The Mountain-Ear Podcast

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The Mountain-Ear Podcast delivers you local news, music and community stories  from Colorado's Peak to Peak region every single week.Whether it's the latest headlines, exclusive interviews with local musicians or stories straight from your community, we've got it covered. Subscribe to the show to get the most up-to-date news and stories from Estes to Black Hawk and everywhere in between. Head to www.themtnear.com/subscribe to subscribe to the The Mountain-Ear in print and online.

  1. 2h ago

    Music of the Mountains: Lena Rich and Emily Barnes

    Send us Fan Mail Lena Rich and Emily Barnes have already co-billed a few shows this year, and they'll be co-billing another show at Gold Hill General Store on Saturday, November 7th starting at 8 p.m. Today, we bring both artists onto the podcast to talk to them about their music and tour support. Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the show Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear Listen and watch on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout. Thank you for listening!

  2. 3d ago

    Meet the ghosts of Central City

    Send us Fan Mail Paranormal investigator LeeAnna Jonas says Gilpin County is collecting souls. The many historic buildings throughout Central City and Black Hawk are supposedly haunted, and she spent years trying to communicate with these spirits. On today's special Halloween episode, Jonas details her chilling encounters with Central City's spirits, and reveals why she thinks this mining town has become famous for its hauntings. Stream Spirit Realm Investigative Project's episode of True Ghost Stories inside the Sauer McShane building here: tubitv.com/tv-shows/200320575/s01-e08-sauer-mcshane The SRIP YouTube page is here: www.youtube.com/user/srip3 Get tickets to the Gilpin Museum Paranormal Investigation here: www.gilpinhistory.org/ Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the show Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear Listen and watch on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout. Thank you for listening!

  3. Oct 26

    Music of the Mountains: Ethan Leaming of Bourbon Brass Band

    Send us Fan Mail This week's Music of the Mountains episode serves as the 2026 Halloween special. Ethan Leaming joins the podcast to talk about Bourbon Brass Band, who will be performing at The Jamestown Mercantile at their annual Halloween party on Friday, October 30, 2026.  Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the show Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear Listen and watch on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout. Thank you for listening!

  4. Oct 23

    Gilpin County and Central City election guide

    Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we do a speed run through every single candidate, race and measure appearing on the ballot for Gilpin County and Central City residents. We'll tell you who the candidates are, what they're running on, and what you should know before you cast your ballot. Also Nederland residents call for the town to kill Eldora dealCentral City Opera asks town to fund winterizationIf you're a Boulder County Resident, head over to Boulder Valley Frequency for a comprehensive election guide from Shay Castle: www.boulderfrequency.com If you're looking for for a guide to federal and state races and ballot measures, check out The Colorado Sun's coverage here: coloradosun.com/2026/09/29/colorado-election-guide-2026 Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the show Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear Listen and watch on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout. Thank you for listening!

  5. Oct 19

    Music of the Mountains: Maya de Vitry

    Send us Fan Mail As part of her tour supporting her most recent full-length record, All My Faith, Maya de Vitry arrives in Colorado to perform at the Gold Hill Inn on Saturday, October 24. In this episode of Music of the Mountains, we talk to her about the upcoming show and her songwriting tendencies, particularly with this new album. Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the show Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear Listen and watch on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout. Thank you for listening!

  6. Oct 16

    Could these ballot measures end TABOR as we know it?

    Send us Fan Mail Could these ballot measures spell the end of Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of Rights? On this week's episode we talk about two state measures, Proposition NN and Amendment 87, that could change TABOR as we know it. Gilpin County also asks its voters to decide if they're willing to trade in their TABOR checks to help the county cover budget cuts handed down by the federal government. Listen to BVHZ here: www.boulderfrequency.com/ Read the Colorado Sun's coverage of Prop NN here: coloradosun.com/2026/10/03/proposition-nn-colorado-tabor-refunds-would-be-diverted-to-k-12-education/ and Amendment 87 here: coloradosun.com/2026/10/02/amendment-87-graduated-income-tax-colorado-voters-guide/ Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the show Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear Listen and watch on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout. Thank you for listening!

  7. Oct 9

    Emails reveal Ned needs help with Eldora purchase "ASAP"; plus more

    Send us Fan Mail 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 eulogizes now-extinct St. Mary's Glacier. Plus Central City explores affordable housing optionsPrescribed burns to begin in Boulder CountyNederland officials seek state help to keep town's Eldora deal alive (Denver Business Journal, paywalled): bizjournals.com/denver/news/2026/09/29/nederland-eldora-town-acquisition-state-emails.html Boulder County's prescribed burn projects: bouldercounty.gov/open-space/management/prescribed-burns/#slash Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the show Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear Listen and watch on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout. Thank you for listening!

  8. Oct 5

    Music of the Mountains: Adam Perry of Dear Creedence

    Send us Fan Mail 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 Perry about how both tribute groups have changed his perspective on performing and collaborating. Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the show Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear Listen and watch on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout. Thank you for listening!

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The Mountain-Ear Podcast delivers you local news, music and community stories  from Colorado's Peak to Peak region every single week.Whether it's the latest headlines, exclusive interviews with local musicians or stories straight from your community, we've got it covered. Subscribe to the show to get the most up-to-date news and stories from Estes to Black Hawk and everywhere in between. Head to www.themtnear.com/subscribe to subscribe to the The Mountain-Ear in print and online.

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  • Creator
    The Mountain-Ear
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    488
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Mountain-Ear Podcast
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