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.

Episodes

01-15-26 FULL SHOW - Three Ballot Initiatives Are Making Big Progress

January 15, 2026 • 102 mins
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.
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01-15-26 Of The Day - Rick Lewis

January 15, 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: Rick Lewis.
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01-15-26 Interview - Erin Lee - I've Got Some Ballot Initiative Updates!

January 15, 2026 • 6 mins
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.
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01-15-26 Interview - Jon Caldara - Can Polis Save Us From the Worst Ideas

January 15, 2026 • 9 mins
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.
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01-14-26 FULL SHOW - How Do You Say Sanctuary State In Spanish?

January 14, 2026 • 108 mins
The DEA says Tren de Aragua knows we are a sanctuary state, DA Michael Allen is running for Attorney General, and Colorado doesn't care how much green energy costs, don't be poor! 
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01-14-26 Of The Day - Shelby Harris

January 14, 2026 • 11 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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01-14-26 Interview - David Olesky - How Do You Say Sanctuary in Spanish?

January 14, 2026 • 10 mins
HOW DO YOU SAY SANCTUARY IN SPANISH? Not only do I have Special Agent in Charge Rocky Mountain Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration David Olesky on about this story from this weekend's paper about gang members knowing we are a sanctuary state, they are also releasing some insane numbers of how many drugs they have taken off the streets lately. Stick around for that at 2:30. If even the drug dealers know we're a sanctuary...
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01-14-26 Interview - DA Michael Allen is Running For AG

January 14, 2026 • 16 mins
DA MICHAEL ALLEN IS RUNNING FOR AG And unlike some of his Democratic opponents he has this thing called "experience" on his side. He joins me at 1 to talk about why he's running and what he brings to the office. Find out more about him by clicking here.
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01-14-26 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31's Dave Fraser

January 14, 2026 • 8 mins
WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 12:30 And though the weather isn't doing anything dramatic we've got Fox 31's Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser on to talk about the weather.
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01-13-26 FULL SHOW - The Supreme Court Hears Boys In Girls Sports Today

January 13, 2026 • 101 mins
Just how cool is socialism in Sweden, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments about keeping biological boys out of girl's sports, and Jared Polis talks freedom.
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01-13-26 Of The Day - Connor Shreve

January 13, 2026 • 3 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: Connor Shreve.
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01-13-26 Interview - Jennifer Sey - The Supreme Court is Hearing Boys in Girls Sports Today

January 13, 2026 • 6 mins
THE SUPREME COURT IS HEARING BOYS IN GIRLS SPORTS TODAY And I've got XX-XY Sportswear and girls sports activist Jennifer Sey on today to talk about it at 2:30. Here NBC News does a breezy profile of the trans girl who wants to participate in track and field,without speaking to a single girl who has lost a scholarship or had their faced smashed in by a physically larger male born opponent but I'm sure it's fine.
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01-13-26 Interview - Anna Fingers - Sweden Has Been Making the Rounds Lately

January 13, 2026 • 16 mins
SWEDEN HAS BEEN MAKING THE ROUNDS LATELY As I see more and more young people tout the "socialism" of the Nordic states as an example of what's possible. Except Sweden isn't a true socialist nation. They are a high tax/high services nation where everyone is required to fork over gobs and gobs of their money to get the services provided by the state. My friend Anna Fingers is from Sweden and has lived here for many years, but I thoug...
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01-13-26 Interview - Brita Horn - Want to Get Involved in the Caucus and Assembly Process

January 13, 2026 • 6 mins
WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THE CAUCUS AND ASSEMBLY PROCESS? If you're a Republican find your local office by clicking here to find out more.
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01-12-26 FULL SHOW - We Are Being Trained To Suffer In Darkness

January 12, 2026 • 102 mins
We are being trained that blackouts are normal and I've got Amy Oliver to talk about it, Iran is the biggest story of the year, and even drug dealers know we are a sanctuary state.
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01-12-26 Of The Day - Ryan Edwards

January 12, 2026 • 3 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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01-12-26 Interview - Amy Oliver - Our Power Outage Training Has Just Begun

January 12, 2026 • 20 mins
OUR POWER OUTAGE TRAINING HAS JUST BEGUN And Amy Oliver, who is the co-host of Power Gab on Independence Institute's IITV here, has written a fantastic explainer on the way our monopoly electric company is just getting warmed up when it comes to NOT supplying power. Read it here and get ready for your head to explode when I talk to Amy about it at 1.
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01-12-26 Interview - Janatan Sayeh - Iran is at A Tipping Point

January 12, 2026 • 9 mins
IRAN IS AT A TIPPING POINT And it's incredibly hard to find real information about what is happening there but the Mullahs have begun to use deadly force as the protesters began calling for regime change. The people who have been in the streets, most of them young people, have to know that the regime must go or they will all be killed for what they've done. This is such a critical juncture and I'm waiting to see what the rest of th...
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01-09-26 FULL SHOW - It's The First Ask Me Anything Of 2026!

January 9, 2026 • 102 mins
It's an Ask Me Anything sort of day, plus are we close to actual regime change in Iran, and we are learning more about the woman killed by HHS.
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01-09-26 Of The Day - Mandy's Husband Chuck

January 9, 2026 • 3 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: Mandy's Husband Chuck.
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The Latest News

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