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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 233 - Mike NelsonRundown -    Intro - 00:35   Mike Nelson - 13:29   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:07:29   "Earth" by Dave Gunders - 01:32:49   Outro - 01:37:16   Episode 233 features Colorado's beloved weatherman, Mike Nelson. We're diving deep into the climate crisis, with Mike sharing his expertise on the alarming trends and the hopeful solutions. From LA fires to scorching temperatures in Iran and Phoenix, Mike explains why climate change is his top priority and how our collective "house is on fire." https://mail.go...
2024-09-141h 38The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 231 - Ken ToltzRundown -   Intro - 00:35   Ken Toltz - 06:25   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:11:09   "Blow Wind Blow" by Dave Gunders - 01:21:34   Outro - 01:27:48   This podcast’s Israeli correspondent Ken Toltz returns to Colorado and visits Craig’s home studio for a fascinating discussion on the week after Israel’s successful preemptive strike against Hezbollah. Learn about Ken Toltz’s life before and after October 7 in his new hometown of Herzliya. Find out how and why that town is being targeted...
2024-08-311h 29The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 230 - Mike LittwinRundown -   Intro - 00:35   Mike Littwin - 07:24   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:46:36   "Just Try Me" by Dave Gunders - 02:08:13   Outro - 02:13:51   Following this historic month of political upheaval, the lead columnist for @coloradosun, Mike Littwin, reviews the dramatic developments climaxed by the Chicago DNC. VP Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech was the cherry on top.   Littwin recounts his career from growing up in Norfolk to covering the local ABA Virginia Squires – who practiced at the Norf...
2024-08-242h 15The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 223 - Judith BergRundown -   Intro - 00:35   Judith Berg - 16:52   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 39:24   "My Dad" by Dave Gunders - 57:28   Henry Gunders - 01:01:00   Harold Dubinski - 01:36:40   Chicago Tribune Covers Alan Berg - 02:55:19   Outro - 03:03:40   The show begins with the host’s review of POTUS on ABC on Friday night. Many mistakes and misperceptions made in that interview are a blessing in disguise. Kudos to Stephanopoulos, who played it s...
2024-07-063h 05The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 219 - Denver Councilman Kevin Flynn (Ace Reporter on 6.18.84 Neo-Nazi Killing of Alan Berg)Rundown -    Intro - 00:25   Kevin Flynn - 05:21   Outro - 01:40:21   Special Craig’s Colorado Homefront Show addresses the outbreak of violent fascism in Denver precisely 40 years ago. Alan Berg was gunned down by Bruce Pierce, a felon with an assault weapon who’d come from Idaho to Colorado to assassinate a Jew. Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt, two Rocky Mountain News reporters, wrote a masterpiece on Berg’s killers titled "The Silent Brotherhood: Inside America's Racist Underground."   After starting his young life a...
2024-06-191h 42The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 216 - Mario NicolaisRundown -   Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35   "The Rebound" by Dave Gunders - 24:15   Mario Nicolais in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 30:36   Outro - 01:45:19   This special episode is dedicated to the memory of #32, Bill Walton, who was a guest on Episode 151 less than a year ago. Bill passed away on Memorial Day. Rememberances of the Big Redhead are everywhere, including here. https://coloradosun.com/author/craig-silverman/   Colorado Sun colleague and ace attorney Mario Nicolais return...
2024-06-011h 46The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 210 - Barry Levine and Greg GoldRundown -   Greg Gold in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 11:04   Barry Levine - 31:44   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:30:15   "Set the Tone" by Dave Gunders - 01:42:14   The Craig Silverman Show’s New York v Trump trial correspondent Greg Gold reports on his 100 Centre Street Manhattan Criminal Courthouse observations. Trump claims that the area is locked down and Greg proves that Trump is a liar. Gold reports the prosecution’s opening witness, David Pecker, is astoundingly good.   This case has more a...
2024-04-271h 48The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 209 - Craig’s Colorado Corner with Greg Gold and Chris DeckerRundown -   Greg Gold - 04:41   Chris Decker - 24:33   Craig’s Colorado Corner brings you Colorado lawyers and pundits voicing their opinions on the Trump trials and tribulations. New York v Trump is off and running with Opening Statements and first witness, David Pecker. There was a gag-order hearing too, with Judge Merchan taking the matter under advisement.   Our New York v. Trump jury trial correspondent, Colorado attorney Greg Gold, was in the Manhattan courthouse today and got into the overflow television viewing room with m...
2024-04-241h 18The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 203 - ADL Regional Director Scott Levin and CO State Representative Leslie HerodRundown -    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 t...
2024-03-232h 02The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 202 - Colorado Democratic Party Chair Shad MuribRundown -    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...
2024-03-162h 43The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 200 - John Jackson and Ken ToltzRundown -   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...
2024-03-071h 22The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 195 - Craig’s Colorado Corner starring Nicolais, Molk, Joseph, Barad, Alschuler, Kaudy and JacksonRundown -    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...
2024-02-072h 07The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 191 - Ben MeiselasRundown -   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 expo...
2024-01-131h 44The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 189 - Honorable Judge J. Michael LuttigRundown -   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 ex...
2023-12-301h 40The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 188 - Craig’s Colorado Homefront Christmas Special - Ken Toltz and Bill BuckleyRundown -    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...
2023-12-251h 39The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 187 - Harry MacLean (author of Starkweather)Rundown -   Harry MacLean in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 13:07   Craig gets a call from a Lauren Boebert Staffer - 01:55:01   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:06:58   "When the Lion Lays Down" by Dave Gunders - 02:15:54   Big decisions confront US Supreme Court, including the case of Anderson v Griswold; the 14th Amendment, Article Three case arising out of Denver, Colorado to disqualify Trump from the presidential primary ballot. https://coloradosun.com/author/craig-silverman/   Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes b...
2023-12-232h 25The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 186 - Brian StelterRundown -    Brian Stelter - 27:04   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:02:33   "Simple Man" by Dave Gunders - 01:08:22   The star of CNN’s Reliable Sources, Brian Stelter, returns for the first time since his show was canceled. He’s the author of the new bestseller, Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Network-of-Lies/Brian-Stelter/9781668046906   Stelter has had a front row seat to American history with his longti...
2023-12-161h 22The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 185 - Geert WildersRundown -   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 19:47   "Song Of Columbus" by Dave Gunders - 35:22   Craig Introduces Geert Wilders at Western Conservative Summit - 41:07   Host has had encounters with many political leaders, including a memorable day with likely new Dutch prime minister, Geert Wilders. The controversial author of Marked for Death came to the Denver Hyatt Regency to speak at a gala on June 30, 2012. Host sat with Wilders for a meal and then both spoke. https://www.c-span.org/video/?306868-5/western-conservative-summit  ...
