Mandy Connell

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Jimmy Sengenberger AND Benjamin Allbright.

GO SEE JIMMY SENGENBERGER PLAY THIS WEEKEND! The Jimmy Junior Blues Band is going to be out and about this weekend! Find out more about that here, and he joins me at 2:30 to chat about that and so much more.

I'VE HEARD THE DATING WORLD IS A NIGHTMARE THESE DAYS And frankly I'm worried that younger people have no clue how to date to I've got dating coach Tim Molnar on the show today at 1 to discuss how to maximize your dating experiences for my single listeners. Find out more about Tim or seek more one on one help by clicking here. You can also buy his book by clicking here.

WHY ARE THEIR RACIAL PREFERENCES IN THE DPS CONTRACT? I've got Erin Lee from Protect Kids Colorado on the show at 12:30 to discuss the new union contract that requires racial preferences in hiring and training and is clearly in violation of edicts handed down by the Trump administration. Read more about that here. And then there's this, where Denver Public Schools is also changing more bathrooms to "all gender" bathrooms in defiance of the order as well. The Trump admin is already aware of the latter as you can see below. Lots to chat about today.

WEATHER WEDNESDAY TODAY And we'll find out when this glorious cooldown will be over for that last blast of summer (or maybe not) with Fox 31's meteorologist Dave Fraser at 12:30THE NOT SO SPECIAL SESSION IS OVER And Democrats, instead of looking at cutting anything, just raised taxes on businesses instead. And I say that because not a single Republican voted to raise taxes on small business, and every bill brought forth by Republicans was killed on the very first day of the session. So what happened? The Denver Gazette has this wrap up:Five tax bills passed along party-lines in both chambers, offered by the majority Democrats in the House. The measures are designed to raise general fund revenue to cover a portion of the shortfall. The fiscal notes said they could raise as much as $253.2 million. But the rest is now up to Gov. Jared Polis, who will present a spending reduction plan to the Joint Budget Committee on Thursday afternoon that could cover another third of the shortfall. The state's general fund reserve, set at 15% of general fund spending, or $2.33 billion, will cover the last third.Those dollars, however, will have to be recovered in the 2026-27 budget — and, already, the June 2025 revenue forecast showed that budget would start with about $700 million in the red.Hmmm, why, if they "fixed" the issues that were "created" by HR 1 would be we starting the next budget year in the red? Could it be that it ISN'T HR1, it is the massive overspending we've seen since 2019 when Democrats took everything over? Member of the Joint Budget Committee Barb Kirkmeyer joins me at 2:30 to talk about it all. Here is a list of the eleven bills, only one of which got any Republican votes, that were passed by Democrats this year.DEMOCRATS CONDEMNED A PRIVATE CITIZEN And in the process impugned the character of House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese. This all goes back to a childish photo taken of a Democrat lawmaker who chose her outfit poorly for the House. The photo was then shared on a Signal chat among GOP lawmakers who made nasty comments about her appearance in the chat. Someone then leaked the photo to someone on X and it became public and typical internet nastiness ensued. The Representative who started the whole kerfuffle had already announced he was leaving the House in September, so when Ryan Armagost heard he was going to be censured for it, he dipped early. But the Democrats can't miss a chance to be drama queens and act like this is beyond the pale in politics so they decided to have a "resolution" saying what a bad, bad man Armagost is and the Republicans were like what? Then Dem leadership said Rose Pugliese was part of the problem even after she showed evidence that she wasn't. If this reads like a middle school soap opera good, that's what it is. I know Rose as a person, and I'm here to tell you she is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. The Dems did her dirty and they know it.

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Benjamin Allbright.

THE NOT SO SPECIAL SESSION IS OVER And Democrats, instead of looking at cutting anything, just raised taxes on businesses instead. And I say that because not a single Republican voted to raise taxes on small business, and every bill brought forth by Republicans was killed on the very first day of the session. So what happened? The Denver Gazette has this wrap up:Five tax bills passed along party-lines in both chambers, offered by the majority Democrats in the House. The measures are designed to raise general fund revenue to cover a portion of the shortfall. The fiscal notes said they could raise as much as $253.2 million. But the rest is now up to Gov. Jared Polis, who will present a spending reduction plan to the Joint Budget Committee on Thursday afternoon that could cover another third of the shortfall. The state's general fund reserve, set at 15% of general fund spending, or $2.33 billion, will cover the last third.Those dollars, however, will have to be recovered in the 2026-27 budget — and, already, the June 2025 revenue forecast showed that budget would start with about $700 million in the red.Hmmm, why, if they "fixed" the issues that were "created" by HR 1 would be we starting the next budget year in the red? Could it be that it ISN'T HR1, it is the massive overspending we've seen since 2019 when Democrats took everything over? Member of the Joint Budget Committee Barb Kirkmeyer joins me at 2:30 to talk about it all. Here is a list of the eleven bills, only one of which got any Republican votes, that were passed by Democrats this year.

