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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 210 - Barry Levine and Greg Gold

Rundown - Greg Gold in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 11:04 Barry Levine - 31:44 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:30:15 "Set the Tone" by Dave Gunders - 01:42:14 The Craig Silverman Show’s New York v Trump trial correspondent Greg Gold reports on his 100 Centre Street Manhattan Criminal Courthouse observations. Trump claims that the area is locked down and Greg proves that Trump is a liar. Gold reports the prosecution’s opening witness, David Pecker, is astoundingly good. This case has more at stake than...

Apr 27, 20242 hr 48 min

Episode 209 - Craig’s Colorado Corner with Greg Gold and Chris Decker

Rundown - Greg Gold - 04:41 Chris Decker - 24:33 Craig’s Colorado Corner brings you Colorado lawyers and pundits voicing their opinions on the Trump trials and tribulations. New York v Trump is off and running with Opening Statements and first witness, David Pecker. There was a gag-order hearing too, with Judge Merchan taking the matter under advisement. Our New York v. Trump jury trial correspondent, Colorado attorney Greg Gold, was in the Manhattan courthouse today and got into the overflow te...

Apr 24, 20241 hr 19 min

Episode 208 - Kyle Clark

Rundown - Kyle Clark - 20:40 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:27:50 "Don't Give Me No Vape" by Dave Gunders - 01:43:03 9News Anchor Kyle Clark returns for the first time since Episode 100. We discuss his recent windy interview with US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and his tough helicopter story that made Governor Polis squirm. An objective reporter, Clark’s long been the news leader at Colorado’s News Leader. A native of a small town in Western New York, Kyle Clark worked AM radio at ag...

Apr 20, 20242 hr 49 min

Episode 207 - Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO)

Rundown - Rep. Jason Crow in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 06:16 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 41:15 "Train Keeps Coming" by Dave Gunders - 57:39 Enjoy a special workweek episode, driven by the urgency of unfolding events in Israel, Congress, Arizona, Ukraine and the criminal jury trial of NY v. Trump. Our guest, Congressman Jason Crow, a true American hero, joins us in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge. Jason Crow, a former US Army Ranger Captain and law partner at prestigious Holland and Hart, offers a unique p...

Apr 15, 20241 hr 1 min

Episode 206 - Dagny Van Der Jagt Wants to be Douglas County (23rd JD) DA

Rundown - Dagny Van Der Jagt in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 25:03 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:47:17 "Train Keeps Coming" by Dave Gunders - 02:03:41 Orenthal James Simpson has passed away and the show's introduction discusses some of the many poignant OJ memories that occur to the host. OJ was a mighty USC and NFL running back, like a fast train, but he was an evil man. This week's song from Troubadour Dave Gunders is "Train Keeps Coming." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6_03dUueF0 Justice keeps ...

Apr 13, 20242 hr 29 min

Episode 205 - Trisha Calvarese wants to represent Colorado’s CD4 in the US Congress

Rundown - Trisha Calvarese - 15:43 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:13:30 "Sugar Don't Call" by Dave Gunders - 01:32:49 Meet Trish Calvarese, the dynamic Democratic candidate who intends to defeat Greg Lopez on June 25, 2024, in a Special Election caused by Representative Ken Buck's resignation. Learn how Calvarese gained the nomination, spurred to run by the wish of her dying father, a lifelong Republican. Colorado CD3 Rep. Lauren Boebert wants to switch to a more MAGA-friendly area and she's targe...

Apr 06, 20242 hr 29 min

Episode 204 - Charles “CJ” Johnson wants to be CU Regent at Large - Colorado College Head Basketball Coach Jeff Conarroe Craves March Madness

Rundown - Charles “CJ” Johnson - 06:18 Jeff Conarroe - 01:31:48 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:35:23 "I Love Every Single Day" by Dave Gunders - 02:39:33 Happy Springtime! Sports and Life Lessons abound with two sensational guests. Team sports teach us how to work and play well together. Charles "CJ" Johnson became an unlikely national sports hero in 1990 when he led the CU Buffs to victory over Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl and its only national football championship. CJ Johnson grew up in Detroi...

