Mandy Connell

It's election day, plus a great Xmas gift for the hostess in your life, what things will become archaic by 2040, and my brother on Escaping the Drift!

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.

MY BROTHER IS ON THE SHOW TODAY AT 2:30 He's got a new book coming out THIS week called Escaping the Drift: How To Make The World Happen For You, Not To You and you should buy it. Other than the fact that I only get a glancing mention, it's a fantastic book. If you've got someone stuck, who can't get out of their own way, who makes excuses instead of decisions, you should buy it here. Listen to his podcast here. I'm very proud of my little brother so if you all are mean to him I'm going to have to beat you all up. Oh, his name is John Gafford.

WHAT WILL BE ARCHAIC IN 2040 And our favorite futurist Thomas Frey joins me to discuss what we might be surprised to find out we don't need anymore. He's got a list of 250 things that will be archaic by then. He joins me at 1 to discuss. Find out more about Thomas here.

How Argentinian imports could affect Colorado ranchers, Nora Fleming has collectibles for hosting, and help homeless vets furnish their new homes.

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: Scott Matthias.

LET'S HELP FURNISH SOME HOUSING With a group called Knock Knock Angels of Colorado, who provide the stuff to make a home a home when moving someone coming out of a traumatic situation or homelessness as they get back on their feet. I'm speaking with Scott Matthias, the local realtor who helped start Knock Knock Angels of Colorado to get those homes furnished. He joins met at 2:30 to talk about how you can help. Find out more here.

IS THERE A BEEF WITH ARGENTINIAN IMPORTS? I've got Chad Franke, the President of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union on today at 1 to talk about beef production in Colorado and why we don't need Argentinian beef. He check in at 1, find out more about the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union here.

The Denver School Board meeting was next level whining, Aurora PD Todd Chamberlain stops by, and Michael Brown comes over from next door. 

AURORA PD CHIEF TODD CHAMBERLAIN JOINS ME AT 1:45 He's doing a great job from where I sit as Aurora has seen a decrease in crime that is significant, while also avoiding any of the unpleasant situations that plagued it a few years ago. Read more about the crime drop 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: Michael Brown.

MICHAEL BROWN IS INVADING KOA Permanently at 9am on November 10th, as Ross moves to 6a-9a, but temporarily today at 2:30 as I welcome the crotchety old man to the station properly.

A WYOMING MOM LOOKING FOR ANSWERS IS ACCUSED OF STALKING And now she's won in cases brought by the School Board members who retaliated against her. I've got Goldwater Institute's Parker Jackson on at 12:30 to talk about the case and how Wyoming needs to do a better job protecting citizens from retaliation.

Fox 31's Dave Fraser joins for Weather Wednesday, why are their car washes on top of car washes, and a new study says gut health is the key to a healthy lifespan.

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: Zach Segars.

WHAT'S IN YOUR GUT? Hippocrates way back in 400 BCE taught that all health begins in the gut, and we seem to be having a full circle moment as science is studying the connection between gut health and overall wellness. Today at 2:30 I've got Alex Martinez from Intrinsic Medicine on to talk about this study which showed that a healthy gut microbiome was the key to a healthy long life. His company Intrinsic Medicine is working with human milk to create a synthetic version that can boost heath and hopefully help with diseases like Parkinsons. Find out more here. He joins me at 2:30 to discuss.

CAR WASHES ARE SPROUTING LIKE WEEDS And the wonderful lady we just met because of the Gleam Haunted Car Wash wants to sound the alarm on car washes popping up everywhere. I had this story about why so many seem to be popping up and it has nothing to do with clean cars and everything to do with tax breaks for ultra wealthy people. But real people who are in the business to make a living are in the cross hairs and Emilie Baratta pops back in to talk about it at 1.

WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 12:30 As Fox 31's Dave Fraser pops back in to talk cold and maybe snow at some point soon.

Professor Eric Kaufmann joins me to talk about the drop in trans identification among young people, Gavin Newsom cosplays poor, and who I like in three school board races. 

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.

TRANS ID SEEMS TO BE DROPPING And it's dropping most in young people, thank God. Professor Eric Kaufmann, who I caught up with this past weekend for an interview, says it is and brings the data to back it up. Read the first story in Unherd here, and then check out his Substack that refutes all the nerdy statistical criticisms here. Follow him on X here. And he's at the University of Buckingham, not Birmingham as I saw at the end of the interview.

