Purplish
Colorado Public Radio
Purplish is CPR News' weekly podcast about state politics, state government, Colorado policy, and political identity. This season the show is hosted by public affairs reporters Bente Birkeland and Andrew Kenney. Each week while the legislature is in session, they'll break down the latest developments, look ahead to what's next, and dive into the bigger picture of what it all means.
Radio: KVOD Colorado Public Radio Classical 88.1 FM
Categories: Government & Organizations
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Election night has come and gone, but when we went to the mics, there was still one race too close to call. Hosts Bente Birkeland and Caitlyn Kim talk about what happened there, plus what the results in Lauren Boebert's districts -- old and new -- say about the future of Republican representation in the state. Plus, editor Megan Verlee joins to go through all the ballot measures (she couldn't stay away!) and news fellow Kiara DeMare takes us to the 'bittersweet and boozy' Democratic Party's party. This episode was produced by Shane Rumsey and edited by Jo Erickson and Megan Verlee.
Previous episodes
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157 - How it all went downFri, 08 Nov 2024 - 0h
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156 - What will make the difference in this election?Fri, 01 Nov 2024 - 0h
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155 - How Colorado secures the voteFri, 25 Oct 2024 - 0h
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154 - All. The. Ballot. Questions. All of them.Fri, 18 Oct 2024 - 0h
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153 - The Colorado congressional races to know aboutFri, 11 Oct 2024 - 0h
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152 - Will ranked-choice voting rewrite Colorado's elections? Prop. 131 explained.Fri, 04 Oct 2024 - 0h
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151 - Coming soon: Purplish's 2024 election seasonFri, 27 Sep 2024 - 0h
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150 - Assessing the primary as the dust settlesFri, 28 Jun 2024 - 0h
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149 - GOP rifts in the Congressional Districts 5 and 8 primariesFri, 21 Jun 2024 - 0h
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148 - The primary fight for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional DistrictFri, 14 Jun 2024 - 0h
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147 - In eastern Colorado, a primary and a vacancy electionFri, 07 Jun 2024 - 0h
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146 - What are Colorado voters worried about?Fri, 31 May 2024 - 0h
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145 - Ending on a high noteSat, 11 May 2024 - 0h
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144 - Drinking at the Colorado CapitolFri, 03 May 2024 - 0h
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143 - The new oil and gas warFri, 19 Apr 2024 - 0h
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142 - Is Colorado really about to commit to passenger rail?Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 0h
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141 - Lawmakers’ $1.5B tax credit battle royaleFri, 22 Mar 2024 - 0h
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140 - Is Colorado’s medical aid in dying law too hard to use?Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 0h
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139 - What do all the new immigrant arrivals mean for Colorado?Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 0h
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138 - The first month of session, downThu, 08 Feb 2024 - 0h
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137 - Inside the fight to keep Space Command in ColoradoMon, 29 Jan 2024 - 0h
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136 - Tina Peters is headed to trial – how did we get here?Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 0h
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135 - The legislature returns: what lies ahead?Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 0h
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134 - Could this Colorado case determine Trump’s political future?Thu, 16 Nov 2023 - 0h
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133 - What’s up with Prop. II?Fri, 20 Oct 2023 - 0h
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132 - What’s up with Prop. HH?Tue, 17 Oct 2023 - 0h
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131 - Colorado Springs’ next mayor is a man few thought would win. What happened?Fri, 02 Jun 2023 - 0h
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130 - Land use, property taxes and party conflicts — how the legislature wrapped upThu, 11 May 2023 - 0h
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129 - The legislature’s spending danceThu, 04 May 2023 - 0h
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128 - The year that could change how Colorado growsFri, 21 Apr 2023 - 0h
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127 - Colorado’s blockbuster filibuster (and why it matters)Thu, 06 Apr 2023 - 0h
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126 - Xcel’s winter of discontentFri, 24 Mar 2023 - 0h
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125 - Disability rights at center stageSat, 11 Mar 2023 - 0h
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124 - Rent control in Colorado?Fri, 03 Mar 2023 - 0h
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123 - How Colorado’s gun laws have changed from frontier days to todayFri, 10 Feb 2023 - 0h
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122 - The Polis AgendaFri, 20 Jan 2023 - 0h
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121 - The legislature is back: what do they want to do?Fri, 13 Jan 2023 - 0h
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120 - Is Colorado a blue state now?Fri, 11 Nov 2022 - 0h
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119 - What we’re watching for on Election DayFri, 04 Nov 2022 - 0h
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118 - What keeps our elections safe?Fri, 28 Oct 2022 - 0h
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117 - All your 2022 ballot measures explained (plus a few weird ones from history)Sat, 22 Oct 2022 - 0h
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116 - Housing on your ballotFri, 14 Oct 2022 - 0h
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115 - Colorado’s Latino voters and the 2022 racesThu, 29 Sep 2022 - 0h
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114 - Moderates in the MidtermThu, 15 Sep 2022 - 0h
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113 - What did we learn from the primary?Thu, 30 Jun 2022 - 0h
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112 - Unaffiliated Voters — the big question markSat, 25 Jun 2022 - 0h
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111 - The GOP DivideFri, 17 Jun 2022 - 0h
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110 - What lawmakers did with their timeSat, 14 May 2022 - 0h
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109 - With mental health, can Colorado achieve ‘transformative’ change?Thu, 05 May 2022 - 0h
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108 - The fight to ban Menthols and flavored vapesFri, 22 Apr 2022 - 0h
