Mandy Connell

COULD WE MAKE FOOTBALL SAFER? And not just football, but any sport that uses a helmet? That is the hope of CU Doctoral Candidate Lawrence Smith, who has been working to do just that. He and his colleagues have invented a new kind of foam that absorbs a LOT more impact than traditional foam and I'm talking to Lawrence about it today at 1. Read more about it and see photos here.

OUR REAL ESTATE MARKET IS HOT, HOT, HOT And I've got realtor Ed Prather on to talk about the current state of the market and a coat drive his team is doing. Find Ed for your home sale or buying needs here!

FOX 31'S DAVE FRASER JOINS TO TALK ABOUT WEATHER And you guys have been sending in great questions lately so let's keep it up. He joins me at 12:30.

ONE MAN'S ROLLER COASTER LIFE HAS LESSONS FOR ALL Scott Freidheim is the managing partner of Freidheim Capital LLC and the author of Code of Conduct: Tales of the Roller Coaster of Life which you can buy here. Freidheim has experienced his share of highs and lows: from CEO to unemployed as the company went bankrupt and he nearly did also; from a high-level Wall Street executive walking to work on a sunny September morning to sprinting out of the World Financial Center on 9/11 as the World Trade Center towers collapsed; from climbing 7,000 feet on a cycling trip to being airlifted to a trauma center. He joins me at 1 to talk about the principles we all need to withstand life's roller coaster.

STEPHEN VARELA IS RUNNING FOR THE 3RD CONGRESSIONAL SEAT He jumped into the race AFTER Lauren Boebert made her move and here is an article about him and his history as both a Democrat and a Republican. Find his campaign website here. I'll chat with him today at 2.

EVER WANTED TO LIVE IN THE GILDED AGE? If you don't know what the Gilded Age is, it was the time period between the 1870s and 1890s when masses amount of wealth were accumulated and spent by the captains of industry who jumped on the industrialization wave. They were the tech bros of their age, really. Food writer and research historian Becky Libourel Diamond has created The Gilded Age Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from America’s Golden Era, where she dishes up delicious recipes seasoned with side stories about the excesses of this fascinating era. It is a FANTASTIC book and I've enjoyed it immensely and can't wait to try some of the recipes. She joins me at 1 to talk about it. You can buy it here.

WHY DO LEGISLATORS KEEP TRYING TO INSERT THEMSELVES BETWEEN PARENTS AND KIDS? Lindsay Datko has fought for parental rights and notification in schools at the local level and now she's fighting at the state level. There is a move to allow schools to lie to parents about children who want to change their names at schools and it is at odds with stuff already on the books. She joins me at 12:30 with an update.

THERE ARE A SLEW OF GUN CONTROL BILLS AT THE CAPITOL RIGHT NOW And I've got Taylor Rhodes from the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners group on to talk about it. He and his organization are fighting all the unconstitutional laws that have already been passed and they are truly the last line of defense for the 2nd Amendment in Colorado. I think the Democrats keep passing bills they know aren't constitutional to bankrupt gun owners in this state in court. I truly believe that. See the new "assault weapons ban" for more on what's coming. He joins me at 2:15 today.

WE'VE GOT A SKILLS GAP IN COLORADO And the Common Sense Institute did a study on it and how to fix it, which you can read here. I've got one of the authors Jason Gaulden on the show today to talk about it at 1.

DAVE FRASER JOINS US FOR WEATHER WEDNESDAY! We'll talk to him about weather so get your questions ready for him at 12:30