2023-12-091h 33The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 183 - Ari Armstrong - Getting Over Jesus: Finding Meaning and Morals without GodRundown -   Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:36   "I Give Thanks" by Dave Gunders - 08:26   Ari Armstrong - 14:06   Public intellectual Ari Armstrong (from Ep 126) returns, having authored a fascinating book explaining his transition from Christianity to atheism. Rooted in personal experience, Armstrong suggests readers rely more on the natural than the supernatural. https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Over-Jesus-Finding-Meaning/dp/B0CKTG3D6V   Author of popular Substack, Colorado Pickaxe, Armstrong questions doctrines that guided his early life and that...
2023-11-252h 32The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 182 - Rep. Bob Marshall Responds to George Brauchler’s Social Media Sucker PunchRundown -   Bob Marshall - 32:07   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:44:45   "Let It Go Mama" by Dave Gunders - 01:52:46   Marine Lt. Col. (Retired) Bob Marshall returns to Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge for fourth time to discuss Colorado’s Special Session and to respond to this outrageous Twitter post by 710 KNUS radio host and wannabe Douglas County DA, George Brauchler. https://twitter.com/GeorgeBrauchler/status/1724387256541020395   Ex-DA Brauchler fails to disclose he was involved as DA when Marshall falsely charged and sucker punc...
2023-11-183h 24The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 179 - CO State Senator Dafna Michaelson JenetRundown -    Dafna Michaelson Jenet - 16:49   The Craig Silverman Show presents: Craig’s Colorado Homefront – a special wartime spinoff series featuring influential people discussing the world’s war about Jews and Israel. New realities are contemplated on college campuses, worldwide streets and in the legislatures of Colorado and the USA.   Representative Ken Buck’s stepping down and host contemplates why and his possible replacements, including long lost pal George Brauchler. Many talk show hosts are contemplating the GOP run. Before we hear from CO State Senator Dafna Michaelson J...
2023-11-0253 minThe Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 175 - Craig’s Colorado Corner with Ken Toltz (Israel) & John Jackson (Ukraine)Rundown -   Ken Toltz & John Jackson - 12:24   Special war time edition. John Jackson is so close to the front lines in Ukraine that you can feel it in his strong voice. Ken Toltz is shocked and trying to absorb what has happened to his new homeland of Israel. https://kentoltz.medium.com/bio-857f0d5aeb16   Our foreign correspondents are battling pure evil in the form of Russia, Iran and Hamas. This Colorado panel gives you a feel for the war’s impact on the groun...
2023-10-111h 43The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 171 - Jane Feldman in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge - L’Affaire BoebertRundown -   Jane Feldman in the Inner Sanctum of Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 49:25   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:53:58   "When I Die" by Dave Gunders - 02:08:44   Sordid Lauren Boebert incident at the Denver theater is thoroughly reviewed. So is the reaction by members of the Colorado and national media. Remember how Boebert went on Caplis Show to unveil bogus October 2022 surprise claiming her opponent had adulterous sex in a storage trailer in Aspen, a claim later discredited. We do.   We’ve got the...
2023-09-232h 17The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 170 - Larry Ryckman from Colorado Sun and Rich Kaudy, Esq.Rundown -   Larry Ryckman - 19:09   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 49:49   "New Last Chance" by Dave Gunders - 01:01:32   Rich Kaudy, Esq. in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:06:59   Special show welcomes Rosh Hashanah 5784 with great guests, sound and music. Omnipresent threats from our quadra-indicted former president affect the fair administration of justice. Trump is a fundamental threat to peace and democracy in the USA.   Special Counsel Jack Smith has reacted with a strong motion to Judge Chutkan. In Tanya we tru...
2023-09-162h 13The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 169 - Craig’s Colorado Corner with Marty Lenz and Jordan HedbergRundown -   Marty Lenz and Jordan Hedberg - 04:07   Colorado’s hot fresh panel show welcomes the star of Denver’s 850 KOA Morning News, Marty Lenz and we get to hear a fascinating side of this important Colorado broadcaster. Hear a fascinating side of this important CO broadcaster. Lenz shows deep knowledge of football and wisdom of keeping religion out of politics. https://koacolorado.iheart.com/featured/colorado-s-morning-news/about/   Gather wisdom from erudite publisher of the Wet Mountain Tribune, Jordan Hedberg, previously featured on Episode 113. Jordan battles...
2023-09-111h 34The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 167 - Tom Asbury (GWHS Hall of Fame Special)Rundown -    Tom Asbury - 13:06   Craig Presents His GWHS Hall of Fame Speech - 01:35:21   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:52:08   "Moonrise Western Sky" by Dave Gunders - 02:03:13   Tom Asbury was one of the greatest basketball players in the history of George Washington High School, which also produced GW HOF member Chauncey Billups. But Billups can’t match Asbury yet as a coach, given Asbury’s 238 NCAA coaching wins.   Basketball fans will like this show but it is so much mor...
2023-09-022h 10The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 166 - Craig’s Colorado Corner with Susan Stubson and Tim StubsonRundown -   Susan Stubson and Tim Stubson - 03:18   The Stubsons are entertaining and influential lawyers from Wyoming. Susan was on Episode 106 and her verbal skills and humor delighted. She writes for the New York Times. Mrs. Stubson is joined by her brilliant attorney spouse, Tim Stubson, who is terrific. Stubson chemistry is obvious. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/opinion/liz-cheney-wyoming-voters.html   Learn what Christian nationalism has done to Wyoming and the Stubsons' church. Oh my goodness, what happened this past Easter with their pastor going after Man...
2023-08-281h 26The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 165 - Bruce Hellerstein and Tom Overton, Esq.Rundown -    Bruce Hellerstein - 16:47   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:02:38   "World Gone Crazy" by Dave Gunders - 01:15:30   Tom Overton in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:21:36   Show opening highlights the latest in the prosecutions of Trump for crimes against America. Sound of Kyle Clark documenting Big Lie flowing through Colorado via 630 KHOW and 710 KNUS, and Peter Boyles, Dan Caplis, Randy Corporon, Jenna Ellis, and Joe Oltmann is reviewed. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/colorado-conservatives-launched-election-rigging-claims/73-ce86c340-29f3...
2023-08-262h 34The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 164 - Craig’s Colorado Corner with Albert Alschuler and Quentin YoungRundown -    Albert Alschuler and Quentin Young - 02:22   We address the many prosecutions of Donald Trump and especially the Colorado connections.    Renowned Professor Alschuler (featured in Episode 110) is an expert on criminal law and procedure. He’s also studied the strange case of Mark Meadows. Is Meadows cooperating or not? Is TFG paying his former Chief of Staff to stay loyal? We discuss. https://www.justsecurity.org/87506/will-mark-meadows-be-a-principal-witness-against-donald-trump/   Panel discusses roles played in TFG’s Big Lie coup and coverup by Jenna Elli...