Another wildfire protection system, we need catastrophic health insurance again, and what is Trump even doing in Venezuela?

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.

ANOTHER WAY TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM WILDFIRES I was talking about a story on a new wildfire protection system for homes when I got an email from a guy named Randy Lang with waveGUARD™ Corporation about HIS fire protection system for homes. I had no idea this sort of stuff even existed so I figured I'd have Randy on today at 1 to talk about it. Find out more by clicking here.

WE NEED TO LEGALIZE CATASTROPHIC HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS FOR EVERYONE If we could do this ONE THING your health insurance life would be so much better and cheaper than it is now. Catastrophic health plans, those that don't kick in until you hit a pretty high deductible, are available, but only to people under 30 who show financial hardship. That's the law for Obamacare and in this column my pal Steve Moore explains that it needs to be available for EVERYONE who wants to buy it. Y'all, if you could buy this plan and then do a Direct Primary Care plan your lif would change. You'd have a better quality of healthcare with the comfort of knowing big stuff is covered. Why won't Democrats let this happen? Because they are trying to condition us for single payer where everything is "free". Steve joins me at 12:30 to discuss.

How qualified immunity changes for police have changed law and order, it's a free for all Friday, and an apology from the Johnstown Breeze.

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.

WE PUT THE COPS ON THE HOOK And it is affecting how policing is done and not in a good way. DA Michael Allen of the 4th Judicial District was listening the other day when we talked about this study by the Common Sense Institute about how we've stopped putting criminals in jail and crime has gone up. He reached out to remind me that the changes made to qualified immunity for cops has also had negative pressure on policing, so we're going to check in with him about that today at 2:30.

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: Rob Dawson.

HOW ABOUT A SPOOKY CAR WASH? I think this is a really fun idea if you're the sort who likes a jump scare while in your car. We're talking to Emilie Baratta from Gleam Car Wash about their Haunted Car Wash today at 1. Find out more by clicking here!

A JeffCo candidate has lost a union endorsement, plus a Love is Blind cast member spills the beans, and Denver sues the Trump admin...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: Rick Lewis.

LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE? We are hearing a lot about how Obamacare subsidies are going away and that people won't be able to afford health insurance, but there are options! I've had Travis Bockenstedt from Pinnacle Advanced Primary Care on the show many times, but today he is joined by CEO Lisa Fagan from Smith Medical Direct Specialty Care to talk about how direct services can save you big. If you're losing your subsidy you want to pay attention to this! If you self insure, you want to pay attention to this! Find out more about Pinnacle here, or Smith Medical here.

JEFFCO SCHOOLS VOTERS, PAY ATTENTION TODAY Because I've got Lindsay Datko from JeffCo Kids First on to talk about how her organization was alerted to the troubled past of one of the school board candidates that WAS backed by the teachers union. The union rescinded their endorsement but not until after calling JeffCo Kids First "extremists" for bringing up a sexual crime in a school board race.

DID YOU WATCH DENVER'S LOVE IS BLIND FINALE? I know Arod did and today we have one of the contestants on the show at 12:30. Madison Maidenburg is (not ironically) the President of the Colorado Chapter for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, and she went on the show looking for love only to not find it. Follow her on socials here and here. SPOILER ALERT: Here is a recap of last night's finale.

COLORADO LET TOO MANY CRIMINALS OUT OF JAIL And joining me today to talk about a new study from the Common Sense Institute that shows just how many and just how bad things have gotten is former Police Chief Paul Pazen.

The next Mandy Connell Adventure to Europe is on sale now, No Kings brings a tiny fraction of voters out, and holy cow Broncos! 

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.

IT'S TIME TO FLIP THAT BOARD And Jimmy Sengenberger explains here why and the how. Again, vote for  Alex Magaña, Timiya Jackson, Caron Blanke, and Mariana del Hierro, they are the best hope we've got right now. He joins me at 2:30 to discuss.

GO ON VACATION WITH ME! Because this trip is a humdinger. We are starting off in my FAVORITE country, which is Switzerland, and then sailing the Rhine river to Amsterdam on the Emerald Dawn. My friend Doug from Cruise and Tour is joining me today at 1 to tell you all about it, and you can find out more and get the number to sign up by clicking here. This trip is ALREADY HALF SOLD to previous travelers so don't delay on this one.