
The Colorado Switchblade, led by Jason Van Tatenhove, blends satire with gonzo-style storytelling and sharp political insight, featuring local stories, engaging fiction, and podcasts from Colorado.
| Platform | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly | |
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| Issues | 301 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 2 months ago |
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Bulletproof vests, death threats, and the night his mother followed a suspicious car
I was ten years old the first time someone handed me a set of polyhedral dice in a basement in Fort Collins.The Colorado Switchblade is a reader-supported...
How a brief moment in 1970s Boulder mirrored Laurel Canyon and helped shape the Colorado Sound
Sometimes, as a music writer, I get the rare chance to speak with artists who were part of the soundtrack of my life long before I ever picked u...
Jimbo Mathus and the Strange Afterlife of the Squirrel Nut Zippers
One of the strange gifts of spending your life around artists is that you eventually learn to recognize the moment when you’ve stumbled across a kindred creative mind.
A conversation with Everclear’s founder on songwriting, survival, and what keeps you moving when stopping isn’t an option.
By Jason Van Tatenhove
Halt and Catch Fire takes its name from a bit of early computer folklore — a mythical IBM-era instruction that could make a CPU lock up, spin out, or “catch fire.” But I’ve come to believe it means something far more human: the way certain...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Jason Van Tatenhove: Author of 'The Perils of Extremism' and thrilling fiction. Known for blending political analysis with storytelling, he's a sought-after commentator and consultant, offering unique insights inspired by Colorado.
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