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?

The Get More Smarter Podcast - A Weekly Show About Colorado Politics is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 303 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #287

  The Marx Scam Crumbles and Jeff Crank Fumbles

  Sep 2, 20261h 3mS3

  Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast , he’s a little slow on the uptake, but it seems like GOP nominee for Colorado Governor Victor Marx is finally realizing he’s probably in a lot of trouble for his fake merch store scam. Then, a shoutout to AG of the pod and the 99.999% likely next Governor of Colorado, Phil Weiser , for cutting two huge deals to protect Colorado, even though he’s not even Governor yet! Gabe Evans is the Big Liar of 2026 as pro-Trump fake think tanks spread fake news about his one accomplishment, which is also fake. And we dig into debates, campaign ads, and a warning from our neighbors to the north. We also pose the question: could the Colorado GOP pass a "Turing Test"? That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen , following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky , subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube , smashing that subscribe button on our Substack , and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

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  Episode #286

  Victor Marx Wrote Some Books (feat. Christy Powell)

  Aug 26, 20261h 29mS3

  Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, with about 70 days left to the 2026 Midterms (yes, we checked) we check in on a few of the interesting elections in Colorado, even if they’re all foregone conclusions. There’s some more on the “smoking gun” email proving the Trump administration was literally trying to punish Colorado in an effort to extract Tina Peters from prison. Then, we check in with best friend of the pod Christy Powell for not one but two book reports! That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen , following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky , subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube , smashing that subscribe button on our Substack , and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

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  Episode #283

  Gubernatorial Grift and Three Cow Gabe

  Aug 1, 202650 minS3

  Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast , is Victor Marx running a campaign for Governor of Colorado, or a grifty merch store? Can it be both? Then, what do 2010 and 2026 have in common? Could it somehow be the even further collapse of the Colorado GOP because of top of the ticket vote-splitting due to the primary electorate being completely and totally brainrotted? Then, as if that wasn’t bad enough, we’ve got even more bad news for Colorado Republicans whose names rhyme with Beth Dank or Stave Blevins. Speaking of Beth Dank, a friend of the pod down in Colorado Springs is KILLIN it, as we get more polling showing that a once-safe-GOP stronghold is moving rapidly toward the side of truth justice and light. And finally, as the Big Orange Guy continues to sleep his way through his second term, surprise, the Iran war isn’t over yet...or maybe it’s just begun. Again. That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen , following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky , subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube , smashing that subscribe button on our Substack , and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

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

  BONUS INTERVIEW: Michael Farrington, Candidate for RTD District K

  Jul 29, 202634 minS3

  Send us a message! Really! THIS WEEK on the Get More Smarter Podcast , it’s another bonus interview-only episode! This time, we check in with Michael Farrington , candidate for RTD District K up in Adams county. Michael is a fourth-generation Coloradan who grew up and lives in Commerce City with his wife Kassidy and Great Pyrenees mix Zeus. Michael graduated from the University of Colorado Law School, where he focused on land use, housing, and local government. During law school, he worked in the Colorado Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel and served as the lead articles editor of the Colorado Environmental Law Journal. He now works with Colorado cities and towns on local government and land-use issues. Before attending law school, he worked for Denver Public Schools. Michael also co-founded YIMBY North Metro, a housing advocacy organization focused on building more homes and creating walkable, connected communities. An actual transit rider, he is running for the RTD Board in District K, a seat representing Brighton, Commerce City, and parts of Thornton. You can follow Michael online wherever you get your ai slop mixed with the occasional human missive: Campaign Website: https://michaelforrtd.com/ Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeforco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikeforco TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikefromco That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen , following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky , subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube , smashing that subscribe button on our Substack , and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

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  Episode #282

  Marxism All Around! (feat. Jeff Bridges)

  Jul 16, 20261h 3mS3

  Send us a message! Really! This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast , we have a guest co-host! State Senator and Democratic nominee for State Treasurer Jeff Bridges joins Jason Bane to discuss all of the latest political news, including... Marxism survives the Primary Election in more ways than one, while the DSA learns about political reality. Then, Colorado’s most intense General Election battle gets underway; we try to figure out how you would run an 18-day Primary campaign; we ponder Mitch McConnell’s current state of aliveness; and once again, it’s ALWAYS a Republican. That’s it for this episode! If you loved watching and/or listening to it as much as we loved recording it, you can thank us by subscribing to the pod wherever you listen , following us over on New Old Twitter AKA Bluesky , subscribing to our shiny new channel on YouTube , smashing that subscribe button on our Substack , and sharing this episode with your friends, your enemies, and your 8th favorite Member of Congress from Colorado! THANK YOU so much for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

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