The Craig Silverman Show

Rundown - Rep. Jason Crow in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 06:16 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 41:15 "Train Keeps Coming" by Dave Gunders - 57:39 Enjoy a special workweek episode, driven by the urgency of unfolding events in Israel, Congress, Arizona, Ukraine and the criminal jury trial of NY v. Trump. Our guest, Congressman Jason Crow, a true American hero, joins us in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge. Jason Crow, a former US Army Ranger Captain and law partner at prestigious Holland and Hart, offers a unique perspective on the special responsibilities of Colorado lawyers amid challenges to America's Rule of Law. His insights will also extend to the role of our nation's highest court. Trump is on trial in NYC state court and blaming everybody but himself. Meanwhile, the slumbering defendant leads the GOP and the US House. We discuss how Trump has put a monkey wrench on the southern border fix and aid for Israel and Ukraine. Jason Crow lets strong words go when discussing Russian talking points spewing from the mouths of his Congressional colleagues like MTG and Rep. Boebert. Hear Rep. Crow’s special name for MTG. See hero Jason Crow in the #1 documentary movie, Against All Enemies, by Meidas Touch. Ep 207 name drop alert: Liz Cheney, Lynn Cheney, Colorado College, Adam Kinzinger, Denver Riggleman, Ben Meiselas, Joe Walsh, Joe Neguse, Dan Caplis, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, MTG, Boebert, Bibi Netanyahu, Volodomor Zelenskyy, Kyle Clark, Dave Gunders, Denver Nuggets, DU Pioneers, Jared Polis and Trump.

Rundown - Dagny Van Der Jagt in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 25:03 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:47:17 "Train Keeps Coming" by Dave Gunders - 02:03:41 Orenthal James Simpson has passed away and the show's introduction discusses some of the many poignant OJ memories that occur to the host. OJ was a mighty USC and NFL running back, like a fast train, but he was an evil man. This week's song from Troubadour Dave Gunders is "Train Keeps Coming." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6_03dUueF0 Justice keeps coming for Donald Trump. The NY v Trump felony criminal trial is upcoming on April 15 in New York City and pressure is building worldwide. Dave Gunders and the host discuss OJ's death and the modern lessons applicable to Trump’s litigation. The ban on abortions in Arizona is reviewed and the political consequences are considered. The show begins by condemning Trump's recent comments that Jewish voters need to "get their heads examined" if they vote for Biden. This is divisive and should be condemned. Given the former president's erratic and divisive recent comments, champions of Trump's return to the presidency should reconsider. Dagny Van Der Jagt will vote for Donald Trump as a proud Republican. She’s a mother of four, a native of Europe and an accomplished attorney with her private practice with her husband Grant Van Der Jagt. Learn about their private practice business in Larkspur. https://vdjlaw.com/ Now, Dagny Van Der Jagt is a candidate for the 23rd Judicial District District Attorney position. The host delves into Van Der Jagt's background, qualifications and platform, particularly focusing on her stance on criminal justice reform. Her other campaign promises and policy proposals, including victim advocacy and community engagement are also discussed. https://www.votefordagny.com/ GOP candidate Dagny Van Der Jagt raises substantial concerns about her Republican primary opponent George Brauchler's integrity and qualifications. Van Der Jagt claims Brauchler, the former 18th Judicial DA, cannot be trusted. She cites political flip-flops, especially on Colorado’s Red Flag Law. She claims that Brauchler prioritizes personal publicity over justice and saving dollars for his constituents. She also raises how Brauchler has historically blurred lines as an attorney, GOP party official, DA, military officer, non-profit fellow, professor, ad man, radio talk host, candidate for innumerable Colorado political jobs and Gazette columnist. Van der Jagt is concerned that Brauchler's military position could create conflicts if there were questionable orders from Governor Polis or President Biden. Douglas County DA candidate Dagny Van Der Jagt accuses Brauchler of grandstanding, overspending and trying to please everyone while pleasing almost no one. Van Der Jagt claims she has solid Republican Party support, given Brauchler's decision to petition rather than go through the party assembly. https://tracer.sos.colorado.gov/PublicSite/SearchPages/CandidateDetail.aspx?Type=CA&SeqID=59971 A video shows Brauchler being booed and made to leave without finishing his speech, at the controversial Douglas County GOP Executive Committee meeting headed by Douglas County GOP Chairman Steve Peck. Witness for yourself. Watch and listen to how Chairman Peck adds up the vote! https://fb.watch/rpIAvs4Fd3/ The Douglas County GOP may issue a statement similar to the Colorado GOP's rebuke of Deborah Flora for not going through the county assembly. Van Der Jagt believes her commitment to going through the Republican Party assembly makes her the better choice for 23rd Judicial District DA. She wants full GOP support. Just like Boebert received from Colorado GOP in CD4.

