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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 120 - The Holly featuring Terrance Roberts and author Julian Rubinstein

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders and Craig talk current events - 03:34 "Billy B and the Fair Skinned Girl" by Dave Gunders - 18:56 Julian Rubinstein and Terrance Roberts - The Holly - 25:34 Terrance Roberts for Denver Mayor - 01:12:41 The Holly is an acclaimed book by Julian Rubinstein now made into a documentary which will be the featured film at the Denver Film Festival at the Ellie Caulkins’ Theater. https://denverfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/632dd69f686c180029ef4893 Julian Rubenstein ...

Oct 29, 20222 hr

Episode 119 - Silence is Sinful - featuring Joe O’Dea, Steve Durham and Rabbi Rheins’ sermon

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Dave Gunders - 19:23 Craig comments on Rabbi Rheins' sermon - 25:26 Steve Durham - 50:05 Joe O'Dea - 01:20:04 Rabbi Rheins’ Kol Nidre sermon - 01:47:51 OMG. The social posts are disturbing. From Kanye. From 45. From Elon. From the GOP House Judiciary members too. Jews are “death con 3” targets and told to become like Evangelicals "before it is too late." GOP response has been muted. Fealty to 45 or what? Renowned Colorado ...

Oct 22, 20222 hr 13 min

Episode 118 - Luke Cranor Indicts John Kellner & George Brauchler Indicts Steve Wells

Rundown - Luke Cranor - 20:08 ROAD RAGE featuring sound from George Brauchler and John Kellner - 01:33:25 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:28:02 "Tarred and Feathered" by Dave Gunders - 02:47:27 NoCo lucky land inheritor Steve Wells brags about spending $11 million dollars to help the GOP defeat Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser. He hired George Brauchler to do voiceover. Brauchler reciprocates by praising Wells’ ads against Weiser. https://coloradosun.com/2022/09/18/who...

Oct 15, 20223 hr 56 min

Episode 117 - Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser

Rundown - Phil Weiser in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 05:15 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 40:13 "Talking In Tongues" by Dave Gunders - 51:47 Anne Landman - 57:18 Colorado’s 39th Attorney General Phil Weiser returns to Craig’s Lawyers Lounge to discuss his bid for reelection. Distinguished are the responsibilities of a Colorado Attorney General as opposed to an elected prosecutor in individual judicial districts. Phil Weiser leads Colorado’s biggest and most important law firm that specializes in appeal...

Oct 08, 20222 hr 5 min

Episode 116 - Southeast Denver Dudes featuring Joe O’Dea and Dave Flomberg

Rundown - Joe O'Dea - 11:30 Dave Flomberg - 35:39 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:12:19 "Sorry Isn't Good Enough" by Dave Gunders - 02:37:52 US Senate candidate Joe O’Dea is welcomed back to make strong points about Colorado's crime and fentanyl problems. He calls out Sen. Bennet for unwillingness to debate, except late, with Kyle Clark. Joe claims Kyle Clark is on Dems’ side. Joe O’Dea grew up on the southeast side of Denver where he and host had common hangouts like Piccolo’s. O’Dea stands up to ...

Oct 01, 20223 hr 45 min

Episode 115 - Jake Pucci — Denver Colorado hero — more truth about the AK-47

Rundown - Jake Pucci - 13:47 Craig Reviews Dan Politica Deposition - 53:17 Alby Segall - 01:26:49 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:54:26 "Falling Rain" by Dave Gunders - 01:59:47 Jake Pucci is a Denver Colorado hero. His brave actions on June 10, 2020 saved the life of Darian Simon. Sadly, Isabella Thallas was murdered that day by Michael Close, the gunman convicted this week of her first degree murder, and the attempted fitst degree murder of Bella’s boyfriend. In the densely urbanized downtown Den...

Sep 24, 20222 hr 8 min

Episode 114 - Amber McReynolds

Rundown - Amber McReynolds - 15:25 Right Wing Media Watch - 02:02:05 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:26:02 "Crazy for You" by Dave Gunders - 02:31:59 U.S. Postal Service Governor Amber McReynolds is a foremost expert on democracy. She has studied election systems throughout the world and implemented tremendous electoral reforms in Denver. Her systems were so good that Colorado followed suit. White male Christian Republicans do not like too many people voting. When too many people vote, Republicans ...

