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The Craig Silverman Show

Craig Silverman is an active Colorado trial lawyer at Craig Silverman Law, LLC. Craig served for sixteen years at the Denver District Attorney‘s Office where he was a Chief Deputy District Attorney. Craig has appeared hundreds of times on local and national media. Subjects have included the death penalty, serial rapists, the JonBenet Ramsey case, Columbine, the Oklahoma City Bombing trials, the Kobe Bryant case and the Aurora movie theater massacre. Craig is the host of The Craig Silverman Show which airs Saturday mornings at 9am Colorado time.

Episodes

Episode 91 - Honorable Tim Tymkovich!

Rundown - Chief Judge Tim Tymkovich in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 04:22 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:32:48 "Tear Up Time" by Dave Gunders - 01:48:30 Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge proudly welcomes Chief Judge Tymkovich who has long presided over the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the second highest court in America. He is a Colorado native with firm native roots in Broomfield, preceded by a father and uncle at Denver’s North High, and before that, by the Judge’s grandfather, who came from Ukraine....

Apr 09, 20222 hr 57 min

Episode 90 - Katy Winge is a Winner!

Rundown - Katy Winge - 02:58 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 35:10 "The Rebound" by Dave Gunders - 44:42 Right Wing Media Watch: Peter Boyles Remembered - 51:13 Denver Nuggets’ broadcaster Katy Winge has distinguished herself as an outstanding hoops analyst with skills she displays on Altitude Sports. Learn about the way Katy, a former D-I player at Illinois State, expertly utilizes Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. An instructor at Metro State, Katy Winge will impress you with her basketball, broadcasti...

Apr 02, 20222 hr 21 min

Episode 89 - Judges Jackson - Strangers in a Strange Land

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:58 "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Dave Gunders - 09:45 Judge Gary Jackson in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 15:46 Tsvi Sperber - 01:01:55 We lead off with our Troubadour Dave Gunders’ song, Strangers in a Strange Land, written several years ago for the Syrian refugee crisis, also caused by Putin. Dave’s father Henry Gunderheimer (Episode 21) had to flee Munich in the 1930s. We pay tribute once more to Ukraine and her refugees. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson had se...

Mar 26, 20222 hr 41 min

Episode 88 - Judgment Days featuring Rabbi Rick Rheins and Judge Bob Orr

Rundown - Rabbi Rick Rheins - 05:40 Right Wing Media Watch - 53:51 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:12:36 "Some Days" by Dave Gunders - 01:17:52 Judge Bob Orr in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:21:36 Our world is on tilt. Big decisions are happening. World War III may be underway. Putin’s Ukraine Invasion is evil. Learn how this past week’s Purim story featuring Haman contains lessons for Putin and us. Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukraine’s Queen Esther? Denver Temple Sinai Senior Rabbi Rheins’ analysis will...

Mar 19, 20223 hr 33 min

Episode 87 - From Russia Without Love

Rundown - Larry Ryckman - 05:15 Right Wing Media Watch - 01:11:10 Ann Imse - 01:49:24 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:32:11 "My Dad" by Dave Gunders - 02:42:19 Colorado is blessed to have two reporters who covered collapse of the Soviet Union for the Associated Press. Imagine being a baby boomer with a hankering to witness and report on the conflict between Russia and America, and then doing it during critical hinge in history. Larry Ryckman is Editor and co-founder of The Colorado Sun, which is th...

Mar 12, 20223 hr 47 min

Episode 86 - Les Shapiro Remembered

Rundown - Chris Fuselier in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 05:12 Jessie Shapiro - 01:06:14 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:47:27 "Eddie Don't Quit" by Dave Gunders - 02:08:52 Right Wing Media Watch - 02:14:59 Chris Fuselier is welcomed into Craig’s Lawyer’s Lounge to share memories of his best friend Les Shapiro. This owner of Denver’s famous Blake Street Tavern adored Colorado’s famed sportscaster, Les Shapiro, who passed away last month. Find out why Les loved Chris too. Chris Fuselier is an accomplis...

Mar 05, 20223 hr 47 min

Episode 85 - Jacob Kay – Colorado Wildlife Hero

Rundown - Jacob Kay - 07:33 Jacob Kay Part 2 - 44:43 Right Wing Media Watch - 57:49 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:14:28 "Every Little Problem" by Dave Gunders - 01:22:55 Here’s Colorado’s international feel-good story during this difficult winter. A thousand-pound bull moose slid off a Breckenridge slope down a window well and into the basement of a nice vacation home. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2022/01/12/moose-breckenridge-basement-window/ Enter Jacob Kay, humble and talented Colorado Parks an...