Rundown - Trisha Calvarese - 15:43 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:13:30 "Sugar Don't Call" by Dave Gunders - 01:32:49 Meet Trish Calvarese, the dynamic Democratic candidate who intends to defeat Greg Lopez on June 25, 2024, in a Special Election caused by Representative Ken Buck's resignation. Learn how Calvarese gained the nomination, spurred to run by the wish of her dying father, a lifelong Republican. Colorado CD3 Rep. Lauren Boebert wants to switch to a more MAGA-friendly area and she's targeting CD4. In the meantime, Boebert needs to find a MAGA-approved GOP placeholder and that Republican nominee will be former Parker, Colorado Mayor Greg Lopez. On June 25, 2024, expect the nation to be riveted to the open seat contest between Calvarese and Lopez. Trish Calvarese is a Colorado native who grew up in various cities within Colorado's vast CD4. Her beloved late Dad, Joe Calvarese, was the City Prosecutor for Sterling and went on to serve in the US Civil Service as an SEC Compliance attorney. Trisha went to Highlands Ranch High School, where she was an academic standout and earned a scholarship to Johns Hopkins University. After college and during 2008-09, this millennial decided she wanted to work in the US Senate. She found herself a communications gig in the Capitol with Senator Bernie Sanders. Look forward to hearing her Bernie impression. Or is it an imitation of Larry David doing Bernie? Either way, Trisha Calvarese is entertaining. https://www.trisha4colorado.com/ Trish Calvarese went on to work for the AFL-CIO in Washington, D.C., including as a speechwriter for the late great Richard Trumka. Fate brought her back to Colorado after her parents passed away and she and her husband took on new responsibilities regarding this country we love. Lauren Boebert keeps getting overserved at Beetlejuice shows in Denver and Trump dinners in NYC and Mar-A-Lago. Trisha Calvarese can get the votes of regular Republicans and Unaffiliated voters with her common sense policies and lack of a criminal record. Greg Lopez is a known commodity. Clips are played from @9News (Kyle Clark), Channel 7 and KNUS when Lopez stood in the way of Colorado's Red Flag Law. Lauren Boebert and her placeholder Greg Lopez do the bidding of the gun industry and MAGA. Lopez/Boebert extremism extends to restricting all abortions, including in cases of rape and incest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1nbrwBLYMM Size up the intelligence of Calvarese who discusses the multitude of challenges posed by artificial intelligence. She's worried about democracy if MAGA prevails, and she's determined to defeat Lopez/Boebert. Colorado voters generally disfavor carpetbaggers and grifters. Calvarese strongly supports IVF procedures. As a millennial married woman, she may need those reproductive rights options now threatened by MAGA judges and lawmakers. As for Russia v. Ukraine, Calvarese is resolute in supporting Ukraine, in sharp contrast to what Putin/Trump/Boebert and MAGA-GOQP want. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoI_LFqsNqw Trisha Calvarese wants America to outcompete China. She's got big ideas for Colorado's fourth CD. Show Troubadour Dave Gunders proves once again why he's a musical genius and a great conversationalist. His opening lines of "Sugar Don't Call" work for the coming Eclipse, the NYC/NJ earthquake and the 400 calls in one day Lauren Boebert claims to make to an unquestioning Dan Caplis. One-half of the old Caplis and Silverman show, Dan Caplis, is now taking credit for the Caplis Plan to ensure the MAGA-approved Lauren Boebert prevails in a GOP primary while a placeholder (Greg Lopez) keeps the reliably Republican seat warm. Caplis keeps Boebert warm in another gushing interview and we have sound highlights. John Charles Eastman is a soon-to-be-disbarred lawyer with Colorado ties through CU, Colorado Republican Party State Committeeman and attorney/radio host, Randy Corporon. There was a Big Lie spat...

Rundown - Charles “CJ” Johnson - 06:18 Jeff Conarroe - 01:31:48 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:35:23 "I Love Every Single Day" by Dave Gunders - 02:39:33 Happy Springtime! Sports and Life Lessons abound with two sensational guests. Team sports teach us how to work and play well together. Charles "CJ" Johnson became an unlikely national sports hero in 1990 when he led the CU Buffs to victory over Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl and its only national football championship. CJ Johnson grew up in Detroit, son of a famous Motown musician, before gaining his football scholarship to Boulder at an amazing time in the long history of Colorado's flagship university. Now, Johnson is running for CU Regent at Large in a competitive statewide contest. Learn what happened when the Buffs punted to the Rocket Ismael who returned it 92 yards for a likely game-winning touchdown with 43 seconds left, only to have it nullified on a clipping call. Next thing you know, victorious CU QB CJ Johnson was on the Tonight Show celebrating with Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon and Jay Leno in Burbank! The fifth down controversy in Missouri gets dissected most entertainingly. Coach Bill McCartney's lessons and stories are present throughout this engrossing interview. Coach Mac and CJ are both Christians but their politics are often different. Listen to how CJ narrows that gap. CJ Johnson is a natural leader who now seeks the big job of CU Regent at Large, elected by all the voters in Colorado, to help lead the Centennial State's flagship university and its many campuses. This will be the top-of-the-ticket statewide election in the historic November 2024 cycle. Johnson decries the meanness of MAGA but has great ideas on how to bridge that gap. Johnson is the proud Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Ball Corporation. Learn how far back CJ goes with CU and statewide politics in Colorado where he's raised outstanding high-achieving children of his own. https://www.cj4cu.com/ Colorado College men's head basketball coach, Jeff Conarroe, is a Colorado kid through and through with roots in Aspen where his parents were educators, including his father Dave who was athletic director and coach at Aspen High for decades. Since playing at CC where he was team captain in 1999, Conarroe has had many college coaching jobs around the country. Find out about the passion and desire that drives this leader of young men. Now raising his own two boys in Colorado Springs, Jeff Conarroe is a basketball coach on the rise as demonstrated by the terrific winning season the Tigers just experienced in 2023-24. March Madness is here and Coach Conarroe experienced it as a coach at Cal State Bakersfield and he wants that feeling again. Learn about the love of basketball that transcends the generations and the coaching challenges of the modern era. We talk about social media, gambling and getting the attention of kids these days. Life lessons abound during Episode 204 with these two accomplished leaders of men. Team sports instill discipline and rules that define America at its best. CJ Johnson and Coach Jeff Conarroe are entertaining ambassadors for Colorado, two of its greatest educational institutions and the value of athletics. https://cctigers.com/staff-directory/jeff-conarroe/286

