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Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ John Middleton joins Aspen Public Radio’s Sage Smiley during a live broadcast from the Pitkin County Library. March 4, 2026. Middleton was hired as the director of Rock Bottom Ranch in March, 2025.
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Rock Bottom Ranch director John Middleton joined a Rural Voices Day broadcast for an interview with Aspen Public Radio’s Sage Smiley. The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies prioritizes land stewardship as part of its agriculture operation in Basalt.
  • On today's newscast: The four candidates running for Basalt Town Council weighed in on affordability issues during a forum Monday night; the number of older adults in Pitkin County has more than doubled in the past decade; and wolves appear to be moving farther east in the state than they have since reintroduction. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Today is Rural Voices Day. In the wake of massive funding cuts to public media, this new annual event aims to rally stations across the country, alongside their audiences and elected officials, to celebrate the services public radio stations provide to rural America.
Join NPR’s Peter Sagal, host of Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, to judge this year’s storytellers on Monday, March 30, at the historic Wheeler Opera House for what’s sure to be another memorable night of oral storytelling!
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