In 2020, with support from the Boulder Arts Commission, Gibson Gives Foundation, the Boedecker Foundation, and Boulder Arts Commission, eTown launched a program, Homemade Songs, with its neighbors at Attention Homes, an organization that... read more →
Joining us musically for this encore broadcast and their eTown debut is the beloved indie-folk duo known as The Mountain Goats. In addition, talented singer-songwriter Joe Sampson, whose intimate, emotive... read more →
For part two of a two part show, we’re joined by eTown veteran Aoife O'Donovan of the Grammy Award-winning band "I'm With Her." Aoife returns to eTown for a very... read more →
eTown · eTown eChievement Award - Brandon Dennison (Coalfield Development) As a college student, Brandon Dennison volunteered with his church to repair homes in West Virginia’s coal country. He never... read more →
In honor of Loretta Lynn’s birthday, April 14th, we decided to pull up this interview with the country music icon from her visit to eTown back in 2009. We hope... read more →
With the recent passing of the legendary singer-songwriter John Prine (October 10, 1946 - April 7, 2020), eTown host Nick Forster revisits the interview from John’s 1996 visit to the... read more →
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related... read more →
We Care Solar promotes safe motherhood and reduces maternal mortality in developing regions by providing health workers with reliable lighting, mobile communication, and medical devices using solar electricity. They partner... read more →
Vertical Harvest of Jackson Hole responds to two significant needs in the community: 1. Jackson has a 4 month growing season and imports the majority of its produce from outside... read more →
VisionSpring is a pioneering, global social enterprise accelerating the uptake of eyeglasses in emerging and frontier markets. They expand the optical market, using innovative distribution and service strategies to sell... read more →
Imagine New York Harbor as one of the most dynamic environments on the planet. It once was. The Billion Oyster Project believes that together, we can revive our shared blue... read more →
Thistle Farms is a nonprofit social enterprise, based in Nashville, TN, dedicated to helping women survivors recover and heal from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. They provide a safe place to live,... read more →
Project Angel Heart was founded in 1991 to address a major challenge for Coloradans who are ill: getting the nutrition they need to get stronger, heal, and remain at home.... read more →
500 Women Scientists is a grassroots organization started by four women who met in graduate school at CU Boulder and who maintained friendships and collaborations after jobs and life took them... read more →
RE:FARM In the U.S., over 23.5 million people live in food deserts, areas where food is neither affordable nor accessible. The Re:Farm program tackles this problem by growing food in the... read more →
Needless to say we've been feeling the New Orleans spirit here in Colorado today as we've been reminiscing and revisiting the eternal soul of NO's own Dr. John. We had... read more →
In 2009, Melaney Smith heard about a little girl who was not looking forward to summer. The reason? This second-grader loved to read, but had no books at home. Melaney... read more →
While enjoying family dinner at a restaurant one evening, entrepreneur and father Bryan Ware posed this question to his wife, as their two boys happily colored at the table. Sadly,... read more →
Team Brownsville was founded in July 2018, by a small group of like minded educator volunteers. Since that time, our membership and our mission has expanded with the help of... read more →
Jamie Van Leeuwen founded the Global Livingston Institute in 2009 to encourage students and community leaders to think bigger and think differently about international development. He currently serves as the... read more →
Jammin' at Hippie Jack's evolved out of a documentary produced by WCTE-PBS in 2006. The star was Jack Stoddart, a fine art photographer whose life was spent living on the... read more →
Since 2010, Monte Belmonte, a radio host with 93.9 WRSI in Massachusetts, has been leading an annual march against hunger in Western Massachusetts. This year, on November 19th and 20th, Monte, Congressman... read more →
Ali Casparian is the Founder of Bounty & Soul and the energy behind the vision. She oversees all programming and the implementation of that vision. She graduated with a Bachelor... read more →
Megafire In Megafire, Michael Kodas travels to the most dangerous and remote wildernesses and to the backyards of people faced with these environmental disasters, to look at the heart of... read more →
History 100 Friends began in India in 1989 when Marc Gold discovered a Tibetan woman with terrible ear infections. He took her to the doctor and a $1 antibiotic saved... read more →
