February 11, 2025: Dean says she was fired for objecting to book ban; A history of pennies

11/02/2025 48 min

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A Black middle school dean says she was fired by a school district in Colorado for objecting to a book ban. Now she's filed a civil rights complaint. Then, President Trump has told the Treasury Department to stop making pennies. They're minted in Denver. We'll talk about the history and cost of the one cent coin. Plus, Chandra tries to up her "Colorado street cred" by taking on skiing thanks the BIPoC Mountain Collective. And author Laura Krantz asks, "Do you believe in magic?" 

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