Mandy Connell

The real cost of education is much higher than you think, Boulder wants to be like Denver and destroy local business, and vote for these Denver School Board members.

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.

COMMON SENSE BROKE DOWN SCHOOL FUNDING And the numbers are kind of eye popping when you see it all written out. Kelly Caufield joins me today at 1 to discuss the details, which you can find here.

The hostages are released in Israel, I've got some DougCo School Board Candidates, a bit on judicial independence, and why Trump shouldn't be buying businesses.

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.

ABOUT JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE An important event taking place in Denver on October 14 at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law — a public forum on judicial independence hosted by Keep Our Republic's Article III Coalition, featuring three distinguished former federal judges. The discussion will focus on the rising challenges facing the judiciary and the importance of preserving judicial independence in a constitutional democracy. We believe this is a valuable opportunity for meaningful, nonpartisan coverage on issues vital to the rule of law. I've got Judge O'Grady today at 2:30 to talk about the event, find out about Keep Our Republic by clicking here. The event if Tuesday, October 14 from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the Sturm College of Law (Room 165)

PAY ATTENTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD RACES And I've got two of the four candidates running on a slate in DougCo on today at 1. Matt Smith is running in District B and Steve Vail is running in District G and they are part of the Common Sense slate that believes the district's focus on student achievement is working and can be built upon without bringing back the collective bargaining agreement. Find out more about the entire slate by clicking here.

WHY IS THE US GOVERNMENT BUYING BUSINESSES? The federal government keeps buying "shares" of certain businesses that Trump has decided have some national security implications and I don't like it. Neither does Eric Boehm for Reason.com as he wrote about why this is a bad idea here. We will discuss today at 12:30.

Weather Wednesday, Cliff May joins on what choice Hamas has, and pray for Dolly! 

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.

WHATEVER WILL HAMAS DO? Negotiations between Hamas and the World are going on now and this time it's a bit different. No one breaks it down like the Foundation for Defense of Democracy's Cliff May and he does so in this column for the Washington Times. He joins me at 2:30 to discuss. Columnist Cal Thomas writes here that Hamas isn't trustworthy enough for anything less than total capitulation of all the Trump's 20 points and he's right.

WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY TO TALK WEATHER with Fox 31 Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser. He joins at 12:30 so get your weather questions ready!

Two years of war started by Hamas two years ago, Futurist Thomas Frey is talking digital clones, and the Supreme Court hears arguments on conversion therapy.

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.

I'M READY FOR A DIGITAL CLONE and have been for years. What am I talking about? Futurist Thomas Frey says having a digital clone is right around the corner and I'm ready. We may also talk about the three rules of Exponential Capabilities to make us feel a bit better about all the jobs lost to AI. If there's time, we'll discuss space data centers too. Find Thomas by clicking here.

I've got the latest GOP drama with Chair Brita Horn, Happy Cabrini/Columbus Day, and Colorado's drug caps kick in. Plus Ross Kaminsky pops in for an 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: Ryan Edwards.

GOP CHAIR BRITA HORN JOINS ME AT 2:30 To talk about the latest nonsense happening in the party. Now two messages have been sent to the Secretary of State's office about what happened at the meeting two Saturdays ago. We'll find out from Chair Brita Horn what is actually going on at 2:30. This as a new poll shows that Republicans have a chance to capitalize on anti-Democrat feelings in the state right now.

Today we've got a new textbook that teaches about the rich history of the United States properly, a new study on the competency crisis in our criminal justice system, and a screening of a documentary you should all see. 

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: Connor Shreve.

FINALLY A TEXTBOOK THAT SHARES THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE WONDERFUL OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I've long said the worst thing to happen to the United States was Howard Zinn's patently Anti-American textbook. Now we've got a completely different sort of textbook called A History of the Western Tradition by highly regarded historians Allen Guelzo and James Hankins. Read this summary:THE GOLDEN THREAD contends that Western civilization has, in our lifetimes, been simultaneously challenged by secular totalitarianisms and yet remarkably successful in laying the foundations for material prosperity around the globe. These contradictions will present to the reader the most significant problems facing Western civilization today. Guelzo and Hankins, above all, wish for their readers to “understand just how fragile our tradition is and how many times in the three-thousand-year-long history of the West the golden thread that ties us to our past and enriches us beyond measure has come close to snapping.”Perfect timing for this sort of pro-Western Civilization revival that is desperately needed before people willingly march themselves towards totalitarianism. Allen Guelzo joins me at 2:30 to discuss it. Find out more about Golden Thread Academics here. Guelzo has written some really incredible books on Lincoln and the Civil War that you can find out more about here.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE COMPETENCY CRISIS IN COLORADO With former DA and now Common Sense Institute John Kellner at 1pm. They have written a very good report about it here. We will discuss it with John at 1.

