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re featuring an episode from our sister podcast, Shay Castle’s Boulder Valley Frequency, about a pair of mountain women breathing life into Ward’s Hotel Columbia, which just opened its doors after a year and a half of renovations. A few months ago, Shay paid a visit to...
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Music of the Mountains: Satellite Friend
Send us Fan Mail Brian and Lacey Loeper are core members of a close group of musicians who arrived in Colorado from different places. This connection of new community members inspired the name Satellite Friend, who now work together to write new songs on a regular basis. Learn more about the band...
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Why is Gilpin testing its residents blood for lead?
Send us Fan Mail Colorado's largest Superfund site by area stretches 400 square miles across Gilpin and Clear Creek counties. The site has been in remediation for nearly five decades, and a new scope of remediation is assessing the health risk of lead left behind by historic mining to residents.…
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Performing in the Peaks: Aaron Foster
Send us Fan Mail This week, transitioning into our new regular spot for Music of the Mountains, we're bringing a stand-up comedian, Aaron Foster, onto the show to talk about his upcoming set for his tour, Mostly Jokes, at the Backdoor Theater on Thursday, May 14th. Join us for this slight detour…
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Elephant Revival's Bonnie Paine
Send us Fan Mail Today's show features an exclusive interview with Elephant Revival's Bonnie Paine, who just released her debut solo record, Unseen. She joins the show today to talk about how the record came together, her path to headlining Red Rocks, and a little known band out of Oklahoma…
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Music of the Mountains: Doug Armitage of Brightwood Music
Send us Fan Mail After the devastation of the Lakeview Fire in October 2025, Nederland businesses had to find their footing again. With the upcoming opening weekend for Ned's newest hub, The Vault, we're featuring Doug Armitage to talk to him about his business, Brightwood Music, and building it...
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What's at stake for Nederland if Cross Mine reopens?
Send us Fan Mail Cross Mine could finally reopen. A final hearing on operator Grand Island Resource's application to resume mining activity is scheduled for May 20 after years of delays. But where does the town of Nederland fit into all of this? On today's episode, reporter Shay Castle sits down...
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Music of the Mountains: Spencer Crawford of That Damn Sasquatch
Send us Fan Mail In preparation for the first show of the Gold Hill Inn's 2026 season, learn more about That Damn Sasquatch from primary songwriter and guitarist Spencer Crawford. To prepare for the band's performance on May 1st to start the season off, we talk with Crawford about the history and...
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Nichole Sterling: Exclusive interview with Nederland's new mayor
Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, Nederland's new mayor Nichole Sterling joins the show for an exclusive interview to talk about her vision for Ned's future, affordable housing and the dramatic finish to the mayoral race. Polls closed in Nederland two weeks ago, and after several…
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Music of the Mountains Replay Episode: Wendy Woo
Send us Fan Mail Wendy Woo will be coming back to the Peak to Peak area when she performs at Oskar Blues Grill and Brew on Friday, May 22, 2026. In anticipation of next month's performance, we're bringing back her segment from November 2025! Wendy Woo is a performer rooted sturdily in Colorado....
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Nederland gardeners build seed saving community
Send us Fan Mail What's the first thing you would grab if your house was on fire? For Brianna and Max Rashbaum, owners of Nederland's Spinning Silica, seeds are at the top of the list. On today's episode, we hear the story of a pair of seasoned gardeners who have been saving seeds from their…
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National Poetry Month 2026 Spotlight: Joshua Davis
Send us Fan Mail As a special segment to celebrate National Poetry Month, today's episode spotlights Joshua Davis, Streets Manager and resident of Nederland. Read more about him and his poetry in the April 2nd edition of the newspaper or on the website. Our theme song is courtesy of...
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News: Nederland mayor race down to one vote
Send us Fan Mail We have another news-heavy episode for you this week. The Nederland mayoral race came down to just one vote, with sitting mayor Billy Giblin receiving 258 votes and challenger Nichole Sterling at 257. Stay tuned for updates on a potential recount as we hear more from Nederland…
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Music of the Mountains: Sadie Gustafson-Zook and Alexa Wildish
Send us Fan Mail Before seeing them as a co-bill at the Gold Hill General Store on April 16th, listen to this week's Music of the Mountains to learn more about Alexa Wildish and Sadie Gustafson-Zook! Even though both Sadie Gustafson-Zook and Alexa Wildish have been musical since their childhoods,...
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Guitar legend Stanley Jordan comes to Ned
Send us Fan Mail Stanley Jordan is your favorite guitar player's favorite guitar player. The legendary jazz guitarist is coming to The Caribou Room April 18 ahead of the release of his new record Feather in the Wind. For the latest issue of Caribou Current, Brittney Wagner caught up with Stanley...
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Music of the Mountains: Godlazer (Christopher Caligaris)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome Godlazer back to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, where we have DJ Christopher Caligaris talking about his creative resurgence and his personal musical journey. Learn more about him in preparation for his upcoming appearance at The Vault on May 15th from 5 to 9 p.m.! In the five...
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News: Cross Mine application changes denied, shopping center cleanup updates and more
Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, we're bringing you just the headlines: All the information you need to stay informed on what's happening in your community, in a tight show you can listen to in less than 10 minutes. This week's updates Nederland Mayor Billy Giblin provides update on…
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The Mountain-Ear Podcast delivers you local news, music and community stories from Colorado's Peak to Peak region every single week.
Whether it's the latest headlines, exclusive interviews with local musicians or stories straight from your community, we've got it covered.
Subscribe to the show to get the most up-to-date news and stories from Estes to Black Hawk and everywhere in between.
Head to www.themtnear.com/subscribe to subscribe to the The Mountain-Ear in print and online.
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