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Adam Burke

Stories that explore diverse histories embedded in the landscapes of Colorado.

Episodes

  1. One Woman's History in Hardrock Mining

    APR 29

    One Woman's History in Hardrock Mining

    In Colorado's history of hardrock mining, there are almost no women who worked underground. But in the 1970s and 1980s, legal action and new labor laws pushed mining companies to begin hiring a few women. Janice Sanders was one of them. She worked as a geologist at the Sunnyside Mine, near Silverton, Colorado. Sanders loved geology, she loved working underground, but the sexism and discrimination she faced made her feel like an outsider. This is the story of one woman's experience working underground, in the sunset years of hardrock mining in Colorado. **** © Magic City Studios Reporting, production, hosting and orginal musical score by Adam Burke Additional music: Open Minds, John Glössner Against The Red Sky, Walt Adams Boss Walk, Soul City Between Dust And Dirt, Brendan Burns Bongo's Bowl, Llamo Chapters (00:00:00) - Janice Sanders on the Battle(00:03:51) - Tracts: Silverton Mining Heritage Museum(00:08:09) - Janice Sanders at the Silverton Mine Museum(00:14:15) - The Harassment of Mine Workers(00:19:45) - Married Mine Workers Talk About Sexual Harassment(00:26:35) - Janice Sanders on Working in a Mine(00:31:36) - Janice Sanders on Sexual Harassment at the Sunnyside(00:36:45) - Janice Sanders on Working in the Mining Industry(00:40:53) - The Landscape: Colorado's 150th Anniversary

    43 min
  2. SHORTS 1: In Search of the Thunderbolt

    APR 17

    SHORTS 1: In Search of the Thunderbolt

    This is the story of how a couple from Cortez, Colorado became apple detectives 20 years ago. Jude and Addie Schuenemeyer were running a nursery selling plants and trees, when they found out about an apple variety that had all but vanished: the Thunderbolt. It was a trail of breadcrumbs that led them into a nearly lost world of orchards in the arid hills and sandstone canyons of southwest Colorado. © Magic City Studios, 2026 Hosting, reporting, production and musical scoring by Adam Burke. Support from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, and Southwest Colorado's 250-150 Local Organizing Committee. Chapters (00:00:00) - The search for a rare apple in Colorado

    8 min
  3. EP 1: The Fruit Wizard of Montezuma County

    MAR 13

    EP 1: The Fruit Wizard of Montezuma County

    In the early 1900s, a man from eastern Tennessee built an apple economy in Montezuma County. Jasper Hall was known as the Fruit Wizard of Montezuma County, and for decades it seemed he had succeeded. These days, there are only remnant orchards in southwest Colorado, and the heritage apple trees planted at the end of the 19th century are dying off. Was Jasper Hall's life an historic footnote? Or was he a visionary ahead of his time? This is the story about one man's quest to turn southwest Colorado into an apple Mecca, and the orchard economy blueprint he left behind. We also hear from apple detectives in Colorado and across the US who are working to save heritage varieties before they're lost forever. **** © Magic City Studios, 2026 Hosting, reporting, production and musical scoring by Adam Burke. Support from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, and Southwest Colorado's 250-150 Local Organizing Committee. Chapters (00:00:05) - The story of Colorado's crab apples(00:02:31) - The History of Montezuma County Apple Orchards(00:13:30) - A taste of Colorado's rare apples(00:21:25) - The Landscape: Colorado's 150th Anniversary Podcast

    23 min
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Stories that explore diverse histories embedded in the landscapes of Colorado.

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  • Creator
    Adam Burke
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026
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