Sharing Boulder

Sharing Boulder
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Exploring housing and land use issues in Boulder Colorado so that we can make this city more inclusive and beautiful.

  1. 050 Glenda Russell, Queer Historian

    12/16/2023

    050 Glenda Russell, Queer Historian

    For episode fifty, I spoke with Glenda Russell who is a historian of the LGBTQ movement as it has unfolded here in Boulder and Colorado and beyond. Glenda has had a long career as a clinical psychologist, educator, and writer and has a PhD in psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder (’84). We talked about the struggle to get ‘sexual orientation’ included in Boulder’s human rights ordinance which was added in 1987 by means of a ballot measure that won by a very small margin after a similar ballot measure was crushed thirteen years earlier. This story includes […]

    1h 4m
  2. 049 Ren Q. Dawe, Trans Activist, Comedian, Writer, Educator

    12/01/2023

    049 Ren Q. Dawe, Trans Activist, Comedian, Writer, Educator

    For episode forty-nine, I spoke with Ren Q. Dawe who is a trans activist, comedian, writer, and educator who lives and works in Boulder and has been performing his comedy all over the front range. I have mentioned a few times in passing that I enjoy performing comedy, but I’ve never said much else about it on this podcast. So, it was especially fun for me to have a chance to explore the world-changing power of comedy with Ren in this interview. This episode features significantly more swearing and adult-oriented content than most Sharing Boulder episodes and may not be […]

    1h 10m
  3. 048 Sarah Wells, Collective Living, Co-buying, and Housing Innovation

    10/28/2023

    048 Sarah Wells, Collective Living, Co-buying, and Housing Innovation

    For episode forty-eight, I spoke with Sarah Wells who is a partner in the real estate agency Live Work Denver which specializes in co-buying real estate which is simply a way to buy homes with other people. Sarah is one of the founders of the Queen City Cooperative and is the Board Chair for the Boulder Housing Coalition which is a non-profit that develops affordable rental cooperatives. Sarah and I talked about co-buying as a way for more people to be able to build equity in their home in a housing market gone mad, speed-dating for finding co-buyers, and the […]

    58 min
  4. 047 Eric Budd, 2023 Voters Guide Discussion

    10/15/2023

    047 Eric Budd, 2023 Voters Guide Discussion

    For episode forty-seven, I spoke with Eric Budd who is a political activist and organizer who has been involved in various issues such as occupancy reform, even year elections, and advocacy for cycling. He is also involved in various organizations including Boulder Progressives, Better Boulder, Boulder Housing Coalition, and Community Cycles, among others. In 2016, Eric started writing an annual voter’s guide that he distributes widely around the city to help inform voters and promote his progressive values. These guides are rich with background information, links to relevant resources, and detailed commentary about the why’s and what’s of the various […]

    1h 8m
  5. 046 Annamarie Pluhar, Sharing Housing

    10/04/2023

    046 Annamarie Pluhar, Sharing Housing

    For episode forty-six, I spoke with Annamarie Pluhar who runs a nonprofit organization named Sharing Housing. She is the author of a book titled “Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates” which extols the virtues of sharing housing and provides practical advice on how to find compatible housemates. Earlier this year I posted a blog article where I estimated that the number of empty bedrooms in Boulder is approximately 30,000 using census data. Recently Boulder city council updated the occupancy restrictions which could potentially make it easier to make better use of those empty bedrooms. I think […]

    53 min
  6. 045 Tina Marquis, City Council Candidate

    09/30/2023

    045 Tina Marquis, City Council Candidate

    For episode forty-five, I spoke with Tina Marquis who is a candidate running for city council. We met at the main branch of the Boulder Public Library and talked about a wide variety of subjects including her work on the BVSD school board, homelessness, the introvert revolution, middle income housing, her leadership style, and climate change among others. I admire Tina for her tireless work defending transgender students in our BVSD and Colorado schools and for her thoughtful and careful approach to decision making. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Tina Marquis.

    48 min
  7. 044 Dan Williams on low-barrier services for unhoused people

    09/27/2023

    044 Dan Williams on low-barrier services for unhoused people

    For episode forty-four, I spoke with Dan Williams who is a civil rights lawyer who has worked on issues related to homelessness in Boulder. We talked about a recent effort by a consortium of service providers who got together and created a detailed proposal for providing low barrier services. This proposal was submitted to city council and was sidelined in favor of a city process which has emphasized community feedback over expert opinion. I admire Dan for his tenacious advocacy for helping bring meaningful solutions for homelessness in our community and for his historical perspective that helps us understand how […]

    33 min
  8. 043 Terri Brncic, City Council Candidate

    09/23/2023

    043 Terri Brncic, City Council Candidate

    For episode forty-three, I spoke with Terri Brncic who is a candidate running for city council. I sat down with her at her kitchen table in her North Boulder home. We talked about the Safe Zones 4 Kids ballot measure, homelessness solutions, affordable housing, infill development, zoning and parking reform, and e-bikes among other subjects. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Terri Brncic.

    1h 10m
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Exploring housing and land use issues in Boulder Colorado so that we can make this city more inclusive and beautiful.

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  • Creator
    Sharing Boulder
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2021 Sharing Boulder
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    Sharing Boulder