June 3, 2026: Colorado reforms sports betting; A dream fulfilled for Greek and Indigenous artist Anna Tsouhlarakis

About this episode

The episode discusses Colorado's sports betting reforms, highlights artist Anna Tsouhlarakis's achievements, and explores climate change through the lens of pika stress levels.

The first reform to sports gambling in Colorado was signed into law on Monday. It addresses growing concerns about addiction and financial ruin. CPR investigative reporter Ben Markus has covered sports betting since before it was even legal, and spoke about the changes with Ryan Warner. Then, it's a dream come true for Greek and Indigenous artist Anna Tsouhlarakis whose work is now featured in the Whitney Biennial. And, what stress levels in a tiny pika can tell us about a changing climate.

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Warner

Guests: Ben Markus, Anna Tsouhlarakis

Topics covered

• sports betting reform
• addiction
• financial issues
• art
• climate change

Keywords

• sports betting
• Colorado
• addiction
• Anna Tsouhlarakis
• Whitney Biennial
• climate change
• pika

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Whitney Biennial

Places: Colorado

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