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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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07-01-25 FULL SHOW - The Big Not So Beautiful Bill Gets A Vote Today

WILL THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL PASS? No one seems to know as of this morning, but that may change by the time I start the show. Have they gutted the cost saving measures enough for Lisa Murkowski? Who knows. You can read more here but I'm sure there will be updates soon. HOW ABOUT A LITTLE VETERAN ART? Jefferson County Public Library has partnered with the Veterans of Foreign Wars to showcase artwork by their members and photography from the Denver Vet Center. Throughout the month of July, several ...

Jul 01, 20251 hr 44 min

07-01-25 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.

Jul 01, 20253 min

07-01-25 Interview - Sean Eads - How About A Little Veteran Art?

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE VETERAN ART? Jefferson County Public Library has partnered with the Veterans of Foreign Wars to showcase artwork by their members and photography from the Denver Vet Center. Throughout the month of July, several JCPL locations will host the work of different local artists. There will be a one-hour reception at each location for the artists showing there, providing the public with an opportunity to listen to their stories and discover how artistic expression helps triumph over ...

Jul 01, 20258 min

06-30-25 FULL SHOW - Oh Hey, Is That William Shatner On the Calendar

WILLIAM SHATNER IS AT 12:10 And we normally don't do guests that early BUT IT'S WILLIAM SHATNER. Jimmy Sengenberger set up the interview so he's gonna come in and chat too. Don't miss this one. THE NYC DEM CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR IS A COMPLETE IDIOT I didn't talk much about Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat candidate (and presumed general election winner) for NYC Mayor. But holy cow this guy is a clown. THERE IS A KILL DONALD TRUMP FATWA And I'm sure some progressives are cheering this but it's nothing t...

Jun 30, 20251 hr 44 min

06-30-25 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.

Jun 30, 20254 min

06-27-25 FULL SHOW - Summer Movies and Blacklists With Christian Toto

IT'S AN ASK ME ANYTHING KIND OF DAY So get your idiotic question ready! CHRISTIAN TOTO ON TO TALK HOLLYWOOD As he does at his website and podcast called Hollywood In Toto ( find them here ). Christian has been writing a lot lately about what it's like to "come out" as a Trump voter or conservative in Hollywood and it's not pretty. It actually makes me like the folks who have done so even more, because it's a real act of bravery. Read a story from Newsbusters here , and from early January about s...

Jun 27, 20251 hr 42 min

06-27-25 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.

Jun 27, 20253 min

06-27-25 Interview - Christian Toto on to Talk Hollywood

CHRISTIAN TOTO ON TO TALK HOLLYWOOD As he does at his website and podcast called Hollywood In Toto ( find them here ). Christian has been writing a lot lately about what it's like to "come out" as a Trump voter or conservative in Hollywood and it's not pretty. It actually makes me like the folks who have done so even more, because it's a real act of bravery. Read a story from Newsbusters here , and from early January about stars who support Israel . He joins me to talk about this and summer movi...

Jun 27, 202529 min

06-26-25 FULL SHOW - Rockies Eat the Show And I Agree With Kyle Clark!

I AGREE WITH KYLE CLARK And I think this is like three times this year alone so maybe I need to get checked out. JK, he's just been right three times this year, that's all. This time he's right about the dumb pedestrian bridge over Lincoln that Governor Polis has decided he must have. Watch Kyle take it apart here. DICK MONFORT PUTS HIS KID IN CHARGE Of the Rockies. I'm sure this will help their current .225 winning percentage. No chance of that, because he won't take over until 2026. Read more ...

Jun 26, 202524 min

06-25-25 FULL SHOW - DougCo Says NO To Home Rule, And Is Social Security Broke?

DOUGCO SAYS NO THANK YOU And hooboy it was a butt kicking. WEATHER WEDNESDAY IS BACK! Because I'm back! Fox 31s Dave Fraser joins us at 12:30 to let us know what's coming up this week and take your questions. WAR HISTORIAN PAUL RAHE ON TODAY To talk about how Israel being at war with Iran is the natural conclusion to the attacks of October 7th, and why it is in our best interest that Israel win. He joins me at 1pm to discuss. Find out more about Paul at https://www.hillsdale.edu/faculty/paul-rah...

Jun 25, 20251 hr 42 min

06-25-25 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.

Jun 25, 20254 min

06-25-25 Interview - Mike Murphy - Is Social Security Broke?

IS SOCIAL SECURITY BROKE? I saw this story recently and had to sort of roll my eyes, even though this directly affects my ability to retire. Social Security will have to cut benefits in 2033 because they are running out of money . I've got Mike Murphy with the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget at 2:30 and we will talk about what needs to happen to prevent this from happening. Learn more about the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget here....

Jun 25, 202517 min

06-25-25 Interview - War Historian Paul Rahe on Today

WAR HISTORIAN PAUL RAHE ON TODAY To talk about how Israel being at war with Iran is the natural conclusion to the attacks of October 7th, and why it is in our best interest that Israel win. He joins me at 1pm to discuss. Find out more about Paul at https://www.hillsdale.edu/faculty/paul-rahe/ or http://www.paularahe.com/

Jun 25, 202521 min

06-24-25 FULL SHOW - The Sin of Empathy, And Let's Talk About Pride Month

EMPATHY HAS BEEN WEAPONIZED And there is a fantastic book about it called The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits by a fellow named Joe Rigney. Dr. Joe Rigney serves as Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College and a pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. He is the author of eight books, including Leadership and Emotional Sabotage (Canon Press, 2024) as well as The Sin of Empathy. To say his take on how our natural sympathy has been weaponized against us isn't being taken we...

Jun 24, 20251 hr 39 min

06-24-25 Of The Day - Rich Guggenheim

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: Rich Guggenheim.

Jun 24, 20254 min

06-24-25 Interview - Dr. Joe Rigney - Empathy Has Been Weaponized

EMPATHY HAS BEEN WEAPONIZED And there is a fantastic book about it called The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits by a fellow named Joe Rigney. Dr. Joe Rigney serves as Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College and a pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. He is the author of eight books, including Leadership and Emotional Sabotage (Canon Press, 2024) as well as The Sin of Empathy. To say his take on how our natural sympathy has been weaponized against us isn't being taken we...

Jun 24, 202520 min

06-23-25 FULL SHOW - I Leave the Country for 5 Minutes And All Hell Breaks Loose

HOLY SMOKES YOU GUYS I won't have much time to blather on about the amazing trip we took to South Korea and Japan (but I'm sure I'll get in plenty of blathering) because you may have heard that the US did a sneak attack against the Iranian regime that may or may not have ended their nuclear program for the time being. President Trump gave some brief comments about it the other night and you can watch them here. I love that there is an active effort to bring civility back to our lives and politic...

Jun 23, 20251 hr 39 min

06-23-25 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.

Jun 23, 20254 min

06-23-25 Interview - Sandra Brownrigg and Lori Leander - Elevating Dialogue in Our Communities

SPEAKING OF CIVILITY I love that there is an active effort to bring civility back to our lives and political discussions. Today at 2:30 I've got Lori Leander from Reclaiming Civility and Sandra Brownrigg from Braver Angels Southern Front Range Alliance on to talk about what their organization is trying to do to elevate the dialogue in our communities again. They've got an event coming up called "Civility on the International Space Station with Astronaut Jim Dutton" and you can go. To find out mo...

Jun 23, 202516 min
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