The Denver Diatribe is a weekly podcast about culture, politics and stuff as it pertains to the Mile High City and its environs. We love and hate on all types of local topics: political dust-ups, medical marijuana, foody wars, the tech industry, police brutality, the art scene, media scandals, bad public policy, good eats, etc. The Denver Diatribe was named the city’s Best Podcast in the 2010 Westword Web Awards. We broadcast live every Friday at 9:00 a.m. on NFNradio.com from the Five Points Media Center. Visit our website, DenverDiatribe.com, for past episodes and additional info. You can also subscribe via iTunes, Google Listen or the podcatcher of your choice. Our rotating cast of co-host are Ron Doyle, Josh Johnson, Jared Jacang Maher, Vanessa Martinez and Joel Warner. We’re always looking for interesting topics, events, guests or good stuff to rant about. Leave a voicemail on our Love & Hate Line at 720-282-YELL (720-282-9355) or drop us a line at info@denverdiatribe.com.
Listen to Wildrose from the Fort Collins film "Whensday" talk about furries, then listen to the whole podcast here.
Josh hosts two Fort Collins filmmakers who are bringing "Whensday," their feature-length love letter to the Choice City, to Denver for a run at Sie Film Center on starting Sept. 7.
133: “Whensday” filmmakers Wildrose Hamilton and Tomas Herrera
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We visit the Rackhouse Pub at Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey distillery to learn about the Colorado Distillers Festival and Colorado's craft spirits boom.
132: Rackhouse Smashed with Chris Rippe and Josh Mishell
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Andy Juett joins us to discuss the State of Colorado's search for a new logo, the bizarre outbreak of lion cancer at the Denver Zoo, and the 2013 High Plains Comedy Festival.
131: Logos, Lion Cancer and Laughs with Andy Juett
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Marijuana legalization in Colorado is currently as close to wiping out the local black market for drugs as "Breaking Bad" is to accurately representing meth trafficking.
How might things change if we recast the villains?
Vanessa takes a trip to Colorado College to talk with Santiago Guerra, a professor of Southwest Studies and a popular course called The Drug War, about the drug trade—from its origins in cattle rustling along the U...
A music episode with Josh and his mom. You heard us. Songs from The UMS bands Chimney Choir, The Raven and the Writing Desk, Wheelchair Sports Camp, and Colfax Speed Queens.
We make a few predictions about summer: The hit summer jam, best concerts, fashion trends, cocktails, best/worst patios in Denver, and more. With special guest Taylor Gonda, co-host of the These Things Matter podcast.
128: The Summer Love-Hate Forecast Edition with Taylor Gonda
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In this episode: WTF's up with Amazon not picking the homegrown comedy sitcom Those Who Can't for a full series? Did KHOW talker Peter Boyles assault his longtime radio producer with a vicious lanyard yanking? Why does 7-11 want the drinking proletariat to "Free Our Beer" from the evil craft beer cartel? Kyle Freeman, Diatribe's official #1 listener, confuses Ron with talk of the Reddits.
Charlie La Greca and Illya Kowalchuk, the organizers behind Denver Comic Con 2013 (May 31-June 2), stop by in the midst of putting together an event that’s caused the whole city to go Comic Con crazy.
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Vanessa pits the guys against each other this week in the second half of our "Neighborhood Wars" series. Ron, Joel, Josh, and Jared pitch and punch their way through three rounds of timed challenges in a search for the best neighborhoods...
This week, Vanessa and Ron ask local real-estate maven Rachel Hultin of Urban Niche Realty to school us on the uber-competitive rental-housing market as Vanessa launches her search for a new home. Rachel shares her expertise on today's hottest and up-and-coming neighborhoods, renters' rights, where to start a search for rental homes in Denver, where to look for affordable rentals, and more.
This week, co-host Jared Jacang Maher shares a story about his attempts to report one of the biggest stories in west Denver's history—and how the incident has influenced recent developments to the RTD West Line, the Lakewood Gulch Trail, and Sun Valley neighborhood.
Big things are happening in Denver. New rail lines are snaking out in all directions. Union Station is transforming into a modern transit hub. High rises are sprouting from once-vacant lots. To figure out what it means, we chat with Ken Schroeppel, instructor at the University of Colorado Denver’s College of Architecture and Planning, not […]
122: City Beautiful Edition with Development Guru Ken Schroeppel
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Is Denver the best city to start a "Best City" list? Or raise a transgendered child? Or have second thoughts about legalized marijuana? Or select a new school mascot? We bring back the newsy bits this week to answer all of these questions and more.
121: America’s Best City for Transgendered Anti-Marijuana Mascots Edition
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In honor of Rockies Opening Day, comedian and baseball fanatic Ben Roy joins us to talk baseball. John Reidy and Colin Daniels from South Stands Denver also join us to share what they love and hate about Coors Field.
120: Talking Rockies with Ben Roy and South Stands Denver
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Cinema mavens and festival directors Jenny Bloom and Landon Zakheim give us the lowdown on the inaugural Stanley Film Festival, taking place May 2-5, 2013 at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park.
119: Stanley Film Festival: Oh, the Rocky Horror!
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I-News founder and Denver native Laura Frank drops some troubling stats from an investigation that shows increasing inequality between blacks and Latinos and whites in Colorado.
Dan Baum discusses his new book, Gun Guys, and why both sides of the gun control debate are wrong about gun lovers in the political crosshairs.
117: Deconstructing “Gun Guys” with author Dan Baum
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We talk with Mark DeNittis from Cook Street School of Culinary Art about GMO labels, Denver Restaurant Week, horse meat, and the rebirth of the butcher in Denver's food scene. Also, we're giving away tasty treats from Denver Bacon Company! Listen for details.
116: Denver Horse Bacon Butcher Edition with Mark DeNittis
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Quick interviews with Mayor Hancock, Governor Hickenlooper, Council member Albus Brooks and more. Recorded at Rocky Mountain West Urban Leadership Symposium.
115: Boxers-or-Briefs with Mayor Hancock, Governor Hickenlooper and More
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If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
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