It's a Football Friday, as Heidi Ganahl fills in for Dan and reflects with Ryan on a historic first national championship for Indiana, with the eminently likeable Heisman Trophy-winnning quarterback Fernando Mendoza leading the way. Also, anticipating the AFC Championship Game on Sunday between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots at Empower Field at Mile High. Ryan provides his final score prediction, as requested by Dan.

Heidi reviews her experience with, and research on, mail-in ballots in Colorado elections.
Also, James Wiley joins the program as a Republican candidate for Secretary State to expand on this topic.

George Brauchler, 23rd district attorney joins the conversation on penalties for speeding, reckless driving, and driving while intoxicated in Colorado.

Dan believes triple digits in MPH, no matter the speed limit, should be a felony charge for the offending driver. Ryan pushes back on 25 over in a 75 mph zone being classified a felony on rural stretches of I-25 or I-70. Callers and texters contribute their thoughts.

After his late-arriving back-up Air Force One plane arrived in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump hits the ground running in a speech delivered at the World Economic Forum lasting over an hour. In it, he calls out Denmark and NATO by reminding them who saved the European contintent in World War II. Also, he lays out the case for purchasing the Greenland territory and using it as a military station to defend the free world against Russia and China.

Dr. Kenneth P. Finn is a distinguished physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Pain Medicine. 

With a medical career spanning over three decades, Dr. Finn has significantly contributed to pain management, medical education, and public health policy, particularly concerning cannabis use and its implications.

Dr. Finn joins Dan to discuss the truth about medical cannabis and their effect on the human mind, body, and nervous system. He is also the editor of Cannabis in Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach.

Dr. Kenneth P. Finn, MD: A Leader in Pain Medicine and Cannabis Research

Cannabis in Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach

It's uncertain who is more wrapped up in the prison sentence plight of convicted Mesa County clerk Tina Peters - President Trump, who granted her a symbolic federal pardon which has no bearing on a state-level convcition, or 9 News, which is dedicating loads of coverage and analysis to whether or not her sentence can and will be reduced or if/when Governor Jared Polis might grant her clemency.

Mike Davis of the Article 3 Project says we now have a 'confederate governor' in Minnesota's Tim Walz and a 'confederate mayor' in Jacob Frey of Minneapolis. Harsh, but are these characterizations accurate given their willful obstruction and defiance of ICE?

House minority leader, Rep. Ty Winter (R-47) joins Dan with the latest on Democrats attempting to take away parental rights and gun rights, as well as a separate bill looking to enable litigation against federal ICE agents who violate the Constitutional rights of those they are targeting for deportation.

Aided by 'journalist' Don Lemon, antagonistic anti-ICE protesters crash Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota - a clear violation of the 1st Amendment religious freedom rights of the gathered worshippers. Assist US Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon spells out how those involved in terrorizing parishioners may be charged federally under the FACE Act and Klan Act.

Dan reflects on the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most consequential Americans of the 20th century, along with his impact and legacy as reflected in the power of his words and rhetoric.

Also, unconfirmed reports state convicted Mesa County clerk Tina Peters was assaulted in prison and is now in solitary confinement. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R, CO-4) posts on X with details, as we reach out to her for further comment.