2023-08-211h 06The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 163 - Sadie GurmanRundown -   Sadie Gurman - 22:22   Craig provides commentary on Randy Corporon and George Brauchler - 53:44   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:45:05   "Crazy for You" by Dave Gunders - 01:56:27   Ace Wall Street Journal Justice Department reporter Sadie Gurman is covering the prosecutions of former president Trump and is our special guest. Get to know this Denver girl and how she’s become a superstar reporter. https://www.wsj.com/news/author/sadie-gurman   Learn about Gurman’s experience...
2023-08-192h 03The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 162 - Craig’s Colorado Corner with Terrance Carroll and Mario NicolaisRundown -    Terrance Carroll and Mario Nicolais - 00:51   Michael Bailey in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:04:51   Promises made. Promises kept. Sensational SPECIAL EDITION show upcoming Monday morning at 8 AM Colorado time. Former Colorado Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll and Colorado Sun Columnist, Mario Nicolais are first panelists ever on Craig‘s Colorado Corner edition of The Craig Silverman Show.    Experience a fine panel discussion amongst engaged Colorado attorneys on the repercussions of the abortion related vote in Ohio, and the realities regarding the damn war...
2023-08-141h 52The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 157 - CO State Rep. Bob Marshall - John Jackson (our Colorado man in Ukraine)Rundown -    Troubadour Dave Gunders - 03:33   "Love Has a Way (song for Deb)" by Dave Gunders - 17:06   Rep. Bob Marshall in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 23:28   John Jackson - 01:17:11   Rep. Bob Marshall (HD43) makes his triumphant return to Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge to explain his experience as a first-term legislator. Two of his military benefits bills got through, including one that veteran legislators thought had no chance, both funding worthy programs helping military veterans.   This Marine went to Ukr...
2023-07-152h 29The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 156 - The Roger Stone Interview - InsurrectionRundown -    Craig reflects on his interview with Roger Stone - 27:18   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:24:55   "If God Was Watching" by Dave Gunders - 01:35:36   If Jack Smith could extract the full truth from Roger Stone, we might put to bed this MAGA-mess. Knee deep in all things Trump, Roger Stone started working for Nixon and graduated to Ronald Reagan. It was the Reagan campaign when Stone met Trump through attorney Roy Cohn.   In a lengthy interview here, Roger Stone recounts how he...
2023-07-081h 42The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 150 - Shavuot Special - Sage Advice for Talk Show LawyersRundown -    Troubadour Dave Gunders - 28:42   "Your Way Too" by Dave Gunders - 45:04   Spencer Heywood - Star Denver Nugget knows Trump is racist - 51:48   Craig makes his radio case with sound - 01:13:29   What Makes Denver Mayoral Candidates laugh - 02:34:32   Shavuot is the Jewish holiday commemorating receipt of the Law at Mt. Sinai. America’s Rule of Law is hanging by a thread now. MAGA’s made it happen and must be stopped. Responsible lawyers with broadcastin...
2023-05-272h 44The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 146 - Ken Toltz - Our Colorado Man in IsraelRundown -    Ken Toltz - 28:33   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:57:56   "Set the Tone" by Dave Gunders - 02:09:18   Current events are coming at us fast and furious. VP Pence testified.  So did E Jean Carroll in the civil case of the century. Trump will soon be found a rapist by a New York jury. Verdict will set the tone for prosecutions to come. Learn about E Jean from entertaining portions of her podcast.   Tucker Carlson was fired this week by Fox News. D...
2023-04-292h 16The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 145 - Mike Johnston is close to becoming Denver mayorRundown -    Sam Silverman's history with Steiny of Full Send - 05:12   Mike Johnston - 24:16   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:09:33   "Every Space" by Dave Gunders - 01:30:21   Mike Johnston was spectacular a few months ago in Episode 134  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-134-mike-johnston-wants-to-be-denver-mayor/id1522579679?i=1000597992418   Former Colorado State Senator Mike Johnston returns triumphantly following first round win in the Denver mayoral election. We plow different ground than Episode 134. Learn about Johnston’s personal relationship with remai...
2023-04-221h 37The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 136 - Kwame Spearman wants to be Denver mayorRundown -    Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:36   "Looking Down" by Dave Gunders - 16:22   Kwame Spearman - 22:15   In our ongoing series of in depth interviews with major Denver mayoral candidates, show welcomes Kwame Spearman. He’s owner of The Tattered Cover, a Denver independent book selling institution.   Find out what makes this Denver native tick. Spearman grew up in east Denver and now worries about the unaffordable housing, homelessness, crime, and Denver headed downward. Listen to Kwame Spearman’s solutions...
2023-02-181h 42The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 129 - Kirk Widlund Hour on KNUS is MissingRundown -   Heidi Beedle - 35:27   Craig reviews Heidi Beedle on The Steffan Tubbs Show - 01:16:57   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:39:01   "Way of Forgetting" by Dave Gunders - 02:43:36   So many wrong things about Denver Trump Radio are illustrated on this week’s podcast. First of all, Steffan Tubbs had Kirk Widlund on as a featured guest. Widlund had produced the radio version of The Craig Silverman Show for many years.   Widlund was terminated from KNUS in December, 2020 when it...
2022-12-312h 57The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 127 - Mitch Morrissey - Crime Fighter - DNA ExpertRundown -    Mitch Morrissey in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge (Part 1) - 05:16   Mitch Morrissey in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge (Part 2) - 01:13:12   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 03:05:42   "A Sun Still Shining" by Dave Gunders - 03:13:29   Mitch Morrissey was elected District Attorney of Denver, Colorado for three terms from 2005-2017. Before that, he was a Denver prosecutor for decades. Craig Silverman was his supervising and training Chief Deputy DA in Denver District Courtroom 13. Stan Garnett was the other assigned Deputy DA.   Stan Ga...
2022-12-173h 20The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 122 - Bob Marshall wins sweet anti-MAGA victory in Douglas County ColoradoRundown -   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 05:49   "I Give Thanks" by Dave Gunders - 15:43   Bob Marshall in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 21:34   CO State Rep. Rep. Elect Bob Marshall just won a sweet victory in HD43 (Highlands Ranch). There are still MAGA threats to America but they are diminished after Tuesday’s election results. Democracy was saved and Colorado led the way. It was a bad week for Putin/Trump in Ukraine and the USA.    Bob Marshall was a Republican most of his l...
