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Mayoral Madness: James Walsh on Worker Power, Harm Reduction and UBI

City Cast Denver
City Cast Denver
Episode • Mar 5, 2023 • 25m

James Walsh is a professor of political science and labor history at CU Denver, and he wants to be mayor. He talks to host Bree Davies about how he’d make Denver the most worker-friendly city in the country, universal basic income, and what he learned riding his bike to all 77 neighborhoods. 


We are inviting all 17 candidates for interviews before Election Day on April 4. So far, we've talked to:

Renate Behrens

Leslie Herod

Lisa Calderón

Ean Thomas Tafoya

Trinidad Rodriguez

Thomas Wolf

Chris Hansen

Mike Johnston

Kelly Brough


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