The Mountain-Ear Podcast
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Episodes
438 episodes
Elephant Revival's Bonnie Paine
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 headl...
Music of the Mountains: Doug Armitage of Brightwood Music
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...
What's at stake for Nederland if Cross Mine reopens?
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'...
Music of the Mountains: Spencer Crawford of That Damn Sasquatch
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...
Nichole Sterling: Exclusive interview with Nederland's new mayor
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 ...
Music of the Mountains Replay Episode: Wendy Woo
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 ...
Nederland gardeners build seed saving community
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 gard...
National Poetry Month 2026 Spotlight: Joshua Davis
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.
News: Nederland mayor race down to one vote
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...
Music of the Mountains: Sadie Gustafson-Zook and Alexa Wildish
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...
Guitar legend Stanley Jordan comes to Ned
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 C...
Music of the Mountains: Godlazer (Christopher Caligaris)
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 Ma...
News: Cross Mine application changes denied, shopping center cleanup updates and more
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<...
Music of the Mountains: Keith Murdock of Orchard Creek Band
Tune into this week's episode of Music of the Mountains to hear from guitarist, songwriter, harmonica player, and dobro player Keith Murdock about an upcoming show at Howlin' Wind Brewing and Blending (Saturday, March 28th at 4 p.m. ) from Orch...
Boulder Valley Frequency: King Soopers shooting, 5 years later
We're excited to announce that Boulder Valley Frequency, a local news podcast from longtime Boulder reporter Shay Castle, is joining the Mountain-Ear Podcast family.On today's show, we sat down with Shay to talk about the importance of l...
Music of the Mountains Flashback Episode: Harry Tuft
This week's Music of the Mountains brings back interviews with Harry Tuft, founder of the Denver Folklore Center, to hear from him about his experiences in the Colorado music scene. This interview was partially sourced for this week's Music of ...
News: How one of Colorado's first Chinese settlements began in Gilpin County
If you listen to this show every week, you know that Colorado has a rich mining history. With the Peak to Peak’s deep roots in the mining industry, there always seem to be overlooked nuggets of information. In this episode with Maryann Rosen, w...
Music of the Mountains: Emily Pennington
In this week's episode of Music of the Mountains, we're featuring Emily Pennington, one half of the duo Trouble's Braids, who is coming to perform at Busey Brews on March 15th at 2 p.m.! Stay tuned to learn more!"Music is a relatively ne...
Caribou Current: One on one with Neko Case
The March issue of Caribou Current hits the stands today, and with it we're bringing you a special editorial preview of what's inside this month - including an exclusive interview with art rock darling Neko Case ahead of her March 15 show at Bo...
Music of the Mountains: Patchwork Jack
Coming from Colorado Springs to perform in Jamestown, the country band Patchwork Jack will be headed to the Jamestown Mercantile, located at 108 Main Street in Jamestown, on Saturday, March 13, 2026, starting at 7 p.m.!The mus...
How hippies rode an asteroid into Boulder
Before the days when Boulder, Nederland and Ward were considered a safe haven for beat poets, rockstars and acid heads, there wasn’t a whole lot of love for weird. Then the 1960s happened, and a near-earth asteroid drove a swath of paranoid hip...
Music of the Mountains: Alma Russ
In this week's Music of the Mountains, we're featuring country singer-songwriter Alma Russ, traveling from her home state of North Carolina to perform at the Gold Hill General Store on Friday, March 6th, at 7:30 p.m.! Narratives are...
Peak to Peak News: Gilpin's forgotten Black History
In the 20th century, segregation in Colorado prevented many Black artists and families from staying at hotels, eating in restaurants and finding respite. A little known plot of land in Gilpin County called Lincoln Hills was the only place many ...
Music of the Mountains: Kimmerjae Macarus and Morgan McHugh
In this week's double feature of Music of the Mountains, we're bringing in Kimmerjae Macarus and Morgan McHugh to talk about their upcoming show at Ned General!The Colorado journey of folk-rock guitarist Morgan McHugh came from expanding...
The true history of Valentine's Day
In our Valentine's Day special, we're bring you an episode stuffed with love. We read Valentine's submitted by you, our readers and listeners, to the Mountain-Ear, followed by a dive into the holiday's somewhat twisted origins.Valentine'...