2022-11-121h 23The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 121 - Looking Down featuring filmmaker Ari Folman, Rev. Gino Geraci and Remembering BellaRundown -    Ari Folman - 16:23   Gino Geraci - 53:20   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:49:09   "Looking Down" by Dave Gunders - 03:02:46   Show begins with rundown of 11-4-22 sentencing of monstrous man who murdered Isabella Thallas and gravely wounded Darian Simon. Michael Close was sentenced to Life plus 48 years by Judge Lisa Arnold and the courtroom scene is described. Find out the chilling words spoken Friday afternoon in Denver District Courtroom 5A.   Are we on the threshold of widespr...
2022-11-053h 10The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 120 - The Holly featuring Terrance Roberts and author Julian RubinsteinRundown -    Troubadour Dave Gunders and Craig talk current events - 03:34   "Billy B and the Fair Skinned Girl" by Dave Gunders - 18:56   Julian Rubinstein and Terrance Roberts - The Holly - 25:34   Terrance Roberts for Denver Mayor - 01:12:41   The Holly is an acclaimed book by Julian Rubinstein now made into a documentary which will be the featured film at the Denver Film Festival at the Ellie Caulkins’ Theater.  https://denverfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/632dd69f686c180029ef4893   ...
2022-10-291h 59The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 115 - Jake Pucci — Denver Colorado hero — more truth about the AK-47Rundown -    Jake Pucci - 13:47   Craig Reviews Dan Politica Deposition - 53:17   Alby Segall - 01:26:49   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:54:26   "Falling Rain" by Dave Gunders - 01:59:47   Jake Pucci is a Denver Colorado hero. His brave actions on June 10, 2020 saved the life of Darian Simon. Sadly, Isabella Thallas was murdered that day by Michael Close, the gunman convicted this week of her first degree murder, and the attempted fitst degree murder of Bella’s boyfriend.   In the...
2022-09-242h 07The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 107 - Neon Denver featuring Dr. Nedra Downing and State Rep Steven WoodrowRundown -    Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:36   "One Stop Shop" by Dave Gunders - 16:51   Dr. Nedra Downing - 22:25   State Rep Steven Woodrow in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:02:58   The heart of Denver takes center stage as the host reminisces about his four decades working downtown and his recent move to start his new law firm in the heart of Greenwood Village. Reminiscences about ever-changing downtown Denver are fun, especially when the Troubadour played Josephina's in Larimer Square and Craig dined...
2022-07-302h 34The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 103 - Freedom Song featuring Dan Grunfeld, Rachel Gunders, and Chip Evans, Esq.Rundown -    Dan Grunfeld - 26:13   Dave & Rachel Gunders - 01:17:02   "Fourth of July" by Dave Gunders - 01:40:22   Chip Evans in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:47:38   We tell fascinating stories of freedom on this Independence Day weekend special. Dan Grunfeld is an exceptional author of a terrific new book, By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream. By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream: Grunfeld, Dan, A...
2022-07-022h 25The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 101 - Craig votes Joe O’Dea, Judith Berg remembers Alan BergRundown -    Joe O'Dea - 13:19   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 28:23   "Only a Rock in the Road" by Dave Gunders - 42.30   Judith Berg - 01:15:42   Joe O’Dea has an excellent chance to be Colorado’s next U.S. Senator and would instantly become a powerful person in America. This affable native Denverite is a serious challenger to incumbent Senator Michael Bennet but first he must survive a Republican primary against mega-MAGA State Senator Ron Hanks.   Listen and learn why J...
2022-06-182h 34The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 100 - Kyle ClarkRundown -    Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:36   "Impossible Happiness" by Dave Gunders - 06:07   Kyle Clark - 10:29   Craig reacts to January 6th Select Committee Hearing - 01:16:40   One More Thing with Kyle Clark: It is the Guns! - 01:23:58   Kyle Clark is Colorado’s most important and impactful journalist. Next with Kyle Clark is Colorado’s must-watch newscast. https://www.9news.com/next Kyle’s Word of Thanks campaign just celebrated its 100th week and has raised over nine mil...
2022-06-111h 33The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 92 - Good Passover! Featuring Rabbi Ray Zwerin, Private Investigator Jeff Kass, and Troubadour Dave GundersRundown -    Rabbi Raymond Zwerin - 03:32   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:16:31   "Good to Believe" by Dave Gunders - 01:25:38   Rabbi Raymond Zwerin's 85th Birthday Speech - 01:30:58   Private Investigator Jeff Kass - 02:04:40   Rabbi Raymond Zwerin remains very much alive at 85. Ordained as a Rabbi in 1964, he founded Denver’s Temple Sinai, served many decades, and helped create our Colorado Babi Yar Memorial. Past and present atrocities near Kiev against Jews and others are remembered. Rabbi Zwerin reminds us of the sad...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 88 - Judgment Days featuring Rabbi Rick Rheins and Judge Bob OrrRundown -    Rabbi Rick Rheins - 05:40   Right Wing Media Watch - 53:51   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:12:36   "Some Days" by Dave Gunders - 01:17:52   Judge Bob Orr in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:21:36   Our world is on tilt. Big decisions are happening. World War III may be underway. Putin’s Ukraine Invasion is evil. Learn how this past week’s Purim story featuring Haman contains lessons for Putin and us. Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukraine’s Queen Esther? Denver Temple Sinai Senior...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 85 - Jacob Kay – Colorado Wildlife HeroRundown -    Jacob Kay - 07:33   Jacob Kay Part 2 - 44:43   Right Wing Media Watch - 57:49   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:14:28   "Every Little Problem" by Dave Gunders - 01:22:55   Here’s Colorado’s international feel-good story during this difficult winter. A thousand-pound bull moose slid off a Breckenridge slope down a window well and into the basement of a nice vacation home. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2022/01/12/moose-breckenridge-basement-window/   Enter Jacob Kay, humble and talented Colorado Parks and Wildlife...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 84 - Deal-Breaking Bullsh*t (Profanity Warning – Big Lie Cursing)Rundown -    Pam Anderson - 14:36   Matt Crane - 01:07:54   Right Wing Radio Watch - 02:22:33   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:46:04   "Don't Buy on Credit" by Dave Gunders - 02:52:29   Episode 84 featuring Pam Anderson, Matt Crane, and new segment called Right Wing Radio Watch. Plus Troubadour Dave Gunders with his song, Don’t Buy on Credit.   Since Trump’s Big Lie, leading to January 6, 2021 riot, supporting former president is a deal-breaker in a lot of relationships. Trump sycoph...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 82 - Forget the AlamoRundown -    Chris Tomlinson - 11:32   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:19:09   "New Last Chance" by Dave Gunders - 01:32:33   Episode 82 highlights dangerousness of RNC Trumpers like Colorado's own Randy Corporon squelching Cheney dissent from the Big Lie and Trump Insurrection. Now, Pence takes on Trump for first time. We ponder how that will that work out.   Chris Tomlinson is a renowned AP foreign correspondent, and now a business columnist at the Houston Chronicle. He authored Forget the Alamo, The Rise and Fall of an...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 74 - Barry Levine, author of The Spider - Best Book about Epstein/Maxwell Sex CrimesRundown -   Barry Levine - 03:08   Troubadour Dave Gunders interviews Craig Silverman in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge - 01:56:02   "Deep Down" by Dave Gunders - 02:20:10   Barry Levine, author of The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, is a fascinating guest. This veteran journalist discusses his accomplished media career and the ongoing trial of Maxwell in US District Court in NYC, a trial the author and host just attended.   Learn the significance of this hard-fought criminal case which tou...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 72 - Aurora Madness, Sadness, and Inability to TalkRundown -   Omar Montgomery - 06:14   Craig Silverman in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:06:54   Dave Gunders - 01:39:34   Aurora Colorado has once again experienced violent atrocities. Recent shootings at or near Aurora high schools are terrifying. Omar Montgomery leads Aurora’s chapter of the NAACP and was almost elected Mayor of Aurora. Listen to Omar’s optimism and answers for Aurora, Colorado, and America.   710 KNUS broadcasts from Aurora but got sued in Denver District Court for disseminating Trump’s Big Lie & Insurrection. Now they ca...
