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Devil's Advocate
Devil's Advocate with Jon Caldara is a current events show not to be missed. Each week it features lively - and sometimes heated - debates between elected officials, journalists, activists, concerned citizens, subject-matter experts, and hard-pressing host Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute. Jon is not afraid to express his "free-market" views, and his guests are not afraid to take on those opinions. It all makes for an informative, lively public affairs program.
Episodes
Devil's AdvocateColorado's "Messy" Special Session - Marianne Goodland
Another Colorado legislative special session or not so special session? There's been four of them in five years, and this one was a mess, as veteran reporter…
Devil's Advocate40 Hour Blackouts In Colorado? - Amy Cooke
Utility companies are having record profits, our energy bills are skyrocketing even though we're using less energy. And Colorado supposed to meet some…
Devil's AdvocateBullish on Bitcoin - Erik Voorhees
Erik Voorhees is a renowned crypto entrepreneur and early Bitcoin advocate who has long championed the digital currency as a revolutionary tool for financial…
Devil's AdvocateColorado's Race To The Bottom - Stephen Green
Writer Stephen Green and his wife were drawn to Colorado to raise their family here. Now the changes in Colorado culture is pushing them to leave. Why?
Devil's AdvocateGrandparent Army May Save Our Schools - Linda White
Grandparents love to spoil their grandkids, but they also want them to get a better education than what they're getting now. Linda White founded Grandparents…
Devil's AdvocateRegulation Kills American Generosity - Anders Ingemarson
Anders Ingemarson is the kind of capitalist that scares your progressive friends. His latest book, Think Right or Wrong, Not Left or Right, is a full throated…
Devil's AdvocateDIA is Bankrupt? - Jason Bailey
It's not just the federal government that carries a lot of debt. So do most all big cities, and Denver is no exception. Except, of course, Denver's going to be…
Devil's AdvocateEducated White Women Wrecked Colorado - Jeff Hunt
I mean, come on, who hasn't wanted to kick Jeff Hunt right up the backside? I mean, isn't that what that social conservative and 710 KNUS talk show host…
Devil's AdvocateSCOTUS Banned Nationwide Injunctions? - Rob Natelson
The US Supreme Court has issued a slew of decisions, what does it mean for Colorado? Constitutional expert Rob Natelson interprets it for us.
Devil's AdvocateWhy Gun Free Zones Attract Killers - Dave Kopel
Raised in a Colorado Jewish family, Dave Kopel made Boulder his home decades ago. He's noticed the town and the state is growing more hostile to Jews.
Devil's AdvocateRolling Blackouts: A Profitable Crisis - Jake Fogleman - Nash Herman
Is it possible that Colorado's legislature did not make things worse for consumers of energy this last session? Energy expert Jake Fogleman explains there's…
Devil's AdvocateForest Mommy Goes Urban: Getting Local - Jessica Fenske
How do a few random posts on social media grow into a machine for political activism? Jessica Fenske's journey started with a few tweets as Forest Mommy.
Devil's AdvocateThe "Right" Way To Go Green - Hunter Rivera
As we all know, conservatives, especially the young ones, hate the environment and want to pollute it. Not so fast, says Hunter Rivera from the American…
Devil's AdvocateVictim Olympics: Inside Modern Academia - Joelle Webb
How does a conservative college student survive on today's progressive university campus? If she's Joelle Webb, she writes a book to tell her progressive…
Devil's AdvocateLawmakers' Secret Meetings - Marianne Goodland
Veteran Capitol reporter Marianne Goodland is tired of the state legislature dodging Colorado's open meeting laws, and they didn't make things any better this…
Devil's AdvocateAsians: "The Wrong Race" - Helen Raleigh
Helen Raleigh escaped Communist China for the promise of America. She found an America obsessed with racial victim ideology for every minority except…
Devil's AdvocateDEI on Periodic Table? - Robert Maranto
Isn’t the purpose of research in colleges and universities to challenge the status quo, rather than be constrained by it? Robert Maranto, who holds the 21st…
Devil's AdvocateWheels Have Left The Left's Wagon - Ted Trimpa
Ted Trimpa is one of the prime architects of the progressive left's takeover of Colorado. When he says they've gone too far, you might want to listen.
