The Mandy Connell Podcast

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

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 FULL SHOW - Climate Change on Trial, And How To Love Oneself to Love Others

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

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

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 FULL SHOW - Fitness, The Future, and The Shame of The House

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

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

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

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

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.

02-05-24 Interview - Julie Taulman is the President & CEO of an Impressive Organization

JULIE TAULMAN IS THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF AN IMPRESSIVE ORGANIZATION It's the National Sports Center for the Disabled and they do AMAZING things helping people with a variety of disabilities get back to doing fun activities outdoors. The Wells Fargo Cup is back this year at the end of this month and it is a wonderful event in Winter Park. Find out more here. Julie joins me at 1 to talk about it.

02-02-24 FULL SHOW - A Free for All Friday, and the US Produces a Crapload of Oil

02-02-24 Interview - New House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese

ROSE PUGLIESE JOINS ME TODAY She's the new Minority House Leader and after having to reschedule a couple of times because of business at the Capitol.

02-01-24 FULL SHOW - The DEA Is In To Talk Fentanyl, Plus Sexism in Weed and Murder

02-01-24 Interview - Gays' Against Groomers' Rich Guggenheim - Woman Removed From House Committee Meeting For Saying There Are Two Genders

WOMAN REMOVED FROM HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETING FOR SAYING THERE ARE TWO GENDERS I can't make this up. She was testifying about HB 24-1071 named Tiara's law which would allow felons to change their names legally if they change their gender. The reason felons can't legally change their names currently is to keep them from escaping their past. So Democrats are a-okay with a felon and former sex worker being allowed to hang around children all the time because he decided to change his gender. This ...

02-01-24 Interview - DEA Special Agent in Charge David Olesky - The DEA Seized A Lot of Fentanyl Last Year

THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION SEIZED A LOT OF FENTANYL LAST YEAR Not enough to prevent the hundreds of overdose deaths in the metro but as much as they could. Special Agent in Charge David Olesky joins me today at 1 to discuss last year's report, which you can find here.

01-31-24 FULL SHOW - We Can Help Plan for a Great Valentine's Day!

01-31-24 Interview - The Wine Yogi - How to do Valentine's Day Without Breaking the Bank!

HOW TO DO VALENTINE'S DAY WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK! The Wine Yogi has done the heavy lifting for you and found 24 ideas for Valentine's Day under 24 dollars. Find her blog post about it here and she joins me at 2:30 to talk about them.

01-31-24 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31 Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser

GET YOUR WEATHER QUESTIONS READY Because our favorite meteorologist is back from Fox 31 so get ready to ask your weather questions to Dave Fraser at 12:30.

01-30-24 FULL SHOW - A CD-4 Candidate And C'mon Big Al!

01-30-24 Interview - Deborah Flora Has Never Been Arrested

DEBORAH FLORA HAS NEVER BEEN ARRESTED And she's one of three candidates out of nine running for the 4th Congressional seat being vacated by Ken Buck who can say that. She's on today to talk about her policy positions, her plans if she gets elected and more. I sure hope you tune in at 1 to listen. You can click here for more or to give her money.

01-29-24 FULL SHOW - The Super Bowl is Set, Ben Shapiro Raps & War Coming?

01-26-24 FULL SHOW - Columnist David Strom, and A Free for All Friday!

01-26-24 Interview - You Should Read David Strom's Column on HotAir

YOU SHOULD READ DAVID STROM'S COLUMN ON HOTAIR.COM He is a great writer, always covers a wide variety of stuff and I've got him today at 1pm for a chat. Find his latest column on the shifting winds around the border here.

01-25-24 FULL SHOW - It's School Choice Week, Plus Dems on Crime Is Not Good

01-25-24 Interview - Voice of the Rockies Jack Corrigan is on to Talk Todd Helton

VOICE OF THE ROCKIES JACK CORRIGAN IS ON TO TALK TODD HELTON I should say Hall of Famer Todd Helton that is. Jack joins me at 2:30 to talk about Todd and if his elevation to the hall changes the perception of players who play in Coors Field.