2021-11-271h 55The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 70 - Alan Berg, Al Zinn, Stephen Singular, Harold Dubinski -- Who was Alan Berg‘s best friend?Rundown -    Stephen Singular - 10:46   Craig reviews Alan Berg and Al Zinn Tape - 01:17:11   Harold Dubinski in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:43:32   Dave Gunders - 03:00:53   Episode 70 features bestselling author Stephen Singular, author of Talked to Death, The Life and Murder of Alan Berg. Learn about the famous Denver talk show host slain for being a Jew. The killers were right-wing radicals. Learn about Berg’s true relationship with Peter Boyles.   Harold Dubinski is a Colorado lawyer with fort...
2021-11-133h 17The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 68 - Aya Gruber, Nicki’s Latest Song, and Craig accepts Dan Caplis Show challenge to debate Jenna EllisRundown -    Dave Gunders - 09:01   Aya Gruber in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 25:50   Craig accepts Dan Caplis Show challenge to debate Jenna Ellis - 02:07:44   Our show Troubadour Dave Gunders delivers big time with his enigmatic love song about the long-haul ups and downs of romance.Nicki’s Latest Song portends trouble.   CU Law Professor Gruber teaches Criminal Procedure and sentencing pendulums which may have swung too severe in response to feminism and the #MeToo movement. Her book, titled The Feminist War on C...
2021-10-302h 31The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 67 - Scott McInnis, Mike Landess, and Craig’s Colorado analysis of Trump’s Big LieRundown -    Scott McInnis - 19:37   Mike Landess - 01:28:19   Dave Gunders - 02:24:28   Craig’s Colorado analysis of Trump’s Big Lie - 02:37:06   This show is filled with soundbites, guests, and analysis exposing Colorado aspects of Trump’s Big Lie.  Former US Congressman Scott McInnis returns to Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge to describe in detail the damnable Dominion Voting Systems lies going on in Mesa County with Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters.   Current Mesa County Commissioner McInnis explains why Mesa...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 66 - Denver CourthousesRundown -   Jeff Pagliuca in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 06:20   Craig's Sound of the Week - 01:06:57   Heidi Beedle - 01:34:05   Dave Gunders - 03:03:28   Interesting events are happening at Denver courthouses now that society may be coming out of pandemic. Outstanding Denver attorney Jeff Pagliuca just won large 2.5-million-dollar verdict in Denver Federal Court with compelling bad police shooting civil case, Valdez v Motyka. Hear all about it in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge.   Next, we have sound of the week i...
2021-10-163h 13The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 65 - Sopranos ZydecoRundown -   Dave Gunders - 16:25   Steve Zansberg in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 49:14   Our Troubadour Dave Gunders and host love The Sopranos and give rave reviews to The Many Saints of Newark, the prequel to The Sopranos. Forget other reviewers and trust our judgment. And then love and dance to Dave Gunders’ fantastic original song,Playin’ that Zydeco.   Steve Zansberg excels in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge in wide-ranging interview focused first on climate changehttps://coloradosun.com/2021/10/05/climate-change-newspapers-opinion/ and then on courts, media, Kobe Bryant, Pamela Macke...
2021-10-092h 15The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 63 - George BrauchlerRundown -   George Brauchler - 14:30   Craig Exposes Joe Oltmann - 01:51:01   Michael Bailey - 02:27:26   Dave Gunders - 02:45:42   Episode 63 features ex-18th JD DA George Brauchler’s 12th visit to Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge. This 90-minute talk is wide-ranging. These names come up: Donald Trump, Joe Oltmann, Randy Corporon, Lauren Boebert, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, & late Bob Enyart.   Brauchler prosecuted and convicted Enyart for Child Abuse decades ago in Jeffco. Host recounts his own Bob Enya...
2021-09-252h 58The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 62 - Morphew Rulings!Rundown -   Carol McKinley - 04:23    Mario Nicolais in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 28:41   Dave Gunders - 01:39:47   Ace reporter Carol McKinley gives us great information from Salida where she witnessed rulings in Colorado v Barry Morphew. Superb analysis follows on this fascinating Colorado murder case. Craig correctly anticipated Judge Murphy’s rulings.https://denvergazette.com/news/courts/judge-in-barry-morphew-case-to-announce-bail-decision/article_2fad3ecc-1713-11ec-a29a-df8c46d3b134.html   More Barry Morphew conversation in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge with attorney and Colorado Sun columnis...
2021-09-181h 56The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 55 - Craig Texas!Rundown -   Dave Gunders - 01:28   Chip Evans in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 26:54   Craig's fast-paced take on Austin, Texas - 01:18:53   The show goes on the road. Texas House Dems fled Austin over voting rights. Show host replaced them in Austin at their Capitol. Big voting rights rally with Beto O’Rourke on Sat, July 31. Voting rights are civil rights and host makes case as he wanders Austin.   Impossible Happiness is the latest magnificent song by our Troubadour Dave Gunders which perfect...
2021-07-311h 34The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 54 - Color TVRundown:   Representative Dylan Roberts in Craig's Lawyer's Lounge - 02:37   Carole Malezija - 27:42   T-Five Valladares and Dave Gunders - 1:20:36   This wonderful technological breakthrough six decades ago is commemorated in the song Color TV by The Skatterbrains. It sounds silly as Ska songs often do but learn from the Ska brother songwriters the serious story and message behind the words.   Our headline musical act at the end of Episode 54 features the magnificent musings and music of Troubadour Dave Gunders and his longe...
