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The Get More Smarter Podcast - A Weekly Show About Colorado Politics

Colorado Pols and The Bighorn Company

The Get More Smarter Podcast is a weekly overview of Colorado politics. The podcast is hosted by seasoned Colorado politicos Jason Bane of ColoradoPols.com and Ian Silverii, former 9News talking head, former Denver Post Columnist, former Executive Director of ProgressNow Colorado, and current has-been. Each week they dive into the local and national news, and for some reason, have had Governors, US Senators, Members of Congress, and countless local elected officials as guests over the years. The

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53:10

Pete Hague-Seth and the Affordability Hoax

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2025/12/10

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the State of Colorado lost a giant after State Senator Faith Winter tragically passed in a car accident, leaving a huge orange and blue void in the State Capitol and in so many of our hearts. We remember a state lawmaker who wasn’t one of 100 lawmakers, she was one of one. Then, the Secretary of War Crimes is earning his new title by defending the wanton murder of random boaters in the Caribbean Sea...until people point out...

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53:55

Affordability!

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2025/11/24

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Epstein Files bill passed the House and Senate nearly unanimously and was signed into law by Donald Trump. That means that we get to see everything that was in them, right? Right? Then Trump’s mid-cycle gerrymandering mandate seems to have totally backfired on the GOP with a federal judge in Texas blocking the Lone Star State’s attempt to rig the 2024 midterms in their favor right after California voters overwhelmingly ...

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85:13

Wow, What a Story! (feat. Andrew Baumann)

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2025/11/19

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we can finally shut up about the shut down as it has met a rather anticlimactic end right in time for the holiday travel crunch, but, the only thing we care about is…WHO WON, and, hey, what the hell is going on with all those healthcare premiums anyway...and, hey, what's with that multi-milliion dollar payout for Republican senators doing in there? Then, President Trump is totally not worried about the release of more infor...

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88:40

Unleash the Blue-icane! (feat. Jeff Bridges)

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2025/11/11

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it’s 2017 all over again, but bigger, better, and BLUE-YER as Democrats from all sides of the spectrum ride an anti-Trump wave to huge win margins across the country that are sending Republicans into the long, dark teatime of the soul. We unpack the results of the 2025 election and ask “why the fuck did we have to learn this lesson, again, America?” Then, with SNAP benefits expiring and 1 out of every 10 flights getti...

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71:51

Colorado Republicans: Also Terrible at Fundraising...

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2025/11/04

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the money is pouring into primary elections in Colorado, but, really just for one party, can you guess which one? Best friend of the pod Christy Powell is back to break down the third quarter fundraising results in Colorado. Also, the shutdown shitshow continues into its sixth week, and most Americans aren’t stupid, so they know who’s to blame -- namely, the party who currently controls the House, the Senate, and the White ...

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BONUS INTERVIEW: David Seligman, Candidate for...

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2025/10/27

Send us a message! Really! Jason had to take an emergency trip to Argentina to check on his $20 billion investment in something called an "experiment in Anarcho-capitalism," so this week you've just got Ian interviewing David Seligman, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General of Colorado in 2026. We'll be back for an even bigger pod this Friday. One of the country's leading workers' rights, consumer rights, and antimonopoly lawyers, David Seligman has dedicate...

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70:47

At Least We Haven't Been Shut Down (feat. Trisha...

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2025/10/14

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Federal Government Shutdown enters its second-ish week and Democrats seem to have the upper hand, at least so far. Then, can puppy-killer DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and her masked goons defeat an army of grannies with ukeleles and people in inflatable costumes in war-raveged Portland, Oregon? Even though 2026 is a ways away, we’ve got some more updates on the campaigns that matter most to Colorado. And we’ll tell you who...

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89:35

Colorado Republicans Turn to Marxism (feat. Brianna...

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2025/10/06

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the shitdown shutshow or the shutdown shitshow or whatever you want to call it is officially on as Democrats and Republicans in Washington DC fail to reach an agreement on temporary funding and Mike Johnson and Donald Trump are just lying about it everywhere. Then, the hands-down winner for “least self aware giant unprecedented military leadership gathering of the century” is announced, and you won’t believe truly how much ...

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87:57

Which is Worser? (feat. Eileen Laubacher)

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2025/09/30

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, despite polling showing that Colorado voters have soured on Democrats, they have not sweetened up to Republicans -- we explain why in a new segment called "Which is Worser." Then, Colorado braces for a recession as prices keep rising everywhere, the job market looks like it’s really starting to suck, and the nonpartisan economic staff starts predicting stormy skies ahead. And we’re officially back on shutdown watch as the s...

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BONUS INTERVIEW: A Progressive Income Tax in Colorado...

