Is Colorado Anti-Cop?
Does Colorado have a gang problem? Is Colorado doing everything it can to support law enforcement? Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly gives his take on this episode of Devil's Advocate.
Dec 05, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 107
Devil's Advocate
Devil's Advocate with Jon Caldara is a current events show not to be missed. Each week it features lively - and sometimes heated - debates between elected officials, journalists, activists, concerned citizens, subject-matter experts, and hard-pressing host Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute. Jon is not afraid to express his "free-market" views, and his guests are not afraid to take on those opinions. It all makes for an informative, lively public affairs program.
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Denver's Starving Restaurants
A new year is upon us. It's a good time to take a look back at 2024 and ahead to 2025, the one and only Patty Calhoun, editor of Westword, takes a political tour of the year gone by and makes some predictions for the one coming up.
Nov 28, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 106
Colorado Hates Trump
Is Colorado the new resistance to Trump and federal policies? Will Republicans get "spanked" in 2026? Former GOP Chair Dick Wadhams gives his take on what comes next.
Nov 21, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 105
2024 Colorado Election Results
Early in the morning after election night, I sat down with veteran Colorado Politics reporter Marianne Goodland to make sense of the night before. What does it all mean for Colorado?
Nov 14, 2024•42 min•Season 2Ep. 104
Dude, Where's My Flying Car?
Weren't we supposed to have flying cars by now? I mean, where is my flying car? Transportation expert Tim Jackson explains that flying cars actually do exist and will become commonplace sooner than we realize.
Nov 07, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 103
Bomb China Save The Planet?
Can CO2 really be reduced? Is nuclear power in our future? Can it be done safely? Ed Warner is an engineer, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist. He gives to numerous environmental causes. As a scientist, he breaks it down for us.
Oct 31, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 102
Government Cameras In The Bedroom?
Communism killed over 100 million people in the last century, yet people still seem enamored by socialism. Ken Pope of the Victims of Communism Museum explains the horror of socialism and today's misunderstanding.
Oct 24, 2024•50 min•Season 2Ep. 101
Retired Chief Justice Blows Whistle
Who keeps an eye on the Colorado Supreme Court? Well, a disciplinary committee and an evaluation committee. Who appoints those committees? Turns out it's the Supreme Court. Convenient, ain't it? Retired Judge Dennis Maes explains the conflict of interest.
Oct 17, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 100
Democrat Civil War?
Adrian Felix was a democratic operative who decided to leave the Democrat party. Why? Because they weren't socialistic enough. He's an example of the widening split in the party that the media just won't cover.
Oct 10, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 99
How Much More Should We Tax?
After a Gallagher repeal election, a bill to fix it during the regular session and then a special session to fix that bill...Is property tax reform now complete? In Colorado, Independence Institute Senior Fellow Joshua Sharf researched other states to find the property tax gold standard.
Oct 03, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 98
Colorado Disarming Women?
Ava Flanell is a firearms enthusiast, a firearms trainer, and now a firearms podcast and videocast star. She believes gun owners do a lousy job presenting their side to people who don't own guns.
Sep 26, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Make Your Vote Count Again
Kent Thiry is investing his considerable wealth into changing the way Coloradans vote this fall. You'll decide if you want to have a jungle primary followed by rank choice voting. This would upend the way we do party primaries.
Sep 19, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 96
Radicals Ruin Politics
Kelly Maher leads an organization called Restoring Standards with the goal of eliminating the extremes of both parties in Colorado. Is that even possible?
Sep 13, 2024•42 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Guys In Girls Locker Rooms?
Wrap your mind around this. Kids in Colorado cannot be taught about human sexuality until the fourth grade, but they can be taught about homosexuality in the first grade. Pam Benigno from the Independence Institute explains.
Sep 05, 2024•42 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Xcel Will Turn Your House Off?
Colorado's commitment to 100% renewable energy will result in large scale power outages. Amy Cooke from Independence Institute explains her mantra "buy a generator!".
Aug 29, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 93
Inclusivity Kills Consent?
Are the politics of inclusivity killing consent for women? Rich Guggenheim of Gays Against Groomers explains.
Aug 22, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 92
One Pill Kills
Colorado's deaths from fentanyl overdoses are not just taking place under bridges and in homeless encampments. They're happening right next door to you. Filmmaker Steffan Tubbs brings this Colorado tragedy into the light with his film devastated.
Aug 15, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 91
An Inconvenient Professor
Scientist Roger Pielke did something unforgivable. He questioned the prevailing assumptions of climate science. For that, the Obama administration tried to discredit him, and the University of Colorado pushed him out of his job.
Aug 08, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 90
Is Jared Polis a Libertarian?
Aron Lam is the only large "L" libertarian holding office in Colorado. As the mayor of the metropolis of Keenesburg, he's on a mission to show that libertarian policy works and that local government might be the best place for libertarians.
Aug 01, 2024•42 min•Season 2Ep. 89
Resist The Fascists
Brandon Mark is a large "L" libertarian, so he's gotta be kinda weird, socially awkward, and living in his mother's basement. But he's not. His Free State Colorado Project is having an outsized impact. Shining light on government overreach.
Jul 25, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Mike Rosen Fears International Depression
I asked Denver's most successful and longest running talk show host, Mike Rosen what brought him to Colorado in the first place and how the state has changed since he got here in 1970.
Jul 18, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Vice President Jared Polis?
The Colorado GOP made 18 endorsements in the recent Colorado primary, 14 of them failed. And firebrand candidates from both left and right were defeated. GOP consultant Dick Wadhams thinks thats a return to normalcy.
Jul 11, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 86
Do Republicans Even Want to Win?
Political commentator and KOA talk show host Ross Kaminsky thinks the Colorado GOP is not only out of touch with swing voters, but out of touch with most Republicans.
Jun 20, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 85
State GOP: Batsh*t Crazy?
While the news media is enthralled with national politics, governors and big city mayors, the real power over our lives comes from the over 5000 local governments here in Colorado. Small city Mayor Mitch LaKind of monument understands local government is where the action is.
Jun 13, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Can Colorado Legislature Cancel Your Access to Government?
If you can't trust the media who can you trust? Perhaps it will be citizen journalists who bring the real story. Cory Gaines is becoming the trusted source on Colorado politics through his Colorado Accountability Project.
Jun 06, 2024•48 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Polis Solely Responsible for Gas Hike
The Colorado state legislature recently tried to ban all oil and gas operations in the state. That plot failed, but more anti energy bills were passed, and you're gonna feel them in your utility bills soon. Jake Fogleman details them all for us.
May 30, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Republicans Still Have Input In Colorado?
The Colorado legislature just ended its devastating 2024 session. The winners were, of course, progressives and special interests, with taxpayers again losing. But the super minority republicans have a few things they can call success. Marianne Goodland from the Gazette newspapers breaks it down for us.
May 23, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Recreational Marijuana Wrecked Colorado
Has recreational marijuana been a success or failure for Colorado? Luke Niforatos of SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) is working to get the state to reverse course. But how? Even if that genie could be put back in its bottle, should it?
May 16, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Weaponized Legal System: Will They Come After You?
If Trump is convicted of a crime, can he still serve as president? Can they still prosecute him if he becomes president again? We put these questions to constitutional scholar Rob Natelson.
May 09, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 79
RTD Siphons Colorado Road Funds?
The regional transportation district. RTD is one of the largest governments in the state of Colorado, so of course the state legislature wants to rip away its elected board so they can place their minions in control. This doesn't sit well with Kathleen Chandler, who runs the local government project at Independence Institute.
May 02, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 78
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