Rundown - Scott Levin in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge Inner Sanctum - 14:19 Leslie Herod - 44:49 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:19:51 "Hole in the Head" by Dave Gunders - 01:26:14 Scott Levin enters the Inner Sanctum of Craig’s Lawyers lounge to discuss the latest pronouncements of Donald Trump regarding the Jewish people. Trump’s statement was repulsive, bigoted, and disgusting as we point out in fine detail. It was also thought-provoking. Rocky Mountain Regional ADL Director Scott Levin discusses the Anti-Defamation League’s reaction to Trump’s incendiary statement that Jews who vote for Democrats hate their religion and everything about the country of Israel. Jared Kushner‘s sound talking about Palestinians moving out of Gaza to free up seafront real estate gets critiqued. So does Kushner’s speaking at ADL. But we play the Kushner speech at ADL so you can decide. Representative Leslie Herod comes on to vindicate her reputation after her exoneration in Denver Court following a false accusation by a fellow Democrat. Leslie Herod, calls for her false accuser’s resignation and you will find out why. The Feb. 12 ruling from Judge Clarisse Gonzales, released by Herod's attorney to the media a month later, came after two days of testimony and evidence that looked at a romantic encounter between Herod and Sheena Kadi that occurred four years ago. Kadi now works for Dem State Treasurer Dave Young and is Vice-chair of the Colorado State Democratic Party. She’s being urged to step down. Representative Herod speaks out against the overly boisterous and non-substantive opponents of the proposed assault weapon ban. The troubling and dispiriting mood at the Colorado Capitol right now is reviewed. Troubadour Dave Gunders brings us his song "Hole in the Head" which is what Donald Trump‘s statements remind the Jewish people right now. We need Donald Trump like a hole in the head and we discuss why. We also talk about Trump and Kushner's statements taken together. Also reviewed is the rise of the University of Colorado in basketball (great 102-100 win over Florida in the NCAA tourney) and otherwise. We talk about the bad bombing in Moscow reportedly perpetrated by ISIS. The Craig Silverman Show - Every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Colorado time

Rundown - Shad Murib - 08:19 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:36:50 "If God Was Watching" by Dave Gunders - 01:53:53 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's Speech - 01:57:52 Find out why Colorado Dems elected this dynamic leader. Murib grew up in Littleton, Colorado, the son of Arab Lebanese immigrants. Murib learned valuable life lessons growing up in his south Denver suburb, especially when his sibling announced as a lesbian. Murib is a proud progressive. As a Democratic stalwart with talent, Shad Murib has worked for and with Senator John Hickenlooper, Colorado AG Phil Weiser and Colorado Governor Jared Polis. He’s married to former State Senator Kerry Donovan and they were married by their friend and political colleague, State Senator Dylan Roberts. We find out about the Copper Bar Ranch that Shad and Kerry own and run high up in Edwards, Colorado. They raise Scottish Highland cattle and wait till you hear the taste described, especially the tenderloin. Stress-free ethical slaughter makes the taste difference. Hear it explained at the end. https://www.thecopperbarranch.com/ This name-dropping episode features further mentions of Colorado’s top elected officials with a special shout-out to Rep. Jason Crow and Senator Michael Bennet for their dedication to trying to protect freedom in Ukraine. The host and guest salute the performance of President Biden too, standing up to Putin, Trump and the GOP. Colorado Republican Chair Dave Williams gets discussed, including his taunts at his party chair counterpart. When MAGA goes low, Shad Murib responds with winning policies, strategies and powerful responses. The process in the Colorado CD4 special election necessitated by Rep. Ken Buck’s resignation is thoroughly explained. Murib intends for Democrats to be competitive in every part of Colorado including CD5. What will the impact be of Trump’s endorsements of Boebert (CD4) and Dave “Let’s Go Brandon” Williams in CD5? The connections of Putin to Trump to MAGA-GOQP gets reviewed with Murib worried about fascism. Shad Murib goes on Fox News and will debate any semi-honest broker, but we discuss how far gone Twitter (X) is now with Elon Musk platforming the likes of Alex Jones. Modern media get discussed as do conflicts amongst Dems at the Colorado Capitol. DA races are partisan in Colorado as are Sheriff races. Dems need to compete smarter and harder especially with disingenuous MAGA law enforcers refusing to enforce gun laws like Red Flag which they do not like. Local races are big, but the huge political issue is Trump v the rest of us. Dems must lead us now. ​​ https://www.coloradodems.org/ Troubadour Dave Gunders provides a lively conversation about the NYC trial delay. He also loved the SOU by POTUS. His song, If G-d was Watching is aimed at MAGA-GOP-type hypocrites who make money off of Big Lies like Big Con Don, the MAGA-GOQP nominee. https://soundcloud.com/dave-gunders/7-if-god-was-watching The Craig Silverman Show - Every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Colorado time

Rundown - Karen Friedman Agnifilo in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 06:20 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:01:31 "Nikki's Latest Song" by Dave Gunders - 01:13:52 Listen to the former Chief Assistant District Attorney of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Karen Friedman Agnifilo (KFA). As Second-in-Command, Ms. Friedman Agnifilo oversaw an office of approximately 500 lawyers, 700 support staff and roughly 80,000 cases per year. https://www.meidastouch.com/author/karen-friedman-agnifilo Now, KFA puts her acute legal analytical skills on the LegalAF podcast which is a key part of the Meidas Touch streaming network with over 2 million subscribers. No one in the media knows more about the DA’s Office, where she worked for 3 decades and which now prosecutes Donald Trump later this March. Law and Order accurately depicts the New York DA’s Office where KFA has served as that iconic show’s legal consultant for many years. Karen Friedman Agnifilo’s pride in her prosecutorial office shows throughout the interview. https://wolfentertainment.com/news/chicago-fire-fbi-law-order-and-law-order-svu-real-life-heroes/ Find out about the NYC all-star trial team assembled to take on the former president. Learn about Judge Merchan, who also hails from the DANY prosecutorial office and will be presiding judge. We discuss likely outcomes in terms of verdict and politics. KFA and host discuss the disgust society should feel at Trump’s threats against prosecutors, judges and media members. Who will want to take such truth-telling jobs under a dictator? So much rides on the Rule of Law taking care of justice for Donald Trump.

