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Think Radio is a weekly production of the Gunnison Country Times, featuring interviews with newsmakers in the Gunnison Valley of central Colorado.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with incoming Gunnison City Council member Marisela Ballesteros-Celestino.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with incoming Gunnison City Council member Diego Plata.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with incoming Gunnison City Council member Matt Schwartz.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with incoming Gunnison City Council member Scott Frazier.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Lisa Henry, candidate for a seat on the Gunnison Watershed School District school board.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Anne Brookhart who is a candidate for reelection to the Gunnison Watershed School District school board.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Mark VanderVeer, a candidate for a seat on the school board of the Gunnison Watershed School District.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Dr. Jody Coleman, a candidate for a seat on the school board of the Gunnison Watershed School District.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Greg Kruthaupt, a candidate for a seat on the school board of the Gunnison Watershed School District.
In this week’s episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Jacob Spetzler about his passion, role and involvement as a Photo Journalist and Photo Editor.
In this week’s episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Phil Weiser about his role as Colorado's Attorney General and candidacy for reelection.
In this week’s episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Jessica Young, longtime professor and administrator at Western Colorado University. Young has just been appointed to fill the newly created office of provost at Western.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Rich Evans about his candidacy for Gunnison County Commissioner and his vision for the future of the valley.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Laura Puckett Daniels about her candidacy for Gunnison County Commissioner and her vision for the future of the valley.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with audio journalist Stephanie Maltarich about her series of public radio stories investigating water issues in an increasingly arid West.
In this episode of Think Radio Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Gunnison Valley Health CEO Jason Amrich about his new role in the community and the recently completed GVH Community Health Needs Assessment.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with retiring Gunnison County Public Works Director Marlene Crosby. After 37 years overseeing everything to do with county roads, bridges and utilities, Crosby is stepping down. The conversation covers a lot of ground — from ways in which technology has shaped the job in four decades to what it has been like to be among the first women to take a leadership role in the profession.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Crested Butte ski mountaineering racer Cam Smith. He recently made history by being the first American to stand on the podium at the International Ski Mountaineering Federation World Cup in Andorra. Smith shares the story of his origins — and his future — in this extreme endurance sport.
In this episode of Think Radio, Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Gunnison gardener Heidi Zimmerman about Korean Natural Farming — a technique for harnessing the power of local mycelia to build healthy soils.
In this episode of Think Radio, Gunnison Country Times publisher talks with Cattlemen's Days Tough Enough to Wear Pink Executive Director Heidi Sherratt about the upcoming Pink in the Rink ladies hockey tournament and fundraiser. They are joined by event organizer Lisa Lynch.
In this episode of ThinkRadio, Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Gunnison Gardens owner and local resiliency wise woman Susan Wyman.
In this episode of Think Radio, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn talks with local luthier Matt Lackey about his love of woodworking and music.
In this episode of Think Radio, Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Western Colorado University football coach Jas Bains — about the team's remarkable championship season and his own crowning as the American Football Coaches Association Division II Region 5 Coach of the Year.
In this episode of Think Radio, Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Ian Wrisley, pastor of the Gunnison Congregational Church. Wrisley has been an outspoken participant in recent controversial conversations about the alleged teaching of Critical Race Theory in public schools. This conversation explores the intersections of faith, activism and community.
In this episode of Think Radio, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn sits down with distance runner Bash Walio about his love for running, his aspirations and what brought him to the Gunnison Valley 10 years ago.
In this episode of Think Radio, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with constitutional rights activist David Justice. Among other things, the conversation delves into his recently lawsuit agains the Gunnison Watershed School District, with three other plaintiffs, to force an end to the district's mask mandate for all students and faculty.
In this episode of Think Radio, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Crested Butte Community Development Director Troy Russ and Long-range Planner Mel Yemma — about the recently launched Community Compass in Crested Butte. It's a comprehensive planning effort to guide decision-makers for years to come.
Think Radio is a production of the Gunnison Country Times. In this week's episode, Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Gunnison artist extraordinaire Enid Holden about her journey from South Africa to Colorado — and the role the arts have played in her life along the way.
Think Radio is a production of the Gunnison Country Times. In this week's episode, Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with outgoing CEO of Gunnison Valley Health Rob Santilli about his personal story — and his perspective on the present and future state of health care in America.
Think Radio is a production of the Gunnison Country Times. In this week's episode, Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with longtime Gunnison teacher, coach and school superintendent Doug Tredway — about his post-retirement career as a bronze sculptor.
In this episode of Think Radio, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Nancy Chisholm, interim president of Western Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado. The conversation explores her rise from undergraduate student in the late 80s to university leadership today — as well as the many challenges facing higher education in general and Western in particular heading into the third decade of the 21st century.
In this episode of Think Radio, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Kathy Simillion, Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder and Diane Folowell, director of elections, about the current battleground that elections have become in America — and what it's like to work on the front lines.
In this episode of Think Radio, host Alan Wartes talks with Rob Whiting on the eve of his retirement from the Gunnison Police Department after 31 years of service. Whiting's first love throughout his career was working with young people in schools to equip them to make healthy life choices.
In this episode of Think Radio, host Alan Wartes talks with Stu Asay, the newly elected chairperson of the Republican Party in Gunnison County.
On this week's episode of Think Radio, host Alan Wartes talks with Tourism and Prosperity Partnership executive director John Norton. TAPP has recently taken the unprecedented step of shutting off summer marketing of the Gunnison Valley, to help alleviate pressure on local businesses struggling to keep up with demand. Norton stopped by to discuss that decision — and what comes next.