Ryan (Ry) Warner
@ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social
Sr. Host, Colorado Matters on CPR News & KRCC
Francophone • Jew • Sartorial • AvGeek
Whiskey drinker • Catdad • The Mountain Time Zone exists • You don’t have to keep up, just keep open (Maupin) • Gay AF • Insta: oddryhepburn
Francophone • Jew • Sartorial • AvGeek
Whiskey drinker • Catdad • The Mountain Time Zone exists • You don’t have to keep up, just keep open (Maupin) • Gay AF • Insta: oddryhepburn
Pinned
20 years at Colorado Public Radio and all I got was a lousy mug. You can have one, too!
Our federal funding may be over, but our cup runeth over.
Purchases in the CPR store benefit the news & music you value: shop.cpr.org/products/rya...
[Dog named Tula not included]
Our federal funding may be over, but our cup runeth over.
Purchases in the CPR store benefit the news & music you value: shop.cpr.org/products/rya...
[Dog named Tula not included]
Thus far, the governor has not said that he will or won’t grant the request. Boulder County Clerk Molly Fitzpatrick said Polis' silence is “offensive,” while others on the call asked that Polis publicly reject the request.
via Colorado Matters Western Slope Producer @tomhesse.bsky.social:
via Colorado Matters Western Slope Producer @tomhesse.bsky.social:
Clerks call out Polis for lack of support, silence on Peters’ requests
A bipartisan group of county clerks held a press conference to call for action from the Governor
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November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thus far, the governor has not said that he will or won’t grant the request. Boulder County Clerk Molly Fitzpatrick said Polis' silence is “offensive,” while others on the call asked that Polis publicly reject the request.
via Colorado Matters Western Slope Producer @tomhesse.bsky.social:
via Colorado Matters Western Slope Producer @tomhesse.bsky.social:
Sentences rarely uttered:
My phlebotomist was hanging stockings
My phlebotomist was hanging stockings
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sentences rarely uttered:
My phlebotomist was hanging stockings
My phlebotomist was hanging stockings
Subject was ornery.
Coming soon: The meticulous maintenance of Mustang.
Coming soon: The meticulous maintenance of Mustang.
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Subject was ornery.
Coming soon: The meticulous maintenance of Mustang.
Coming soon: The meticulous maintenance of Mustang.
Bob appreciating a film by Almovóle-ar
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Bob appreciating a film by Almovóle-ar
By happenstance last night, I stumbled into the soft opening of renovated motel & bar La Vista & El Piñon on Colfax and Hudson. A Googie MidMod dreamscape.
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
By happenstance last night, I stumbled into the soft opening of renovated motel & bar La Vista & El Piñon on Colfax and Hudson. A Googie MidMod dreamscape.
“Even a bad run is a good run,” he says after a twelfth bad run.
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“Even a bad run is a good run,” he says after a twelfth bad run.
I'm a press release!
Host Ryan Warner celebrates 20 years at Colorado Public Radio | Colorado Public Radio
Colorado Public Radio is celebrating a major milestone for one of its most recognizable voices.
www.cpr.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I'm a press release!
A short story about how social media can connect:
Ian makes models. Ian realized I’m a BOAC fan. (I have a Speedbird tattoo). Ian was clearing out his collection and asked if I might like the Concorde model he crafted. Ian and I met at The Perfect Landing for the handoff.
Thank you, Ian.
Ian makes models. Ian realized I’m a BOAC fan. (I have a Speedbird tattoo). Ian was clearing out his collection and asked if I might like the Concorde model he crafted. Ian and I met at The Perfect Landing for the handoff.
Thank you, Ian.
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A short story about how social media can connect:
Ian makes models. Ian realized I’m a BOAC fan. (I have a Speedbird tattoo). Ian was clearing out his collection and asked if I might like the Concorde model he crafted. Ian and I met at The Perfect Landing for the handoff.
Thank you, Ian.
