This year, the Colorado Times Recorder introduced the Fever Swamp Review, a podcast focused on hot topics in Colorado politics. The 17-episode season took viewers and/or listeners inside events, offering a first-hand look at the personalities and perspectives shaping our print reporting, allowing our audience to see for themselves the sometimes unbelievable antics of elected officials and political operatives.
Our top episodes this year:
GOP Grudge Match
We covered the race for Colorado GOP Chair and the ongoing divide between MAGA grassroots republicans like Darcy Schoening and more moderate voices like Brita Horn. This episode included footage from a candidate forum in Douglas County.
Noted “race realist” and “white advocate” Jared Taylor came to Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. His appearance led to a competing campus event and a protest from the Democratic Socialists of America. We discussed Taylor’s event, and his ties to prominent Colorado political figures like Michelle Malkin and Randy Corporon.
One of the leading issues of President Donald Trump’s second administration has been his expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and their deportation activity. Concerns about potential ICE facilities in El Paso County and local law enforcement’s cooperation with ICE led to a number of protests in Colorado Springs.
Divorced Dads, Mama Bears, and HB1312
Colorado’s legislation expanding legal protections for transgender people drew the ire of a coalition of Republican legislators and Christian leaders in the state. We covered efforts to defeat the legislation during a rally at the capitol featuring national activist William Wolfe.
The election for Colorado’s new House Minority Leader led to a bitter fight amongst Republican legislators vying for the position. In the fray, explosive allegations of sexual harassment from Rep. Ron Weinberg (R-Loveland) emerged, derailing his bid for leadership.
