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    07-23-25 FULL SHOW - Baseball Eats The Show At 12:30

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 19:09 Transcription Available


    ROCKIES V CARDINALS AT 12:30 At least you can see Nolan Arenado at Coors Field again.NO BRIDGE FOR YOU If you want to know why I think Jared Polis can still be President, check out this spin on the disastrous survey about his vanity project at the Capitol.

    07-22-25 FULL SHOW - Ozzy Osbourne Passes Away & Mayor Johnston Conflates Legal With Illegal Immigration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 101:19 Transcription Available


    OZZY OSBOURNE PASSED AWAY during our show so we had to react to it. Willie B and Rick Lewis from our sister stations KBPI and The Fox respectively came on with us to discuss the icon's passing.MAYOR MIKE JOHNSTON HAS ROSE COLORED GLASSES ON If you listened to his State of the City address you would think Denver is just a ragtag little community fighting the BIG EVIL of the federal government to protect innocent people from being thrown out of the country. It was utter claptrap. It wasn't all delusional, as the Mayor touted a dropping violent crime rate and a slightly lower number of homeless people living on the streets. But he wants us to believe all the evils Denver is dealing with right now are because of the Trump administration, which is poppycock.

    07-22-25 Interview - Rick Lewis Reacts to Ozzy Osbourne's Passing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 6:27 Transcription Available


    The legendary Ozzy Osbourne passed away! Rick Lewis came on to break it down with us.

    07-22-25 Interview - Willie B on Ozzy Osbourne's Passing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 6:23 Transcription Available


    The legendary Ozzy Osbourne passed away! So of course we had to talk to our own icon Willie B about his passing.

    07-21-25 FULL SHOW - Obama Started The Russian Collusion Nonsense To Stop Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 105:35 Transcription Available


    07-21-25 Of the Day - Benjamin Allbright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 3:46 Transcription Available


    07-21-25 INTERVIEW - Greg Carpenter and Dr. Eric Dorninger of Blue Sky CBD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 20:20 Transcription Available


    07-18-25 FULL SHOW - The Empire Lyric Players are In, Plus A Hall Of Fame Push

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 99:30 Transcription Available


    07-18-25 INTERVIEW - Justin Adams on Theodore 'Bubbles' Anderson CO HOF Candidacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 19:57 Transcription Available


    07-17-25 FULL SHOW - A Possible New GOP VP, Plus Epstein Won't Go Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 106:00 Transcription Available


    07-17-25 Of the Day - Ryan Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 4:21


    07-17-25 Interview - Rachel Anders of Regen Rev

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 19:07 Transcription Available


    07-17-25 Interview - Richard Holtorf wants to be the CO GOP VP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 11:27 Transcription Available


    07-16-25 FULL SHOW - Why Is It Only Genocide When Israel Does It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 106:50 Transcription Available


    07-16-25 Of the Day - Ryan Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 4:30 Transcription Available


    07-16-25 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31's Dave Fraser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 9:18 Transcription Available


    07-15-25 FULL SHOW - A Bojangles Monkey Wrench, And Why Our Roads Suck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 106:26 Transcription Available


    07-15-25 Of the Day - Ryan Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 5:13 Transcription Available


    07-15-25 INTERVIEW - David Strom of HotAir on BBC Hamas Documentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 15:51 Transcription Available


    07-15-25 INTERVIEW - Jack Darnell of Disabled American Veterans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 12:16 Transcription Available


    07-14-25 FULL SHOW - Biden's Autopen In the News, Plus Close Call Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 101:56 Transcription Available


    07-14-25 INTERVIEW - Dick Wadhams on Future of GOP in Colorado

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 9:09


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    07-11-25 FULL SHOW - The Wine Yogi On Summer Cocktails, And The Next Mandy Trip!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 102:48 Transcription Available


    HOW ABOUT A NICE FANCY EUROPEAN COCKTAIL? The Wine Yogi Kristal Alfonso is in to talk about her recent European vacation with looks a LOT like parts of the next Mandy Connell Adventure! More on that in a minute but check out her travel and cocktail blog here!GO ON VACATION WITH ME! The next Mandy Connell Adventure takes us back to some of MY FAVORITE places for a Rhein River adventure that is luxury all the way! We start in Zurich and Lucerne, Switzerland, which you know I love, before hopping onto the beautiful Emerald Dawn river cruise ship to sail up the river, stopping at so many super cool destinations, before ending up in Amsterdam, another favorite city of mine! Find out all the details here, but we've already booked quite a few cabins from former travelers so don't sleep on this. And we are NOT going in the summer when it is so bloody hot. It's October 8th-17th of NEXT year so you have plenty of time to make payments to go with us. I am SUPER excited about this one because I've already been to some of these places and can't wait to show them to Chuck and Q!RICH GUGGENHEIM IS TRYING TO SAVE KIDS And he's continuing his work against gender affirming care, which is why he shared a recent panel at the FTC. He's on today to talk about that and more.

