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ENCORE EPISODE: The bumpy history of Colorado's ski industry
From voters saying no to hosting the Winter Olympics to the Earth Liberation Front's attack on Vail ski resort, Colorado State University Associate Professor and autho...
Déjà vu: A paranormal phenomenon or a memory tool for your brain?
Most people have experienced déjà vu at one time or another, that eerie feeling that you've been in a situation before when you know that you haven't. But what is déjà...
Can Spirit Halloween repeat its success with Christmas?
In 1983, Spirit Halloween stores began popping up with a very unique business model — rent out a large, vacant store front; fill it with Halloween costumes and tempora...
From Joe Rogan to Greg Gutfeld, more conservative comedians are stepping into the spotlight
Comedians have been joking about politics for probably as long as there have been politicians. But in the past few years, there's been a noticeable shift in political ...
Beyond 'The Lion King:’ Why are cultural stereotypes still found at so many zoos, museums?
Jessie Luna is an associate professor of sociology at Colorado State University. Her research investigates how cultural politics intersect with processes of capitalism...
Is putting a price on nature the key to creating a greener economy?
Can you put a price on nature? Or maybe the better question is, should you put a price on nature?It may sound like a bizarre concept, but it’s one that renowned enviro...
Are Americans suffering a friendship crisis?
There are lots of different types of friends. Best friends, work friends. Facebook friends, even frenemies. Each has an important role in our lives that has been shown...
Eye of the hurricane: How did the preeminent hurricane research center arrive at a landlocked university?
Despite its landlocked location, Colorado State University is well known all along the Atlantic coast for its seasonal hurricane forecasts. Each spring, these forecast...
'Othello' to pizzagate: How social media misinformation plays out like a Shakespearean tragedy
In March, a New York state judge ruled that a lawsuit could go forward against several social media companies alleging that the platforms contributed to the radicaliza...
The greenhouse gas to beat: Why focusing on methane may be the key to addressing climate change
Methane is odorless, colorless, and invisible to the naked eye. But it's also one of the most damaging greenhouse gases impacting climate change. Colorado State Univer...
More than 20 years after the Enron scandal, what have we learned?
Accounting may not be the sexiest topic but in the early 2000s everyone was talking about it after the energy company Enron was found to have committed widespread acco...
From the Colorado River Compact to Lake Mead, how CSU’s water archivist curates Colorado’s complicated history
On the second floor of Colorado State University’s Morgan Library, there are hundreds of boxes and stacks of books all dedicated to just one topic — water.There’s a co...
Healthy competition: Wearable health trackers can motivate healthier behaviors, but can they be taken too far?
Wearable health trackers monitor everything from how many steps we take in a day to how well we sleep at night. But does this technology actually encourage better heal...
For CSU’s Seedstock Merchandising Team, success at the National Western Stock Show is in their genes
Much has changed over the years since Colorado State University first partnered with the National Western Stock Show when it began in 1906. Over the decades, it's beco...
Hey Alexa: How does fast delivery work?
Since the COVID 19 pandemic began in 2020, same day/next day delivery — something that was previously considered more of a premium service — has become a normal and ev...
Is democracy in danger: How American media found its way in and how it can begin to get out
It's an indelible moment that poses the question: Is democracy in danger? On Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress met to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, a ...
If the wells run dry: CSU researchers analyze what could happen if Colorado fails to meet deadline
After being found in violation of a 1940 water compact, Colorado has a deadline: retire 25,000 acres of irrigated land by 2029 or face the shutdown of thousands of wel...
Rise of the machines: Will AI art replace artists?
Jason Bernagozzi is an associate professor of electronic art at Colorado State University. Bernagozzi recently spoke with The Audit about the impact AI-generated art i...
Why do Palisade peaches, Pueblo chiles matter so much to Colorado consumers?
The Audit spoke with CSU agricultural economist Dawn Thilmany about a recent Colorado Department of Agriculture survey looking at Colorado consumer preferences and how...
Were early humans cannibals? New research says our ancestors likely practiced the ultimate taboo
Audit host Stacy Nick talks with Colorado State University paleoanthropologist Michael Pante about this important discovery, what it means for future fossil research, ...
Camille Dungy’s new book, “Soil,” digs into poetry, plants, parenthood and the pandemic
Audit host Stacy Nick talks with CSU Distinguished Professor, writer and poet Camille Dungy about using her garden to explore issues of history, race, sustainability a...
From environmental disasters to eco-grief: CSU’s Center for Environmental Justice aims to find sustainable ground
When people typically think of environmental injustice, they often only think of these kinds of big, headline-grabbing events. But according to Stephanie Malin, associ...
The bumpy history of Colorado's ski industry
From voters saying no to hosting the Winter Olympics to the Earth Liberation Front's attack on Vail ski resort, Colorado State University Associate Professor and autho...
CSU researchers look at the roots, impact of the prison agriculture industry with Prison Agriculture Lab
There are more than 600 prison agricultural programs currently in the United States, but very little data looking at the how, what, and maybe most importantly, why of ...
Can healing our divided nation start at the dinner table?
CSU Sociology Professor Michael Carolan about how food and food systems can play a role in building empathy and bridging our nation's deep divide. (Originally aired No...
For one CSU professor, America’s connection to witches is less ‘Hocus Pocus,’ more historical
Colorado State University history professor Ann Little talks about our fascination with the early North American witch trials and what a modern-day witch hunt could lo...
Documentary looks to uncover the ‘Big Lie’ about mail-in voting
CSU filmmakers Steve Weiss and Jesse Grace talk about their latest project,“Democracy Vs. The Big Lie: The Truth Behind Mail-in Voting,” which looks at the controversy...
How a few seeds and a little luck gave us the iconic Pueblo chile
We talk with Michael Bartolo, senior research scientist emeritus at CSU's Arkansas Valley Research Center and "father" of one of Pueblo's hottest crops. (Originally ai...
Don't call it a 'migration,' Colorado's tarantulas go on walkabouts
Entomologist and CSU Bug Zoo Director Maia Holmes discusses that age-old question: Why did the tarantula cross the road? (Originally aired Aug. 31, 2022)
Protecting the great outdoors -- from us
Colorado State University's Katie Abrams talks about her research into social marketing and communications strategies and how keeping wildlife and tourists safe could ...
