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The Mandy Connell Podcast

KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FMwww.iheart.com
Mandy Connell brings her intelligence and wit to explaining US politics as a whole and our pop culture in general.
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06-02-25 Interview - Rep. Ron Weinberg - Reaction to the Boulder Attack

THE INTIFADA HAS BEEN GLOBALIZED IN BOULDER And not just Boulder. Let's not forget that in a very short period of time an anti-Semite tried to burn down the Governor of Pennsylvania's mansion with him and his family in it, two people were murdered outside a Jewish Museum in DC, and now we have a man throwing flammable devices, likely Molotov cocktails, at a group of mostly elderly people walking down the Pearl Street Mall to remind people that there are still hostages in Gaza. Eight people have ...

Jun 02, 20258 min

05-30-25 FULL SHOW - Gen Z Finds God, And The Truth About Wealth Inequality

Mandy talks to associate editor of City journal. John Hirschauer about Gen Z going back to church, David Waldenstrom about the truth about wealth inequality & what life is like in Sweden compared to the United States, And Natalie Daniels about being dropped by her running club for saying that me.

May 30, 20251 hr 45 min

05-30-25 Interview - Natalie Daniels - When Running Like a Girl is a Good Thing

WHEN RUNNING LIKE A GIRL IS A GOOD THING Meet Natalie Daniels. She Ran Boston in 2:50:04. Then Got Cancelled. Natalie Daniels, a 5x marathon winner and new mom, trained hard to run the Boston Marathon just six months postpartum. Before the race, she spoke out with XX-XY Athletics about fairness in women’s sports — and faced backlash. Her teammates leaked her location, and her club told her not to wear their singlet. She ran anyway, in XX-XY gear, finishing in 2:50:04. After the race, she was kic...

May 30, 202515 min

05-30-25 Interview - Daniel Waldenstrom - Just How Unequal is Our Wealth?

JUST HOW UNEQUAL IS OUR WEALTH? If you listen to Bernie Sanders rich people are literally stealing the change from poor people's pockets, but of course that is false. But the Gospel of Wealth Inequality is a powerful elixir doled out to gin up envy and greed in the people and it's effective. But is it true? At 1 I'm talking with Daniel Waldenstrom, Professor of Economics, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockholm, Sweden Previously professor at Paris School of Economics, Uppsala Univ...

May 30, 202519 min

05-30-25 Interview - John Hirschauer - Gen Z is Searching and They Are Finding God

GEN Z IS SEARCHING AND THEY ARE FINDING GOD I love this story so much. Today at 12:30 I will talk to Associate Editor John Hirschauer from City Journal about this story he did on Gen Z returning to church . I love this part especially: Yet these cultural losses may have laid the groundwork for a revival. Public Christianity in the United States receded in part because a rising counterculture successfully challenged its restrictions on individual conduct. Advocates of cultural liberalization gain...

May 30, 20259 min

05-29-25 FULL SHOW - A Dying Man Fights To Try New Treatments

Mandy talks about how expensive it is to replace the Ford F-150 Lightning truck battery is, she spoke with a young man with a fatal disease who is advocating for Right to Try new meds, Rich Guggenheim with Gays Against Groomers pops on for an update, Hamas wants Palestinians to starve rather than take aid from a group that MAY be associated with Israel, and the Plum Creek Garden Market team visited to talk about glow in the dark petunias.

May 29, 20251 hr 47 min

05-29-25 Interview - Plum Creek Garden Market - How About Some Glow in the Dark Petunias?

HOW ABOUT SOME GLOW IN THE DARK PETUNIAS? As gardening is my official hobby now I'm actually pretty excited to have Audrey Sharpe and Matt Niemann on the show. This year Plum Creek Garden Market is excited to announce the debut of the Firefly Petunia, the first bioluminescent petunia for sale (glow in the dark). This year we encourage Colorado gardeners to consider planting more native plants that have adapted to Colorado’s elevation and climate over generations. Audrey and Matt join me at 2:30 ...

