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The Mandy Connell Podcast

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Mandy Connell brings her intelligence and wit to explaining US politics as a whole and our pop culture in general.

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03-05-24 Interview - Andy Jung - The Fate of Laws Banning Content Moderation is Being Decided

March 05, 2024 23:37 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MB

THE FATE OF LAWS BANNING CONTENT MODERATION IS BEING DECIDED Florida and Texas both passed laws prohibiting internet platforms from censoring viewpoints they disagreed with and now the cases have been heard by the Supreme Court. Though opinions in NetChoice, LLC v Paxton and Moody v NetChoice, LLC have not been rendered, we're talking to Andy Jung who works as an Associate Counsel at TechFreedom, focused on technology law and policy such as antitrust, Section 230, and online privacy. He's wri...

03-05-24 Interview - Our Futurist Thomas Frey - What Will Main Street Look Like in the Future?

March 05, 2024 21:31 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MB

WHAT WILL MAIN STREET LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE? Our Futurist Thomas Frey joins me at 1 to talk about how to bring back Main Street and what that will look like in a digital age. Find out more about Thomas or book him to speak to your group by clicking here.

02-26-24 FULL SHOW - Ryan Schuiling Fills in for Mandy

February 26, 2024 20:16 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

02-23-24 FULL SHOW - The Mayor On Today's Itty Bitty Show

February 23, 2024 20:23 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

02-23-24 Interview - Denver Mayor Mike Johnston Talks Migrant Crisis with Me

February 23, 2024 20:23 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

MAYOR MIKE JOHNSTON RIGHT OUT OF THE CHUTE TODAY He joins us at the beginning of the show so we have time before we get kicked off for Spring Training baseball at 1. We're talking immigrants spending in Denver.

02-22-24 Interview - Tyler Cochran - I Didn't Love The He Gets Us Super Bowl Ad

February 22, 2024 23:55 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MB

I DIDN'T LOVE THE HE GETS US SUPER BOWL AD And I've really liked some of them in the past. The ad in question is this. My guest Tyler Cochran says this watered down version of the gospel is not helpful and simply reinforces the narcissism in our society. I talk to him today at 2:30 about it.

02-22-24 Interview - CU Doctoral Candidate Lawrence Smith - Could We Make Football Safer

February 22, 2024 21:30 - 10 minutes - 9.94 MB

COULD WE MAKE FOOTBALL SAFER? And not just football, but any sport that uses a helmet? That is the hope of CU Doctoral Candidate Lawrence Smith, who has been working to do just that. He and his colleagues have invented a new kind of foam that absorbs a LOT more impact than traditional foam and I'm talking to Lawrence about it today at 1. Read more about it and see photos here.

02-21-24 FULL SHOW - Weather, Real Estate, and A Coat Drive

February 21, 2024 23:58 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

02-21-24 Interview - Ed Prather - Our Real Estate Market is Hot, Hot, Hot

February 21, 2024 21:27 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

OUR REAL ESTATE MARKET IS HOT, HOT, HOT And I've got realtor Ed Prather on to talk about the current state of the market and a coat drive his team is doing. Find Ed for your home sale or buying needs here!

02-21-24 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31 Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser

February 21, 2024 20:35 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MB

FOX 31'S DAVE FRASER JOINS TO TALK ABOUT WEATHER And you guys have been sending in great questions lately so let's keep it up. He joins me at 12:30.

02-20-24 Interview - Scott Freidheim - One Man's Roller Coaster Life Has Lessons For All

February 20, 2024 21:44 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

ONE MAN'S ROLLER COASTER LIFE HAS LESSONS FOR ALL Scott Freidheim is the managing partner of Freidheim Capital LLC and the author of Code of Conduct: Tales of the Roller Coaster of Life which you can buy here. Freidheim has experienced his share of highs and lows: from CEO to unemployed as the company went bankrupt and he nearly did also; from a high-level Wall Street executive walking to work on a sunny September morning to sprinting out of the World Financial Center on 9/11 as the World Tra...

02-16-24 Interview - Stephen Varela is Running for the 3rd Congressional Seat

February 17, 2024 00:15 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MB

STEPHEN VARELA IS RUNNING FOR THE 3RD CONGRESSIONAL SEAT He jumped into the race AFTER Lauren Boebert made her move and here is an article about him and his history as both a Democrat and a Republican. Find his campaign website here. I'll chat with him today at 2.

02-16-24 Interview - Becky Diamond - Ever Wanted to Live in the Gilded Age?

February 16, 2024 21:34 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MB

EVER WANTED TO LIVE IN THE GILDED AGE? If you don't know what the Gilded Age is, it was the time period between the 1870s and 1890s when masses amount of wealth were accumulated and spent by the captains of industry who jumped on the industrialization wave. They were the tech bros of their age, really. Food writer and research historian Becky Libourel Diamond has created The Gilded Age Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from America’s Golden Era, where she dishes up delicious recipes seasoned with...

02-15-24 Interview - Lindsay Datko - Why Do Legislators Keep Trying to Insert Themselves Between Parents and Kids?

February 15, 2024 20:40 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MB

WHY DO LEGISLATORS KEEP TRYING TO INSERT THEMSELVES BETWEEN PARENTS AND KIDS? Lindsay Datko has fought for parental rights and notification in schools at the local level and now she's fighting at the state level. There is a move to allow schools to lie to parents about children who want to change their names at schools and it is at odds with stuff already on the books. She joins me at 12:30 with an update.

