WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:03.279 The Mandy Connell Show is sponsored by Belle and Pollock 2 00:00:03.359 --> 00:00:04.799 Accident and injury Lawyers. 3 00:00:05.519 --> 00:00:12.279 No, it's Mandy Connell andyn on KOA. 4 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:21.160 Ninety one FM, got Watty and the Nicey's Three. 5 00:00:22.359 --> 00:00:26.000 Andy Connell keeping sad bab. 6 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:30.559 Welcome, Welcome, let me try that again. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome 7 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:32.560 to the show. A Ron is trying to convince me 8 00:00:32.640 --> 00:00:37.000 that I'm sick. I'm clearly not sick. I just blew 9 00:00:37.079 --> 00:00:39.960 my nose. There's no sickness to be had. But now 10 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:43.600 I'm all like Peter Brady over here. Well, good, well, good, welcome. 11 00:00:44.399 --> 00:00:47.439 This is awful. You did this, Anthony. I'm Mandy Connall. 12 00:00:47.439 --> 00:00:50.000 Will be here for the next three hours. That's Anthony Rodriguez. 13 00:00:50.039 --> 00:00:54.399 He'll be here too. Oh perfect. A Ron is as 14 00:00:54.439 --> 00:00:57.200 our theme song was just playing just a moment ago. 15 00:00:57.719 --> 00:00:58.479 I had a vision. 16 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:03.200 I had a vision, epiphotic, yes, that we were on 17 00:01:03.439 --> 00:01:08.920 stage performing the Mandy Connell theme song, much like the Monkeys, 18 00:01:09.159 --> 00:01:12.640 Like we make a fake band Josie in the Pussycat style. 19 00:01:12.400 --> 00:01:14.560 And we go up and we could perform the theme song. You're, 20 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:16.439 of course the lead singer because it's a male voice. 21 00:01:16.519 --> 00:01:17.480 Mandy the musical. 22 00:01:17.959 --> 00:01:18.879 Yeah exactly. 23 00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:21.560 I feel like I could do drums on this. 24 00:01:22.239 --> 00:01:24.760 It's pretty basic, right, I mean, it's not that hard, 25 00:01:24.799 --> 00:01:26.439 and I keep I can keep good rhythm. 26 00:01:26.879 --> 00:01:28.439 I know a tiny bit about drumming. 27 00:01:28.439 --> 00:01:31.040 I think I know enough about drumming that once given 28 00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:33.200 the proper guidance, I could fake my way through this 29 00:01:33.200 --> 00:01:33.840 pretty easily. 30 00:01:33.959 --> 00:01:37.599 Mandy played by. 31 00:01:38.159 --> 00:01:40.040 That that would be oh no, Who would play me? 32 00:01:40.079 --> 00:01:40.840 That'd be popular? 33 00:01:41.079 --> 00:01:44.159 Who would play me? I mean, I don't even know 34 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:50.959 who I'm thinking about this? I know, well, of course, 35 00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:52.640 I mean, was there ever any I was gonna go 36 00:01:52.959 --> 00:01:55.599 uh with, you know, Chris Evans? But whatever, It's fine, 37 00:01:57.159 --> 00:02:01.200 you know, yeah, no, So this now, this is an 38 00:02:01.239 --> 00:02:03.439 idea circulating, like can't you see it? We could do 39 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:05.200 a music video. It would be so much fun. 40 00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:07.560 Common spirit heal tax Line five six ex Glindszara, Who 41 00:02:07.640 --> 00:02:11.479 should play Mandy and I in a musical? Mandy the musical? 42 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:14.639 Best answer wins you tickets to Opening Night? 43 00:02:14.840 --> 00:02:17.360 There you got, there you go. 44 00:02:18.439 --> 00:02:20.560 I did not mean to already distract myself in such 45 00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:22.800 a terrible fashion, because I have so much stuff on 46 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:27.159 the blog today. It is a cold day outside one 47 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:30.120 of those if you don't need to go anywhere. Just don't. 48 00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:33.039 Just don't do it. The roads are still really icy. 49 00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:35.599 It's just not very good. And it's still snowing at 50 00:02:35.639 --> 00:02:37.199 my house. Is it still snowing there? 