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It's Tuesday, April 22nd, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Pope Francis, who affirmed homosexual ideology, has died Hebrews 9:27 says, “It is appointed once for man to die, and after that the judgment.” The Roman Catholic Pope Francis died Monday of a stroke and heart failure, reports The Epoch Times. He was 88 years old. Francis was not shy to enter into international politics. The pope had recently stated that the Trump administration policies removing illegal immigrants would “end badly.” He had also approved of the Vatican policy allowing church blessings for homosexual couples living in unnatural relations one with another. And he made numerous comments publicly lauding those who advocate LGBT ideology. Francis will also be remembered for his signing over the installation of Catholic bishops in China to the Communist Government. The deal was first signed in 2018, and then renewed in 2020, 2022, and 2024.  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo commented on the travesty, stating that “It's clear that the Sino-Vatican agreement has not shielded Catholics from the Party's depredations, to say nothing of the Party's horrific treatment of Christians.” King Charles references Islam in his “Easter message” Sadly, the King of England took opportunity in his “Easter message” to refer to Judaism and Islam, instead of representing the Christian faith, reports The Christian Post. Referring to Jesus, King Charles said, “The love He showed when He walked the Earth reflected the Jewish ethic of caring for the stranger and those in need, a deep human instinct echoed in Islam and other religious traditions, and in the hearts of all who seek the good of others.” Ostensibly, King Charles III is the head of the English Anglican Church. No wonder the Disciples of Christ tweeted, “King Charles is neglecting his role as Defender of the Faith.” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, an atheist, was a little more encouraging to Christians in his Easter message, referencing the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as “a story of hope, redemption and renewal.” He also referred sympathetically with “Christians facing hardship, persecution or conflict around the world who cannot celebrate freely.” Supreme Court: Can parents opt kids out of LGBT propaganda? The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today from parents in Maryland concerning the public school ban on their opting out their kids on storybook readings on homosexual pride parades, gender transitions, and drag queens, reports USA Today. Mostly Muslim and Christian parents have wanted to opt their children out.  Colorado set to punish parents for objecting to kid's gender transition The Colorado State House has approved what may be the worst bill in the nation. The current legislative wording is geared to criminalize parents for disagreeing with their children on gender identity, compel speech, and punish those who hold faith-based or scientific beliefs about sex and gender, reports The Gospel Coalition. Specifically, Colorado liberal legislators could punish a parent guilty of “deadnaming” which is using the transgender child's birth name or “misgendering” which is using pronouns that align with the child's actual biological sex. The legislators describe these actions as forms of “coercive control” which would be considered threatening or intimidating behaviors that courts could consider when determining child custody. Republican Rep. Chris Richardson spoke out against the bill. RICHARDSON: “This is not protecting children, it's weaponizing the courts against parents.  This would allow a parent who may be navigating an incredibly complex and emotional issue with their child to lose custody for not affirming a gender identity they may not understand.” Last week, pastors gathered at the capital to protest the bill.  Leaders included Pastors Matt Patrick of The Well Church in Boulder, Chris Goble of Ridgeline Community Church in Castle Rock, and Matt Johnson of BRAVE Church in Englewood. The bill is heading for the Democrat-dominated Colorado Senate for approval. Will pastors stand in the gap? Ezekial 22:30 reads of impending judgment:  “And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.” Is Colorado the most anti-gun state? Colorado is also poised to become the most anti-gun state in America. Indeed, 12 bills restricting gun rights have already passed.  The state legislature is considering a record 18 more anti-gun bills this season, which would further restrict gun rights, as monitored by the Rocky Mountain Gunowners Association.  Family arrested for “kidnapping” own kids over vaccine issue A Massachusetts homeschool family has been arrested for “kidnapping” their own children. They are held on a $200,000 bond or $20,000 cash bail. The couple's five children have reportedly been taken into custody by Child Protective Services. The extreme response was allegedly sparked by the parents' informed decision to decline to vaccinate their healthy nine-month-old baby, on what they called “sincerely-held religious beliefs.” They had attempted an escape to Texas, where they were hunted down and arrested. Walgreens pays $350 million for prescription Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million for allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions, without taking the time to confirm that the prescriptions were lawful, reports Fox 4. The suit was filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration. This is in addition to paying $5.5 billion for a plethora of suits filed by local and state governments. Walgreens is on a path to bankruptcy, planning 1,200 store closures in the next few years. Drug overdose deaths have killed 1.25 million Americans since 1999 — more than the deaths caused by COVID-19.  Dow and the Nasdaq composite dropped The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,000 points, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 3.5% on a Bear Monday. The NASDAQ registered an 18% drop since the first of the year. Meanwhile, gold topped $3,400 per ounce —another record high. The gold-to-silver ratio reached 105-fold — an all-time high. Historically, the ratio has been 20 to 1.  Pat Boone is back And finally, Pat Boone is back on the charts with another Adult Contemporary Hit. With a little help from Lee Greenwood, Vince Gill, Larry Gatlin, and Alabama, the singer released We Are One — with the hope the proceeds will fund clean water in Tanzania, Africa.  Take a listen. BOONE: “One. I am one. Like no other human being, I am one.” GREENWOOD: “And in my life, there is a meaning. There is worth. There is a purpose like no other on this planet, I am one.” ALABAMA (RANDY OWEN AND TEDDY GENTRY): “One. We are one. When good people come together, we are one.” GREENWOOD: “And in our oneness, there is purpose, there is honor, there is courage, when we put our hearts together, we are one.” (African children singing) Half of Tanzania does not have clean drinking water. You can make a donation on the website www.OneForTanzania.org/give Remarkably, Pat Boone will be 91 in June.  The singer set a new record for the longest span between songs on the adult contemporary chart -- 63 years, eight months, and three weeks.   Boone has four children  16 grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren. Psalm 127:3 says, “Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, April 22nd, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Joe started with a bombshell from the Colorado Senate and House. This weekend, Democrats rammed through four bills—SB25-183, HB25-1309, HB25-1312, and SB25-129—using Rules 14 and 16 to avoid pushback. Now, not “affirming” your kid's confusion could get you tagged for child abuse, and your tax dollars are funding abortions. Then, Joe dropped that Jena Griswold is running for Colorado Attorney General—more corruption on deck. He also covered paid protesters, with whistleblowers admitting they're taking cash to fuel chaos at anti-Doge and anti-Trump rallies. Things kicked up a notch when Kirk Widlund joined Joe for a solid two-hour segment. Kirk, a conservative media figure, talked about getting doxxed by Antifa. They found his home address and plastered his town with flyers trashing him—all for speaking out. He and Joe broke down how Antifa uses these tactics to shut people up, and Kirk shared what it's like to have your life turned upside down over it. Then they tackled the Eric Coomer situation. Joe laid out evidence tying the ex-Dominion exec to Antifa sympathies. They went over Coomer's deposition, where he admitted his social media posts were legit, and discussed that Antifa call where Coomer said he'd “make f-ing sure” Trump wouldn't win in 2020. The pair dug into what that means—his job at Dominion, his clear bias, and why the media's ignored it. They tied it to a bigger picture of operatives worming into key spots to push agendas, with Kirk linking it back to his own Antifa run-in.

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 9, 2025Colorado Senate Advances State Voting Rights Act, As Federal VRA is Under Threat by the U.S. Supreme Court's Conservative MajorityDemocracy advocates fear that the recent Louisiana case heard in the U.S. Supreme Court could further erode the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  The Colorado Senate just passes a state VRA to ensure that all of its citizens have access to registration and voting. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Colorado Senate - SB25-001 Colorado Voting Rights ActColorado Newsline - Colorado Senate gives preliminary approval to Voting Rights Act, which mirrors federal law National Conference of State Legislatures - State Voting Rights Acts National Conference of State Legislatures - Legislatures Pursue State-Level Voting Rights ActsCampaign Legal Center - Protecting the Freedom to Vote Through State Voting Rights Acts Groups Taking Action:ACLU CO, League of Women Voters CO, Common Cause CO, New Era Colorado Action FundRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Colorado #VotingRightsAct #SB1 

On today's episode: Aspen City Manager Sara Ott has announced her resignation after six years in the position; Glenwood Springs City Council will give the West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition $300,000 over the next three years for its Good Deeds Program; and the Colorado Senate unanimously passed a resolution to mark three years since the start of the war in Ukraine. Tune in for these stories and more.

Hey Patriots,   Yesterday, the Colorado Senate held a public hearing, allowing people to express their support or opposition to Senate Bill 25-003. This bill seeks to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. During the ten-hour hearing, Joe and others at the Capitol shared their thoughts on the events as they unfolded.

In the spring of 2022, baristas at the Starbucks on Rock Creek Circle in Superior became the first Colorado location to unionize. Liza Nielsen was on the front lines of that union battle as a barista and shift organizer. Fast forward to today — she's taking the cause to the Colorado Senate where she will be testifying in favor of the Worker Protection Act. Host Bree Davies sits down with the former barista-turned-labor-activist to talk about the fight labor organizers have been itching to have with Governor Jared Polis and what a change in our unique labor laws could mean for local Starbucks employees. Bree mentioned this poll that the Colorado Chamber of Commerce commissioned earlier this month. For more data and background research on the effect of Colorado's unique second-election system, we recommend this terrific article from Tamara Chuang and Parker Yamasaki at The Colorado Sun.  What do you think about this new labor fight? Should Colorado abolish the second election? We want to hear from you! Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ Get your tickets to HEYDAY now! We're putting on an indoor fair with urban flair, like a classic county fair but with a very cool Denver twist. Join us on March 8 for classic carnival games, vintage arcade games, Denver-themed balloon art, and a full day of grandstand entertainment, featuring some of your favorite guests from the podcast. It's family friendly, too, if you wanna bring your kids. Get those tickets now at www.heydaydenver.com. For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Support City Cast Denver by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm Learn more about the sponsors of this January 21st episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a message! Really!This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the incoming President of the Colorado Senate, James Coleman (D-Denver), joins us to talk near-supermajorities, housing policy, the state budget deficit, bipartisanship, Project 2025, and so much more. We're getting you more smarter for the next Colorado legislative session, which kicks off on Jan. 8, 2025.