Feb 26, 20221 hr 28 min

Episode 84 - Deal-Breaking Bullsh*t (Profanity Warning – Big Lie Cursing)

Rundown - Pam Anderson - 14:36 Matt Crane - 01:07:54 Right Wing Radio Watch - 02:22:33 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:46:04 "Don't Buy on Credit" by Dave Gunders - 02:52:29 Episode 84 featuring Pam Anderson, Matt Crane, and new segment called Right Wing Radio Watch. Plus Troubadour Dave Gunders with his song, Don’t Buy on Credit. Since Trump’s Big Lie, leading to January 6, 2021 riot, supporting former president is a deal-breaker in a lot of relationships. Trump sycophants in GOP and right-wing me...

Feb 19, 20223 hr 56 min

Episode 83 - Reasonable Republicans

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders - 08:43 "Sorry Isn't Good Enough" by Dave Gunders - 14:16 Quentin Young - 19:21 Rep. Matt Soper in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:09:30 Do reasonable Republicans exist anymore? Colorado State Representative Matt Soper (HD54 - Mesa and Delta County) provides hope. He appears a very well-educated and reasonable man as our featured guest. Listen to Rep. Soper’s apology for voting for a House GOP resolution backing January 6 Trump Big Lie coup proponents, State Senato...

Feb 12, 20223 hr 33 min

Episode 82 - Forget the Alamo

Rundown - Chris Tomlinson - 11:32 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:19:09 "New Last Chance" by Dave Gunders - 01:32:33 Episode 82 highlights dangerousness of RNC Trumpers like Colorado's own Randy Corporon squelching Cheney dissent from the Big Lie and Trump Insurrection. Now, Pence takes on Trump for first time. We ponder how that will that work out. Chris Tomlinson is a renowned AP foreign correspondent, and now a business columnist at the Houston Chronicle. He authored Forget the Alamo, The Rise a...

Feb 05, 20222 hr 48 min

Episode 81 - Boyles’ Capitulation Reversed

Rundown - Professor Alexander Theodoridis - 14:46 Craig discusses Boyles’ Reversed Capitulation - 01:45:56 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:43:00 "Just Try Me" by Dave Gunders - 02:48:19 Kudos to Peter Boyles. This Denver Trump Radio leader has turned 180° on Trump and it is wonderful. Realizing Trump’s Big Lie is preposterous and seeing his radio station and colleagues sued for millions, Peter Boyles has turned on the former president, reversing his June decision to stay Big Lie silent and capitula...

Jan 29, 20223 hr 54 min

Episode 80 - Kevin Fitzgerald, DVM, Comedian, and TV Star

Rundown - Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald - 08:32 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:37:36 "Hole in the Head" by Dave Gunders - 01:52:19 Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald is a world-renowned veterinarian, humanitarian, and television star. He performs regularly as a comedian including this weekend at the Comedy Works. https://comedyworks.com/comedians/kevin-fitzgerald Kevin reveals his fascinating self in this wide-ranging discussion. Stories start at Denver’s George Washington High School but quickly moved to Boulder and a ...

Jan 22, 20222 hr 16 min

Episode 79 - Law and Order – featuring attorney Tim Bussey and founder of the NCAVA, Kathy Redmond

Rundown - Tim Bussey in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 04:45 Kathy Redmond - 40:51 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:21:56 "This American Dream" by Dave Gunders - 02:27:02 Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes attorney Tim Bussey, fresh off his victory in the Colorado Supreme Court, which affirmed immunity for his client Patrick Rau who warned, and then shot to death, a disturbed homeless man who’d invaded the basement of his Colorado Springs’ multi-unit house. The case came to the Supreme Court after the Four...

Jan 15, 20223 hr 32 min

Episode 78 - Alan Berg’s attorney/friend David Savitz -- Who was Alan Berg‘s best friend?

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders - 09:15 "Looking Down" by Dave Gunders - 31:19 David Savitz in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 37:41 Troubadour Dave Gunders brings us perfect song for troubled times, Looking Down. Fellas discuss January 6 Trump Insurrection trauma, and review hit movie, Don’t Look Up. The boys discuss why Joe Rogan is popular podcaster but bad guy for giving forum to despicable Alex Jones. Troubadour suggests more love than hate. Ross Carlson, age 19, shot his parents to death in 19...

Jan 08, 20222 hr 11 min

Episode 77 - Senator Rhonda Fields and attorney Sommer Luther – New Year 2022 Special!

Rundown - Senator Rhonda Fields - 04:47 Sommer Luther in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 59:05 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:42:16 "All That Water" by Dave Gunders - 01:54:26 Colorado current events startle as 2021 disappears. The Marshall Fire. The Denver/Lakewood targeted murder spree by misfit gun-nut bigot who wrote down his evil intentions. Governor Polis’ imperious commutation of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos sentence of 110 years down to 10 years. These current events and much more discussed in detail ...