Sep 17, 20223 hr 38 min

Episode 113 - Hard Hitting Colorado

Rundown - Steve Busick - 06:37 Jordan Hedberg - 49:48 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:06:45 "Too Many Drivers" by Dave Gunders - 02:14:00 It is our Denver Broncos’ season. For pro football stars like Russell Wilson, Denver has become the place to play. Former Broncos’ linebacker Steve Busick, who won Rose Bowls and national championships at USC, joins our show to talk football. As an LA kid growing up with a tough Marine dad and even tougher mother, Steve Busick describes life at USC including enco...

Sep 10, 20222 hr 22 min

Episode 112 - Eli Bremer – Rock-Ribbed Republican rips Colorado GOP snake oil salesmen

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders - 24:15 "This American Dream" by Dave Gunders - 33:20 Eli Bremer - 38:47 At Independence Hall in Philadelphia, President Joe Biden told the world what this podcast knows – Trump and MAGA threaten America. There are authoritarians among us who will do Trump’s dirty bidding. Some do it for money. Some do it for racism. Peter Boyles is planning a return to radio. He’s taking @710KNUS spot at 9 a.m. Saturday mornings. In the opening monologue, Boyles’ return contemp...

Sep 03, 20223 hr 43 min

Episode 111 - COLFAX featuring Jonny Barber

Rundown - Jonny Barber - 05:25 "The Dirty 15" by Jonny Barber - 02:26:38 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:31:52 "Rather Be Right" by Dave Gunders - 02:44:16 Schuyler Colfax was a descendant of Revolutionary War heroes, and himself an American hero and abolitionist. A confidante of Abe Lincoln, Speaker of the House Colfax was sent to Colorado with Abe’s hopes Colorado would join the Union. Indeed, Colfax so impressed Denverites, they renamed Grand Avenue for him. Jonny Barber came to Colorado via acc...

Aug 27, 20223 hr 53 min

Episode 110 - Professor Albert Alschuler convicts Donald Trump of Insurrection

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders - 06:00 "I'm So Shy" by The Skatterbrains - 26:17 Professor Albert Alschuler in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 31:15 Craig Presents Liz Cheney Concession Speech - 01:47:49 The most impactful and important instructor in host’s educational career was CU Law Criminal Law and Procedure Professor Albert Alschuler. A Harvard Law grad, Alschuler went on to become a renowned professor at University of Chicago Law. In his first podcast ever, Professor Alschuler regales the au...

Aug 20, 20222 hr 7 min

Episode 109 - Adam Frisch

Rundown - Adam Frisch - 05:48 Right Wing Media Watch - 01:35:44 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:58:38 "Regrets" by Dave Gunders - 02:12:18 Hear it here first. Adam Frisch is going to beat Lauren Boebert this November. He’s strong and calm. She’s insecure and frantic. He’s got the smarts. She’s got a Twitter account dedicated to dividing people. On Nov. 8, votes will be divided between these two. He’ll win. Lauren Boebert will lose as the walls come tumbling down around her hero, disgraced Dondald T...

Aug 13, 20222 hr 21 min

Episode 108 - Jerry Bell

Rundown - Jerry Bell - 10:56 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:04:15 "Hard of Understanding" by Dave Gunders - 02:12:23 Jerry Bell has been the dominant radio news voice of Colorado since 1986. Before that, he worked in big-time San Francisco radio news as a young phenom. This was the early 1980s in SF and Jerry knew big shots like late Harvey Milk and his assassin, Dan White. As a Bay Area boy, Jerry’s parents worried Jerry and his older brother would be sent to fight in Vietnam, so they moved to Ca...

Aug 06, 20222 hr 21 min

Episode 107 - Neon Denver featuring Dr. Nedra Downing and State Rep Steven Woodrow

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:36 "One Stop Shop" by Dave Gunders - 16:51 Dr. Nedra Downing - 22:25 State Rep Steven Woodrow in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:02:58 The heart of Denver takes center stage as the host reminisces about his four decades working downtown and his recent move to start his new law firm in the heart of Greenwood Village. Reminiscences about ever-changing downtown Denver are fun, especially when the Troubadour played Josephina's in Larimer Square and Crai...

Jul 30, 20223 hr 35 min

Episode 106 - Wyoming Women Saving America – Susan Stubson celebrates Liz Cheney

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "Every Space" by Dave Gunders - 21:53 Susan Stubson in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 26:54 Unlike Denver Trump Radio, we discuss the latest in the biggest criminal case in American history. Steve Bannon, along with Donald Trump, authored the January 6 coup/insurrection with MAGA-fans “swarming the zone.” Now, Bannon’s convicted, and Trump further exposed thanks to J6 Committee. Susan Stubson is a brilliant attorney and rodeo queen. @WyoRodeoQueen ...