Learn more about candidates for State Senate District 10 in this forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region on October 21, 2024. Find video replays of all our forums at https://lwvppr.org/forums2024 Forum host was LWVPPR Spokesperson Shelly Roehrs. Moderators were Felicia Hubbard, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and Carolyn Kalaskie, Black and Latino Leadership Coalition. Candidates Larry Liston (Republican) and Ryan Lucas (Democrat) participated in the forum. Candidate John Hjersman did not attend. Special thanks to these forum co-sponsors: AARP, https://www.aarp.org/ Black and Latino Leadership Coalition, https://www.facebook.com/BlackLatinoLeadershipCoalitionofCOS/ Citizens Project, https://citizensproject.org/ Colorado Latinos Vote, https://colatinosvote.org/ Delta Sigma Theta, https://www.deltasigmatheta.org/ KOAA News5, https://www.koaa.com/ KRCC, https://www.cpr.org/krcc/ Latina Equity Foundation, https://www.facebook.com/LatinaEquityFoundation/ Longmire Audio Engineering NAACP Colorado Springs, https://www.facebook.com/NAACPColoradoSprings/ Neighbors for Education, https://neighborsfored.org/ Pikes Peak Diversity Council, https://www.ppdiversitycouncilinc.org/ Special Kids, Special Families, https://sksfcolorado.org/ Studio 809 Podcasts, https://studio809podcasts.com/ Together Colorado - Colorado Springs Faith Table, https://www.togethercolorado.org/   Any video or audio recording of the forum is the sole property of the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region and may not be used in any way unless cleared through LWVPPR. Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work. Don't miss an episode; follow Making Democracy Work wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (LWVPPR). The mission of the League of Women Voters is: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. LWVPPR members actively promote voter and civic education for the public and themselves. Learn more at https://lwvppr.org. Making Democracy Work is one of many Studio 809 Podcasts, building community in the Pikes Peak Region. Find your new favorite local podcast at https://studio809podcasts.com.

Learn more about candidates for State Senate District 12 in this forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region on October 14, 2024. Find video replays of all our forums at https://lwvppr.org/forums2024. Forum host was LWVPPR Spokesperson Shelly Roehrs. The moderator was Alasyn Zimmerman of KOAA News5. Candidates Marc Snyder (Democrat) and Stan VanderWerf (Republican) attended the forum. John Michael Angle (Libertarian) did not attend the forum. Special thanks to these forum co-sponsors: AARP, https://www.aarp.org/ Black and Latino Leadership Coalition, https://www.facebook.com/BlackLatinoLeadershipCoalitionofCOS/ Citizens Project, https://citizensproject.org/ Colorado Latinos Vote, https://colatinosvote.org/ Delta Sigma Theta, https://www.deltasigmatheta.org/ KOAA News5, https://www.koaa.com/ KRCC, https://www.cpr.org/krcc/ Latina Equity Foundation, https://www.facebook.com/LatinaEquityFoundation/ Longmire Audio Engineering NAACP Colorado Springs, https://www.facebook.com/NAACPColoradoSprings/ Neighbors for Education, https://neighborsfored.org/ Pikes Peak Diversity Council, https://www.ppdiversitycouncilinc.org/ Special Kids, Special Families, https://sksfcolorado.org/ Studio 809 Podcasts, https://studio809podcasts.com/ Together Colorado - Colorado Springs Faith Table, https://www.togethercolorado.org/   Any video or audio recording of the forum is the sole property of the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region and may not be used in any way unless cleared through LWVPPR. Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work. Don't miss an episode; follow Making Democracy Work wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (LWVPPR). The mission of the League of Women Voters is: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. LWVPPR members actively promote voter and civic education for the public and themselves. Learn more at https://lwvppr.org. Making Democracy Work is one of many Studio 809 Podcasts, building community in the Pikes Peak Region. Find your new favorite local podcast at https://studio809podcasts.com.

We hear from John Hjersman, Libertarian Party candidate running for Colorado Senate, District 10. Links: Donate to the League & help our efforts to Empower Voters & Defend Democracy - https://lwvppr.org/content.aspx?page_id=305&club_id=750758&item_id=5696 Non-partisan, candidate information - VOTE411.org Candidate Forum Calendar - https://www.lwvppr.org/ Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work. This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (LWVPPR). The mission of the League of Women Voters is: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. LWVPPR members actively promote voter and civic education for the public and themselves. Learn more at https://lwvppr.org/ Making Democracy Work is one of many Studio 809 Podcasts, building community in the Pikes Peak Region. Find your new favorite local podcast at https://studio809podcasts.com Don't miss an episode, follow Making Democracy Work wherever you get your podcasts.

