On November 6, 2025, Kim Monson welcomed Gregory LaPoint of the Center for Natural Law to explore the philosophical underpinnings of American liberty, followed by former Congressman Greg Lopez with an urgent warning about the unintended consequences of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program on the Western Slope’s agricultural economy.

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Gregory LaPoint, a scholar with degrees in philosophy and theology from Regis University, Holy Apostles College, and Bertram University, explains why natural law precedes and limits government authority. LaPoint traces this philosophical tradition from the ancient Greeks through the American founding, arguing that the nation’s current political divisions stem from abandoning these first principles.

LaPoint describes natural law as “a higher law” that establishes the standard by which government should conform itself, both legislatively and judicially. He warns that anti-realist philosophies taught in universities since Descartes have undermined this understanding, leading to ideologies that support excessive government power.

The conversation explores how natural law touches not just government limits but also family strength, economic opportunity, personal virtue, and education. LaPoint emphasizes that civility itself is grounded in natural law, making today’s breakdown in civil discourse a violation of these timeless principles.

“Natural law certainly is supposed to limit government, no doubt about that, and that’s very relevant today.”

Gregory LaPoint, Center for Natural Law

Start listening at 85:00 – Hour 2

Greg Lopez, former Congressman and 2026 gubernatorial candidate, sounds the alarm about Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program after meeting with concerned ranchers and farmers across the Western Slope. Lopez reveals that the fifteen wolves brought from Canada may carry tapeworms capable of spreading to elk, mule deer, and even domestic pets through scat contamination.

Lopez explains that Colorado Parks and Wildlife performs only heartworm tests before releasing wolves within 24 hours of capture, leaving no mechanism to prevent tapeworm spread. The designation as a “non-essential experimental population” under the Endangered Species Act means the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could potentially halt the program if coexistence proves impossible.

The gubernatorial candidate notes that urban voters who approved the wolf measure by 51 percent failed to grasp the economic impact on mountain communities. Outfitters, hunters, and agricultural operations face mounting losses as the apex predators multiply and expand their territory across Colorado’s high country.

“They don’t fully understand the totality of how this wolf is going to impact the economic livelihood of all those small businesses up in the mountains, all those outfitters, all the hunters. Everything that goes with our recreational outdoor activity is going to be negatively impacted because of this apex predator.”

Greg Lopez, Former Congressman

On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, the day after election day, Kim Monson examines the troubling results of local and national elections with citizen watchdog Mike Rawluk and sixth-generation rancher Trent Loos, explores firsthand accounts of 1930s education with 97-year-old Colonel Bill Rutledge, and honors veterans with USMC Memorial Foundation President Paula Sarlls.

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Paula Sarlls, president of the USMC Memorial Foundation, announces the upcoming Veterans Day celebration at the official Marine Memorial in Golden, Colorado. The event on Saturday, November 8th at 2 p.m. features Navy SEAL and four-time heavyweight world champion Jesse Clay as guest speaker. The memorial celebrates the 250th birthdays of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.

Sarlls explains the memorial’s Buy a Brick program as a meaningful way to honor veterans from all branches of service. The Walk of Service allows families to memorialize loved ones who served, creating a lasting tribute to their sacrifice.

“Well, it’s a time to honor and remember. We honor those who serve and are serving today, and we remember those Memorial Days really from remembering the fallen, but we do that too on Veterans Day. It’s mainly for those that are still with us and to just let them know that their service meant something and that we appreciate what they did.”

Paula Sarlls, President, USMC Memorial Foundation

Start listening at 15:51 – Hour 1

Mike Rawluk, citizen watchdog with the Ralston Valley Coalition, analyzes the disappointing election results for conservatives across Colorado. Propositions LL and MM both passed, with LL allowing the state to keep excess tax revenue at 64.6% approval and MM increasing taxes on high earners at 58% approval.

Rawluk highlights the critically low 28% voter turnout compared to 75% in 2024, noting that unaffiliated voters actually outnumbered both Democrat and Republican turnout in Jefferson County. He also reports progress on the Glow Park project, where citizen engagement brought concerns about mission creep in state land use to the Capital Development Committee’s attention.

“If you’re seeing something that you’re not quite sure about, and you say this doesn’t quite fit with a law, this doesn’t quite fit with the community, getting engaged and getting the facts together really seems to go a long way.”

Mike Rawluk, Ralston Valley Coalition

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Colonel Bill Rutledge, 97-year-old retired U.S. Air Force veteran, provides firsthand accounts of first grade education in 1934-1935 Kentucky. Without kindergartens or preschools, children entered first grade with no formal academic preparation, learning entirely from their teachers in face-to-face instruction.