    07-11-25 Of The Day - The Wine Yogi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 3:23 Transcription Available


    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.

    07-11-25 Interview - The Wine Yogi - How About A Nice Fancy European Cocktail?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 20:15 Transcription Available


    HOW ABOUT A NICE FANCY EUROPEAN COCKTAIL? The Wine Yogi Kristal Alfonso is in to talk about her recent European vacation with looks a LOT like parts of the next Mandy Connell Adventure! More on that in a minute but check out her travel and cocktail blog here!

    07-11-25 Interview - Rich Guggenheim is Trying to Save Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 18:54 Transcription Available


    RICH GUGGENHEIM IS TRYING TO SAVE KIDS And he's continuing his work against gender affirming care, which is why he shared a recent panel at the FTC. He's on today to talk about that and more.

    07-10-25 FULL SHOW - Barb Kirkmeyer Joins To Talk Budgets and Special Session

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 103:15 Transcription Available


    SENATOR BARB KIRKMEYER KNOWS COLORADO'S BUDGET AND MORE And she joins me today at 1pm for a chat about budget shortfalls and the very possible special session that Governor Polis is going to call soon. We'll get the details from the best person to give them, as she's been on the Appropriations and Joint Budget Committees in the last few years. This should be good.KYLE CLARK SHELLACKS DOUGCO COMMISSIONERS I can't even believe they are not apologizing and moving on after George Teal said that the Chinese Communist Party was meddling in Douglas County politics.THAT TIME GROK WENT FULL NEO NAZI CAN TEACH US ABOUT AI'S LIMITATIONS If you are not a denizen of X you may not have heard about Grok (X's AI bot) going full Neo Nazi and praising Adolph Hitler. It was in response to a prompt asking it to NOT be politically correct and the bot went all Heil Hitler and people freaked out. But it's a good lesson about what AI currently is, and that is a mirror.

    07-10-25 Of The Day - Ryan Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 3:36 Transcription Available


    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.

    07-10-25 Interview - Senator Barb Kirkmeyer Knows Colorado's Budget and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 33:17 Transcription Available


    SENATOR BARB KIRKMEYER KNOWS COLORADO'S BUDGET AND MORE And she joins me today at 1pm for a chat about budget shortfalls and the very possible special session that Governor Polis is going to call soon. We'll get the details from the best person to give them, as she's been on the Appropriations and Joint Budget Committees in the last few years. This should be good.

    07-09-25 FULL SHOW - It's An Ask the Attorneys Kind Of Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 102:44 Transcription Available


    07-08-25 Of the Day - Ryan Edwards and Benjamin Allbright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 4:54 Transcription Available


    07-09-25 Interview - Bell and Pollock - Ask the Attorneys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 32:38 Transcription Available


    07-09-25 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31's Dave Fraser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 10:08 Transcription Available


    07-08-25 FULL SHOW - The Future of Building Cities, And The Parole Board Needs Help

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 105:33


    07-08-25 Of the Day - Rob Dawson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 3:26 Transcription Available


    07-08-25 INTERVIEW - Chris Vanderveen of 9News on Parole Board Risk Assessments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 16:03 Transcription Available


    07-08-25 INTERVIEW - Futurist Thomas Frey on the Future of Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 19:58 Transcription Available


    07-07-25 FULL SHOW - Deborah Flora Fills In Joined By Sammy Davis and Dan Gordon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 103:59 Transcription Available


    07-03-25 FULL SHOW - Short Show So Let's Celebrate Our Independence!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 19:20 Transcription Available