WEATHER WEDNESDAY TODAY And we'll find out when this glorious cooldown will be over for that last blast of summer (or maybe not) with Fox 31's meteorologist Dave Fraser at 12:30.

THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD And I'm not just talking about abortion, I'm talking about providing women's healthcare and STI testing. It's the Alternatives Pregnancy Center and Executive Director Ashley Graves joins me at 1pm to talk about what they do. If you are staunchly pro life, this is the sort of organization you might want to consider donating time and money to. Just a thought. Find out more about all they offer here. They have two great events coming up with Tim Tebow!GALA – Tim will be the keynote speaker on Sun., Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. at the GaylordGOLF TOURNAMENT – Mon., Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. Cherry Creek Country Club…limited spots remainSponsorships, tickets, tables and foursomes are all available by texting Tebow25 to 50155 or going to YouhaveAlternatives.orgTRUMP SAYS HE'S SENDING TROOPS TO CHICAGO And I am a hard pass on this plan unless and until the city of Chicago asks for help and so far they are NOT interested. What's interesting is that violent crime is WAY down in places like Chicago and Baltimore. Not great, but still way down. I was 100% in favor of troops to clean up DC because it's our nation's capital and I think that matters, plus Trump had the authority to take action there. He does not have the same authority in other cities, but he seems to be pushing to put the National Guard there anyway.

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Nick Ferguson.

THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD And I'm not just talking about abortion, I'm talking about providing women's healthcare and STI testing. It's the Alternatives Pregnancy Center and Executive Director Ashley Graves joins me at 1pm to talk about what they do. If you are staunchly pro life, this is the sort of organization you might want to consider donating time and money to. Just a thought. Find out more about all they offer here. They have two great events coming up with Tim Tebow!GALA – Tim will be the keynote speaker on Sun., Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. at the GaylordGOLF TOURNAMENT – Mon., Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. Cherry Creek Country Club…limited spots remainSponsorships, tickets, tables and foursomes are all available by texting Tebow25 to 50155 or going to YouhaveAlternatives.org

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Benjamin Allbright.

HOW IS YOUR HOME VALUE DOING? In a situation like we have now where there are a TON of homes on the market and they are sitting a lot longer than they used to you'd expect to see sharp price drops, thus devaluing your home. That's not happening...yet. I've got super star realtor Ed Prather on the show today at 2:30 to talk about it. Find out more or hire Ed by clicking here.

50 YEARS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES! That's what they are celebrating at the Children's Diabetes Foundation, which was named before they realized Type 1 diabetes can strike at any age. Dana Davis, whose mom Barbara started the joint, has been living with Type 1 for over 50 years! Considering this used to be an early death sentence that is incredible. Find out more about CDF by clicking here.

HOUSE MINORITY LEADER ROSE PUGLIESE AT 12:30 She made time to record a quick interview this morning because they are in session when the show is on. You're gonna want to hear this one.

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: The Wine Yogi.

IT'S NEARLY TIME FOR OCTOBERFEST! And The Wine Yogi Kristal Alfonso has created a SPECTACULAR list of local Octoberfest events if you want to slap on the lederhosen and head out to enjoy German beer and food. She's also got a bunch of wine tastings coming up at The Wine Gallery in the Springs that you can join. We're also going to talk about the trip she just took that is the Mandy Connell Adventure next year down the Rhine. It's already almost sold out so if you want to go with us you may want to call now before we do the advertising push to sell the rest out.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ROSE MARY ECHO SILVER DOLLAR TABOR? She's the star of the novel Silver Echoes and author Rebecca Rosenberg joins me at 1 to talk about her latest historical novel. Find the book here and Rebecca's upcoming signings here.

BASEBALL EATS THE SHOW AT 12:30 So buckle up for a speedy half hour.

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Benjamin Allbright.

WANT TO BUY SOME AMAZING YET AFFORDABLE ART? The Affordable Arts Festival is consistently named one of the best art festivals in the country and it's this weekend! I'll check in with Jim DeLutes to get all the details, and you can find out more and check out some of the art here.

LET'S CHECK IN WITH DA GEORGE BRAUCHLER About Douglas County's crime stats for a hot minute, shall we? The numbers are down and the criminals aren't from around here.

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Ryan Edwards.

MICHELE TAFOYA JOINS ME AT 2:30 And what a fantastic career she's had! She is a fixture on NFL sidelines but if you follow her on Twitter you know she can have some very strong opinions about political stuff. She describes herself as “conservative person but I have some definite libertarian strains. I think it surprises people when I say I am a pro-choice conservative but that is the best way to describe myself.” She will be part of the Steamboat Institute's Freedom Conference THIS WEEKEND so buy your tickets here. She joins me at 2:30 for a chat. Find out more about Michele by clicking here.

CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOLING WAS THE OG OF HOMESCHOOLING And I'm not sure Kashia Davis with the Christian Homeschooling Educators of Colorado wants to be called an Original Gangster (OG) but it's true. She joins me today to talk about Christian homeschooling in Colorado at 1pm. Find out more about their organization here.

