The Get More Smarter Podcast - A Weekly Show About Colorado Politics

Send us a message! Really!This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast…the coronavirus is still a thing; election laws are merely suggestions; and Colorado Republicans are shooting first and aiming later. We also have a long discussion with Congressman Joe Neguse of CD-2 who tells us what it's like in Congress with everyone wearing masks and how we're moving forward with the next few rounds of coronavirus legislation.Share this episode with a friend -- because you know they have extra time on their hands. When you share an episode, it helps us expand our audience. Together, we can all Get More Smarter.--------------------Hosts: Jason Bane | Ian SilveriiProducer: Ethan BlackMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review if you Got More Smarter. Send all angry and non-angry rants to angryrants@getmoresmarter.com.That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen, following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky, subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube, smashing that subscribe button on our Substack, and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

Send us a message! Really!This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast…first quarter fundraising numbers for federal campaigns are out, and there’s big news...Republican House Minority Leader Patrick Neville might be the worst person in Colorado...and Republicans can’t yell at the coronavirus so they’re shaking their fists at the people trying to keep us safe.Share this episode with a friend -- because you know they have extra time on their hands. When you share an episode, it helps us expand our audience. Together, we can all Get More Smarter. We’ll talk at you next week.That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen, following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky, subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube, smashing that subscribe button on our Substack, and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

Send us a message! Really!Former-Governor John Hickenlooper, now a candidate for US Senate in Colorado, calls in from his campaign bunker to tell us what it's like to campaign in the age of coronavirus and much more.Hosts: Jason Bane | Ian SilveriiProducer: Ethan BlackMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review if you Got More Smarter. Send all angry and non-angry rants to angryrants@getmoresmarter.com.That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen, following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky, subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube, smashing that subscribe button on our Substack, and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

Send us a message! Really!This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast…we’ll talk with House Majority Leader Alec Garnett for the latest on what the legislature is not doing...we’ll discuss how Republicans are digging themselves one hell of a hole with their wacky coronavirus responses...your hosts make a feeble attempt to support a coronavirus conspiracy argument...and we’ll explain why 2010 Cory Gardner would be perplexed by himself today.Hosts: Jason Bane | Ian SilveriiProducer: Ethan BlackMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review if you Got More Smarter. Send all angry and non-angry rants to angryrants@getmoresmarter.com.That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen, following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky, subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube, smashing that subscribe button on our Substack, and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

Send us a message! Really!Congressman Ed Perlmutter (CD-7) informs us about the congressional response to the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Also, Ian Silverii's back! Rep. Perlmutter's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepPerlmutter/Rep. Perlmutter's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RepPerlmutterCDC Website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.htmlCO Dept. of Health and Environment: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/2019-novel-coronavirusHosts: Jason Bane | Ian SilveriiProducer: Ethan BlackMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review if you Got More Smarter. Send all angry and non-angry rants to angryrants@getmoresmarter.com.That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen, following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky, subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube, smashing that subscribe button on our Substack, and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

Send us a message! Really!Colorado had a caucus, and nobody came; House Majority Leader Alec Garnett joins us again to talk about the Colorado legislature and how his dog's name ended up in state statute; the presidential primary narrows to Bernie and Biden; the coronavirus shakes up politics; we try to figure out what in the hell is wrong with Ken Buck; and we find Cory hiding out at a bougie billionaire's champagne party.Follow Get More Smarter on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.Hosts: Jason Bane | Alan FranklinProducer: Ethan BlackMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review if you Got More Smarter.Send all angry and non-angry rants to angryrants@getmoresmarter.com.That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen, following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky, subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube, smashing that subscribe button on our Substack, and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

Send us a message! Really!This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast…holy crap was that a Super Tuesday. That’s where we spend most of our time today, but we also check in on some more odd behavior by Colorado Republicans (44:48); we’ll look at Cory Gardner’s 2020 campaign narrative (39:53); and House Majority Leader Alec Garnett joins us again for an update on the state legislature (18:14). Follow Get More Smarter on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.Hosts: Jason Bane | Alan FranklinProducer: Ethan BlackMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review if you Got More Smarter.Send all angry and non-angry rants to angryrants@getmoresmarter.com.That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen, following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky, subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube, smashing that subscribe button on our Substack, and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

Send us a message! Really!We get some fascinating new polling insights from Fawn Bolak (1:10), House Majority Leader Alec Garnett is back to take us through the latest in legislative sausage making (14:16),  President Trump makes a bananas visit to Colorado Springs (35:27), we’re feeling the Bern (whether we like it or not) (50:25), and much, much more.Follow Get More Smarter on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.Hosts: Jason Bane | Alan FranklinProducer: Ethan BlackMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review if you Got More Smarter.Send all angry and non-angry rants to angryrants@getmoresmarter.com.That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen, following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky, subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube, smashing that subscribe button on our Substack, and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

Send us a message! Really!This week, the Presidential candidates are coming to Colorado; new polling on impeachment is bad news for Sen. Cory Gardner; and voter and demographic changes hint at more trouble for Republicans.Follow Get More Smarter on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.Hosts: Jason Bane | Alan FranklinProducer: Ethan BlackMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review if you Got More Smarter.Send all angry and non-angry rants to angryrants@getmoresmarter.com.That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen, following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky, subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube, smashing that subscribe button on our Substack, and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

Send us a message! Really!Cory Gardner’s impeachment debacle; a wacky vacancy committee underscores Republican troubles in 2020; we finally, maybe have Iowa caucus results; and House Majority Leader Alec Garnett gives us another legislative update from under the Gold Dome.Follow Get More Smarter on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.Hosts: Jason Bane | Alan FranklinProducer: Ethan BlackMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review if you Got More Smarter.Send all angry and non-angry rants to angryrants@getmoresmarter.com.That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen, following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky, subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube, smashing that subscribe button on our Substack, and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!