Rundown - Mike King - 06:36 Josh Maximon in Craig's Lawyer's Lounge - 01:05:14 Morphew Soundbites - 01:43:01 Dave Gunders - 02:18:01 Chaffee County District Court Judge Patrick Murphy will decide this week whether there is probable cause to believe Barry Morphew deliberately murdered Suzanne Morphew and whether Morphew can still be held without bail. 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley is Barry Morphew’s prosecutor, and she’s convinced he’s guilty. Linda Stanley, a former police office...
Sep 11, 2021•3 hr 32 min
Rundown - Vicki Cowart - 04:20 Rep. Steven Woodrow in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 34:37 Dave Gunders - 01:22:04 People are mad now. And with good reason. These have been terrible weeks for female autonomy given events in Afghanistan and Texas. Vicki Cowart, CEO of Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood discusses her abortion havens in CO and NM for impregnated women of Texas. Tribute paid to late great CO Gov. Dick Lamm. The politics of current events are analyzed with precision in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lou...
Sep 04, 2021•2 hr 41 min
Rundown - Carole McKinley - 06:02 Scott Reisch - 01:11:08 Dave Gunders - 01:48:06 Did he kill his wife? And was it after deliberation? Suzanne Morphew disappeared from her Chafee County, Colorado, home on Mothers’ Day 2020. Had Suzanne’s spouse discovered her affair with the Morphews’ former high school classmate? Barry Morphew is charged with first-degree murder even though Suzanne’s body has never been found. Veteran journalist Carol McKinley has been in the Salida courtroom for ABC and its hi...
Aug 28, 2021•2 hr 1 min
America has many Afghan regrets. What now for Afghanis? Who bears responsibility for America’s awful exit and evacuation? Trump? Biden? Obama? Bush? Guests this week weigh in beginning with US Marine, R. Scott Reisch, host of Crime Talk, in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge. Troubadour Dave Gunders introduces his amazing new song named “Regrets.” This haunting reggae-soul song speaks about getting stuck in the same sad situation, like Afghanistan. America betrayed a lot of its allies and lost a war to the...
Aug 21, 2021•2 hr 19 min
Rundown - Dan Grossman in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 02:20 Karla Carrillo - 01:14:12 Torie Smith - 01:24:03 Dave Gunders - 01:41:46 Former Colorado State Senator Dan Grossman was Colorado’s youngest ever minority leader. Dan has since served a decade as Rocky Mountain Regional Director for Environmental Defense Fund. Now, Dan’s a great guest in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge holding forth on climate change, guns, crime, the GOP, Trump, January 6, and homelessness. Homelessness is rising, many congregate...
Aug 14, 2021•2 hr 54 min
Rundown - Elie Honig in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 02:23 Dave Gunders - 53:15 Episode features CNN’s handsome ascendant legal analyst, Elie Honig. Fireworks happen when two opinionated former prosecutors get together. Honig’s book about former AG Bill Barr is titled Hatchet Man and Elie gives the audience his bill of particulars against Barr, and Trump. Troubadour Dave Gunders discusses host’s trip to Austin Texas and column generated. https://coloradosun.com/2021/08/02/voting-rights-elections-po...
Aug 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Rundown - Dave Gunders - 01:28 Chip Evans in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 26:54 Craig's fast-paced take on Austin, Texas - 01:18:53 The show goes on the road. Texas House Dems fled Austin over voting rights. Show host replaced them in Austin at their Capitol. Big voting rights rally with Beto O’Rourke on Sat, July 31. Voting rights are civil rights and host makes case as he wanders Austin. Impossible Happiness is the latest magnificent song by our Troubadour Dave Gunders which perfectly expresses t...
Jul 31, 2021•2 hr 35 min
Rundown: Representative Dylan Roberts in Craig's Lawyer's Lounge - 02:37 Carole Malezija - 27:42 T-Five Valladares and Dave Gunders - 1:20:36 This wonderful technological breakthrough six decades ago is commemorated in the song Color TV by The Skatterbrains. It sounds silly as Ska songs often do but learn from the Ska brother songwriters the serious story and message behind the words. Our headline musical act at the end of Episode 54 features the magnificent musings and music of Troubadour Dave ...
Jul 24, 2021•2 hr 29 min
Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes political royalty. Peter Groff has accomplished amazing things in his life. Peter’s an adept lawyer and legislator and the first African American president of the Colorado state Senate. Peter also served in Obama administration. Peter grew up in Denver and reminisces about his father, legendary Colorado state Senator Regis Groff who loved East HS, Denver, Coors Field, and baseball. Peter Groff was at Denver’s 2021 MLB All-Star Game & Home Run Derby and tells us w...
