Today's Guests

Quite a range of guests on the show today...

Kelly Caufield is Executive Director of the Common Sense Institute

We'll talk about Denver's economic and population struggles, in something of a contrast to the sunny optimism we got from Mayor Johnston yesterday. (By the way, it doesn't mean the mayor is wrong to be optimistic; just that Denver would have to see some significant changes in trends for him to end up being right to be that positive about the city.)

Denver Metro Area: Jobs, Retail Sales, Population Growth

Fewer Movers, Bigger Problems: Migration Declines in Colorado

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Katie Heineman works with the San Diego Zoo and is a Program officer with IUCN Species Survival Commission Center. We'll talk about the fascinating "Frozen Zoo".

Katie Heineman, Ph.D. | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

First Plants Introduced to San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's Frozen Zoo® (What kinds of plants can’t be preserved in a seed bank?)

Frozen Zoo | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

How San Diego's Frozen Zoo is saving endangered species - Axios San Diego

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Doomberg is a green chicken and has the most successful Substack in the finance category. Their particular focus is usually on energy policy but they go outside of that from time to time. Today we'll talk about Doomberg's claim that sanctions such as those that some Republicans want to impose on Russia (and Trump seems to be considering) are a bad idea. Here's the exact quote: "Sanctions not only never work, but they always backfire. It is odd that as evidence in support of this statement rolls in unabated, it is always viewed as proof of the need to do more sanctions."

Doomberg | Substack

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My friend and morning show partner Ed Prather is a real estate agent with whom I have a wager about median real estate prices in the Denver Metro Area for this calendar year. I said they'd be down; he said they'd be up. So far, he's winning even though I think I've actually been right. Will explain on the show. (Hint: unfortunately for me, the measure is median realized sale price so thought experiment for you is: what happens if less expensive houses have a bigger reduction in transaction volume than more expensive houses do?)

Home Page - Ed Prather Real Estate

Statewide housing report shows swelling inventory, but prices still hold | Business | denvergazette.com

As I see an unlimited amount of residential construction going on, especially in the exurbs like Elbert County east of Parker, I wonder if we will soon go from undersupply of housing to adequate or even oversupply.

Colorado population growth and demographics | 9news.com

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Michael Brown