01-26-26 FULL SHOW - It's Time For ICE To Leave The Blue States, And TABOR Fails
It's time for ICE to vacate the Blue States who don't want them, TABOR failed to control spending, and what a season for the Broncos!
Jan 26, 2026•1 hr 47 min
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01-26-26 Of The Day - Nick Ferguson
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: Nick Ferguson.
Jan 26, 2026•4 min
01-26-26 Interview - Nash Herman - TABOR Failed to Stop the Bloat of Government
TABOR FAILED TO STOP THE BLOAT OF GOVERNMENT And I've got Nash Herman, policy analyst for the Independence Institute on at 1 to talk about his new paper Leviathan by Loophole: the Growth of Colorado’s State Government After TABOR where he tells us how politicians just did an end around TABOR and grew government anyway.
Jan 26, 2026•10 min
01-23-26 FULL SHOW - The Computer Ate My Blog So This Isn't Very Good
Donate your RV to a great cause, Matt the Dead to Me Intern stops by for Patriots-Broncos trash talk, The Wine Yogi stops by for Valentine's Day talk & GO BRONCOS! GET STIDDY!
Jan 23, 2026•1 hr 40 min
01-23-26 Of The Day - The Wine Yogi
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: The Wine Yogi.
Jan 23, 2026•3 min
01-23-26 Interview - The Wine Yogi
THE WINE YOGI AT 2:30 She’s not only got a yoga and wine tasting event coming up, she’s got suggestions for Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day, plus some wine pairing ideas for Sunday’s football snacks. Find her blog here.
Jan 23, 2026•20 min
01-23-26 Interview - Woody Faircloth - How An Old RV Can Help in A Disaster
HOW AN OLD RV CAN HELP IN A DISASTER Emergency RV is a group that donates unwanted RVs to people who have lost everything. Founder Woody Faircloth joins me at 1 to talk about it, donate your RV here!
Jan 23, 2026•19 min
01-23-26 Interview - Matt the Dead to Me Intern for Patriots-Broncos Trash Talk
MATT THE DEAD TO ME INTERN AT 12:30 If you’re not familiar with our old intern, get ready for the most ridiculous pro-Patriot smack talk ever.
Jan 23, 2026•8 min
01-22-26 FULL SHOW - A Story Of Hiding Who You Are To Survive
A new book tells the story of a young Jewish girl during WWII, a reminder for a cool event, and Cherry Creek Schools has an HR issue.
Jan 22, 2026•1 hr 42 min
01-22-26 Of The Day - Brit Stueven
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: Brit Stueven.
Jan 22, 2026•5 min
01-22-26 Interview - Brit Stueven's Not Til Now Event is Coming Up Fast
BRIT STUEVEN'S NOT TIL NOW EVENT IS COMING UP FAST But there are still tickets available, which you can buy here .
Jan 22, 2026•20 min
01-22-26 Interview - Dr. Janet Bond Brill - A Little Jewish Girl in WWII is the Star of This Book
A LITTLE JEWISH GIRL IN WWII IS THE STAR OF THIS BOOK I've got an author on the show who wrote about her very special mother-in-law. Little Edna's War, a harrowing account of her mother-in-law's Jewish childhood during the Holocaust under Nazi terror, becoming a decorated Polish Home Army soldier at 10 years old and an integral part of the resistance. The author of this book Dr. Janet Bond Brill, joins me today at 1 to talk about why this book is so important, as younger generations worldwide do...
Jan 22, 2026•11 min
01-21-26 FULL SHOW - Weather Wednesday, And Senator Barb Kirkmeyer On The Session
Weather Wednesday, a report on the Legislative Session with Senator Barb Kirkmeyer, and Trump goes to Europe.
Jan 21, 2026•1 hr 41 min
01-21-26 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.
Jan 21, 2026•3 min
01-21-26 Interview - Senator Barb Kirkmeyer is Reporting From the Capitol
SENATOR BARB KIRKMEYER IS REPORTING FROM THE CAPITOL On what fresh hell will be unleashed on us this year. She joins me at 1 to discuss.
