Four Corners USA
Four Corners USA
Barry Smith
News from Four Corners communities in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, as well as random bits of journalism from Barry Smith, former director of the Nevada Press Association who is now living in New Mexico. Older episodes are from the Nevada Press podcast.
Visit from the new Interior secretary
Bears Ears gets a visit from Deb Haaland, and the conversation over land swaps with Utah begins anew. Also, Oljato Trading Post is one of 'most endangered' in the country. And we find out just how many BLM employees moved to Grand Junction. Four Corners Quiz #7.
Jun 12, 2021
17 min
Talking trash
Investigative story about garbage. Also, a new temple for Farmington and more about Bears Ears.
Apr 11, 2021
10 min
40 years of the D&SNG
How the Durango railroad became a tourist train and transformed the town. Also, Rep. Lauren Boebert invites Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to Grand Junction, and San Juan County, NM, achieves turquoise level. And Four Corners Quiz #5.
Mar 27, 2021
15 min
Language of landscapes
What’s missing from debate over oil and gas leading moratorium. Also, what is hidden in museums.
Mar 4, 2021
17 min
Dine engineer for Mars rover
Also, rushing toward nuclear waste, the Dullest Man and Four Corners Quiz #3.
Feb 20, 2021
12 min
COVID-19 and the Four Corners
News from newspapers in Farmington, Durango, Pagosa Springs. Blanding and Quiz #2
Feb 13, 2021
11 min
The end of coal
Navajo Generating Station, the Millwood Junction and what not to do in your RV. Also Four Corners Quiz #1.
Feb 6, 2021
10 min
Four Corners. New name, new location
Welcome back after a lengthy hiatus. News from the region where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona come together.
Feb 3, 2021
12 min
Don’t abandon the roads
Stuff you didn’t know from Battle Mountain, Weed Heights and Sparks. Dig in.
Sep 20, 2018
7 min
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