http://www.aspenpublicradio.org/program_detail.php?abbr=ME en-us ℗ & © 2012 Aspen Public Radio Mountain Edition from Aspen Public Radio News Aspen Public Radio Mountain Edition is Aspen Public Radio's weekly newsmagazine. The weekly, thirty-minute show, which airs on Fridays 3:30 p.m. just before NPR's All Things Considered will focus on news, analysis, and commentary about Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. Each week the Aspen Public Radio news department will examine the most significant issues and events affecting us in the Valley. The program will include news stories and features reported by APR reporters and freelance contributors. The show will present moderated analysis of the news from guests and regular segments focused on the arts, music, and profiles of people and events of interest to residents of the Roaring Fork Valley. modest volunteers. Aspen Public Radio andrew@aspenpublicradio.org no http://aspenpublicradio.org/podcasts/mountain/mountain_podcast_logo_sm.jpg http://www.aspenpublicradio.org/program_detail.php?abbr=ME Aspen Public RadioMountain EditionGiven this year's drought, water is on everyone’s mind. But it’s not just this year that water could be a scarcity. Scientists predict as the planet heats up water could become even more hard to come by. In this episode of Mountain Edition we talk about our most precious resource, the one nobody can live without, water. We look at what’s being done to conserve water in cities and how to manage water given the dramatic changes in store for our global climate. All the while Colorado’s population is growing and projected to keep growing quickly. http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/mountain/ME_FINAL_5-11-12podcast.mp3Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -040001:00:00aspen public radio, newsAspen Public RadioMountain EditionOn this show, the end of this year’s state legislative session is fast approaching. We check in with statehouse reporter Bente Birkeland to see which measures made it through and which didn’t. Growth and development are on the minds of our weekly media roundtable. We’re joined by Aspen Daily News editor Carolyn Sackariason and Aspen Times columnist Andy Stone. A state water fund is trying to keep streams flowing strong during this dry year using a novel approach. They’re offering to pay farmers not to irrigate their crops. We check in with one local farmer mulling it over. Finally springtime is bear time. We talk with one author who’s charted Colorado’s best bear stories.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/mountain/ME_5_4_12_final_podcast.mp3Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -040001:00:00aspen public radio, newsAspen Public RadioMountain EditionOn today’s show, we venture into two contemporary artists’ studios where they explain their work and talk about their process. We look at how this year’s drought conditions will affect farmers and ranchers across the state. This year’s ski season was short on snow, which hurt resorts nationwide. We’ll see how Aspen and Snowmass fared during the ‘winter that wasn’t.’ We discuss Aspen’s new building height limits and an unusual Forest Service Conundrum with our weekly media roundtable: Aspen Daily News assistant editor Curtis Wackerle and Aspen Times columnist Andy Stone.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/mountain/MTN_ED_4_27_12_podcast.mp3Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -040001:00:00aspen public radio, newsAspen Public RadioMountain EditionOn this episode of Mountain Edition, the valley’s bus service is getting a facelift. Aspen Public Radio’s Marci Krivonen tells us how the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is upgrading its fleet of buses and going the high-tech route. We examine how this year’s drought is expected to play out, talk with comedians in town for AspenFilm’s Shortsfest. And our media roundtable centers on local business and hydropower.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/mountain/final_mtn_edition_4-13-12_podcast.mp3Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -040001:00:00aspen public radio, newsAspen Public Radio NewsMountain EditionSpring runoff is already happening this year, and it's mostly due to warm temperatures. But, there's another culprit: dust. Ten's of thousands of Sandhill Cranes visit a small reservoir near Hotchkiss each spring. Scientists are now looking into how climate change is impacting their migration route. The director of Aspen's Anderson Ranch Arts Center talks about creativity in art. Some old inhabitants of the Roaring Fork Valley are returning, in the form of drum circles and stories.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/mountain/ME FINAL (for real) 4-6.mp3Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -040001:00:00aspen public radio, newsAspen Public RadioMountain EditionOn this episode of Mountain Edition: We tackle local elections. Plastic bag bans are on ballots in Carbondale and Basalt. A slew of candidates are vying for seats in both midvalley communities. Also we sit down with Aspen Daily News editor Carolyn Sackariason and talk about a possible FBI investigation in the Pitkin County sheriff's office. http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/mountain/MTN_EDITION_FINAL_3-23-12_(PODCAST).mp3Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -040001:00:00aspen public radio, newsAspen Public RadioMountain EditionOn this episode of Mountain Edition: Each story we bring you is tied together by the concept of home. A new state law gives leeway for cooks to use their home kitchens to make goods they plan to sell. A group of students in Carbondale paint a mural to explore their homes, both old and new. And the Aspen Poet's Society finds a new home, in a coffee shop. http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/mountain/MTN_EDITION_FINAL_3-23-12_(PODCAST).mp3Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -040001:00:00aspen public radio, newsAspen Public RadioMountain EditionOn this episode of Mountain Edition: Can humans cause earthquakes? We look into whether waste water injection wells operating in concert with oil and gas exploration can cause seismic activity. We talk with one woman who experienced bumps in the night when an earthquake shook her home in suburban Denver years ago. And we sit down with a reporter who covered a case in Ohio where a dozen earthquakes were triggered by induced injection of gas-drilling waste water into the earth. Our weekly media roundtable touches on taxes and schools with Aspen Daily News editor Carolyn Sackariason and Aspen Times columnist Andy Stone. Also, we talk art criticism with the art critic for The Nation.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/mountain/MTN_ED_FINAL_3-16-12_(PODCAST).mp3Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -040001:00:00aspen public radio, newsAspen Public RadioMountain EditionOn this episode of Mountain Edition: We look toward Aspen's fashion week, with discussions about how the event is planning to expand and what to expect from designers. Also, a short tale from an Aspen naturalist who had a run-in with nature in the downtown core. Those stories and more explored on this week's episode of Mountain Edition from Aspen Public Radio.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/mountain/MOUNTAIN_EDITION_REAL_FINAL_3-9_podcast.mp3Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -050001:00:00aspen public radio, newsAspen Public RadioMountain EditionOn this episode of Mountain Edition: We explore the inherent drama in written feuds on the pages of Aspen's daily papers, employing local actors to bring voices to the letter's authors. Also, how Colorado is looking to expand its wind energy industry. Those stories and more explored on this week's episode of Mountain Edition from Aspen Public Radio.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/mountain/Mtn_Ed_final_mixdown_2-17-12_PODCAST.mp3Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -050001:00:00aspen public radio, news