Smart. Funny. Connected. Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security & FEMA Director Michael Brown provides provocative insight into culture, current events and politics. Get an insider's view of what the mainstream media won't be telling you. He delivers incisive content with humor, wit and smartness. He gives you an honest inside look that no one else is willing to do.

Smart. Funny. Connected. Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security &amp; FEMA Director Michael Brown provides provocative insight into culture, current events and politics. Get an insider's view of what the mainstream media won't be telling you. He delivers incisive content with humor, wit and smartness. He gives you an honest inside look that no one else is willing to do.

Smart. Funny. Connected. Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security &amp; FEMA Director Michael Brown provides provocative insight into culture, current events and politics. Get an insider's view of what the mainstream media won't be telling you. He...

The Situation & The Weekend with Michael Brown

8-22-26 The Weekend Hour 2: The machine we stopped feeding.  It’ll cost us.

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8-22-26 The Weekend Hour 1: The Drudge Report Mystery; Follow the Money

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8-22-26 The Weekend Hour 3: You didn’t get a raise, you got a small piece of a bigger pie

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This episode is a wild ride, taking us from the world of tires to the world of government transparency and property rights. Buckle up, folks, as we explore two seemingly unrelated stories that will leave you questioning the motives of those in power.

This episode delves into the world of a Colorado farmer, Darren Dickey, who's fighting against a giant corporation, Excel Energy, over a land dispute. The company wants to take a strip of his land for a wind farm, but the judge has ruled in Dickey's favor, citing that Excel didn't have the authority to condemn the land. But what's really going on here? Is this a story about a rancher standing in the way of clean energy, or is it about a regulated monopoly trying to lowball a neighbor?

We also explore a story about government transparency, where a citizen asked to see a report on the Secretary of State's office, only to be met with resistance and a shredded document. The report was supposed to review the office's leadership, but it seems like the truth is being hidden. What does this say about the state of government transparency in Colorado?

Tune in to this episode to hear the full story and decide for yourself what's really going on. Will you be surprised by the twists and turns in these two stories? Listen to find out.

This episode is a wild ride, taking us from the world of tires to the world of government transparency and property rights. Buckle up, folks, as we explore two seemingly unrelated stories that will leave you questioning the motives of those in power.This episode delves into the world of a Colorado farmer, Darren Dickey, who's fighting against a giant corporation, Excel Energy, over a land dispute. The company wants to take a strip of his land for a wind farm, but the judge has ruled in Dickey's favor, citing that Excel didn't have the authority to condemn the land. But what's really going on here? Is this a story about a rancher standing in the way of clean energy, or is it about a regulated monopoly trying to lowball a neighbor?We also explore a story about government transparency, where a citizen asked to see a report on the Secretary of State's office, only to be met with resistance and a shredded document. The report was supposed to review the office's leadership, but it seems like the truth is being hidden. What does this say about the state of government transparency in Colorado?Tune in to this episode to hear the full story and decide for yourself what's really going on. Will you be surprised by the twists and turns in these two stories? Listen to find out.

8-21-26 - 9am - XCEL Eminent Domain and Transparency

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8-22-26 The Weekend Hour 2: The machine we stopped feeding. It’ll cost us.

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