Jan 01, 20222 hr 1 min

Episode 76 - Chris Decker, attorney for Tay Anderson – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Rundown - Chris Decker in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 04:38 Craig presents Tay Anderson hearing at the Denver Public Schools Board of Education - 01:53:04 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:25:40 "When the Lion Lays Down" by Dave Gunders - 02:41:36 Episode 76 is a fantastic Christmas special. Past president of the Colorado criminal defense bar, Christopher Decker, is my special guest in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge. We talk about Decker family Christmases past and present, in Massachusetts and Colorado. Deck...

Dec 25, 20213 hr 48 min

Episode 75 - Kevin Vaughan and Memories of 1994 Tom Hollar Murder Trial

Rundown - Kevin Vaughan - 06:47 9News story about Hollar case - 01:21:51 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:26:00 "Blow Wind Blow" by Dave Gunders - 01:37:15 Kevin Vaughan and Memories of 1994 Tom Hollar Murder Trial. The Innocence Project at CU Law School has identified pre-DNA Colorado cases where hair examination evidence was used to help convict violent criminals. Kevin Vaughan, ace journalist for 9News, did some digging and let host know the Tom Hollar murder trial was one such case. Wow! Host re...

Dec 18, 20212 hr 45 min

Episode 74 - Barry Levine, author of The Spider - Best Book about Epstein/Maxwell Sex Crimes

Rundown - Barry Levine - 03:08 Troubadour Dave Gunders interviews Craig Silverman in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge - 01:56:02 "Deep Down" by Dave Gunders - 02:20:10 Barry Levine, author of The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, is a fascinating guest. This veteran journalist discusses his accomplished media career and the ongoing trial of Maxwell in US District Court in NYC, a trial the author and host just attended. Learn the significance of this hard-fought cri...

Dec 11, 20212 hr 28 min

Episode 73 - Chanukah Sameach with Jennifer Rubin

Rundown - Jennifer Rubin in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 03:32 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 48:34 "Falling Rain" by Dave Gunders - 01:00:05 Featured guest this week, Jennifer Rubin, influential and prolific columnist for the Washington Post. A lawyer who graduated number one at her Cal-Berkeley law school, she’s now the author of Resistance, How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump. Learn Jennifer Rubin’s true thoughts about Dennis Prager, Hugh Hewitt and the cast of characters at Fox News Channel....

Dec 04, 20211 hr 8 min

Episode 72 - Aurora Madness, Sadness, and Inability to Talk

Rundown - Omar Montgomery - 06:14 Craig Silverman in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:06:54 Dave Gunders - 01:39:34 Aurora Colorado has once again experienced violent atrocities. Recent shootings at or near Aurora high schools are terrifying. Omar Montgomery leads Aurora’s chapter of the NAACP and was almost elected Mayor of Aurora. Listen to Omar’s optimism and answers for Aurora, Colorado, and America. 710 KNUS broadcasts from Aurora but got sued in Denver District Court for disseminating Trump’s ...

Nov 27, 20212 hr 56 min

Episode 71 - Federico Peña!

Rundown - Federico Peña in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 02:45 Craig discusses recent news with Dave Gunders - 01:33:47 Federico Peña was the United States Secretary of Transportation from 1993 to 1997 and United States Secretary of Energy from 1997 to 1998, during the presidency of Bill Clinton . He was also the 41st Mayor of Denver from 1983 to 1991. He’s my guest for 90 fascinating minutes. Mayor Peña’s wonderful new autobiography titled Not Bad for a South Texas Boy chronicles his rise to the up...

Nov 20, 20212 hr 54 min

Episode 70 - Alan Berg, Al Zinn, Stephen Singular, Harold Dubinski -- Who was Alan Berg‘s best friend?

Rundown - Stephen Singular - 10:46 Craig reviews Alan Berg and Al Zinn Tape - 01:17:11 Harold Dubinski in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:43:32 Dave Gunders - 03:00:53 Episode 70 features bestselling author Stephen Singular, author of Talked to Death, The Life and Murder of Alan Berg. Learn about the famous Denver talk show host slain for being a Jew. The killers were right-wing radicals. Learn about Berg’s true relationship with Peter Boyles. Harold Dubinski is a Colorado lawyer with forty years’ ...

Nov 13, 20213 hr 18 min

Episode 69 - Marshall Fogel!