    SHORT BLOG BECAUSE ROCKIES EAT THE SHOW AT 12:30 And I'm off tomorrow and Monday so we're talking Independence Day and the Not-So Big Beautiful Bill today.OF COURSE THE BILL IS GOING TO PASS What did I say yesterday about the fake drama about the Big Beautiful Bill? I told you that there would be a good show of some of the members of the House who said this was a garbage bill and the Senate made it worse before they voted to move it along. And that is EXACTLY what happened. A seven hour procedural vote that cleared the deck for the bill to pass today, so everyone in the House can go home and talk about what a hard battle they fought but this is just how things work in Washington and gosh they wish it was different. So predictable. The bill should pass this morning. I have mixed feelings about this. I'm glad the tax cuts are permanent because if taxes had jumped right now it would crush people who are already being crushed by inflation's impact. But this bill just moves us closer to insolvency. I hope beyond all hope I'm wrong. Please let me be wrong.WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE BILL? Well I've gathered up some stuff from people who think this bill is horrible and why. Here the Committee for a Responsible Federal Government shows how this bill is the biggest budget buster of ALL TIME. This column points out that the bill does nothing to deal with the crisis looming for Social Security and Medicare and even speeds up Social Security's demise. This column talks about the death of regular order, which will absolutely come back to bite the GOP again the next time the Democrats have a slim majority and big ideas, although that column does the best job of giving ALL the pros and cons and is worth a full read. This part on why they are using a reconciliation process instead of doing it the way it should be done is really good:The bill's secret weapon is something called budget reconciliation—a special process that allows legislation affecting federal spending, revenues, or debt to pass the Senate with just 51 votes instead of the usual 60. This procedural advantage was established by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to streamline budget decisions. But it's become the preferred method for passing major partisan legislation when one party controls Congress by narrow margins. Reconciliation was originally designed to ensure that Congress could implement budget resolutions by reconciling actual spending and revenue legislation with overall fiscal targets. The idea was to prevent individual appropriations or tax bills from undermining broader budget agreements. Over time, creative lawmakers discovered they could use reconciliation for much more ambitious purposes. Any provision that affects federal spending, revenues, or debt levels can potentially qualify for the expedited process. The current bill qualifies because virtually every provision either raises or lowers taxes, increases or decreases spending, or affects government debt levels. Tax cuts reduce revenues. Healthcare changes affect Medicaid spending. Even seemingly unrelated provisions can be crafted to meet reconciliation requirements. Reconciliation comes with strict limits enforced by the Senate Parliamentarian under rules known as the “Byrd Rule,” named after former Senator Robert Byrd. Provisions must have more than incidental budgetary effects, can't increase deficits beyond the budget window, and must relate primarily to budgetary rather than policy matters. These constraints force bill drafters to be creative about how they structure policies to qualify for fast-track treatment. Sometimes this leads to awkward compromises or sunset clauses that make policies temporary when sponsors want them to be permanent. The time limits built into reconciliation—typically 20 hours of Senate debate—compress normal legislative processes that might otherwise take months into just a few days of intense activity. This speed prevents the kind of detailed examination that complex legislation normally requires.

    07-02-25 FULL SHOW - Weather, The Mortgage Market, And Henry VIII's Six Ex-Wives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 104:27 Transcription Available


    GET YOUR WEATHER QUESTIONS READY As we have Fox 31's Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser at 12:30 to answer all of your weather questions.LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MORTGAGE MARKET And we're talking about this because so much of the economy is attached to people buying new homes I want to find out what the short term picture is like. I've got American Financing's Casey Schwartzkoff on to discuss it at 2:30. If you need mortgage help call 303-695-7000 or click here. I SAW A GREAT SHOW SUNDAY NIGHT And it's part of a place called The Roaming Gnome Theater where someone took a garage and retrofitted into a cute little theater for various groups to use. And this weekend, the second cast (there are two) performs the delightful musical SIX about Henry VIII's six wives with a cast made up of high school and college age women. It's not Broadway, but they did an AMAZING job and I asked the young woman who directed the show to visit today at 1 to talk about it, so Brooklyn Stevens pops on then. Buy tickets to this weekend's performance and support this shoestring group by clicking here. Find out more about Brooklyn's group The Student Theater Passion Project by clicking here.

    07-02-25 Of The Day - Ryan Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 2:35 Transcription Available


    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.

    07-02-25 Interview - Casey Schwartzkoff - Let's Talk About the Mortgage Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 6:01 Transcription Available


    LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MORTGAGE MARKET And we're talking about this because so much of the economy is attached to people buying new homes I want to find out what the short term picture is like. I've got American Financing's Casey Schwartzkoff on to discuss it at 2:30. If you need mortgage help call 303-695-7000 or click here.