This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on Sept. 15. It dropped for free subscribers on Sept. 22. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoKelly Pawlak, President & CEO of the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA)Recorded onAugust 19, 2024About the NSAAFrom the association's website:The National Ski Areas Association is the trade association for ski area owners and operators. It represents over 300 alpine resorts that account for more than 90% of the skier/snowboarder visits nationwide. Additionally, it has several hundred supplier members that provide equipment, goods and services to the mountain resort industry.NSAA analyzes and distributes ski industry statistics; produces annual conferences and tradeshows; produces a bimonthly industry publication and is active in state and federal government affairs. The association also provides educational programs and employee training materials on industry issues including OSHA, ADA and NEPA regulations and compliance; environmental laws and regulations; state regulatory requirements; aerial tramway safety; and resort operations and guest service.NSAA was established in 1962 and was originally headquartered in New York, NY. In 1989 NSAA merged with SIA (Snowsports Industries America) and moved to McLean, Va. The merger was dissolved in 1992 and NSAA was relocated to Lakewood, Colo., because of its central geographic location. NSAA is located in the same office building as the Professional Ski Instructors of America and the National Ski Patrol in Lakewood, Colo., a suburb west of Denver.Why I interviewed herA pervasive sub-narrative in American skiing's ongoing consolidation is that it's tough to be alone. A bad winter at a place like Magic Mountain, Vermont or Caberfae Peaks, Michigan or Bluewood, Washington means less money, because a big winter at Partner Mountain X across the country isn't available to keep the bank accounts stable. Same thing if your hill gets chewed up by a tornado or a wildfire or a flood. Operators have to just hope insurance covers it.This story is not entirely incorrect. It's just incomplete. It is harder to be independent, whether you're Jackson Hole or Bolton Valley or Mount Ski Gull, Minnesota. But few, if any, ski areas are entirely and truly alone, fighting on the mountaintop for survival. Financially, yes (though many independent ski areas are owned by families or individuals who operate one or more additional businesses, which can and sometimes do subsidize ski areas in lean or rebuilding years). But in the realm of ideas, ski areas have a lot of help.That's because, layered over the vast network of 500-ish U.S. mountains is a web of state and national associations that help sort through regulations, provide ideas, and connect ski areas to one another. Not every state with ski areas has one. Nevada's handful of ski areas, for example, are part of Ski California. New Jersey's can join Ski Areas of New York, which often joins forces with Ski Pennsylvania. Ski Idaho counts Grand Targhee, Wyoming, as a member. Some of these associations (Ski Utah), enjoy generous budgets and large staffs. Others (Ski New Hampshire), accomplish a remarkable amount with just a handful of people. But layered over them all – in reach but not necessarily hierarchy – is the National Ski Areas Association. The NSAA helps ski areas where state associations may lack the scale, resources, or expertise. The NSAA organized the united, nationwide approach to Covid-era operations ahead of the 2020-21 ski season; developed and maintained the omnipresent Skier Responsibility Code; and help ski areas do everything from safely operate chairlifts and terrain parks to fend off climate change. Their regional and national shows are energetic, busy, and productive. Top representatives – the sorts of leaders who appear on this podcast - from every major national or regional ski area are typically present.This support layer, mostly invisible to consumers, is in some ways the concrete holding the nation's ski areas together. Most of even the most staunchly independent operators are members. If U.S. skiing were really made up of 500 ski areas trying to figure out snowmaking in 500 different ways, then we wouldn't have 500 ski areas. They need each other more than you might think. And the NSAA helps pull them all together.What we talked aboutLow natural snow, strong skier visits – the paradox of the 2023-24 ski season; ever-better snowmaking; explaining the ski industry's huge capital investments over recent years; European versus American lift fleets; lift investments across America; when it's time to move on from your dream job; 2017 sounds like yesterday but it may as well have been 1,000 years ago; the disappearing climate-change denier; can ski areas adapt to climate change?; the biggest challenges facing the NSAA's next leader, and what qualities that leader will need to deal with them; should ski areas be required to report injuries?; operators who are making progress on safety; are ski area liability waivers in danger?; the wild cost of liability insurance; how drones could help ski area safety; why is skiing still so white, even after all the DE&I?; why youth skier participation as a percentage of overall skier visits has been declining; and the enormous potential for indoor skiing to grow U.S. participation.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewFirst, Pawlak announced, in May, that she would step down from her NSAA role whenever the board could identify a capable replacement. She explains why on the podcast, but hers has been a by-all-accounts successful seven-year run amidst and through rapid and irreversible industry change – Covid, consolidation, multi-mountain passes, climate change, skyrocketing costs, the digitization of everything – and it was worth pausing to reflect on all that the NSAA had accomplished and all of the challenges waiting ahead.Second, our doomsday instincts keep running up against this stat: despite a fairly poor winter, snow-wise, the U.S. ski industry racked up the fifth-most skier visits of all time during its 2023-24 campaign. How is that possible, and what does it mean? I've explored this a little myself, but Pawlak has access to data that I don't, and she adds an extra dimension to our analysis.And this is true of so many of the topics that I regularly cover in this newsletter: capital investment, regulation, affordability, safety, diversity. This overlap is not surprising, given my stated focus on lift-served skiing in North America. Most of my podcasts bore deeply into the operations of a single mountain, then zoom out to center those ski areas within the broader ski universe. When I talk with the NSAA, I can do the opposite – analyze the larger forces driving the evolution of lift-served skiing, and see how the collective is approaching them. It's a point of view that very few possess, and even fewer are able to articulate. Questions I wish I'd askedWe recorded this conversation before POWDR announced that it had sold Killington and Pico, and would look to sell Bachelor, Eldora, and Silver Star in the coming months. I would have loved to have gotten Pawlak's take on what was a surprise twist in skiing's long-running consolidation.I didn't ask Pawlak about the Justice Department's investigation into Alterra's proposed acquisition of Arapahoe Basin. I wish I would have.What I got wrongI said that Hugh Reynolds was “Big Snow's head of marketing.” His actual role is Chief Marketing Officer for all of Snow Partners, which operates the indoor Big Snow ski area, the outdoor Mountain Creek ski area, and a bunch of other stuff.Podcast NotesOn specific figures from the Kotke Report:Pretty much all of the industry statistics that I cite in this interview come from the Kotke Demographic Report, an annual end-of-season survey that aggregates anonymized data from hundreds of U.S. ski areas. Any numbers that I reference in this conversation either refer to the 2022-23 study, or include historical data up to that year. I did not have access to the 2023-24 report until after our conversation.Capital expendituresPer the 2023-24 Kotke Report:Definitions of ski resort sizesAlso from Kotke:On European lift fleets versus AmericanComparing European skiing to American skiing is a bit like comparing futbol to American football – two different things entirely. Europe is home to at least five times as many ski areas as North America and about six times as many skiers. There are ski areas there that make Whistler look like Wilmot Mountain. The food is not only edible, but does not cost four times your annual salary. Lift tickets are a lot cheaper, in general. But it snows more, and more consistently, in North America; our liftlines are more organized; and you don't need a guide here to ski five feet off piste. Both are great and annoying in their own way. But our focus of difference-ness in this podcast was between the lift fleets on each continent. In brief, you're far more likely to stumble across a beefcaker on a random Austrian trail than you are here in U.S. America. Take a look at skiresort.info's (not entirely accurate but close enough), inventory of eight-place chairlifts around the world:On “Waterville with the MND lift”Pawlak was referring to Waterville Valley's Tecumseh Express, built in 2022 by France-based MND. It was the first and only lift that the manufacturer built in the United States prior to the dissolution of a joint venture with Bartholet. While MND may be sidelined, Pawlak's point remains valid: there is room in the North American market for manufacturers other than Leitner-Poma and Doppelmayr, especially as lift prices continue to escalate at amazing rates.On my crankiness with “the mainstream media” and climate changeI kind of hate the term “mainstream media,” particularly when it's used as a de facto four-letter word to describe some Power Hive of brainwashing elitists conspiring to cover up the government's injection of Anthrax into our Honey Combs. I regret using the term in our conversation, but sometimes in the on-the-mic flow of an interview I default to stupid. Anyway, once or twice per year I get particularly bent about some non-ski publication framing lift-served skiing as an already-doomed industry because the climate is changing. I'm not some denier kook who's stockpiling dogfood for the crocodile apocalypse, but I find this narrative stupid because it's reductive and false. The real story is this: as the climate changes, the ski industry is adapting in amazing and inventive ways; ski areas are, as I often say, Climate Change Super Adapters. You can read an example that I wrote here.On the NSAA's Covid responseThere's no reason to belabor the NSAA's Covid response – which was comprehensive and excellent, and is probably the reason the 2020-21 American ski season happened – here. I already broke the whole thing down with Pawlak back in April 2021. She also joined me – somewhat remarkably, given the then-small reach of the podcast – at the height of Covid confusion in April 2020 to talk through what in the world could possibly happen next.On The Colorado Sun's reporting on ski area safety and the NSAA's safety reportThe Colorado Sun consistently reports on ski area safety, and the ski industry's resistance to laws that would compel them to make injury reports public. I asked Pawlak about this, citing, specifically, this Sun article From April 8, 2024:[13-year-old] Silas [Luckett] is one of thousands of people injured on Colorado ski slopes every winter. With the state's ski hills posting record visitation in the past two seasons — reaching 14.8 million in 2022-23 — it would appear that the increasing frequency of injuries coincides with the rising number of visits. We say “appear” because, unlike just about every other industry in the country, the resort industry does not disclose injury data. …Ski resorts do not release injury reports. The ski resort industry keeps a tight grasp on even national injury data. Since 1980, the National Ski Areas Association provides select researchers with injury data for peer-reviewed reports issued every 10 years by the National Ski Areas Association. The most recent 10-year review of ski injuries was published in 2014, looking at 13,145 injury reports from the 2010-11 ski season at resorts that reported 4.6 million visits.The four 10-year reports showed a decline in skier injuries from 3.1 per 1,000 visitors in 1980-81 to 2.7 in 1990-91 to 2.6 in 2000-01 to 2.5 in 2010-11. Snowboarder injuries were 3.3 in 1990, 7.0 in 2000 and 6.1 in 2010.For 1990-91, the nation's ski areas reported 46.7 million skier visits, 2000-01 was 57.3 million and 2010-11 saw a then all–time high of 60.5 million visits. …The NSAA's once-a-decade review of injuries from 2020-21 was delayed during the pandemic and is expected to land later this year. But the association's reports are not available to the public [Pawlak disputes this, and provided a copy of the report to The Storm – you can view it here].When Colorado state Sen. Jessie Danielson crafted a bill in 2021 that would have required ski areas to publish annual injury statistics, the industry blasted the plan, arguing it would be an administrative burden and confuse the skiing public. It died in committee.“When we approached the ski areas to work on any of the details in the bill, they refused,” Danielson, a Wheat Ridge Democrat, told The Sun in 2021. “It makes me wonder what it is that they are hiding. It seems to me that an industry that claims to have safety as a top priority would be interested in sharing the information about injuries on their mountains.”The resort industry vehemently rebuffs the notion that ski areas do not take safety seriously.Patricia Campbell, the then-president of Vail Resorts' 37-resort mountain division and a 35-year veteran of the resort industry, told Colorado lawmakers considering the 2021 legislation that requiring ski resorts to publish safety reports was “not workable” and would create an “unnecessary burden, confusion and distraction.”Requiring resorts to publish public safety plans, she said, would “trigger a massive administrative effort” that could redirect resort work from other safety measures.