Season Three, Episode Six Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. Our main topic this week — voting. Busy Busy Week! Voting shenanigans in Georgia. Florida has its fair share of voter suppression. Lyft is transporting voters in Dodge City, KS to the polls since there is only one polling place and it’s…
Season Three, Episode Five Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. It’s election time and one of our politicians is in hiding and the other is putting our his “Fluff” pieces hoping people will believe him and his efforts and possibly forgive him at election time in 2 years. Do we have any…
Season Three, Episode Four Gary and Dee discuss a number of topics, both political and not. We start off with the week in review, a long list of things that happened since our last podcast. OK, most of the week’s topics are politics, but we also cover Kaepernick receiving the W.E.B. DuBois award. We discuss…
Season Three, Episode Three Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. ProPublica has worked up the details of who’s been hired, their qualifications, and who’s been fired. Well worth the look up. Congressman Doug Lamborn’s Baloney email is just that: Baloney. I think his staff are going for writing the world’s greatest fictional…
Season Three, Episode Two Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss topics of the day and current events. Judge Kavanaugh comes in for continued flogging after this week of Senate judicial hearings. This guy can’t catch a break. What was that drinking age again back in 1982? We have the goods on Congressman Doug Lamborn. He can tout…
This is the start of Season Three! We’re on a new platform. So, good luck keeping up with us. Dee, Lyn, and Gary gear up for scrutinizing Congressman Doug Lamborn’s Lamborn Ledger. He writes (actually someone on his staff does it) about the Tax Cut and Jobs Act and how it is helping the…
It’s definitely feeling like fall. Join Gary, Lyn and Dee as we welcome our guest, Orlando Avion, from FairVote.org. What a lot of topics this week! We start with a discussion of issues on the upcoming Colorado state ballot. (Be sure to check your registration folks!) We have two related measures one to change oil…
The term “Fake News” has been co-opted. In Building Resistance to Brain Bugs, Dr. Sam Ebersole discusses basic principles of media literacy, helping us identify the skills we can hone to get good information and distinguish real news from fake. Ebersole is a professor in the mass communications department at Colorado State University, Pueblo. This…
Gary and Dee discuss topics of the day and current events. Lyn is off this week. We start with a bit of good news, starting next year, University of Illinois will be tuition free for students’ whose families make below the median. When it comes to education there is bad news as well in Arizona,…
Gary and Lyn discuss topics of the day and politics. Dee is off this week. Let’s hope the people of California’s 22nd congressional district wake up and vote Devin Nunes out of his cushy office. His actions definitely do not show that he represents the CA22nd. Vote Vets files suit to have the 3 shadow…
Gary and Dee discuss topics of the day and politics. Lyn is off this week doing some DIY. We start with Good News! There is now an FDA approved generic for the epi pen. NYU is making medical school free to all students. What will a “No Deal” Brexit mean to the UK’s National Health…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss current events and politics. We start with our US Senator, Cory Gardner. But, we quickly move to Space Force. A new $8B service announced by the person who touches the stuff that NASA labels as sensitive equipment and “Do Not Touch.” We converse on Health Care for All. A new…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss current events and politics. We start the show with a review of newsletters from our representatives in the US Congress. Then we move onto happenings around the state. Putin’s portrait was displayed in the halls of Colorado instead of the current resident of the White House. We have a lady…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. We start by discussing some records on the current Republican Administration. Not sure these are records to be proud of — most days of vacation, most games of golf, least amount of bills signed. We read the resignation letter from Elizabeth Holtzman from DHS. We discuss…
Gary and Dee discuss current events and politics. Lyn is on vacation this week. We start with Good News! The Sinclair-Tribune merger is on hold. In Philadelphia, Christian adoption agencies don’t have a license to discriminate; and, in Delaware, reproductive rights are protected. We discuss some of the events of Trump’s latest trip abroad. What…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. We start with a notice of an upcoming meeting of ‘Vets Against Lamborn.’ This will be held on Thursday, July 19th @ 11:30 AM at the Hunan Springs on Kiowa Street. We cover the change in immigration regulations from colonial times to modern day. For all…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. We start with a letter from a listener, re: DaVita. We talk about Scott Pruitt leaving the EPA. We’re replacing Pruitt with Wheeler, probably no better for the environment. Wheeler may be less personally corrupt. Speaking of the environment, the NASA head that we all feared,…
Gary and Lyn discuss politics and current events. Dee was on vacation. The topics include smarter cities and smarter skills.
