The Daily Sun-Up

Tamara Chuang, Colorado Sun business and tech reporter who covers trade and local business impacts, breaks down one year of higher tariffs. She discusses shifting import/export trends, which industries face higher costs, and real stories from Colorado small businesses. Short-term data quirks and pre-ordering behaviors round out the conversation.

Jason Blevins, an outdoors reporter for The Colorado Sun who covers skiing and mountain issues, breaks down Nederland’s plan to buy Eldora. He explains the $120M letter of intent, the roles of Powder Corp and 303 Ski Group, financing and TABOR workarounds. Listens to community-ownership models, timeline for transition, and possible ripple effects for other ski towns.

Jody Pritzl, author and Christmas historian behind The December Dilemma, explores the colorful history of holiday postage. She discusses the 1960s origin of Christmas stamps, the artists and designers who shaped their style, and how politics, religion, and committees steered choices. She also recalls collecting stamps, library resources, and quirky writer routines.

Parker Yamasaki, an arts and culture reporter for The Colorado Sun, explores roller derby in Colorado. She traces FOCO Roller Derby’s two-decade evolution. She covers league structure, safety-focused training, rebranding from spectacle to sport. She discusses derby’s inclusive history, local gender-policy debates, and how access and economics shape fairness.

Bente Birkeland, Colorado Public Radio journalist who covers state policy, and Jesse Paul, Colorado Sun political reporter tracking the capitol, dig into Jared Polis' final year leading Colorado. They cover his State of the State tone, the move to drop the governor honorific, fights over housing density and clean energy, K-12 funding battles, AI and tech regulation, union fights, and possible political next steps.

Tamara Chuang, a Colorado Sun business reporter who tracks economic and demographic trends, breaks down the state just passing 6 million residents. She walks through the Census update and historical growth milestones. She covers steep drops in net migration, a baby boom offsetting losses, and whether migration will rebound.

Jason Blevins, a Sun outdoors reporter covering Colorado winter sports, previews more than 30 Coloradans headed to Italy. He highlights Lindsey Vonn's comeback and crash, Mikaela Shiffrin's slalom dominance, snowboarders Red Gerard and Alex Ferreira, the Irving siblings in halfpipe, dark-horse contenders, new Olympic sports like ski mountaineering, and the Colorado clubs shaping future athletes.

Tim Weed, novelist and former international travel guide, chats about his forthcoming book The Gatepost. He discusses hallucinogenic mushrooms, a daughter's search for a missing father, and researching curanderas in Oaxaca. Conversations touch on multiverse ideas, geological time, and how landscape shapes the story.

Tracy Ross, a Sun rural reporter who covers Colorado agriculture, profiles Erin Carney-Sparr, the first woman in her Cattlemen's EVP role. They discuss historic leadership change and why it matters. Short segments cover grazing access, property rights, drought and species conflicts. They also explore urban-rural divides and the rising role of women in Colorado ranching.

Conversation covers Colorado health insurance enrollment trends, rising premiums, auto-renewals and a surge in cancellations. They discuss subsidy uncertainty and how people are changing plans or incomes to qualify. A wounded bald eagle found near a reservoir and the legal and rehabilitation questions around its recovery are also explored.