Voices of Pueblo

About Voices of Pueblo

“Voices of Pueblo: Digging Deeper” is a local podcast from the Pueblo Star Journal, hosted by Gregory Howell, Andy Koen, Bree Pappan, Molly Cotner, and Jocelyn Martinez, alongside local reporters and content creators from our diverse newsroom. Our mission is to deliver meaningful local news and storytelling while recognizing that today’s audiences gather information from many different sources. This podcast is our way of digging deeper, bringing the Pueblo community thoughtful conversations, in-depth reporting, investigative journalism, and fresh perspectives that go beyond the headlines. Each month, we expand on the stories featured in the Pueblo Star Journal, sharing firsthand accounts and authentic voices from neighborhoods across the Steel City. From lifestyle, entertainment, sports, food, investigative reporting, the environment, culture, and the social safety net, we explore the people, issues, and ideas shaping Pueblo today. Through interviews, community conversations, and original storytelling, Voices of Pueblo: Digging Deeper serves as your audio and video guide to understanding local news and why Pueblo is at the heart of it all.

Publisher

Pueblo Star Journal

Category

history · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jan 2023

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

81 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Oct 2026

   State of Art | Kennedy Pugh and the Story Behind Mirror Image

   State of Art: Kennedy Pugh and the Story Behind Mirror Image In this episode of State of Art, host Bree Pappan sits down with Pueblo artist and storyteller Kennedy Pugh to explore the personal journey behind Mirror Image, a performance rooted in family history, identity and the Black experience in Southern Colorado. Pugh discusses how his genealogy research became more than a search for names and dates. As he traced his family history, he uncovered stories that helped him better understand his own identity and the generations that came before him. That journey helped inspire Mirror Image, which blends spoken word, jazz, blues, gospel, storytelling and personal narrative to explore Black life and cultural heritage in Pueblo and Southern Colorado. The project recently received a $3,000 Folk and Traditional Arts Project Grant from Colorado Creative Industries, part of a statewide program supporting projects that preserve, celebrate and document Colorado's cultural traditions. CCI describes Mirror Image as a work that tells the layered story of Black life in Southern Colorado through traditions and personal narratives passed from one generation to the next. Bree and Kennedy talk about genealogy, family, memory and the power of art to preserve stories that might otherwise disappear. It is a conversation about looking into the past and discovering that what we find there can change the way we see ourselves today.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   State of Art | A Conversation with Musician and Entrepreneur Jesse McCoy

   State of Art: Jesse McCoy and “Don’t Go to Pueblo” In this episode of State of Art, host Bree Pappan sits down with Pueblo musician and entrepreneur Jesse McCoy to talk about Don’t Go to Pueblo, a new DIY music festival that turns a familiar knock against the city into a celebration of Pueblo’s independent music, art and creative culture. Presented by Bedfires Records, the two-day festival takes place Oct. 2-3 in downtown Pueblo, bringing together punk, metal, alternative, indie and electronic music alongside local artists, vendors and businesses. The event describes itself as “100% local,” built by Pueblo and for Pueblo. McCoy joins Pappan to discuss the idea behind the festival, Pueblo’s DIY music scene and the importance of creating opportunities for local musicians and creatives. The conversation also explores how music, entrepreneurship and community can work together to challenge outside perceptions of Pueblo while strengthening the culture already being built here. The festival opens Friday, Oct. 2, at Analogue Books, Records & Bar, followed by the main event Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Gold Dust Saloon, featuring six Pueblo bands and a limited capacity of just 100 attendees. There is also a community purpose behind the music: 100% of ticket sales will be divided evenly among CASA of Pueblo, SafeSide Recovery and El Pueblo History Museum. State of Art is a Pueblo Star Journal podcast exploring the artists, musicians, makers and creative voices shaping Pueblo and Southern Colorado.

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Bree on a Budget Business Spotlight on Serendipity Boutique in Pueblo

   In this episode of Bree on a Budget, Bree Pappan introduces listeners to a special Business Spotlight on Serendipity Boutique, the city’s buy, sell and trade clothing boutique where affordability, sustainability and community come together on Union Avenue in Pueblo's historic shopping district. Serendipity Boutique is owned by three Pueblo-native sisters who took over the former Downtown Farmgirl in late 2025 and transformed it into a business inspired by their late mother’s love of clothing, resale shopping and finding a great deal. The boutique has since returned to Union Avenue, opening its new location at 308 N. Union Ave. Bree talks with the sisters about what it takes to run a family-owned business while keeping their individual strengths at the center of the operation. Felicia Cover and Jessica Krall live in Pueblo and manage the shop’s day-to-day operations and marketing, while Stephanie Minson, based in Denver, oversees the financial, business and human resources side. Together, they share weekend duties, special events and the work of building Serendipity’s presence in the community. The conversation also explores the growing appeal of resale and consignment shopping, giving clothing a second life and helping customers stretch their dollars without giving up style. Bree also looks at Serendipity’s commitment to Colorado-made products, local partnerships, charitable giving and its plans to make the Union Avenue storefront more than a place to shop. It is a story about three sisters, one Pueblo business and a simple idea at the heart of Bree on a Budget: Finding a great deal can be good for your wallet, good for your community and good for giving something old a new life.

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

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

Quality

27

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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