The First Amendment does not guarantee you can say whatever you want, whenever you want, to whomever you want. Find out what it does guarantee in this week's episode as we dive through the nuanced and sometimes confusing limitations of free speech. Get more info at www.thelittlelondonshow.com
It's hard to stay on top of everything, so we are here to help with some headlines you may have missed recently. Get caught up! Listen via iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud or other podcast platform and be sure to subscribe to The Little London Show. Get more info and come to one of our events! Visit www.thelittlelondonshow.com
Friends of the show Jacen and Brenda met on Twitter and are now married. They tell us about their love story, social media, and talk modern culture in this episode. Want to see the feeds that brought them together? Follow @buggzero and @loveliestladyyy on Twitter. While you are at it follow @littlelondoncos. We aren't as interesting, but still, you just might fall in love. Get more info on this episode and all others at www.thelittlelondonshow.com
This week we talk about the pursuit of physical fitness and how it resulted in a gender discrimination lawsuit against the City of Colorado Springs Police Department. Our guest, attorney Ian Kalmanowitz of the law firm Cornish & Dell'Olio, walks us through the test that the department instituted and how that test drastically altered the career path of over a dozen women. Get more information at www.thelittlelondonshow.com.
We bring back one of our favorite councilpeople and yours for our 100th episode and dive into urban renewal, special taxing districts and projects on the horizon. Tune in via iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud and get more info about this episode and all 99 others at www.thelittlelondonshow.com
Episode 99: Paying for Public Safety by Little London Media
Darcie joins DC Jim and Ryan from Focus on the Beer to talk about the new places that have opened or are about to open in town. We aren't Rocky Mountain Food Report, but we try. Tune in via iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud
Many of us enjoy Colorado's unique outdoor landscape. We hike or mountain bike the trails, we soak in the views of mountaintop peaks, we buy local food and enjoy the local waterways. Protecting these places forever is what Palmer Land Trust does, and has been doing for 40 years. In this episode we sat down with Palmer Land Trust Executive Director Rebecca Jewett to talk about why land is so important and so essential to our local identity, economy and quality of life.
When Loyal Coffee came on the scene in Colorado Springs it illustrated a community shift toward investment, neighborliness, and turning competition on it's head. We sat down with Tyler Hill, one of the six owners of Loyal Coffee, to talk about their business structure, their vision for Colorado Springs, and how coffee shops have helped strengthen the local community. Get more info at www.thelittlelondonshow.com.
Episode 95: Super Human Athletic Feats of Awesomeness by Little London Media
Spoiler Alert! We went and saw Wonder Woman! Listen as we talk about the movie, direction, CGI, and strong female lead (Gal Gadot!!) to let you know if you should be freaking out as much as everyone else. We also talk about new shows on Netflix just in time for summer and what is on Hulu that is worth binging. Since DC Jim is on the show, everyone's happy. Tune in via iTunes, Stitcher and Soundcloud and find out more at www.thelittlelondonshow.com
You can't listen to the news without hearing Russia. Jeff, Darcie and DC Jim dive in to what you need to know about the investigations, the legalities of impeachment and the history of the FBI so you can listen in with some important context. You are welcome. We love ya. Listen on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud and get more information from www.thelittlelondonshow.com
In the wake of several scandals involving companies ranging from Fox News to Uber we decided to take a look at sexual harassment in the workplace. We cover some of the stories making the headlines, what constitutes sexual harassment as defined by Federal law, your rights in the workplace and how you can document sexual harassment in order to build a case. Not a super uplifting topic, but tons of great info for both employees and employers.
Water is about to get really expensive. So much so that a lot of people may not be able to afford it. We dive in(pun intended) to what is making US water so pricey. Listen via iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud and get more info at www.thelittlelondonshow.com
On the heels of Small Business Week in Colorado Springs, and while Jeff is traveling (again!), Darcie sat down with Mundi Ross, a local entrepreneur, creator and influencer to talk about what it is like to start a business, try and connect a community, be a good mother, and shed some of the expectations professional women often carry. Tune in via iTunes, Soundcloud or Stitcher and get more information at www.thelittlelondonshow.com
Food trucks are all the culinary rage! What does it really take to open one and get it serving up delicious food on the road? We sat down with Heather Briggs, owner and operator of Gold Star Pies, soon to be on the streets of Colorado Springs. She gave us the low down. Get more info at www.thelittlelondonshow.com
Let's play catch-up . . . Beer, weddings, politics and the future of The Little London Show all for your listening pleasure. Get more info at www.thelittlelondonshow.com and please like, share your favorite episodes and subscribe.