Jan 21, 2026•19 min
01-21-26 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31's Dave Fraser
WILL THERE BE SNOW FOR THE BRONCOS GAME? We will ask Fox 31's Dave Fraser about that during Weather Wednesday at 12:30 so get your questions ready.
Jan 21, 2026•8 min
01-20-26 FULL SHOW - Jason Mikesell Wants To Be Governor
Jason Mikesell wants to be the GOP nominee, Ed Prather is on to talk the state of the real estate market, and what are we even doing with Greenland.
Jan 20, 2026•1 hr 36 min
01-20-26 Of The Day - Grant Smith
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: Grant Smith.
Jan 20, 2026•5 min
01-20-26 Interview - Ed Prather - The Real Estate Market is in Flux
THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IS IN FLUX And though we are in what is traditionally the slow season here things are still happening so I'm bringing my realtor Ed Prather in to discuss at 2:30. Find Ed here.
Jan 20, 2026•13 min
01-20-26 Interview - Sheriff Jason Mikesell is Running For Governor
SHERIFF JASON MIKESELL JOINS ME AT 1 The Teller County Sheriff is running for Governor on the Republican side and I'm interested in getting to know him better. Find out more about him here .
Jan 20, 2026•34 min
01-19-26 FULL SHOW - Happy MLK Jr Day, Plus GO BRONCOS!
What a GAME! First off, it was an interception, is the evangelical bible missing some key stuff, and celebrate MLK Jr. today.
Jan 19, 2026•1 hr 44 min
01-19-26 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.
Jan 19, 2026•4 min
01-19-26 Interview - Matthew McWhorter - Are Evangelicals Working From An Incomplete Bible?
ARE EVANGELICALS WORKING FROM AN INCOMPLETE BIBLE? That's what my 1pm guest says. He's a former atheist who decided to do some deep digging that led him to be a believer. His book Canon Crossfire does a deep dive into what he says is missing from Protestant Bibles: the Books of the Apocrypha. Find his book here. Matthew McWhorter joins me at 1 to discuss.
Jan 19, 2026•21 min
01-16-26 FULL SHOW - It's an Ask Me Anything, and Let's Go Broncos Kind of Day!
It's an Ask Me Anything Day, we've got a single playoff ticket to giveaway, and Denver Mayoral Candidate Robert Treta joins me.
Jan 16, 2026•1 hr 43 min
01-16-26 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.
Jan 16, 2026•4 min
01-16-26 Interview - Denver Independent Mayoral Candidate Robert Treta Joins Me
DENVER INDEPENDENT MAYORAL CANDIDATE ROBERT TRETA JOINS ME He's running a longshot campaign but he's very interesting so he joins me at 1 to chat. In the last Mayoral election he got 169 votes. I'm going to ask him why this time would be different.
Jan 16, 2026•11 min
01-15-26 FULL SHOW - Three Ballot Initiatives Are Making Big Progress
Erin Lee joins me to talk about the ballot initiatives to protect kids and girls sports, the Legislature is underway, and I thought people weren't buying Obamacare.
Jan 15, 2026•1 hr 43 min
01-15-26 Of The Day - Rick Lewis
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: Rick Lewis.
Jan 15, 2026•5 min
01-15-26 Interview - Erin Lee - I've Got Some Ballot Initiative Updates!
I'VE GOT SOME BALLOT INITIATIVE UPDATES! And these ballot initiatives are about child predators, irreversible gender care, and girls sports and I hope you've already signed them. Erin Lee from Protect Kids Colorado joins me today at 1 with updates. Find out where you can sign petitions here .
Jan 15, 2026•7 min
01-15-26 Interview - Jon Caldara - Can Polis Save Us From the Worst Ideas
CAN POLIS SAVE US FROM THE WORST IDEAS? Jon Caldara writes about Governor Jared Polis's last year in charge of the clown show that is the overwhelmingly Democrat controlled Legislature . Now that he's fully engaged in running for President, he needs to shore up his fake libertarian credentials so maybe he will veto the worst ideas. Here's hoping he cares more about that than pissing off the progressive Dems who run the show....
Jan 15, 2026•9 min
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