51 00:02:38.039 --> 00:02:38.599 Very lightly? 52 00:02:39.080 --> 00:02:42.080 Yeah? Okay, So we'll get through this together, Denver Rights 53 00:02:42.120 --> 00:02:42.759 and beyond. 54 00:02:43.319 --> 00:02:44.960 We'll get through snowpocalypse. 55 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:47.919 We can handle it. We're tough, we're cut from already stock. 56 00:02:47.960 --> 00:02:50.680 As they say. Let's do this though, let's look at 57 00:02:50.719 --> 00:02:53.960 the blog together. If you don't regularly look at the blog, 58 00:02:55.039 --> 00:03:00.159 I'm not saying that I judge you harshly, but I'm 59 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:03.120 I'm not not saying that I judge you harshly for 60 00:03:03.159 --> 00:03:05.120 not reading the blog because I make it so easy 61 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:09.680 to find. You go to mandy'sblog dot com. Mandy'sblog dot com, 62 00:03:09.960 --> 00:03:11.719 and then you look for the headline that says one 63 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:15.360 seven twenty five blog why changing a diaper is the 64 00:03:15.520 --> 00:03:18.800 ultimate robot test. Then you click on that, and here 65 00:03:18.840 --> 00:03:20.319 are the headlines you will find within. 66 00:03:20.479 --> 00:03:22.439 I think its in office half of American, all the 67 00:03:22.479 --> 00:03:23.840 ships and clipments and say that's going to. 68 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:28.639 Press plat today on the blog when can a robot 69 00:03:28.759 --> 00:03:32.479 change a diaper? No, there isn't another China virus coming. 70 00:03:32.759 --> 00:03:37.319 Homelessness skyrocketed in Colorado last year. Mayor Johnson shows how 71 00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:40.719 much of a weasel he is. This as Johnston gives 72 00:03:40.800 --> 00:03:46.039 himself good grades. Scrolling, scrolling. This made me laugh yesterday. 73 00:03:46.520 --> 00:03:49.680 I will drive to Preplo just for this. Another staunch 74 00:03:49.719 --> 00:03:53.879 progressive joins the Colorado Senate. Oh and another teacher praying 75 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:57.400 on a student. The praying JASX granny says no thank 76 00:03:57.439 --> 00:03:59.719 you to a pardon God is on top of the 77 00:03:59.759 --> 00:04:03.240 pot cast world. Costco has always been a progressive company. 78 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:08.199 Good water hyacinths solve the plastics problem. It's time to 79 00:04:08.360 --> 00:04:13.319 ban masks. The many failures of Justin Trudeau. Scrolling. Mark 80 00:04:13.400 --> 00:04:18.639 Zuckerberg rediscovers free speech. Dex Shepherd loves the Lions. Spider 81 00:04:18.680 --> 00:04:22.120 Man and Mary Jane are engaged, and what a heartbreaking 82 00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:25.439 reason to leave a team. Little Joy Red tries to 83 00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:27.079 keep January sixth a live. 84 00:04:27.480 --> 00:04:30.319 Costco grinds my gears with this one. You never know 85 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:31.639 when the zumies are gonna hit. 86 00:04:31.800 --> 00:04:36.720 Sean Payton offends Yes, egg yolk color matters, And those 87 00:04:36.839 --> 00:04:42.839 are the headlines on the blog at mandy'sblog dot com. Mandy, 88 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:45.319 you've definitely got a bet Middler thing going on. 89 00:04:45.560 --> 00:04:48.439 Have her play you. I actually think that's a big compliment. 90 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:52.839 I love her. I know her politics are just god awful, 91 00:04:52.959 --> 00:04:55.879 but I have loved her work for so many years 92 00:04:55.879 --> 00:04:59.399 that I just try to block out the politics so 93 00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:01.519 it doesn't suck the joy out of some of her 94 00:05:01.560 --> 00:05:05.399 performances that I still absolutely love. You just have to 95 00:05:05.439 --> 00:05:09.959 do that. Sometimes I can do that with with you know, 96 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:14.920 some actors I struggle with others. So I appreciate that. Mandy. 