Ryan breaks down the fissure on the right in the radio and podcast sphere between those who have gone off the rails - Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens - and more sane voices like Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro. He explains why Owens has always been a grifting charlatan drawing WWE-style 'cheap heat,' and why Shapiro's 'north star' is correct when it comes to holding pundits with wacky takes accountable.

Rep. Jeff Crank (R, CO-5) joins Ryan with an update on his perspective in Congress, including the fatal shooting by an ICE agent of a former resident in his district - Renee Nicole Good - as well as the veto of Rep. Lauren Boebert's bipartisan co-sponsored bill (HR 131, Arkansas Valley Conduit Act) by President Trump, as well as Trump's decision to invade Venezuela and extract communist dictator Nicolas Maduro to be tried on narco-terrorism charges in the United States.

Also discussed, a controversial 'no' vote by colleague Rep. Gabe Evans (R, CO-8) on a Marjorie Taylor Greene-sponsored bill that would criminalize doctors performing gender reassignment surgeries on minors.

Erin Lee, founder of Protect Kids Colorado, joins Ryan with an update following her visit to the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. on Children’s Hospital & Denver Health pausing child gender reassignment surgeries for the time being - and why it's not a complete victory yet for those fighting to protect the bodies of kids with gender dysphoria.

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Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams provides his law enforcement perspective on the fatal shooting by ICE in Minneapolis of a 37-year-old female protester and Colorado native. Was it a 'good shoot'? Could agents have handled the situation differently, based on the video evidence observed?

Joe Oltmann has thrown his hat into the ring for the Colorado Republican nomination in the 2026 race for governor. He joins Ryan in-studio for the full hour to discuss what led to his decision and why he feels best equipped to become the state's first GOP governor since Bill Owens in 2007.

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Troy Anderson, author of 'Designated Disrupter,' joins Ryan to discuss the release of his new book and examine our country's need for bold heroes.As America grapples with deepening societal chaos—from cultural upheavals and political divisions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk — our country is hungry for a message of hope and divine intervention. Enter Troy Anderson's groundbreaking new book, Designated Disrupter, hitting shelves on January 6th. A veteran journalist and bestselling author of prophetic works like The Trump Prophecies, Anderson unveils a bold vision of spiritual revival sweeping the nation, led not by traditional figures but by unexpected disruptors rising from the ashes of our crossroads moment. His book isn't just providing an observation; it's a call for us to seize the narrative of our nation and how higher powers are mobilizing a movement.

At its core, Designated Disrupter spotlights catalysts like Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk as modern-day vessels in God's redemptive plan, challenging readers to discern between impending judgment and triumphant awakening. Anderson masterfully weaves Scripture with real-time events, urging Christians to step boldly into their roles amid the storm. For conservative audiences attuned to the battle for America's soul, this book offers fresh ammunition: stories of revival igniting in unexpected places, strategies for cultural engagement, and a reminder that faith-fueled disruption can redirect our nation's trajectory. It's the prophetic roadmap your viewers need to navigate 2025's uncertainties with unshakeable conviction.

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As a first-generation American on his mom's side, with his grandparents escaping a communist dictatorship in Yugoslavia to be granted asylum in the United States, Ryan can relate to Venezuelans and their emotional, positive response the Trump Adminstration extracting Nicolas Maduro from power in their home country. It is also why Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) are both so passionate about this issue, as first-generation Americans of Cuban descent.

Sheriff Jason Mikesell, Teller County joins Ryan for a full hour in studio to update his campaign for Colorado governor in the Republican primary and preview Saturday's candidate forum moderated by Mandy Connell and Ryan in Greeley.

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Rep. Jason Crow (D, CO-6) puts his ignorance, cognitive dissonance, and intellectual mediocrity on display once again with Martha MacCallum of Fox News, as she skewers his hypocrisy and double-talk on whether or not Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro should have been removed from power in a military operation flawlessly executed by the Trump Administration.

Time again for receipts from Ryan's audio archives, as Democrats change their tone on the overthrow and removal of communist dictator Nicolas Maduro from his post of illegitimate power in Venezuela after the Trump Administration's successfully executed military operation to back up years of rhetoric from American political leaders and elected officials.

Plus, another foray into 'Bayou Bits of Wisdom' with Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) on the official decommissioning of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Adam DeRito, Republican primary challenger of Rep. Gabe Evans in Colorado's 8th Congressional District, joins live in-studio with his take on the child transgender surgery criminalization bill the Congressman voted against, as well as his support for President Trump's veto of Rep. Lauren Bobert's bipartisan co-sponsored bill (HR 131, Arkansas Valley Conduit Act) on water distribution in Colorado.