2021-07-242h 29The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 53 - Peter GroffCraig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes political royalty. Peter Groff has accomplished amazing things in his life. Peter’s an adept lawyer and legislator and the first African American president of the Colorado state Senate. Peter also served in Obama administration.   Peter grew up in Denver and reminisces about his father, legendary Colorado state Senator Regis Groff who loved East HS, Denver, Coors Field, and baseball. Peter Groff was at Denver’s 2021 MLB All-Star Game & Home Run Derby and tells us why he still loves Nolan Arenado.   Civil rights are voting rights, and there...
2021-07-171h 58The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 52 - Heidi ThomasAbhor any fool who would rape Heidi Thomas. Bill Cosby is such a fool. When Heidi was in her 20’s, working atJF Images in Denver, Jo Farrell put her in touch with show business legend Bill Cosby to mentor Heidi’s acting ambitions. Instead, Cosby drugged and raped Heidi. Heidi Thomas testified against the disgraced comedian at his 2018 trial.     Last week, Cosby’s 2018 criminal conviction was reversed and dismissed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Listen to Heidi Thomas’ reaction and great legal questions she poses. Hear the good answers provided as this star witness pi...
2021-07-102h 52The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 51 - Tone SettingThis 1st episode of year 2 is a doozy.  In 3rd episode of Netflix documentary, Filthy Rich, late Jeff Epstein gets asked if he has an "egg-shaped" penis by an accuser's attorney, Spencer Kuvin. Epstein got up and left. Later, he wrote Kuvin’s client a big check. Talk about setting the tone.   Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes back Spencer Kuvin who also won civil justice for Bill Cosby victim, Chloe Goins alleged Bill Cosby assaulted her at L.A. Playboy Mansion in 2008. Kuvin’s client got nice settlement. Hear Kuvin’s reaction to Cosby criminal case reversa...
2021-07-032h 14The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 48 - Boyles’ CapitulationDemocracies are messy and need constant attention. America and Israel are at crossroads. Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way out but can still cause problems remaining leader of a minority party while battling criminal prosecutions.  Bibi’s also got rabid followers. Sound familiar?   Former Colorado State Rep. Victor Mitchell was a Republican stalwart from a conservative district. Vic has big plans on how to improve Colorado, America, and the world. You may be surprised to learn Vic is now a proud Jew with plans to become an Israeli.   Vic discusses this with...
2021-06-122h 29The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 47 - Fragile DemocracyFragile Democracy. We have one here. With publication of warning from experts in the field, this week’s show begins with their letter. Consider the implications. All we hold dear is threatened by those seeking insurrection and Big Lie elections.https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/statements/statement-of-concern/   Amongst the people threatening our democracy are Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, two Trumpsters who just got elected to Congress to wave the Trump banner. MTG is in the eye of the storm, having been booted off committees for her incendiary Q-Anon rhetoric and Nazi comparisons regarding mas...
2021-06-052h 56The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 46 - Truth. Please.Truth please. We continue to seek truth about the AK-47 used to kill Bella Thallas on 6-10-20. We now know gun’s owner affiliated with Tyrant Arms, LLC. Troubadour Dave Gunders gives us Chop Wood Carry Water, his haunting song of loss this Memorial Day weekend that may comfort those experiencing loss. So many people loved Bella and miss her.  We need the truth.   The truth is antisemitism is growing on the right and on the left. Scott Levin is Mountain States Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League. In Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge, two Denver J...
2021-05-292h 16The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 44 - Honoring IsabellaHonoring Isabella.   Isabella Joy Thallas was a spectacular human being. Joshua Thallas will convince you of that this podcast as he discusses his daughter and so many unanswered questions. Listen to Joshua’s understandable pride in Isabella. She is a blessed memory now.  Bella was murdered in a crime that shocked Denver and should never be forgotten.   It was late morning on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 when an awful man in a street-level apartment fired a hail of bullets at Bella and her boyfriend, Darian Simon. Darian survived. Isabella was murdered. The murder weapo...
2021-05-152h 08The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 42 - Law DayLaw Day. Most things come down to the law as Chief Bill Willoughby explained to Mildred Hayes in the Academy Award-winning movie, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. This outstanding 2017 movie about dysfunctional cops and a racist community is a springboard for outstanding discussions with smart guests.   Troubadour Dave Gunders has a song titled Your Way Too which is all about seeing things from different perspectives. That is the heart of the Three Billboards movie and we discuss the story and why it is so powerful.   Lindasue Smollen is a veteran Boulder tr...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 40 - Legal JudgmentsLegal Judgments. Attorney Penfield Tate III and host discuss cause and solutions to the recent spate of mass shootings. Should the Supreme Court expand? Should Senate end filibuster?  Deadly police interactions with George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Tamir Rice, Elijah McClain, and Adam Toledo deaths are analyzed. So are Nuggets and Rockies.   Our show’s Troubadour Dave Gunders calms things down with his sweet and sad country blues song titled Sugar Don’t Call. Learn the story behind this harmonica and guitar classic. The pandemic is winding down but not our political divisions. What happens when the br...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 39 - Media ReflectionsMedia Reflections. Raj Chohan, of Channel Four fame, used to pepper panelists with questions as he hosted Colorado Inside Out on Channel 12. Now, the table is turned, and this award-winning journalist turned attorney gets to answer many queries as he visits Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge.   Our Troubadour Dave Gunders gives us his profound song named Every Little Problem which tells the story of an elephant invasion of one’s house. Could it be he was talking about Republicans? Or Erectile Disfunction? Listen for yourself to this fun song with a serious message.   Then...
2021-04-101h 59The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 38 - Happy PassoverHappy Passover. The plague of Covid may be over. The seasons are changing. Vaccines are abundant and better days are ahead unless we chew ourselves up as a country in the interim. For now, let’s celebrate the last couple of days of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.   Mike Littwin has made lots of bread and newsprint during his storied career as an American journalist. Covering sports and hard news, Mike starts this show by describing his maternal grandfather’s Passover table. Mike tells us his epic ride as an ace newsman in Virginia, LA, Balti...
