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

Send us a message! Really!It's time to Get More Smarter. We talk about Gov Hickenlooper's presidential chances, who's running for the Dem CO Senate nomination, and do our best to follow the corporate money into Cory's campaign bank account. In "Finding Cory," we try and figure out why Cory ghosted VP Pence for his own fundraiser in Windsor to vote for giving the Saudi's more guns and sell our public lands to oil and mining companies. We give credit to the hero of the Mueller congressional hearings, Greeley Representative Ken Buck. Rep. Buck, also the CO GOP chair, more or less made it clear that you could arrest Trump for crimes he committed before and after his election when he leaves office.Finally, we "prognosticate" about a radical abortion ban that anti-abortion extremists want to put on the 2020 ballot and how Colorado is a safe haven for women from other states seeking reproductive care.Follow us on TwitterHost: Jason Bane (@jason_bane), ColoradoPols.comHost: Ian Silverii (@iansilverii), ProgressNowColorado.orgProducer: Ethan Black (@ethanblack)LinksDebate gives some Democrats like Hickenlooper a last chance to shine (Denver Post, Tuesday, 7/30/19)Democrats hint to White House hopefuls at edges of the debate stage: Consider running for Congress (CNN, Monday, 7/29/19)PPP Poll: Hick Polls Well in CO Senate raceBillionaires, athletes and Hollywood funnel money to Colorado’s Senate race (Denver Post, 7/18/19)We followed the money to see how Cory Gardner is raising big cash for his reelection campaign (Colorado Sun, 7/26/19)About Vice President Pence’s Aspen RNC Fundraiser… (Colorado Pols, 7/22/19)Vice President Pence to attend Aspen fundraiser Monday (Aspen Times, 7/20/19)Anonymous Pence host is second to duck security costs (Vail Daily, 7/25/19)Senate fails to override Trump veto on Saudi arms salThat’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!It's time to Get More Smarter. In the inaugural episode of The Get More Smarter Podcast, we search for our second-favorite Senator from the state of Colorado and tear down the people behind recalls on progressive state senators.Follow us on TwitterHost: Jason Bane (@jason_bane), ColoradoPols.comHost: Ian Silverii (@iansilverii), ProgressNowColorado.orgProducer: Ethan Black (@ethanblack)Finding Cory LinksDenver talk radio host Steffan Tubbs laughs at Cory for turning his head to Trump's racism (710 KNUS)Trump's racist tweetsCory ghosts Kyle Clark (Next With Kyle Clark on 9 News)A new era dawns (Grand Junction Sentinel, July 16, 2019)BLM move still a coup (Grand Junction Sentinel, July 17, 2019)Enthusiasm Wanes Over BLM Move to Grand Junction (ColoradoPols.com, July 17, 2019)Recall LinksIn some states, GOP sees the recall as its way back to power. (James Anderson, AP News)Pettersen Recall Gets Recalled After 3 Days (ColoradoPols.com, July 15, 2019)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!