Ariel Lavery
Producer, In The NoCoAriel Lavery grew up in Louisville, Colorado and has returned to the Front Range after spending over 25 years moving around the country. Ariel graduated Magna Cum Laude with her BFA from the University of Colorado Boulder (2007) and received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2013).
She served as the Assistant Professor of Sculpture at Watkins College of Art Design and Film in Nashville until 2018. She left her teaching job to begin her family and quickly found her way into the podcast world. With a grant from PRX, she co-created the podcast Middle of Everywhere for WKMS, Murray State University鈥檚 NPR member station.
Ariel won Public Media Journalism awards in every season she produced for Middle of Everywhere. Her most recent series project is "The Burn Scar", published with The Modern West podcast. In it, she chronicles two years of her family鈥檚 financial and emotional struggle following the loss of her childhood home in the Marshall Fire.
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Strong friendships are an important part of our well-being. If you want to cultivate new friendships 鈥� or learn to nurture the relationships you have 鈥� we get practical advice from CSU鈥檚 resident expert on friendships, today on In The NoCo. -
Last week marked one year since young skier Dallas LeBeau died trying to jump across U.S. Highway 40, near Winter Park. After his death, his friend and mentor decided there was a gap in education for freeskiers like Dallas 鈥� who perform daring ski and snowboard tricks on camera. So, he started a class to educate young people about how to perform these tricks more safely. -
Nuclear power is now considered a form of clean energy in Colorado, according to a new law. Today on In The NoCo, we explore why proponents think nuclear energy should be included in Colorado鈥檚 push toward more renewable energy 鈥� and why not everyone is on board. -
You might be familiar with talk therapy, art therapy, or even music therapy. But have you heard of cuddle therapy? Today on In The NoCo we鈥檒l hear how cuddle therapy works and how it helps people get more comfortable with physical touch. -
A glut of unused office space in downtown Denver could be transformed into affordable living units. That鈥檚 according to a recent study that looked at converting empty office space to increase the available housing in the city. We explore that proposal, on today鈥檚 In The NoCo. -
The price of eggs remains high 鈥� and we can't blame it all on outbreaks of the avian flu. Today on In The NoCo, we explore how the systems we use to produce and deliver eggs in the U.S. are the root of the problem 鈥� and what might be done to fix it. -
The In the NoCo podcast recently talked about why many homeowners are landscaping with native plants 鈥� and put out a call for YOUR questions about growing native plants in your yard. Today, our friends at the CSU Extension answer your questions 鈥� ranging from which seeds to buy, to how to restore native prairie vegetation. -
The In the NoCo podcast recently talked about why many homeowners are landscaping with native plants 鈥� and put out a call for YOUR questions about growing native plants in your yard. Today, our friends at the CSU Extension answer your questions 鈥� ranging from which seeds to buy, to how to restore native prairie vegetation. -
The worst part of a trip to the mountains is often sitting on I-70, waiting for traffic to start moving again. But a retired train conductor 鈥� who conducted the Winter Park Ski train 鈥� has a plan that, he says, would clear up congestion. It involves getting semi-trucks off the highway and onto railroad cars to make the trip across the Rockies. -
Colorado roads can be dangerous for bicyclists. Advocates say one way to keep cyclists safer is to require technology be installed in all new motor vehicles that could automatically detect and avoid bicyclists on the road. We explore the promise 鈥� and the limitations 鈥� of this emerging technology, on today鈥檚 In The NoCo.