Rutledge explains that teachers stayed with their students for the first three years, creating remarkable continuity and individualized attention. Miss Elizabeth Duncan, his first teacher, went on to teach for 40 more years. He recalls the limited vaccinations available, with only smallpox and diphtheria shots administered in first grade, and notes he never encountered a child with autism in six different schools across three states.

“And as far as the autism, I went to six different schools in three different states. And not only did I observe my classmates, but also so many of the schools I went to were first grade through 12th grade, all in the same building or immediate complex. I never saw one child at any of those schools that had any indication of autism.”

Colonel Bill Rutledge, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

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Trent Loos, sixth-generation farmer and rancher, confirms alarming trends from the World Hereford Tour in Nebraska. Cattle producers from multiple countries, including Uruguay, Australia, the UK, France, and New Zealand, all report record-low beef cow inventories. Ireland has mandated a one-third reduction in cattle under climate regulations.

Loos connects global land grabs and housing developments to World Economic Forum interests, noting BlackRock’s involvement across wind, solar, AI data centers, and land acquisition. He expresses skepticism about election integrity, questioning why computer-generated vote counts take hours to reach 100% reporting. The Bureau of Land Management’s plan to kill 435,000 barred owls to protect spotted owls epitomizes government mismanagement of natural resources.

“There’s an intended attack on ruminant animals, and that is because a ruminant animal can convert the land that is not suitable to growing crops to feed people into upcycling into the most nutrient-dense food substance on the planet.”

Trent Loos, Sixth-Generation Farmer and Rancher

On November 4, 2025, guest host Marshall Dawson fills in for Kim Monson to explore government overreach in local transportation policy with aviation advocate Tara Menza, transportation expert Randall O’Toole, and attorney Jon Boesen discussing the importance of timely legal consultation.

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Tara Menza, a member of Longmont’s Airport Advisory Board, breaks down the controversy surrounding proposed landing fees at Vance Brand Airport. The proposal originated from noise complaints by a handful of residents but shifted to a funding justification after pilots pushed back. Menza, whose husband is a retired Navy combat aviator with nearly 400 carrier landings, explains that airports receiving federal Aviation Improvement Program grants are bound by assurances requiring them to remain open to all types of aeronautical activity.

The city council’s handling of the issue drew criticism when board members discovered they received different budget information than what was presented to the council. Staff admitted the numbers differed because the groups “asked different questions.” Menza pointed out the airport advisory board had never seen a full budget until October, and the city manager arbitrarily required a 90-day reserve for the airport while other city entities only need 60 days.

“But basically, yes, the airport board did not get the same information the city council got, which I found extremely frustrating. And it looked like they were trying to pull a fast one on the airport board.”

Tara Menza, Longmont Airport Advisory Board Member

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Randall O’Toole, known as “the anti-planner,” exposes the massive waste in Denver’s FasTracks program. RTD claims it will only take $1.6 billion to finish three trains daily between Longmont and Denver, but the cost per rider would reach $135, with taxpayers subsidizing roughly $130 of each fare. When Fast Tracks passed in 2004, transit carried 4.8 percent of Denver commuters. After spending $5 billion on six new rail lines, transit still carried just 4.8 percent in 2019, meaning all that money failed to take a single car off the road.

O’Toole recounted debating former RTD CEO Cal Marcella, who promised “absolutely no chance” of cost overruns. As soon as the measure passed, RTD discovered 50 to 100 percent cost overruns on almost every line. The transportation expert noted that subsidies to transit average over $2 per passenger mile since the pandemic, while driving subsidies amount to about a penny per passenger mile. He revealed that even among Denver residents without cars, twice as many drive alone to work as take transit.

“I would point out that it would be cheaper to give every low-income person who was riding transit a new car every three years than it would be to run just one of the fast-track lines.”

Randall O’Toole, Transportation Policy Expert

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Jon Boesen of Boesen Law emphasizes that time is of the essence when dealing with injuries. Many people have a natural inclination to wait and see how things develop before seeking legal advice, but every case has different statutes of limitations, notice requirements, and steps that must be taken immediately. For workers injured on the job, failure to properly notify employers and specifically describe what body parts were injured can be devastating for the claim.

Boesen shared observations from a recent trip to New York, where he spoke with residents about the upcoming mayoral race. He found many voters hearing promises of free services and taxing billionaires without considering the consequences, reflecting a broader pattern of insufficient civic education.

“Well, I tell folks, and I’ve said this before on Kim’s show, time is of the essence.”

Jon Boesen, Attorney at Boesen Law

On November 3, 2025, guest host Brad Beck fills in for Kim Monson to explore pressing issues of international accountability, local governance, and the preservation of American cultural heritage with Centennial City Council candidate Patty McKernan, writer and commentator Dr. Brian Joondeph, and David Horowitz Freedom Center president Michael Finch.

