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Local Motion
Tuesdays 6-6:30 PM, Saturdays 10-10:30 AM

In-depth local public affairs reporting and interviews from around the KVNF listening area.  Local Motion airs on Wednesdays from 6-6:30 pm and Saturdays from 10-10:30 am.  The program is hosted by members of the KVNF News Team.

Latest Episodes
  • On this week's Local Motion we feature Episode 40 of the Rocky Mountain Regional Roundup with RMCR Editor Maeve Conran.
  • On this edition of Local Motion, KVNF's Lisa Young speaks with Cheryl Cwelich, Water Resource Specialist for the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District. They talk about a low tech solution to restoring vital wetlands.
  • On this week’s Local Motion, we join Maeve Conran, the Rocky Mountain Community Radio coalition’s managing editor, for our regional news roundup. We’ll hear a feature on a weekly community dinner for seasonal workers in Snowmass, Colorado, an audio postcard on a creek that never freezes in winter and the ducks that enjoy it and an interview with the director of the new documentary In the Dirt about mountain biking on the Navajo Nation.
  • On this edition of Local Motion, KVNF's Lisa Young takes a little 'audio' road trip through a few recent KVNF Farm Friday episodes.
  • In the face of climate change, one Western Slope company is on a mission to transform people’s relationship to every drop of water by producing hyper efficient water products used in both camping and in the home. KNVF’s Lisa Young spoke with Johnathan Ballesteros, CEO of Geyser Systems to learn more about his company's products manufactured in Montrose, Colorado.
  • On this Local Motion, we take a look at migrants moving to Colorado and the mountain west. One migrant describes his financial hardship in Venezuela, his perseverance as he walked to the U.S., and the community he has found in Carbondale. Finally, we hear from a local advocacy group that works with migrant workers, and a couple of workers in our region.
  • South of Montrose on Highway 550 sits one of the most unique farms in the state of Colorado known as Billy Goat Hop Farm owned by Chris DellaBianca and Audrey Gehlhausen.
  • On this Local Motion, we join Maeve Conran, the Rocky Mountain Community Radio coalition’s managing editor, for our regional news roundup. We hear today from KVNF’s Taya Jae and her recent conversation with author and naturalist Craig Childs about Chaos Theory, the theme of his latest Dark Night event. We also hear an audio postcard on an American flag that's been flying above Palisade for a century, thanks to a group of volunteers. A Navajo musician is channeling John Cage and his Navajo ancestors to honor those lost in the Long Walk. Finally, we learn about a world record-setting skiing-in-jeans event in Wyoming.
  • On this week’s Local Motion we hear about several restoration projects on the Uncompahgre and Gunnison Rivers that took place this summer and fall.
  • We’re amidst the season of giving...and in that spirit, today we highlight one of KVNF's favorite episodes from this past year. Back in May, KVNF's Cassie Knust and Taya Jae teamed up to look into local and regional efforts in fighting food insecurity.