2021-04-032h 08The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 35 - Riot ConditionsRiot conditions. Riot of Moderna vaccine now coursing through podcast host’s body after his dose number two on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic. Soon, most of us will be vaccinated. Happy days may be here soon.   But not soon enough for the pent-up, liquored-up, rioters on the Hill in Boulder last Saturday.  In the middle of the mayhem was Boulder Daily Camera reporter Mitchell Byars. We get the full report from this bright native Hawaiian who likes covering a community like Boulder. But Mitch Byars does not like snow.   Our T...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 34 - Collector ItemsCollector items. No one is a better sports memorabilia collector than Denver, Colorado’s own Marshall Fogel.  The world of collectibles has been booming during the pandemic. Marshall returns to Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge to explain how he first got involved in 1989 in Chicago.   There’s much more to Marshall Fogel than baseball cards. Listen to this legendary lawyer describe his youth in Denver, his sensational years as a prosecutor under Denver DA Bert Keating, and the 23,000 clients he has worked for in private practice.   Marshall Fogel is a historian at heart. He a...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 33 - Boulder DABoulder DA. Michael Dougherty has that big job now, and he discusses maintaining office camaraderie in these pandemic times. This veteran prosecutor started as a line deputy in his native New York City. Mike worked with legendary Manhattan DAs Morgenthau and Vance and discusses the role of his old office in current Trump-related investigations.   There’s plenty to discuss about Boulder, Colorado. There have been three recent murder cases. Gun safety is a priority. Colorado’s Red Flag law has been in effect long enough to discuss whether it is working well. And it is. We ta...
2021-02-271h 55The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 32 - Colorado SpringsColorado Springs. She’s my old college town and she runs right through this episode like the coal train running next to I-25. Henry Sachs lived in Colorado Springs less than a hundred years ago and this show is dedicated to him and Civil War hero General William Palmer.   Carol McKinley is a professional journalist and a former Big 8 pentathlete for CU. This Buff track team captain is a special guest, describing her days in Boulder at KBCO, in Denver at KOA, & her gigs at FNC, ABC, & elsewhere.   Carol describes covering Ball...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 31 - Impeachment ShowImpeachment Show. The Trump trial in US Senate is fascinating. Lead Manager Jamie Raskin has marshaled an excellent team of Congressmen to prosecute including Colorado’s own Diana DeGette and Joe Neguse. Craig ranks the performance of all the participating attorneys and gives his take on who will win.   Whitney Traylor, 9-News Legal Analyst, enters Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge and discusses the racism he felt growing up in Jeffco, how he participated in the campaign of Republican Joe Rogers versus Diana DeGette in 1994. This lawyer and Metro State professor evaluates Trump, his insurrection, and the US Sena...
2021-02-132h 09The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 30 - Black HistoryBlack History.   Thank goodness for black people. Good luck to trailblazing Vice President Kamala Harris. Donald Trump would still be president but for African American voters and leaders who saved us from that scourge.   African Americans have played a key role in my life. Velveta Golightly-Howell was my classmate and friend at the Denver DA’s Office forty years ago.  After her incredible career, and numerous awards, I finally get Vel in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge for an amazing interview about her trailblazing life growing up in Alabama and dedicated life of public...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 29 - Legal MattersLegal matters. This show features three men of the law speaking about that subject. Without the law, what would we have? Disunity. Uncivilization. America is based on the rule of law which means we follow the statutes set forth by our legislators. And the framers of our Constitution.   Colorado State Rep. Dylan Roberts is my first guest this week in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge. His House District 26 (Eagle and Routt Counties) lies within the new US. Rep Lauren Boebert’s Third Congressional District in Colorado. Boebert should be replaced. Find out why Rep. Roberts is the per...
2021-01-302h 09The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 27 - Dangerous TalkDangerous talk.  Donald Trump gave a dangerous talk on the Ellipse outside our White House on January 6, 2021. It sounded like a final command signaling the start of the violent part of Trump's Insurrection. Trump learned a lot of his speaking style, tactics, and rough manners from Rush Limbaugh and other talk show hosts.   Author/historian Dr. Brian Rosenwald studied the history of talk radio for his magnificent book, Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States. Brian wrote the story Craig lived through, broadcasting from the...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 26 - Shabbat Shalom!Shabbat Shalom! A greeting and a prayer as the United States seeks to thwart Trump’s horrific insurrection. To discuss the attack on the US Capitol, we have three smart lawyer/legislators in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge.   Terrance Carroll was Colorado’s first African American Speaker of the House. He is also a Baptist clergyman, cop, and lawyer who grew up riding his bike down the steps of the US Capitol in his native DC. We talk Golden Calf and religion as we reckon with Trump. And what comes next.   The Colorado C...
2021-01-092h 39The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowBonus Ep 1 - Holiday Music!Holiday Music! Merry Christmas. Cheery Pandemica!   We celebrate holidays with festive songs. Fun caroling lyrics are published in Craig’s column in the Colorado Sun.    Smile as Troubadour Dave Gunders gives his wonderful rendition of Craig’s slightly altered holiday classic, Jolly Old Joe Biden Sir.   Then singalong with Craig as he sings his own witty songbook. You are encouraged to sing loud or in small groups to drown out Craig’s distinctive voice.   For our holiday special and retrospective, we have music. Real music...
2020-12-262h 28The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 25 - The GarnettsThe Garnetts. What an accomplished Colorado family. I worked with Stan Garnett at the Denver DA’s Office and now his son Alec Garnett is Colorado’s House Speaker-Designate which means he will soon wield the gavel of immense Colorado political power. Listen and learn the secrets to raising a great son.   Alec discusses legislative priorities and why he chose to live in Denver rather than his native Boulder.  We review the amazing world of Colorado sports wagering under a legislative scheme Alec devised. Learn about Garnett family Christmas traditions. Expect this Colorado phenom to go far...
2020-12-192h 19The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 24 - Happy Hanukkah!Happy Hanukkah! Thanks to US Supreme Court. Listen to the brilliant analysis of Texas v. Pennsylvania in Craig's Lawyers Lounge by accomplished Colorado lawyer Tom Downey. Tom went to Georgetown Prep where he was classmates with Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.  Tom’s insights are terrific.   The Lounge stays open to welcome 18th JD DA-Elect John Kellner. This Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marines has a big job succeeding George Brauchler. Listen to John’s background and his informed views regarding leadership, politics, and prosecution.   Our Troubadour Dave Gunders has a speci...
2020-12-123h 15The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 23 - Jenna Ellis?Jenna Ellis? Personal attorney for Donald J. Trump? Wasn’t that Roy Cohn’s job?  And then Michael Cohen? Wasn’t Paul Manafort an attorney?  Wasn’t Manafort’s business partner Roger Stone? Didn’t Stone come up with that “Stop the Steal” bullcrap to contest the “rigged” election of Joe Biden?   The New York Times quoted Ellis’ colleagues Stephanie Stout and Craig Silverman in their Jenna Ellis story https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/politics/jenna-ellis-trump.html. Jenna’s mentor in Greeley, Colorado was the outstanding attorney Stephanie Stout who is an exceptional guest in Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge. Li...
