הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-Colorado Politics (2024)

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No Odor in the Pod (feat. Christy Powell) 1:12:50

2h ago1:12:50

1:12:50

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Ian is/was coming in from Our Nation’s Capitol, Washington DC, where the GOP Micro-Majority is getting sick and tired of threats and shenanigans coming from…other members of the GOP Micro-Majority. Then, we check in on the smaller, more golden-domed capitol building in the centennial state where lawmakers …

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Is Your Refrigerator Running...To FREEDOM? 1:00:25

8d ago1:00:25

1:00:25

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME LAUNDRY, or something; Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation fight back against some of the silliest stuff we’ve ever heard of -- six or seven months before the most important election of our lives (again) We have a final update from the absolute clown show th…

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Attorney General Phil Weiser Gets Even More Smarter 1:20:10

15d ago1:20:10

1:20:10

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we’ve got a longer episode because there's lots to discuss. First, there are more than a few problems for Colorado republicans in more than a few congressional districts, and one of them was so bad he lost to Heidi Ganahl in 2022. It’s Budget, Guns and Mental Health down at the State Capitol; we update you…

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Congressman Jason Crow Gets More Smarter (Again!) 1:03:09

28d ago1:03:09

1:03:09

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Second Regular Session of the 74th Colorado General Assembly is about halfway over: Democrats are taking big swings at big bills and Republicans are making utter fools of themselves. In other words, it’s a day that ends with “y.” Not-billionaire and not president and not gonna be president former host …

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Sen. John Hickenlooper Gets Even More Smarter 45:34

1M ago45:34

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast...we have a special interview-only episode with the man who was the first guest on the original show way back in May 2016. You know him as Denver's Mayor, Colorado's Governor, and now a United States Senator: John Hickenlooper is back on the pod! You don't want to miss this interview...…

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The Scourge of Uncertified Potatoes (feat. Christy Powell) 48:01

1M ago48:01

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast...Christy Powell is back on the podcast, and we’ve got a whole Christy-only special on the halfway point of the Colorado legislative session as a bonus episode! Our unofficial third cohost drops by again to give us an update on what’s going on under the gold dome and to confound us once more with her legisl…

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The Craziest B**** in the Target Parking Lot 1:00:36

1M ago1:00:36

1:00:36

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Super Tuesday came and went and left us with the same situation we had beforehand; that’s right, it’s a Biden-Trump rematch, and no, there’s nothing you can do about it. But Dark Brandon is back: President Biden absolutely overcame incredibly low expectations for his State of the Union speech, and (formerl…

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The Constitution is Really Just a List of Suggestions Now 1:00:20

2M ago1:00:20

1:00:20

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the United States Supreme Court voted unanimously to let Donald Trump appear on the Colorado ballot in 2024; Democrats and Republicans alike weep and rejoice in equal measure. Kevin McCarthy may have been the shortest-termed speaker in modern history, but MAGA Mike Johnson may go down as the least capable …

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Nopeachment and a Dozen Future Chickens 48:50

2M ago48:50

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the incredibly cynical and evidence-free impeachment attempt against President Biden is failing, and now even Republicans are noticing; as it turns out, when the leader of your party is a 91-time indicted twice convicted obvious crook, trying to play both sides against a guy like Joe Biden just isn’t going…

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The Made-Up Migrant Scare in Lakewood (feat. Kyle Clark) 1:13:20

2M ago1:13:20

1:13:20

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast: Democrats keep winning, Republicans keep losing, and we predict whether these two trends will continue! Congress finally found the votes to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security, even though the Senate wants nothing to do with this ridiculousness. And can four GOP state lawmakers running for higher of…

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Coloradans REALLY Dislike Lauren Boebert (feat. Andrew Baumann) 1:11:11

2M ago1:11:11

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Republicans have managed to break both chambers of Congress as they refuse to not only accomplish their most basic constitutional obligations, but fail to accomplish even their real bad political objectives. Then, Gabe-ish Evans -- the half-term state representative running for the GOP nomination to lose t…

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Every Person Listening to this Podcast is a Person 1:02:46

3M ago1:02:46

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we learn that all persons are persons from our coverage of the ClusterBuck in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District...which continues with the results of a debate, a straw poll, and some partial campaign finance reports that are coming in as we record. While nobody’s really breaking fundraising records her…

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Two Republican Stories So Crazy We Couldn't Possibly Make Them Weirder 1:02:45

3M ago1:02:45

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, there was so much news between the last time we recorded and today that we had to throw out a whole episode and start over! First, the ClusterBuck in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District gets more cluster-er as the Colorado House Minority Leader cops to a DUI and one of his caucus members/leading opponent…

