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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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Episodes

10-07-25 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.

Oct 07, 20253 min

10-07-25 Interview - Our Futurist Thomas Frey - Digital Clones?

I'M READY FOR A DIGITAL CLONE and have been for years. What am I talking about? Futurist Thomas Frey says having a digital clone is right around the corner and I'm ready. We may also talk about the three rules of Exponential Capabilities to make us feel a bit better about all the jobs lost to AI. If there's time, we'll discuss space data centers too. Find Thomas by clicking here ....

Oct 07, 202521 min

10-06-25 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.

Oct 06, 20253 min

10-06-25 Interview - GOP Chair Brita Horn

GOP CHAIR BRITA HORN JOINS ME AT 2:30 To talk about the latest nonsense happening in the party. Now two messages have been sent to the Secretary of State's office about what happened at the meeting two Saturdays ago. We'll find out from Chair Brita Horn what is actually going on at 2:30. This as a new poll shows that Republicans have a chance to capitalize on anti-Democrat feelings in the state right now ....

Oct 06, 202514 min

10-03-25 Of The Day - Connor Shreve

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: Connor Shreve.

Oct 03, 20254 min

10-03-25 Interview - Finally A Textbook That Shares the Good, the Bad and the Wonderful of Western Civilization

FINALLY A TEXTBOOK THAT SHARES THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE WONDERFUL OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I've long said the worst thing to happen to the United States was Howard Zinn's patently Anti-American textbook. Now we've got a completely different sort of textbook called A History of the Western Tradition by highly regarded historians Allen Guelzo and James Hankins. Read this summary: THE GOLDEN THREAD contends that Western civilization has, in our lifetimes, been simultaneously challenged by secular ...

Oct 03, 202516 min

10-03-25 Interview - Go See Deb Flora's Movie This Weekend

GO SEE DEB FLORA'S MOVIE THIS WEEKEND You guys know Deb from when she sits in with me and you may know her from her excellent YouTube show she does with someone else you might know (ME, IT'S ME) but you may not know she and most excellent husband Jonathan Flora make documentaries in their spare time. They made an excellent film called Whose Children Are They and the wonderful organization Braver Angels is hosting a screening of the film Sunday at 4pm at the Parker Task Force Meeting Room. Find o...

Oct 03, 202511 min

10-02-25 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.

Oct 02, 20253 min

10-01-25 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.

Oct 01, 20254 min

09-30-25 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.

Sep 30, 20253 min

09-30-25 Interview - Barb Kirkmeyer Joins to Talk the Competency Bill

BARB KIRKMEYER JOINS TO TALK THE COMPETENCY BILL We've had some pretty high profile cases lately of people being released from jail after committing crimes because they were deemed not able to stand trial. They are still dangerous, but they are out in the community. Why? A bill passed in 2024 seems to be the reason. It was HB24-1034 and you can read it here. The bill passed in bipartisan manner and now it's created a mess. We'll chat with Senator Barb Kirkmeyer about it today at 1....

Sep 30, 202520 min

09-26-25 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.

Sep 26, 20253 min

09-26-25 Interview - Dresden Files Author Jim Butcher

DRESDEN FILES AUTHOR JIM BUTCHER TODAY AT 2:30 My son introduced me to the Dresden Files a few years ago and the series is a delight. It follows the adventures of wizard and private investigator Harry Dresden as he investigates all manner of supernatural disturbances in modern day Chicago. Yesterday while prepping for the interview I read this about how he got published and it's a fantastic tale in an of itself about perseverance winning out. He's got a new book coming out January 20th and you c...

Sep 26, 202516 min

09-26-25 Interview - Rick Lewis is Playing Around

RICK LEWIS IS PLAYING AROUND And his band the Rick Lewis Project is playing this weekend in Evergreen at the Little Bear Saloon. This is fundraiser for #EvergreenStrong Community Recovery Fund. This money will specifically staying in the local Evergreen community and will be allocated by the Coloradogives.com Evergreen board. Find out more about the band and get the address to the Little Bear here . Rick's band absolutely COOKS and you should go see them....

Sep 26, 20259 min

09-25-25 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.

Sep 25, 20254 min

09-25-25 Interview - David Strom - The Media Learns Nothing From the Kirk Shooting

THE MEDIA LEARNS NOTHING FROM THE KIRK SHOOTING I get that there is a level of desperation on the Left to "both sides" the recent political violence. But when the shooting at an ICE facility in Texas broke, they got out ahead of their skis once more to declare the shooter a Neo Nazi with zero evidence to support it. My friend David Strom writes about it here and he joins me at 2:30 to talk about it. But MSNBC wasn't the only one doing it, politicians jumped out to make themselves look stupid too...

Sep 25, 202513 min
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