2020-12-052h 10The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 21 - Political ScienceRundown - Andrew Struttman - 00:03:05 Alexis King in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 00:39:48 Mike Foote in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 01:14:40 Henry Gunders - 01:36:53   Political Science. My major at Colorado College. Same with Andrew Struttman, only he went to CC’s archenemy, Denver University. I say Trump is dangerous now. Andrew says calm down. Andrew’s a Republican political pro. I am not! Listen, and decide who wins our friendly debate.   In Colorado’s First Judicial District (Jefferson and Gilpin counties), a smooth transition is underway...
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The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 19 - You’re Fired!You’re Fired! A record number of Americans decided not to vote for Donald Trump.  Show today features electoral reactions of some friends of The Craig Silverman Show.   Welcome back Denver suburban mother and GOP legislative candidate Samantha Koch.   We talk about the election where she and her hero Donald Trump were on the same ballot.    Laura Chapin returns for a record third visit. This bright veteran Dem political operative returns to tell us what pleased and displeased her this election.  Spoiler alert. Laura is happy!   Our votes had...
2020-11-072h 31The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 17 - Electoral CollegeElectoral College. It is odd the way we elect the President in America. Colorado’s voting right now on Prop 13 -- the National Popular Vote.  Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes proponents and opponents.   First is Jesse Wegman, attorney/author of Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College. Jesse is also on the editorial board of the New York Times and contributed a dynamite column, The Radicalizer in Chief, which was part of the Times’ Sunday Feature, End Our National Crisis.   Bernard Goldberg is a renowned 14-time Emmy...
2020-10-242h 38The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 16 - Let’s Vote!Let’s vote! And not for the guy retweeting lies about Seal Team Six, and touting QAnon as nice pedophilia fighters. Really GOP? Backing our super-spreading President is super bad judgment.   Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes back Amy Padden, a dynamic Democratic candidate for 18th Judicial District DA. She gets Craig’s endorsement, and you will understand why.   The Lounge also welcomes Doug Schoen, a famous Fox News political analyst and Harvard Law grad. Doug worked on the Bill Clinton campaign and famously decided he could not back Hillary in 2016.  But now, Doug S...
2020-10-172h 16The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 14 - Talking TonguesTalking Tongues. One effect of Covid-19 can be loss of taste. Tongue damage. Not good. My sympathies to President Trump and the First Lady. Judge Amy Coney Barrett survived Covid-19. Her charismatic Catholic community speaks in tongues. It works for her.   Dave Gunders, our Troubadour wraps up this week’s show with his fascinating song, Talking in Tongues. Our amazing guests use their tongues well as they speak with us this week.   Brian Stelter is host of CNN’s Reliable Sources and author of Hoax, Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Danger...
2020-10-032h 04The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 10 - Breaking UpBreaking Up. It is hard to do. So sang Neil Sedaka and countless crooners in one form or another. Our Troubadour Dave Gunders has the better break-up song for this historic Trump era. Called “Hole in the Head,” it echoes a phrase Dave and I heard from our mothers. “We need that like a hole in the head!”   In other words, stay away from certain relationships and bad associations. If you find yourself so entangled, get out. Now! Your survival and happiness depend on it. It is not a close call. Some people are toxic. Like Pres...
2020-09-052h 12The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 7 - Tree ChoppingA worthy endeavor for a lumberjack. Wood is good. Paper products, housing and real fireplaces need good wood.  But what about trees destroyed for no good reason?   Few reporters ever sold more newspapers and magazines than legendary sports columnist Rick Reilly.  This talented Boulder native knows Donald Trump from celebrity and sports circles. Rick is not impressed especially after researching his bestseller, Commander in Cheat – How Golf Explains Trump. What an honor to be joined for a funny, wide-ranging discussion with this world class journalist.   Among the many egregious acts of Donald...
2020-08-152h 37The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 6 - News MakersMy Saturday morning podcast covers four big news stories. First guest, famous former Denver cop DARIL CINQUANTA (the Blue Chameleon) just caught escaped convict who shot him over 40 years ago.    SPENCER KUVIN, Palm Beach, Florida victims’ rights’ attorney tells us how his clients and he started cases against Epstein and Maxwell and what he fears will happen to Ghislane now. Wow! What a session of Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge, which stays open to welcome Denver immigration attorney extraordinaire, HANS MEYER, who just won Johnson v Barr in the Tenth Circuit.    No sports story...
2020-08-082h 09The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 5 - Civil RightsCIVIL RIGHTS! We all have civil rights. Some people hire me to enforce those rights. Other times, I seek to protect civil rights through my free speech into a microphone. Or through my penning columns as Columnist at Large for the Colorado Sun.   The passing of Rep. John Lewis has got me focused on civil rights and the sacrifices necessary to make civil rights happen. Bloody Sunday in Selma concerned the right to vote and joined in line that Sunday to try to cross that Edmund Pettus Bridge were young and brave John Lewis, Reverend M...
2020-08-012h 25The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 4 - Deep DownAre people good or bad? Are we considerate or selfish bastards? Colorado Governor Jared Polis knew some scofflaws, realizing there was not much punishment behind his mask mandate, would act like selfish bastards, emulating the President of the United States.   Donald Trump is sending secret police into American cities and we talk about that outrage with former Congressman John LeBoutilliier. He’s a Republican disgusted by Trump and his cult of Trumpsters. Dr. Mark Johnson, Executive Director of Jefferson County Colorado Health, answers Craig’s questions about Trump, this pandemic, Banadamere, Randy Corporon and what peopl...
2020-07-253h 13The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 3 - Bank JobTheme this week is Bank Job – just when we thought we were getting to other side, we have hit the bank, and are going back again. Craig urges folks to follow Fauci and critiques flat earthers on Trump train.  And then there are Bank Jobs as in bank robberies, including discussion of 1991 United Bank Massacre with then Denver DA Norman Strickland Early, Jr. Norm and Craig reminisce, and then tackle Trump and who should be Biden’s VP. Craig and Rick Sallinger from Channel Four talk about the pandemic era case of Jeffco v Bandimere.  Political pro Laura Chapin kicks...
2020-07-183h 28The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowEpisode 1 - Independence DayThe Craig Silverman Show is back in action! Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge is back and so is the guest scheduled for that aborted third hour on November 16, 2019. Scott Robinson has been a renowned Colorado lawyer for more than four decades. He has been the legal analyst at 9 News for 25 years.  Normally, Scott keeps his politics to himself, but not on this Independence Day. Scott Robinson roasts President Trump! Listen to his reasons why.  And speaking of good listening, The Craig Silverman Show podcast has a Troubadour. His name is David Gunders and he has worked as a p...
2020-07-042h 25The Craig Silverman Show
The Craig Silverman ShowThe Craig Silverman ShowIntroducing the ALL NEW show...  The Craig Silverman Show - Saturdays from 9am - Noon  TheCraigSilvermanShow.com
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