The Mandy Connell Podcast

It's election day, plus a great Xmas gift for the hostess in your life, what things will become archaic by 2040, and my brother on Escaping the Drift! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MY BROTHER IS ON THE SHOW TODAY AT 2:30 He's got a new book coming out THIS week called Escaping the Drift: How To Make The World Happen For You, Not To You and you should buy it. Other than the fact that I only get a glancing mention, it's a fantastic book. If you've got someone stuck, who can't get out of their own way, who makes excuses instead of decisions, you should buy it here . Listen to h...

WHAT WILL BE ARCHAIC IN 2040 And our favorite futurist Thomas Frey joins me to discuss what we might be surprised to find out we don't need anymore. He's got a list of 250 things that will be archaic by then . He joins me at 1 to discuss. Find out more about Thomas here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Argentinian imports could affect Colorado ranchers, Nora Fleming has collectibles for hosting, and help homeless vets furnish their new homes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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: Scott Matthias. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LET'S HELP FURNISH SOME HOUSING With a group called Knock Knock Angels of Colorado, who provide the stuff to make a home a home when moving someone coming out of a traumatic situation or homelessness as they get back on their feet. I'm speaking with Scott Matthias, the local realtor who helped start Knock Knock Angels of Colorado to get those homes furnished. He joins met at 2:30 to talk about how...

IS THERE A BEEF WITH ARGENTINIAN IMPORTS? I've got Chad Franke, the President of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union on today at 1 to talk about beef production in Colorado and why we don't need Argentinian beef. He check in at 1, find out more about the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Denver School Board meeting was next level whining, Aurora PD Todd Chamberlain stops by, and Michael Brown comes over from next door. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AURORA PD CHIEF TODD CHAMBERLAIN JOINS ME AT 1:45 He's doing a great job from where I sit as Aurora has seen a decrease in crime that is significant, while also avoiding any of the unpleasant situations that plagued it a few years ago. Read more about the crime drop here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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: Michael Brown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MICHAEL BROWN IS INVADING KOA Permanently at 9am on November 10th, as Ross moves to 6a-9a, but temporarily today at 2:30 as I welcome the crotchety old man to the station properly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A WYOMING MOM LOOKING FOR ANSWERS IS ACCUSED OF STALKING And now she's won in cases brought by the School Board members who retaliated against her . I've got Goldwater Institute's Parker Jackson on at 12:30 to talk about the case and how Wyoming needs to do a better job protecting citizens from retaliation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fox 31's Dave Fraser joins for Weather Wednesday, why are their car washes on top of car washes, and a new study says gut health is the key to a healthy lifespan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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: Zach Segars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WHAT'S IN YOUR GUT? Hippocrates way back in 400 BCE taught that all health begins in the gut, and we seem to be having a full circle moment as science is studying the connection between gut health and overall wellness. Today at 2:30 I've got Alex Martinez from Intrinsic Medicine on to talk about this study which showed that a healthy gut microbiome was the key to a healthy long life. His company I...

CAR WASHES ARE SPROUTING LIKE WEEDS And the wonderful lady we just met because of the Gleam Haunted Car Wash wants to sound the alarm on car washes popping up everywhere. I had this story about why so many seem to be popping up and it has nothing to do with clean cars and everything to do with tax breaks for ultra wealthy people . But real people who are in the business to make a living are in the...

WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 12:30 As Fox 31's Dave Fraser pops back in to talk cold and maybe snow at some point soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Eric Kaufmann joins me to talk about the drop in trans identification among young people, Gavin Newsom cosplays poor, and who I like in three school board races. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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: Grant Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TRANS ID SEEMS TO BE DROPPING And it's dropping most in young people, thank God. Professor Eric Kaufmann, who I caught up with this past weekend for an interview, says it is and brings the data to back it up. Read the first story in Unherd here , and then check out his Substack that refutes all the nerdy statistical criticisms here . Follow him on X here . And he's at the University of Buckingham,...