“Publishing safety plans will not inform skiers about our work or create a safer ski area,” Campbell told the Colorado Senate's Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee in April 2021.On ASTM International Pawlak refers to “ASTM International” in the podcast. That is an acronym for “American Society for Testing and Materials,” an organization that sets standards for various industries. Here's an overview video that most of you will find fairly boring (I do, however, find it fascinating that these essentially invisible boards operate in the background to introduce some consistency into our highly confusing industrialized world):On Mammoth and Deer Valley's “everyone gets 15 feet” campaignThere's a cool video of this on Deer Valley's Instapost that won't embed on this page for some reason. Since Alterra owns both resorts, I will assume Mammoth's campaign is similar.On Heavenly's collision prevention programMore on this program, from NSAA's Safety Awards website:Heavenly orchestrated a complex collision prevention strategy to address a very specific situation and need arising from instances of skier density in certain areas. The ski area's unique approach leveraged detailed incident data and distinct geographic features, guest dynamics and weather patterns to identify and mitigate high-risk areas effectively. Among its efforts to redirect people in a congested area, Heavenly reintroduced the Lakeview Terrain Park, added a rest area and groomed a section through the trees to attract guests to an underutilized run. Most impressively, these innovative interventions resulted in a 52% year-over-year reduction of person-on-person collisions. Judges also appreciated that the team successfully incorporated creative thinking from a specialist-level employee. For its effective solutions to reduce collision risk through thoughtful terrain management, NSAA awarded Heavenly Mountain Resort with the win for Best Collision Prevention Program.On the Crested Butte accidentPawlak and I discuss a 2022 accident at Crested Butte that could end up having lasting consequences on the ski industry. Per The Colorado Sun:It was toward the end of the first day of a ski vacation with their church in March 2022 when Mike Miller and his daughter Annie skied up to the Paradise Express lift at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The chair spun around and Annie couldn't settle into the seat. Mike grabbed her. The chair kept climbing out of the lift terminal. He screamed for the lift operator to stop the chair. So did people in the line. The chair kept moving. Annie tried to hold on to the chair. Mike tried to hold his 16-year-old daughter. The fall from 30 feet onto hard-packed snow shattered her C7 vertebrae, bruised her heart, lacerated her liver and injured her lungs. She will not walk again. The Miller family claims the lift operators were not standing at the lift controls and “consciously and recklessly disregarded the safety of Annie” when they failed to stop the Paradise chair. In a lawsuit the family filed in December 2022 in Broomfield County District Court, they accused Crested Butte Mountain Resort and its owner, Broomfield-based Vail Resorts, of gross negligence and “willful and wanton conduct.”In May, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on the incident, per SAM:In a 5-2 ruling, the Colorado Supreme Court found that liability waivers cannot be used to protect ski areas from negligence claims related to chairlift accidents. The decision will allow a negligence per se claim brought against Vail Resorts to proceed in the district courts.The decision, however, did not invalidate all waivers, as the NSAA clarified in the same SAM article:There was concern among outdoor activity operators in Colorado that the case might void liability waivers altogether, but the narrow scope of the decision has largely upheld the use of liability waivers to protect against claims pertaining to inherent risks.“While the Supreme Court carved out a narrow path where releases of liability cannot be enforced in certain, unique chairlift incidents, the media downplayed, if not ignored, a critical part of the ruling,” explained Dave Byrd, the National Ski Areas Association's (NSAA) director of risk and regulatory affairs. “Plaintiffs' counsel had asked the [Colorado] Supreme Court to overturn decades of court precedent enforcing the broader use of ALL releases in recreation incidents, and the court unanimously declined to make such a radical change with Colorado's long-standing law on releases and waivers—and that was the more important part of the court's decision from my perspective.”The Colorado Supreme Court's ruling “express[es] no view as to the ultimate merit of the claim,” rather it allows the Millers' claim to proceed to trial in the lower courts. It could be month or years before the lawsuit is concluded.On me knowing “all too well what it's like to be injured on a ski trip”Boy do I ever:Yeah that's my leg. Ouch.Don't worry. I've skied 102 days since that mangling.Here's the full story.On “Jerry of the Day”I have conflicted feelings on Jerry of the Day. Some of their posts are hilarious, capturing what are probably genuinely good and seasoned skiers whiffing in incredible fashion:Some are just mean-spirited and stupid:Funny I guess if you rip and wear it ironically. But it's harder to be funny than you may suppose. See The New Yorker's cloying and earnest (and never-funny), Shouts & Murmurs column.On state passport programsState passport programs are one of the best hacks to make skiing affordable for families. Run by various state ski associations, they provide between one and three lift tickets to every major ski area in the state for some grade range between third and fifth. A small administrative fee typically applies, but otherwise, the lift tickets are free. In most, if not all, cases, kids do not need to live in the state to be eligible. Check out the programs in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and Utah. Other states have them too – use the Google machine to find them.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 58/100 in 2024, and number 558 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.WhoChauncy and Kelli Johnson, Founders of the Snow Angel FoundationRecorded onJune 17, 2024About the Snow Angel FoundationFrom their website:Our mission is to prevent ski and snowboard collisions so that everyone can Ride Another Day! We accomplish our mission through education and awareness to promote safe skiing and snowboarding behaviors. The Foundation was started as a result of a life changing collision and a desire to ensure that these types of collisions never happen again. Since 2016, we have been creating a social movement among skiers and snowboarders with the “Ride Another Day” campaign. Snow Angel Foundation, founded in 2023, is the vehicle that will expand this campaign and transform the culture of skiing and snowboarding into a safety-oriented community. Partner with us so we can all Ride Another Day!The “life changing collision” referred to above resulted in the death of this little girl, Elise Johnson, in 2010:Why I interviewed themThe first time I saw this, I felt like I got punched:I was skiing Snowbird, ground zero for aggressive, full-throttle skiing. The things you see there. The terrain invites it. The bottomless snow enables it. The cultish battle cries of packed-full tram cars demand it. Snowbird is a circus, an amphitheater, a place that scares the s**t out of anyone with a pulse. There aren't many beginners there. Or even intermediates. You're far more likely to smash your face into a rock than clip some meandering 8-year-old's tails when you drop into Silver Fox.But the contrast between that mountain and that message was powerful. For a subset of skiers, every ski day must be this sort of ski day, every run a showcase of their buckle-bending, torque-busting snow arcs. “Out of My Path, Mortals. You are all just traffic cones around which I dance. Admire me!” And it's like damn bro how are you single?That ski behaviors aren't transferable from High Baldy to Baby Thunder is a memo that too many skiers have yet to receive. Is anyone else tired of this? Of World Cup trials on blue groomers? Of the social media braggadocio and bravado about skiing six times the speed of light? Of knuckleheads conflating speed with skill? When I talk about The Brobots, this is a big part of what I mean: the sense of entitlement to do as they please with shared space, without regard for the impact their actions could have on others.I hope one or two of these people will listen to this podcast. And I hope they will stop threading the Buttercup Runout back to the Carebear Quad as though they were navigating an X-Wing through an asteroid belt. Speed is a big part of skiing's appeal. The power and adrenaline of it, the thrill. But there are places on the bump where it's appropriate to tuck and fly, and places where it just isn't. And I wish more of us knew the difference.What we talked aboutElise just “had a lot of light”; being a ski family; an awful Christmas Eve at Hogadon Basin; waking up six weeks later; recovering from grief; why the family kept skiing; transforming pain into activism; slow the F down Brah; who's doing a good job on safety; ski industry opposition to injury- and death-reporting regulations; and what we learned from the mass adoption of helmets.Podcast NotesOn couples on the podcastI mentioned I've hosted several husband-wife combinations on the podcast, mostly the owners of ski areas:* Plattekill, New York owners Laszlo and Danielle Vajtay* Paul Bunyan, Wisconsin owners TJ and Wendy Kerscher* West Mountain, New York owners Sara and Spencer MontgomeryOn Antelope ButteThe Johnsons' local is Antelope Butte, a little double-chair bump in northern Wyoming:On Snowy RangeThe Johnsons also spent time skiing Snowy Range, also in Wyoming:On Hogadon BasinThe incident in question went down on the Dreadnaught run at Hogadon Basin, a 600-vertical-foot bump 20 minutes south of Casper, Wyoming:On 50 First DatesBy her own account, Kelli's life for six weeks went about like this:On the Colorado Sun's research on industry opposition to safety-reporting requirementsFrom April 8, 2024:[13-year-old] Silas [Luckett] is one of thousands of people injured on Colorado ski slopes every winter. With the state's ski hills posting record visitation in the past two seasons — reaching 14.8 million in 2022-23 — it would appear that the increasing frequency of injuries coincides with the rising number of visits. We say “appear” because, unlike just about every other industry in the country, the resort industry does not disclose injury data. …Ski resorts do not release injury reports. The ski resort industry keeps a tight grasp on even national injury data. Since 1980, the National Ski Areas Association provides select researchers with injury data for peer-reviewed reports issued every 10 years by the National Ski Areas Association. The most recent 10-year review of ski injuries was published in 2014, looking at 13,145 injury reports from the 2010-11 ski season at resorts that reported 4.6 million visits.The four 10-year reports showed a decline in skier injuries from 3.1 per 1,000 visitors in 1980-81 to 2.7 in 1990-91 to 2.6 in 2000-01 to 2.5 in 2010-11. Snowboarder injuries were 3.3 in 1990, 7.0 in 2000 and 6.1 in 2010.For 1990-91, the nation's ski areas reported 46.7 million skier visits, 2000-01 was 57.3 million and 2010-11 saw a then all–time high of 60.5 million visits. …The NSAA's once-a-decade review of injuries from 2020-21 was delayed during the pandemic and is expected to land later this year. But the association's reports are not available to the public [the NSAA disputes this, and provided a copy of the report to The Storm; I'll address this in more detail in an upcoming, already-recorded podcast with NSAA president Kelly Pawlak].When Colorado state Sen. Jessie Danielson crafted a bill in 2021 that would have required ski areas to publish annual injury statistics, the industry blasted the plan, arguing it would be an administrative burden and confuse the skiing public. It died in committee.“When we approached the ski areas to work on any of the details in the bill, they refused,” Danielson, a Wheat Ridge Democrat, told The Sun in 2021. “It makes me wonder what it is that they are hiding. It seems to me that an industry that claims to have safety as a top priority would be interested in sharing the information about injuries on their mountains.”The resort industry vehemently rebuffs the notion that ski areas do not take safety seriously.Patricia Campbell, the then-president of Vail Resorts' 37-resort mountain division and a 35-year veteran of the resort industry, told Colorado lawmakers considering the 2021 legislation that requiring ski resorts to publish safety reports was “not workable” and would create an “unnecessary burden, confusion and distraction.”Requiring resorts to publish public safety plans, she said, would “trigger a massive administrative effort” that could redirect resort work from other safety measures.“Publishing safety plans will not inform skiers about our work or create a safer ski area,” Campbell told the Colorado Senate's Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee in April 2021.The Sun also compiles an annual report of deaths at Colorado ski areas.On helmet cultureProblems often seem intractable, the world fossilized. But sometimes simple things change so completely, and in such a short period of time, that it's almost impossible to imagine the world before. I was 19, for example, the first time I used the internet, and 23 when I acquired its evil cousin, the cellphone (which would not be usefully linked to the web for about another decade).In our little ski world, the thing-that-is-now-ubiquitous-that-once-barely-existed is helmets. As recently as the 1990s, you likely weren't dropping a bucket on your skull unless you were running gates on a World Cup circuit. It's not that we didn't know about them – helmets have been around since, like, the Bronze Age. But nobody wore them. Nobody. Then, suddenly, everyone did. Or, well, it seemed sudden, though it's surprising to see that, as recently as the 2002-03 ski season, only around 25 percent of skiers bothered to strap on a helmet:I was a late adopter when I first wore a helmet in 2016. And when I finally got there, I realized, hey, this thing is warm. It also came in handy when I slammed the back of my head into a downed tree at Jay Peak last March.I don't have hard stats on helmet usage going back to the 1990s, but check out this circa 1990s casual ski day vid at an unidentified U.S. mountain:I counted one helmet. On a kid. To underscore the point, here's a circa 1990s promo for Steamboat Ski Patrol, which captures the big-mountain crew rocking knit caps and goggles:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 54/100 in 2024, and number 554 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Today we discuss Colorado Senate Bill 33, a proposed bill that would have quadrupled property taxes for short-term rentals, which was ultimately voted down. We also talk about current regulations for short-term rentals in Colorado, with varying rules across different counties. As well as a recent appearance on Turbo Tenet and updates from our real estate clients, emphasizing the importance of obtaining permits for work done on properties. Turbo Tenant Video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUMis_FVl-0 Hold My Hand Package https://stan.store/erin_spradlin/p/airbnb-mentoring-package