Rundown - John Jackson and Ken Toltz - 03:51 This bicentennial episode of The Craig Silverman Show features a special mixture of sidebar podcasts, Craig’s Colorado Corner (panel show) and Craig’s Colorado Homefront (WWIII?) with our two favorite foreign correspondents. Show dedicated to the memory of the late Alexei Navalny, killed by Putin, something ignored by Trump/Putin friendly MAGA-GOQP media. Discussed also are implications of Russian disinfo via Alexander Smirnov. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHDueubF0QY The world is at an inflection point as democracies and freedom are under threat in Israel, Ukraine and the USA. We discuss Super Tuesday results and their impact on each nation. Nikki Haley’s equivocation, Mitch McConnell’s departure and US S/Ct rulings analyzed. Elon Musk gets discussed, as he must be, given his role now openly helping Putin and Trump. Armed Forces of Ukraine soldier (via Colorado), John Jackson, explains why the battlespace of Twitter (X) mustn't be surrendered. YouTube as well. https://www.youtube.com/@JJUkraine Ken Toltz explains the sadness pervading Israel as the Netanyahu government keeps letting people down and ancient enemies are at the doorstep. Every day is sad since October 7 and this native Denverite gives his view from the riven Holy Land. https://kentoltz.medium.com/every-day-is-october-7th-db7945b7ce3e The violent June 18. 1984, Denver assassination of Alan Berg gets remembered again as a predicate to the authoritarian hate that is consuming parts of the planet now. Ken Toltz proudly tried to defeat isolationist authoritarian MAGA antecedent, Tom Tancredo, back in 2000. This bicentennial show addresses the growing MAGA fascist threat and what a Trump victory means for Ukraine, Israel, America, freedom and democracy. These are big issues discussed with brilliant passionate guests who have stakes in this war. The Israeli War Minister Benny Gantz's trip to Washington DC gets reviewed and approved. Benjamin Gantz is better than Benjamin Netanyahu, who is corrupt and an easy mark for mobster autocrats. Volodomor Zelensky remains rock solid after surviving an attack in Crimea. The Craig Silverman Show - at age 200 - hopes to make a positive impact in the pro-democracy movement. Listen to John Jackson quote Ronald Reagan. Freedom is not free. But this podcast is free and we want you to enjoy, appreciate, learn and share.

Rundown - Dani Newsum in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 12:34 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:40:38 "Billy B and the Fair Skinned Girl" by Dave Gunders - 01:44:34 Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge opens wide to welcome Dani Newsum. She's a trained civil rights attorney, who spent decades as a formidable panelist on Colorado Inside Out where she often argued with Craig and David Kopel and many others. Dani can be feisty. Nowadays, Dani Newsum is the director of strategic partnerships at Cobalt, a Colorado pro-abortion rights group that had a friendly split from NARAL Pro-Choice America in January 2020 to focus on state-level battles and reproductive rights advocacy within Colorado. OMG, the battles now, post-Dobbs. Dani explains what Donald Trump has meant for female reproductive freedom and how Cobalt is fighting back with Ballot Initiative 89 which will place women’s right to choose enshrined in Colorado’s Constitution. https://coloradansforreproductivefreedom.com/ Dani Newsum was raised by the remarkable Fitzroy “Buck” Newsum who has a substantially correct Wikipedia page but for his birth date and the picture of him as a young airman. A decorated Tuskegee Airman, Colonel Newsum was a Congressional Gold Medal recipient. Dani’s mom Joan is special too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_Newsum Learn how Dani Newsum decided to be an attorney, and then a civil rights advocate. She attended Denver’s Thomas Jefferson High School and then became a lawyer and a talk show host on 630 KHOW. Find out some behind-the-scenes’ stories about Colorado Inside Out back in the day. We discuss the awful decline of the Colorado Republican Party, as embodied by Lauren Boebert. We review the latest with respect to Colorado’s embarrassment in Congress. The modern media and legal landscape gets reviewed. So does Dani’s fascinating life story. https://images.app.goo.gl/FcHoTXxSgAbYkzh98 Show Troubadour Dave Gunders entertains with a song reminiscent of America’s less-than-honest justice system given the recent MAGA-friendly delay moves made by the U.S. Supreme Court. In Billy B and the Fair Skinned Girl, the wise narrator sings a story of an unfair justice system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLoy0P2NdKo