GUY BENSON IS A SMARTY PANTS And he's one of the many fantastic speakers at this year's Freedom Conference put together by the Steamboat Institute. This event is SPECTACULAR and if you can swing it you should go. Find the complete list of speakers here. Buy your tickets for the event in Beaver Creek here. IF YOU'RE A DISABLED VET You need to know about the next event with the Disabled American Veterans. Jerry Squyers and Brittany Costa are on today at 1 to talk about the next event in Lakewood August 23rd where they can help you apply for benefits or change your disability rating. The event is from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. at their Lakewood office at 1480 Hoyt Street, Lakewood, CO 80215 and if please spread the word! Find out more about DAV by clicking here.OUR BUSTED BUDGET IS NOT TRUMP'S FAULT And Michael Fields at Advance Colorado did a banger of a column here reminding us of all the ways the Democrats have squandered a massive surplus, grown the budget by 50% in five years, and otherwise mismanaged the state. We're doing to do a deep dive on it today.AND THEY ARE COMING FOR TABOR And House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese writes here about how much the Democrats hate TABOR because it reins in their power. There is no doubt they won't rest until TABOR is done. Elections have consequences.MARCO RUBIO KILLED IT ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS YESTERDAY And I realize that Margaret Brennan is tryingt to get a scoop, but he made her look really stupid yesterday when talking about Friday's summit between Trump and Putin.

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Ryan Edwards.

GUY BENSON IS A SMARTY PANTS And he's one of the many fantastic speakers at this year's Freedom Conference put together by the Steamboat Institute. This event is SPECTACULAR and if you can swing it you should go. Find the complete list of speakers here. Buy your tickets for the event in Beaver Creek here.

IF YOU'RE A DISABLED VET You need to know about the next event with the Disabled American Veterans. Jerry Squyers and Brittany Costa are on today at 1 to talk about the next event in Lakewood August 23rd where they can help you apply for benefits or change your disability rating. The event is from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. at their Lakewood office at 1480 Hoyt Street, Lakewood, CO 80215 and if please spread the word! Find out more about DAV by clicking here.

FROM DREAM TO DONE I love a great motivational guest and today I've got Kellan Fluckiger on to talk about why "good enough" is ruining your life and how to go from dream to done. Stop flailing and tune in at 1pm for more. Find out more about Kellan by clicking here.

COLORADO DEMOCRATS ARE THE MOST BRAZEN LIARS I'VE EVER SEEN If you think you might get a thrill out of me cursing you need look no further than an X post I did here. I can't embed it on the blog because of the rules against cursing on IHeart's platforms

I'M GLAD I TOOK LAST WEEK OFF And thanks to all of you who said a prayer or sent good energy or just thought kindly of me last week after my total hysterectomy.I will say I have had some serious brain fog because of the anaesthesia (which I've been told takes one week per hour you were under to fully get out of your system) but other than that and not being able to drive yet, I'm doing FANTASTIC. Thanks again, peeps, for being so great.POLIS HATES OIL AND GAS AND IS INTENT ON DESTROYING THAT PART OF OUR ECONOMY And the Rocky Mountain Voice has been doing a series on just how much he hates it and just how much damage has been done to our industry here because of it. Rocky Mountain Voice editor Jen Schumann joins me at 1 to talk about the series of article, which you can find here, and here, and here. The damage is far worse that you might already think, and he does not care how much our power bills are because he's rich. Too bad the rest of us aren't. The long and short of it is that Polis has empowered ordered a few agencies to go after small oil and gas producers. It makes sense, as the bigger oil and gas companies would have already filed the federal lawsuit that one smaller provider is now pursuing. Put the little guys out of business and it's easier to deal with the big ones I guess. I'm very interested to see how this federal lawsuit pan out, but this is absolute abuse of government power and it's all being done at the behest of the Governor. I've got Rocky Mountain Voice Editor Jen Schumann on today to talk about it at 1.AROD DID THE INCLINE! I'm super proud of him and now I have to do it before I'm too old.

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Chuck.

POLIS HATES OIL AND GAS AND IS INTENT ON DESTROYING THAT PART OF OUR ECONOMY And the Rocky Mountain Voice has been doing a series on just how much he hates it and just how much damage has been done to our industry here because of it. Rocky Mountain Voice editor Jen Schumann joins me at 1 to talk about the series of article, which you can find here, and here, and here. The damage is far worse that you might already think, and he does not care how much our power bills are because he's rich. Too bad the rest of us aren't. The long and short of it is that Polis has empowered ordered a few agencies to go after small oil and gas producers. It makes sense, as the bigger oil and gas companies would have already filed the federal lawsuit that one smaller provider is now pursuing. Put the little guys out of business and it's easier to deal with the big ones I guess. I'm very interested to see how this federal lawsuit pan out, but this is absolute abuse of government power and it's all being done at the behest of the Governor. I've got Rocky Mountain Voice Editor Jen Schumann on today to talk about it at 1.

Gregg Stone aka the great "Uncle Nasty" fills in for Mandy!

Krista Kafer fills in for Mandy!