This week we're looking back on a special show from all the way back in 1994 featuring our longtime friend, prolific singer and songwriter Ben Harper. It's really hard to... read more →
A New Way of Life’s Founder and Director Susan Burton is herself a formerly incarcerated woman who understands the challenges people face leaving prison. After more than 20 years cycling in and... read more →
Filmmaker, Photographer, Entrepreneur, Problem-solver. Filmmaker Jeff Orlowski served as director, producer, and cinematographer on the Sundance Award-Winning film, Chasing Ice. Orlowski’s feature length documentary was invited to screen at the White... read more →
Guitars Over Guns is a Miami-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that offers students from disadvantaged backgrounds a powerful combination of music education and mentorship with professional musicians to help them overcome hardship,... read more →
The Sock It To Em Sock Campaign was launched in 2011 by Sue Lee, CEO of EQ Media and creator of “I Believe in Me!” When the entrepreneur recognized how... read more →
Tanzania is a country where children with disabilities are hidden away from society. A cleft lip, for example, is a birth defect and is something that’s easy to treat. The... read more →
One Man’s Quest to Save the Mountain Gorilla By Lauren Price, Katy Canada, Roni Dengler https://vimeo.com/165519123 Deep in the Rwandan jungle, a park ranger disguised as a buyer in the... read more →
Dr. Kenneth Lacovara has unearthed some of the largest dinosaurs ever to walk our planet, including the super-massive Dreadnoughtus, which at 65 tons weighs more than seven T. rex.... read more →
Over the years here at eTown we have had the pleasure of having our good friend Béla Fleck join us on the show 6 times! Each time he seems to... read more →
I read a very sweet thing the other day. The wonderfully talented comedian, author and musician Steve Martin was quoted as saying one of the many things he loves about... read more →
Rose Tourje began ANEW after a successful career in commercial interior design. Combining extensive experience as a leading manager and strategist with a passion for design excellence, she flourished... read more →
Several years ago Sarah Jackson went on a trip to the US/Mexico border with a humanitarian aid organization working on immigration issues. She spoke with people who had been... read more →
Lina Sergie Attar is a Syrian-American architect and writer from Aleppo. She is the Founder and CEO of Karam Foundation. In 2007, Attar developed the vision of Karam (which... read more →
Bringing the ‘greenest’ event ever held at Red Rocks, eTown returned to this stunningly beautiful natural amphitheater (right in our own backyard) for a special two-part series taped in front... read more →
The Empowerment Plan is a Detroit-based non-profit organization dedicated to serving the homeless community. Their goal is to help build a better life for those that have become trapped in... read more →
In honor of Earth Day (also eTown's B'earth Day), we have dug into the eTown archives and unearthed Nick Forster’s interview from 1996 with former United States Senator, environmental advocate, and... read more →
Arif Khan founded Depave in 2007. He has a combined Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and engineering and a masters’ degree in urban and regional planning. His professional experience... read more →
History While working in Namibia for the WWF, Doug Vilsack noticed a severe gap in the energy access in Katima Mulilo, a small region in the North of the... read more →
All of us here at eTown are saddened to hear of the passing of Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit. We had the pleasure of having Scott on eTown back in... read more →
In 1996, Twesigye "Jackson" Kaguri's life took an unexpected turn. He was living the American dream. He had an excellent education and was ready to explore opportunities, travel, and have... read more →
Henry Red Cloud is the direct 5th generation descendant of Chief Red Cloud, one of the last Lakota war chiefs and one of the most famous Native Americans in history. Henry... read more →
We were digging into the eTown Archive today and stumbled upon this photo of Nick Forster and Ben Harper hangin' out at our 100th show all the way back in 1994!... read more →
"Helen Thorpe has taken policy and turned it into literature." –Malcolm Gladwell Helen Thorpe was born in London to Irish parents. She is an award-winning journalist who lives in Denver,... read more →
One Bistro is a faith-based non-profit Biznistry® established for the betterment of their communities in both Miamisburg and Xenia, Ohio. Their mission is to provide a place where their neighbors... read more →