Go Broncos!
I'm so psyched for Saturday's game. I'll be on the sidelines...probably Bills sideline for the first half and Broncos in second half. Chuck will be on the other sideline, so look for us! This is what we look like...Chuck is the big dude.
As I write this on Friday morning, the Broncos are a 1.5-point favorite. I find that interesting because we haven't demonstrated that we can score points consistently, though the Bills defense also isn't great. So our weak-ish offense against their weak-ish defense and, more importantly, our great defense against one of the best QBs in the league in Josh Allen and the league's leading rusher in James Cook. We need Bo Nix to rise to the moment and to not throw interceptions...if he can do that, we can win this thing!
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Today's Guests
Erica Mallery has a job I've never heard of...she calls herself a "mindful drinking coach". What that means is she helps people who would like to drink less but not cut out alcohol entirely.
Erica Mallery | Mindful Drinking Coach
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Mike Johnston is the mayor of Denver.
Denver to issue first chunk of Vibrant Denver Bond dollars
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Ben Allbright is the co-host of Broncos Country Tonight, weeknights from 6 PM to 11 PM on KOA. We'll preview the Denver Broncos first home playoff game in a decade, against the Buffalo Bills at 2:30 PM on Saturday. Interestingly, the Broncos are a 1.5-point favorite. I'm actually a little surprised. I think part of this is that Bills QB Josh Allen, last year's NFL MVP is fairly banged-up and may not be at 100%. They have quite a few other injuries as well.
Josh Allen, 13 Bills injured ahead of Broncos game
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Jared Polis is the governor of Colorado. Yesterday he gave his final State of the State address. It's a long speech. Doesn't break much new ground. More of a veni, vidi, vici vibe. A few goals, a few achievements, and a couple of things that I think are disasters that he's proud of, like trying to get this state to have "100% renewable" power. Ugh. I have it cued up to just after he thanks and acknowledges a bunch of people in the room...
Here's the transcript: Read Gov. Jared Polis’s full 2026 State of the State address
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Saying the quiet part out loud
This lunatic is now the head of housing policy for Zohran Mamdani in New York. She could easily have worked for any of history's communist revolutionaries. Evil and dangerous stuff...
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Other Stuff
When you’re putting these people out in the field with guns and tactical gear that will likely make them more aggressive, this just can’t happen: ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say
I mean, seriously, we often think of the government as fundamentally incompetent which isn’t entirely fair…and then you get reminded that it’s at least somewhat fair.
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If you are retired, or if you will retire one day, what’s something you’d like to go back to school to study? The New Old Age | TIME
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At some point it's going to seem like sports gambling is causing some serious problems: Feds charge 26 in college basketball point-shaving scheme
Two former players strike plea deals in college basketball game-fixing scandal
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As if Iran weren't bad enough: Iranian bots tied to Scottish independence go silent | The Jerusalem Post
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If you're a Republican in Congress, take your vitamins: After bill defeat, Mike Johnson tells GOP, 'Take your vitamins'
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I guess the panic was exaggerated (intentionally): The ObamaCare Enrollment Apocalypse That Wasn’t - WSJ
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I'm glad they're getting the big stuff done. As they say, THIS is what I voted for! House passes bill to codify Trump order on showerhead regulations
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Two political stories I didn't get to yesterday:
Trump may not like Jay Powell but if he thinks we have central bank problems he should check out Iran: The Obscure Bank Collapse That Sent Iran Into a Tailspin - WSJ
I've long objected, not for any partisan reason, to counting votes after Election Day: Supreme Court says candidates can challenge vote counting rules - POLITICO
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This is one more reason why Gender Study degrees are utterly worthless. Nearly 80% of grades handed out at Yale are A's, study shows
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This says a lot about Europe and none of what it says is good:
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This is weird and disconcerting: How an AI-generated Facebook post claimed a Broncos reporter died (gift link)
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Not surprising in the context of what we've talked about recently with how little snow there's been this winter. Skier visits down 20% for Vail Resorts, an indication of low-snow impact on ski industry
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AI's impact on jobs is here, but not (yet) as bad for employment as some have feared: 5 signs that AI job destruction is bearing down
Anthropic study: AI isn't killing our jobs. It's changing them instead
This is slightly related, and also important. I add that I hope that our morning show is a source of news and information and discussion that you trust: Exclusive: Global trust data finds our shared reality is collapsing
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In a way, Trump got lucky that the Iranian people got crushed (again). Ugh. Trump was told attack on Iran wouldn’t guarantee collapse of regime
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I really have to get to this today: Prehistoric discoveries beneath a US lake found to be older than Egypt's Great Pyramid | Daily Mail Online
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Today's Videos
This just doesn't seem right
Thanks to listener Greg for this lovely story, a nice way to go into your weekend