Local * Level * Left

This episode on Local*Level*Left, we bring you a special episode directed at the Colorado June 30th Democratic Primary. If you are wondering who we’re voting for, this is the episode for you. We go through race by race down our ballots and shout out to our favorite candidates and bash on One Main Street as often as possible. Enjoy, and make sure to turn in your ballots to a drop box before 7:00pm...

This episode on Local*Level*Left, we are talking about appointments made to seats in Colorado that should be elected but are not. We talk about the tension these appointments have caused, how crappy the Opportunity Caucus and One Main Street are (again), and why cascades of elected officials are bad.    References: Public Transit Studies:  https://www.apta.com/advocacy/advocacy-resource-center/eco...

Ep. 17:  We Do Not Say Snuffleupagus. This episode on Local*Level*Left, we talk about decorum in politics in general and how it has been weaponized recently to shield politicians from hearing from angry constituents and to silence anyone who doesn’t agree with the people in power. So, if you’re a politician, just remember:  Don’t be a little bitch.    Contact Us: Contact us with questions or ideas...

Ep. 16:  What Do We Expect People to Do? This episode on Local*Level*Left, we talk about people burning down warehouses. We don’t condone the destruction of property on this podcast, but the reasons why people are doing it across the Country are easy to see. We feel those reasons every day with nearly everything we buy and it doesn’t have to be that way. The wealthiest in this Country take advanta...

This week on Local*Level*Left, we discuss what we consider a “fun” topic in Tort Reform. If you are older than 35, you may remember this being a huge talking point in the 90’s among Republicans. Like all things Republicans seem to do these days, it was for nefarious reasons. We do have a couple simple solutions, though, that would fundamentally change how corporations function. We nerd out on the...

We’re back after being too busy with politics to record. It’s that wonderful time of year when Democrats have to do the party thing and get on the primary ballot. So, this week we bring you an episode on just how predatory gambling has gotten and how pervasive it is in areas it really shouldn’t be in at all. AI then plays a trump card and piles more shit on top. If it’s one thing we’ve learned abo...

On part two of our look at housing all our neighbors, we talk about our personal experiences with the Aurora Navigation Center, which is anything but a well and properly functioning navigation center. The weirdest part about this episode is we know the solution to this problem, it is tried and proven to work, and it is the cheapest option, but our political leaders refuse to implement these strate...

We told you we would talk about enshittification again, but we lied . . . unintentionally. We pivot this week to Aurora’s failed attempt to solve our housing problem. We know the solution and how to do it, but so far Republicans have refused to do the smart thing . . . go figure. This is part one of at least two parts where we first explore the history of Housing First policies, so next episode we...

Ep. 11:  Enshittification - Show Notes This week, we’re finally back from being sick. The four of us passed around a cold from hell that made it impossible to record, so sorry for the unplanned week long absence.  We pick it back up talking about Enshittification in digital platforms, how it was originally intended, but also in other places we see it. We don’t have a ton of solutions for this one...

This week we talk about the GEO Facility in Aurora and ICE in general. There are so many things that are messed up about the times we live in, but few are greater than the slave catchers / gestapo cowards that populate the worst agency in our government. The GEO facility is its own kind of hell as well that should be tossed to the curb, and it has always been that way. The good news is there are t...

This week is part two of our personal experiences on running for office. We laugh some, Aly cries some, and we give more good advice if you’re looking to run for office based on our experiences.    Contact Us: Contact us with questions or ideas for other episodes at  locallevelleftpod@gmail.com

This week we give you some of our personal experiences in running for office. We have told you for several episodes now, “things are f***ed up, run for office . . .” So we figured it’s only fair to give you our cynical views on what we did. We laugh, we cry, we even talk so long we had to break this episode into two parts. Enjoy part one, and stick around next week for part two.    Contact Us: Con...

This week, we talk about Sewer Socialism and how this version of socialism with such an unfortunate, but intentional name, is the source of so many things we know and love today. We also discuss how Sewer Socialism is something we should all focus on to help catapult (or trebuchet if you prefer) better communities and society as a whole into the future.    Show Notes:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

This is our last episode of 2025, although it will first air in early 2026. We recorded a special Christmas Eve episode where we chat about our personal yuck, yums, and holy f**ks of 2025. Trumps second term makes the list, ICE makes an appearance, and GEO Group also gets our disgust. We also talk about some happy things like different people agitating in different ways and lanes, the whole state...

This episode we talk about how AI is going to be a huge problem in our lives, and how it likely just serves to make billionaires more money and power. We also talk about how AI manifests itself in our schools, what teachers are doing to counteract it, and a couple simple things we can all do to keep AI in check in society in general.    Show Notes Link to the book Shock Doctrine  https://bookshop....

In this episode we try to cover cell phones in schools and AI in schools, but we only get to cell phones. Cell phones in schools are causing a mental health crisis in our children. The research is clear—and conducted locally in Colorado—:  cell phones should be no where near a child while in school. Test scores, attendance, bullying, and social interaction all improve when children don’t have acce...

This week's episode talks about Grifts, Grafts, and Gifts--the three G's in politics. We discuss our experience on how we avoid(ed) taking gifts while in elected office, how easily it is for others to do the same thing, and why it's inexcusable and bad for our Democracy to let these things get to the place they have gotten. There are a couple of easy solutions that could be done all ac...

This week we give a heartfelt goodbye to an amazing Senator Faith Winter and talk all things transit. Traffic accidents have become our norm all across the US, but they don't have to be. We discuss how we think we should change to make sure fewer people have to deal with the heartbreak of an injury or death on our roads and highways year over year--an area Senator Winter had a huge hand in pus...

In our opening episode we discuss the recent good news for local Aurora Colorado elections, Kentuckians trying to vote for or against Zohran Mamdani, questionable ethics among moderate Colorado Democrats, and progressives being primaried from the right, per the usual. We propose that we make moderate Democrats as uncomfortable as possible as often as possible, make sure those with poor ethical sta...