Mar 30, 20243 hr 45 min

Episode 203 - ADL Regional Director Scott Levin and CO State Representative Leslie Herod

Rundown - Scott Levin in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge Inner Sanctum - 14:19 Leslie Herod - 44:49 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:19:51 "Hole in the Head" by Dave Gunders - 01:26:14 Scott Levin enters the Inner Sanctum of Craig’s Lawyers lounge to discuss the latest pronouncements of Donald Trump regarding the Jewish people. Trump’s statement was repulsive, bigoted, and disgusting as we point out in fine detail. It was also thought-provoking. Rocky Mountain Regional ADL Director Scott Levin discusses the...

Mar 23, 20242 hr 3 min

Episode 202 - Colorado Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib

Rundown - Shad Murib - 08:19 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:36:50 "If God Was Watching" by Dave Gunders - 01:53:53 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's Speech - 01:57:52 Find out why Colorado Dems elected this dynamic leader. Murib grew up in Littleton, Colorado, the son of Arab Lebanese immigrants. Murib learned valuable life lessons growing up in his south Denver suburb, especially when his sibling announced as a lesbian. Murib is a proud progressive. As a Democratic stalwart with talent, Shad...

Mar 16, 20243 hr 44 min

Episode 201 - Karen Friedman Agnifilo

Rundown - Karen Friedman Agnifilo in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 06:20 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:01:31 "Nikki's Latest Song" by Dave Gunders - 01:13:52 Listen to the former Chief Assistant District Attorney of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Karen Friedman Agnifilo (KFA). As Second-in-Command, Ms. Friedman Agnifilo oversaw an office of approximately 500 lawyers, 700 support staff and roughly 80,000 cases per year. https://www.meidastouch.com/author/karen-friedman-agnifilo Now, KFA put...

Mar 09, 20241 hr 21 min

Episode 200 - John Jackson and Ken Toltz

Rundown - John Jackson and Ken Toltz - 03:51 This bicentennial episode of The Craig Silverman Show features a special mixture of sidebar podcasts, Craig’s Colorado Corner (panel show) and Craig’s Colorado Homefront (WWIII?) with our two favorite foreign correspondents. Show dedicated to the memory of the late Alexei Navalny, killed by Putin, something ignored by Trump/Putin friendly MAGA-GOQP media. Discussed also are implications of Russian disinfo via Alexander Smirnov. https://www.youtube.com...

Mar 07, 20241 hr 22 min

Episode 199 - Dani Newsum

Rundown - Dani Newsum in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 12:34 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:40:38 "Billy B and the Fair Skinned Girl" by Dave Gunders - 01:44:34 Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge opens wide to welcome Dani Newsum. She's a trained civil rights attorney, who spent decades as a formidable panelist on Colorado Inside Out where she often argued with Craig and David Kopel and many others. Dani can be feisty. Nowadays, Dani Newsum is the director of strategic partnerships at Cobalt, a Colorado pro-abor...

Mar 02, 20242 hr 53 min

Episode 198 - Amy Padden wants to be Arapahoe County DA

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "Your Way Too" by Dave Gunders - 13:41 Amy Padden in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 19:28 Craig reviews speeches by Nikki Haley and Joe Biden - 01:27:58 Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes back Amy Padden who seeks the job of District Attorney in Denver County’s southern suburb of dynamic and growing Arapahoe County, Colorado. Amy has a terrific prosecutorial resume working with various Colorado law enforcement agencies. Learn how Amy grew up in Erie,...

Feb 24, 20242 hr 6 min

Episode 197 - Sandy Phillips

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "World Gone Crazy" by Dave Gunders - 27:08 Sandy Phillips - 43:18 Craig's Analysis of Dan Caplis on Trump's NATO Statements - 02:38:08 Death of Alexei Navalny is dissected during Opening. Then Trump court cases are discussed, including immunity ruling stay request before the US Supreme Court, the Fani Willis developments and the NY business fraud. Also covered is the allegation Alexander Smirnov bore false witness against Joe Biden. Russian co...

Feb 17, 20243 hr 54 min

Episode 196 - Leora Joseph wants to be Denver District Attorney

Rundown - Leora Joseph in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 21:34 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:39:47 "Worry No More" by Dave Gunders - 02:04:31 Consequential 2024 events are happening with Colorado’s insurrection case and Trump’s immunity claim, going down in flames. We discussed the Elena Kagan question that doomed the Norma Anderson side of Trump v. Anderson. And also discuss Biden’s aging problem. https://www.leorafordistrictattorney.com/ Leora Joseph is an experienced prosecutor who wants to be elec...