Ryan is pressed into duty with Dan stuck in traffic up in the mountains, revisiting his earlier conversation with Dan Haley (COGA President, CEO) on a big legislative win on energy in the Colorado Senate on Thursday. Also, Brian in Arvada chooses Good Friday - of all days - to start a firestorm of calls and texts over the Catholic Church and its alleged role in assisting the government with transporting illegal aliens across the country.

Erik is joined by Vail Valley Partnership President and CEO Chris Romer to discuss Senate Bill 24-033 that has recently been introduced in the Colorado Senate. Vail Valley Partnership's board has expressed opposition to this legislation due to the negative impacts on our economy. We believe it will essentially destroy spring, summer, and fall tourism and lead to a sizable decrease in our transient visitor bed base with no benefit to the creation of long-term rental inventory. This issue has implications for our entire state, thank you for listening and should you want to get involved you can reach out to your State Senators and State Representatives to express opposition.Read Chris' article HERE

On today's show, Ed Butowsky discusses a possible Government Shutdown. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: In 2001, Harvey was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican, representing the 43rd House District. Elected in 2006 to the Colorado Senate, he represented Senate District 30, which encompasses Northern Douglas County—Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker, and Roxborough Park. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Ed Butowsky founded Chapwood Investments in 2005 after almost 20 years of serving clients at Morgan Stanley & Co. Ed Butowsky has spent the past ten years highlighting the problem of athletes going broke. Sports Illustrated featured Butowsky in a cover story on the issue in 2009, as did ESPN in 2012 for a “30 for 30” documentary called “Broke.” In addition, Ed Butowsky is the author of, “Never Go Broke” which is available on Amazon.

GUEST OVERVIEW: In 2001, Harvey was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican, representing the 43rd House District. Elected in 2006 to the Colorado Senate, he represented Senate District 30, which encompasses Northern Douglas County—Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker, and Roxborough Park.

In the western parts of Montrose County, a climate-driven crisis is taking form. Dry conditions, enhanced by weeks of extreme heat, have made the region susceptible to fires.Support the show: https://www.montrosepress.com/site/forms/subscription_services/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, the Colorado legislature defeats bill which would have changed forced pooling laws, why Texas and Louisiana are leading the way with carbon capture, new program to handle disputes for North Dakota royalty owners, and the latest Rig Count! Colorado Senate committee rejects changes to ‘forced pooling' of mineral rights | Courthouse News Service Why Texas, Louisiana Are Poised To Win The Carbon Capture Sweepstakes State-contracted middleman to handle disputes between royalty owners, oil companies in North Dakota As always, you can go to mineralrightspodcast.com to find the links to these articles and other resources mentioned in this episode. To send us an article you would like us to cover in a future episode, please email feedback@mineralrightspodcast.com

This week I have Ron Walter on to discuss a new gig worker bill in Colorado, almost sounds too good to be true. If passed would there be more like it that moved towards a union model for workers. Bill sponsors Sen. Robert Rodriguez of Denver, Rep. Stephanie Vigil of Colorado Springs — who is the first gig-app worker to join the Legislature — and Rep. Jennifer Bacon of Denver. (Senate Bill 23-098). Gig workers, what do you think of this legislation? Join Ron (EntreCourier) and I to discuss what is going on in Colorado that could dramatically change gig workers rights & the way they earn. ** .:: BECOME A PATREON MEMBER AND HELP SUPPORT OUR CREATIVE CONTENT ::. https://www.patreon.com/RideshareRodeo

Sometimes, in talk radio, you have a guest that leaves a mark.  Recovering heroin addict, now DIRECTOR of the residential addict treatment center, 180ministriies.net, 33-year-old Kyle Roth has a message for Colorado Democrats intent on "supporting" addicts in ingesting their poison at so-called "safe" injection sites: "Don't do it."  You will keep people trapped in their misery. He will be testifying to the Colorado Senate next week.  Learn how you can too.  Then, how about a Bud Light?  The CEO's lame response to this marketing faux pas is derided, politely.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chelsea and I continue our coverage of Colorado's three radical pro-abortion bills: SB23-188, SB23-189, and SB23-190.In this episode we walk through some details for the three bills and how they could destroy genuine health care in Colorado. Abortion providers become a new protected class immune from criminal charges, even if women die in their "care." Insurance programs must specially subsidize abortions and treatment for promiscuity. Yet, pregnancy centers become the great deceptive villains, and abortion pill reversals (progesterone) must be outlawed.We play some salient clips from the Senate floor while they debated amendments to the bills. It was like pulling teeth for the opposition even to get the accusation that pregnancy centers are "fake clinics" removed from the legislative declaration of SB23-190.As of this episode's release the bills are scheduled for committee at the House. We anticipate a long day of citizen testimonies with another 3-to-1 opposition. Of course, this ratio rarely stops the radicals in the majority from being drunk on power to press ever harder a culture of death and an abortion dystopia. Prayers for this situation are very much appreciated.Scriptures Referenced:Psalm 37:7-13Sources Consulted:Colorado Senate 2023 Legislative Day 072 Part 1 [Recording]Colorado Senate 2023 Legislative Day 072 Part 2 [Recording]

Chelsea and I continue our coverage of Colorado's three radical pro-abortion bills: SB23-188, SB23-189, and SB23-190. In this episode we walk through some details for the three bills and how they could destroy genuine health care in Colorado. Abortion providers become a new protected class immune from criminal charges, even if women die in their "care." Insurance programs must specially subsidize abortions and treatment for promiscuity. Yet, pregnancy centers become the great deceptive villains, and abortion pill reversals (progesterone) must be outlawed. We play some salient clips from the Senate floor while they debated amendments to the bills. It was like pulling teeth for the opposition even to get the accusation that pregnancy centers are "fake clinics" removed from the legislative declaration of SB23-190. As of this episode's release the bills are scheduled for committee at the House. We anticipate a long day of citizen testimonies with another 3-to-1 opposition. Of course, this ratio rarely stops the radicals in the majority from being drunk on power to press ever harder a culture of death and an abortion dystopia. Prayers for this situation are very much appreciated. Scriptures Referenced: Psalm 37:7-13 Sources Consulted: Colorado Senate 2023 Legislative Day 072 Part 1 [Recording] Colorado Senate 2023 Legislative Day 072 Part 2 [Recording]

Chelsea and I continue our coverage of Colorado's three radical pro-abortion bills: SB23-188, SB23-189, and SB23-190.In this episode we walk through some details for the three bills and how they could destroy genuine health care in Colorado. Abortion providers become a new protected class immune from criminal charges, even if women die in their "care." Insurance programs must specially subsidize abortions and treatment for promiscuity. Yet, pregnancy centers become the great deceptive villains, and abortion pill reversals (progesterone) must be outlawed.We play some salient clips from the Senate floor while they debated amendments to the bills. It was like pulling teeth for the opposition even to get the accusation that pregnancy centers are "fake clinics" removed from the legislative declaration of SB23-190.As of this episode's release the bills are scheduled for committee at the House. We anticipate a long day of citizen testimonies with another 3-to-1 opposition. Of course, this ratio rarely stops the radicals in the majority from being drunk on power to press ever harder a culture of death and an abortion dystopia. Prayers for this situation are very much appreciated.Scriptures Referenced:Psalm 37:7-13Sources Consulted:Colorado Senate 2023 Legislative Day 072 Part 1 [Recording]Colorado Senate 2023 Legislative Day 072 Part 2 [Recording]

We found out last Monday evening that the Colorado legislature is ramming through a package of three radical pro-abortion bills: SB23-188, SB23-189, and SB23-190.The most dangerous and impacting to pregnancy resource centers is SB23-190: Deceptive Trade Practice Pregnancy-related Service. The language of this bill could penalize pregnancy centers for trying to advertise their services to help pregnant women in crisis. Even more devastating is a clear ban on any means of offering anything intending to reverse an abortion pill.Chelsea and I spent this last week engaged in this battle. Tuesday evening we were working on Chelsea's testimony for the judiciary committee on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday we worked on information to send out to legislators about this bill.In this episode we play Chelsea's testimony in the bill committee. We also play some salient points from other testimonies. In particular, we respond to some of the testimony of Dr. Mitchell Creinin, who conducted the world-renowned "inconclusive" clinical trial on abortion pill reversal. Dr. Creinin concludes that the practice is unproven and "medical fraud."We also played clips from other medical professionals who disputed Dr. Creinin's claims.If you are listening to this episode the day it is released, March 19, 2023, the bill is at the Colorado Senate floor and will voted on today. Prayers for this situation are very much appreciated.Update: Senate floor debate for these bills has been moved to the next day, Tuesday, March 21.Scriptures Referenced:Proverbs 14:27Sources Consulted:Colorado Senate Judiciary [March 15, 2023 - Upon Adjournment] [Recording]Delgado G, Condly SJ, Davenport M, Tinnakornsrisuphap T, Mack J, Khauv V, Zhou PS. A case series detailing the successful reversal of the effects of mifepristone using progesterone. Issues Law Med. 2018 Spring;33(1):21-31. PMID: 30831017. [Full study PDF]Creinin MD, Hou MY, Dalton L, Steward R, Chen MJ. Mifepristone Antagonization With Progesterone to Prevent Medical Abortion: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jan;135(1):158-165. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003620. PMID: 31809439. [Full study PDF]Wahabi HA, Fayed AA, Esmaeil SA, Bahkali KH. Progestogen for treating threatened miscarriage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Aug 6;8(8):CD005943. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005943.pub5. PMID: 30081430; PMCID: PMC6513446. [Full study PDF]Kooistra B, Dijkman B, Einhorn TA, Bhandari M. How...