97 00:05:15.000 --> 00:05:17.680 Don't say you're not sick. Most regular listeners know how 98 00:05:17.720 --> 00:05:22.759 sick you are. Well, thank you, sir or madam. You 99 00:05:23.040 --> 00:05:27.519 are not entirely incorrect, but not like a Rod's talking 100 00:05:27.519 --> 00:05:31.160 about Mandy, Amy Adams and Oscar Isaac. Who is Oscar Isaac? 101 00:05:31.199 --> 00:05:31.360 Oh? 102 00:05:31.399 --> 00:05:31.959 I like that. 103 00:05:32.360 --> 00:05:34.519 Yes, I like Amy Adams. That would be a compliment. 104 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:36.439 I think she can kind of do anything. I think 105 00:05:36.439 --> 00:05:37.920 Amy Adams could totally pull this. 106 00:05:38.040 --> 00:05:42.839 Off Oscar Isaac episode seven of Star Wars, among other things. 107 00:05:43.160 --> 00:05:44.199 Very very good actor. 108 00:05:44.160 --> 00:05:46.160 Laura Lenny to play Mandy. I like her too. 109 00:05:46.240 --> 00:05:48.839 I like that you guys are giving me actors with gravitas, 110 00:05:48.920 --> 00:05:53.000 you know what I mean, no fluff that makes me happy. Anyway, 111 00:05:53.199 --> 00:05:55.120 let's talk about some of the stuff on the blog, because, 112 00:05:55.120 --> 00:05:57.439 as you just heard, there's so much stuff on the 113 00:05:57.439 --> 00:06:01.720 blog today and I'm tempted to jump right to the 114 00:06:01.839 --> 00:06:05.759 mark Zuckerberg has had to come to Jesus. We'll see 115 00:06:06.759 --> 00:06:09.439 how that pans out. We'll do that a little bit later. 116 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:12.480 Coming up at one o'clock. Thomas Fryar futurist, joins us. 117 00:06:12.720 --> 00:06:15.120 He's got a white paper. It's not out yet, but 118 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:20.639 we're gonna talk about this. It's when will a robot 119 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:25.560 have the ability to change a dirty diaper? And when 120 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:28.199 you initially think, well, it's not that hard, you know, 121 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:30.240 and you sort of think about putting a diaper on 122 00:06:30.279 --> 00:06:32.519 a doll, remember when we all learned how to diaper 123 00:06:32.560 --> 00:06:35.160 a doll, And then you actually have a baby and 124 00:06:35.199 --> 00:06:37.560 you realize that you're trying to put a diaper onto 125 00:06:37.600 --> 00:06:42.040 an octopus that's angry, and so it's, you know, changing 126 00:06:42.040 --> 00:06:42.439 a diaper. 127 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:44.079 There's definitely an art form to it. 128 00:06:44.160 --> 00:06:46.079 You got to keep things from fly, I mean just 129 00:06:46.879 --> 00:06:49.680 and that is going to be kind of one of 130 00:06:49.720 --> 00:06:54.079 the one of the ultimate tests for robots is can 131 00:06:54.120 --> 00:06:55.600 they change a diaper? We're going to talk about that 132 00:06:55.680 --> 00:06:57.759 at one. Okay, I just want to get this out 133 00:06:57.759 --> 00:07:00.480 of the way. I keep seeing stuff pop up on 134 00:07:00.560 --> 00:07:05.160 social media. No, mister Bean is not gonna play a Rod. No, 135 00:07:06.319 --> 00:07:11.120 Rowan Atkins is not gonna play a Rod. Mandy a wig. 136 00:07:11.199 --> 00:07:14.800 Julia Roberts could Aaron Brockovich the hell out of representing you? 137 00:07:16.720 --> 00:07:20.279 I love it. Mandy played by Renee Russo a rod 138 00:07:20.519 --> 00:07:27.959 cheeach as in cheach maren No, No, no, Mandy. Who's 139 00:07:27.959 --> 00:07:31.360 that actress that does the Discover commercials? Jennifer Coolidge? You 140 00:07:31.439 --> 00:07:35.120 know I love her. Chuck hates her, just hates her. 141 00:07:35.560 --> 00:07:38.160 Just not a fan. Anyway, back to serious topics here. 142 00:07:39.120 --> 00:07:42.959 There is not another China virus on the way. People 143 00:07:43.000 --> 00:07:47.639 are posting on Facebook things like Chinese hospitals are overwhelmed 144 00:07:47.720 --> 00:07:51.600 with people with a mysterious illness. Except it's not a 145 00:07:51.639 --> 00:07:56.040 mysterious illness. It is a human meta new wait, let 146 00:07:56.079 --> 00:07:57.399 me say if I can do this on the first try. 147 00:07:57.480 --> 00:08:03.319 Obviously not meta neumovirus human metanuma virus HMPV. 148 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:08.360 The reason that it is not well known in. 149 00:08:08.360 --> 00:08:11.079 Many places is because for many people it just presents 150 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:12.079 like the common cold. 151 00:08:12.439 --> 00:08:14.839 It's a respiratory virus and it. 152 00:08:14.839 --> 00:08:18.519 Is seasonal in China. It's apparently very common in China, 153 00:08:19.079 --> 00:08:23.600 and this year's outbreak is not worse than the outbreaks 154 00:08:23.639 --> 00:08:25.040 that they've had in previous years. 