Feb 10, 20242 hr 18 min

Episode 195 - Craig’s Colorado Corner starring Nicolais, Molk, Joseph, Barad, Alschuler, Kaudy and Jackson

Rundown - Mario Nicolais - 05:23 Alan Molk - 41:28 Leora Joseph - 47:03 Ed Barad - 55:15 Albert Alschuler - 01:01:28 Rich Kaudy - 01:20:54 John Jackson - 01:30:20 Special times called for special podcasts. Craig’s Colorado Corner features six accomplished attorneys reacting to the immunity ruling by the DC Circuit on 2.6.24 and the upcoming insurrection (Trump v. Anderson) oral argument on 2.8.24 before the United States Supreme Court. Attorney for lead party Norma Anderson is friend of the podc...

Feb 07, 20242 hr 7 min

Episode 194 - Tom Costello and Rick Sallinger

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "Easier Said Than Done" by Dave Gunders - 11:37 Tom Costello - 16:41 Rick Sallinger - 54:33 Who can you trust in the news industry? Tom Costello and Rick Sallinger. Rick just retired after 30 years at CBS4 in Denver. He worked many years before that at 9News, and CNN. Tom’s going strong as Senior Correspondent at NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4972409 This podcast is apolitical because so are our journalist guests who pride themselve...

Feb 03, 20242 hr 14 min

Episode 193 - John Walsh wants to be Denver DA

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "Tarred and Feathered" by Dave Gunders - 14:02 John Walsh in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 19:20 Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes John Walsh, former US Attorney for District of Colorado under President Obama, who is now seeking the job of Denver DA in this year’s election. Find out what makes this Stanford Law grad tick. https://www.walshfordenver.com/ Show begins with Troubadour Dave Gunders and host discussing dynamic guest, John Walsh and the r...

Jan 27, 20242 hr 41 min

Episode 192 - Denver Riggleman

Rundown - Denver Riggleman - 07:12 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:19:30 "Nothing the Wind Can't Blow" by Dave Gunders - 01:24:53 Denver Riggleman, former U.S. Rep. from rural Virginia, and key J6 Select Committee tech contributor, provides entertaining, insightful discussion. Riggleman's book, "The Breach - The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th," is a gripping story expertly told. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250866769/thebreach With unique insights from business, Congressio...

Jan 20, 20242 hr 34 min

Episode 191 - Ben Meiselas

Rundown - Ben Meiselas in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 08:16 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:22:16 "Come On in My Kitchen" by Dave Gunders - 01:28:49 Brilliant attorney Ben Meiselas leads the Meidas Touch Network, a multimedia company dedicated to preserving American democracy against the MAGA assault now happening in America. Find out how Ben became so smart, fun and capable of problem solving. www.meidastouch.com Listen and learn from a master legal communicator who has become a major force in expos...

Jan 13, 20242 hr 44 min

Episode 190 - Corey Hutchins and Judge Luttig Interview Highlights and Analysis

Rundown - Judge Luttig Interview Highlights and Analysis - 00:36 Corey Hutchins - 51:05 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:54:58 "Whatever the Future May Bring" by Dave Gunders - 02:17:22 Show begins by analyzing the best parts of a historic interview with Judge Luttig. On February 8, 2024, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Colorado Supreme Court case. Take a listen to the logic of Judge Luttig and how so much of this occurred in Colorado. Corey Hutchins is Co-Director of The Colora...

Jan 06, 20242 hr 26 min

Episode 189 - Honorable Judge J. Michael Luttig

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "Fire In My Hearth" by Dave Gunders - 09:37 Judge J. Michael Luttig - 15:40 Judge J. Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative jurist 1991 -2006, worked as Boeing's general counsel from 2006 - 2019. Beginning his career in the Jerry Ford White House, he developed close ties with Supreme Court members and was a lawyer for President Ronald Reagan. In 1991, George H.W. Bush appointed him to the Fourth Circuit. Republican leaders know Judge Luttig ...

Dec 30, 20232 hr 40 min

Episode 188 - Craig’s Colorado Homefront Christmas Special - Ken Toltz and Bill Buckley

Rundown - Ken Toltz - 06:12 Bill Buckley - 59:06 Merry Christmas from The Craig Silverman Show as we bring you a special Craig’s Colorado Homefront edition focused on violence in Israel, Gaza and the United States. There are many worthy charities to which you might donate. https://israelrescue.org/ Special guest is our podcast’s foreign correspondent Ken Toltz live from his home in Israel, where he holds dual citizenship with the Jewish State and the United States. Ken Toltz brings us up to spee...

