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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September 2, 2025 106 mins
An event this weekend support K9 dogs, attorneys in Colorado are forced to promise not to talk to ICE, and FYI Florida State beat Alabama! 
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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.
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DID TRUMP JUST TURN ON BIG PHARMA? I saw the post President Trump sent out this past weekend that seemed in my view to be challenging Pfizer on what information they showed HIM when he was President and what they did NOT show anyone about the vaccines.

My pal David Strom writes about this here, and does so well. What does this mean for Pfizer? I hope a lot, because I idiotically trusted that they would release COMPLETE information a...
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WANT TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT DOGS? This weekend is the Annual Rex Run for Pawsitivity in Arapahoe County and it's a super event that raises money for all manner of stuff to support the hard working dogs of law enforcement. I do this just so I get to see a dog in the studio when Deputy John Gray from Arapahoe County will bring in Rex to say hello. Find out more about him and other therapy dogs at the race this weekend by clicking...
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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: Jimmy Sengenberger AND Benjamin Allbright.
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GO SEE JIMMY SENGENBERGER PLAY THIS WEEKEND! The Jimmy Junior Blues Band is going to be out and about this weekend! Find out more about that here, and he joins me at 2:30 to chat about that and so much more.
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I'VE HEARD THE DATING WORLD IS A NIGHTMARE THESE DAYS And frankly I'm worried that younger people have no clue how to date to I've got dating coach Tim Molnar on the show today at 1 to discuss how to maximize your dating experiences for my single listeners. Find out more about Tim or seek more one on one help by clicking here. You can also buy his book by clicking here.
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WHY ARE THEIR RACIAL PREFERENCES IN THE DPS CONTRACT? I've got Erin Lee from Protect Kids Colorado on the show at 12:30 to discuss the new union contract that requires racial preferences in hiring and training and is clearly in violation of edicts handed down by the Trump administration. Read more about that here. And then there's this, where Denver Public Schools is also changing more bathrooms to "all gender" bathrooms in defianc...
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WEATHER WEDNESDAY TODAY And we'll find out when this glorious cooldown will be over for that last blast of summer (or maybe not) with Fox 31's meteorologist Dave Fraser at 12:30T

HE NOT SO SPECIAL SESSION IS OVER And Democrats, instead of looking at cutting anything, just raised taxes on businesses instead. And I say that because not a single Republican voted to raise taxes on small business, and every bill brought forth by Republic...
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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: Benjamin Allbright.
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THE NOT SO SPECIAL SESSION IS OVER And Democrats, instead of looking at cutting anything, just raised taxes on businesses instead. And I say that because not a single Republican voted to raise taxes on small business, and every bill brought forth by Republicans was killed on the very first day of the session. So what happened? The Denver Gazette has this wrap up:

Five tax bills passed along party-lines in both chambers, offered by t...
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WEATHER WEDNESDAY TODAY And we'll find out when this glorious cooldown will be over for that last blast of summer (or maybe not) with Fox 31's meteorologist Dave Fraser at 12:30.
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THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD And I'm not just talking about abortion, I'm talking about providing women's healthcare and STI testing. It's the Alternatives Pregnancy Center and Executive Director Ashley Graves joins me at 1pm to talk about what they do. If you are staunchly pro life, this is the sort of organization you might want to consider donating time and money to. Just a thought. Find out more about all they o...
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August 26, 2025 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: Nick Ferguson.
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THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD And I'm not just talking about abortion, I'm talking about providing women's healthcare and STI testing. It's the Alternatives Pregnancy Center and Executive Director Ashley Graves joins me at 1pm to talk about what they do. If you are staunchly pro life, this is the sort of organization you might want to consider donating time and money to. Just a thought. Find out more about all they o...
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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: Benjamin Allbright.
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HOW IS YOUR HOME VALUE DOING? In a situation like we have now where there are a TON of homes on the market and they are sitting a lot longer than they used to you'd expect to see sharp price drops, thus devaluing your home. That's not happening...yet. I've got super star realtor Ed Prather on the show today at 2:30 to talk about it. Find out more or hire Ed by clicking here.
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50 YEARS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES! That's what they are celebrating at the Children's Diabetes Foundation, which was named before they realized Type 1 diabetes can strike at any age. Dana Davis, whose mom Barbara started the joint, has been living with Type 1 for over 50 years! Considering this used to be an early death sentence that is incredible. Find out more about CDF by clicking here.
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