155 00:08:25.519 --> 00:08:28.160 So everybody who's freaking. 156 00:08:27.839 --> 00:08:32.200 Out and dusting off their handmade fabric masks can. 157 00:08:32.159 --> 00:08:39.759 Just chill out, calm down. It's gonna be fine, absolutely fine. 158 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:45.120 So China. Now, don't get me wrong, I should. 159 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:47.440 Say I don't trust the Chinese government as far as 160 00:08:47.440 --> 00:08:50.480 I can throw it. I should have stipulated that up front, 161 00:08:51.159 --> 00:08:55.120 But right now, the numbers that they're sharing art are 162 00:08:55.159 --> 00:08:57.559 not necessarily unbelievable. 163 00:08:57.919 --> 00:08:59.279 I guess that's the best way to say. 164 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:00.879 So don't worry. 165 00:09:01.000 --> 00:09:02.919 We don't have to worry about another lab leak. 166 00:09:03.759 --> 00:09:06.480 Hopefully they fix that now that the Americans are not 167 00:09:06.559 --> 00:09:08.919 funding their research. 168 00:09:09.159 --> 00:09:09.600 I don't know. 169 00:09:09.679 --> 00:09:13.480 Probably we still are. I don't know. Okay. Gena Davis 170 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:17.799 nineteen ninety two, love that one. Text her Mandy Roseanne 171 00:09:17.840 --> 00:09:23.960 Rosanna Dana Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, Oh this is interesting. 172 00:09:23.960 --> 00:09:26.240 A Rod did you know there's a technical name for 173 00:09:26.360 --> 00:09:29.639 zoomis God? Because we got a zoomi video on the 174 00:09:29.639 --> 00:09:31.080 blog today. That's very funny. 175 00:09:31.639 --> 00:09:32.799 What is it? 176 00:09:32.799 --> 00:09:36.639 It is FRAPs frenetic random activity periods. 177 00:09:36.960 --> 00:09:37.480 I love it. 178 00:09:37.519 --> 00:09:41.320 So your dog is frapping, stop rapping about. I'm going 179 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:43.879 to say that to Jinks when Jinks gets the zoomies 180 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:47.720 as scary because if she hits you while she's zooming, 181 00:09:47.919 --> 00:09:53.320 you're you're being tackled. It's like Nick Ferguson knocked you over. Anyway, 182 00:09:53.639 --> 00:09:57.120 don't worry about another virus from China. You know, right 183 00:09:57.120 --> 00:10:02.840 now in the United States we're having all break of RSV, pneumonia, influenza, 184 00:10:02.879 --> 00:10:05.879 and COVID. So all four of those things are happening 185 00:10:05.919 --> 00:10:09.440 right now in the United States, and the wastewater shows 186 00:10:09.440 --> 00:10:11.120 that they are happening with a great. 187 00:10:10.919 --> 00:10:16.480 Deal of vigorousness. But I certainly know fewer. 188 00:10:16.159 --> 00:10:18.679 People this year that are sick right now than I. 189 00:10:18.600 --> 00:10:19.600 Have in prior years. 190 00:10:19.639 --> 00:10:22.759 So maybe we're coming out of that period where every 191 00:10:22.799 --> 00:10:25.720 winter you were going to get sick with something, just 192 00:10:25.879 --> 00:10:29.080 you know, miserable. Everybody I know on the East Coast 193 00:10:29.120 --> 00:10:31.679 in the last two weeks has either had COVID or 194 00:10:31.720 --> 00:10:34.759 the flu or the neurovirus. Oh I forgot about neurovirus, 195 00:10:34.840 --> 00:10:38.200 the stomach bug as we've called it our entire lives. 196 00:10:39.039 --> 00:10:41.960 So you know, there's gonna be sickness, you guys, And 197 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:44.120 I realize we're all gun shy, right, we're looking at 198 00:10:44.159 --> 00:10:47.360 these numbers, and you know, I saw a very alarmistly 199 00:10:47.399 --> 00:10:50.960 written news article about the rise of all these illnesses 200 00:10:51.000 --> 00:10:52.639 at the same time, and one of the lines in 201 00:10:52.679 --> 00:10:54.759 it was something to the effect of. 202 00:10:56.759 --> 00:10:57.759 Positive levels. 