We found out last Monday evening that the Colorado legislature is ramming through a package of three radical pro-abortion bills: SB23-188, SB23-189, and SB23-190. The most dangerous and impacting to pregnancy resource centers is SB23-190: Deceptive Trade Practice Pregnancy-related Service. The language of this bill could penalize pregnancy centers for trying to advertise their services to help pregnant women in crisis. Even more devastating is a clear ban on any means of offering anything intending to reverse an abortion pill. Chelsea and I spent this last week engaged in this battle. Tuesday evening we working on Chelsea's testimony for the judiciary committee on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday we worked on information to send out to legislators about this bill. In this episode we play Chelsea's testimony in the bill committee. We also play some salient points from other testimonies. In particular, we respond to some of the testimony of Dr. Mitchell Creinin, who conducted the world-renowned "inconclusive" clinical trial on abortion pill reversal. Dr. Creinin concludes that the practice is unproven and "medical fraud." We also played clips from other medical professionals who disputed Dr. Creinin's claims. If you are listening to this episode the day it is released, March 19, 2023, the bill is at the Colorado Senate floor and will voted on today. Prayers for this situation are very much appreciated. Update: Senate floor debate for these bills has been moved to the next day, Tuesday, March 21. Scriptures Referenced: Proverbs 14:27 Sources Consulted: Colorado Senate Judiciary [March 15, 2023 - Upon Adjournment] [Recording] Delgado G, Condly SJ, Davenport M, Tinnakornsrisuphap T, Mack J, Khauv V, Zhou PS. A case series detailing the successful reversal of the effects of mifepristone using progesterone. Issues Law Med. 2018 Spring;33(1):21-31. PMID: 30831017. [Full study PDF] Creinin MD, Hou MY, Dalton L, Steward R, Chen MJ. Mifepristone Antagonization With Progesterone to Prevent Medical Abortion: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jan;135(1):158-165. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003620. PMID: 31809439. [Full study PDF] Wahabi HA, Fayed AA, Esmaeil SA, Bahkali KH. Progestogen for treating threatened miscarriage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Aug 6;8(8):CD005943. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005943.pub5. PMID: 30081430; PMCID: PMC6513446. [Full study PDF] Kooistra B, Dijkman B, Einhorn TA, Bhandari M. How to design a good case series. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 May;91 Suppl 3:21-6. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01573. PMID: 19411496. Dalziel K, Round A, Stein K, Garside R, Castelnuovo E, Payne L. Do the findings of case series studies vary significantly according to methodological characteristics? Health Technol Assess. 2005 Jan;9(2):iii-iv, 1-146. doi: 10.3310/hta9020. PMID: 15588556. Abortion Pill Reversal Helpline Heartbeat International

We found out last Monday evening that the Colorado legislature is ramming through a package of three radical pro-abortion bills: SB23-188, SB23-189, and SB23-190.The most dangerous and impacting to pregnancy resource centers is SB23-190: Deceptive Trade Practice Pregnancy-related Service. The language of this bill could penalize pregnancy centers for trying to advertise their services to help pregnant women in crisis. Even more devastating is a clear ban on any means of offering anything intending to reverse an abortion pill.Chelsea and I spent this last week engaged in this battle. Tuesday evening we were working on Chelsea's testimony for the judiciary committee on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday we worked on information to send out to legislators about this bill.In this episode we play Chelsea's testimony in the bill committee. We also play some salient points from other testimonies. In particular, we respond to some of the testimony of Dr. Mitchell Creinin, who conducted the world-renowned "inconclusive" clinical trial on abortion pill reversal. Dr. Creinin concludes that the practice is unproven and "medical fraud."We also played clips from other medical professionals who disputed Dr. Creinin's claims.If you are listening to this episode the day it is released, March 19, 2023, the bill is at the Colorado Senate floor and will voted on today. Prayers for this situation are very much appreciated.Update: Senate floor debate for these bills has been moved to the next day, Tuesday, March 21.Scriptures Referenced:Proverbs 14:27Sources Consulted:Colorado Senate Judiciary [March 15, 2023 - Upon Adjournment] [Recording]Delgado G, Condly SJ, Davenport M, Tinnakornsrisuphap T, Mack J, Khauv V, Zhou PS. A case series detailing the successful reversal of the effects of mifepristone using progesterone. Issues Law Med. 2018 Spring;33(1):21-31. PMID: 30831017. [Full study PDF]Creinin MD, Hou MY, Dalton L, Steward R, Chen MJ. Mifepristone Antagonization With Progesterone to Prevent Medical Abortion: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jan;135(1):158-165. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003620. PMID: 31809439. [Full study PDF]Wahabi HA, Fayed AA, Esmaeil SA, Bahkali KH. Progestogen for treating threatened miscarriage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Aug 6;8(8):CD005943. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005943.pub5. PMID: 30081430; PMCID: PMC6513446. [Full study PDF]Kooistra B, Dijkman B, Einhorn TA, Bhandari M. How...

Rundown -   Chris Hansen - 03:40   Sam Kaufman - 56:57   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:52:21   "Shake Your Moneymaker" by Dave Gunders - 01:59:42   'You People' Movie Review - 02:02:43   Colorado state Senator Chris Hansen makes his strong case to be elected Denver's 46th mayor. Senator Hansen is an engineer by training and experience. Growing up in Goodland, Kansas, Hansen always looked up to the regional capital of Denver, and frequently visited.   Elected to represent SD21 (central and east Denver), Hansen is a legislative leader who wants to now turn his attention to solving Denver's problems. Hansen is a father of two boys who is proud of his attorney wife. Learn also about Hansen's father, a necktie-wearing teacher, and his mother, a nurse.    Hansen gets passionate about climate change and electric heat pump technology that could revolutionize Denver's buildings. Dr. Hansen also knows budgets, having served as the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Vice Chair of the Joint Budget Committee.   So is Hansen's good humor as he talks about the neckties he and his father have long favored. The Colorado Senate's strict necktie rule is no problem for this mayoral candidate who wore a solid red tie to Thursday's first Denver mayoral debate held at Regis College.   The candidate discusses his first priority commitment to Denver public safety. Denver's ongoing crime and vehicular collision problems are unacceptable. Hansen claims he's the infrastructure knowledgeable mayoral candidate Denver needs and his decision making skills are suited to the job.   Sam Kaufman's job was to sell men neckties and it lasted many decades. As son of late great Fred Kaufman and proprietor of this region's preeminent big and tall men's clothing store, Sam is an expert at men's fashion. He's also sold hundreds of thousands of extra long ties.   Listen to the great yarns spun by this master clothier who spent decades also selling suits and shoes and other apparel at Kaufman's Big and Tall Store in Englewood. The location at Hampden and Broadway was chosen after Fred Kaufman turned down offers to locate at Cinderella City.   Great athletes galore were among the Kaufman patrons. Listen for the invited name dropping including Julius Erving and Broncos' greats Paul Smith and Randy Gradishar.     What are neckties all about? Personal expression and a show of respect. Are neckties going extinct? Perhaps. One necktie killer was Raymond Burr who went through them like dishrags as he sweated out playing Perry Mason in the Denver courthouse. Kaufman's Burr necktie story is a classic.   Sam Kaufman is a brilliant storyteller who loved his famous father who helped bring pro basketball to Denver. Byron Beck is a big Kaufman's fan and vice versa. These old Denver stories are classics.   For lawyers, a good necktie can be his moneymaker. Shake your Moneymaker is the cover song sung by show Troubadour Dave Gunders who pays tribute to Elmore James and neckties he too has known. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08U7tcjKWFM   As a special feature, Troubadour Dave Gunders give their reviews of the controversial number one movie on Netflix, You People. Was this the right way to cover mixed race marriage controversies, and were Jews treated fairly? https://www.timesofisrael.com/critics-pan-painful-portrayal-of-jews-in-race-relations-rom-com-you-people/

Rundown -    Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35   "Black Balloons" by Dave Gunders - 13:00   Mike Johnston - 20:00   Former Colorado State Senator Michael Johnston is an accomplished metro Denver educator who grew up in Eagle County, Colorado. He's got degrees from Yale and Harvard and came to fame as an early Colorado ally of Senator Barack Obama.   Johnston is bilingual, represented Park Hill in the Colorado statehouse and his wife is a veteran Denver prosecutor. Listen to Senator Johnston discuss immigration, Denver Public Schools, crime, policing and the horrific death of Tyre Nichols.   Crime and homelessness are hurting Denver. So are failures at Denver Public Schools. As Denver mayor, Johnston explains how he'll get involved in education. That's his passion. Johnston has answers when it comes to solving homelessness. Micro-communities are the answer he proposes. https://mikejohnstonformayor.com/   Learn about Denver's fascinating 9 to 1 political dollar match rule for contributors who are Denver citizens. Regarding guns, learn how Johnston was part of the Colorado Senate when large capacity magazines were outlawed. He's now ready to fight for gun safety as Denver's next mayor.   Find out Mike Johnston's views on cannabis & his belief that law enforcement should be allowed to use MJ as they can alcohol. Johnston thinks he's got the right coalition and ideas, especially as regards homelessness and education to win and succeed as Denver mayor.    Meanwhile, America remains troubled, including by a strange Chinese spy balloon. Troubadour Dave Gunders delights with his song, Black Balloons and brilliant banter about this possible existential crisis. This trial balloon should be controlled. We are feeling provocation, manipulation and possible infiltration.

Tonight on The Last Word: A new court document reveals more about the attack on Paul Pelosi. Also, the Colorado Senate candidates face off in a final debate. Plus, a New York Times poll finds 65 percent of likely voters in Kansas's 3rd Congressional District would rather vote for the pro-abortion access candidate. And NBC News reports the January 6 Committee interviewed a Secret Service spokesperson on the alleged Trump SUV altercation. Joyce Vance, Andrew Weissmann, Sen. Michael Bennet, Rep. Sharice Davids and Rep. Zoe Lofgren join Lawrence O'Donnell.

