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The Valley Pod
by Alamosa Citizen
Alamosa Citizen co-founder Chris Lopez talks with interesting people around the Valley. Recorded at The Citizen's Worldwide Headquarters on Alamosa's south side, where Chris grew up.
Episodes
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episode 337: Victor Marx, gubernatorial candidate
We set up a 30-minute telephone interview with Victor Marx, the GOP nominee for Colorado governor, this week. Like all the candidates we quiz, our focus is always on the […]
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episode 336: Teresa Vigil
Poet Teresa Vigil, 93, has written a book of poetry about the cultural memories she has from her life. In this issue of the Valley Pod, she talks about respecting Mother Earth and tending to her greenhouse these days. She's also a participant in our 150 Faces project.
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episode 335: U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd
Third Congressional District Rep. Jeff Hurd joins us via Zoom to talk about rural health, AI, what's going on in D.C, and to make a case for his reelection in November.
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episode 334: Jessica Bradshaw, Colorado Potato Administrative Committee
Jessica Bradshaw, executive director of the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, takes us inside the 2026 potato harvest and answers: “Where do all the Valley spuds go?”
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episode 333: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser
State Attorney General Phil Weiser joined The Citizen via Zoom for a wide-ranging conversation about the Colorado River Compact, wildfires, holding social media companies accountable, artificial intelligence, healthcare, power transmission and the state budget.
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episode 332: Abigail Rendon, Safe Schools Month
Abigail Rendon is with the Colorado Office of School Safety. October marks school safety month in Colorado, which brings awareness to school bullying, teen suicides and the threats schools may face.
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episode 331: Candidates Arlan Van Ry and Sherry Perdue
Incumbent Arlan Van Ry (R) and challenger Sherry Perdue (D) are the candidates for Alamosa County commissioner. They stopped by the podcast studio to talk about artificial intelligence, data centers, property taxes, economic development and other issues that will shape the future of Alamosa County.
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episode 330: 4-H Week with Mollie Wells and Jesse Entz
The CSU SLV Area Extension office kicks things off with an Oct. 2 Monster Moonlight Dash in Del Norte.
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episode 329: Ken Yohn
The champion high school wrestler talks about the long journey his Swedish ancestors underwent to get to Monte Vista, and what his life was like growing up in a large family in the San Luis Valley.
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episode 328: Marty Golden and Ashley Vance at Depot Avionics
Depot Avionics is one of those critical components of the San Luis Valley Regional Airport operations that you hardly ever hear about. Ashley Vance, manager of Depot Avionics and Marty Golden, […]
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episode 327: Susan B. Anthony returns to Del Norte
In Del Norte this Thursday is a special event to mark a Sept. 20, 1877, visit by Susan B. Anthony as she traveled into Colorado to campaign for a women’s suffrage amendment. Organizers Jennifer Falbo and Donna Theimer tell why it's relevant today.
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episode 326: Adams State Homecoming theme is ‘Valley of Stars’
Alexis Voorhees and Kate Martinez give a preview of what to expect for next week's Adams State University Homecoming week. The Grizzlies take on South Dakota Mines at noon Saturday, Sept. 19, at home.
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episode 325: Erica Mortensen, a founder of the Diana Cantu 5K fun run/walk
Erica Mortensen and her siblings have raised more than $10,000 with the Diana Cantu 5K fun run/walk in Alamosa, Colorado, to honor their mother who died in 2022 and to fight pancreatic cancer.
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episode 324: Graham Ward, Jenna Nielsen, Emily Van Fleet from Creede Repertory Theatre
Jenna Nielsen, actor Graham Ward and Emily Van Fleet discuss their new production,” Fully Committed,” about Sam, a reservations-taker at a busy New York restaurant. Ward plays 40 different characters […]
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episode 323: Coach Damon Martin
Coach Damon Martin sees something special brewing with the 2026 Adams State Cross Country teams. He is also gearing up for the 33rd Annual Joe I. Vigil Memorial Weekend Sept. 12-13.