203 00:10:57.919 --> 00:11:01.240 Positive tests at this level would not have been enough 204 00:11:01.440 --> 00:11:03.840 to lift government restrictions during COVID. 205 00:11:04.919 --> 00:11:06.679 And what is that supposed to imply? 206 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:09.120 First of all, the COVID that we're dealing with now 207 00:11:09.200 --> 00:11:14.759 is nothing like the COVID that first emerged. Viruses is 208 00:11:15.159 --> 00:11:19.440 part of their lifespan. As they evolve, they become more 209 00:11:19.559 --> 00:11:21.399 contagious and less deadly. 210 00:11:21.440 --> 00:11:23.759 That's why the common cold is such a pain in 211 00:11:23.799 --> 00:11:25.440 the ass. 212 00:11:25.240 --> 00:11:27.120 It it's not going to kill you. It's just going 213 00:11:27.159 --> 00:11:29.440 to make you miserable for seven to ten days. Right, 214 00:11:29.759 --> 00:11:34.000 It's almost insulting. And that's what COVID will become now. Still, 215 00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:36.840 it is still serious for some people. People who have 216 00:11:36.960 --> 00:11:41.159 other underlying, you know, issues, or people who are obese, 217 00:11:41.519 --> 00:11:44.600 have high blood pressure. Smokers seem to be protected in 218 00:11:44.639 --> 00:11:46.240 this one. For some reason, we've never. 219 00:11:46.159 --> 00:11:47.320 Really checked into that. 220 00:11:47.720 --> 00:11:49.559 I don't think they wanted to encourage people to pick 221 00:11:49.639 --> 00:11:53.200 up smoking just to avoid COVID. But we have to 222 00:11:53.240 --> 00:11:58.320 stop panicking every time, you know, illness in the middle 223 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:01.480 of winter goes up. And that's where we are. We're 224 00:12:01.519 --> 00:12:05.519 in the middle of winter when everybody's inside together, and 225 00:12:05.559 --> 00:12:07.840 that's why this stuff spreads like this, and it happens 226 00:12:07.919 --> 00:12:11.120 every single year, and it has happened every single year 227 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:16.039 since the beginning of the world and civilization, right, So 228 00:12:16.279 --> 00:12:20.360 we've just got to stop having anxiety about it. I 229 00:12:20.440 --> 00:12:22.639 read an article and I can't remember if someone sent 230 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:26.559 it to me, but it is a group of people 231 00:12:27.440 --> 00:12:28.320 in Boulder. 232 00:12:28.360 --> 00:12:29.559 This was in the Boulder Weekly. 233 00:12:31.039 --> 00:12:35.080 This group of people that are working to get everyone 234 00:12:35.200 --> 00:12:41.120 back in masks because one of them said she is immunocompromised, 235 00:12:41.720 --> 00:12:44.600 and it's literally, she says. 236 00:12:44.360 --> 00:12:45.879 Saving her life. 237 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:48.279 And they walk around in K ninety five masks all 238 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:51.120 the time, and they're out there handing out masks and 239 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:55.120 trying to encourage people to wear masks. It is so unscientific. 240 00:12:55.919 --> 00:12:57.519 The other day a guy came at me on the 241 00:12:57.519 --> 00:13:00.440 text line for saying that masks don't work. All the 242 00:13:00.480 --> 00:13:03.480 research before COVID showed they did not work. The only 243 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:06.639 random control trial done during COVID showed they do not work. 244 00:13:07.720 --> 00:13:10.159 And this guy called me everything but a child of God, 245 00:13:10.200 --> 00:13:13.039 and I said, great, send me the random control trials 246 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:16.480 that show that masking works, and I'll reassess my entire position. 247 00:13:17.320 --> 00:13:20.840 There's it's not scientific. And yet the people in this article, 248 00:13:20.960 --> 00:13:21.480 I my. 249 00:13:21.480 --> 00:13:24.559 Heart goes out to them because they're. 250 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:30.960 They're stuck in this this bubble of fear that that anything, 251 00:13:31.360 --> 00:13:34.200 everything is going to happen, and and they're they're they're 252 00:13:34.600 --> 00:13:38.200 they're embarking on this don Quixote like quest to control 253 00:13:38.399 --> 00:13:40.559 everyone else in the world's behavior. 