NBC News analyst blames Trump for mentally ill Pelosi attacker. Biden: Talk produces violence. Clay and Buck's Halloween plans. Senator Rand Paul joins Clay and Buck to discuss the left's double standard on political violence, the danger of allowing government to regulate speech and the key Senate races to watch. Colorado Senate candidate Joe O'Dea joins C&B to talk about his quest to flip a Senate seat.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump Massive Rally Texas. Huge happy crowd sings spontaneous "Star Spangled Banner." Trump says Democrats spend their time "obsessing over the borders of distant foreign nations" while neglecting our own. True! Meanwhile, callers continue heated debates over Joe O'Dea for Colorado Senate. The next McCain? Total RINO? Does the Colorado GOP Establishment really know how to win? We shall find out soon with the fate of O'Dea. Wondering if MAGA candidates Kari Lake of Arizona and Joe Kent of Washington are the ones showing the way. Host laments the lack of America First infrastructure in Colorado. Missed opportunities. Hispanic voters trending more Republican ever since Trump came down the escalator. Plus, family vignettes from a weekend climbing in the Colorado mountains. Host finds a long lost cell phone way up high at timberline, attempts to return it to its owner. Ski Season opens today at Arapahoe Basin in Colorado. Bring it on!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Red Wave Potential. Democrats looking grim. MSM throwing in the towel? A panicked Chris Hayes at MSNBC explains Joe Biden is emptying the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in order to save "our democracy." Meanwhile, callers continue heated debates about Joe O'Dea for Colorado Senate. RINO maneuvers already? Why pick a fight with your own voting base? Extreme Democrat Stacy Abrams says "having children" is the real cause of worries about gas and food prices. Speaking of his advanced age, Biden says "the new 70 is 50" these days. Alas, always and forever getting his numbers wrong. MAGA Kari Lake resonates on border security in Arizona, pledging to "finish President Trump's wall." Liz Truss resigns after 44 days as PM in Britain. Something scary going on with the UK economy? WEF Trudeau freezes handguns in Canada. Plus, Team Biden explores blocking Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter for "national security" reasons. Ah yes, the inevitable perpetual weak last resort argument of the Deep State. Why so afraid of free speech?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First, Dana goes-one-on-one with White House Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse on the White House's efforts to reduce inflation as core inflation reaches a new 40-year high. Then, Dana interviews National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on what Biden's vow to rethink the U.S.-Saudi relationship means, how he thinks the US would respond to a Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine, and what the Biden administration is doing to support human rights protestors in Iran.Next, Dana goes-one-on-one Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. Bash asks what Lake would do differently to fix the high inflation rate in the US, whether she thinks the US has a responsibility to the asylum seekers at the southern border, her false claims about the 2020 election, and if she will accept the 2022 election result if she loses. After, Dana interviews Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs about abortion rights in Arizona being in jeopardy amid a key court battle, and why Hobbs is refusing to debate Lake.Later, Dana speaks with Colorado Senate candidate Joe O'Dea about high inflation being a concern for voters ahead of the midterms, what he would do to stop gun violence, and what the January 6 probe means for Trump's political future. Finally, Dana interviews Senator Michael Bennet, who is defending his seat against O'Dea. She pushes Bennet on why the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act isn't reducing inflation and how he thinks his opponent is painting himself as a far-right Republican. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Today's guests: Wesley Hunt, Texas Congressional candidate. Joe O'Dea, Colorado Senate candidate. Josh Kraushaar, Axios senior political correspondent. Salena Zito, New York Post/Washington Examiner columnist. Jake Sherman, Punchbowl News co-founder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe O'Dea is running for the Colorado Senate seat, and is putting this state in play for the Republicans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opening Monologues. America First running the table in recent GOP Primary action. Strong string of victories over GOP Establishment candidates. Notes and conversation about the race for Colorado Senate. Democrat Michael Bennet appears to approach pending legislation through the prism of buying and selling his own "stocks." Putting his portfolio ahead of the people? Republican Joe O'Dea appears to antagonize the GOP Base over his vision for 2024. Smart strategy for Colorado? Lack of finesse? Callers react. Plus, vignettes on a river rafting trip to Utah. With Listener Calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Bad Week For RINOS. President Trump goes 45-0 in a week of successful MAGA primary endorsements. Excerpts from a massive Trump Rally in Wisconsin. Pro-impeachment RINO Peter Meijer of Michigan loses big, another one bites the dust. The old warmonger Dick Cheney makes a desperate and unimpressive plea to save Liz Cheney's political career in Wyoming. Both CNN and NYT appear to be admitting Cheney is toast. We're pulling for America First Joe Kent in Washington. Meanwhile, Germany prepares for "the winter of all discontents." Colonel Douglas Macgregor reviews Germany's unfortunate energy missteps, says "they're going to freeze." Media belatedly flipping the narrative on Ukraine, now admitting deep corruption around Zelensky. Where are all those billions going anyways? Notes on the strong correlation between high ESG scores and extreme civil unrest in the nations of the world. Plus, we listen to Vin Scully slam socialism, our tribute to the great baseball legend. Additional caller conversation on the Colorado Senate race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Colorado's hotly contested Senate primary, Joe O'Dea came out victorious. O'Dea beat opponent Rep. Ron Hanks, who despite being 'far-right,' was the Democrats' preferred candidate to face Senator Michael Bennett in the fall. Joe O'Dea is making his political debut with his Senate campaign. O'Dea is a businessman and CEO who believes his background in the construction industry gives him an edge with blue-collar voters. He discusses how his business has been impacted by inflation and rising gas prices, and how that helps him relate to Coloradans facing these issues every day. Due to time limitations, we could not include all of the interview in our original segment. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear our entire interview with Joe O'Dea about the state of his campaign and how he hopes to help Republicans claim the Senate this fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Colorado's hotly contested Senate primary, Joe O'Dea came out victorious. O'Dea beat opponent Rep. Ron Hanks, who despite being 'far-right,' was the Democrats' preferred candidate to face Senator Michael Bennett in the fall. Joe O'Dea is making his political debut with his Senate campaign. O'Dea is a businessman and CEO who believes his background in the construction industry gives him an edge with blue-collar voters. He discusses how his business has been impacted by inflation and rising gas prices, and how that helps him relate to Coloradans facing these issues every day. Due to time limitations, we could not include all of the interview in our original segment. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear our entire interview with Joe O'Dea about the state of his campaign and how he hopes to help Republicans claim the Senate this fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jim and Greg as they follow up on the Colorado Senate race and how Democrats wasted $4 million trying to influence the GOP primary. They also discuss Cassidy Join Jim and Greg as they follow up on the Colorado Senate race and how Democrats wasted $4 million trying to influence the GOP primary. They also discuss Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the January 6th committee and how two Secret Service agents strongly deny her account of President Trump's behavior after the rally that day. And they welcome the sentence of Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell but lament that the many clients who violated underage girls will apparently face no consequences whatsoever.Please visit our great sponsors:My Pillowhttps://www.mypillow.com/martiniSave $90 during the MyPillow MySlipper Blowout Sale going on now!Presidential Election Projecthttps://presidentialelectionproject.comSign up for continued updates.

Join Jim and Greg as they follow up on the Colorado Senate race and how Democrats wasted $4 million trying to influence the GOP primary. They also discuss Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony before the January 6th committee and how two Secret Service agents strongly deny her account of President Trump’s behavior after the rally that day. […]

Opening Monologues. Banana Republic Stuff. Peter Navarro Arrested. Handcuffs and leg irons for the former Trump Economic Advisor and friend of this program. Biden Regime using its FBI Stasi to incarcerate the political opposition. Yes, this is happening in the United States of America. Meanwhile, our thoughts on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Personal vignettes from this weekend's Western Conservative Summit. Impressive speech from Ron Hanks, candidate for Colorado Senate. With Listener Calls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joshua Sharf from the Independence Institute joins the show.  However, Joshua takes off his II hat and gives his own analysis of Aurora City Councilmembers going to Paris on taxpayer $$ and the usefulness of NATO as discussed by two Colorado Senate candidates.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Solomon, former Town Council Member in Eagle, CO, is running for Colorado State Senate District 8. He believes in Individual Freedom and Liberty and advocates for the Safety of Coloradans. Matt's ability to bring experience and perspective from both the public and the private sector grants him insight into long term impacts from legislation and a desire for fiscal responsibility. He is running a values-based campaign and commits to living with honor, acting with integrity, and speaking with truth in transparent and consistent manners, putting the Constitution first and his Constituents second, both ahead of his personal opinions.   Website: www.SolomonForColorado.com www.MattSolomon.CO Social: Solomon4CO Vail Daily (February 8th, 2022): "Matt Solomon, former Eagle Town Council member, to run for Colorado Senate" https://www.vaildaily.com/news/matt-solomon-former-eagle-town-council-member-to-run-for-colorado-senate/ Vail Daily (April 10th, 2022): "Eagle's Solomon earns unanimous nod to take on Avon's Roberts state Senate District 8 race" http://www.realvail.com/eagles-solomon-earns-unanimous-nod-to-take-on-avons-roberts-in-state-senate-district-8-race/a13018/   National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/   Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/   Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/  SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling Plumb Kendall Solutions Alex@PlumbKendall.com www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com    