Jul 17, 2021•2 hr 58 min
Abhor any fool who would rape Heidi Thomas. Bill Cosby is such a fool. When Heidi was in her 20’s, working atJF Images in Denver, Jo Farrell put her in touch with show business legend Bill Cosby to mentor Heidi’s acting ambitions. Instead, Cosby drugged and raped Heidi. Heidi Thomas testified against the disgraced comedian at his 2018 trial. Last week, Cosby’s 2018 criminal conviction was reversed and dismissed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Listen to Heidi Thomas’ reaction and great legal q...
Jul 10, 2021•3 hr 52 min
This 1st episode of year 2 is a doozy. In 3rd episode of Netflix documentary, Filthy Rich, late Jeff Epstein gets asked if he has an "egg-shaped" penis by an accuser's attorney, Spencer Kuvin. Epstein got up and left. Later, he wrote Kuvin’s client a big check. Talk about setting the tone. Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes back Spencer Kuvin who also won civil justice for Bill Cosby victim, Chloe Goins alleged Bill Cosby assaulted her at L.A. Playboy Mansion in 2008. Kuvin’s client got nice settl...
Jul 03, 2021•2 hr 15 min
Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge graced by wisdom of attorney and former state senator Morgan Lenore Carroll, daughter of legendary Colorado lawyers John Carroll and Rebecca Bradley. Find out what motivates this charismatic Chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party. Episode 50 will help you understand how and why Dems keep winning in Colorado -- Morgan Carroll. She has bright strategies for everything including making Lauren Boebert a one-term only Colorado embarrassment. Listen to this historic champi...
Jun 26, 2021•2 hr 35 min
Holly Street runs north-south through metro Denver. I’ve always lived within walking distance of Holly, but miles south of 34th and Holly in Park Hill. I knew about the Holly Shopping Center from growing up in Denver, and from working as a Denver prosecutor for sixteen years. Julian Rubinstein has authored The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood. It’s a compelling story about former gang member Terrence Roberts and the history of Park Hill, Denver, gan...
Jun 19, 2021•3 hr 48 min
Democracies are messy and need constant attention. America and Israel are at crossroads. Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way out but can still cause problems remaining leader of a minority party while battling criminal prosecutions. Bibi’s also got rabid followers. Sound familiar? Former Colorado State Rep. Victor Mitchell was a Republican stalwart from a conservative district. Vic has big plans on how to improve Colorado, America, and the world. You may be surprised to learn Vic is now a proud Jew...
Jun 12, 2021•2 hr 29 min
Fragile Democracy. We have one here. With publication of warning from experts in the field, this week’s show begins with their letter. Consider the implications. All we hold dear is threatened by those seeking insurrection and Big Lie elections. https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/statements/statement-of-concern/ Amongst the people threatening our democracy are Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, two Trumpsters who just got elected to Congress to wave the Trump banner. MTG is in t...
Jun 05, 2021•3 hr 56 min
Truth please. We continue to seek truth about the AK-47 used to kill Bella Thallas on 6-10-20. We now know gun’s owner affiliated with Tyrant Arms, LLC. Troubadour Dave Gunders gives us Chop Wood Carry Water, his haunting song of loss this Memorial Day weekend that may comfort those experiencing loss. So many people loved Bella and miss her. We need the truth. The truth is antisemitism is growing on the right and on the left. Scott Levin is Mountain States Regional Director of the Anti-Defamatio...
May 29, 2021•2 hr 17 min
Bella. Truth. The truth is many people loved Isabella Joy Thallas and for good reason. She was wonderful. Gabrielle Diecidue was great pals with Bella at Cherry Creek HS and beyond. How to honor Bella? Start with truth. We demand truth about AK-47 used to kill Bella. Thanks to media picking up on Mystery of AK-47 podcast with Joshua Thallas and attorney Joshua Maximon. Thanks to Westword for covering Bella’s story and confirming Sgt. Politica’s exit from DPD. https://www.westword.com/news/bella-...
May 22, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Josh Thallas and his lawyer Josh Maximon speak with Craig about the mystery AK-47.
May 16, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Honoring Isabella. Isabella Joy Thallas was a spectacular human being. Joshua Thallas will convince you of that this podcast as he discusses his daughter and so many unanswered questions. Listen to Joshua’s understandable pride in Isabella. She is a blessed memory now. Bella was murdered in a crime that shocked Denver and should never be forgotten. It was late morning on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 when an awful man in a street-level apartment fired a hail of bullets at Bella and her boyfriend, Dar...
May 15, 2021•2 hr 9 min
True Space. This show focused on truth and space. Clayton Sandell, longtime ABC network correspondent based in Denver, tells us about his exciting world, and fascination with Star Wars. Professor Don Smith from Sturm College of Law enters Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge to talk about German attorneys who facilitated Holocaust. And the lessons for our legal system now. Trump’s Big Lie is ascendent with Republicans as Liz Cheney gets tossed to the GOP curb. 45’s threat to democracy persists. Our Troubadou...
