The Get More Smarter Podcast - A Weekly Show About Colorado Politics
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 guys are also frighteningly good at predicting the future. No, really. Are you ready to Get More Smarter?
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 262
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Bluenami 2: Electric Boogaloo (feat. Shad Murib)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Colorado GOP Civil War enters the Endgame stage...maybe. Just when we thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse or any stupid…
Republicans are Even Too Weird for Colorado Springs (feat. Spencer Soicher)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, what are all these MAGA Republicans doing funding my centrist organization? Our 8th favorite member of Congress from Colorado is (…
Climb Rocks, Pass Bills (feat. Dr. Erik Murdock)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it’s a floor fight! Our 8th favorite member of Congress from Colorado helps prove what we’ve been saying for years: Elect a bunch …
Mayoral Madness is Over! (feat. City Cast Denver)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Dark Brandon signed the debt ceiling bill to avert a global economic catastrophe, for now, and House Republicans are revolting! (B…
Thus Begins the 'Dave Coin' Economy (feat. Dave Young)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we take this show on the road to visit State Treasurer Dave Young and look at all the weird stuff in the vault near his office. Ho…
Christian Nationalism is Coming for You (feat. Rob Boston)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Colorado Republican Party isn’t just morally bankrupt! No, the Grand Old Party may actually be financially bankrupt as well, a…
Everybody Gets a New Mayor! (feat. Alan Salazar)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Republicans are losing municipal races across the country as Donald Trump continues to destroy the party, and one of those races i…
Legislative Session Wrap Up (feat. Christy Powell)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the First Regular Session of the 74th General Assembly has adjourned Sine Die and it was a despicable failure, or a resounding suc…
Sine Die is Nigh (And We Hit 150 Episodes!)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast...we've reached EPISODE 150!!! Holy crap!!!
Ahem, Sine Die is upon us, and for those of us who don’t speak latin, that means the 202…
Just Do Your Job! (feat. Andrew Baumann)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, The new chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, Dave Williams, is hopefully “not just milking big government” by drawing a taxp…
The Politics of Nothing
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, House Republicans continue to filibuster without wanting anything; will they do it for the next 15 days or so? The title of this s…
The City Cast Denver Cross(back)over
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we complete our crossover event with City Cast Denver. In our last episode, we interviewed Paul Karolyi and Bree Davies of City Ca…
What (Almost) Every Denver Mayoral Candidate Has to Say (feat. City Cast Denver)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Colorado House Democrats invoke Rule 14 to stop the 19 Republicans from filibustering a package of gun safety laws while yet anoth…
The Colorado GOP Says "We Don't Care" About Gun Violence (feat. Christy Powell)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, there have been two shootings in or near East High School in Denver in less than 40 days, and Colorado Republicans are just flat-o…
All Truth, No Lies (feat. Rep. Joe Neguse)
In our second episode this week of the Get More Smarter Podcast, Congressman Joe Neguse (D-Boulderish) returns for another visit to discuss being named the most effective la…
House Speaker Julie McCluskie Gets More Smarter
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Colorado Republican Party has a new chair -- can he possibly be worse than the last one? Colorado has an ongoing gun violence …
The Answer is: Yes!
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, are Colorado Democrats really good, or are Colorado Republicans really bad? We have a one word answer for you. In the worst game o…
Why Biden and Trump Are Still Tied Together (feat. Eli Stokols)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, you know him as the former political reporter for Fox 31 Denver...or from...the Wall Street Journal...or the Los Angeles Times...P…
Please Stop Yelling at the State of the Union (feat. Christy Powell)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the State of our Union is….WEIRD. Ian Silverii reports back from the worst seats in the House Gallery because Jason Bane wasn't in…
Kyle Clark of "Next With Kyle Clark" is, Uh, Next...
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it’s Groundhog Day! So we’re re-running last year's episode. Just kidding! With the 2023 Colorado Legislative Session in full swin…