254 00:13:42.000 --> 00:13:43.759 You know, that's really what they're trying to do. 255 00:13:44.039 --> 00:13:46.399 What their endgame is is to have all of us 256 00:13:46.399 --> 00:13:49.559 in masks all the time. I'm not ever going to 257 00:13:49.600 --> 00:13:54.039 do that again, unless I'm doing surgery, in which case 258 00:13:54.080 --> 00:13:59.440 I will protect myself from biological material. So it's it's 259 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:03.320 to me that we have terrified people. And now when 260 00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:06.039 I see somebody wearing a mask, I just assume that 261 00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:08.919 they are either about to commit a crime, or they 262 00:14:08.960 --> 00:14:12.240 are in some way, shape or form ill and have 263 00:14:12.360 --> 00:14:14.159 decided that they need to wear a mask. 264 00:14:15.399 --> 00:14:17.120 I don't care except the crime part. 265 00:14:17.159 --> 00:14:18.840 And I've got a story on the Blog today that 266 00:14:19.480 --> 00:14:23.120 Ilia Shapiro and others are beginning to say it's time 267 00:14:23.200 --> 00:14:27.840 to ban masks in big cities. And the reasoning is 268 00:14:27.840 --> 00:14:31.720 is that now pretty much the only people left wearing 269 00:14:31.799 --> 00:14:35.080 masks are people who have been terrified into thinking that 270 00:14:35.240 --> 00:14:38.320 not wearing them is it equates with death, even though 271 00:14:38.360 --> 00:14:40.960 the rest of us are still out here every single day, 272 00:14:41.399 --> 00:14:43.879 live in our best lives with no masks, not dying. 273 00:14:44.679 --> 00:14:49.039 I'm just throwing that out there, just you know, consider it. 274 00:14:50.440 --> 00:14:54.039 But it's the only people are those people and people 275 00:14:54.120 --> 00:14:58.399 committing crimes. And we've seen them used by Luigi Mangioni 276 00:14:58.919 --> 00:15:03.080 in his murder of the alleged murder of the CEO 277 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:08.799 of United Healthcare in New York City last weekend. A 278 00:15:08.840 --> 00:15:11.440 guy pushed another guy into the path of an oncoming 279 00:15:11.480 --> 00:15:15.080 train wearing a mask to get away with it. So 280 00:15:15.600 --> 00:15:17.679 we've got to figure out how to make this work 281 00:15:17.720 --> 00:15:21.159 because we've now terrified these group of people that they 282 00:15:21.799 --> 00:15:25.440 honestly think they're going to die if everybody doesn't get 283 00:15:25.480 --> 00:15:27.399 a mask on, and now you have criminals that are 284 00:15:27.399 --> 00:15:29.879 exploiting that, and we've got to figure something out. It 285 00:15:29.919 --> 00:15:32.200 cannot go both ways, but do not worry. We are 286 00:15:32.240 --> 00:15:34.840 not at the beginning of another China virus, and if 287 00:15:34.879 --> 00:15:37.080 it happens, I will be the first one to report 288 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:43.120 it here, unfiltered edited. I'm just passing information along this time. 289 00:15:43.120 --> 00:15:46.399 In the next pandemic, god forbid, I'm still here doing radio. 290 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:50.879 In the next pandemic, Mandy, you can hit our Common 291 00:15:50.919 --> 00:15:54.399 Spirit Health text line at five sixty six nine Ozero, Mandy. 292 00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:57.519 Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Costco are the places I see 293 00:15:57.519 --> 00:16:01.399 the most masks. I'm starting to see more of them 294 00:16:01.399 --> 00:16:04.320 in airports. A Rod, When you guys flew to Mexico, 295 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:06.279 did you see people in masks? What was the situation? 