Dec 25, 20232 hr 39 min

Episode 187 - Harry MacLean (author of Starkweather)

Rundown - Harry MacLean in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 13:07 Craig gets a call from a Lauren Boebert Staffer - 01:55:01 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:06:58 "When the Lion Lays Down" by Dave Gunders - 02:15:54 Big decisions confront US Supreme Court, including the case of Anderson v Griswold; the 14th Amendment, Article Three case arising out of Denver, Colorado to disqualify Trump from the presidential primary ballot. https://coloradosun.com/author/craig-silverman/ Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes ...

Dec 23, 20232 hr 25 min

Episode 186 - Brian Stelter

Rundown - Brian Stelter - 27:04 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:02:33 "Simple Man" by Dave Gunders - 01:08:22 The star of CNN’s Reliable Sources, Brian Stelter, returns for the first time since his show was canceled. He’s the author of the new bestseller, Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Network-of-Lies/Brian-Stelter/9781668046906 Stelter has had a front row seat to American history with his longt...

Dec 16, 20231 hr 23 min

Episode 185 - Geert Wilders

Rundown - Troubadour Dave Gunders - 19:47 "Song Of Columbus" by Dave Gunders - 35:22 Craig Introduces Geert Wilders at Western Conservative Summit - 41:07 Host has had encounters with many political leaders, including a memorable day with likely new Dutch prime minister, Geert Wilders. The controversial author of Marked for Death came to the Denver Hyatt Regency to speak at a gala on June 30, 2012. Host sat with Wilders for a meal and then both spoke. https://www.c-span.org/video/?306868-5/weste...

Dec 09, 20232 hr 34 min

Episode 184 - Rep. Ron Weinberg

Rundown - Rep. Ron Weinberg - 12:29 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:14:07 "Rather Be Right" by Dave Gunders - 01:26:17 Yaron (Ron) Weinberg is native South African, with an Israeli father, plays rugby, runs a technology business, wears three piece suits, represents Loveland and has the Jewish chutzpah to stand up to the awful Colorado State Rep. Elizabeth Epps when she made awful accusations against Israel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVZvzK5Z6Is Colorado’s GOP has a new sensation, as you will ...

Dec 02, 20232 hr 26 min

Episode 183 - Ari Armstrong - Getting Over Jesus: Finding Meaning and Morals without God

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:36 "I Give Thanks" by Dave Gunders - 08:26 Ari Armstrong - 14:06 Public intellectual Ari Armstrong (from Ep 126) returns, having authored a fascinating book explaining his transition from Christianity to atheism. Rooted in personal experience, Armstrong suggests readers rely more on the natural than the supernatural. https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Over-Jesus-Finding-Meaning/dp/B0CKTG3D6V Author of popular Substack, Colorado Pickaxe, Armstrong que...

Nov 25, 20233 hr 33 min

Episode 182 - Rep. Bob Marshall Responds to George Brauchler’s Social Media Sucker Punch

Rundown - Bob Marshall - 32:07 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:44:45 "Let It Go Mama" by Dave Gunders - 01:52:46 Marine Lt. Col. (Retired) Bob Marshall returns to Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge for fourth time to discuss Colorado’s Special Session and to respond to this outrageous Twitter post by 710 KNUS radio host and wannabe Douglas County DA, George Brauchler. https://twitter.com/GeorgeBrauchler/status/1724387256541020395 Ex-DA Brauchler fails to disclose he was involved as DA when Marshall falsely ch...

Nov 18, 20233 hr 25 min

Episode 181 - Tom Arnold

Rundown - Tom Arnold - 08:26 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:36:46 "Hole in the Head" by Dave Gunders - 01:41:47 Hollywood celebrity, podcaster (Divorce Party) and legendary comedian, Tom Arnold, talks candidly with Craig about his many Colorado connections. Jokes are told about Nuggets v Lakers with fun discussions of politicians, comedy clubs, movie stars, charitable galas and sports celebrities. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/divorce-party/id1690173867 Here are some bold name people that ...

Nov 11, 20232 hr 49 min