Mandy Connell

OFRI REINER IS A SURVIVOR OF THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACKS And she is in town with a film about those horrific events. She will be appearing after a screening of the film SuperNova: The Truth About Oct 7th to tell her story and she joins me at today at 2pm to share a bit of it with us today. Find the film by clicking here, unfortunately the event is sold out. From what I can tell this film is not yet available for widespread release. This is the trailer of the film. She will be in Fort Collins June 6th, buy tickets here!

WHAT SHOULD THE FUTURE OF LAWS LOOK LIKE? Our futurist Thomas Frey thinks about a lot of stuff and now he's thought about what the future of laws should look like. He's outlined it in this column called Four Laws for Managing Laws and I think he's on to something here. He joins me at 1 to discuss. Find Thomas to speak to your organization by clicking here!

DAVID HEITZ HAS STRUGGLED WITH HOMELESSNESS And he's been living in Fusion Studios, operated by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. After having some mental health issues that led to homelessness, David returned to his work as a journalist, publishing articles on Newsbreak.com. He has written about issues before but today we're talking about the internet issues that are making it hard for him to continue earning a livelihood, along with some pest and rodent issues as well. You should read his work, it's very good. Find a great column on the current situation here, and another unrelated story about just how much shiny police badges are going to cost the city in the next three years. I'm in the wrong business apparently. David joins me at 12:30 to discuss things.

GREG LOPEZ AT 2:30 TODAY And though I am generally a Greg fan I was not happy he backed out of the Republican Women of Weld's debates Saturday over a fit of pique about an endorsement. I will ask him about that and let him make the case for your vote in the CD-4 special election to fill Ken Buck's seat until the next Congress is seated.

DEBORAH FLORA ON TODAY As her race for the 4th Congressional District is heating up. At Saturday's Republican Women of Weld Rumble, which Lauren Boebert couldn't be bothered to attend, Deborah caught all the sharp questions from her opponents. She handled the questions well but it was clear she was viewed as the frontrunner there by her opponents. She won the straw poll at the event. She joins me at 1 to talk about why she deserves your vote. Find out more and give her money if you're so inclined by clicking here.

A HISTORY OF THE KKK IN MIDDLE AMERICA IS FASCINATING And I've got the author of A Fever In the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them Timothy Egan on today at 12:30 to talk about his most excellent telling of how one man's cult of personality helped the KKK take over Indiana politics, law enforcement, and governance in the 1920s. It's a great book, I highly recommend it and you can buy it here. It makes a great companion to this book about the KKK in Colorado. Timothy is going to be at Tattered Cover in Aspen Grove this Sunday, click here for more!

WE ALL NEED A DRINK TODAY So thank goodness The Wine Yogi is on at 2:30 to wrap up the week. We're talking summer wines just in time for summer. Her blog post about it all can be found here!

I GET TO SEE SOME PUPS TODAY! As the wonderful folks at MaxFund are coming in for a visit. I'll chat with Kathy Gaines, Executive Director, Sophia Guerriero, Marketing & Fundraising Coordinator, and Zoey Defario, Adoption Coordinator about Max Fund and how you can support their wonderful mission. Buy tickets to their gala by clicking here. Find a new furry friend or just make a donation by clicking here.

IT'S TIME FOR A POW WOW! It is the 23rd Annual Indian Market and Intertribal Powwow at The Fort on June 1st and 2nd! This event is SUPER cool and a great way to learn about the culture of the Native American tribes who live in and around Colorado. There are beautiful artworks, jewelry, and more to shop plus an entire day of Indian dancing and elaborate costumes. It is a great way to spend the day learning and watching and having fun. I've got the owner of The Fort and the driving force behind the Tesoro Cultural Center Holley Kinney on the show today at 1:30 to talk about it. Buy your VERY affordable tickets here.

DUDE DAD JOINS US TODAY And if you are on the internet at all you've probably seen Taylor Calmus, who is simply Dude Dad online.

WEATHER WEDNESDAY IS HERE! And we will talk to our favorite Chief (not Cheap, just to be clear) meteorologist Dave Fraser at 12:30 so get your weather questions ready! I'll ask him if he feels like this someday.