Jul 23, 20222 hr 50 min

Episode 105 - Paige Mackey Murray – Colorado Human Rights Appellate Lawyer

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders - 07:19 "Nothing the Wind Can't Blow" by Dave Gunders - 23:04 Paige Mackey Murray in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 30:05 Paige Mackey Murray grew up in Cocoa Beach, FL where her father, Skip Mackey, was the Voice of NASA. http://www.skipmackey.com/nasa.html . We discuss the spectacular performance of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and what her dad might’ve thought. As the US Supreme Court takes away the rights of women, the Colorado Court of Appeals just pronounc...

Jul 16, 20222 hr 42 min

Episode 104 - Bob Loevy – Legendary Colorado College Political Science Professor

Rundown - Professor Bob Loevy - 29:59 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:52:24 "Somebody Who Knows it All" by Dave Gunders - 01:59:30 Episode 104 is packed with analysis of right-wing anti-Semitism flowing through Denver Trump Radio and the mouths of hosts and guest GOP officials. We talk Jan 6 Committee developments and Cippollone and Hutchinson testimony. https://coloradosun.com/2022/07/05/silverman-hutchinson-trump-opinion/ During these intense political times, we gain wisdom from Gazette columnist...

Jul 09, 20222 hr 6 min

Episode 103 - Freedom Song featuring Dan Grunfeld, Rachel Gunders, and Chip Evans, Esq.

Rundown - Dan Grunfeld - 26:13 Dave & Rachel Gunders - 01:17:02 "Fourth of July" by Dave Gunders - 01:40:22 Chip Evans in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:47:38 We tell fascinating stories of freedom on this Independence Day weekend special. Dan Grunfeld is an exceptional author of a terrific new book, By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream. By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream: Gr...

Jul 02, 20222 hr 25 min

Episode 102 - Colorado Governor Jared Polis and CU Regent Heidi Ganahl

Rundown - CU Regent Heidi Ganahl - 04:29 Colorado Governor Jared Polis - 39:22 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:13:12 "Place In The Sun" by Dave Gunders - 01:18:55 Podcast honored by 30-plus minute guest appearances each by Colorado Governor Jared Polis and his leading Republican rival, CU Regent Heidi Ganahl. Listen as Heidi successfully vies for host’s Unaffiliated primary vote, as she tries to beat her mega-MAGA opponent Greg Lopez. Lopez promised a pardon for Tina Peters, and Ganahl rips that de...

Jun 25, 20221 hr 25 min

Episode 101 - Craig votes Joe O’Dea, Judith Berg remembers Alan Berg

Rundown - Joe O'Dea - 13:19 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 28:23 "Only a Rock in the Road" by Dave Gunders - 42.30 Judith Berg - 01:15:42 Joe O’Dea has an excellent chance to be Colorado’s next U.S. Senator and would instantly become a powerful person in America. This affable native Denverite is a serious challenger to incumbent Senator Michael Bennet but first he must survive a Republican primary against mega-MAGA State Senator Ron Hanks. Listen and learn why Joe O’Dea gets Craig’s Unaffiliated vote...

Jun 18, 20223 hr 35 min

Episode 100 - Kyle Clark

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:36 "Impossible Happiness" by Dave Gunders - 06:07 Kyle Clark - 10:29 Craig reacts to January 6th Select Committee Hearing - 01:16:40 One More Thing with Kyle Clark: It is the Guns! - 01:23:58 Kyle Clark is Colorado’s most important and impactful journalist. Next with Kyle Clark is Colorado’s must-watch newscast. https://www.9news.com/next Kyle’s Word of Thanks campaign just celebrated its 100th week and has raised over nine million dollars for wo...

Jun 11, 20222 hr 33 min

Episode 99 - Colorado Do-Gooders John Morse and Bob Marshall

Rundown - John Morse - 03:50 Bob Marshall in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:27:24 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:35:58 "On and On Her Way" by Dave Gunders - 02:44:20 John Morse is an outstanding former paramedic, cop, detective, police chief, and Colorado Senate President. Now a successful CPA, Morse refuses to back down in stating his gun reform opinions. https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/31/uvalde-shooting-john-morse-guns-colorado-gun-control-laws-2013/ Racial aspects of Elijah McClain and George...

Jun 04, 20223 hr 51 min

Episode 98 - Terry Frei

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders - 03:16 "Love Has a Way (Song for Deb)" by Dave Gunders - 24:19 Terry Frei - 30:09 Memorial Day 2022 is a dark time in America. The Uvalde massacre has damaged us severely. With his extensive writing about military sacrifice, author Terry Frei is a perfect guest who knows hockey, and has also written extensively about the Columbine massacre. Terry Frei is an accomplished Colorado sports media star, with an afternoon drive-time show now. He has covered the Bronco...