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "Your Way Too" by Dave Gunders - 13:41 Amy Padden in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 19:28 Craig reviews speeches by Nikki Haley and Joe Biden - 01:27:58 Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes back Amy Padden who seeks the job of District Attorney in Denver County’s southern suburb of dynamic and growing Arapahoe County, Colorado. Amy has a terrific prosecutorial resume working with various Colorado law enforcement agencies. Learn how Amy grew up in Erie, PA and got her law degree at Georgetown. Marriage brought Amy Padden to Colorado and she now lives in Aurora, CO with her husband and dogs. Arapahoe County contains a wide variety of towns, villages and major cities. https://www.amypadden.com/ Amy Padden pledges to bring a balanced approach to crime in the 18th Judicial District which for the first time has shed Lincoln, Elbert and Douglas Counties (which are becoming Colorado’s new 23rd JD). Listen and learn about Arapahoe County politics in the age of Trump and the delicacies of interacting with neighboring DAs. Learn about Amy Padden’s passion for public service and her JAG attorney father who is proud of his accomplished daughter. Right now, Amy Padden has no opposition within her own Democratic Party and with the recent decision of incumbent GOP DA John Kellner not to run. https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/arapahoe-county-da-john-kellner-wont-run-for-re-election-in-2024/ Find out what Amy thinks about online justice and how she prefers the personal face-to-face approach. She is reluctant to let artificial intelligence influence decisions and arguments coming out of her office if elected. Padden explains how deputies may be divided up with the 23rd JD. Troubadour Dave Gunders brings his usual great conversation and his strong song titled, Your Way Too. An open mind is critical when interacting with humans. Do ladies listen better than men? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwZdhdMoHBo We wish Fani Willis would have listened to advice not to take the witness stand as cell phone records are killing her credibility and the good Georgia case against Trump, et. al. We consider the irony that Willis’ sexual indiscretion will benefit sex offender Trump. Some powerful speeches were delivered, taking on Trump and his mobster pal, Putin. Listen to Nikki Haley stand up to bullies Putin and Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrXEsxwhNUQ Hear Joe Biden do the same thing in his own epic speech. Haley and Biden both honored the late Alexei Navalny and has consistently stood up to bullies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtmWkWCaEY

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "World Gone Crazy" by Dave Gunders - 27:08 Sandy Phillips - 43:18 Craig's Analysis of Dan Caplis on Trump's NATO Statements - 02:38:08 Death of Alexei Navalny is dissected during Opening. Then Trump court cases are discussed, including immunity ruling stay request before the US Supreme Court, the Fani Willis developments and the NY business fraud. Also covered is the allegation Alexander Smirnov bore false witness against Joe Biden. Russian collusion?!? Donald Trump‘s betrayal of NATO is reviewed at the start of the show and also towards the end. Inspired by a mass shooting tragedy years ago, Show Troubadour Dave Gunders composed, World Gone Crazy, his powerful song about the troubling news families receive regarding gun violence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKgxjKJfC5g Jessi Ghawi lost her life at the Aurora Theater Massacre, a victim of a madman with an assault weapon of war that should not have been allowed in civilized society. Sandy Phillips, Jessi’s mother, along with her beloved husband Lonnie Phillips have been making that case ever since. https://t.co/aWyyfZmw5w Find out more about the remarkable Sandy Phillips by listening to this comprehensive interview with one of the world's strongest mothers and gun reform advocates. Sandy Phillips’ life shattered on July 20, 2012 when she got the call at her Texas home. She’s now dedicated to helping others. Sandy Phillips grew up a Long Beach girl who spent over a decade as a trailblazer at DisneyLand. She had remarkable encounters operating the Matterhorn roller coaster and a brief encounter with Walt Disney himself at a Disneyland restaurant. She was there at the dawn of Disney University. Sandy Phillips moved to Texas and her daughter, Jessi Ghawi, was a proud Texas girl until she fell in love with Denver, Colorado and had the opportunity to be a sports reporter. Jessi attended Metro State while also working on sports talk radio. Jessi was a red-headed spitfire who loved Batman movies. https://t.co/kcsZYxlFBF After experiencing the murder of their beloved daughter Jessi, Lonnie and Sandy Phillips dedicated themselves to public service. They helped write an outstanding and instructive book titled Tragedy in Aurora: The Culture of Mass Shootings in America. Sandy discussed the court process and what it was like working with DA George Brauchler. https://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-Aurora-Culture-Shootings-America/dp/1538123436 Sandy Phillips reacts to the Kansas City Chiefs celebration parade shooting. PUNCH! “People United – No Children’s Handguns!” successes at a 1993 Colorado Special Session reviewed. 1993 Montbello murder of Theron Hicks by Danny Akers with a Mac-11 recalled. If more guns made us safer, we would be the safest country in the world. Sandy Phillips is delightful as she recounts her amazing encounters with celebrities like Peyton Manning, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and many more. Learn how Sandy Phillips has started her own organization, Survivors Empowered. Consider joining as well! https://www.survivorsempowered.org/ Sandy Phillips can now find some happiness again. She is still grieving and healing, but she has a message as she travels from one mass murder scene to another, from Sandy Hook to Buffalo to Uvalde. Sandy’s daughter Jessi is honored on this show. So is Jaime Guttenberg, as we remember Parkland. https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-civil-liberties-happiness-4f59f1ae978f5adeb1057299e752c3ec Donald Trump wants his base to have as many assault weapons as possible. His retribution will be bad, as modeled after Navalny’s experience. Vlad Putin is a scourge and at the end of the show, we discuss Dan Caplis' claim that Trump’s NATO threats were meant to be funny. That’s sick. And dangerous.