02-14-24 Interview - Rocky Mountain Gun Owners' Taylor Rhodes - There Are A Slew of Gun Controlm Bills at the Capital Right Now

February 14, 2024 23:29 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MB

THERE ARE A SLEW OF GUN CONTROL BILLS AT THE CAPITOL RIGHT NOW And I've got Taylor Rhodes from the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners group on to talk about it. He and his organization are fighting all the unconstitutional laws that have already been passed and they are truly the last line of defense for the 2nd Amendment in Colorado. I think the Democrats keep passing bills they know aren't constitutional to bankrupt gun owners in this state in court. I truly believe that. See the new "assault weapon...

02-14-24 Interview - CSI's Jason Gaulden - We've Got A Skills Gap in CO

February 14, 2024 21:31 - 9 minutes - 8.56 MB

WE'VE GOT A SKILLS GAP IN COLORADO And the Common Sense Institute did a study on it and how to fix it, which you can read here. I've got one of the authors Jason Gaulden on the show today to talk about it at 1.

02-14-24 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31 Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser

February 14, 2024 20:51 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MB

DAVE FRASER JOINS US FOR WEATHER WEDNESDAY! We'll talk to him about weather so get your questions ready for him at 12:30

02-12-24 Interview - Cruise and Tour's Charlie Crull - Travel Trends on Deck

February 12, 2024 23:00 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MB

TRAVEL TRENDS ON DECK If you listen to the show you know I love to travel pretty much more than anything else. My friend Charlie Crull, owner of Cruise and Tour, is in town today and I asked him to pop in to chat about travel trends and more. There is still space to go on our Christmas Markets tour this November! Check this out for more and then call 800-383-3131 to book your space.

02-12-24 Interview - Super Bowl Wrap-Up with Brandon Krisztal

February 12, 2024 22:59 - 6 minutes - 8.36 MB

WE'LL HAVE A SUPER BOWL WRAP UP WITH BRANDON KRISTAL AT 2 And though I found the first three quarters of that game to be pretty much a defensive battle, which I find boring, it delivered in the end. Congrats to the Chiefs and I look forward to beating the Super Bowl champs twice this year.

02-12-24 Interview - Vinney Tolman - My Favorite Interview Ever

February 12, 2024 21:32 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE INTERVIEW EVER? I get asked that question a lot and the answer always surprises people I think. I've interviewed a lot of cool people but none of those had the impact that an interview with a guy named Vinney Tolman had. His story of dying, being placed in a body bag to be taken to the morgue and his subsequent "coming back" is the most interesting interview I've ever done and you should listen to it here. I even did a longer follow up here. And now he's back on the sho...

02-08-24 FULL SHOW - Super Bowl Snacks, And Free Speech On Campus

February 08, 2024 23:51 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

02-08-24 Interview - Laura Beltz - How Free is Speech on our Campuses?

February 08, 2024 23:46 - 8 minutes - 7.43 MB

HOW FREE IS SPEECH ON OUR CAMPUSES? I've got FIRE Director of Policy Reform Laura Beltz on to discuss their report that grades college campuses across the country on how free speech is on campus. The new report rates 489 of America’s top colleges and universities as “red light,” “yellow light,” or “green light” institutions based on how much their policies threaten student speech. FIRE found that 85% of schools have at least one policy that could be used to improperly restrict students’ freed...

02-08-24 Interview - Alanna Shipley - What Are You Making For the Super Bowl?

February 08, 2024 23:45 - 4 minutes - 4.02 MB

WHAT ARE YOU MAKING FOR THE SUPER BOWL? Alanna Shipley, who is the Head of Audience Insights and Consumer Insights Expert at DoorDash, joins me at 1 to talk about what people are buying for the Super Bowl, either delivery or groceries to make stuff at home. What's on your Super Bowl table?

02-07-24 Interview - Mike C. Young - Love Yourself to Love Others

February 07, 2024 21:33 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MB

LOVE YOURSELF TO LOVE OTHERS My guest today at 1 says loving others begins with loving ourselves and living intentionally begins with defining your values and deciding the kind of life you want to live. Mike C. Young is on to discuss tips on self-reflection, cultivating mindfulness, finding fulfillment, and living a life of purpose. He writes and speaks extensively about creating your own legacy in business and life. Find Mike by clicking here.

02-07-24 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31 Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser

February 07, 2024 20:37 - 10 minutes - 9.38 MB

WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 12:30 With Fox 31s Dave Fraser. He'll answer your weather questions and give us a heads up about snow this weekend.

02-06-24 Interview - Michelle Zellner on your heart health and much more

February 06, 2024 23:10 - 15 minutes - 13.2 MB

02-06-24 Interview - Our Futurist Thomas Frey Returns

February 06, 2024 23:06 - 20 minutes - 17.9 MB

02-05-24 FULL SHOW - Black Voters are Disillusioned with Biden, But

February 05, 2024 23:36 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

02-05-24 Interview - Isaac Willour is Telling Democrats Not to Take Black Votes for Granted

February 05, 2024 23:35 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MB

ISAAC WILLOUR IS TELLING DEMOCRATS NOT TO TAKE BLACK VOTES FOR GRANTED In this great column about the 20% of black voters who are very unhappy about Biden. That doesn't mean they will rush to vote for Trump, but it does mean their votes are up for grabs. It also means there is a possibility they will stay home. Read it here and Isaac joins me at 2 to discuss it. His latest Substack column is worth your time too.

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