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The Colorado Republican Party is Dying Right Before Our Eyes (and Ears) 59:31

3M ago59:31

59:31

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, absolutely nobody has done more for Democrats in Colorado than Republicans in Colorado; it's not remotely close, and it's about to get worse. With ZERO statewide offices, total irrelevance in the Colorado legislature, and now zero-out-of-three incumbents running for re-election in their own congressional s…

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How Democrats Can Get it Right in 2024 (feat. Will Marshall) 45:21

3M ago45:21

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it’s a special interview-only episode! Will Marshall, president of the legendary center-left think tank Progressive Policy Institute, joins us to talk pragmatism versus performance, how Democrats can start winning working class voters again, and what the 2024 election is going to look like.…

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EMERGENCY POD: Lauren Boebert Goes Seat Shopping! 44:03

4M ago44:03

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we almost made it through 2023 with another podcast episode, but then Lauren Boebert announced late on December 27th when LITERALLY NOBODY WAS TRYING TO THINK ABOUT HER that she was going to carpetbag her broken campaign down to the 4th congressional district. So, in this special episode of the Get More Sm…

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The Inside Story of How Colorado Barred Donald Trump from the Ballot (feat. Mario Nicolais) 1:03:53

4M ago1:03:53

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast...the Colorado Supreme Court held that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prevents the Secretary of State from placing Donald Trump on the Presidential ballot in Colorado, setting up a constitutional showdown with national implications. Mario Nicolais, one of the attorneys for the six …

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CROSSOVER EPISODE: The 2023 Lauren Boebert Get More Smarter x City Cast Denver Holiday Clicktacular! 23:35

4M ago23:35

23:35

We were so excited to be invited back to the excellent City Cast Denver podcast to talk about our 8th Favorite Member of Congress from Colorado, Lauren Boebert's 2023: from Beetlebert to facing a legit primary threat to George Santos being her grandbaby sitter to...well, all the rest.על ידי Colorado Pols and The Bighorn Company

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Boebert, Bidenomics, and a Bread Sandwich 47:35

4M ago47:35

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast: Bidenomics? Bidenflation? Bidenpeachment? What portmanteau can’t we create with the President’s last name? Our 8th favorite member of congress from Colorado is living it up in the Big Apple! Has Rep. Lauren Boebert given up on winning reelection or has she just not realized that New York City isn’t in Colo…

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We're Not Dead Yet! 55:05

4M ago55:05

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Republicans from Colorado to Washington DC to North Carolina, to South Carolina, to California, and probably everywhere else too, in between are a big, big mess. We ask the question on everybody’s mind, how the hell does anyone still vote for them? The rats are fleeing the ship of our 8th favorite member o…

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The 2023 Election Recap (feat. Seth Masket) 1:23:06

5M ago1:23:06

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the 2023 Election is over and Democrats notched some big wins across the country (and one glaring loss right here in Colorado). We break down the results and talk about what’s so special about the upcoming irregular legislative session. Of course, we check in again on our 8th favorite member of Congress fr…

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Buck, Boebert, and Body Armor (feat. Marshall Zelinger) 1:08:47

6M ago1:08:47

1:08:47

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast…It’s our Buck, Boebert, and Body Armor episode! Jason Bane’s powers of psychic prognostication REIGN as "KenSNBC" makes it official he’s not running for reelection in 2024. Remember, if you want to know what the future holds in Colorado Politics, tune in to the Get More Smarter podcast. We also talk about L…

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Okay, Seriously, Who the Heck is Mike Johnson? 50:52

6M ago50:52

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, there’s (finally) a new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; while he shares all but one consonant with the new Mayor of Denver, that’s where the similarities end. MAGA Mike Johnson is a real freak; we discuss whether or not he can make Congress function and keep Republicans in the Majority in 202…

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Lauren Boebert Bought 180 Pounds of Candy (feat. Christy Powell) 1:21:51

6M ago1:21:51

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast...check your mailboxes, your email inboxes, and your text messages because ballots are on their way in Colorado! Congress tosses another aspiring House Speaker off the balcony; this time it’s legislative terrorist and sexual misconduct ignorer Jim Jordan of Ohio. That makes three down and 218 to go! As "CNN…

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Which Comes First: House Speaker or Christmas? 54:41

6M ago54:41

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it’s going to be pretty hard to be funny as the Hamas terrorist attacks on innocent Israelis quickly turns into a war that will mean far too many deaths of both Palestinian and Israeli civilians. We'll talk about what this means for Colorado and national politics as well. The Republican Party has once agai…

