Mandy Connell

THE COLLISION OF SEX WORK AND HOMELESSNESS David John Heitz is a longtime reporter who suffered a breakdown that left him homeless for several years. He's working his way back and lives at Fusion Studios, an apartment complex for formerly homeless people. He's been very vocal about the issues he faces living with people with significant mental health and addiction issues, but he continues to write and create content for NewsBreak. His latest piece on the intersection of sex work and homelessness is very good and you should read it here. Every click helps him get his life back!

THOMAS FREY IS ON TO TALK AI ETHICS As the production of Artificial Intelligence is whizzing along it's time to come up with an ethical framework to use going forward and our man Thomas has one right here. He joins me at 1 to discuss. Find him to speak at your event by clicking here.

MAKE SURE YOU AREN'T TAKING YOUR GUN SOMEWHERE YOU CAN'T NOW Because in addition to a whole bunch of other laws that take effect today there is a whole bunch more places you can't legally carry your firearm no matter how much training or licensing you have. Read what kicks in today and there is a lot, and consider buying yourself some non lethal protection for carrying everywhere in Colorado these days. Find out more about the HERO 2020 here and I've got one of the companies founders on the show today to talk about it. I get to shoot it today too! Woot!

GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS HAS UPSET THE PARASOL PATROL And we've been led to believe that the Parasol Patrol is a bunch of people who bring umbrellas to shield gay people from angry protesters who want to do them harm. Not exactly. Rich Guggenheim with Gays Against Groomers says they are a terror organization because of the tactics they employ against others. He joins me at 1 to discuss.

WILL RANKED CHOICE VOTING BRING UP VOTER PARTICIPATION? Nick Troiano from Unite America joins me at 12:30 to talk about how few of us decided so many races in the primaries and how ranked choice voting would change that. Find out more about it by clicking here.

IT'S TIME TO FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF THE COLORADO GOP And I've got Kelly Maher on to talk about the earth shaking results from this primary election and what it means for the current "leadership" of the party. Find out more about her PAC organization fighting to bring sanity back to politics here and her 504 here.

JEFF CRANK BEATS THE BRAKES OFF DAVE WILLIAMS And he checks in at 12:30 to talk about it and what he expects in the General Election. I'm guessing he's not expecting much support from the state party.

PHILLY OCEAN OF YACHTLEY CREW JOINS US AT 2:30 And if you love the soft, slow jams of the 70s, this band is for you! They are playing at the Oriental Theater tomorrow night and you can buy your tickets here! I'll see you there!

SIGN UP FOR THE FREEDOM FOUR MILER! This run benefits the Colorado Veterans Project and I've got CVP Board President, Brandy Maranian, a U.S. Army Officer veteran, today at 1 to talk about it. This year’s run will be held on Saturday, June 29, which means it won’t interfere with traditional Fourth of July celebrations. The Freedom 4-Miler is a great opportunity for participants to showcase their American pride while raising funds for local veterans and veteran organizations across the state. Civilians, veterans and uniformed military will run the 1-mile “fun run” or 4-mile run, and to add to the fun, there will be a costume contest where participants will dress in their most ridiculously patriotic attire. In the past we’ve seen the Statue of Liberty, various Founding Fathers and those in head to toe red, white and blue – we have some fantastic photos, too. Join the race by clicking here.

IT'S TIME TO GET YOUR BALLOTS IN! Y'all it is time to vote in this primary election. Ross did a voter guide here and after I started mine it's exactly the same as his so just use it. In DougCo the only race on the ballot that matters is the County Commission race with John Carson in it, so please vote for him. Deborah Flora joins me at 2:30 to discuss.

COULD SASQUATCH BE REAL? That is the question considered in a new film by filmmaker Joseph Granda who has a new film coming out about some recent Sasquatch encounters that defy previous descriptions. Watch the trailer below and Joseph joins me at 1 to talk about it. Find out more about the film here.