Ian makes models. Ian realized I’m a BOAC fan. (I have a Speedbird tattoo). Ian was clearing out his collection and asked if I might like the Concorde model he crafted. Ian and I met at The Perfect Landing for the handoff.
Thank you, Ian.
Given today's developments, I'm sharing this exchange with Rep. Jason Crow from earlier this month.
My question: "Are troops violating their oaths to the constitution when they engage in domestic law enforcement at the president's request?"
www.cpr.org/2025/11/07/r...
My question: "Are troops violating their oaths to the constitution when they engage in domestic law enforcement at the president's request?"
www.cpr.org/2025/11/07/r...
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Given today's developments, I'm sharing this exchange with Rep. Jason Crow from earlier this month.
My question: "Are troops violating their oaths to the constitution when they engage in domestic law enforcement at the president's request?"
www.cpr.org/2025/11/07/r...
My question: "Are troops violating their oaths to the constitution when they engage in domestic law enforcement at the president's request?"
www.cpr.org/2025/11/07/r...
2026 will be the last year for The Old Farmer’s Almanac. I got Denver7’s Lisa Hidalgo a copy. We’ll talk Thanksgiving weather Friday on Colorado Matters.
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
2026 will be the last year for The Old Farmer’s Almanac. I got Denver7’s Lisa Hidalgo a copy. We’ll talk Thanksgiving weather Friday on Colorado Matters.
Me several years ago: Online dating has its advantages!
Me now: Hmmmm. All of his photos appear to be in the Italian countryside. What question can I ask to figure out if this is fake?
Me now: Hmmmm. All of his photos appear to be in the Italian countryside. What question can I ask to figure out if this is fake?
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Me several years ago: Online dating has its advantages!
Me now: Hmmmm. All of his photos appear to be in the Italian countryside. What question can I ask to figure out if this is fake?
Me now: Hmmmm. All of his photos appear to be in the Italian countryside. What question can I ask to figure out if this is fake?
JUST IN: Denver Botanic Gardens has selected its new CEO. She's a fundraising expert, but struggles with orchids, she tells me.
Denver Botanic Gardens just planted a new CEO. Here are 5 ways she hopes to bloom in the job
Donna McGinnis currently leads Naples Botanical Garden on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
denverite.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
JUST IN: Denver Botanic Gardens has selected its new CEO. She's a fundraising expert, but struggles with orchids, she tells me.
In honor of Colorado's sesquicentennial, the USPS will release this stamp. It features a photo from the late great John Fielder of Jagged Mountain in the Weminuche Wilderness area of the San Juan National Forest. Available January 24th, 2026.
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In honor of Colorado's sesquicentennial, the USPS will release this stamp. It features a photo from the late great John Fielder of Jagged Mountain in the Weminuche Wilderness area of the San Juan National Forest. Available January 24th, 2026.
Denver jazz pianist Purnell Steen has died at 84.
Per an NBC profile some time ago: “Steen’s leadership roles thrust him into a series of nonviolent protests, including a ‘sympathy demonstration’ at Woolworth’s and the March on Washington:
voicesofthecivilrightsmovement.com/articles/purnell-steen
Per an NBC profile some time ago: “Steen’s leadership roles thrust him into a series of nonviolent protests, including a ‘sympathy demonstration’ at Woolworth’s and the March on Washington:
voicesofthecivilrightsmovement.com/articles/purnell-steen
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Denver jazz pianist Purnell Steen has died at 84.
Per an NBC profile some time ago: “Steen’s leadership roles thrust him into a series of nonviolent protests, including a ‘sympathy demonstration’ at Woolworth’s and the March on Washington:
voicesofthecivilrightsmovement.com/articles/purnell-steen
Per an NBC profile some time ago: “Steen’s leadership roles thrust him into a series of nonviolent protests, including a ‘sympathy demonstration’ at Woolworth’s and the March on Washington:
voicesofthecivilrightsmovement.com/articles/purnell-steen
I like to remind people that the airport code for Sioux City, Iowa is SUX.