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episode 322: 64 counties in 64 hours for Colorado 150
Leilani Osmundson, Floyd Pierce and Holly McCollough spent 62 hours and 24 minutes roadtripping across Colorado in their quest to visit all 64 counties of the state in 64 hours. […]
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episode 321: City Manager Heather Sanchez talks economic development
City Manager Heather Sanchez discusses details of how Alamosa’s downtown drives its economic development, among other things. She also highlights how downtown businessman Matt Abbey is set to become economic development […]
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episode 320: SLV emergency managers talk about wildfire
SLV emergency managers have been deployed to help fight wildfires across the state.
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episode 319: We Are Alamosa Project meets Spadefoot Story Slam
“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...
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episode 318: Mark McCarroll
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.
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episode 317: Senior Night at the Mercadillo
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.
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episode 316: Jake Burris
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.
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episode 315: David Tandberg, Adams State University President
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.
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episode 314: Mollie Wells and Jessie Entz, SLV 4-H
“Power of Possible” or POP is first people with disabilities livestock show through the Colorado State University Extension 4-H program.
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episode 313: Alamosa Police Chief George Dingfelder
A large topic of conversation with the chief was the police departments use of technology and its relationship with Axon AI.
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episode 312: Erwin Young, Colorado Gators
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.
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episode 311: Levi Gallas, Adams State Football
Adams State University Football Coach Levi Gallas joins the Citizen to talk about the upcoming football season starting August 27 and fundraising events.
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episode 310: Julie Constan, CDOT
Julie Constan, the Region 5 director for the Colorado Department of Transportation, joins The Valley Pod for a drive through the streets of Alamosa.
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episode 309: Alamosa Founders Day
Barb Kruse and Erin Minks of Alamosa Founders Day have partnered with Visit Alamosa to bring a fun and historic First Friday
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episode 308: The miracle of El Santuario de Los Pobladoras
In this episode of The Valley Pod, Alfonso Abeyta; his wife, Martha; and their friend Armando Marquez tell us the story of El Santuario.
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episode 307: Candidates for Alamosa County clerk and recorder
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.
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episode 306: San Luis Town Manager Teddy Leinbach
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.
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episode 305: Weiser and Bennet
A mashup of the Phil Weiser and Michael Bennet Valley Pod episodes.
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episode 304: State Sen. Cleave Simpson
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.
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episode 303: Eric Eriksen
CEO of San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative or SLVREC joins The Citizen to talk about rural data centers.
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episode 302: Tour of homeless camps
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.
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episode 301: Alamosa Police Chief George Dingfelder
Alamosa Police Chief George Dingfelder gives his report on the ICE holding facility on State Avenue after touring the building.
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episode 300: Dale Culver, BLM Field Manager
The San Luis Valley's BLM Field Manager Dale Culver joins us as the most recent guest on The Valley Pod.
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episode 299: First Fridays kickoff
Beth Sumner and Makayla Close give us the lowdown on all the First Fridays for 2026
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episode 298: San Luis Valley Regional Airport
Carl Denslow, Sirah Masters, Amos Cordova join The Citizen to talk about the San Luis Valley Regional Airport.
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episode 297: Attorney General Phil Weiser
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."
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episode 296: Dry season wildfire risks
Alamosa County Emergency Manager Eric Treinen and Alamosa Fire Chief Frank Wirth talk fire with The Citizen.
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episode 295: U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet
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.
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episode 294: Greg Higel
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.
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episode 293: JD Schmidt
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.
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episode 292: Valerie Naranjo
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.
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episode 291: Fatal Beauty Art Show
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.
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episode 290: John Mestas
Future archeologist and sixth-generation rancher John Mestas joins us on the Valley Pod.
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Alamosa Citizen co-founder Chris Lopez talks with interesting people around the Valley. Recorded at The Citizen's Worldwide Headquarters on Alamosa's south side, where Chris grew up.
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Alamosa Citizen co-founder Chris Lopez talks with interesting people around the Valley. Recorded at The Citizen's Worldwide Headquarters on Alamosa's south side, where Chris grew up.
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