The Valley Pod

“What roots you here” is the prompt you’ll get when the We Are Alamosa project and Spadefoot Story Slam collaborate for an evening of storytelling on Saturday, Aug. 15. It’s part of the city of Alamosa’s 10-year comprehensive planning process. We get into it with Beata Ramza, Rachel Woolworth and Al Stone in this episode of The Valley Pod

We are told Mark McCarroll is a man of few words. Except when you get him talking about his roots and the old days of La Jara. Then you’ll hear all the stories. He is among the 150 Faces of the San Luis Valley, an Alamosa Citizen project to mark 150 years of Colorado statehood.

Nancy Harris and farm park director Dan Perez were on The Valley Pod dishing out all the details of Senior Night at the Mercadillo on August 19 from 3-7 p.m.

Jake Burris, president of the board for Subdistrict 1 in the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, dives into the recent Division 3 water trial with host Chris Lopez.

Adams State University President David Tandberg talks about his signing of another 3-year contract for the institution. Listen in as Tandberg talks about what's next.

“Power of Possible” or POP is first people with disabilities livestock show through the Colorado State University Extension 4-H program.

A large topic of conversation with the chief was the police departments use of technology and its relationship with Axon AI.

The full story of how the Colorado Gators in Alamosa County came to be. It’s as unlikely a story as the alligators themselves delighting mass crowds just up the road near Mosca-Hooper.

Adams State University Football Coach Levi Gallas joins the Citizen to talk about the upcoming football season starting August 27 and fundraising events.

Julie Constan, the Region 5 director for the Colorado Department of Transportation, joins The Valley Pod for a drive through the streets of Alamosa.

Barb Kruse and Erin Minks of Alamosa Founders Day have partnered with Visit Alamosa to bring a fun and historic First Friday

In this episode of The Valley Pod, Alfonso Abeyta; his wife, Martha; and their friend Armando Marquez tell us the story of El Santuario.

The race for Alamosa County Clerk & Recorder is between Tina Espinoza and Jamie Greeman. Both are registered Republicans, and with no registered Democrat in the race, the winner of the June 30 primary race will be the next clerk and recorder. Listen in as they talk about their campaigns.

Listen in as Leinbach and The Citizen talk about how San Luis voters voted yes on a 1% sales tax as an investment in San Luis recreation.

A mashup of the Phil Weiser and Michael Bennet Valley Pod episodes.

A new puppy in the Simpson household, the just-concluded Colorado legislative session, and the GOP primary race for governor are all on the mind of State Sen. Cleave Simpson in Episode 304 of The Valley Pod.

CEO of San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative or SLVREC joins The Citizen to talk about rural data centers.

Alamosa County Sheriff Robert Jackson takes us on a two-hour tour of a variety of homeless camps that have sprouted up in the hundreds of wooded acres just off the Rio Grande dikes on the east end of Alamosa.

Alamosa Police Chief George Dingfelder gives his report on the ICE holding facility on State Avenue after touring the building.

The San Luis Valley's BLM Field Manager Dale Culver joins us as the most recent guest on The Valley Pod.

Beth Sumner and Makayla Close give us the lowdown on all the First Fridays for 2026

Carl Denslow, Sirah Masters, Amos Cordova join The Citizen to talk about the San Luis Valley Regional Airport.

Phil Weiser sits down for a conversation about his bid to be the Democratic nominee for governor. “There’s no better preparation to be governor than attorney general."

Alamosa County Emergency Manager Eric Treinen and Alamosa Fire Chief Frank Wirth talk fire with The Citizen.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet stopped into The Citizen’s podcast studio to talk about his campaign for governor and his vision for the state of Colorado.

We're on location again for this episode of the Valley Pod. This time we're sitting on the banks of the Rio Grande at the Higel Ranch.

The Citizen meets with rancher JD Schmidt on his ranch in Rio Grande County. With the season being especially dry, Schmidt talks about what this means working in agriculture.

Valerie Naranjo is the latest guest on The Valley Pod. Listen in as she talks about her work and the upcoming concert at Adams State.

Florencio Aranda III, Candice Taylor, and Greg Wilson from Adams State University along with ASU Trustee Placido Gomez discuss the upcoming art show hosted at Adams State.

Future archeologist and sixth-generation rancher John Mestas joins us on the Valley Pod.