{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Springs and Things: Your Insider's Guide to Colorado Springs Culture & Community","title":"Feeling Isolated in Colorado Springs? We Just Might Have Your Fix...","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1994,"description":"This week, Carly and Lauren welcome Kelly Bull, Executive Director of Hey Neighbor (formerly CONO, the Council of Neighbors & Organizations), for a conversation that's equal parts hilarious and heartfelt. \nKelly moved to Colorado Springs five years ago and experienced total isolation, until a scary morning made her realize how unsafe it is to not know your neighbors. What she did next turned zero phone numbers into a 30-person text chain, five neighborhood planting parties, and a block that now does dinners, cornhole tournaments, and driveway hot chocolate nights.\nIn this episode:\nThree very different experiences of \"neighboring\" in Colorado Springs\nThe morning a SWAT team changed how Kelly saw community forever\nThe one simple trick to overcome shyness and meet your neighbors (hold something in your hand!)\nFree coffee through the Neighborhood Café program with Kangaroo Coffee\n150 Tables Across Colorado Springs and the Nominate a Neighbor program\nNeighborhood University (the free 12-week civic education program)\nHow gardening brought out the Mayor, Governor Polis, and a whole lot of neighbors\nKelly's Pick of the Week: morning hikes up Cheyenne Cañon & Red Rocks\nWhether you're brand new to your street or you've lived there an \"awkward amount of time,\" this episode will inspire you to knock on that door.\n\nLearn more & register a table: heyneighbors.org\nLoving Springs and Things? Leave us a five-star review, share this episode with a neighbor, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. New episodes every week.\nWE LOVE OUR SPONSORS\nVanguard Aesthetics: Skincare treatments with real, noticeable results.\nCore Collective: Our favorite spot for pilates! Use code SPRINGSANDTHINGS for 3 classes for $30.\nRocky Mountain Women's Film Festival: Join us October 16–18, 2026, in Colorado Springs for three days of documentary, narrative, short, and animated films that honor the drive, spirit, and diversity of women.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1R7Yk2BRj3AQ18ACrejZHCFhmF74uh4im7Mif77HaM8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YTM4/MjRmYjM5NGEyMjI5/OWQ5YzI5NWUxN2Zm/ZDBjZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}