Purplish

Purplish

Colorado Public Radio

201 - 11 questions lawmakers hope could help prevent domestic violence killings

Purplish is a podcast about politics and policy and how they shape Coloradans’ lives, hosted by Colorado Public Radio’s public affairs reporter Bente Birkeland and reporters from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. They break down the latest developments at the statehouse, in Congress and in local communities, to find the bigger picture behind the political headlines.

Purplish is produced by CPR News with support from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance, a collaboration between KUNC News, Colorado Public Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS, and The Colorado Sun, and shared with Rocky Mountain Community Radio and other news organizations across the state. Funding for the Alliance is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

201 - 11 questions lawmakers hope could help prevent domestic violence killings
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Purplish is a podcast about politics and policy and how they shape Coloradans’ lives, hosted by Colorado Public Radio’s public affairs reporter Bente Birkeland and reporters from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. They break down the latest developments at the statehouse, in Congress and in local communities, to find the bigger picture behind the political headlines.

Purplish is produced by CPR News with support from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance, a collaboration between KUNC News, Colorado Public Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS, and The Colorado Sun, and shared with Rocky Mountain Community Radio and other news organizations across the state. Funding for the Alliance is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Episodes

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11 questions lawmakers hope could help prevent domestic violence killings

Fri, 10 Apr 2026
200-

Who should have the power to pump up the volume at Colorado’s venues

Fri, 03 Apr 2026
199-

Colorado’s budget woes and the ballooning costs of Medicaid

Fri, 27 Mar 2026
198-

Colorado’s prisons have a crowding problem

Fri, 20 Mar 2026
197-

What the ‘Flock’ are you looking at? License plate readers and mass surveillance

Fri, 13 Mar 2026