Arlo Pérez Esquivel

Host/Reporter

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Arlo Pérez Esquivel joined Colorado Public Radio in 2024.

Professional background:
Arlo has a background in filmmaking and public media. He is best known for co-hosting NOVA’s Antarctic Extremes, a series that explores the daily life of Antarctic scientists and the community that supports them. Most recently, Arlo produced PBS Digital Studios’ America Outdoors: Understory with Baratunde Thurston, an ambitious series that tells the stories of communities across the country and their relationship to the outdoors.

Education: Arlo has a Bachelor's degree from Boston College where he double majored in Political Science and Filmmaking.

Awards: In 2021 he won a AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award for his documentary about the underreporting of COVID-19 cases in his Mexican hometown.

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Colorado Today

September 8, 2025: Tariffs’ cost to Colorado, Buc-ee’s special election preview, your chance to read with neighbors

The state estimates tariffs are costing Colorado a quarter billion dollars, and the governor explains why he thinks this will mean a significant hit to the economy. Then, the prospect of a new Buc-ee’s mega travel plaza on the I-25 corridor is dividing a small town, and prompting an election this week. Plus, Denver is trying something new to get you to read a book for fun.
By Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani