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
- 261
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
SPECIAL: John "Captain Planet" Hickenlooper
He’s a geologist, he’s a brewer, he’s a mayor, he’s a governor, and he’s the dude who cut the biggest deal on climate policy in the history of the country. Colorado Sen. Joh…
Two Statewide Republicans May Have Already Lost
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, sure abortion is popular in Kansas, but how will it play in the heartland? It’s not November, but GOP candidate for Attorney Gener…
Undefeated Against Unicorns
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Joe O’Dea is a unicorn! So was Darryl Glenn! We dive deep into Colorado election law to determine if mythical creatures meet the q…
The World's Smallest Gun (feat. Treasurer Dave Young)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Heidi Ganahl picks a running mate, again, and somehow it goes worse than the time where she picked a running mate who didn’t end u…
Republicans Move On After Weird Primaries in Colorado
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Heidi Gah…Gah…Gah…not going to win the Governor’s race as she bungles yet another campaign layup; the Colorado Republican Party tr…
Piecing Through the Primary Election (feat. Seth Masket)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast...we were wrong! Turns out neither Jason nor I are infallible, and if you are, good for you! We unpack this week’s somewhat surpris…
Predicting the Primary Election (feat. Armin Thomas)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast...with one week left to go in the primaries, Colorado Republican Candidates are finally on the air with their own ads after leaving…
Heidi Ganahl Won't Let Greg Lopez Lose
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the GOP is freaking out about a tactic they’ve used and we’ve used and everyone has used before, mostly because they do not want t…
It's. The. Guns. (feat. Rep. Tom Sullivan)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast...there have been 213 mass shootings so far in 2022. What are we even doing anymore? Our 6th and 7th favorite congresspeople from C…
Does This Look Like it Could Be Weird? (feat. Alec Garnett)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the violent white replacement conspiracy theory embraced by many Republican politicians spurred yet another mass shooting in a com…
Falling on Ridiculously Dull Swords
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, HAPPY SINE DIE to everyone except for the Colorado House Republicans who, despite having the smallest legislative minority in memo…
The One With the Epic Rant About Abortion Rights (feat. Christy Powell)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Colorado legislature protected abortion rights RIGHT BEFORE a leaked memo from the Supreme Court shows they’re poised to overt…
Get Off the People's Lawn! (feat. Christy Powell)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Christy Powell Strikes Back! She was such a big hit with our listeners that we wanted to bring her back to talk campaign finance (…
For a Better Circus, Add More Clowns
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we’re going to keep things simple. The Colorado Republican Party held its state assembly last weekend, and it was an incredible di…
Whose Demon Is It Anyway? (feat. Sen. Julie Gonzales and Scott Wasserman)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, results from some of the Republican assemblies last week tell us what we already know, the Colorado GOP is screwed. Also, we previ…
A Mayor in Her Free Time (feat. Dusti Gurule)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, not to be outdone by the US Senate GOP Primary Field, the Republican candidates for the brand-new congressional district 8 say ins…
The GOP Caucus Conundrum (feat. Rep. Joe Neguse)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, incumbency ain’t what it used to be, especially for the Colorado GOP. We discuss how not one but *both* state GOP caucus leaders g…
The Worst Campaigns This Century (feat. Charles Ashby)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we evaluate the worst campaigns we’ve ever seen in Colorado and ask if the current presumptive GOP gubernatorial runner-up’s campa…
The Get More Smarter Podcast: Episode 100!
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we made it into triple digits! Meanwhile, gas prices are up, so are profits for Big Oil. Could these things possibly be related? W…
SOS Jena Griswold Gets More Smarter
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, WAR, what is it good for? Showing truly how deranged the GOP has become as they cheer Putin and attack Biden on the eve of Russia…