In this episode of The Mandy Connell Show, Mandy dives into the world of Victor Marx, a Colorado politician with a mysterious past. She shares her thoughts on his documentary, where he claims to be a high-risk humanitarian, and questions the authenticity of his story. Mandy also discusses the changing landscape of entertainment and monoculture, reminiscing about the good old days when everyone watched the same TV shows. Plus, she talks to Britta Horn, the former chair of the Colorado Republican Party, about her tumultuous year in office and the party's internal struggles.

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Dad joke of the day, word of the day, Mandy's trivia question of the day & jeopardy! It's OF THE DAY! Today's opponent: Chad Bowar.

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ABOUT BLACK BELT STATUS I spent this past weekend digging into claims made by Victor Marx. One of the ones I found the most curious is his claim that he is a "7th degree black belt in Cajun Karate Keichu-do a mixture of Karate / Jui-jitsu/ boxing" and it is a martial arts style created by Victor's late father Karl Marx. I tried to find out how one moves from belt to belt and couldn't find anything, and since that is a mystery, I thought we'd do some digging into more traditional forms of martial arts to see how it compares to jiu jitsu in terms of becoming a black belt. Today I've got an actual black belt in jiu jitsu Seth Rodenbaugh on at 2:30 to talk martial arts for a minute. He also happens to be half of the broadcast team with Of the Day Rob for From the Ashes podcast, which is a veteran focused show, and you can find their Facebook page here and their podcast here. Seth is also the owner of Obsidian Martial Arts in Parker, which you can find here, and a longtime blackbelt under Robert Drysdale.

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