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I like to remind people that the airport code for Sioux City, Iowa is SUX.
This is Edwin (left). Edwin owns Dragonfly Noodle on Denver’s 16th Street. He held on through the mall renovations, but business has been slow to recover, he says. Edwin’s food (also served at Zoe Ma Ma Boulder) is tasty. Here we are next to the noodle maker.
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is Edwin (left). Edwin owns Dragonfly Noodle on Denver’s 16th Street. He held on through the mall renovations, but business has been slow to recover, he says. Edwin’s food (also served at Zoe Ma Ma Boulder) is tasty. Here we are next to the noodle maker.
My parents often talk about the pain of losing their friends, which can be isolating. A geriatrician in Salida urges her patients to try to make friends of every decade... 20s, 30s, and so on.
We also discuss the value of DEprescribing and what it is to age in rural Colorado.
Highlights & audio:
We also discuss the value of DEprescribing and what it is to age in rural Colorado.
Highlights & audio:
Sage advice on aging and dying from a Colorado geriatrician
As Colorado faces a shortage of geriatricians, rural parts of the state are hit especially hard.
www.cpr.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My parents often talk about the pain of losing their friends, which can be isolating. A geriatrician in Salida urges her patients to try to make friends of every decade... 20s, 30s, and so on.
We also discuss the value of DEprescribing and what it is to age in rural Colorado.
Highlights & audio:
We also discuss the value of DEprescribing and what it is to age in rural Colorado.
Highlights & audio:
In exciting hyperlocal Trinidad, Colorado news, the Skateland sign is getting spruced up!
Left: My 2024 photo
Right: Hemlock Sign Co.
Left: My 2024 photo
Right: Hemlock Sign Co.
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
In exciting hyperlocal Trinidad, Colorado news, the Skateland sign is getting spruced up!
Left: My 2024 photo
Right: Hemlock Sign Co.
Left: My 2024 photo
Right: Hemlock Sign Co.
“While they carve up Colfax, we will carve the ribeyes.”
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
“While they carve up Colfax, we will carve the ribeyes.”
Father & son barber shop stop
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Father & son barber shop stop
Three out-of-the-ordinary, but accessible wines for your Thanksgiving table — courtesy of Boulder sommelier and restaurateur Bobby Stuckey of Frasca.
Three Thanksgiving wine recommendations from a celebrated Boulder sommelier
Award-winning Boulder restaurateur and oenophile Bobby Stuckey recommends three wines under $30.
www.cpr.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Three out-of-the-ordinary, but accessible wines for your Thanksgiving table — courtesy of Boulder sommelier and restaurateur Bobby Stuckey of Frasca.
The Cooper Lounge
Denver Union Station
Dessert: Paris-Brest
Denver Union Station
Dessert: Paris-Brest
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The Cooper Lounge
Denver Union Station
Dessert: Paris-Brest
Denver Union Station
Dessert: Paris-Brest
At 30 years, Air Canada is Denver’s longest-operating foreign carrier. Mexicana predates it, but folded.
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
At 30 years, Air Canada is Denver’s longest-operating foreign carrier. Mexicana predates it, but folded.
I love sharing the full original name of my birthplace:
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I love sharing the full original name of my birthplace:
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula
During a tour of Aurora’s new homelessness navigation center, I asked Mayor Mike Coffman about city council’s leftward shift.
“When one party has all the levers of power in DC, there tends to be pushback. I think with this president, there’s even greater pushback.”
“When one party has all the levers of power in DC, there tends to be pushback. I think with this president, there’s even greater pushback.”
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
During a tour of Aurora’s new homelessness navigation center, I asked Mayor Mike Coffman about city council’s leftward shift.
“When one party has all the levers of power in DC, there tends to be pushback. I think with this president, there’s even greater pushback.”
“When one party has all the levers of power in DC, there tends to be pushback. I think with this president, there’s even greater pushback.”