Inside CIO This Week

A new take on COLORADO INSIDE OUT, beyond the studio. Read the latest highlights, insights, analysis, and panelist exchanges from PBS12’s flagship public affairs program.

July 25, 2025

By Kyle Dyer on July 25, 2025

Summer 2025 could be nicknamed the Summer of Spin — starting with the spinning of new stories in Washington. But this week, there was also spinning from the Governor’s office with Jared Polis’ interesting reaction to the failure of his proposed pedestrian bridge in an online poll. There was more “spin” regarding the State of the City — I’m referring to Denver, and the accomplishments and goals presented by the Mayor this week. Our Insiders had a lot to address for this, our last show of July 2025. (Can you believe we’re almost in August?)

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July 18, 2025

By Kyle Dyer on July 18, 2025

The skies over Colorado have been smoky all week because of five active wildfires burning along the Western Slope. Hazy is also an appropriate word to describe the future financial situation within Colorado amidst pending tariffs with our state’s two biggest trading partners. There is continued talk about the challenges mounting for the state’s budget and for all of us who live and work here in Colorado. Our Insiders might not be top economists but they’re able to decipher what’s at stake… but first we addressed some findings in some recent polls.

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July 11, 2025

By Kyle Dyer on July 11, 2025

As we all watch with heartbreak what Texas is dealing with after the deadly Fourth of July flood, we realize that flooding is a real threat in Colorado. Yes, we’re hot and dry now, but monsoon season is right around the corner. I asked the Insider panel to weigh in on our past floods, the state of warning systems, and more. We also had to confront a new reality before state lawmakers: rewriting Colorado’s budget because of changes in the federal budget. That’s where we start this week.

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July 4, 2025

By Kyle Dyer on July 4, 2025

Since our weekly show falls on the 4th of July this year, I put our Insider panel to the task of talking about ideals of independence. Next year will be our country’s 250th birthday… so, what does independence look like compared to what our Founding Fathers longed for when adopting the Declaration of Independence in 1776? This topic is a great launching pad for this week’s show…

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June 27, 2025

By Kyle Dyer on June 27, 2025

Colorado Inside Out is recorded every Thursday afternoon ahead of its release online and the Friday night airing on PBS12. Sometimes, big news breaks after our show is “put to bed” that we wish we could’ve reacted to, and that happened this week with the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a slew of rulings to close out its session.

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June 20, 2025

By Kyle Dyer on June 20, 2025

This first weekend of summer not only brings record high temperatures to most of the country, including here in Colorado, but the political and social pressures are also reaching a boiling point. As Axios Denver reporter Alayna Alvarez shares at the table this week: “It will be really hard to watch if things keep escalating on both sides as they are right now.” Thankfully, Alayna and the rest of the Insiders are coolheaded thinkers who bring some needed context to all that Colorado is juggling.

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June 13, 2025

By Kyle Dyer on June 13, 2025

This week that is ending with a Friday the 13th has been dramatic with anti-ICE protests across the country and a bigger nationwide protest planned for this Saturday the 14th. There is SO much to unfold in this very complex issue.. and so many different perspectives, and yes, other stories in the news, so we had a lot of ground to cover on this week’s Colorado Inside Out.

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June 6, 2025 Edition

By Kyle Dyer on June 6, 2025

One of the things I appreciate most about Colorado Inside Out is that we have the time to devote to discussing important happenings and issues in our state. Every week, our panel comes to the table with different perspectives that offer context to the stories that surround us in our communities.

After the antisemitic attack on Boulder’s Pearl Street last Sunday, there’s a lot to talk about—and to listen to—as the city and the Jewish community heal.

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