The Jeff and Bill Show

To talk about the ballot measure prohibiting trans athletes in women's sports. Jeff and Bill welcome a pair of champion level female athletes to the show.  Megan Burke and Paula Scanlan from Athletes for Action outline why they support Prop 134 and the impact of trans athletes on women's sports 

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Prop 7A will build a commuter rail line connecting Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Sterling Ranch, Littleton, Denver, Westminster, Broomfield, Louisville, Boulder, Longmont, Loveland, and Fort Collins.  What is the economic impact?  The Common Sense Institute has done a Cost Benefit Analysis.  DJ Summers from Common Sense joins Jeff and Bill to outline what they found 

https://commonsenseinstituteus.org/research/ballot-issue-7a-proposed-tax-for-front-range-rail/

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Air Academy High School forfeits it's Homecoming game this weekend against Lutheran High over allegations of racism from Lu-Hi students.  At a recent game between Lutheran and Sand Creek, there were allegations on Lu-Hi students saying racially offensive things on and off field.  There is an investigation ongoing.  Jeff, Bill, callers, and texts debate the allegations and Air Academy's response  

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Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth has announced the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed.  Will you watch?  Jeff, Bill, calls and texts discuss the public execution and it's purpose.  

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George Brauchler, District Attorney, Judicial District 23 and Bob Marshall, Colorado House Representative are both in studio and debate the measure to expand the number of Douglas County Commissioners from three to 5.  

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Boulder is suing oil and gas companies for the impact of greenhouse gasses and climate change.  But is Boulder the real cause?  Wayne Laugesen, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner with the Gazette, currently an independent, writer, researcher, and reporter joins Jeff and Bill.  Laugesen's recent piece titled, "Boulder Sues the Twinkie Maker" (link below) examines how much Boulder contributes to climate change. 

https://waynesword.substack.com/p/boulder-sues-the-twinkie-maker?r=1p8zhf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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The Ottumwa City Council meeting recently opened with an invocation to Satan?!?!  Jeff, Bill, texts, and calls debate the Satanic invocation.  They have the audio and you hear what the person making the invocation said. 

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Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution.  Jeff, Bill, text, and callers discuss what to do now.  Do you try to kill her again?  Does she get life in prions instead?  Do you expect lawsuits to come?

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Jeff and Bill examine the Denver housing market.   The cost of a 30-year mortgage is now 7.5% and the number of home sales fell over 11% in Sept and 21% in August.  What does this say about the Colorado economy?

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Jeff and Bill welcome Joshua Sharf, Jewish Activist to talk about the three years that have passed since the attack by Hamas.  Sharf shares stories from Israel and how antisemitism has come home to Denver.  

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