The Mandy Connell Podcast

04-26-24 FULL SHOW - A Hand Up Coffee Shop, Get Rid of Your Drugs, and CO Gun Laws

04-26-24 Interview - Devin Perkins with DCF Guns Discusses New Gun Law's Being Proposed

04-26-24 Interview - Jeslin Shahrezaei from Prodigy Ventures on Her Mission with Prodigy Ventures

04-26-24 Interview - DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Acting Special Agent in Charge David Olesky

04-25-24 FULL SHOW - A Short Show But a Busy Blog

04-24-24 FULL SHOW - Weather Wednesday, And When Do We Get Species Affirming Care

04-24-24 Interview - CO House Assistant Minority Leader Ty Winter - CO Dems Try to Enforce Newspeak at the Capitol

COLORADO DEMS TRY TO ENFORCE NEWSPEAK AT THE CAPITOL By giving Republicans a list of words they can't use when talking about immigration. Including "illegal alien" which has been used historically for over a century to speak of people who came here without going through proper immigration channels. This is after they gaveled out speakers who used the proper names of drag queens while testifying. Imagine if Republicans told Democrats the words they can and can't use, there would be outrage fro...

04-24-24 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31 Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser

GET YOUR WEATHER QUESTIONS READY FOR DAVE FRASER He joins us at 12:30 for all things weather related. See him and his accurate forecast on our partner Fox 31.

04-23-24 FULL SHOW - Comedian Kevin Nealon Today!

04-23-24 Interview - Kevin Nealon is A Funny Man

KEVIN NEALON IS A FUNNY MAN And he's performing at Comedy Works this weekend so buy your tickets today as the early shows are already sold out. Find them here. He also has an interesting web series called Hiking with Kevin and the episode with Nick Offerman is a great one. He also has a book out and you should buy it here!

04-22-24 FULL SHOW - American Colleges Are Hotbeds of Anti-Semitism

04-19-24 FULL SHOW - Whiskey Lovers Listen Up, And Fixing School Funding

04-19-24 Interview - DougCo Superintendent Erin Kane - Taking From Peter to Pay Paul is Not How to Fix School Funding

TAKING FROM PETER TO PAY PAUL IS NOT HOW TO FIX SCHOOL FUNDING School funding in Colorado is a complex matter. A lot of people think that what they pay in property taxes stays in their local district but that isn't how it works. Now members of the Legislature are working to "fix" the funding formula but I see some glaring flaws in what is being discussed, not the least of which is how are we going to pay for all of this when the Education fund runs dry in a couple of years? You can read the b...

04-19-24 Interview - Joanne Brutsch - She Designed This Year's Gorgeous Show Home For the Mighty Millions Raffle

SHE DESIGNED THIS YEAR'S GORGEOUS SHOW HOME FOR THE MIGHTY MILLIONS RAFFLE And I've had a chance to see it and it is SPECTACULAR! Joanne Brutsch with Casey and Company has the most perfect tastes and has designed the most perfect house that someone is going to win. Find the house and buy your tickets to support Children's Hospital Colorado by clicking here! Joanne joins me at 2 for a chat about the house.

04-19-24 Interview - Jack Gelley - Whiskey Lovers, This One is For You

WHISKEY LOVERS, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU The Veterans Whiskey Society is an organization that hosts whiskey themed fundraiser to give money to veterans causes. My colleague Jack Gelley is one of the founders and he's in at 1:30 today to talk about their upcoming event. Find out more about the Society by clicking here.

04-18-24 FULL SHOW - Denver Is Falling Into the Second Ring of Hell

04-17-24 FULL SHOW - Weather Wednesday and NPR Proves the Point

04-17-24 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31 Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser

04-16-24 FULL SHOW - An MJ Actor, A Convention of States, And Real Estate Stuff

04-16-24 Interview - Mark Meckler - Is A Convention of States the Answer

IS A CONVENTION OF STATES THE ANSWER? A Convention of States can be called when there is a need to make some changes to the Constitution by the people. An Article V Convention as it's called has never happened in the US and many people don't know that The People can demand changes that Congress will not make. The largest push for an Article V convention has been pushed forward by a group that wants a convention to address the following:calling of a convention of the states limited to proposin...