May 29, 202522 min

05-29-25 Interview - Elijah Stacy - A Dying Man Just Wants to Try

A DYING MAN JUST WANTS TO TRY I realize that we are ALL dying but my guest today is on a fast track none of us want to be on. Elijah is 23 years old and is fighting for his life. He was only six years old when he was diagnosed with a fatal and incurable disease – Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The disease has robbed Elijah of the ability to walk. He’s losing the use of his hands and arms. He likely only has a few years to live. There’s a potential genetic treatment for his condition that is sittin...

May 29, 20256 min

05-28-25 FULL SHOW - How's Things On 16th Street For Business, And Weather Wed

Mandy talks about rainy days on Weather Wednesday, NPR taking tax payer money, she has a chat with 16th Street business owner Derek Friedman about how things are going downtown, free boob jobs for trans women but not actual women, Derrick Wilburn's accuser Bernadette Guthrie joins to explain why she's so upset, and the President of France is an abused husband.

May 28, 20251 hr 45 min

05-28-25 Interview - Bernadette Guthrie - Derrick Wilburn's Accuser

DERRICK WILBURN'S ACCUSER IS ON AT 2:30 If you heard yesterday's interview with Derrick Wilburn you can listen to it here to get the backstory of the woman accusing him of all sorts of nasty things over his actions when fighting against inappropriate books in school libraries. Bernadette Guthrie joins me at 2:30 with her side of things.

May 28, 202519 min

05-28-25 Interview - Derek Friedman - How's Business on 16th Street?

HOW'S BUSINESS ON 16TH STREET? I've got Derek Friedman, the owner of Sportsfan and Sock Em' Sock Emporium downtown on at 1 to talk about the reality of doing business on what is now just 16th Street. I was downtown last night and I'm going to tell you it looks SO MUCH better than it has in years. Downright CLEAN. We saw ONE tent in ONE park. It was like downtown when we moved here! And we drove around quite a bit. I'm excited for what is possible in downtown Denver right now, we'll see if Derek ...

May 28, 202520 min

05-27-25 Interview - Jon Caldara

OPEN PRIMARIES COULD SAVE COLORADO And Jon Caldara writes about it here . I agree 100%. He joins me at 2:30 to chat about it.

May 27, 202515 min

05-27-25 Interview - Derrick Wilburn

MY FRIEND DERRICK HAS HAD ENOUGH OF THIS BROAD'S CRAP My friend Derrick Wilburn has been active in politics for years and as a Black Republican he's dealt with more than his share on nonsense. Now he's on the school board and has been dealing with an angry, out of control left winger for months now. She says her daughter and herself were traumatized by Wilburn's reading of a passage from a sexually explicit book that is available on high school shelves in D20, where he is a school board member. ...

May 27, 202517 min

05-23-25 Of The Day - Benjamin Allbright

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Benjamin Allbright.

May 23, 20254 min

05-21-25 Of The Day - Ryan Edwards

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Ryan Edwards.

May 21, 20254 min

05-20-25 FULL SHOW - MSU Finds Housing, And Weiser Spends Big On Trump

Mandy talks to Abbie Kell from Metro State about a housing program that matches students needing housing with seniors, luxury beliefs in Boulder trying to shut down oil and gas, and Cory Gaines spells out how much Attorney General Phil Weiser's cases against Trump are costing taxpayers. Palestinians are protesting in Gaza against Hamas, What A-Rod should wear to jury duty, and a chat with Erin Lee about the bill that makes misgendering someone a crime.

May 20, 20251 hr 46 min

05-20-25 Of The Day - Shelby Harris

Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Shelby Harris.

May 20, 20255 min

05-20-25 Interview - Cory Gaines - How Much is AG Phil Weiser Spending to Sue Trump

HOW MUCH IS AG PHIL WEISER SPENDING TO SUE TRUMP? Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined a slew of lawsuits (at last count it was 15 but today is another day) suing the Trump administration for a myriad of things he disagrees with on behalf of Colorado. I don't particularly want him to do any of this but he didn't ask me. I asked last week just how much he was spending to sue so many times, and Cory Gaines of the Colorado Accountability Project came to my rescue with this post outlining how man...

May 20, 202518 min
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