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 27, 2026 105 mins

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In this episode of The Mandy Connell Show, Mandy dives into the urban-rural divide in Colorado, discussing the challenges faced by rural communities. She's joined by Wade Haerle, executive director of Club 20, a group advocating for Western Slope interests. They talk about the need for improved roads, energy infrastructure, and a more balanced approach to economic development. Mandy also shares her thoughts on the decline of patrio...

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February 26, 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: Kelly Maher.

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SHOULDN'T CHARACTER MATTER IN POLITICS? Shouldn't the reason someone is in office matter? My friend Kelly Maher thinks so and when I saw this column by Jim Geraghty, who was here last weekend for the LPR Retreat, about Colorado's GOP incinerating itself I thought it was time to bring her back on. She's got a PAC called Restoring Standards and its sole goal is to get the crazy out of politics. Find out more about Rest...

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THE WESTERN SLOPE WOULD LIKE A WORD We've talked a lot about the urban-rural divide in Colorado so today I've got the new Executive Director of Club 20, a longtime group which advocates for the Western Slope, on the show. Wade Haerle joins me at 1 to talk about the things they are trying to get the Legislature to pay attention to. Find out more by clicking here.

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The State of The Union was a Trump triumph, Weather Wednesday, and Barb Kirkmeyer joins us with What Fresh Hell from the Colorado Legislature.

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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: Ryan Edwards AND Benjamin Allbright.

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BARB KIRKMEYER JOINS US WITH WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS As a State Senator she has an insider's view of what's happening in the Capitol building and she shares at 1pm.

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WE'VE GOT WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 12:30 So we can find out how much snow the mountains and our snowpack have gotten since last week. Fox 31's Dave Fraser pops in at 12:30 to chat.

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Economist Steve Moore joins me to talk about the economy before the State of the Union, then baseball eats the show.

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HOW IS THE ECONOMY DOING? Tonight is the State of the Union and President Trump is widely expected to tout economic numbers that are better than most people thought they would be. Most people is me. I'm interested in hearing anything about foreign policy. I've asked my pal and economist Steve Moore to pop in at 12:30 to give a preview.

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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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February 23, 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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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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