    07-02-25 Interview - Brooklyn Stevens - I Saw A Great Show Sunday Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 9:54 Transcription Available


    I SAW A GREAT SHOW SUNDAY NIGHT And it's part of a place called The Roaming Gnome Theater where someone took a garage and retrofitted into a cute little theater for various groups to use. And this weekend, the second cast (there are two) performs the delightful musical SIX about Henry VIII's six wives with a cast made up of high school and college age women. It's not Broadway, but they did an AMAZING job and I asked the young woman who directed the show to visit today at 1 to talk about it, so Brooklyn Stevens pops on then. Buy tickets to this weekend's performance and support this shoestring group by clicking here. Find out more about Brooklyn's group The Student Theater Passion Project by clicking here.

    07-02-25 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31 Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 10:34 Transcription Available


    GET YOUR WEATHER QUESTIONS READY As we have Fox 31's Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser at 12:30 to answer all of your weather questions.

    07-01-25 FULL SHOW - The Big Not So Beautiful Bill Gets A Vote Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 104:12 Transcription Available


    WILL THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL PASS? No one seems to know as of this morning, but that may change by the time I start the show. Have they gutted the cost saving measures enough for Lisa Murkowski? Who knows. You can read more here but I'm sure there will be updates soon.HOW ABOUT A LITTLE VETERAN ART? Jefferson County Public Library has partnered with the Veterans of Foreign Wars to showcase artwork by their members and photography from the Denver Vet Center. Throughout the month of July, several JCPL locations will host the work of different local artists. There will be a one-hour reception at each location for the artists showing there, providing the public with an opportunity to listen to their stories and discover how artistic expression helps triumph over adversity. I'm talking with Sean Eads, JeffCo Public Library Programming Coordinator, today at 2:30 about it. Find out more here.

    07-01-25 Of The Day - Ryan Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 3:09 Transcription Available


    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.

    07-01-25 Interview - Sean Eads - How About A Little Veteran Art?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 8:10 Transcription Available


    HOW ABOUT A LITTLE VETERAN ART? Jefferson County Public Library has partnered with the Veterans of Foreign Wars to showcase artwork by their members and photography from the Denver Vet Center. Throughout the month of July, several JCPL locations will host the work of different local artists. There will be a one-hour reception at each location for the artists showing there, providing the public with an opportunity to listen to their stories and discover how artistic expression helps triumph over adversity. I'm talking with Sean Eads, JeffCo Public Library Programming Coordinator, today at 2:30 about it. Find out more here.

    06-30-25 FULL SHOW - Oh Hey, Is That William Shatner On the Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 104:27 Transcription Available


    WILLIAM SHATNER IS AT 12:10 And we normally don't do guests that early BUT IT'S WILLIAM SHATNER. Jimmy Sengenberger set up the interview so he's gonna come in and chat too. Don't miss this one.THE NYC DEM CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR IS A COMPLETE IDIOT I didn't talk much about Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat candidate (and presumed general election winner) for NYC Mayor. But holy cow this guy is a clown.THERE IS A KILL DONALD TRUMP FATWA And I'm sure some progressives are cheering this but it's nothing to be casual about, just ask Salman Rushdie. The Ayatollah, who is hella mad his nuclear toys got busted up, issued the fatwa this past weekend. Read more here. For a religion of peace Islamists sure like to kill people.

    06-30-25 Of the Day - Ryan Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 3:50 Transcription Available


    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.

    06-30-25 Interview - William Shatner Talks Star Trek & Coming to FAN EXPO Denver

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 7:38 Transcription Available


    WILLIAM SHATNER IS AT 12:10 And we normally don't do guests that early BUT IT'S WILLIAM SHATNER. Jimmy Sengenberger set up the interview so he's gonna come in and chat too. Don't miss this one.

    06-27-25 FULL SHOW - Summer Movies and Blacklists With Christian Toto

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 102:16 Transcription Available


    IT'S AN ASK ME ANYTHING KIND OF DAY So get your idiotic question ready!CHRISTIAN TOTO ON TO TALK HOLLYWOOD As he does at his website and podcast called Hollywood In Toto (find them here). Christian has been writing a lot lately about what it's like to "come out" as a Trump voter or conservative in Hollywood and it's not pretty. It actually makes me like the folks who have done so even more, because it's a real act of bravery. Read a story from Newsbusters here, and from early January about stars who support Israel. He joins me to talk about this and summer movies at 1.COTTAGE CHEESE! Do you like it?

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