Rundown - Leora Joseph in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 21:34 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:39:47 "Worry No More" by Dave Gunders - 02:04:31 Consequential 2024 events are happening with Colorado’s insurrection case and Trump’s immunity claim, going down in flames. We discussed the Elena Kagan question that doomed the Norma Anderson side of Trump v. Anderson. And also discuss Biden’s aging problem. https://www.leorafordistrictattorney.com/ Leora Joseph is an experienced prosecutor who wants to be elected Denver District Attorney in 2024. Joseph has a huge job right now managing behavioral health for the state of Colorado under the appointment of Governor Jared Polis. She’s headed up vital child welfare, human trafficking and domestic violence units in Boston and suburban Denver. Enter Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge with Leora Joseph, a proud Jewish wife, mother, daughter and attorney. Learn about her rabbinical father and upbringing in Montreal. Law also runs deep in her family. Mental health is a special focus of this experienced law enforcement professional. Find out how she would bring changes to Denver. Recent Denver appearance of Noa Tishby on Wednesday night gets reviewed. The Jewish Colorado event that brought together over 1000 people to a packed event is reviewed. The interview of the Israeli actress and entrepreneur, Noa Tishby, was expertly handled by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. Troubadour Dave Gunders entertains with his song "Worry No More." Current events get reviewed in a lively session, before Dave pulls out his guitar and gives sampling of his nascent solo singing career beginning with a Littleton, CO gig on 2/9/24 at The Alley. We get the Troubadour ready to entertain.

Rundown - Mario Nicolais - 05:23 Alan Molk - 41:28 Leora Joseph - 47:03 Ed Barad - 55:15 Albert Alschuler - 01:01:28 Rich Kaudy - 01:20:54 John Jackson - 01:30:20 Special times called for special podcasts. Craig’s Colorado Corner features six accomplished attorneys reacting to the immunity ruling by the DC Circuit on 2.6.24 and the upcoming insurrection (Trump v. Anderson) oral argument on 2.8.24 before the United States Supreme Court. Attorney for lead party Norma Anderson is friend of the podcast, Mario Nicolais, who joins us from Washington D.C on the late Tuesday night before the big Thursday argument. It was Mario who found Norma Anderson to be lead plaintiff in Trump v. Anderson, as wonderfully described in this top trending article in the Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/05/trump-supreme-court-ballot-norma-anderson/ Mario Nicolais cross-examined Rep. Ken Buck at the Denver District Court trial where Trump was found to have committed insurrection. We discuss that experience and how Ken Buck just threw monkey wrench in GOP plans to impeach Mayorkas. Big things are happening in Washington DC including this podcast! https://www.c-span.org/video/?531586-103/president-trump-14th-amendment-hearing-colorado-day-4-part-4 Listen to what it's like for Mario to be in the thick of American history. Learn how the Immunity case ruling bodes well for the Anderson side. Mario Nicolais gives his ranking of the best amicus briefs as legal scholars and historians weigh in. Alan Molk is a Colorado attorney for over four decades with a tremendously successful civil justice practice. A former Arapahoe County prosecutor, Molk diplays fine humor and perspectives regarding dangerous MAGA fascism and the responsibilities of lawyers to demand and defend the Rule of Law. Leora Joseph is passionate about the US Constitution and Rule of Law too. She has served as a top level prosecutor in numerous offices before taking on her current job as Director, Office of Civil & Forensic Mental Health, State of Colorado. Leora Joseph wants to be Dever District Attorney and she’s calling out MAGA. Ed Barad, a retired partner at the powerhouse Denver law firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, joins us from the summit of Steamboat Ski Mountain to tell us about his glee that the DC Circuit ruled against Trump immunity. Ed also provides us his wise counsel handicapping the outcome of the Colorado ballot DQ case. Professor Emeritus Albert Alschuler is the renowned law professor who taught Craig at CU Law before serving decades afterwards as an esteemed professor at Chicago Law. Jonathan Mitchell, the advocate for Trump on 2.8.24 in the US Supreme Court, was Professor Alschuler’s bright pupil. Hear all about it. https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/alschuler Richard Kaudy is one of Colorado’s best civil litigators. He’s outspoken in defense of the Rule of Law and is Colorado’s Senior Life Fellow with the American Board of Trial Advocates. Rule of Law is important to Rich and he gives us fiery rants in support of justice. https://www.kaudylaw.com/about John Jackson is a freedom fighter. A member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this Colorado man gives us a non-lawyer perspective on what these MAGA court battles mean to the cause of freedom in America and Ukraine. Follow John’s new social media ventures on X and YouTube. https://twitter.com/hissgoescobra/status/1754059854925160934

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "Easier Said Than Done" by Dave Gunders - 11:37 Tom Costello - 16:41 Rick Sallinger - 54:33 Who can you trust in the news industry? Tom Costello and Rick Sallinger. Rick just retired after 30 years at CBS4 in Denver. He worked many years before that at 9News, and CNN. Tom’s going strong as Senior Correspondent at NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4972409 This podcast is apolitical because so are our journalist guests who pride themselves on their objectivity and professionalism. Find out how they achieved so much in TV News. Learn about them both meeting wives while assigned in Europe. Never has news gathering been more important. Find out who these guys admire and why. Each describes his rise through the ranks at 9 News, with lots of reminiscing about infamous Colorado criminal cases. Tom Costello is NBC’s space and aviation expert who's made fascinating documentaries on topics ranging from Sub Hunt: Nato on Patrol for Russian Subs to Battleground Space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuiF6U-TFvQ Tom Costello grew up in Littleton, CO and well remembers his days as a general assignment reporter for 9News. No matter where he is in the world, be it homes in London, Brussels, NYC and DC areas, Tom’s heart remains in Centennial State. Rick traveled the world after leaving his native Chicago and realized Colorado was the place to live his life. Raising two boys with his wife in Colorado, Rick takes pride in sons Mark, a newsman and Eric, an MD in training. Family pride shows in this heartfelt interview. Among many cases discussed are the Alan Berg assassination in Denver, the alleged Kobe Bryant rape in Eagle County, the OKC Bombing trials and cases involving the late Demaryious Thomas. Rick is a Colorado legend. https://www.denverpost.com/2023/12/22/rick-sallinger-retirement-denver-tv-news-stories/ Troubadour Dave Gunders joins host to discuss US missile strike retaliation on Iranian outposts in Syria and Iraq. Also touched on are delays in Trump trial in this otherwise apolitical episode featuring the song, Easier Said than Done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc9RDRr-mFs

