The Mountain-Ear Podcast
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Episodes
482 episodes
Emails reveal Ned needs help with Eldora purchase "ASAP"; plus more
This week we've got just the headlines. A report from Denver Business Journal revealed urgency behind Nederland's requests for state funding to help purchase Eldora, the town defers $360,000 in fees owed by TEENS Inc., and The Mountain-Ear eulo...
Music of the Mountains: Adam Perry of Dear Creedence
Adam Perry, Hunter Stone, Fred "Freddy" Reisen, and Jason Patton join forces outside of their Neil Young/Bob Dylan tribute group for a new tribute group dedicated to Creedence Clearwater Revival: Dear Creedence. In this interview, we talk with ...
Nederland breaks silence on Eldora purchase
Nederland is tweaking the Eldora deal. After months of silence, the town announced today they're making some changes to garner more interest from investors and create a more resilient structure. Mayor Nichole Sterling joins us today to tell us ...
Music of the Mountains: Craig Beeman
Local DJ Craig Beeman performs every Thursday at Busey Brews with Donny Dread as hosts ("selectas") of the weekly DJ dub night. This week, we talk with Craig about his work in Colorado and how he's been able to embrace more time in music since ...
Ned sued over Eldora CORA, BVSD closes 4 schools and more
This week we've got just the headlines. Denver based business publication Business Den is suing Nederland for denying a CORA request for documents regarding their purchase of Eldora Ski Resort, Boulder Valley School District finalized the closu...
Music of the Mountains: Zach Bellas
This week, we're interviewing Zach Bellas, the frontman, lead guitarist, and lead singer of the band that has taken his name. We talk about the band's rocky beginning as they worked their way through the COVID-19 pandemic. We also learn about t...
15 questions with BVSD: school closures, bullying + big tech
This week we've got a takeover from our sister podcast Boulder Valley Frequency.A few weeks ago, Shay Castle sat down with Boulder Valley School District communications officer Randy Barber to talk about the districts proposal to close a...
Music of the Mountains: Mark Diamond (Re-Broadcast)
Re-broadcast from the episode "Celebrating the Vendors and Musicians of Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival 2025," Mark Diamond discusses his upcoming trio performance at the festival and recounts his musical journey, including a personal story fr...
Gilpin helicopter crash cleanup, Ned talks water rate hikes and more
This week we've got just the headlines.Planned water rate hikes are coming to Nederland, the US Military finally clears the crash site from a downed Black Hawk helicopter in Gilpin County, and more news from the Peak to Peak.
Music of the Mountains: Ansel Cridland of The Meditations
Take a breather on this Labor Day airing of The Mountain-Ear Podcast as we talk with Ansel Cridland, founding member and lead singer of The Meditations, about the band's upcoming performance at The Caribou Room.
Does this town have the best pizza in Colorado?
The best pizza in Colorado is in Longmont. No, really. On today's episode we find out how the East Boulder County town ended up with three of the best pizza restaurants in the state just blocks apart from each other. The Colorado Pi...
Music of the Mountains: Dwight Campbell of Link&Chain
The reggae group Link&Chain recently performed the finale show of the 2026 Nederland Summer Concert Series in Chipeta Park. Before the show, we talked with founding member Dwight Campbell about the August 29th performance and the band's con...
Ned weighs rate hikes, delayed opening after childcare center hits snag
Nederland’s new child care center is in hot water.In less than three weeks, TEENS Inc. is supposed to welcome dozens of children to the $7 million building. But the center might not be able to open its doors at all. Outstanding utilities...
Music of the Mountains: Brittney Wagner of Brittney and the Hellbenders
Local musician (and Mountain-Ear employee) Brittney Wagner has performed solo for much of her music career. Now, for the first time, she's leading a band, and that band, Brittney and the Hellbenders, will debut at Howlin Wind Brewing and Blendi...
Nederland loses town manager, trustee; TEENS Inc. explores options and more
This week we've got just the headlines. Nederland Town Manager Jonathan Cain is leaving to take a job in Lakewood, Board of Trustee Matthew Kennedy vacated his position, and TEENS Inc. continues to explore its options on how to pay it's outstan...
Music of the Mountains: Charlie Lou
Musician and artist Charlie Lou has found inspiration in the forests and mountains of Nederland for the last four years and has embraced performing since then. Today, we talk to her about her artistry and her upcoming show at the Nederland Farm...
Gilpin launches virtual therapy for residents
On today's show, we hear about a new virtual behavioral health kiosk for Gilpin County residents that's removing barriers to access for mental health services for the rural community.The program, provided through a partnership with Jeffe...
Music of the Mountains: Ned Jazz Wine 2026 with Founder Stephanie Andelman
With the 5th annual Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival just around the corner, we bring on the festival's founder Stephanie Andelman to talk about what to expect at the upcoming event. Be sure to buy tickets at nedjazzwine.com to attend the event...
Under the Influence with BMoCA artist family
This week, we're featuring a story from reporter and producer Shay Castle. Shay wrote a piece for the August edition of Caribou Current about a family of artists being featured in a Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art exhibit through September, ...
Music of the Mountains: Ned Jazz and Wine Fest -- Joslyn Ford-Keel of JoFoKe and Same Cloth
Gearing up for the 5th annual Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival, we're interviewing Joslyn Ford-Keel, multi-genre artist known professionally as JoFoke. She'll be performing as the middle act with her group Same Cloth between noon and 2 p.m. You...
Inside Town Hall with Nederland Mayor Nichole Sterling
This week we've got our very first edition of our Town Hall Podcast with Nederland Mayor Nichole Sterling.OVer the past week, we asked you to submit your questions for Mayor Sterling. Today, we've got answers. We cover everything from do...
Music of the Mountains: Brian Bucca of The Full Tilts
Debuting as a group with their first public performance, The Full Tilts will play at Two Bears Bar and Grill in Idaho Springs on August 1st. Lead guitarist and singer Brian Bucca joins the podcast to talk about the new group, with host Jamie La...
Mysterious dead fish in Barker Reservoir, drama at Central City Council and more
This week we've got just the headlines.We get to the bottom of community concern sparked by a large number of dead fish washing up on the shore of Nederland's Barker Reservoir, and rehash a surprise motion accusing Central City's Mayor J...
Music of the Mountains: Paul Kowert of Punch Brothers
In this episode of Music of the Mountains, Punch Brothers bassist Paul Kowert joins the podcast to talk about his involvement in the Grammy-winning group in anticipation of their closing performance at RockyGrass 2026 at Planet Bluegrass in Lyo...
Ned adds to Eldora debt, Gilpin eyes TABOR and more
This week we've got just the headlines.We've got tons of news coming your way, from Gilpin's preliminary discussions of a "de-Brucing" ballot measure that would remove the county's TABOR restricted budget cap, to Nederland's $325,000 con...