The Mandy Connell Podcast

The Mandy Connell Podcast

Mandy Connell brings her intelligence and wit to explaining US politics as a whole and our pop culture in general.

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April 25, 2024 18 mins
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COLORADO DEMS TRY TO ENFORCE NEWSPEAK AT THE CAPITOL By giving Republicans a list of words they can't use when talking about immigration. Including "illegal alien" which has been used historically for over a century to speak of people who came here without going through proper immigration channels. This is after they gaveled out speakers who used the proper names of drag queens while testifying. Imagine if Republicans told Democrat...
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GET YOUR WEATHER QUESTIONS READY FOR DAVE FRASER He joins us at 12:30 for all things weather related. See him and his accurate forecast on our partner Fox 31.
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KEVIN NEALON IS A FUNNY MAN And he's performing at Comedy Works this weekend so buy your tickets today as the early shows are already sold out. Find them here. He also has an interesting web series called Hiking with Kevin and the episode with Nick Offerman is a great one. He also has a book out and you should buy it here!
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TAKING FROM PETER TO PAY PAUL IS NOT HOW TO FIX SCHOOL FUNDING School funding in Colorado is a complex matter. A lot of people think that what they pay in property taxes stays in their local district but that isn't how it works. Now members of the Legislature are working to "fix" the funding formula but I see some glaring flaws in what is being discussed, not the least of which is how are we going to pay for all of this when the Ed...
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SHE DESIGNED THIS YEAR'S GORGEOUS SHOW HOME FOR THE MIGHTY MILLIONS RAFFLE And I've had a chance to see it and it is SPECTACULAR! Joanne Brutsch with Casey and Company has the most perfect tastes and has designed the most perfect house that someone is going to win. Find the house and buy your tickets to support Children's Hospital Colorado by clicking here! Joanne joins me at 2 for a chat about the house.
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WHISKEY LOVERS, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU The Veterans Whiskey Society is an organization that hosts whiskey themed fundraiser to give money to veterans causes. My colleague Jack Gelley is one of the founders and he's in at 1:30 today to talk about their upcoming event. Find out more about the Society by clicking here.
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IS A CONVENTION OF STATES THE ANSWER? A Convention of States can be called when there is a need to make some changes to the Constitution by the people. An Article V Convention as it's called has never happened in the US and many people don't know that The People can demand changes that Congress will not make. The largest push for an Article V convention has been pushed forward by a group that wants a convention to address the follo...
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YOU MUST SEE MJ AT THE DCPA It is a rousing musical about a moment in time when Michael Jackson was planning the Dangerous tour and it is SO GOOD. I've got actor J. Daughtry, who plays Berry Gordy and Nick on the show today at 12:30 to chat about it, buy your tickets here.
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CLIMATOLOGIST DR. DAVID LEGATES SAYS NOT SO FAST ON CLIMATE CHANGE In his new book Climate and Energy: The Case for Realism Dr. Legates he exposes the eco-left with the goal of breaking the back of the climate catastrophist movement and the many policies driven by it that threaten human wellbeing all over the world. Buy the book here and he's on at 2:30.
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IS ESG INVESTING A SOCIALIST PLOT TO DESTROY CAPITALISM? My guest at 1 says yes and he should know. Paul Tice has spent 40 years on Wall Street and his new book THE RACE TO ZERO: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial System makes the case. You can read a review from the Wall Street Journal here and buy the book here.
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