296 00:16:06.759 --> 00:16:09.879 Oh, just a normal, occasional not even. 297 00:16:09.679 --> 00:16:13.000 A handful, really, no, you know, just a smattering here 298 00:16:13.039 --> 00:16:18.600 and there. But it's definitely I don't know. Like I said, 299 00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:22.320 I just assume that they have a medical condition that 300 00:16:22.480 --> 00:16:25.559 they would like to wear a mask, and I don't 301 00:16:25.600 --> 00:16:29.240 think about it anymore. Mandy. I wore my first voluntary 302 00:16:29.240 --> 00:16:32.399 face mask yesterday because I have bronchitis, and even though 303 00:16:32.399 --> 00:16:34.720 I'm not contagious, I was going to get my nails done. 304 00:16:34.799 --> 00:16:35.679 I knew I wasn't going to. 305 00:16:35.679 --> 00:16:37.480 Be able to cover my mouth every time I coughed, 306 00:16:37.679 --> 00:16:40.120 So just out of consideration for my nail, lady. That's 307 00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:45.840 very considerate, Texter, very considerate, Well done, Well done, Mandy 308 00:16:45.960 --> 00:16:49.039 says this text. The masks are hilarious. I play in 309 00:16:49.080 --> 00:16:51.919 two different pool leagues. One lady plays in both of them. 310 00:16:52.320 --> 00:16:55.039 She only wears a mask when her girlfriend is with 311 00:16:55.159 --> 00:17:01.039 her social contagion. Wow, wow, what does that say about 312 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:07.559 that relationship? By the way, I mean, ah ah, that's 313 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:15.200 that's going nowhere fast, nowhere, fast man. Mandy, Jennifer Aniston 314 00:17:15.359 --> 00:17:17.880 and Jay Harrington from Swat for Us a Rod. 315 00:17:18.079 --> 00:17:21.039 I like it, Okay, I like it a lot. I 316 00:17:21.039 --> 00:17:21.720 could live with that. 317 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:26.759 This Texter. Kate Bosworth would be Mandy. She's too skinny, 318 00:17:26.759 --> 00:17:28.799 you guys. I love her, but she's so tiny she 319 00:17:28.799 --> 00:17:33.680 couldn't Bolt's I need somebody more Amazonian, Okay, because that's 320 00:17:33.720 --> 00:17:36.480 honestly how I think about how I'm built. You're like, 321 00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:36.759 how are you? 322 00:17:36.920 --> 00:17:38.640 I'm built like an Amazon? I really am. 323 00:17:38.680 --> 00:17:42.599 I'm just a big person, which will be very handy 324 00:17:42.599 --> 00:17:44.880 in a post apocalyptic world, not that I think about 325 00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:47.839 those things. When we get back, I've got to talk 326 00:17:47.839 --> 00:17:52.000 about you know, we have spent last I checked, and 327 00:17:52.079 --> 00:17:54.480 maybe I could. I'll check with Rob Dawson to see 328 00:17:54.480 --> 00:17:56.559 if he remembers the number. But I think we're like 329 00:17:56.599 --> 00:18:02.920 it like one hundred million something something for homelessness. Maybe 330 00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:06.559 hundred and fifty million, I don't know. But I'm going 331 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:09.880 to tell you what happened to hold homelessness in Colorado 332 00:18:10.279 --> 00:18:12.920 last year. And if you listen to the show, you 333 00:18:13.000 --> 00:18:21.319 already know where this is going. Right, Yeah, let's just 334 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:25.480 say this. We did not really have a good year 335 00:18:25.839 --> 00:18:28.680 when it comes to homelessness. But the good news is 336 00:18:29.079 --> 00:18:32.319 Mayor Mike Johnson is also giving himself a report card 337 00:18:33.000 --> 00:18:36.000 and declaring a little bit of victory in this area. 338 00:18:36.039 --> 00:18:37.680 So this is two fun stories to do at the 339 00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:39.960 same time. We'll do them when we get back. Keep 340 00:18:39.960 --> 00:18:42.799 it right here on KOA. I mentioned in the last 341 00:18:43.480 --> 00:18:47.359 segment that Mayor Mike Johnston just had a roundtable where 342 00:18:47.400 --> 00:18:51.519 he gave a I guess, a report card to his administration, 343 00:18:51.599 --> 00:18:53.599 which is a pretty bold move. I mean, I'd like 344 00:18:53.640 --> 00:18:56.160 to give myself a report card as well. But let 345 00:18:56.160 --> 00:19:01.079 me preface that by talking about some pretty damning statistics 346 00:19:01.079 --> 00:19:04.279 that were just released by the US Department of Housing 347 00:19:04.279 --> 00:19:07.640 and Urban Development. Their point in time survey on homelessness 348 00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:12.880 has been reported, and they say that homelessness in Colorado 349 00:19:13.319 --> 00:19:18.200 has increased by thirty percent in twenty twenty four. That 350 00:19:18.359 --> 00:19:24.039 is a staggering number. Staggering number. And I want to 351 00:19:24.039 --> 00:19:27.599 have Rob come in because Rob, what exactly? First of all, 352 00:19:27.640 --> 00:19:30.039 what was the roundtable? What was the purpose of the roundtable? 