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Lost Highways: Dispatches from the Shadows of the Rocky Mountains

History Colorado’s critically acclaimed podcast, Lost Highways: Dispatches from the Shadows of the R

Episodes

Total: 46

In 1863, two brothers from Colorado's San Luis Valley allegedly went on one of the most infamous kil

In 2019, Spike Lee's 2018 film "BlacKkKlansman" won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. T

A Lynching in Limon

2022/1/18

Content Warning: Racial Violence People don't often think of Colorado when they hear the word "lynch

Flesh for Fantasy

2022/1/4

In the winter of 1874, Alfred Packer led a group of prospectors into the San Juan Mountains of Color

As we get to work making Season 3 of Lost Highways, we wanted to share a podcast we think our listen

Juan Federico Miguel Arguello Trujillo lost his name, his language, and his culture at a Catholic sc

Going Back to Trinidad

2021/1/13

On this episode, how Trinidad, Colorado -- an iconic Western mining town along the old Santa Fe trai

As the Covid-19 Pandemic rages on, we update this episode about what we can learn from the 1918-1919

Tuned in Dropouts

2020/12/9

In 1970, a man named Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche came to the US with the mission of teaching Tibetan Bu

[UPDATE] Mascots, Mask Off

2020/11/25

As people across the country celebrate Thanksgiving, we're re-broadcasting one of our more popular e

A Tale of Two Communes

2020/11/11

Noel and Tyler look back at intentional artist communities Drop City and Libre to understand why one

This is a re-release of an episode we published early due to the COVID-19 quarantine. We're posting

Back Alleys and Backpages

2020/10/14

Noel and Tyler explore the complicated stories of sex workers in Denver in the late 1800s by hearing

[ICYMI] Ride or Die

2020/9/30

This is a re-release of an episode that we published early due to the COVID-19 quarantine. We're pos

A Line in the Sand

2020/9/16

In 1936, Colorado Governor "Big Ed" Johnson declared martial law in an attempt to close the Colorado

Snake, Rattle, and Roll

2020/4/28

Musician Neyla Pekarek (formerly of the Lumineers), helps tell the legend of Rattlesnake Kate, an ea

Colorado had both the highest AND lowest death rates in the country when it came to Spanish Flu in 1

Ride or Die

2020/3/31

On July 5th, 1978, nineteen disability rights activists blocked multiple buses at one of Denver's bu

Bonus Ep: Game Changers

2020/2/25

One hundred years ago, a pitcher with a nasty curveball and a mind for business named Rube Foster fo

Mascots, Mask Off

2019/11/27

There are still more than a thousand public high schools across the country that use stereotypes and