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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February 23, 2026 106 mins
The City of Denver ended the contract with a private business to take over, Trump withdraws an endorsement, and Trump levies more tariffs.
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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.
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Our good friend and former KOA traffic reporter John Morrissey is retired down in Mexico so we got some boots on the ground thoughts about what's going on in Mexico.
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IF IT CAN BE FOUND IN THE YELLOW PAGES GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT DO IT A longtime friend from Kentucky used to use that statement all the time when analyzing whether government should be doing some thing or another. It applies perfectly to what the City of Denver is doing to the small business that rents paddle boats at Civic Center park. Or used to anyway. I've got the Josh Catron, owner of the business that is being put out of busine...
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The VA is proposing a massive rules change for disabled veterans, banning child marriages, and Michael Bennet hates wolves and wants them dead*
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GOOD NEWS FOR DISABLED VETERANS, BUT ACTION IS STILL NEEDED At 12:30 today my friend and tireless advocate for veterans Rob Williams is going to join me at 12:30 to talk about a rules change that COULD have drastically affect disabled veterans and their disability rating. The VA was considering a rules change that would LOWER the disability rating of veterans whose symptoms were controlled via medication.
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A new study shows Medicaid growth is killing our budget, Aurora is looking to slide backwards, and Hersey is ruining Reese's Cups. Plus Rep. Scott Bottoms joins to discuss his claims of pedophile rings at the State Capitol.
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February 19, 2026 4 mins
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.
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TIME TO ROLL BACK MEDICAID GROWTH At least that is my conclusion after reading this report from the Common Sense Institute that surprised me by showing a sharp DROP in Medicaid enrollees in the last year. So why has Medicaid spending INCREASED over that same time? I've got study co-author Greg D'Argonne on at 2:30 to talk about it. Spoiler alert, administration grew at an alarming rate even as enrollment dropped.
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Colorado state representative Scott Bottoms joins me to discuss his claims of pedophile rings at the State Capitol.
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Busy guest day with Weather Wednesday, What Fresh Hell Is This with Barb Kirkmeyer, and Ask the Attorneys! 
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February 18, 2026 4 mins
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.
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SENATOR BARB KIRKMEYER REPORTS FROM THE CAPITOL for another segment of What Fresh Hell Is This on what the Legislature is plotting for us these days. We will absolutely talk about the prostitution legalization bill and what they DON'T want us to watch while they debate that. She is on at 1pm.
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ASK THE ATTORNEYS WITH GARY, BRAD AND JUSTIN My pals from Bell and Pollock are coming in and if you've got questions about personal injury they've got answers. I've got questions about the terrible wreck down in Pueblo yesterday. They join me at 1.
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IS THAT SNOW FALLING IN THE MOUNTAINS? We'll find out at 12:30 with Weather Wednesday with Fox 31's Dave Fraser. Get your weather questions ready!
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Comedic magician Michael Carbonaro joins me, plus do we really need legalized prostitution in Colorado?
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February 17, 2026 2 mins
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.
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I DON'T WANT TO BUMP INTO MICHAEL CARBONARO Because there is a chance he will subject me to some of his magic tricks.
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