353 00:19:30.119 --> 00:19:32.880 Was it just to talk about how great they've done? Well? 354 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:38.079 Yes, because they have outcomes that they have green in 355 00:19:38.160 --> 00:19:39.039 the front page. 356 00:19:39.200 --> 00:19:39.599 They have. 357 00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:46.160 His five goals about Denver Vibrant, affordable, safe, great government, 358 00:19:46.200 --> 00:19:50.799 employee engagement. Okay, so three of those categories he has 359 00:19:50.880 --> 00:19:54.759 a green check mark for a completed goal for vibrant, affordable, 360 00:19:54.839 --> 00:19:56.960 and safe and great government. 361 00:19:57.440 --> 00:20:01.759 Well wait, just like stop, stop, like back that truck 362 00:20:01.839 --> 00:20:07.000 up to the station, Rob, So dude said that Denver 363 00:20:07.079 --> 00:20:10.559 is now affordable. He gave himself a check mark on 364 00:20:10.680 --> 00:20:14.400 Denver being affordable because they just raised the minimum wage again. 365 00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:16.599 That means prices are going to go up again. 366 00:20:17.559 --> 00:20:22.480 So what I think the major problem with all of 367 00:20:22.480 --> 00:20:25.559 this is I was listening to this yesterday. First of all, 368 00:20:25.720 --> 00:20:28.759 they hit part of his m and a lot of people's. 369 00:20:28.799 --> 00:20:31.200 I think it's a growing number of politicians' mo throw 370 00:20:31.240 --> 00:20:33.359 a bunch of information at the media. They give us 371 00:20:33.400 --> 00:20:35.599 the report as he's talking about it. They're handing out 372 00:20:35.599 --> 00:20:39.680 the report to us. So number one, number two, what 373 00:20:40.079 --> 00:20:45.519 were his goals? He's he's invented goals that you and 374 00:20:45.839 --> 00:20:49.359 thousands of other people probably don't like. And he says 375 00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:53.039 he's followed the goals of things that you and other 376 00:20:53.039 --> 00:20:55.960 people don't like. And and it's I'm just not putting 377 00:20:55.960 --> 00:20:58.000 it on you. There are thousands of people that are 378 00:20:58.039 --> 00:21:01.279 really questioning the mayor right now about it. I was 379 00:21:02.119 --> 00:21:04.480 in terms of, you know, people that when you bring 380 00:21:04.599 --> 00:21:08.359 up affordability, for example, So in the affordability category, his 381 00:21:08.799 --> 00:21:11.359 goal at the start of twenty twenty four was reach 382 00:21:11.400 --> 00:21:14.440 a total of two thousand people moved indoors from unsheltered 383 00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:17.759 homelesses by into twenty twenty four. The outcome was twenty 384 00:21:17.799 --> 00:21:22.240 two thirty three brought indoors. You're wondering, how is that affordable? 385 00:21:22.240 --> 00:21:23.960 How does that fix the affordability thing? 386 00:21:24.160 --> 00:21:27.680 I think I don't even know how that's related to affordability. 387 00:21:27.920 --> 00:21:28.799 I truly don't. 388 00:21:29.000 --> 00:21:31.319 And when you talk about the amount of money that 389 00:21:31.319 --> 00:21:33.920 has been spent to make that happen, that now has 390 00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:37.319 to come out of the pockets of Denver taxpayers. I 391 00:21:37.359 --> 00:21:40.480 mean that, dude, to us stones the size of candals. 392 00:21:40.599 --> 00:21:43.599 I mean, this is this is some ballsy stuff, right, yeah. 393 00:21:43.440 --> 00:21:45.680 All right, So let me just bring up something of 394 00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:48.720 that because I was a Shamboyd that first brought it up. 395 00:21:48.759 --> 00:21:50.279 I asked him about it in the one on one. 396 00:21:51.279 --> 00:21:55.000 How many people have moved on from the tiny homes 397 00:21:55.240 --> 00:21:59.119 or remember, he's got tiny homes and another group of shelter. 398 00:21:59.200 --> 00:22:00.759 I think it's like hotels. 399 00:22:00.839 --> 00:22:03.720 I guess now we're still in the hotels for some 400 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:06.319 of the homeless. So we've got home hotels and tiny 401 00:22:06.359 --> 00:22:10.799