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2025/09/23

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it's a special interview-only episode! Jason was volunteering in Siberia on a sabretooth tiger preserve so Ian reached out to old friend of the pod Chris deGruy Kennedy and new friend of the pod Christina Soliz to hear about the initiative their coalition is working to place on the 2026 ballot that would cut taxes for 98% of Coloradans while raising them on anyone making over $500,000 per year. We get into the policy, the p...

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83:52

There is No Vaccine for Stupidity (feat. Logan Davis)

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2025/09/09

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, HOLY SHIT, it’s Episode 250!!! And we have a great one for you. First up, RFK Jr. gets his ass handed to him in a Senate Finance Committee Hearing and absolutely lied in his confirmation hearings. Relatedly: Governor Polis took quick action to make sure Coloradans still have access to lifesaving vaccines, proving once again that having Democrats in charge really, really matters, because Republican Florida is basically doing...

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82:45

Team Normal and the Escape Goats (feat. Jessica Killin)

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2025/09/02

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Colorado State Budget got a billion dollar cut, again, thanks to Gabe Evans, Jeff Hurd, and the rest of the Republicans Colorado sends to Washington. We break down the outcome of the recently concluded Special Session. Then, friend of the pod Governor Jared Polis has some...words for HHS Secretary RFK Junior, and, frankly, they’re words neither we nor any other major Democrat in Colorado would ever use. And finally, can...

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51:12

One Day This Will (Not) All Make Sense

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2025/08/21

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, cutting taxes is bad, actually, and the State Legislature is about to go cut another billion dollars from the state budget because of it. Then, do you enjoy friend of the pod Kyle Clark’s innovative evening news show, microgiving campaigns, and refusal to let the worst stories become the most important stories? Well you better set your DVR because if a big corporate mega merger goes through, it might be the "Last of Next." ...

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58:27

Special Sessions and Sentient Alien Brain Worms

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2025/08/12

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it’s a Special Session Special Episode Special! Again! And this time it’s not even our fault! As the effects of the Big Bullshit Bill come into focus, Colorado has to cut ANOTHER billion dollars from the state budget on top of the billion dollars TABOR forced us to cut earlier in the year. Where will lawmakers find the money? Then, a Republican state representative leaked screenshots of a secret group chat (hey, weren...

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57:23

Gabe Evans Would Deport his own Grandpa for a Seat in...

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2025/07/30

Send us a message! Really! THIS WEEK on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we always said that Gabe Evans would deport his own grandparents if it meant he could get elected to congress, and now we have proof! Then, the Epstein Files finally seem to be the scandal that Trump can’t slither out from…so far. Speaking of which, Lauren Boebert finally got a chance to vote to release those same Epstein Files which she’s been demanding since she first ran for office back in 2020, so, how did she vote? The...

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65:30

Captain Cankles and Schrodinger's Epstein Files

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2025/07/22

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the 2026 Primary field for Colorado Democrats up and down the ticket is getting crowded! And we’ve got a big announcement for you on what that means for the podcast! Then, are you a human being, with a body, and, skin, and organs, and stuff like that which needs occasional tending to? Well, your healthcare is about to get a lot more expensive, and most likely, not any better! Next, Schrodinger’s Epstein Files are the scanda...

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57:38

Hot Red On Red Action

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2025/07/15

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we took a break to celebrate what is potentially the last Independence Day for the nation as we know it. The Big Bullshit Bill passed and was signed into law, despite some of the worst provisions getting kicked down the road until after the midterms, of course. Gabe Evans is the biggest liar in Colorado practicing a brand of “technically correct but actually lying” not seen since Cory Gardner was booted out of office in 202...

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73:29

Republicans are Literally Going to Kill People (feat....

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2025/07/01

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, oh no! The big bullshit bill has hit some serious roadblocks! Wait, sorry, OH YAY! The big bullshit bill had hit some serious roadblocks! And by “some serious roadblocks” we mean “the opinion of the vast majority of voters” How does it play in Paonia? Then, it turns out that cutting healthcare kills people. You mean, you can’t just rub a crystal on it and call it good? Next, the big bullshit bombing of Iran maybe slowed dow...

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It's All George Washington's Fault (feat. Rep. Jason...

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2025/06/23

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the big beautiful bullshit bill is banging around in the US Senate, and the longer it does, the worse it gets for President Trump and the Republicans who voted for it. Then, Remember Stagflation -- that thing that is worse than both a stagnating economy and inflation? Well, it’s back thanks to very very dumb Trump administration policies. Next...hey, Colorado, do you hunt, fish, ski, hike, bike, camp, canoe, kayak or enjoy ...

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75:54

In Which Gabe Evans Becomes a Walking Punchline...

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2025/06/17

Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it’s no wonder there’s a clown car of candidates in Colorado’s 8th congressional district because the current incumbent is the biggest clown of them all! Then, that same clown famously promised that it would be “gangsters, not grandmas!” that ICE was going to deport in President Trump’s mass deportation raids; now that the exact opposite is true, Gabe Evans has put his name on a mildly worded letter expressing some concerns...

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