Crossing the Divide

Roaring Judy Pictures

Crossing the Divide is part of a grassroots, multimedia collaboration between Roaring Judy Pictures; Rocky Mountain PBS; Mesa County Libraries; and The Daily Sentinel highlighting issues impacting life on Colorado's Western Slope.

  1. The Daily Direct: The Prince of Peace

    12/07/2023

    The Daily Direct: The Prince of Peace

    An in-depth interview with Grand Junction resident Kurtis Minder, who grew from a precocious teen working for an internet startup in the '90s to the world’s most renowned ransomware negotiator who travels the globe spreading the gospel of internet security.

    52 min
  2. The Daily Direct: Prince and the Internet Sales Revolution

    10/09/2023

    The Daily Direct: Prince and the Internet Sales Revolution

    Before his current stint as a world-renowned ransomware negotiator, Grand Junction resident Kurtis Minder got his internet-world start as an unassuming teen playing an integral role in piecing together an e-commerce system that allowed (at the time) "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince" to circumvent record labels through online sales long before the online payment platforms of today came into existence.

    14 min
  3. The Daily Direct: The Tower Inferno

    02/03/2023

    The Daily Direct: The Tower Inferno

    The Tower Inferno examines the increasingly fast pace of modern society and its effects on the world of journalism with Rhema Zlaten, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications at Colorado Mesa University.  Zlaten's research focuses specifically on philosophy and media ethics in light of the shift to digital news dissemination.  Together we touch upon many factors pressuring newsrooms, including how social media influencer culture is forcing journalists to come out from behind the work they produce, igniting the walls of The Ivory Tower that once separated reporters from the readership they served.

    57 min
  4. The Daily Direct: We Gather Together

    01/05/2023

    The Daily Direct: We Gather Together

    This episode of The Daily Direct, We Gather Together, looks at the difficult task of managing wild mustangs on public lands and protecting the rangeland that sustains an array of animals both wild and domesticated, a task that involves the practice of wild horse gathers, viewed by some animal rights activists as a controversial and unnecessary process.

    59 min
  5. The Daily Direct: Riding Bears and Recovering Bodies

    12/08/2022

    The Daily Direct: Riding Bears and Recovering Bodies

    An interview with former National Parks and BLM Ranger Wayne Hare about his adventures in the wilds of the American West.  He expresses pride at serving on many search and rescue teams and reminisces about the difficulty of bringing home the body of one of their own.  The New England native also reflects on why he calls the Colorado Plateau his home and happy place.  Hare is also the founder of The Civil Conversations Project.

    51 min

  6. 11/02/2022

    The Daily Direct: The Party's Over

    In this episode of The Daily Direct, in the midst of a heated midterm election season, Daily Sentinel Audience Engagement Director Gretchen Reist sits down with Tim Sarmo and Dennis Kirtland, founding members of Restore the Balance, a local non-profit made up of voters from across the political spectrum working together to combat the rising tide of political extremism by encouraging voters to set aside candidates' political affiliations and vote country over party.Together, we discuss the current state of affairs and attempt to trace the path that got us where we are today, witnessing the seeming de-evolution of political life and discourse.

    57 min
  7. The Daily Direct: Moving West

    12/09/2021

    The Daily Direct: Moving West

    In our continuing series on journalistic challenges in a digital environment saturated with disinformation, we profile The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel's Dan West, the paper's newly-minted editorial page editor.  In addition to exploring Dan's past history in the industry, we examine the important role of the paper's dedicated Opinion section in a media climate where the line between reporting facts and expressing opinion has become increasingly blurred.Visit https://www.gjsentinel.com/podcasts/the_daily_rewind/ every Friday to access Dan's and my weekly wrap-up of the biggest local headlines!

    30 min
  8. Biocharity

    11/23/2021

    Biocharity

    An interview with Citizens for Clean Air members Karen Sjoberg and Jerry Nelson about their organization's ongoing study into the potential use of biochar as an alternative to agricultural burning.

    46 min
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Crossing the Divide is part of a grassroots, multimedia collaboration between Roaring Judy Pictures; Rocky Mountain PBS; Mesa County Libraries; and The Daily Sentinel highlighting issues impacting life on Colorado's Western Slope.

Information

  • Creator
    Roaring Judy Pictures
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    44
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Roaring Judy Pictures
  • Show Website
    Crossing the Divide