Former Congressman Greg Lopez joins Ryan live in-studio for the full hour to provide an update on his campaign for Colorado governor, which includes his re-registering as an unaffilated candidate after leaving the Republican Party, along with the reasons behind his decision and his plan for a path to victory against both Democrat and Republican nominees.

Greg Lopez for Colorado Governor

Ryan returns for 2026 with his take on the momentous news of President Trump's military strike against Venezuela, targeting the removal of illegitimate 'president' Nicolas Maduro. While this seems to fly in the face of Trump's remade vision of a Republican party in opposition to neocon 'regime change wars,' it makes sense under the self-described 'Donroe Doctrine' as a continuation of the 'Monroe Doctrine' policy of the early 19th century.

Rep. Gabe Evans (R, CO-8) took a lot of heat from conservatives in the online sphere after his 'no' vote on the 'Protect Children's Innocence Act,' one of four Republicans in the U.S. House to do so. But there's more to the story, according to the Congressman. His support for a competing bill, voted on Thursday, entitled the 'Do No Harm in Medicaid Act,' which he believes is more likely to pass in the Senate and effect real change in preventing transgender mutilation surgeries on minors.He joins Ryan to set the record straight on his votes, and assure conservatives in the 8th Congressional District that he is looking out for parents and kids in the medical sphere.

We cram every last bit of holly, jolly Christmas spirit into this episode, with Christian Toto and Jodee Calm (filling in for Deborah Flora) on The Right Side of Hollywood.

Opening with our all-time favorite Christmas movies and the stories behind them, from both a personal and production standpoint: It's a Wonderful Life (1946), A Christmas Story (1983), Elf (2003), A Christmas Carol (1984), and Home Alone (1990).

Also, our 2025 Fool of the Year nominees: Former First Lady Michelle Obama, defending 2024 Fool of the Year Sunny Hostin, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), late-night host (for now) Jimmy Kimmel, and former First Son Hunter Biden. Who will win, in such a worthy field?

Finally, our picks for the all-time WORST Christmas songs: Wonderful Christmastime (Paul McCartney) for Ryan, The Twelve Days of Christmas (Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters being the most tolerable version) for Christian, and for a very specific reason cited by Jodee Calm - Christmas Canon by Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Sen. Mark Baisley (R-23) joins Ryan live in-studio for his first interview on the program, detailing his plans for the state as one of the major Republican candidates for governor.

Mark Baisley for Colorado

Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer (R-23) joins Ryan live in-studio to respond to primary opponents Victor Marx and Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-15) and outline her own campaign policy positions for the full hour.

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Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-15) stays for a second hour with Ryan to discuss the issues, starting with Colorado's completely insane 'Adult Competency to Stand Trial' law (HB24-1034) which somehow passed through both houses of the General Assembly with bipartisan support - including from two of Scott's GOP primary opponents in the governor's race, Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer (R-23) and Sen. Mark Baisley (R-4).

Also, Ryan asks him about his stance on transgender rights as well as whether his status as a pastor in an Assembly of God congregation (Church At Briargate) will inhibit his ability to win in a general election against presumptive Democrat nominee Michael Bennet.

Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-15), Republican candidate for Colorado governor, joins Ryan live in-studio to respond to claims made by primary opponent Victor Marx in a Tuesday conversation on the program. Also, he updates on the state of the race and his campaign as the calendar is about to flip to January.

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Trisha Calvarese, Democrat candidate for Colorado's 4th Congressional District, joins Ryan live in-studio with an update on her campaign heading into the holidays as she aims for a rematch with incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert (R, CO-4) next November.

Trisha 4 Colorado

Victor Marx, 2026 Republican candidate for Colorado governor, joins Ryan in a frank exchange on several issues - including why he is passing on a January 10 debate in Weld County, his battle against brain trauma and bipolar disorder, his stance on whether Tina Peters should be pardoned, his armed standoff with his own brother-in-law on his own property, and his unsucessful effort to rescue and save a Canadian young woman named 'Holly' from her alleged groomer and sexual abuser.

More details emerge on the backstory behind the double murder of Rob Reiner and wife Michele at their Brentwood, California home on Sunday night, as their 32-year-old son Nick is arrested and suspected in the killings. Ryan will not abide President Trump, or anyone else, who chooses to politicize (or even celebrate) the all-time great director's untimely death. It's a real tragedy, involving a human being, no matter how much we may disagree with Reiner's political rhetoric. We have to be better than those who tap-danced on Charlie Kirk's grave, or we've lost the plot entirely.

Also, a blatantly anti-Semitic attack on the first day of Hannukah in Sydney, Australia is met by the country's government calling for even stricter gun laws - even though the nation has some of the most prohibitive firearms restrictions on the planet. Ryan redirects the focus where it should be spotlighted - on the hatred that is practically green-lighted by leftist governments which should hold values and principles of western civilization, which are incompatible with the sharia law of fundamentalist Islam.