Real Talk

About Real Talk

Lifting up the stories and perspectives of Coloradans who don’t often have the chance to be heard. That’s Real Talk, a collaboration between CPR News and Denver7 that features raw, honest conversations with diverse voices from all walks of life. Each week, the show will highlight different issues ranging from renters’ rights to accessing Colorado’s outdoors.

Publisher

Colorado Public Radio and Denver7

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Apr 2023

Latest episode

17 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

89 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Sept 2025

   How community colleges fill a gap

   What are some options for Coloradans beyond a traditional 4-year degree?

2. 

   29 Aug 2025

   Disability access 35 years after the ADA

   Colorado’s disability community has led national efforts to create a more accessible country. In the 1970s, advocates surrounded two buses in Denver and demanded the public agency equip the buses with wheelchair lifts. The demonstrations helped bring about the Americans with Disabilities Act. But today, people with disabilities and their advocates are still fighting for access in transportation and other aspects of life in Colorado and the U.S. You’ll hear from civil rights attorney John Holland, transportation official Gabe Christie, and advocate Jaime Lewis from the Cross-Disability Coalition. RealTalk is hosted by Colorado Public Radio’s Nathan Fernando-Frescas and Denver 7’s Micah Smith.

3. 

   15 Aug 2025

   Middle-income housing in Colorado

   If you're in the middle class and in the market for a home, you might be stuck between a landscape rock and a hard place. That often means making too much to qualify for housing assistance but not enough to afford a home in much of the state. There's a shortage of starter homes, according to Peter Lifari, board chair of the Colorado Middle Income Housing Authority. So what can you do? Real estate agent Sam Neumann of the Alchemy Group says has some ideas of where to look in metro Denver. Plus, find out about a new development in Frisco, Colorado.

Who has been a guest on Real Talk

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Scott Thompson
• David Lyons
• Luke Niforatos
• Lucinnia Majik
• Castro

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

35,061

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

27