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Patty McKernan, candidate for Centennial City Council District 3, warns about third-party interests attempting to interfere with citizen choice through single-hauler trash contracts and other regulatory schemes. McKernan describes her 15-mile-wide district stretching from Colorado Boulevard to Smoky Hill and Liverpool, explaining how Centennial residents want to maintain their city’s character without excessive government intervention.

McKernan addresses constituent concerns about affordability, traffic safety, and the proper allocation of city resources. She raises questions about developers seeking municipal bond allotments from neighboring cities and the push to convert mid-century commercial buildings into 15-minute city developments. Her campaign focuses on critical thinking about proposals and preserving the distinctive neighborhoods, trails, and parks that define Centennial.

“I realized that we have some third-party, I’ll just call them grifters, and they’re going in town to town trying to interfere with our choice and control as citizens and start regulating the trash services. And that’s not the proper role of government.”

Patty McKernan, Centennial City Council Candidate

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Dr. Brian Joondeph, writer for Rasmussen Reports and American Thinker, argues that the United Nations has strayed far from its founding mission of creating peace and helping nations prosper. Instead of addressing genocides in Rwanda, Darfur, Congo, and the ongoing slaughter of Christians in Nigeria, the UN focuses disproportionate attention on condemning Israel while operating as a corrupt bureaucracy funded largely by American taxpayers.

Joondeph points out that the United States contributes 22 percent of the UN’s regular budget and more than 26 percent of peacekeeping costs, yet receives little accountability for these expenditures. He suggests that financial leverage represents the most effective reform tool, comparing the situation to NATO where Trump’s pressure forced member nations to increase their contributions. The discussion extends to President Trump’s willingness to raise these issues publicly and apply economic pressure to address Christian persecution abroad.

“Instead, they’re fomenting conflict, and they’ve become very political.”

Dr. Brian Joondeph, Writer

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Joondeph also addresses the double standards surrounding political violence, noting the stark contrast between bipartisan condemnation of violence against certain legislators and the refusal of many Democrats to condemn violence against conservatives. He describes how some members of Congress and teachers have celebrated or mocked the death of Charlie Kirk, calling such behavior abhorrent regardless of political disagreements.

The conversation touches on echo chambers and the unwillingness of many on the left to engage with opposing viewpoints, contrasting this with conservatives like Kirk and J.D. Vance who actively seek debate and dialogue. Joondeph emphasizes the importance of not accepting false premises and consistently pushing back against misleading characterizations.

“So they’re only outraged if the situation is favorable to them.”

Dr. Brian Joondeph, Writer

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Michael Finch, president of the David Horowitz Freedom Center and author of A Time to Stand: A Dire Hour to Defend American Beauty, makes a passionate case for celebrating American cultural heritage through poetry, art, architecture, and literature. Finch explains how his writing naturally becomes poetic when describing America’s landscape, history, and aspirational culture.

Finch laments that schools no longer teach about landscape painters like Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Cole, writers like Willa Cather, or the classical architecture that Thomas Jefferson envisioned for federal buildings. He connects this cultural amnesia to the left’s long march through institutions, noting how they seek to denigrate American history as a prerequisite for their utopian project. The discussion includes reflections on David Horowitz’s mentorship and his understanding of how the left operates, having spent half his life as a Marxist revolutionary before his transformation.

“America, the culture and the landscape, the history, the art, all of it is so incredibly beautiful. We have such a dynamic and aspirational culture that I think the poet that kind of sits back in me really comes out.”

Michael Finch, President, David Horowitz Freedom Center

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Finch shares his reflections on war poetry, particularly from World War I, which he considers the most destructive conflict in modern history for its impact on Western civilization and Christendom. He highlights poets like Ivor Gurney who found beauty in memories of the English landscape even amid the horrors of trench warfare. Both Brad Beck and Finch share personal connections to the war through grandfathers who served but never spoke of their experiences.

The conversation emphasizes America’s unique capacity to overcome trials and emerge stronger, from the Civil War to contemporary challenges. Finch expresses optimism about the American people’s fundamental love for their country and history, despite the efforts of radical elements to denigrate that heritage. He encourages parents to teach their children about figures like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Boone, and Davy Crockett to preserve the stories that bind the nation together.

“And this is the greatest experiment in human history.”

Michael Finch, President, David Horowitz Freedom Center

On Friday, October 31, 2025, Kim Monson welcomed a full house for a Halloween broadcast examining the misuse of political terminology. Allen Thomas, author and frequent guest host, presented his essay on fascism. Cain, founder of Task Force Freedom Northern Colorado, challenged listeners on government dependency, and Ben Williams of Ben’s Plumbing, Heating and Cooling offered seasonal home maintenance advice.