04-16-24 Interview - Actor J. Daughtry - You Must See MJ at the DCPA

YOU MUST SEE MJ AT THE DCPA It is a rousing musical about a moment in time when Michael Jackson was planning the Dangerous tour and it is SO GOOD. I've got actor J. Daughtry, who plays Berry Gordy and Nick on the show today at 12:30 to chat about it, buy your tickets here.

04-15-24 FULL SHOW - Iran Attacks Israel, And A New Book On Climate Change

04-15-24 Interview - Climatologist Dr. David Legates Says Not So Fast on Climate Change

CLIMATOLOGIST DR. DAVID LEGATES SAYS NOT SO FAST ON CLIMATE CHANGE In his new book Climate and Energy: The Case for Realism Dr. Legates he exposes the eco-left with the goal of breaking the back of the climate catastrophist movement and the many policies driven by it that threaten human wellbeing all over the world. Buy the book here and he's on at 2:30.

04-15-24 Interview - Paul Tice - Is ESG Investing A Socialist Plot to Destroy Capitalism?

IS ESG INVESTING A SOCIALIST PLOT TO DESTROY CAPITALISM? My guest at 1 says yes and he should know. Paul Tice has spent 40 years on Wall Street and his new book THE RACE TO ZERO: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial System makes the case. You can read a review from the Wall Street Journal here and buy the book here.

04-15-24 Interview - Cliff May - What Now That Iran Attacked Israel?

WHAT NOW THAT IRAN ATTACKED ISRAEL? I've got Cliff May from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies on at 12:30 to talk about this weekend attacks by Iran against Israel. What will Israel do in response? They have said they will "exact a price" from Iran, but apparently will do so without American help as Biden has said he will not support Israel if they issue a retaliatory strike. I'm Interested to see what Cliff says about this, as the Iranian people are celebrating in the streets ove...

04-12-24 FULL SHOW - Colorado RINO Watch is Pathetic, Plus Ask Me Anything!

04-11-24 FULL SHOW - National Pet Day is Upon Us, Plus Boring Attractions

04-11-24 Interview - Privacy Concerns Expert James Czerniawski - FISA Renewal

HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE STOPPED FISA RENEWAL And right now I'm fine with that. As far as I know, and I looked, not a single person was fired for abusing the FISA system to spy illegally on Americans. NOT ONE. But this is not quite what it seems. This vote would have required a warrant to spy on American citizens that doesn't currently exist. I'm talking about this twice today, once with James Czerniawski, Senior Tech and Innovation Policy Analyst at Americans for Prosperity who writes on priva...

04-11-24 Interview - Rep. Thomas Massie - House Republicans Have Stopped FISA Renewal

HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE STOPPED FISA RENEWAL And right now I'm fine with that. As far as I know, and I looked, not a single person was fired for abusing the FISA system to spy illegally on Americans. NOT ONE. But this is not quite what it seems. This vote would have required a warrant to spy on American citizens that doesn't currently exist. I'm talking about this twice today, once with James Czerniawski,  Senior Tech and Innovation Policy Analyst at Americans for Prosperity who writes on priv...

04-09-24 FULL SHOW - More Clown Moves from the Colorado GOP Leadership

04-09-24 Interview - Kelly Maher is Asking For Answers From the FEC

KELLY MAHER IS ASKING FOR ANSWERS FROM THE FEC And we talked about this last week but it's in full swing this week so she's on at 1pm to talk about it and the nonsense above at 1.

04-08-24 FULL SHOW - A Free Speech Lawsuit, A Case Against AntiSemitism, + a Debate

04-08-24 Interview - Is AI Going to Ruin Democracy?

04-08-24 Interview - Mark Mix - Jewish Students Say No to Their Anti-Semitic Uion

JEWISH STUDENTS SAY NO TO THEIR ANTI-SEMITIC UNION At MIT. The graduate students are forced to join the MIT Graduate Students Union as part of their matriculation at MIT. Unfortunately the union has taken numerous anti-Semitic positions and these Jewish students don't want to give money to an organization that hates them so they are suing to stop giving the union dues. I've got National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix on the Foundation’s federal case to protect these students’ rel...

04-08-24 Interview - Rich Guggenheim's Speech Was Silenced at the Capitol

RICH GUGGENHEIM'S SPEECH WAS SILENCED AT THE CAPITOL And he's not taking this lying down. The head of the Gays Against Groomers Colorado chapter was gaveled out while making comments on a bill that would allow a convicted felon to change his name because he decided he was a woman and that is not allowed. Rich has filed a lawsuit which you can read about here, and he joins me at 12:30 today to discuss.