01-25-24 Interview - Ryan Walters - Kids Deserve Choice in School

KIDS DESERVE CHOICE IN SCHOOL And I've got school choice advocate Ryan Walters, who is also Oklahoma's State Superintendent, former Education Secretary, and former teacher, on to propose a few things we can do to get our education system back on track and help our kids succeed. He joins me at 1.

01-24-24 FULL SHOW - Trump Wins New Hampshire, Plus Some Comedy

01-24-24 Interview - Steve Rannazzisi Eats Chicken Out Of A Bag

STEVE RANNAZZISI EATS CHICKEN OUT OF A BAG And then does comedy about it. He's been in a bunch of movies and shows, not the least of which are FX's The League and Paul Bart: Mall Cop. He's also performing at Comedy Works this weekend and he joins me at 1 to chat about all things comedy and more. Buy tickets here, but the early Saturday night show is already sold out so do it today. He is NOT Dry Bar Comedy approved (this is my new warning label to let you know he curses and whatnot) but extre...

01-24-24 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31 Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser

WEATHER WEDNESDAY IS AT 12:30 So get your weather questions ready for our favorite meteorologist Fox 31s Dave Fraser.

01-23-24 FULL SHOW - The Tide Just Shifted On Immigration

01-23-24 Interview - Valdamar Archuleta is Running in CD-1

VALDAMAR ARCHULETA IS RUNNING IN CD-1 And though he knows he's got a longshot race here he's in it to win it and unseat the awful Degette. He joins me today at 1 to talk about why he's running and why he thinks a conservative, gay, Hispanic man is the perfect opponent. Find his website and donate to him here!

01-23-24 Interview - Dr. Ski Chilton - The Happiness Doc is on Today

THE HAPPINESS DOC IS ON TODAY I've finally got Dr. Ski Chilton on the show today at 12:30 to talk about his book There Is Another Way to Happiness: The Four Step Cast Process That Will Transform Your Life. Buy it here and tune in to listen.

01-22-24 FULL SHOW - Larry Zimmer, Plus Is Global Warming Just The Sun?

01-22-24 Interview - Voice of the Buffs Mark Johnson - A Legend Has Passed

A LEGEND HAS PASSED Larry Zimmer was a sports legend in this town, not for his on field antics, but for his work in the broadcast booth. He was the voice of the CU Buffaloes for 42 seasons and part of Denver Broncos broadcasts for 26 seasons. He worked at KOA from 1971 – 2004 when he retired from his role as sports director. He passed away Saturday night at 88 and we will remember him today with Mark Johnson. He pre dated me here so I never got to meet the man but so many of my coworkers sp...

01-22-24 Interview - Diana Furchgott-Roth - What If It's Just the Sun?

WHAT IF IT'S JUST THE SUN? Diana Furchgott-Roth joins me from the Heritage Foundation to talk about the work of her colleague Dr. Willie Soon. He's working to expose the issues with the "consensus" and offering other reasons for the warming that we are seeing. Watch him below to understand the problems with the data being used to justify a complete remake of our economy.

01-19-24 FULL SHOW - Teen Entrepreneurs Need Help, Plus CD-3's Jeff Hurd

01-19-24 Interview - Please Support Jeff Hurd in CD-3

PLEASE SUPPORT JEFF HURD IN CD-3 And that is not an endorsement, which we all know is the kiss of death from me, but a request that you elevate him to the general election in a primary where he was just joined by a political opportunist after Lauren Boebert left the race. Find out more about Jeff by clicking here and give him some money if you could.

01-19-24 Interview - Ben Johnston - Teens Want to Start Businesses

TEENS WANT TO START BUSINESSES And I think this is so incredibly cool. I've got Ben Johnston, COO of Kapitus, leaders in small business financing can share 5 invaluable tips to guide and inspire the next generation of teenpreneurs. He joins me at 1pm to chat about how to support your teen on their first business venture. Find out more about small business funding by clicking here.