May 08, 2021•2 hr 15 min
Law Day. Most things come down to the law as Chief Bill Willoughby explained to Mildred Hayes in the Academy Award-winning movie, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. This outstanding 2017 movie about dysfunctional cops and a racist community is a springboard for outstanding discussions with smart guests. Troubadour Dave Gunders has a song titled Your Way Too which is all about seeing things from different perspectives. That is the heart of the Three Billboards movie and we discuss the sto...
May 01, 2021•2 hr 37 min
Medical matters. Humans seek relief for every known malady. Some problems are serious -- others as trivial as boredom. We crave entertainment and information. Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal is a renowned MD and New York Times’ writer covering health care, climate change, China, and the world. Dr. Rosenthal worked as an emergency room physician before becoming a journalist and she is a fascinating guest. Dr. Rosenthal is the author of “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You...
Apr 24, 2021•2 hr 8 min
Legal Judgments. Attorney Penfield Tate III and host discuss cause and solutions to the recent spate of mass shootings. Should the Supreme Court expand? Should Senate end filibuster? Deadly police interactions with George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Tamir Rice, Elijah McClain, and Adam Toledo deaths are analyzed. So are Nuggets and Rockies. Our show’s Troubadour Dave Gunders calms things down with his sweet and sad country blues song titled Sugar Don’t Call. Learn the story behind this harmonica and g...
Apr 17, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Media Reflections. Raj Chohan, of Channel Four fame, used to pepper panelists with questions as he hosted Colorado Inside Out on Channel 12. Now, the table is turned, and this award-winning journalist turned attorney gets to answer many queries as he visits Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge. Our Troubadour Dave Gunders gives us his profound song named Every Little Problem which tells the story of an elephant invasion of one’s house. Could it be he was talking about Republicans? Or Erectile Disfunction? Li...
Apr 10, 2021•2 hr
Happy Passover. The plague of Covid may be over. The seasons are changing. Vaccines are abundant and better days are ahead unless we chew ourselves up as a country in the interim. For now, let’s celebrate the last couple of days of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Mike Littwin has made lots of bread and newsprint during his storied career as an American journalist. Covering sports and hard news, Mike starts this show by describing his maternal grandfather’s Passover table. Mike tells us his epic r...
Apr 03, 2021•2 hr 9 min
Boulder Ten. Our show Troubadour Dave Gunders has a blues song named Revelation Town capturing the mood of Boulder Colorado stricken with brutal gun violence. The King Soopers murder of ten innocent people hits close to home. We grieve. And then what? We keep living. And trying to make positive changes. We interview political leaders like Colorado State Rep. Steven Woodrow, who has outstanding points to make in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge about gun control, voting rights, the Big Lie, and the Trump ...
Mar 27, 2021•2 hr 57 min
Note- The previous version of Episode 36 - March Moisture, had glitches in the audio that have been cleaned for this rerelease. Thank you all for your patience and for listening! Enjoy! March moisture. We’ve survived Denver’s 4th worst blizzard. We’re grateful for the moisture. Water scarcity issues predominate in Colorado. George Washington Patriots dominate in Colorado high school hoops and have another shot at a state championship after great victories over Regis and Rangeview. Show host, GW ...
Mar 21, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Riot conditions. Riot of Moderna vaccine now coursing through podcast host’s body after his dose number two on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic. Soon, most of us will be vaccinated. Happy days may be here soon. But not soon enough for the pent-up, liquored-up, rioters on the Hill in Boulder last Saturday. In the middle of the mayhem was Boulder Daily Camera reporter Mitchell Byars. We get the full report from this bright native Hawaiian who likes covering a community like Boulder. But Mi...
Mar 13, 2021•2 hr 5 min
Collector items. No one is a better sports memorabilia collector than Denver, Colorado’s own Marshall Fogel. The world of collectibles has been booming during the pandemic. Marshall returns to Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge to explain how he first got involved in 1989 in Chicago. There’s much more to Marshall Fogel than baseball cards. Listen to this legendary lawyer describe his youth in Denver, his sensational years as a prosecutor under Denver DA Bert Keating, and the 23,000 clients he has worked fo...
Mar 06, 2021•2 hr 17 min
Boulder DA. Michael Dougherty has that big job now, and he discusses maintaining office camaraderie in these pandemic times. This veteran prosecutor started as a line deputy in his native New York City. Mike worked with legendary Manhattan DAs Morgenthau and Vance and discusses the role of his old office in current Trump-related investigations. There’s plenty to discuss about Boulder, Colorado. There have been three recent murder cases. Gun safety is a priority. Colorado’s Red Flag law has been ...
Feb 27, 2021•2 hr 56 min