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "Tarred and Feathered" by Dave Gunders - 14:02 John Walsh in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 19:20 Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes John Walsh, former US Attorney for District of Colorado under President Obama, who is now seeking the job of Denver DA in this year’s election. Find out what makes this Stanford Law grad tick. https://www.walshfordenver.com/ Show begins with Troubadour Dave Gunders and host discussing dynamic guest, John Walsh and the remarkable $83.3 million dollar verdict in favor of E Jean Carroll against Donald J. Trump in US District Court in NYC. Opening dialogue addresses what happens next. Next, to honor the verdict against female abuser Trump, we play Tarred and Feathered, a funny song of revenge by Dave Gunders. Learn about John Walsh growing up in metro Denver and serving as a clerk in DC Circuit Court. Walsh went on to be an Assistant US Attorney in Los Angeles in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Once back in Denver, John Walsh has had successful law practices and raised his three kids in the Mile High City. The MAGA threat on US democracy and Rule of Law is reviewed. John Walsh worked hard to fight the Big Lie in the courts of Michigan during November and December 2020. Listen to how difficult and tense that litigation became. Find out about the big names that John Walsh has interacted with along the way. Adam Schiff, Joyce Vance, Preet Bharara, Elena Kagan, Ken Salazar, Bill Ritter, Norm Early, Beth McCann and Barack Obama get name dropped. The January 6 insurrection followed Trump’s Big Lie and John Walsh wants folks to follow the ruling of renowned Reagan appointed federal Judge Lamberth who has sized up the effect of relentless MAGA propaganda. Lamberth wrote, “In my 37 years on the bench, I cannot recall a time when such meritless justifications of criminal activity have gone mainstream. I have been dismayed to see distortions and outright falsehoods seep into the public consciousness.” The MAGA threat to Rule of Law is thoroughly reviewed. Denver feels the impact of too many social and political problems, but remains one of the great cities in the world. This podcast is a love letter to Denver, even with her flaws, where John Walsh wants to be Chief Law Enforcement Officer. Size up would be Denver District Attorney, his personality and professional qualifications.

Rundown - Denver Riggleman - 07:12 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:19:30 "Nothing the Wind Can't Blow" by Dave Gunders - 01:24:53 Denver Riggleman, former U.S. Rep. from rural Virginia, and key J6 Select Committee tech contributor, provides entertaining, insightful discussion. Riggleman's book, "The Breach - The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th," is a gripping story expertly told. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250866769/thebreach With unique insights from business, Congressional, military, and intelligence worlds, Riggleman reveals how disinformation by MAGA has endangered our democracy. Learn about the January 6th committee's inner workings and former Rep. Riggleman’ role. Find out all about the Colorado experiences of this Virginian named Denver, just as his father and grandfather had been named Denver before him. Former Rep. Riggleman has many Colorado stories including memorable barrel rolls in USAF bombers over metro Denver. We learn of Riggleman’s interesting journey from Manassas, VA to Air Force, business, and the halls of Congress, elected in 2018. He joined the Freedom Caucus and realized he could not abide its bigotries and cultish MAGA embrace. Stories about white supremacy around the Congressional GOP campfire. Show Troubadour Dave Gunders brings his best song reminiscent of Appalachia. Nothing the wind Can’t Blow is a song about maternal love dedicated to Denver’s wife, Christine, the hooch Mama at his Silverback Distillery. https://www.sbdistillery.com/

Rundown - Ben Meiselas in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 08:16 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:22:16 "Come On in My Kitchen" by Dave Gunders - 01:28:49 Brilliant attorney Ben Meiselas leads the Meidas Touch Network, a multimedia company dedicated to preserving American democracy against the MAGA assault now happening in America. Find out how Ben became so smart, fun and capable of problem solving. www.meidastouch.com Listen and learn from a master legal communicator who has become a major force in exposing MAGA idiocracy meeting fascism which now threatens our USA. Ben and his Meidas Mighty fight back with the truth on many fine podcasts and sites. Meidas Touch spread the viral and apparently accurate news that Trump smells bad. This was reported via Ben Meiselas’ interview of former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger. #TrumpSmells started trending and next thing you know, the Meidas’ clip was on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HztDXBW8kmQ Learn the Ben Meiselas story, including his Long Island upbringing with his co-star younger brothers. As the oldest child, Ben has always assumed a leadership and main conductor role. Meiselas has the right talent and sense of humor to lead a vital new pro-democracy media movement. A natural born problem solver, Ben Meiselas lays out facts which damn Donald Trump but he does it with a friendly, professional tone. Ben has passion but is never over the top. Find out what motivates this lawyer at the tip of the spear of pro-democracy broadcasters. Ben Meiselas has Colorado connections including taking the deposition of John Elway as he represented Colin Kaepernick in that terminated quarterback’s legal claim against the NFL. Ben's a USC Law prof too. Learn why Ben Meiselas has made other legal trips to Colorado on cases. Find out what happens behind the scenes for this busy Sports Law professor at USC Law School. Meiselas' parents were also attorneys but no one has ever had a practice quite like Ben. It's a new media world and Meidas Touch is well positioned. We discuss his extraordinarily talented legal and podcast colleagues, Karen Friedman Agnafilo and Michael Popok. We also discuss Ben’s Political beatdown partner, former attorney Trump, Michael Cohen. Credit also thrown toward superb Ron Filipkowski, Editor in Chief at Meidas. Colorado S/Ct case discussed with Ben Meiselas predicting U.S. Sup Ct. will avoid the insurrection issue and find a way to keep Trump on the ballot (constitutional avoidance). We discuss Roger Stone and other MAGA loser loyalists who may use AI for Deep Fake campaigning and disinformation. Ben Meiselas, Esq. stands in the breach, protecting America one podcast at a time. He’s fun, smart and brave. This is one heck of an interesting podcast. We size up Joe Biden’s good mental health as witnessed by Ben a couple months ago in Pueblo, Colorado as he ripped on Lauren Boebert. Show Troubadour Dave Gunders comes through again with a cold weather song worthy of an Arctic Blast now descending during the Iowa Caucus. “Come On In My Kitchen” is a fascinating tune about anger and surviving emotions and the elements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysWyD4Mxe6E The Craig Silverman Show - Every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Colorado time