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. Dee is back from her three week non-vacation, vacation. Our first reminder is it’s not too late to vote in the Colorado primaries. Take your completed ballot to a drop off location! Remember if you received two ballots as an independent voter, you can only turn…
Gary and Dee discuss politics and current events. Lyn is off this week. We start by discussing a chart from the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics. It’s really no surprise that our biggest job gains were in low wage positions. The US is experiencing record low birth rates. This is a bad sign of…
Bob and co-host Kevin talk about a potpourri of topics this week, including recent hikes; re-introduction of wolves into Colorado; wildflower sightings; a recent bear attack; interacting with urban wildlife; and a change in plans for Hanging Lake this year.
Happy Star Wars Day! Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss current events and politics. We start with some good news. The Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity office has a program to help low income veterans with home repairs. To find out more about this program, contact the Pikes Peak Office at (719) 472-7800 x 109, or…
Bob and co-host Kevin discuss Penn State University’s decision to cease outdoor activities of it’s outdoor recreation groups. Also, is using technology bad for you, or is it part of a bigger picture, and more
Gary and Dee discuss politics and current events. Lyn is on vacation this week. We discuss questions asked of people running for Congress who want endorsements from the current Republican Administration. There are questions to offend everyone. We discuss the brilliant decision by the city council to bankrupt the city of Colorado Springs. The geniuses…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. This week’s topics include two different takes on April 20th. We discuss the planned student walkout on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting. 19 years, and still no major gun reform. We discuss the decriminalization of marijuana. If you’d like to send a letter to…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. We start out discussing the latest goings on in Washington, DC. Paul Ryan is retiring. And, in less than two years, he’ll be eligible for $79k/yr for the rest of his life. (Or more depending on what he does next.) We discussed Social Security and you…
Gary, Lyn and Dee are joined by Sean Cayton. We discuss a variety of topics this week. We have a lot to say about Rep. Lamborn’s possible omission from the upcoming primary ballot this year. We discuss the congressman’s view of the military — yea for privatization, nay for the social safety net. (A large…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss current events and topics of the day. This week we’re discussing Infrastructure and Maintenance. Maintenance gets no attention until something breaks. We discuss clean water, the choice for humans everywhere. We discuss Good News! We discuss the current Republican Administration’s cabinet turnover. (We might need some Dramamine!) We discuss Amazon…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss topics of the day and current events. We discuss the new National Security Adviser to the Republican Administration, John Bolton. We continue our discussion of the cog railway that ascends Pikes Peak. Cambridge Analytica’s behavior is hashed over. Andrew McCabe’s firing is reviewed. Good luck to him in the future. …
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss topics of the day. We talk economics! How has Vet Choice worked out for local veterans? Not so good. More than a six month waiting period, for people with suicidal depression. We discuss a better way to spend $1.4 Trillion. How about forgiving all student loan debt? Talk about something…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss topics of the day and politics. Always, there is political discussion. Our topics this episode include State of the Fifth, basically our reaction to our congress person’s newsletter. One of our big discussions is the Pennsylvania gerrymander. The Pennsylvania legislature has gerrymandered the heck out of the state. They are…
Bob and Kevin talk about recent hikes; inexperienced hikers on the Manitou Incline; rescue of a lost hiker in Yosemite National Park; North Cheyenne Canon Park Master Plan and more
New title! New graphic coming soon! Look for us on iTunes! Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss current events and politics. Always, there is politics. We discuss Puerto Rico, still suffering. Now suffering without FEMA and with temporary housing stipends cut. We discuss the Democratic memo which has just been released. While the current Republican Administration…
Bob and co-host Kevin discuss the progress of funding bill for Colorado Parks and Wildlife; making the Colorado Lottery permanent; Great Outdoors Colorado; Conservation Trust Fund; parking at Barr Trail; phone apps for hiking
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss current events and politics. Our topics this week include the overnight #shutdown. We discuss #DACA. #Dreamer legislation is supposed to be proposed on 12 February. Should we have another Day without an Immigrant? VP Pence leads the delegation to the Olympics. We discuss the Orange One’s desire to have a…