01-18-24 FULL SHOW - Help Vets Get Back On Their Feet & Min Wage Increase Fallout

01-18-24 Interview - Andrew Canales - A Tangible Way to Help Veterans Get Back on Their Feet

A TANGIBLE WAY TO HELP VETERANS GET BACK ON THEIR FEET We recently spoke to Andrew Canales of Houses for Warriors about their program to provide housing for struggling veterans and many of you asked how you could help. Well next weekend is your chance! They are having a big fundraiser this weekend that will also collect items to both stock the news homes for veterans and provide support to help them succeed. Look below for details, it's Saturday from 11:30 to 5 at 105 West Brewing Company in ...

01-18-24 Interview - CO Restaurant Association CEO Sonia Riggs - How Are Minimum Wage Increases Affecting Local Restaurants?

HOW ARE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES AFFECTING LOCAL RESTAURANTS? We talked about this earlier this week but I wanted to bring on someone with inside knowledge so today at Sonia Riggs, the CEO of the Colorado Restaurant Association joins me to talk about the impact of minimum wage increases on the industry. If you like eating out you need to listen up!

01-17-24 FULL SHOW - Another Double Standard, Catching Pedophiles, and More!

01-17-24 Interview - Richard Holtorf is Running in CD-4

RICHARD HOLTORF IS RUNNING IN CD-4 And he's on today to talk about why as a current State Rep he wants to be in Congress and why he thinks he's the best choice. Find out more about him here!

01-17-24 Interview - Roo Powell - A Group That Actually Catches Pedophiles Online

A GROUP THAT ACTUALLY CATCHES PEDOPHILE ONLINE And unlike the yahoo in Northern Colorado who does it for clicks, they work with law enforcement to get these people off the streets. The organization is called SOSA and you can find out more about them here. Watch old episodes of the now cancelled Undercover Underage show on Max or a whole bunch of other subscription services you can find here. I'm talking with Roo Powell today at 1 about what they do.

01-17-24 Interview - Christian Toto - Why is Aaron Rodgers Treated Differently Than Whoopi Goldberg

WHY IS AARON RODGERS TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN WHOOPI GOLDBERG? It's a rhetorical question we all know the answer to and that's because Whoopi belongs to a protected class: Democrats. Our pal Christian Toto writes about it here and I'm chatting with him at 12:30 about it.

01-16-24 FULL SHOW - Trump Wins Iowa, A Candidate for CD-8, And Happiness Keys

01-16-24 Interview - Sherrie Peif - Rep. Brittany Petterson's Husband Demonstrates How Political Grift Works

REP. BRITTANY PETTERSON'S HUSBAND DEMONSTRATES HOW POLITICAL GRIFT WORKS I am not a fan of Ian Silverii. I did a panel discussion with him at the Denver Press Club and found him to be rude and vitriolic. But he was the head of Progress Now, the nasty hard left organization that does the dirty work of the Colorado Democratic party so maybe he's softened by now. I doubt it though. This is an interesting investigation into how his new consulting firm, and he personally, raked in a ton of taxpaye...

01-16-24 Interview - Gabe Evans Wants to Go to Congress

GABE EVANS WANTS TO GO TO CONGRESS And the current State Rep is running in the very winnable 8th Congressional District. I say winnable because it is one of the truly purple districts in this state and Barb Kirkmeyer came very close to winning it last time (were it not for an upstart libertarian who never campaigned). Gabe is a veteran and a former Arvada police officer and now runs a family farm in Weld County. I'll chat with Gabe today at 1 about why he wants to go to Congress and what his ...

01-15-24 FULL SHOW - Happy MLK Day, And It's the Mandy and Ross Show For a Bit!

01-15-24 Interview - Heidi Ganahl Has A New Project

HEIDI GANAHL HAS A NEW PROJECT She joins me at 2 today to discuss the Rocky Mountain Voice which is designed to help rebuild the conservative grassroots in Colorado so we have some chance of saving our state from further disaster. Find it here, and don't miss Heidi at 2.