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Joey Bunch: "Politics and barnyards go hand-in-hand all over the place, and not just in the muck."

The National Western Stock Show had persevered through two world wars and a Great Depression. As the long summer of 2020 progressed, though, the prospects for the 2021 National Western Stock Show were fading fast. COVID-19 case counts kept climbing. While promising vaccine trials were underway, it was clear that widespread inoculation wouldn’t happen until well after those 16 days in January. We consulted with health experts and officials from the city and county of Denver and the state of Colorado. They confirmed what we suspected: that there would be no way to safely host even a fracti...

Friday, Dec. 25 Tinsel Tales: NPR Christmas Favorites Stories from the NPR archives that touch the meaning of Christmas. David Sedaris, Bailey White, John Henry Faulk — these and other NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season. 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.: Tinsel Tales 2: More NPR Christmas Favorites NPR fills millions of homes each holiday with humor, warmth and a host of festive voices. Continuing with the tradition of the first Tinsel Tales program, this is another collection of the best and most requested holiday stories. Joy, hope and childhood memories overflow as NPR voices, past...

Credit Western Folklife Center A Cowboy Christmas celebrates the holiday with memories, music, and poetry of people who live and work in the isolation of America's outback. Some of the stories and songs are family traditions passed down through the generations while others are new works inspired by Christmas on the lonely range. This program features poets Baxter Black, Waddie Mitchell, and Native American singer and comedian Vincent Craig. Tags: 

WUNC presents a number of holiday specials during the 2020 holiday season.   Some of our regular shows will also have special features and music for the season during this time including Back Porch Music. All times listed are in the Eastern time zone. WEDNESDAY – 12/23/20 12 noon – NPR’s Tinsel Tales 3 Listeners tune to NPR for extraordinary Christmas stories that transport you to unexpected places. Baxter Black ponders the meaning of Christmas for Cows, Bailey White sneaks into her neighbor’s yard in search of an elusive hemlock tree; Julie Zickefoose serenades her neighbors on the ...