Rundown - Judge Luttig Interview Highlights and Analysis - 00:36 Corey Hutchins - 51:05 Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:54:58 "Whatever the Future May Bring" by Dave Gunders - 02:17:22 Show begins by analyzing the best parts of a historic interview with Judge Luttig. On February 8, 2024, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Colorado Supreme Court case. Take a listen to the logic of Judge Luttig and how so much of this occurred in Colorado. Corey Hutchins is Co-Director of The Colorado College Journalism Institute and a Contributor to the Columbia Journalism Review. In addition, he authors the Colorado Sun's Hutchins' Year in Review. https://coloradosun.com/2024/01/01/colorado-news-media-journalism/ Hutchins discusses his article and the state of Colorado's media. Hutchins discusses his article and the state of Colorado's media. We discuss the most influential news outlets, such as the Sun. Also analyzed is the decline of Colorado talk radio. We examine the impact of artificial intelligence. There have also been closures of various Colorado media outlets. The differences and impacts of radio and podcasts are discussed. Learn how journalism is taught in colleges today. Troubadour Dave Gunders brings terrific song for the first show of 2024. As we embark on the uncertain future brought about by Trump's insurrection, "Whatever the Future May Bring" is poignant. At Valley Forge, President Joe Biden gave an excellent speech. Learn all about it!

Rundown - Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35 "Fire In My Hearth" by Dave Gunders - 09:37 Judge J. Michael Luttig - 15:40 Judge J. Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative jurist 1991 -2006, worked as Boeing's general counsel from 2006 - 2019. Beginning his career in the Jerry Ford White House, he developed close ties with Supreme Court members and was a lawyer for President Ronald Reagan. In 1991, George H.W. Bush appointed him to the Fourth Circuit. Republican leaders know Judge Luttig as an expert on the US Constitution, which is why VP Pence wanted Judge Luttig to weigh in publicly on whether the VP had any right to not count the electoral college votes on January 6. Thrilling US history comes alive in the captivating and vibrant narrative Judge Luttig provides. Born in Texas, Judge Luttig became the federal appellate court judge who fed clerks like John Eastman to the most conservative members of the United States Supreme Court. Judge Luttig and the late Justice Scalia were close. Judge Luttig tells us what Scalia would do with the Article Three - 14th Amendment case. He’d affirm the Colorado Supreme Court. Discover how Judge Luttig discovered our show—it all began with Craig Silverman's Colorado Sun column, caught by Judge Luttig during his time in Vail. Impressed, he reached out, on X of all places. Xitter played a huge role 3 Christmas breaks ago as Luttig and Pence saved democracy. https://coloradosun.com/2023/12/23/colorado-supreme-court-trump-opinion-silverman/ Learn more about this historic and legendary American attorney. Judge Luttig delves deep into American history, highlighting pivotal moments post Civil War, 3 years ago and last week as CO S/Ct followed his Article Three, Fourteenth Amendment trail with an epic opinion resonating across Maine and the entire nation. Judge Luttig commends the exceptional scholarship and historical significance evident in the majority ruling of Anderson v Griswold. His expertise in Constitutional writing lends weight to his high praise. Judge Luttig's view may influence justices like Thomas, Alito, Roberts, Kavanaugh and conservatives who hold his opinion in high regard. Show Troubadour Dave Gunders' music sets the scene as Judge Luttig candidly shares insights, sitting by his historic Vail fireplace. “Fire in My Hearth” echoes the warmth felt for Judge and Elizabeth Luttig, honoring their pivotal role in safeguarding America. This musical ode is dedicated to their valor! Is there a special obligation on lawyers now? You bet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=SaHK3aZYiWE The Craig Silverman Show - Every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Colorado time

Rundown - Ken Toltz - 06:12 Bill Buckley - 59:06 Merry Christmas from The Craig Silverman Show as we bring you a special Craig’s Colorado Homefront edition focused on violence in Israel, Gaza and the United States. There are many worthy charities to which you might donate. https://israelrescue.org/ Special guest is our podcast’s foreign correspondent Ken Toltz live from his home in Israel, where he holds dual citizenship with the Jewish State and the United States. Ken Toltz brings us up to speed on the realities of living in Israel now on this Christmas. Former Denver Chief Deputy District Attorney, Bill Buckley, recalls major crimes in metro Denver during the last many decades. Buckley prosecuted 55 separate murder cases. He was also there on the night Alan Berg was assassinated for being Jewish on June 18, 1984.