Today's Guests

The day after his "State of the State" speech, Colorado Governor Jared Polis joins me in studio to discuss key issues for our state. (The video of his speech is below and I recommend that you watch it around 1.25x speed or a bit faster...it's about 55 minutes long.)

All of the pop culture references from Gov. Polis' 2025 State of the State | FOX31 Denver

The governor frequently said "the free state of Colorado". I sure don't see us that way. Sure, we're mostly free on social issues like gay rights and abortion but it sure seems like freedom is losing ground in many other ways.

Speaking of gay rights, I note this: Anita Bryant, pitchwoman who crusaded against gay rights, dies at 84 - The Washington Post

Jared mentioned the Sundance Film Festival a couple of times...I guess it's looking for a new home and Boulder is in the running but do we really need taxpayers to subsidize it? Legislation offers $34 million incentive for Sundance Film Festival

Of course the argument will be that there's a significant economic gain that exceeds the subsidy: 2024 Sundance Film Festival Attendance Recap and Economic Impact Report

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Scott Lincicome is VP of general economics and trade at the Cato Institute and author of the Capitolism newsletter for The Dispatch. We'll discuss tariffs and "national security" objections to foreign companies buying American companies. (Hint: Usually the excuse is not true.)

Capitolism - A Newsletter from The Dispatch

Scott Lincicome | Cato Institute

The Last Refuge of the Politician - The Dispatch

US Steel and Nippon sue Biden administration, USW and Cleveland Cliffs over decision to block their merger | CNN Business

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Voice of the Broncos Dave Logan joins me for a few minutes to preview Sunday's playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.

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Ilya Shapiro is Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute and author of the book (to be released next week) "Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites" (Note: as an Amazon Associate, I may earn a little if you buy a book through my link.) We'll discuss today's hearing at the Supreme Court regarding the TikTok ban that is supposed to happen on January 19th (the day before Donald Trump's inauguration) if TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, does not sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner (which will not happen.)

Ilya Shapiro | Manhattan Institute

The TikTok Ban Heads to the Supreme Court Tomorrow. Here’s What to Know - WSJ

Court watchers split on Donald Trump's TikTok argument success with Supreme Court - Higher Ground Times

Some of the bigger TikTok accounts in Denver: Top Denver TikTok accounts - Axios Denver

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Colorado's Morning News with Marty Lenz & Jeana Gondek