CITIZEN PODCASTS

with host Chris Lopez


with host Chris Lopez


episode 78: SLV GO
The Citizen talks with Dani Robben and Mick Daniel from SLV Go about conservation, recreation, and future trail plans.

episode 77: District Attorney Anne Kelly
Newly elected DA talks about plans for a San Luis Valley drug task force, and funding the office.

Episode 76: Cleave Simpson
State Senator Cleave Simpson joins the Citizen to talk water and where water is going to push Colorado

episode 75: Mark Lounsbury
All things potato with Mark Lounsbury, general manager of Grower-Shipper Potato Co in Monte Vista

Episode 74: Bill Stone
New fire chief Bill Stone talks with the Citizen about his return to Alamosa, and what firefighting entails.
Episode 73: Greg Higel
Greg Higel, President of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, talks with the Citizen about his life in the Valley along with farming and water realities
Episode 72: Corey Hubbard
Corey Hubbard owner of the General Specific Store talks with the Citizen about how she ended up in Del Norte and how her story has developed with the town.
Episode 71: Ted Conover
Author Ted Conover, talks with the Citizen about his experience in the Valley and how this influenced his new book.
Episode 70: Awet Beraki
Adams State University runner discusses his running career at the university. He also talks with the Citizen about his life before coming to America.
Episode 69: Bessie Konishi
Bessie Konishi, beloved Alamosa legend, talked with the Valley Pod about growing up in Alamosa. She discusses the history of Japanese peoples in the Valley and how that also influenced her life growing up and raising a family.
episode 14: Leighton Burt
Burt is the featured artist at the SLV Museum on 4th and Hunt in downtown Alamosa, where his Calligraphy Mandalas are on view
episode 13: SourMILF
It’s a ‘rock show’… or is it a ‘play’? or is it ‘performance art’…? It is SourMILF (*NSFW)
episode 12: Jocelyn Catterson
Artist Jocelyn Catterson of Del Norte talks about the growth of new roots in the magical Valley she remembers as a child
episode 9: Christi Bode
The filmmaker and producer talks about the new PBS documentary “Farm to Faucet.”
episode 8, part 3: Archives, with Fred Bunch
This is the last in our three-part series about archives. This time we talk with Fred Bunch, chief of resource management at our own Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
episode 8, part 2: Archives, with Jeff Myers
Jeff Myers, acting director of the San Luis Valley Museum, talks about collecting and organizing artifacts.
episode 7: Matt Scavezze
If you’re a local beer lover you will see Matt’s illustrations on the beer labels at Three Barrel Brewing Company in Del Norte.

with host Chris Lopez
episode 83: Aaron Miltenberger
Boys & Girls Club of the San Luis Valley Executive Director Aaron Miltenberger talks about how a 4-day school week impacts the organization.
episode 82: Rachel Baird
Rachel Baird director of development services for the city of Alamosa, talks with the Citizen about how and why Alamosa is growing. They also dive into what the future of Alamosa looks like developmentally.
episode 81: Cayden Schulz
Rodeo star Cayden Schulz talks with the Citizen about his life in rodeo and more about his recent success.
episode 80: Visit Alamosa
Elizabeth Sumner and Savannah Schlaufman from Visit Alamosa talk with the Citizen about tourism and the upcoming events in 2023 that they’re most excited for.
episode 79: ASD’s Diana Jones and Luis Murillo
All about the homework the school district has done around a four-day school week and the upcoming vote by the school board.
Tumbleweed Bread | podcast 2
The second episode continuing the stories of Jake and Jessica, Tumbleweed Bread
Tumbleweed Bread | podcast 1
Jessica and Jake share their journey on creating the Valley’s best bakery
episode 17: Jenna Neilsen and Jamie Bulzomi
Adams State Theatre’s Jenna Neilsen and Jamie Bulzomi talk with the Citizen about the upcoming production of ‘Little Women.’
episode 16: photographer Greg Stoker
Greg Stoker, the featured artist at the San Luis Valley Museum, talks about his photography practice, where he came from and where he is going next.
episode 15: Bessie Konishi
Bessie Konishi speaks about the history of Japanese Americans in the Valley. This is a recording of her lecture at the San Luis Valley Museum on Sept. 2.