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A Small Colorado Town's School Board Madness (feat. Logan Davis) 1:00:30

6M ago1:00:30

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we have some extra pod! Logan Davis of the Colorado Times Recorder has been investigating the school board politics in a small town just north of Colorado Springs for the better part of a year, and he’s got a crazy story to tell that everyone with an interest in public schools needs to hear. We've devoted …

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Who Will Speak for the Speakerless? (feat. Rep. Brittany Pettersen) 1:17:25

7M ago1:17:25

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Leaves are falling. Blue books are arriving. ELECTIONS ARE HAPPENING! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the government shutdown was avoided, Kevin McCarthy’s career was ended, and Democrats were in "array." We’ve got a crazy week in Washington to report back on with a special guest who was there for the action -- Congresswoman Brittany Pet…

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Deputary Secumatary of Shutdowns 53:01

7M ago53:01

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By the time you hear this episode of the Get More Smarter Podcast, the federal government most likely will have shut down because of the MAGA clown show, but if it hasn’t -- and it didn't! -- that’s good, we guess. Our 8th favorite member of Congress from Colorado is trying to flood the zone with nonsense to make people forget about #Beetlebert and…

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The Government May Shut Down, But We Won't! (feat. Karen Middleton) 1:07:37

7M ago1:07:37

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Jason Bane is psychic. Or Ken Buck is predictable. Or both! As the MAGA Shutdown Shitshow careens toward it’s inevitable conclusion, one question remains, will Kevin McCarthy screw up Ian's Yom Kippur plans this year? The scandal known as Beetlebert continues into a third week; will our 8th favorite member…

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Beetlebert, Beetlebert, Beetlebert (feat. Micah Parkin) 1:13:39

7M ago1:13:39

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, our 8th favorite member of Congress from Colorado is once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons -- this time getting kicked out of a production of the musical version of the seminal 90’s movie, Beetlejuice; the madness continues in Congress under weak loser House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as the MA…

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Mike Coffman, King of Clowns (feat. Juan Marcano) 1:14:12

8M ago1:14:12

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Chairman of the party of hard work and individual responsibility just can’t seem to…work hard and take individual responsibility. Quad-dicted YUGE loser Donald Trump produced a video name checking several El Paso County Republicans in an attempt to…make them somehow even more unelectable? Former Bruce …

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Republican Presidential Debates = BDSM (feat. Seth Masket) 1:11:05

8M ago1:11:05

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, our 8th favorite member of Congress from Colorado is trailing her leading Democratic challenger by two points. Will she realize that she’s the problem? The Colorado Republican/Libertarian Party alliance is getting sadder and stupider, as we predicted, reinforcing the idea that instead of playing stupid gam…

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This is Serious; Yeah, Totally 51:54

8M ago51:54

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, he’s Once, Twice, Thrice, Fourthce times indicted? Big ass loser Donald Trump has been charged with another series of crimes, this time in Georgia; can the big man escape the big house when he doesn’t have the power to pardon himself for committing felonies at the state level? That Colorado Republican and …

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Mumbling and Bumbling in Colorado (feat. Christy Powell) 59:18

8M ago59:18

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the State Republican Party met to vote on ending its participation in Colorado’s open primary…but that failed and they’re spending big money on a lawsuit about it anyway. Lauren Boebert gets called out, again, for taking credit for things she actually opposed; she’s also very confused about the meaning of …

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Let's Keep Those Indictments Coming! 54:13

9M ago54:13

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, former President Donald Trump has been indicted -- again -- this time for trying to stop the certification of an election he knew that he lost and then for leading a wide-ranging conspiracy to try and stay in power. We unpack what this indictment means for our 8th favorite member of Congress from Colorado …

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Governor Jared Polis Gets More Smarter...Again! 1:08:02

9M ago1:08:02

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, our 8th favorite member of congress from Colorado took a safe Republican district and made it a tossup, all by herself! Speaking of congressional races, friend of the show Dr. Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo has gotten herself an opponent in Colorado’s newest congressional race, and let’s just say...they’re n…

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Bluenami 2: Electric Boogaloo (feat. Shad Murib) 1:05:03

9M ago1:05:03

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Colorado GOP Civil War enters the Endgame stage...maybe. Just when we thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse or any stupider, it does. Republican Parties in Arizona and Michigan are as broke as the one here in Colorado -- what's the connection? Friend of the show Seth Masket appears in POLITICO to …

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Republicans are Even Too Weird for Colorado Springs (feat. Spencer Soicher) 1:08:44

