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Today's Episode · August 17, 2026

The Kim Monson Show, August 17, 2026: Bob Marshall, Geoff Blue, Roger Mangan, and Jody Hinsey

Citizens of Douglas County, Colorado were recently notified that the petition for a ballot question to expand the number of county commissioners from three to five has been approved for the November 2026 ballot. Democrat Rep. Bob Marshall and Republican Castle Pines City Councilman Geoff Blue discuss that ballot question. Plus we talk with State Farm agent Roger Mangan and Jody Hinsey with Mint Financial Strategies.

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Property Rights vs. Green Energy Infrastructure
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Property Rights vs. Green Energy Infrastructure
Tracking eminent domain battles and property rights challenges as regional transmission organizations, the federal government, and energy companies expand green energy infrastructure across Midwestern and Western farmland.
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2026 Colorado Elections
Tracking Republican primaries, Democratic challengers, and ballot issues across Colorado ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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Siting decisions on data center projects before planning boards, county commissions and city councils, and how those bodies handle public comment, decorum and citizen participation.

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Aug 16 - 21, 2026
Sun America's Veterans Stories 8/16

In August of 1945 atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. We are rebroadcasting an interview with ninety-eight year young Col. Bill Rutledge, where he addresses naysayers regarding those actions. Years later a colleague shared with him details of the classified plans for the invasion of Japan, and conservative estimates put the cost of that invasion at a minimum of 9 million Japanese casualties and 1 million American casualties. The information was critical to Truman as he made the decision to drop the bomb.

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Mon The Kim Monson Show 8/17

The Kim Monson Show, August 17, 2026: Bob Marshall, Geoff Blue, Roger Mangan, and Jody Hinsey

Citizens of Douglas County, Colorado were recently notified that the petition for a ballot question to expand the number of county commissioners from three to…

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Tue The Kim Monson Show 8/18

An Open AI model recently broke out of a testing sandbox and used zero-day exploits to hack into Hugging Face, an open-source community for AI and machine learning, so that it could crack a problem it had been instructed to solve. Reporter with the Epoch Times Jacob Burg discusses his news story, If they were human, they would be arrested: experts respond to the rogue AI breach. Jon Boesen with Boesen Law notes the importance of prompt action if you have been injured.

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Wed The Kim Monson Show 8/19

We are concerned about a society where every aspect of our lives is under surveillance, and engaged citizen Mike Rawluk explains how the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is meant to secure the people in our persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. Rancher Trent Loos shares a small victory against an industrial solar project. Plus we talk with Carl Jones, who explains that Radiance Power can help you with all your electrical needs.

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Thu The Kim Monson Show 8/20

Data centers, the midterms, and the Trump presidency: Susan Harris shares her perspective on these issues that matter to Americans, and she notes the latest regarding Arizona elections. There are political pundits who state that there is no correlation between vaccines and autism, and Dr. James Lyons-Weiler discusses those claims. Lyons-Weiler also introduces ipak-news, a lens on how a news story is framed. Plus we talk with Mark Ericksen with Tradition Spice.

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Fri The Kim Monson Show 8/21

Military Director at Children's Health Defense Pam Long discusses her essay Eight years of Colorado theft under Gov. Polis and Democrat legislation: theft of community, education, and healthcare. RE/MAX realtor Karen Levine and mortgage specialist Lorne Levy continue our discussion regarding density, rental units, home ownership, ownership units, and the American middle class. Owner of Spartan Defense Teddy Collins shares updates regarding pushing back on new laws that infringe on our right to protect ourselves against bad actors.

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“I don't consider myself to be a hero or invincible, but I do know that the Lord was in my cockpit each time I took off and when I was shot down.”

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Gregarious

Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable. Also, of animals, tending to move in or form a group with others of the same kind, and, of plants, growing in groups that sit close together without being densely clustered or matted.

In Context A gregarious neighbor is usually the first person to know what is happening on the block.
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