Lyn’s out sick. Gary and Dee discuss topics of the day and current events. We talk about the $1,000 bonuses that aren’t really $1,000. We discuss the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce luncheon. (Look for our Special, already out on the website.) We discuss Robert Reich’s response to the State of the Union Address. We talk…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss news and politics. This week we discussed #AI taking over white collar jobs. Lyn is reading a book, “Rise of the Robots.” And, he discusses some of the scenarios that we’ll likely see in the near future. We discuss the #DCCC’s lack of funding for candidates nationwide. We discuss the…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss current events and topics of the day. So many topics, so little time. Tom Steyer, Democratic billionaire behind the impeachment movement, has bought 535 copies of ‘Fire and Fury.’ He plans on sending them to every senator and representative in Washington, DC. We talked about new rules and regulations going…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. We start with a couple of PSAs for listeners in the Pikes Peak Region. State of the Region Luncheon @ Great Wolf Lodge, $42/person. If you are interested in talking with County Commissioners Darryl Glen or Stan VanderWerf, check out: www.trilakeschamber.com MVEA is giving bill credit…
Lyn and Dee discuss current events and news of the day. Our main topic this week is the Magnitsky Act. This piece of legislation was adopted in the US after Russian officials stole a hedge fund from UK citizen William Browder. His lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky exposed the corruption. For his work in defense of his…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. We would like to thank you for listening throughout the year, and let you know we’re taking next week off. Our topics for this week include Doug Jones’ Senate victory in Alabama. Despite all the voter suppression and intimidation, he won. He won by a margin…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss politics and current events. We start our podcast with a discussion on the lack of an El Paso County needle exchange program. Peggy Littleton, El Paso Country Commissioner who sits on the Board of Health is opposed to one. This Pro-Life, Republican from District 5 believes a needle exchange encourages…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss current events and issues of the day. This episode’s topics include Puerto Rico, again. We heard stories this week of millions of dollars spent on tarps that were never distributed. Taxes, taxes, taxes. How does the tax bill will impact public schools. There will be more on this in the…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss news and current events. We discuss the fact that most of Puerto Rico is still without power. What happened to that project started by Whitefish Energy? Oh, that’s right, it failed. Cory Gardner wants your opinion on taxes. Feel free to use resistbot by texting ‘resist’ to 50409. The app…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss current events. Topics this week include the new Republican tax bill, Mueller’s indictments against Papadopoulos, Manafort and Gates. Papadopoulos has been proactively cooperating in Mueller’s investigation. What is going on with Sam Clovis and the USDA? What is up with Wilbur Ross and the bank of Cyprus? The charges include: …
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss topics of the day. We’ll start with Senator Gardner’s request for your feedback on taxes. And, if you don’t know what to say, we discuss what will happen to your taxes. So, give a listen and you’ll know how this proposal affects your bottom line. http://www.Gardner.Senate.gov/taxes is your link to…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss topics of current concern. Our topics this week include Puerto Rico, where many people still lack clean water and most still lack electricity. We discuss the aid bill for Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida and California. The Republican Administrations efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act, how much will that cost…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss topics of the day. Our main topic — #Guns. We could literally do this topic every week. As of this taping, there had been 273 mass shootings in the US in the year 2017. We discuss the Las Vegas mass shooting (we skip the Lawrence, Kansas shooting.) We discuss our…
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss Hurricane Maria, underfunded and dying rural hospitals and the rest of the appropriations bills. The Interior Appropriations Bill cuts $31.4 Billion dollar. A significant cut of $534 Million to the EPA. Apparently, the environment no longer needs protecting? We’ve won the battle? We’re reforming the Endangered Species Act. How long…
Gary, Lyn and Dee start discussing the Appropriations Bills put out by Congress so far this year. Total savings for the eight bills equals $19.7 Billion. This sounds like a lot of money, but we haven’t gotten any figures on final bills for Defense or Entitlements. The Agricultural Appropriations bill would cut $876 Million dollars…
Gary, Lyn & Dee discuss news of the week. We start by discussing possible hyperloop routes proposed for the Colorado region. How would you like to travel to the Denver Airport in minutes? Cheyenne less than ten minutes away? Maybe you want to travel to Houston in under two hours? All of these are possibilities.…
Gary and Dee are back from a week off. We have managed to get Lyn back! Huzzah! Our topics include the Equifax security breach. Since this was recorded, the forced arbitration clause has been removed. However, beware that if you accept their one year free monitoring, they will require a credit card and will charge…