Welcome to Episode #332 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars made with SuperStarch®  UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars to fuel athletes.  UCAN keeps blood sugar steady compared to the energy spikes and crashes of sugar-based products.  Steady energy equals sustained performance!   Use UCAN in your training and racing to fuel the healthy way, finish stronger and recover more quickly!  Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co     In Today's Show Endurance News Pro Am 2022 Kat Matthews Rises to the SUB8 Challenge   What's new in the 303 Colorado's Statewide Safety Stop is Almost Here!    Our News is sponsored by Buddy Insurance. Buddy Insurance gives you peace of mind to enjoy your training and racing to the fullest. Buddy's mission is simple, to help people fearlessly enjoy an active and outdoor lifestyle.    Get on-demand accident insurance just in case the unexpected happens. Buddy ensures you have cash for bills fast.  This is accident insurance not health and life insurance.  Go to buddyinsurance.com and create an account.  There's no commitment or charge to create one.  Once you have an account created, it's a snap to open your phone and in a couple clicks have coverage for the day.  Check it out!   Endurance News:   PTO PRO AM 2022 The PTO Pro Am will bring together the world's greatest professional triathletes, big celebrity names and Challenged Athlete Foundation athletes in a celebration of life, fitness and triathlon. Mixed relay teams will race from the iconic Venice Beach to the famous streets of Downtown Los Angeles to see which team are crowned the inaugural PTO Pro Am winners!   Hosted at the Herbalife24 Triathlon Los Angeles, the PTO Pro Am will be broadcast live and for free to triathlon die-hards and new fans alike.   WHAT IS THE PTO PRO AM? The PTO Pro Am will team the world's greatest professional triathletes with big celebrity names and CAF athletes to race together in a mixed-relay race from Venice Beach to the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.   The first PTO Pro Am will be held as part of the Herbalife24 LA Triathlon, the city's premier triathlon event with a history dating back to the early 2000s.   WILL I BE ABLE TO WATCH LIVE? Yes. The PTO Pro Am will be broadcast live. Sign up to be the first to hear about how to watch live on 15 May.   Kat Matthews Rises to the SUB8 Challenge Sydney, Australia – 13th April, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ –European champion Kat Matthews has signed on to the Pho3nix Sub8 Project, Powered by Zwift. The third-fastest British female long-distance triathlete and national time trial cycling champion is the newest contender for the audacious attempt to race the full distance of triathlon in under eight hours.   After Ironman 70.3 world champion Lucy Charles-Barclay was ruled out of Sub8 due to a hip bone fracture, Matthews was quick to rise to the occasion and take on the challenge of swimming 3.8 kilometers, cycling 180 kilometers, and running 42 kilometers faster than anyone ever before. Though the attempt will be aided by a team of pacemakers and cutting-edge technology and logistics, in the end it will still be a triumph of physiological preparedness and mental acuity for any athlete to go under the mark.   “I'm a relative newbie to the sport and the iron distance is certainly one where experience is of high benefit. Most would assume I would not be a contender and that achieving this would be impossible,” Matthews admits. “However, as soon as I heard of the attempt, I wanted to be involved. It sparked my interest intellectually as well as physically. I see my sporting endeavours as a case study for constant learning and improvement. I have yet to find a plateau in my physical improvement in any area, and this evolution keeps me right at the edge of passion and motivation for absolute excellence.”   As an Army physiotherapist, Matthews pursued a longtime interest in the human body and health helping injured soldiers get back to fighting fitness. It was in that environment she began exploring triathlon, going from grassroots sprints to winning middle distance races outright as an amateur to earn her pro card.   With a slew of wins and notable performances in the past three years including winning Ironman Florida to set the third-fastest full distance time set by a British female, topping Ironman UK, and dominating this year's Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote, Matthews has put the world on notice.   Now only seven years after she first began doing triathlons, she puts herself on an even steeper trajectory to sporting greatness lining up to race against dual Olympic medallist Nicola Spirig. Matthews says, “Nicola's accolades in the sport over the last 25 years puts her as a legitimate candidate as the sport's Greatest Of All Time across both male and female athletes. To race against Nicola here is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I hope to be a worthy contender.”   Pho3nix Foundation board member and MANA Global CEO Chris McCormack says, “Kat is a world-class athlete I've watched with much interest over the past few years. Getting herself and her ‘tribe' of pacemakers together in such a short time frame is no mean feat, but she came ready and prepared. Kat has had a long-term alignment with the Sub8 Project: she was in early discussions with Lucy as part of her team and has also been engaged in a heavy training block with many of the pacemakers over the past six months. This made for a perfect transition into the lead racing role. With Kat's cerebral and disciplined approach to the sport I'm excited to see how she will tackle the puzzle that is Sub8 and the new race strategy she will bring in her pursuit to be the first to Defy the Impossible.”   Regarding Charles-Barclay's further role, McCormack clarifies, “Lucy is still very much part of the team and having her still on board within our global commentary team and on the ground on race day brings a new lens to this groundbreaking attempt. Her journey in preparation and the insights she can offer on her fellow athletes racing will take our coverage to the next level. It's something that no one else could possibly have delivered.”   To find out more about the Pho3nix Sub7 and Pho3nix Sub8 Project Powered by Zwift, visit the official website at: https://www.sub7sub8.com/     What's New in the 303:   Colorado's Statewide Safety Stop is Almost Here!  By Brian Weiss, Bike Law Colorado   Finally, the much sought after common sense traffic law for bicyclists is coming to Colorado in 2022, likely July 1st.  After the Governor Polis signs the law and the Safety Stop becomes effective, anyone who rides a bicycle or scooter on public roads will not have to lose momentum due to stop signs or wait as long at red lights.  So what difference will the Colorado Safety Stop make?  Soon riders will “legally” not have to completely stop at stop signs when there is no traffic present.  Red lights that would not change for a bike rider who followed the law and as a result the rider waited and waited – will be a past memory.  People who were pulled over by police and ticketed for what they may have thought was a legal activity on a bicycle, can now breathe a sigh of relief.     Jack Todd (Bicycle Colorado) Andy Kerr, Senator Kevin Priola, Piep van Heuven (Bicycle Colorado), Brian Weiss   After about seven years of trying, Colorado's House and Senate finally passed the State-wide Safety Stop bill (HB22-1028), which is based on the Idaho Stop Law, in 2022.  The bill actually had true bipartisan support this year.  In fact, it passed the Colorado House 44-20 and passed the Colorado Senate 25-8.   The effective date of this law taking effect will be after the Governor signs it and the required waiting period because the new law is needed for our “immediate safety.”   An explanation of the practical changes of the Colorado Safety Stop for a bike rider are as follows:   When approaching a stop sign, if it is safe to proceed only after slowing to a reasonable speed of 10 miles per hour or less, yielding the right-of-way to any traffic or pedestrian in or approaching the intersection, and after yielding, then the bike riders can continue through the intersection without stopping; and When approaching an illuminated red traffic control signal or “red light,” the person on a bicycle must first stop completely at the intersection and yield to all other traffic and pedestrians and only when traffic clears and it is safe, may the rider proceed straight or make a right turn through the intersection or, subject to specified conditions, make a left turn onto a one-way street only. It should be noted that the bill evolved into the current version in several steps.  This law will not only apply to people who ride bicycles but is now flexible enough to cover current and future forms of transportation called “Low Speed Conveyances” which would include electric scooters, one-wheels, e-bikes, and electric skateboards.  Also there were several parts added to the text of the bill.  One critical revision is that the new law will only apply to bicyclists age 15 and over.  However, for bicyclists, or low speed conveyance riders, under age 15 who are with a parent or legal guardian they can also keep their momentum and benefit from this new law.   This is a change from the current law which was basically an opt-in decision by the city or county to make a Safety Stop the rule of that area.  As expected, when rules for bike riders changed from town to town there was confusion.  When both bike riders and drivers of motor vehicles understand the laws, they are easier to follow and there is less conflict between road users.   I say that this law was a long time coming from a personal note, as I have advocated for the Idaho Stop for over 8 years for Bike Law, Team Evergreen Cycling and myself as a person who bikes all over Colorado.  While I knew that some mountain towns, like Breckenridge, Aspen, and Summit County, had a successful safety stop local ordinance in place for years before the Colorado Legislature considered changing the Traffic Code to make this a statewide law, I also was aware of the Denver Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee in 2013 which shared a white paper explaining how traffic flows and bicycle commuters would benefit from a safety stop ordinance in Denver.  I testified at the Senate Committee hearings for two years, but the bill did not leave the Transportation Committee. However, there was a glimmer of hope in 2018 for passing a version of the Idaho Stop Law. In 2018 there were enough votes in the Colorado Legislature to pass a watered-down model of the bill which allowed the bike-friendly cities and counties to “opt-in” to a regulatory framework to allow bicycles more freedom at intersections, but I saw this as a weak compromise law. Fortunately, it did serve as a step toward the larger objective, and it energized the bicycling community to keep trying.    In the meantime, Colorado was bypassed by other states.  Arkansas, Delaware, Oregon Washington, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Utah all passed statewide safety stop laws.  Those other states provided data that was helpful in ultimately passing Colorado's safety stop bill.  For example, I explained to the Colorado Senate transportation Committee that crashes between bicycle riders and motor vehicles dropped 23% at intersections with stop signs over a 30-month period in Delaware.  I find that statistics like this resonate well with both legislators and jurors alike.  The lack of relevant statistics from other states may have been a reason that the law passing in Colorado was previously unsuccessful.   While working to pass the Colorado Safety Stop, there were a lot of different people involved with varying viewpoints.  Of course, Bicycle Colorado was a driving force behind this law as it benefits bicycle riders across the State.  Andy Kerr, current Jefferson County Commissioner, former Colorado State Senator, and former Colorado State House of Representatives stewarded this bill for about 8 years and made it his personal mission when he was a Colorado legislator.  Note, Andy commuted by bicycle when he was the Colorado State Senator and House Member for my district.   After I gave my own testimony about statistics, safety, and legal issues, I was moved by the testimony from fellow cyclists.  In particular, I recall Marcus Robinson's testimony who explained that he, as a black man riding an expensive road bicycle, was emotionally devasted after he was pulled over by the police who claimed he failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign and the police accused him of stealing the bicycle that he was riding.  Marcus explained that no minority should be targeted by law enforcement, and he advocated for equality in cycling.  I learned that after the stressful police accusation and racial unrest in 2020, Marcus Robinson and Neal Henderson started Ride for Racial Justice, a non-profit in Denver which advocates for Diversity, Education, Leadership & Community: https://www.rideforracialjustice.org/our-vision.    This Safety Stop bill will unify bike laws across Colorado, and make the roads safer for people of color at the same time.   Ride The Rockies Behind The Scenes The Pad Hotel / Hostel - Silverthorne, Colorado - The Pad Hotel / Hostel (thepadlife.com)   Closing: Thanks again for listening in this week.  Please be sure to follow us @303endurance and of course go to iTunes and give us a rating and a comment.  We'd really appreciate it! 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Today Dominic talks more about HB22-1279 and encourages you to testify before the Colorado Senate! (Even if you're out of state!) Click here to signup to testify! Select: "By Committee and Hearing Item" Committee Name - Senate Judiciary Meeting Date and Time - 03/17/2022 Upon Adjournment Hearing Item - Senate Judiciary HB22-1279 This page will be updated with hearing details as soon as we get them so stay tuned and refresh this page! (Updated as of 3:35pm 3/15/22)