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Denver Unfiltered.

People in Denver and nearby talking about housing, music, grief, politics, crypto and what made them smile. Filmed on the street, in shops, at First Friday and at conferences, mostly in spring 2026.

87 pieces are here: 68 from Denver and around Colorado, and 19 from the Channel 5 Carnival day. Every one is public and has its own page. 81 have a full transcript; the other 6 are music or a room full of people, and their pages say so.

On this page Start here, Street conversations, First Friday, Music, ETH Denver 2024, Boulder and Fort Collins, Channel 5 Carnival

Street conversations.

44 pieces

Denver, March and April 2026: Colfax, Capitol Hill, Cheesman Park, a head shop, a protest.

Length 21:00

On the ground at a Denver protest, talking Project 2025.

Length 5:35
Denver, Protest

No Kings: Del Gomez on empire.

Length 3:22

Politics divides us in two: the most important global issue, at Purple Haze.

Length 9:11
Denver, en Español

A Venezuelan Air Force vet on F-16s and what still makes him smile.

Length 17:35
Denver, street conversation

Where the homeless went before the convention came.

Length 29:00

Kale, a VFX artist, on grief, art and starting over.

Length 9:30

Bonnie on fentanyl, and the earth being alive, at Purple Haze Denver.

Length 10:56
Denver, Street

Life advice, a cop story and a prison story.

Length 8:11

Frank on thirty years at Purple Haze and the art of glass.

Length 15:20
Denver, Street

Prison is a young man’s game.

Length 3:38
Denver, ETH Denver 2026

A family meal and a vibe check at the venue.

Length 5:47

Gigi, from Mississippi, on Black women, safety, and what matters most.

Length 10:16

A sociology student on loneliness, capitalism, and what worries her most.

Length 10:40

Racism or Southern hospitality? Two brothers from Texas.

Length 6:11

Tim at Cheesman Park: a lore walk through old Denver money.

Length 7:03

What is unschooling? Raised half in the US, half in Costa Rica.

Length 6:36
Denver, en Español

“Cuba is last in line”: a conversation in Denver.

Length 12:15

100 interviews before leaving Denver, and building a global network.

Length 4:43

Luis, who climbs.

Length 21:18

A poet named Phoenix.

Length 6:39

Legalize it all, but tax it: Beau from Boulder.

Length 7:45

A content coin, and making governance a game.

Length 5:31

Walking the East Side: street footage from Denver.

Length 8:19
Denver, Capitol Hill, Colfax

No Wi-Fi, no AI, and a comic about a bird.

Length 14:38

Gaming culture and street life at the arcade on Colfax.

Length 5:53

The self-proclaimed biggest bandit in Denver.

Length 8:19
Denver, Street

Know your rights, and don’t get played.

Length 12:58
Denver, born and raised

Housed, then evicted, and what happened to her daughter.

Length 4:48

The contract that ended a job hunt.

Length 4:35
Denver, Street

A traveler on Denver, graffiti and AI.

Length 3:39

An overdose prevention worker on Narcan, youth, and Colfax Ave.

Length 7:21
Denver, Street

A borrowed camera, and Denver block by block.

Length 7:40

Bam Bam’s first impressions of the Mile High City.

Length 2:44
Denver, en Español

Óscar de Guatemala en Denver: salud, trabajo y cultura.

Length 1:35

What made you smile today? A bookcase and Lovecraft.

Length 0:51

Not for polish, but for posterity: a walk in Denver.

Length 1:00

The $100 weekly video journalism contest, explained.

Length 1:32

What made you smile today? Exploring Denver from Wyoming.

Length 2:20

What made you smile today? Dogs at Cheesman Park.

Length 2:36

No winning in war: the most important global issue, from a convenience store.

Length 1:47

“Bring our people home”: on focusing overseas instead of here.

Length 1:04

Johnny, 23, on housing and jobs as the most important issue.

Length 2:40

Who the hell is Tim P?

Length 2:26

From $850 rent to a pot real estate bubble: James.

Channel 5 Carnival.

19 pieces

Andrew Callaghan’s Channel 5 Carnival came to the Paramount Theatre in Denver on Saturday 4 April 2026. We filmed it from the line, the floor and the balcony, and stopped at a mall on the way.

Denver, Channel 5 live show

Channel 5 fans on what makes Andrew Callaghan work.

The full piece, with its transcript

All of the Channel 5 Carnival, on its own page

Related The Channel 5 release, ETH Denver 2024, ETHConf 2026, Denver on the map

Filmed by Maceo, except two pieces by Tim Palka: Ethan in Boulder and Luis in Denver.

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