04-04-24 FULL SHOW - Help A Group of Women Soar Even Higher

04-04-24 Interview - The Blonde Bombers are Ready to Race!

THE BLONDE BOMBERS ARE READY TO RACE! This year in honor of World Pilots’ Day (4/26), aviation-themed brewery FlyteCo Tower and Denver’s Blonde Bombers all-women flying team are joining forces to raise funds for Alaina Bravo with Blonde Bombers and FlyteCo Founder and pilot Eric Serani! In 2019, two pilots decided to get grounded and open FlyteCo Brewing, followed by their second location in a defunct airport tower. They support a TON of initiatives that work to create a better, more equitabl...

04-04-24 Interview - Scott Flores - The Master's Apprentice is Helping Kids Get Into Construction

THE MASTER'S APPRENTICE IS HELPING KIDS GET INTO CONSTRUCTION The Master's Apprentice, which recently received nearly $1 million from the Lowe's Foundation, is on today. That very generous grant to help disadvantaged young adults find a career in the construction trades is helping the program grow. The organization was founded by Coloradans Luis Villarreal and Scott Flores more than a decade ago. There is an acute skilled trades workforce crisis in the US, with the Associated Builders and Con...

04-03-24 FULL SHOW - A New Documentary on Big Medicine Is Out

04-03-24 Interview - Mary Rooke - What Has Big Medicine Done to Us

WHAT HAS BIG MEDICINE DONE TO US? That is the question being asked in the new documentary SICK: Unmasking Big Medicine. Watch the trailer right here. You can watch the full documentary here, but it will cost you a dollar for a preview subscription. I've Mary Rooke, one of the writer for Daily Caller on the show today.

04-02-24 FULL SHOW - Our Futurist and a CD-4 Candidate On A Dem Winning That Race

04-02-24 Interview - CD-4 Candidate Deborah Flora

DEBORAH FLORA IS ON To discuss why she is taking a pass on the caucus as she's already made the ballot via petitions. We're also going to talk about the polling here which shows Democrat Ike McCorkle beating Lauren Boebert head to head. He lost handily to Ken Buck last time, so this is a big deal. Find out more about Deborah and support her run by clicking here.

04-02-24 Interview - Our Futurist Thomas Frey - Could We Soon Be A Super Democracy

COULD WE SOON BE A SUPER DEMOCRACY? Our Futurist Thomas Frey has written an interesting paper about what the future of governance might look like if we lean into technology and an super informed citizenry. He has more faith in humans than I do here, and I'm going to poke some holes in his plan by pointing out the failures of human nature in this system. Read the paper here and Thomas joins me at 1. Find Thomas to speak at your event or work on your industry by clicking here.

03-29-24 FULL SHOW - It's a Free For All Friday, People Do Your Job!

03-28-24 FULL SHOW - Why Does the Colorado Legislature Hate Gay People?

03-28-24 Interview - James Blanchard and the Wine Yogi - Want to Have Some Wine and Fun?

WANT TO HAVE SOME WINE AND FUN? Then you need to buy your ticket to the Colorado Wine Walks coming up in April. I've got James Blanchard from Blanchard Family Wines and The Wine Yogi Kristal Alfonso on the show to talk about it. Buy your tickets here, and read the Wine Yogi's blog about it here. She's got two tickets to the wine seminar to give away today!

03-28-24 Interview - Gays Against Groomers' Rich Guggenheim - Straight Members of the CO Legislature Want to Ignore Gay History

STRAIGHT MEMBERS OF THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE WANT TO IGNORE GAY HISTORY In the push to allow felons who declare they are transgender to legally change their names (thus allowing them to deny their criminal past) Gays Against Groomer's Rich Guggenheim went to testify at the Legislature against the bill. Here is his testimony: My name is Dr. Rich Guggenheim. I am a homosexual resident of Denver. I would like to take a moment of your time to share with you a prominent piece of the gay and lesbi...

03-27-24 FULL SHOW - Krista Kafer Fills in for Mandy

03-26-24 FULL SHOW - Jeff Crank is Running for CD-5

03-25-24 FULL SHOW - Will Bankrupting Trump Help Him Win