With Darcie out of town Jeff sits down with Downtown Partnerhip's Sarah Humbargar to talk about what is coming into downtown Colorado Springs in 2017. Jeff and Sarah also talk about how to go about branding a city and addressing the negative aspects of our city.
This week Jeff sits down with Chris Aaby, the Executive Director of the Catamount Institute in Colorado Springs, which provides outdoor educational experiences for kids. Jeff and Chris discuss the importance of outdoor education, running a non-profit and how to innovate a non-profit. Thanks for listening and make sure to check out the Catamount Institute online!
Pikes Peak United Way and the UCCS Economic Forum studied and analyzed the quality of life in Colorado Springs. Here we dive deep into stats and facts - what we are doing well and what needs some work. Find out more, including a link to the full report, at www.thelittlelondonshow.com
Young people are getting outvoted by their senior neighbors. Find out by how much in this episode of The Little London Show. We dive in with friends-of-the-show Aaron and Mattie to talk about voting, numbers, districts and swaying elections just by dropping off a ballot. Get more from The Little London Show at www.thelittlelondonshow.com
One of our most listened to episodes last year was our Young Professional's Guide to Gettin' Jiggy Wit It in COS. Our guest, Melissa, talked about the pitfalls of dating, especially in Colorado Springs. This year, we brought guys in to share their side of the dating story. Listen is as Sam and Will share their hilarious, heartbreaking and borderline inappropriate experiences. (Warning: Borderline inappropriate experiences not suitable for children.) Get more episodes and info at www.thelittlelon...
This week we dive into what maternity leave looks like for the United States. Spoiler alert: it isn't pretty! We review the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which lays out our current system and take a look at how private companies, and the world, approaches maternity leave and why this is such an important issue. Join us! And as always, thanks for listening!
We bring back Friend of the Show Scott Spillman from the Colorado Encyclopedia and add in local prohibition expert and your favorite local cocktail artist Nate Windham from Lee Spirits. Listen in and get the interesting history of our country that brought about prohibition, and it's eventual demise. We go all the back to the founding of the country and end up discussing our favorite local cocktails and spirits. This is our fourth episode in our ongoing history series. Check out the other episode...
This week we delve into tax revenues. Specifically, marijuana tax revenue. Sexy right? The proponents of legalizing recreational pot in Colorado said it would help fix schools and improve our educational system. Is that really the case? Tune in to find out. We were a bit surprised.
We are releasing this week's show early so you can get informed and get to a special event happening Wednesday evening! Wednesday February 22nd at 5:30pm, the city will host a special reveal of the downtown road improvements and bike infrastructure work that is happening in 2017 and 2018. The meeting is at Studio Bee at the Pikes Peak Center. In this episode Sarah Humbarger of Downtown Partnership and Cully Radvillas of BikeCOS talk to us about bike plans and economic development surrounding thi...
Betsy Devos was confirmed as the Secretary of Education recently, but what does that mean to us, really? We dive in (with the help of D.C. Jim) to talk U.S. Education, vouchers, public school and the influence of money in Congress. Get more information on our sources at www.thelittlelondonshow.com
There is a whole-lotta stuff going on and it is really hard to keep up! We picked out the top stories and bring you the bullet points. Included are some myths and facts about the Immigration Executive Order that resulted in chaos, Trumps approach to "negotiating" with big pharma, what it really means that Steve Bannon is now on the National Security Council, the story behind acting Attorney General Sally Yates getting fired, and more. We also talk about some of the things keeping us sane this we...
This week we cover the upcoming city council elections, the candidates in each district, commercial aeronautical zones, Colorado Springs Forward and the Dryanuary 2017 party!
There are a lot of answers to the question "How did we get here?" This is just one of them. In this episode of The Little London Show we dive into the strategic manipulation of the voting public - Gerrymandering. We cover it from it's history to it's recent ramifications. While the word in itself might be boring, the affect and power of the act has been in existence since the 1800s. Whenever you hear the terms "districting" or "redistricting" think of the salamander's tail that got 1810 Massachu...