10M ago1:08:44

1:08:44

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, what are all these MAGA Republicans doing funding my centrist organization? Our 8th favorite member of Congress from Colorado is (still) more concerned with what Twitter thinks than doing anything constructive for her district; and the ethically compromised United States Supreme Court wraps up this term by…

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Climb Rocks, Pass Bills (feat. Dr. Erik Murdock) 1:09:20

10M ago1:09:20

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it’s a floor fight! Our 8th favorite member of Congress from Colorado helps prove what we’ve been saying for years: Elect a bunch of clowns, and you'll get a f***ing circus. The new Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party is hands down the best one the GOP has ever had in Colorado...at least as far as De…

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Mayoral Madness is Over! (feat. City Cast Denver) 1:04:52

11M ago1:04:52

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Dark Brandon signed the debt ceiling bill to avert a global economic catastrophe, for now, and House Republicans are revolting! (But not after supplying a sufficient number of votes to pass the bill in the first place) As a result, we have occasion to ask our favorite question, "What the Buck?" and check i…

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Thus Begins the 'Dave Coin' Economy (feat. Dave Young) 1:04:40

11M ago1:04:40

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we take this show on the road to visit State Treasurer Dave Young and look at all the weird stuff in the vault near his office. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy got a debt ceiling deal that’s about as good as it could possibly be (for Democrats), so don’t tell anyone! Our 8th favorite member of Congress from C…

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Christian Nationalism is Coming for You (feat. Rob Boston) 1:13:33

11M ago1:13:33

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Colorado Republican Party isn’t just morally bankrupt! No, the Grand Old Party may actually be financially bankrupt as well, and the national party may bankrupt the entire nation! Yay, fiscal responsibility! Yet another fiscally conservative Republican who lit 5 million dollars of his own money on fire…

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Everybody Gets a New Mayor! (feat. Alan Salazar) 1:08:02

11M ago1:08:02

1:08:02

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Republicans are losing municipal races across the country as Donald Trump continues to destroy the party, and one of those races is in what at least used to be Colorado’s conservative stronghold. Friend of the pod, Senator John Hickenlooper, seems to share our ranking for our 8th favorite member of Congres…

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Legislative Session Wrap Up (feat. Christy Powell) 1:01:19

11M ago1:01:19

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the First Regular Session of the 74th General Assembly has adjourned Sine Die and it was a despicable failure, or a resounding success, or somewhere in between, depending entirely on how much time you spend putting money into Elon Musk’s pocket. To wrap up the session in style, Christy Powell returns to pl…

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Sine Die is Nigh (And We Hit 150 Episodes!) 54:48

12M ago54:48

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast...we've reached EPISODE 150!!! Holy crap!!! Ahem, Sine Die is upon us, and for those of us who don’t speak latin, that means the 2023 Legislative Session is mercifully coming to an end. With so many outstanding items we ask the question every reporter has asked this week since 1876: "How will they get it al…

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Just Do Your Job! (feat. Andrew Baumann) 1:13:38

12M ago1:13:38

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, The new chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, Dave Williams, is hopefully “not just milking big government” by drawing a taxpayer funded salary at 40 hours a week while also allegedly running the party for 40 hours a week...and this is according to the Republican House Minority Leader. As the scourge …

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The Politics of Nothing 34:58

1y ago34:58

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, House Republicans continue to filibuster without wanting anything; will they do it for the next 15 days or so? The title of this show, the Get More Smarter Podcast, is intentionally bad grammar (for those of you who have emailed us about it), but someone out there in the world is showing why we can’t even …

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The City Cast Denver Cross(back)over 45:09

1y ago45:09

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This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we complete our crossover event with City Cast Denver. In our last episode, we interviewed Paul Karolyi and Bree Davies of City Cast Denver about THEIR discussions with 13 of the 16 candidates running for Mayor of Denver. This week, the roles are flipped. Jason Bane joined Bree Davies and friends at City C…

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What (Almost) Every Denver Mayoral Candidate Has to Say (feat. City Cast Denver) 1:22:58

1y ago1:22:58

1:22:58

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Colorado House Democrats invoke Rule 14 to stop the 19 Republicans from filibustering a package of gun safety laws while yet another mass shooting unnecessarily takes the lives of more American children. The GOP is the party of insurrection, gun violence, and coddling criminals, and our 8th favorite member…

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The Colorado GOP Says "We Don't Care" About Gun Violence (feat. Christy Powell) 1:03:51

1y ago1:03:51

1:03:51

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, there have been two shootings in or near East High School in Denver in less than 40 days, and Colorado Republicans are just flat-out saying that they really don't care about your feelings on the subject. This is what happens when the people who think more guns are the answer and the current situation is ju…

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