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Ryan (Ry) Warner
@ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social
Sr. Host, Colorado Matters on CPR News & KRCC
Francophone • Jew • Sartorial • AvGeek
Whiskey drinker • Catdad • The Mountain Time Zone exists • You don’t have to keep up, just keep open (Maupin) • Gay AF • Insta: oddryhepburn
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20 years at Colorado Public Radio and all I got was a lousy mug. You can have one, too!

Our federal funding may be over, but our cup runeth over.

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[Dog named Tula not included]
It’s wild! Unhinged! Unprecedented!

For Black Friday, a $120 annual donation to Colorado Public Radio IS ONLY $10/month!

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a large crowd of people are standing in a mall
ALT: a large crowd of people are standing in a mall
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I continue to enjoy rewatching The Munsters, whose premise is that inclusion is a family value. It’s also genuinely hilarious. In one episode, Herman becomes a wrestler and goes up against “Genghis Cohen,” which would also be my moniker if I wrestled.
November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Thanksgiving is for telling everyone you got your sweater for $3 at a thrift store.
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
May Susan be with you this Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Boiled cabbage
Onion
A roux
Butter. More butter.
Velveeta
Ritz

Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sen. Faith Winter welcomed me into her home one Saturday to discuss a monumental vote the day before. She and other women had banded together to oust a man who’d harassed them.

“We walked in, didn't have the votes, and ended up with 52. We listened to each other and the stories changed minds.”

RIP
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Denver’s 20th Street Recreation Center is a gem!
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Reposted by Ryan (Ry) Warner
Three Thanksgiving wine recommendations from a celebrated Boulder sommelier www.cpr.org/2025/11/14/t... via @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social
Three Thanksgiving wine recommendations from a celebrated Boulder sommelier
Award-winning Boulder restaurateur and oenophile Bobby Stuckey recommends three wines under $30.
www.cpr.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
IYKYK
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thus far, the governor has not said that he will or won’t grant the request. Boulder County Clerk Molly Fitzpatrick said Polis' silence is “offensive,” while others on the call asked that Polis publicly reject the request.

via Colorado Matters Western Slope Producer @tomhesse.bsky.social:
Clerks call out Polis for lack of support, silence on Peters’ requests
A bipartisan group of county clerks held a press conference to call for action from the Governor
www.cpr.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Sentences rarely uttered:

My phlebotomist was hanging stockings
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Subject was ornery.

Coming soon: The meticulous maintenance of Mustang.
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Bob appreciating a film by Almovóle-ar
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
By happenstance last night, I stumbled into the soft opening of renovated motel & bar La Vista & El Piñon on Colfax and Hudson. A Googie MidMod dreamscape.
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“Even a bad run is a good run,” he says after a twelfth bad run.
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A short story about how social media can connect:

Ian makes models. Ian realized I’m a BOAC fan. (I have a Speedbird tattoo). Ian was clearing out his collection and asked if I might like the Concorde model he crafted. Ian and I met at The Perfect Landing for the handoff.

Thank you, Ian.
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Given today's developments, I'm sharing this exchange with Rep. Jason Crow from earlier this month.

My question: "Are troops violating their oaths to the constitution when they engage in domestic law enforcement at the president's request?"

www.cpr.org/2025/11/07/r...
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
2026 will be the last year for The Old Farmer’s Almanac. I got Denver7’s Lisa Hidalgo a copy. We’ll talk Thanksgiving weather Friday on Colorado Matters.
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Me several years ago: Online dating has its advantages!

Me now: Hmmmm. All of his photos appear to be in the Italian countryside. What question can I ask to figure out if this is fake?
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
JUST IN: Denver Botanic Gardens has selected its new CEO. She's a fundraising expert, but struggles with orchids, she tells me.
Denver Botanic Gardens just planted a new CEO. Here are 5 ways she hopes to bloom in the job
Donna McGinnis currently leads Naples Botanical Garden on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
denverite.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
In honor of Colorado's sesquicentennial, the USPS will release this stamp. It features a photo from the late great John Fielder of Jagged Mountain in the Weminuche Wilderness area of the San Juan National Forest. Available January 24th, 2026.
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Denver jazz pianist Purnell Steen has died at 84.

Per an NBC profile some time ago: “Steen’s leadership roles thrust him into a series of nonviolent protests, including a ‘sympathy demonstration’ at Woolworth’s and the March on Washington:

voicesofthecivilrightsmovement.com/articles/purnell-steen
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I like to remind people that the airport code for Sioux City, Iowa is SUX.
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This is Edwin (left). Edwin owns Dragonfly Noodle on Denver’s 16th Street. He held on through the mall renovations, but business has been slow to recover, he says. Edwin’s food (also served at Zoe Ma Ma Boulder) is tasty. Here we are next to the noodle maker.
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM