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

06-30-25 FULL SHOW - Oh Hey, Is That William Shatner On the Calendar

June 30, 2025 • 104 mins
WILLIAM SHATNER IS AT 12:10 And we normally don't do guests that early BUT IT'S WILLIAM SHATNER. Jimmy Sengenberger set up the interview so he's gonna come in and chat too. Don't miss this one.

THE NYC DEM CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR IS A COMPLETE IDIOT I didn't talk much about Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat candidate (and presumed general election winner) for NYC Mayor. But holy cow this guy is a clown.

THERE IS A KILL DONALD TRUMP FATWA And ...
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06-30-25 Of the Day - Ryan Edwards

June 30, 2025 • 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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06-30-25 Interview - William Shatner Talks Star Trek & Coming to FAN EXPO Denver

June 30, 2025 • 7 mins
WILLIAM SHATNER IS AT 12:10 And we normally don't do guests that early BUT IT'S WILLIAM SHATNER. Jimmy Sengenberger set up the interview so he's gonna come in and chat too. Don't miss this one.
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06-27-25 FULL SHOW - Summer Movies and Blacklists With Christian Toto

June 27, 2025 • 102 mins
IT'S AN ASK ME ANYTHING KIND OF DAY So get your idiotic question ready!

CHRISTIAN TOTO ON TO TALK HOLLYWOOD As he does at his website and podcast called Hollywood In Toto (find them here). Christian has been writing a lot lately about what it's like to "come out" as a Trump voter or conservative in Hollywood and it's not pretty. It actually makes me like the folks who have done so even more, because it's a real act of bravery. Read ...
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06-27-25 Of The Day - Benjamin Allbright

June 27, 2025 • 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: Benjamin Allbright.
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06-27-25 Interview - Christian Toto on to Talk Hollywood

June 27, 2025 • 29 mins
CHRISTIAN TOTO ON TO TALK HOLLYWOOD As he does at his website and podcast called Hollywood In Toto (find them here). Christian has been writing a lot lately about what it's like to "come out" as a Trump voter or conservative in Hollywood and it's not pretty. It actually makes me like the folks who have done so even more, because it's a real act of bravery. Read a story from Newsbusters here, and from early January about stars who s...
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06-26-25 FULL SHOW - Rockies Eat the Show And I Agree With Kyle Clark!

June 26, 2025 • 23 mins
I AGREE WITH KYLE CLARK And I think this is like three times this year alone so maybe I need to get checked out. JK, he's just been right three times this year, that's all. This time he's right about the dumb pedestrian bridge over Lincoln that Governor Polis has decided he must have. Watch Kyle take it apart here.

DICK MONFORT PUTS HIS KID IN CHARGE Of the Rockies. I'm sure this will help their current .225 winning percentage. No c...
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06-25-25 FULL SHOW - DougCo Says NO To Home Rule, And Is Social Security Broke?

June 25, 2025 • 102 mins
DOUGCO SAYS NO THANK YOU And hooboy it was a butt kicking.

WEATHER WEDNESDAY IS BACK! Because I'm back! Fox 31s Dave Fraser joins us at 12:30 to let us know what's coming up this week and take your questions.

WAR HISTORIAN PAUL RAHE ON TODAY To talk about how Israel being at war with Iran is the natural conclusion to the attacks of October 7th, and why it is in our best interest that Israel win. He joins me at 1pm to discuss. Find ou...
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06-25-25 Of The Day - Benjamin Allbright

June 25, 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: Benjamin Allbright.
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06-25-25 Interview - Mike Murphy - Is Social Security Broke?

June 25, 2025 • 17 mins
IS SOCIAL SECURITY BROKE? I saw this story recently and had to sort of roll my eyes, even though this directly affects my ability to retire. Social Security will have to cut benefits in 2033 because they are running out of money. I've got Mike Murphy with the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget at 2:30 and we will talk about what needs to happen to prevent this from happening. Learn more about the Committee for a Responsible...
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06-25-25 Interview - War Historian Paul Rahe on Today

June 25, 2025 • 21 mins
WAR HISTORIAN PAUL RAHE ON TODAY To talk about how Israel being at war with Iran is the natural conclusion to the attacks of October 7th, and why it is in our best interest that Israel win. He joins me at 1pm to discuss. Find out more about Paul at https://www.hillsdale.edu/faculty/paul-rahe/ or http://www.paularahe.com/
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06-25-25 Interview - Weather Wednesday with FOX31 Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser

June 25, 2025 • 8 mins
WEATHER WEDNESDAY IS BACK! Because I'm back! Fox 31s Dave Fraser joins us at 12:30 to let us know what's coming up this week and take your questions.
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06-24-25 FULL SHOW - The Sin of Empathy, And Let's Talk About Pride Month

June 24, 2025 • 99 mins
EMPATHY HAS BEEN WEAPONIZED And there is a fantastic book about it called The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits by a fellow named Joe Rigney. Dr. Joe Rigney serves as Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College and a pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. He is the author of eight books, including Leadership and Emotional Sabotage (Canon Press, 2024) as well as The Sin of Empathy. To say his take on how our nat...
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06-24-25 Of The Day - Rich Guggenheim

June 24, 2025 • 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: Rich Guggenheim.
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06-24-25 Interview - Rich Guggenheim - State of Things During Pride Month

June 24, 2025 • 20 mins
LET'S TALK PRIDE FOR A HOT MINUTE One of my favorite gays Rich Guggenheim joins me today to talk about PRIDE month and why his amicus brief was cited in the Skirmetti decision. That's at 2:30.
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06-24-25 Interview - Dr. Joe Rigney - Empathy Has Been Weaponized

June 24, 2025 • 20 mins
EMPATHY HAS BEEN WEAPONIZED And there is a fantastic book about it called The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits by a fellow named Joe Rigney. Dr. Joe Rigney serves as Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College and a pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. He is the author of eight books, including Leadership and Emotional Sabotage (Canon Press, 2024) as well as The Sin of Empathy. To say his take on how our nat...
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06-23-25 FULL SHOW - I Leave the Country for 5 Minutes And All Hell Breaks Loose

June 23, 2025 • 99 mins
HOLY SMOKES YOU GUYS I won't have much time to blather on about the amazing trip we took to South Korea and Japan (but I'm sure I'll get in plenty of blathering) because you may have heard that the US did a sneak attack against the Iranian regime that may or may not have ended their nuclear program for the time being. President Trump gave some brief comments about it the other night and you can watch them here.

I love that there is ...
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06-23-25 Of The Day - Benjamin Allbright

June 23, 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: Benjamin Allbright.
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06-23-25 Interview - Sandra Brownrigg and Lori Leander - Elevating Dialogue in Our Communities

June 23, 2025 • 15 mins
SPEAKING OF CIVILITY I love that there is an active effort to bring civility back to our lives and political discussions. Today at 2:30 I've got Lori Leander from Reclaiming Civility and Sandra Brownrigg from Braver Angels Southern Front Range Alliance on to talk about what their organization is trying to do to elevate the dialogue in our communities again. They've got an event coming up called "Civility on the International Space ...
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06-20-25 FULL SHOW - Gregg Stone Fills In

June 20, 2025 • 105 mins
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