Gary and Dee do a news round-up for the week. We discuss the epi-pen settlement between Mylan and the US Attorney’s Office. Want to help the Jewish Bar Association raise money for the Southern Poverty Law Center? What’s going on with the various new health care bills being proposed? Is Mike Pence planning on running…
It’s just Bob this week, and he talks about his chasing and eventually photographing the 2017 solar eclipse
Gary and Dee discuss the new level of hate that this Republican administration has brought forth. Yes, we’ve always had those who would discriminate against others, but now they are emboldened. What does it say about a presidency when the manufacturer of Tiki torches does a better job distancing themselves from White Supremacists, than the…
Gary and Dee continue the discussion on Teaching in America today. We compare the pay of teachers to babysitters and child care centers. We’re getting a real bargain here. We can afford to pay our nation’s educators more. We discuss how many colleges staff their departments with adjunct professors to avoid having to employ full-time…
Gary and Dee discuss the Anti-Civil Rights Era that we find ourselves in these days. Our main topic is Teaching in America today. What are the requirements to be a teacher. What is the pay like. What have charter schools done to the equation. How many teachers are paid a living wage in the US…
Gary and Dee discuss another alternate voting method: Approval Voting. It’s much easier than Rank Choice Voting. It’s biggest drawback is that it doesn’t have a ‘catchy’ name. The Voting Integrity Commission is up and running. Sadly, Colorado is one of the states cooperating with it. Thanks Wayne Williams! We also discuss some of the…
Gary and Dee discuss the latest version of the Republican Tax Cut bill, otherwise known as Trumpcare. What would this new ‘healthcare’ bill change? For adults under the age of 65 the consequences are disastrous. The premiums could rise to as much as five times what a younger adult would pay. Currently, that is capped…
Gary and Dee discuss dialysis and dialysis clinics. What is the state of dialysis here in the United States? Did you know dialysis is guaranteed to everyone who needs it? Why is so much of our dialysis care tied up in for-profit clinics? What are the consequences of this? DaVita is a national for-profit dialysis…
Gary and Dee discuss health care in America. We’d love to discuss the current health care ‘reform’ proposals, but those aren’t finalized, yet. Our main focus of discussion is lack of primary care physicians. According to a Medical Colleges report, the US could lose 100,000 physicians in eight years. That’s a staggering number. Repealing the…
Part Two of Guns. Gary and Dee are back for the second half of our episode on #guns. What happens in states with stricter gun laws? Lower rates of homicide and suicide. There was no substitution effect found. Removing guns from domestic abusers lowered intimate partner death rates 7 – 19%. How did the Protection…
Gary and Dee discuss #guns. Let’s start with the 2nd Amendment, adopted to the Constitution in December, 1791. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. At the time of the amendment, guns were slower, less…
Gary and Dee discuss the PPLD’s summer reading program; Care and Share’s summer feeding program and Colorado Action Network’s town hall. Pike Peak’s Library District summer reading program for children and teens has started. Swing by your local library and sign up. Prizes for all who complete their goals. Care and Share is fighting summer…
Gary and Dee discuss a variety of topics! FBI Director Comey is fired. Trump invites the Russians to the Oval Office. Free Speech is under attack here in the US and abroad. State funded adoption agencies in Texas discriminating against potential adoptive parents. Why aren’t Republican house members holding town halls to discuss their votes…
Gary and Dee discuss Trump’s first 100 days; the adjustments that the Republican administration wants to make to the Antiquities Act; and Organ Donation. 100 days of broken promises. Well, most sane people didn’t want them all fulfilled, anyways. The Antiquities Act, we recently celebrated 100 years of the National Park System. The National Park…
Gary and Dee discuss the special elections going on across the country–Kansas, Georgia and Montana. The other topics covered are a variety of issues across the country and the world. New Mexico is ending lunch shaming. A province in British Columbia has banned mandatory high heels at work. New Jersey and other states are considering…
It’s just Bob this week! Things discussedinclude changes coming to Hanging Lake, trail work being done in Red Rocks Canyon Open Space, National Park Week, Earth Day. Get more information by signing up for Bob’s FREE newsletter at www.hikingbob.com
Gary and Dee back from a long break. We discuss a number of issues, the local election results. National issues, including the #SCOTUS appointment. We discuss international issues from anti-gay violence in Netherlands to missile strikes in #Syria. All three city ballot issues passed in the recent April election. This includes the public oversight before…
Bob sits down for another interview with Jennifer Peterson, the Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Field Institute. They talk about what RMFI has done since the last interview and what’s ahead for 2017.
Bob and Kevin talk about the recent “State of the Outdoors Event” and a recent hike Kevin did on Pikes Peak.
