The Way it Was: A podpast

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Into thin air: The curious disappearance of Joe Halpern Aug 09, 2018

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On August 15, 1933, a 22-year-old graduate student went for a hike in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. He was never seen again. More than eight decades later, the disappearance nags at Joe's nephew, who's still trying to figure out if Joe's remains rest somewhere in Rocky or if the family rumors are true...

The bitter side to Colorado's sugar beet boom Jul 12, 2018

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As the nations demands for sugar beets grew, so did the need for more labor in Northern Colorado's vast beet fields. But what did that mean for the children of the poor, hardworking, migrant families willing to take on the backbreaking work? Life was far from sweet.

A 50-year holdout: The Holiday Twin Drive-In Jun 14, 2018

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As drive-in movie theaters shuttered across the country, one held fast in a desolate field on the edge of Fort Collins, Colorado. And it's all thanks to a plane and a movie about them.

Odell, not O'Doul's: 30 years of local brewing history May 10, 2018

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Coloradoan reporter Jake Laxen sits down with Odell Brewing founders Doug, Wynne and Corkie Odell for this special guest episode about the history of one of Fort Collins' first breweries.

Inside the Mata murders: Part II Apr 19, 2018

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Almost eight months after sisters Rosemary and Julia Mata are killed on a remote Colorado road, an arrest is made in the case. Years later, there's a conviction. So why do some still see the case as unresolved?

Inside the Mata murders: Part I Apr 12, 2018

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On April 29, 1978, hunters driving along a rural Colorado canyon road came across the bodies of two young women. Forty years later, we revisit the case, known its twists, turns and - to this day - questions.

The tale of Annie the railroad dog Mar 08, 2018

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In 1934, a group of railroad workers found a pregnant border collie mix shivering outside a blacksmith shop. More than 80 years later, her legacy remains as an entire town's adopted pet.

Inside Loveland's sweetheart history Feb 08, 2018

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Hearts are strewn from its light poles, businesses build their brands around its "sweet" nickname and, every February, valentines pour into the city from all around the world. So what, or who, made Loveland, Colorado the nation's "Sweetheart City"?

Fort Collins' forgotten Manson family victim Jan 12, 2018

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Gary Hinman wasn't a celebrity. He wasn't a young Hollywood type. He was a boy from Fort Collins. And, in the summer of 1969, he became the Manson family's first victim.

Back at the crossing Dec 16, 2017

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On December 14, 1961, a passenger train collided with a school bus, killing 20 children just outside Greeley, Colorado. Their lives ended that cold morning. Their stories, however, did not.

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