Unleashed with Heidi Ganahl

Another bonus episode coming to you this week featuring State Senator Rod Pelton and State Representative Ty Winter. They give us their insights on this year's General Assembly, including their favorite and least favorite bills that passed, what legislation we should be prepared for (Proposition HH being a big one coming up this November), and what it’s tactically like being the minority. They...

This week, we’re bringing you another bonus episode recorded during the Western Conservative Summit! Joneen Mackenzie has joined forces with the University of Denver and Harvard’s Human Flourishing Project to create a kid-informed, evidence-based, activity-based, and heart-based curriculum around relationships with the intention to replace sex education with relationship education. Data tells us t...

America’s woke indoctrination is happening everywhere: in education, healthcare, politics, and in the private sector. Today, we’ll focus on how our kids’ healthcare has been weaponized in this culture war. When Heidi’s daughter turned 14 a couple weeks ago, she received an email from her pediatric office that she was not allowed to see her medical records anymore, because of her age – except for t...

In this week’s episode of Unleashed, Heidi delves into the world of womanhood through the lens of two iconic figures - Barbie and Taylor Swift. While most would jump to the conclusion these two push a very progressive agenda, Heidi takes a different stance and discusses the real struggles women face today and how we can use them to bridge the political or ideological gaps we have created since the...

How can Colorado conservatives stage a comeback? In the last part of the Colorado Politics Exposed series, Heidi takes a look at how the Republican Party lost its way in Colorado and how we fix things going forward. She discusses the four key counties we need to focus on in order to win again and breaks down the necessary action steps into three key buckets — Money, Message (Media), and Movement....

In 2006 and 2008, Colorado experienced a political shift like never before. While the Republican Party was facing challenges nationwide, what occurred in Colorado was a unique phenomenon. A group of four wealthy progressive donors disregarded the state Democratic establishment and established a privately funded political infrastructure. For Part 2 of Colorado Politics Exposed, Heidi does a deep di...

Two decades ago the Republicans had about the same power as the Democrats do in Colorado right now. Thanks not just to the Democrat billionaires and bought-off media, we have to give hats off to some terrible leaders and paid shills in the Colorado conservative movement for tanking our beautiful state. Heidi begins a series called “Colorado Politics Exposed” diving deep into how Colorado flipped f...

Best known as the "Home of Heroes" due to its remarkable number of Medal of Honor recipients, Pueblo has faced its fair share of challenges over the years. Today’s episode explores the corruption, back-door dealings, old-school politicians, and union leaders that run everything – into the ground. Heidi interviews Pueblo mayoral candidate Randy Thurston and 2022 Pueblo County Clerk candid...

When Heidi was a Regent at the University of Colorado, one of the problems she was most concerned about was the attack on free speech. How can we ever achieve academic freedom - or freedom as is - if there is no diversity of thought or tolerance for opposing views? She founded the Free to Be Coalition as an effort to promote healthy, respectful debate on University campuses — a project she's e...

Last week, I had the great privilege of conducting 20+ mini-interviews at the Western Conservative Summit. All weekend, there was tons of discussion around engaging young voters so I wanted to sit down with two young people at the helm of the movement here in Colorado, James Ruehmann and Weston Imer. Hearing their optimism about the new influx of Gen-Z voters across the country is exciting and I c...

Parental rights in America are under attack — and if you’re a parent, you are at war even if you don’t realize it yet. Join Heidi this week as she explores the Left’s obsession with taking rights away from parents and putting a wedge in every American family unit. She is joined by Tamra Farah, a longtime warrior for parents and a leader at Parents Know Best , as well as Cassie Kimbrell and Ken Wit...

Heidi offers her thoughts about the month-long celebration of Pride and the trend of “rainbow exhaustion” it causes among not only the general population but allies and LGBTQ individuals themselves. She dives into the idea that Pride is counterproductive and explores the sensitive subject of exposing kids to topics of sexuality too young. Heidi interviews Valdamar Archuleta, the President of Color...

This week’s episode celebrates our children and, of course, SUMMER break! With three little ones that are just out of school as of last week, Heidi talks about the JOYS of spending time together as a family, but also the CHALLENGES to make sure their time is spent well, making memories, growing, and having fun. Heidi has put together a summer challenge for kids and parents to do together to make t...

National Institutes of Health, yes Andrew Fauci’s organization, recently awarded Colorado State University $6.7 million to build a 14,000 square foot bat research lab in Fort Collins in order to conduct “gain-of-function” research on bat-borne and bat-associated diseases. A group of concerned citizens here in Colorado is asking for more time, more information, and for transparency around CSU’s pro...

Elections have consequences, boy did we get a lesson in that over the last few months. Colorado’s General Assembly, which is the state Senate and state House combined, meets annually, beginning in January and continuing for 120 days. There were over 600 bills introduced at the Capitol this year, 220 of them making it through the General Assembly to Jared Polis now waiting on his desk for sign-off....

At its core, politics is simply us very flawed humans searching for a way to live together, work together, raise families together – in pursuit of joy and happiness. This week, Heidi takes a moment to appreciate and remember the joyful moments from her journey in politics and reminds listeners to seek out the joy in fighting for our future. She has each of her kids — Tori (27), Hollie (13), Jack a...

We are on the precipice of the government taking complete control of our kid's hearts, minds, and futures. And if they succeed, it will leave scars that they may never heal from. Heidi discusses the dangerous new laws passed in Colorado that advocate to keep parents in the dark regarding their children’s mental and physical health while also making us the first-ever “transgender tourism state”...

A new bill introduced by Governor Jared Polis is attempting to destroy the dream of a white picket fence here in Colorado. Even with new amendments, SB 23-213 jeopardizes citizen-led local government by displacing local zoning rules in favor of a statewide mandate to incorporate "affordable" housing everywhere. Heidi discusses the implications this “one-size-fits-all” approach would have...

This is no time for the timid. The battle is real. The spiritual battle, for our kids, for our lands, and for our future. Our beautiful state has been labeled one of the “least religious states in America.” In this week’s episode, Heidi talks about the attack against Christianity in Colorado and the stifling silence from spiritual leaders across the state she experienced on the campaign trail. She...

The infamous question that every reporter asked on the campaign trail... Was the election stolen? In this week's episode, Heidi talks about the legitimacy of our elections, bringing in experts Shawn Smith and Ned Jones on the issue of election integrity. Follow @heidiganahl on social media for updates (links below) or sign up for our newsletter at heidiganahl.com ! Full Episode Breakdown: Part...

Following the shooting of two administrators at Denver’s East High School, along with the tragic news of the Nashville murders, Heidi pivots the show this week to tell some truths, and lies, about the effort to keep our schools safe in Colorado.  She talks about her experience on Gov. Hickenlooper’s School Safety Committee and some solutions that ARE working to keep kids safe in other states.   If...

Heidi tells you WHY she's launching this new chapter and talks about the elephant in the room (pun intended)... her unfiltered thoughts on the 2022 election featuring special guests ⁠Danny Moore⁠ , ⁠ Erin Lee ⁠, ⁠ Gregory Carlson ⁠, and ⁠ Jimmy Sengenberger ⁠ (LIVE recording from the launch of Unleashed at Wide Open Saloon in Sedalia, CO). Follow @heidiganahl on social media for updates (links...

From my “ruff” days building the country’s largest dog franchise to my heated run for Governor of Colorado in 2022, I have been on the frontlines of freedom for over 10 years. It’s time to UNLEASH the truth... and I'm ready to talk. On the campaign trail, I learned most folks in Colorado have no idea who the good guys or the bad guys are in politics. They know something is wrong with our state...