As more people access the backcountry, learning how to safely and responsibly spend time in these spaces is a critical part of being prepared. On October 5, Aspen Public Radio and TACAW proudly presented this inaugural Backcountry Symposium to convene local and visiting backcountry enthusiasts.

Listen in as NPR’s Kirk Siegler, speaks with CAIC Deputy Director Brian Lazar, Aspen Expedition owner and head IFMGA guide Amos Whiting, and AMGA Certified Splitboard Guide and AIARE Instructor and Staff Member Sarah MacGregor to discuss the natural tendencies that influence our decisions, risk tolerance, and important lessons learned from guides in navigating the backcountry.

Presented by Sam Collentine, Chief Operating Officer and Meteorologist at OpenSnow.As more people access the backcountry, learning how to safely and responsibly spend time in these spaces is a critical part of being prepared.

Listen in as Aspen Public Radio’s Kaya Williams, sits down in conversation with local filmmakers Pete McBride, Michelle Smith and Sierra Schlag, to explore the significant responsibilities these documentarians have when filming and sharing adventures from remote places.

Voters hear from both sides of the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport ballot issues at the Wheeler Opera House.

On Friday, Oct. 4, Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Daily News held a community forum to discuss the future of the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport and the ballot initiatives voters will consider. This hour-long conversation features supporters and opponents of the issues.

Dr. Dölen will present evidence to support her hypothesis that psychedelics are the long-sought “master key” for unlocking critical periods across the brain; understanding psychedelics through this framework dramatically expands the scope of disorders (including stroke, autism, and allergy) that might benefit from adjunct therapy with psychedelics.

Next year, Colorado will become the second state in the country, after Oregon, to introduce a state-regulated therapeutic access model for psilocybin mushrooms. This panel explores opportunities and challenges, probing what’s possible as communities seek to ethically integrate legal access to psychedelic healing.

Join autistic psychedelic researcher Aaron Paul Orsini for a brief overview of the past, present and future of psychedelic research and care options for autistic populations.

Love is at the heart of all effective, permanent transformational processes. Psychedelics can open us to mystical and transcendental experiences and reunite us with the intelligence of all of life, creating a sense of coming home.