GO SEE DEB FLORA'S MOVIE THIS WEEKEND You guys know Deb from when she sits in with me and you may know her from her excellent YouTube show she does with someone else you might know (ME, IT'S ME) but you may not know she and most excellent husband Jonathan Flora make documentaries in their spare time. They made an excellent film called Whose Children Are They and the wonderful organization Braver Angels is hosting a screening of the film Sunday at 4pm at the Parker Task Force Meeting Room. Find out all the details here and Deborah will join me at 12:30 to talk about the film.

Tickets are on sale for a 1940s style dance, the federal shutdown is not going well for Democrats, and why Israel is not the problem...again. 

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: Grant Smith.

GO BACK IN TIME FOR A DANCE FROM THE BIG BAND ERA I love this dance and the entire concept behind it. Khyentse George 1940s Ball Creator and Director joins me today to talk about the event next year. Why so early? Because early bird tickets are already on sale. Find out more about the 1940s Ball here!

Weather Wednesday, Denver is buying a mall, and when does DPS have enough money? 

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: Rick Lewis.

ROCKIES GM BILL SCHMIDT IS OUT And good. I've got nothing personally against Mr. Schmidt (I've never met him) but he's done a lousy job. I've got voice of the Rockies Jack Corrigan at 1 to discuss. Read more about his exit here.

FOX 31'S DAVE FRASER AT 12:30 For Weather Wednesday so get your questions ready.

Senator Barb Kirkmeyer stops by to discuss the competency bill, two more horrible mass shootings this week, and why aren't GOP states in a panic over spending? 

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.

BARB KIRKMEYER JOINS TO TALK THE COMPETENCY BILL We've had some pretty high profile cases lately of people being released from jail after committing crimes because they were deemed not able to stand trial. They are still dangerous, but they are out in the community. Why? A bill passed in 2024 seems to be the reason. It was HB24-1034 and you can read it here. The bill passed in bipartisan manner and now it's created a mess. We'll chat with Senator Barb Kirkmeyer about it today at 1.

I've got Rick Lewis in to talk about a fundraiser his band is playing, Nick Ferguson and Steven Williams to talk black culture, and Dresden Files author Jim Dresden to talk about his new book.

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.

DRESDEN FILES AUTHOR JIM BUTCHER TODAY AT 2:30 My son introduced me to the Dresden Files a few years ago and the series is a delight. It follows the adventures of wizard and private investigator Harry Dresden as he investigates all manner of supernatural disturbances in modern day Chicago. Yesterday while prepping for the interview I read this about how he got published and it's a fantastic tale in an of itself about perseverance winning out. He's got a new book coming out January 20th and you can pre order your copy here, and this gives you plenty of time to read the rest of the series first, amiright? The Dresden Files isn't his only series, he's also written the Codex Alera, and the Cinder Spires novels though I'm not familiar with either. I found out yesterday that Ben Allbright is a super fan of Jim's as well so he may pop in to fanboy all over him.

LET'S DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTISH TODAY We're going to talk about fun stuff and nerdy books and also do a deeper dive on black culture with two African American guests.

RICK LEWIS IS PLAYING AROUND And his band the Rick Lewis Project is playing this weekend in Evergreen at the Little Bear Saloon. This is fundraiser for #EvergreenStrong Community Recovery Fund. This money will specifically staying in the local Evergreen community and will be allocated by the Coloradogives.com Evergreen board. Find out more about the band and get the address to the Little Bear here. Rick's band absolutely COOKS and you should go see them.

We're talking gold and why it's having a run, a troubled man is arrested again, but for how long, and a bunch of new words make it into the dictionary.

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 MEDIA LEARNS NOTHING FROM THE KIRK SHOOTING I get that there is a level of desperation on the Left to "both sides" the recent political violence. But when the shooting at an ICE facility in Texas broke, they got out ahead of their skis once more to declare the shooter a Neo Nazi with zero evidence to support it. My friend David Strom writes about it here and he joins me at 2:30 to talk about it. But MSNBC wasn't the only one doing it, politicians jumped out to make themselves look stupid too.

LEAR CAPITAL'S JOHN OHANESIAN JOINS ME TO TALK ABOUT GOLD'S RECENT RUN I got the chance to meet with John and not only is he super fascinating we got into a very interesting conversation about gold that I thought you'd find interesting too. Find out more about gold and Lear Capital by clicking here.