Devil's AdvocateFighting Poverty & Pollution With Gas - Anne Hyre
In places like Ghana and Kenya, most families cook on an open wood burning fire that pollutes not only their families air, but the planets. How would their…
Devil's AdvocateJeffCo Schools: When Trust Becomes Trauma - Lindsay Datko
By law, children must go to school, and if parents can't afford a private school or to home school, children must go to government run schools. That makes our…
Devil's AdvocateState-Trained Shooters - David Kopel
Within six years, Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed 23 anti gun bills into law. His most recent, Senate Bill 3 (SB25-003), creates the country's most…
Devil's AdvocateWhat Are Colorado Lawmakers Hiding?
The Colorado Legislature exempted themselves from our open meetings laws. Denver's mayor used encrypted messages that self delete. What happened to…
Devil's AdvocateThe Truth Behind Elizabeth "Book Ban"
What happens when a school district has a process to decide what books should and shouldn't be in the school library? A process that includes the community?…
Devil's AdvocatePack-N-Stack Like Rats
There is a growing unease inside Colorado's progressive machine. Are the Democrats in power running faster to the left than voters want? Political strategist…
Devil's AdvocateTracks Nightclub Owner Dislikes Denver's Tune
Is the city of Denver dying? With crime, a high minimum wage and stifling regulations, over 200 restaurants have gone out of business. Andrew Feinstein…
Devil's AdvocateIs The Left Losing Latinos? - Ryan Gonzalez
It is still possible for state legislators to have real jobs, you know, working in a factory. Representative Ryan Gonzalez, a freshman, lets us know what it…
Devil's AdvocateWater Conservancy District Soaked Taxpayers - Tyler Martinez
The courts have been very, well, terrible to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. But wait, we have a victory! Tyler Martinez from the National Taxpayers Union…
Devil's AdvocateHigh Steaks: Why So Pricey? - Dr. Chuck Duray
New regulations and high demand have caused steak prices to skyrocket. Dr. Chuck Duray shares what it's like to be a rancher in Colorado.
Devil's AdvocateUnions Strike on Progressives - Jon Murray
Are Unions pushing back against Colorado Progressives? Public Affairs Editor Jon Murray of the Denver Post discusses the bills being proposed in the 2025…
Devil's AdvocateWolf Cost? $24,000 Each
Are Coloradans experiencing buyers remorse when it comes to releasing killer wolves into our backcountry? County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf details the…
Devil's AdvocateNo Accountability : Colorado Judges
Transparency is a key to government accountability. Often judges have to order that public information become, well, public. How very odd then, that many…
Devil's AdvocateThe Science of Math Manipulation
Ed Warner is an engineer, scientist, conservationist, and philanthropist. Back in the day, he even used a slide rule. He learned understanding how to measure…
Devil's AdvocateTrump's GOP Loves Debt?
Jon Caldara asks longtime Colorado political strategist Eric Sondermann why the democratically controlled state government is passing so many anti liberty and…
Devil's AdvocateGovernor Polis Deports Criminal Migrants?
What's it like going into the state legislature as a newbie representative walking right into GOP dysfunction in a brewing progressive civil war? Well, Jarvis…
Devil's AdvocateColorado An "Illegal Immigration Magnet"
Are Colorado's laws making the state an illegal immigration magnet? With over two decades experience working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, John…
Devil's AdvocateProgram The People
Cory Gaines is a political influencer and activist. Through his Colorado Accountability Project, he shines light on government abuses big and small. Could you…
Devil's AdvocateFew Speak With Newspeak
Ed Warner is an environmentalist, conservationist and philanthropist who has served on many nonprofit boards, including one that kicked him off because he said…
Devil's AdvocateKyle Clark's Venezuelan Gang Story
Kyle Clark of 9 News is arguably the most influential political commentator in Colorado. Is he a journalist? Is he an opinion maker? And with such a powerful…
Devil's AdvocateProtect The Speech You Hate
Remember when liberals used to defend free speech instead of canceling people for saying something they find offensive, like the wrong pronoun? Famed lawyer…
Devil's AdvocateIs Colorado Anti-Cop?
