VOICES Radio Hour

VOICES Radio Hour | a collaboration with Creative Archeology

2nd Friday of The Month, 6-7pm on KDNK Radio

VOICES Radio Hour is a response to our intrinsic need to share stories, coupled with Creative Archeology’s mission to preserve memories and stories as the sacred archeology of our loved ones. The collaboration brings about collected stories under different themes and voices from all walks of our community in the monthly VOICES Radio Hour. We hope this serves to preserve our oral history of who we are, where we come from, and who we aspire to be, through the tradition of storytelling.

Where To Listen

1. Tune into KDNK at 88.1FM in Carbondale or 88.3FM in Aspen

2. Stream the program live at kdnk.org

3. Or listen below!

Episode 27. Sober Living

April 11, 2025

This month, we asked sober members of our community to share how they got to where they are now - living clear in the high country. With humor, grace, and humility these women share what made them put down the bottle, face their demons, and emerge out the other side as their true selves. 

Excerpts from the Sopris Sun

Choosing Sobriety by Allison Alexander, 04/10/2025

Episode 26. Common Ground

We kick off our Common Ground series by discussing the ways we can bring our best self to the table for hard conversations. In a conversation with Paul Dankers, who is a psilocybin harm reduction specialist, we discuss IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy and how it can help us put down our defenses and see what connects us rather than what divides us.

Episode 25. Love Endures

Love is in the air! This month, we celebrate the enduring power of love to overcome any obstacle. So often, romantic love gets the focus, but what about the stories of how love can carry us through difficult times, challenges, and all that life has to throw at us? This episode features the voices of Paul Dankers, Gentrye Houghton, Gary Gleason, and a special conversation between Peter Westcott and Kate Friesen. The featured musical selections in this episode are songs chosen by our storytellers that have special meaning to them.

Excerpts From The Sopris Sun

Love Endures by Gary Gleason, 02/13/2025

Episode 24. Revisiting Newcomers Think of Home

January 10, 2025

As we head into 2025, with much uncertainty, we at VOICES Radio Hour feel a call. Our beautiful Valley has always been made up of a diverse community of native born citizens and immigrants - it is a huge part of what makes living here so special. And in the late summer of 2023, our community was joined by nearly 80 unhoused immigrants, who were found to be living under the bridge at Highway 82. Our community responded and stepped up to the task in a variety of ways, and we were fortunate enough to spend some time with some of the newcomers and get to know them on a personal level. 

None of us know what the future holds in terms of immigration. What we do know is that now is the time to remember the human beings at the center of this debate - who traverse through terrain and circumstances most of us can scarcely fathom, in search of a better life. 

We present to you a re-airing of our March 2024 episode, Newcomers Think of Home. And we ask you to listen to the Voices of those who made their way to our town, were welcomed into our community, and left a lasting mark on those who they met.

Excerpts from the Sopris Sun & El Sol del Valle

Revisiting Carbondale Newcomers, 01/08/2025 | Los recién llegados piensan en el hogar, 01/09/2025

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