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Allen Thomas traces the etymology and ideology of fascism back to Mussolini’s Italy and Hitler’s Germany, noting how both movements exploited socialist rhetoric to gain power before abandoning it. The word fascist derives from the Italian “fasci,” an ancient Roman symbol of bundled rods around an axe representing unity under state power. Thomas emphasizes that fascism demanded total state control, with Mussolini declaring “everything in the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.”

Thomas distinguishes between fascist nationalism, which justified suppressing individual rights for the nation’s benefit, and civic nationalism practiced by constitutional conservatives who love their country while criticizing government overreach. The fascist economic model represented a middle ground between socialism and free markets, allowing private property ownership while the state controlled production quotas and labor conditions.

“If you do all those things, you will fully embrace the anti-fascist movement.”

Allen Thomas, Author

Start listening at 79:20 – Hour 2

Cain shared an inspiring story of a young man who walked 20 miles through the night to reach his first day at a new job after his car broke down. Police officers relayed him in shifts, and the company owner eventually gave him a car after a GoFundMe raised over $30,000. Cain contrasted this individual initiative with the dependency mindset fostered by government assistance programs.

Drawing from personal experience, Cain described how his mother lifted their family off welfare by earning her nursing degree while he was in high school. He later spent only six months on government assistance before committing to self-sufficiency. The discussion touched on the generational cycle of dependency, where some families have never witnessed a parent working regular hours.

“The Bible says if you don’t work, you don’t eat.”

Cain, Founder, Task Force Freedom Northern Colorado

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Ben Williams offered practical advice for homeowners preparing for holiday gatherings. Disconnecting garden hoses prevents frozen pipes, as water expands into a hexagonal crystal structure when freezing. Williams explained that the valve controlling outdoor spigots sits about a foot inside the house, and connected hoses trap water in the exposed section.

Garbage disposals cause significant plumbing calls during Thanksgiving because even powerful units discharge through inch-and-a-half pipes with internal baffles reducing effective diameter to three-quarters of an inch. Williams recommended keeping potato peels and other debris out of disposals entirely and using bacterial enzyme drain cleaners as preventive maintenance.

“the disposal is not the problem, it’s the pipe. And um, I don’t care how, if you could grind up a whole cow in in two minutes, that’s fine, but it still has to go through your pipes.”

Ben Williams, Ben’s Plumbing, Heating and Cooling

Start listening at 10:02 – Hour 1

Robyn Carnes discussed her re-election campaign for Centennial City Council District 1, covering approximately 22,000 residents from Broadway to Colorado Boulevard. She identified crime, public safety, and affordability as the primary concerns, noting that while Centennial’s crime rate has dropped, state policies make prosecution difficult.

Carnes, a real estate professional, observed that housing inventory in Colorado has increased but red tape and policies have made building and maintaining homeownership challenging. Voters in her district can support her campaign at CarnesForCentennial.com and cast ballots for both their district representative and mayoral candidate Don Sheehan.

“And the response is, we’re very happy with Centennial, but we’re very concerned about the state and what the state’s doing and how the state is encroaching on the city.”

Robyn Carnes, Centennial City Council

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Joe Whitney updated listeners on Rooted in Littleton’s effort to preserve single-family residential zoning through Ballot Question 3A. The city council’s proposed changes would redefine single-family zones to include duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes in every neighborhood.

Whitney reported that Littleton spent nearly $20,000 of taxpayer money on a judicial review challenging the ballot measure’s constitutionality, forcing the volunteer organization to spend thousands in response. The city ultimately withdrew without completing the review, having created confusion during ballot distribution. Whitney endorsed Pat Driscoll for Mayor, David Carlton at-large, Kurt Samuelson for District 3, and Darren LaMiranda for District 1.

“Our elected officials here in Littleton actually have said that they feel empowered to make the best decision for the people, not necessarily vote for what or try to do what the people want.”

Joe Whitney, Rooted in Littleton

Start listening at 103:03 – Hour 2

John Froese explained the petition drive to force a special election on Lakewood’s densification ordinances. The city council broke the zoning rewrite into four separate ordinances passed at different meetings, requiring referendum organizers to collect signatures for each one separately.

Froese announced that the first referendum would be submitted that day, with the second due Monday. Volunteers of various political backgrounds have staffed a petition office at 820 Sims Street behind 7-Eleven, open from 10:30 AM to 6 PM, with extended Sunday hours despite the Broncos game.

“This is not a partisan issue. We have volunteers that are on the far right, the far left, and right in the middle, and everybody has really come together to give their time.”

John Froese, Lakewood Referendum Organizer