Overview:
September’s Bucket List Community News radio show explores technical education, AI use, Anythink Nature Library, fall events and CU football.
The September 2026 episode of the Bucket List Community News radio show on KGNU explores how Denver-area institutions are evolving, how Boulder residents are navigating artificial intelligence and whether CU football can bounce back after a difficult season.
Hosted and produced by Bucket List editor Toni Tresca, the episode begins with Dr. Sarah Heath, who became the president of Emily Griffith Technical College in July. Heath discusses her more than two decades of working in career and technical education, what drew her to Emily Griffith and the “responsibility” she has as the institution’s first president.
The show then turns to artificial intelligence. Bucket List reporter Emily Doskow took to the streets of Boulder to ask residents, students and visitors how they use AI and what concerns them about the rapidly expanding technology.
For listeners looking to spend less time behind a screen, Ryland Scholes offers several ways to get outside this September. His roundup covers Mercado at McGregor Square over Labor Day weekend before previewing Oktoberfest celebrations in the Highland neighborhood, downtown Denver and Breckenridge.
The episode also checks back in on one of Adams County’s newest community spaces. Anythink Libraries Executive Director Mark Fink discusses the first few weeks of operation at Anythink Nature Library, the $45 million, 33,000-square-foot Thornton facility billed as the country’s first public nature library.
The show closes with Bucket List reporter Laurel Vose’s preview of the 2026 CU Boulder football season. After the Buffs fell to 3-9 last year, Vose found fans entering Coach Prime’s fourth season with cautious optimism. She breaks down new coaches and players, expectations surrounding quarterback Julian Lewis and the financial pressures facing CU Athletics.
This episode originally aired on Thursday, Sept. 3. The next Bucket List Community News radio show airs Thursday, Oct. 1, at 3 p.m. on KGNU.
