Podcast appearances and mentions of jon caldara

FEBRUARY 14, 2026 HOUR 1: Peter Boyles and Jon Caldara discuss how election denial, unproven accusations, and exaggerated personal claims from several Republican gubernatorial hopefuls— including Joe Oltmann, Scott Bottoms, and Victor Marx — are harming Republican credibility and competitiveness in Colorado.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CAN POLIS SAVE US FROM THE WORST IDEAS? Jon Caldara writes about Governor Jared Polis's last year in charge of the clown show that is the overwhelmingly Democrat controlled Legislature. Now that he's fully engaged in running for President, he needs to shore up his fake libertarian credentials so maybe he will veto the worst ideas. Here's hoping he cares more about that than pissing off the progressive Dems who run the show.

Jon Caldara, president of the Independent Institute, joins Dan to debate the issue of whether or not law enforcement - specifically ICE agents - should wear masks to conceal their identity from the public as they conduct deporation sweeps.Brita Horn, Colorado GOP Chair, calls into the program to reveal the site of this year's state assembly for the Republican party. 

Peter Boyles asks "How Has Trump Changed You, America, Politics, and The World". A conversation with Jon Caldara and then Listener Calls! Trump's effect on Economic Policies, Realignment of the Parties, Representing the Working Class, The Divide between Left and Right, and more! LINK TO VIDEO: https://youtube.com/live/_6UQzUl0H2g See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon Caldara, in for Dan, is incredulous and angry that JeffCo Public Schools have been so resistant to making their K-12 buildings 'hard targets' with an established armed presence by on-campus staff members - and if they cared about kids as they claimed, they would protect them at all costs. A shooting at Evergreen High School on Wednesday left the suspected shooter dead from a self-inflicted wound and two other students hospitalized in critical condition.

Jon Caldara, President of the Independence Institute, fills in for Dan on a very dark Wednesday which saw Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk killed by an assassin's bullet on the campus of Utah Valley University. Laura Carno, Executive Director of FASTER Colorado, joins the show to discuss the Evergreen High School shooting, which left two students severely wounded and the suspected gunman dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She emphasizes how resistant JeffCo Public Schools have been to instituting armed staff members in school buildings and establishing those settings as 'hard targets' rather than green-lighting them for violent attacks as 'gun-free zones.'

Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute, joins Dan to discuss his latest op-ed for The Gazette: First safe and clean, then a new stadium. The issue at hand is whether to build, and how to fund, a new stadium for the Denver Broncos.Rep. Jeff Hurd (R, CO-3) has introduced a bill to protect Pope Leo XIV's U.S. citizenship amid legal questions tied to his role as pope and head of state. The Holy Sovereignty Protection Act would bar revoking citizenship from any American elected pope.CatholicVote on X: "Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) has introduced a bill to protect Pope Leo XIV's U.S. citizenship amid legal questions tied to his role as pope and head of state. The Holy Sovereignty Protection Act would bar revoking citizenship from any American elected pope. https://t.co/8xY4vYBEam" / X

Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute is pressed into duty filling in for Dan on Monday and declares the program a 'No Caplis' zone.Jimmy Sengenberger, The Gazette joins Jon with immediate reaction to a verdict in the Mike Lindell case, with a jury finding the My Pillow CEO liable for defamation and awarding former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer $2.3 million in damages.

Peter Boyles chats with Mike Boyle on Pete Rose betting on Baseball, a Reaction to Peter's interview with Jon Caldara on the Subject of Daughters (on The Jon Caldara Show minutes prior), and then FEC Filings Come Out - is Dave Williams paying himself for consulting himself?, and more! LINK: www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00033134 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.