Does Colorado have a gang problem? Is Colorado doing everything it can to support law enforcement? Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly gives his take on this…
Devil's AdvocateDenver's Starving Restaurants
A new year is upon us. It's a good time to take a look back at 2024 and ahead to 2025, the one and only Patty Calhoun, editor of Westword, takes a political…
Devil's AdvocateColorado Hates Trump
Is Colorado the new resistance to Trump and federal policies? Will Republicans get "spanked" in 2026? Former GOP Chair Dick Wadhams gives his take on what…
Devil's Advocate2024 Colorado Election Results
Early in the morning after election night, I sat down with veteran Colorado Politics reporter Marianne Goodland to make sense of the night before. What does it…
Devil's AdvocateDude, Where's My Flying Car?
Weren't we supposed to have flying cars by now? I mean, where is my flying car? Transportation expert Tim Jackson explains that flying cars actually do exist…
Devil's AdvocateBomb China Save The Planet?
Can CO2 really be reduced? Is nuclear power in our future? Can it be done safely? Ed Warner is an engineer, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist. He…
Devil's AdvocateGovernment Cameras In The Bedroom?
Communism killed over 100 million people in the last century, yet people still seem enamored by socialism. Ken Pope of the Victims of Communism Museum explains…
Devil's AdvocateRetired Chief Justice Blows Whistle
Who keeps an eye on the Colorado Supreme Court? Well, a disciplinary committee and an evaluation committee. Who appoints those committees? Turns out it's the…
Devil's AdvocateDemocrat Civil War?
Adrian Felix was a democratic operative who decided to leave the Democrat party. Why? Because they weren't socialistic enough. He's an example of the widening…
Devil's AdvocateHow Much More Should We Tax?
After a Gallagher repeal election, a bill to fix it during the regular session and then a special session to fix that bill...Is property tax reform now…
Devil's AdvocateColorado Disarming Women?
Ava Flanell is a firearms enthusiast, a firearms trainer, and now a firearms podcast and videocast star. She believes gun owners do a lousy job presenting…
Devil's AdvocateMake Your Vote Count Again
Kent Thiry is investing his considerable wealth into changing the way Coloradans vote this fall. You'll decide if you want to have a jungle primary followed by…
Devil's AdvocateRadicals Ruin Politics
Kelly Maher leads an organization called Restoring Standards with the goal of eliminating the extremes of both parties in Colorado. Is that even possible?
Devil's AdvocateGuys In Girls Locker Rooms?
Wrap your mind around this. Kids in Colorado cannot be taught about human sexuality until the fourth grade, but they can be taught about homosexuality in the…
Devil's AdvocateXcel Will Turn Your House Off?
Colorado's commitment to 100% renewable energy will result in large scale power outages. Amy Cooke from Independence Institute explains her mantra "buy a…
Devil's AdvocateInclusivity Kills Consent?
Are the politics of inclusivity killing consent for women? Rich Guggenheim of Gays Against Groomers explains.
Devil's AdvocateOne Pill Kills
Colorado's deaths from fentanyl overdoses are not just taking place under bridges and in homeless encampments. They're happening right next door to you…
Devil's AdvocateAn Inconvenient Professor
Scientist Roger Pielke did something unforgivable. He questioned the prevailing assumptions of climate science. For that, the Obama administration tried to…
Devil's AdvocateIs Jared Polis a Libertarian?
Aron Lam is the only large "L" libertarian holding office in Colorado. As the mayor of the metropolis of Keenesburg, he's on a mission to show that libertarian…
Devil's AdvocateResist The Fascists
Brandon Mark is a large "L" libertarian, so he's gotta be kinda weird, socially awkward, and living in his mother's basement. But he's not. His Free State…
Devil's AdvocateMike Rosen Fears International Depression
I asked Denver's most successful and longest running talk show host, Mike Rosen what brought him to Colorado in the first place and how the state has changed…