Denver Diatribe Podcast

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The Denver Diatribe is a weekly podcast about culture, politics and stuff as it pertains to the Mile High City and its environs.

We love and hate on all types of local topics: political dust-ups, medical marijuana, foody wars, the tech industry, police brutality, the art scene, media scandals, bad public policy, good eats, etc. The Denver Diatribe was named the city’s Best Podcast in the 2010 Westword Web Awards. We broadcast live every Friday at 9:00 a.m. on NFNradio.com from the Five Points Media Center. Visit our website, DenverDiatribe.com, for past episodes and additional info. You can also subscribe via iTunes, Google Listen or the podcatcher of your choice. Our rotating cast of co-host are Ron Doyle, Josh Johnson, Jared Jacang Maher, Vanessa Martinez and Joel Warner. We’re always looking for interesting topics, events, guests or good stuff to rant about. Leave a voicemail on our Love & Hate Line at 720-282-YELL (720-282-9355) or drop us a line at [email protected].

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133 (Outtake): Wildrose Talks About Furries

Sep 12 2013 5 mins

Listen to Wildrose from the Fort Collins film "Whensday" talk about furries, then listen to the whole podcast here.

133: “Whensday” filmmakers Wildrose Hamilton and Tomas Herrera

Sep 05 2013 40 mins

Josh hosts two Fort Collins filmmakers who are bringing "Whensday," their feature-length love letter to the Choice City, to Denver for a run at Sie Film Center on starting Sept. 7.

132: Rackhouse Smashed with Chris Rippe and Josh Mishell

Aug 26 2013 74 mins

We visit the Rackhouse Pub at Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey distillery to learn about the Colorado Distillers Festival and Colorado's craft spirits boom.

131: Logos, Lion Cancer and Laughs with Andy Juett

Aug 11 2013 59 mins

Andy Juett joins us to discuss the State of Colorado's search for a new logo, the bizarre outbreak of lion cancer at the Denver Zoo, and the 2013 High Plains Comedy Festival.

130: North of Breaking Bad

Jul 25 2013 47 mins

Marijuana legalization in Colorado is currently as close to wiping out the local black market for drugs as "Breaking Bad" is to accurately representing meth trafficking. But what if we recast the villains? Vanessa takes a trip to Colorado College to talk with Santiago Guerra, a professor of Southwest Studies and a popular course called The Drug War, about the drug trade—from it

129: Songs from UMS Bands

Jul 01 2013 38 mins

A music episode with Josh and his mom. You heard us. Songs from The UMS bands Chimney Choir, The Raven and the Writing Desk, Wheelchair Sports Camp, and Colfax Speed Queens.

128: The Summer Love-Hate Forecast Edition with Taylor Gonda

Jun 14 2013 56 mins

We make a few predictions about summer: The hit summer jam, best concerts, fashion trends, cocktails, best/worst patios in Denver, and more. With special guest Taylor Gonda, co-host of the These Things Matter podcast.

127: The Free Our Beer Edition

May 30 2013 53 mins

In this episode: WTF's up with Amazon not picking the homegrown comedy sitcom Those Who Can't for a full series? Did KHOW talker Peter Boyles assault his longtime radio producer with a vicious lanyard yanking? Why does 7-11 want the drinking proletariat to "Free Our Beer" from the evil craft beer cartel? Kyle Freeman, Diatribe's official #1 listener, confuses Ron with talk of the R

126: The BAM! POW! Edition

May 24 2013 54 mins

Charlie La Greca and Illya Kowalchuk, the organizers behind Denver Comic Con 2013 (May 31-June 2), stop by in the midst of putting together an event that’s caused the whole city to go Comic Con crazy.

125: Neighborhood Wars-Denver’s Best Neighborhoods Edition

May 17 2013 40 mins

Vanessa pits the guys against each other this week in the second half of our "Neighborhood Wars" series. Ron, Joel, Josh, and Jared pitch and punch their way through three rounds of timed challenges in a search for the best neighborhoods in Denver.