Gary and Dee discuss the latest Republican budget. Agricultural Dept. cut 21%. Commerce Dept. cut 16%. Defense Dept. 9% increase. Education Dept. cut 14%. But, an increase in vouchers for school ‘choice.’ Energy Dept. cut 6%. Health and Human Services cut 18%. With the National Institute of Health receiving a 19% cut. Dept. of Homeland…
Gary and Dee discuss a variety of topics. Nine bills working their way through the House of Representatives include: Terminating the EPA, Nationwide Voucher Program for Schools, Terminate the Dept. of Education, Changes to Hunting Rules in National Wildlife Refuges, Repeal the ACA, Defunding Planned Parenthood, National Right-to-Work Legislation, Punishing Sanctuary Cities, and Criminalizing Abortion.…
Gary and Dee discuss the latest activities of our Republican administration and our Republican Congress. Five weeks of the current administration and what has been accomplished? Would you like to ask your Congressional Representatives? It’s a shame they didn’t hold town hall meetings for us to do that. There seems to be a push in…
Gary and Dee discuss the upcoming Colorado Springs Elections. City Council seats and Ballot issues are discussed. One of the ballot issues we are concerned with is the future of high speed internet in Colorado Springs. Our main topic this week is Civil Asset Forfeiture. We cover the Fourth Amendment protections against illegal seizures. What…
Gary and Dee discuss the 25th Amendment, Judge Merrick Garland, and Judge Neil Gorsuch. What is the 25th Amendment? It outlines the procedures for removing a president from office. What are the qualifications of Judge Merrick Garland? What are the qualifications of Judge Neil Gorsuch? How do the representatives from Colorado feel about Judge Gorsuch? …
Gary and Dee discuss the 1st Amendment, and the freedoms it offers. We discuss the 8th Amendment and the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. We discuss the Geneva conventions on refugees. We discuss the Geneva conventions on the prohibition of torture. Is the Muslim ban illegal, does it pass the Geneva conventions on refugees? …
Gary and Dee discuss the inauguration, the women’s march, the efforts underway already to undermine the benefits provided by the ACA and impeachment. This is part one. Did you march? Gary and other Studio 809 podcasters marched in downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, January 21st. Over 3 million people marched in the US. There were…
Gary and Dee discuss MLK day, a day of service, volunteerism, the future of science in the new administration, what the repeal of the affordable care act means to health care, and the inauguration. MLK day is traditionally a day of service. If you haven’t volunteered for anything lately, perhaps consider it. There are a…
Gary and Dee discuss the American Legislative Exchange Council. Who is writing your legislation? Who is sponsoring it? What are the goals of this legislation? Voting rights. Right to Work. Stand Your Ground. What other laws has ALEC sponsored? What legislators in your state belong? Want to look up a piece of legislation to see…
Gary and Dee discuss medical news from STAT. Our main topic is banking. We discuss bank misconduct. The mortgage crisis and foreclosure fraud. Chain of Title, by David Dayen covers a lot of the illegal procedures that banks engaged in during the financial crisis. #mortgagecrisis #foreclosurefraud #bankingirregularities
Gary is going solo for this one! Topics he covers in this podcast are: F16 and FA18s, child labor and cancer.
Gary and Dee discuss the electoral college, some of president elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks. We cover Pizza Gate scandal, and how just about every cabinet pick so far is the worst one for that department. To keep track of the latest scandal, why not check out https://corrupt.af/ #trumpcabinet
Gary and Dee discuss the Bureau of Land Management leases in Western Colorado. Main topic this week, Healthcare in the US. We cover possible changes in the safety provided by the Affordable Care Act and upcoming proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid. Will you still have coverage in 2017? How much will it cost you? …
Gary and Dee discuss election results nationwide. Topics include — presidential election, state ballot initiatives nationwide– marijuana, minimum wage. Some local Colorado initiatives–Right to Die, Amending our state constitution, tax collection, prison slavery, and tobacco taxes.
Gary, Dee and Lyn discuss Doug Lamborn, Planned Parenthood, Eugenics and Election 2016. The somewhat upbeat tone is due to our lack of knowledge of what was to come.
Gary, Lyn and Dee discuss Voter Suppression, Social Security and Retirement.
New Co-Host, Lyn Myers. Gary, Dee and Lyn discuss ballot issues in other states. Topics covered — tobacco, guns, marijuana, minimum wage and rank choice voting. We also discuss Presidential Appointments that are still open. Chart showing gun death rates in relation to gun laws per state. A link will be posted to the facebook…
Gary and Dee discuss the Lamborn minute, voting database, voting deadlines and registration and Colorado Blue Book ballot issues. Link included for Colorado Secretary of State so people can check their registration and find out how to register and other pertinent information regarding the upcoming election. http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/main.html
Dee and Gary have a lively conversation about National Parks and news around the country.
Gary and Dee discuss Climate Change, Fracking, and alternate energies.
Gary and Dee discuss College Affordability, Corporate Inversions, and Cory Gardner
First episode with a new co-host. Gary and Dee discuss Doug Lamborn, Zika funding and the increase costs of Epi Pens.