May 28, 20222 hr 12 min

Episode 97 - CU President Todd Saliman, Ukraine Update, and Jerry Kennedy Tribute

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders - 04:10 "Safe Haven" by Dave Gunders - 13:40 CU President Todd Saliman - 17:52 Marshall Fogel in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 52:56 Greg Gold and Lt. Alex Gorgan in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:13:20 Brand new CU President Todd Saliman answers questions about his dream job. Find out why the CU Regents selected him unanimously. Learn Todd Saliman’s local roots, educational and public service background, and his fierce determination to make CU the best. Arguably the ...

May 21, 20223 hr 38 min

Episode 96 - Hollynd Hoskins, Esq. – Pickleball Attorney

Rundown - Hollynd Hoskins in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 02:49 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:40:14 "Your Way Too" by Dave Gunders - 01:49:53 Famous female lawyer Hollynd Hoskins enters Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge to speak about the imminent demise of Roe v. Wade and its wide-ranging legal ramifications. This outspoken accomplished athlete, pro footballer, and fierce legal advocate explains how Alito’s apparent reversal of Roe will affect poor women of color and our legal system. Learn Hollynd‘s amazing...

May 14, 20222 hr 58 min

Episode 95 - Foreign Correspondents: Greg Gold from Poland; Ken Toltz from Israel

Rundown - Greg Gold in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 04:36 Ken Toltz - 01:17:09 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:19:44 "A Sun Still Shining" by Dave Gunders - 02:25:45 Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge went to Krakow, Poland to catch up with accomplished Colorado personal injury lawyer, Greg Gold, who has gone to Eastern Europe to battle tyranny and Putin. Speaking after touring Auschwitz, and right before he heads to Lviv, Ukraine to drop off supplies, Greg profoundly discusses eastern European history and curre...

May 07, 20223 hr 33 min

Bonus Episode - Norm Early Remembered – The Last Interview

Rest in peace Norman Strickland Early, Jr., longtime Denver DA Norm Early showed his personality and wisdom in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge in a memorable lively last visit on July 18, 2020. Norm discussed his health challenges, travels, favorite sports, grandparenting, and what he anticipated for his three grandsons and their futures. Listen to Norm sing Monkey Business. Norm was a collegiate athlete, and reflected on competitiveness, and the degree to which he factored that into hiring and promotin...

May 06, 20221 hr 9 min

Episode 94 - J. Kyle Bachus, Esq. – Author of UNTHINKABLE

Rundown - J. Kyle Bachus, Esq. in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 07:09 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:00:02 "Full Time Job" by Dave Gunders - 02:07:57 Episode 94 is dedicated to the memory of Margaret Bachus who raised three fine children including prominent Denver trial lawyer Kyle Bachus. Margaret’s son Kyle is a natural performer like his mother, who had a Fine Arts degree. In 1996, Kyle and fellow lawyer Darin Schanker opened Bachus & Schanker, LLC which has grown into one of Colorado’s best-known ...

Apr 30, 20222 hr 15 min

Episode 93 - Chris Vanderveen

Rundown - Chris Vanderveen - 03:25 Michael Bailey in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:21:40 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:44:29 "Whatever the Future May Bring" by Dave Gunders - 01:55:42 Is the pandemic over? Not hardly, says 9News’ chief Covid correspondent Chris Vanderveen. But we are at a new stage and Chris explains why. Approaching his 20th anniversary at the station, this Denver native recalls his admiration for news in general and especially 9News. Chris describes some of his colleagues, inclu...

Apr 23, 20222 hr 2 min

Episode 92 - Good Passover! Featuring Rabbi Ray Zwerin, Private Investigator Jeff Kass, and Troubadour Dave Gunders

Rundown - Rabbi Raymond Zwerin - 03:32 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:16:31 "Good to Believe" by Dave Gunders - 01:25:38 Rabbi Raymond Zwerin's 85th Birthday Speech - 01:30:58 Private Investigator Jeff Kass - 02:04:40 Rabbi Raymond Zwerin remains very much alive at 85. Ordained as a Rabbi in 1964, he founded Denver’s Temple Sinai, served many decades, and helped create our Colorado Babi Yar Memorial. Past and present atrocities near Kiev against Jews and others are remembered. Rabbi Zwerin reminds...

Apr 16, 20223 hr 54 min