Rundown - Marshall Fogel in Craig's Lawyer's Lounge - 07:04 Dave Gunders - 01:37:31 Craig analyzes Steve Pankey cross examination by DA Michael Rourke - 01:49:02 Maurice Rose ceremony at Capitol - 02:15:53 This self-described tough Denver Jew describes his lovely upbringing on Denver’s Eastside. Learn how he became a sports collectible legend, and friend of Mickey Mantle. Marshall’s been a tremendous prosecutor, trial attorney, and businessman. Marshall Fogel had a curiosity about legendary Denv...

Nov 06, 20213 hr 32 min

Episode 68 - Aya Gruber, Nicki’s Latest Song, and Craig accepts Dan Caplis Show challenge to debate Jenna Ellis

Rundown - Dave Gunders - 09:01 Aya Gruber in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 25:50 Craig accepts Dan Caplis Show challenge to debate Jenna Ellis - 02:07:44 Our show Troubadour Dave Gunders delivers big time with his enigmatic love song about the long-haul ups and downs of romance.Nicki’s Latest Song portends trouble. CU Law Professor Gruber teaches Criminal Procedure and sentencing pendulums which may have swung too severe in response to feminism and the #MeToo movement. Her book, titled The Feminist ...

Oct 30, 20213 hr 32 min

Episode 67 - Scott McInnis, Mike Landess, and Craig’s Colorado analysis of Trump’s Big Lie

Rundown - Scott McInnis - 19:37 Mike Landess - 01:28:19 Dave Gunders - 02:24:28 Craig’s Colorado analysis of Trump’s Big Lie - 02:37:06 This show is filled with soundbites, guests, and analysis exposing Colorado aspects of Trump’s Big Lie. Former US Congressman Scott McInnis returns to Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge to describe in detail the damnable Dominion Voting Systems lies going on in Mesa County with Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters. Current Mesa County Commissioner McInnis explains why Mesa Count...

Oct 23, 20214 hr 50 min

Episode 66 - Denver Courthouses

Rundown - Jeff Pagliuca in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 06:20 Craig's Sound of the Week - 01:06:57 Heidi Beedle - 01:34:05 Dave Gunders - 03:03:28 Interesting events are happening at Denver courthouses now that society may be coming out of pandemic. Outstanding Denver attorney Jeff Pagliuca just won large 2.5-million-dollar verdict in Denver Federal Court with compelling bad police shooting civil case, Valdez v Motyka. Hear all about it in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge. Next, we have sound of the week in...

Oct 16, 20213 hr 13 min

Episode 65 - Sopranos Zydeco

Rundown - Dave Gunders - 16:25 Steve Zansberg in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 49:14 Our Troubadour Dave Gunders and host love The Sopranos and give rave reviews to The Many Saints of Newark, the prequel to The Sopranos. Forget other reviewers and trust our judgment. And then love and dance to Dave Gunders’ fantastic original song,Playin’ that Zydeco. Steve Zansberg excels in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge in wide-ranging interview focused first on climate change https://coloradosun.com/2021/10/05/climate-...

Oct 09, 20212 hr 16 min

Episode 64 - Colorado Insurrectionists

Rundown - Quentin Young - 08:24 Ankush Khardori in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:25:08 Dave Gunders - 02:18:08 We ID Coloradans who’ve been big part of Big Lie & Jan 6 Trump Insurrection. #DenverTrumpRadio called out for its role, especially Peter Boyles & Randy Corporon, who amplified and lionized Joe Oltmann last November. Now, hear Boyles confess Denver Trump Radio’s bias, but he won’t call out Oltmann or Trump. Show features two of America’s best writers re: Trump’s Insurrection. The ...

Oct 02, 20213 hr 54 min

Episode 63 - George Brauchler

Rundown - George Brauchler - 14:30 Craig Exposes Joe Oltmann - 01:51:01 Michael Bailey - 02:27:26 Dave Gunders - 02:45:42 Episode 63 features ex-18th JD DA George Brauchler’s 12th visit to Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge. This 90-minute talk is wide-ranging. These names come up: Donald Trump, Joe Oltmann, Randy Corporon, Lauren Boebert, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, & late Bob Enyart. Brauchler prosecuted and convicted Enyart for Child Abuse decades ago in Jeffco. Host r...

Sep 25, 20213 hr 58 min

Episode 62 - Morphew Rulings!

Rundown - Carol McKinley - 04:23 Mario Nicolais in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 28:41 Dave Gunders - 01:39:47 Ace reporter Carol McKinley gives us great information from Salida where she witnessed rulings in Colorado v Barry Morphew. Superb analysis follows on this fascinating Colorado murder case. Craig correctly anticipated Judge Murphy’s rulings. https://denvergazette.com/news/courts/judge-in-barry-morphew-case-to-announce-bail-decision/article_2fad3ecc-1713-11ec-a29a-df8c46d3b134.html More Barr...

Sep 18, 20212 hr 56 min