Cliff Schecter with Matt – March 6, 2024

Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow him on…

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Aaron Rupar with Matt – February 27, 2024

Aaron Rupar is an independent journalist covering US politics and media, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter. He was a pioneer of using SnapStream to post real-time video tweet threads of political events. Before going independent, Rupar covered the Trump administration for Vox. https://www.publicnotice.co/

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Deena Winter with Matt – February 22, 2024

Deena Winter has covered local and state government in four states over the past three decades, with stints at the Bismarck Tribune in North Dakota, as a correspondent for the Denver Post, city hall reporter in Lincoln, Nebraska, and regional editor for Southwest News in the western Minneapolis suburbs.

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Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (2/21/24)

Matt is joined by our national political expert Jeff Stein.They talk about the revelations of Alexander Smirnov being a liar in the Hunter Biden case, reckless Republicans relying on faulty evidence, Chuck Grassley getting played by unreliable witnesses and more.

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Aaron Zimmerman with Matt – February 15, 2024

Aaron Zimmerman is a career fundraiser and non-profit manager. He has served as PFund Foundation’s Director of Development, as a Major and Planned Giving Officer at Twin Cities PBS (TPT), and as the Director of Development and Communications at Domestic Abuse Project, a Minneapolis-based domestic violence therapy and advocacy program. He holds a B.A. degree…

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Michelle Griffith with Matt – February 13, 2024

Michelle Griffith covers Minnesota politics and policy for the Reformer, with a focus on marginalized communities. Most recently she was a reporter with The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead in North Dakota where she covered state and local government and Indigenous issues.

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Jeffrey Hatcher with Matt – February 8, 2024

While in London promoting her new murder mystery, Maxine drops in on her former lover Margot who shares some distressing news: She’s being blackmailed for a love letter from Maxine that went missing after their affair ended. Margot thinks her husband Tony is none the wiser, but he knows everything — and then some. In…

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Cliff Schecter with Matt – February 8, 2024

Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow him on…

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Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (2/7/24)

Matt is joined by our national political expert Jeff Stein. There’s no shortage of national news as they talk about the failed impeachment vote of Alejandro Mayorkas, the bipartisan immigration bill getting torpedoed by Republicans, a court ruling on Trump’s Presidential immunity and more.

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Tom Gump with Matt McNeil – February 6, 2024

Tom Gump goes above and beyond for our community. If you’re involved in Rotary and are from Edina, Rotary District 5950 or anywhere in Minnesota, you might know that the name Tom Gump is synonymous with Rotary International. Embracing Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self,” Gump has taken on increasing leadership roles since joining Edina…

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Max Nesterak with Matt – February 1, 2024

Max Nesterak is the deputy editor of the Reformer and reports on labor and housing. Previously, he was an associate producer for Minnesota Public Radio after a stint at NPR. He also co-founded the Behavioral Scientist and was a Fulbright Scholar to Berlin, Germany.

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Briana Bierschbach with Matt – January 29, 2024

Briana Bierschbach is a politics and government reporter for the Star Tribune. Bierschbach has spent the last decade covering Minnesota politics for various publications, including MPR News and MinnPost. She started her journalism career in college at the University of Minnesota’s campus newspaper, the Minnesota Daily, where she covered city hall. Bierschbach also has worked…

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Justin Stofferahn with Matt – January 25, 2024

Justin was previously the Deputy Research Director at BlueGreen Alliance where he oversaw work on industrial and manufacturing issues. He also spent time in a research role at the lobbying firm Flaherty & Hood, held a legislative role at the Minnesota Department of Revenue and prior to moving to Minnesota for graduate school worked for…

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Cliff Schecter with Matt – January 25, 2024

Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow him on…

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Matt McNeil with Matt Robison and Paul Hodes (1/18/24)

Matt McNeil was joined by Matt Robison and Paul Hodes from the podcast Beyond Politics. They preview next week’s New Hampshire primary. Hodes is a former New Hampshire Congressman and National Co-Chair of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. Robison is a former senior congressional staffer and campaign manager.

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Sen. Bobby Joe Champion with Todd – January 12, 2024

Senator Bobby Joe Champion attended North High School and graduated with degrees in Political Science and Law from Macalester College and William Mitchell College of Law. Champion is now a practicing attorney with skill sets in negotiation, extensive legal and business analysis, and advocacy. Champion is a lifelong resident of North Minneapolis and currently lives…

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Cliff Schecter with Matt – January 4, 2024

Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow him on…

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Paul Metsa with Matt – Holiday Shows 2023-24

Paul Metsa is an acclaimed Minnesota musician and Iron Ranger who hosts the Wall of Power Radio Hour every Saturday at 6 PM on AM950. He is an expert on Bob Dylan and recently co-wrote a book called Blood In The Tracks about the Minneapolis-based musicians who backed Dylan on his iconic Blood on the…

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Dr. Robert Adams of the Penn Center with Matt – Holiday Shows 2023-24

Located on beautiful St. Helena Island, at the very heart of Gullah culture, surrounded by glimmering marshes, and nestled beneath the silvery moss-draped limbs of massive live oaks… is Penn Center. The campus of the former Penn School, one of the nation’s first schools for formerly enslaved people, is one of the most significant African…

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Cliff Schecter with Matt – Holiday Shows 2023-24

Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow…

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Brett Johnson with Patrick Coolican (12/19/23)

Brett Johnson was joined by editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican. They talk about the following Reformer stories: https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/14/minnesota-supreme-court-gets-us-closer-to-ending-the-travesty-of-minnesota-school-segregation/ https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/north-dakota-continues-to-mull-legal-challenge-over-minnesota-carbon-free-energy-law/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/19/commission-finalizes-new-minnesota-state-flag/

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Paul Metsa with Matt – December 15, 2023

Paul Metsa is a longtime musician and host of the Wall of Power Radio Hour on AM950 every Saturday at 6 PM. He will be performing his 25th anniversary concert with Sonny Earl at the Dakota Jazz Club on Wednesday, December 20. Tickets and information at https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/paul-metsa-sonny-earl/

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Matt McNeil with Cliff Schecter (12/6/23)

Matt was joined by columnist, political analyst, author and podcast host Cliff Schecter. They talk about Kevin McCarthy announcing his resignation, extremist US House speaker Mike Johnson standing up for Jan. 6 insurrectionists, yet another mass shooting (this time at UNLV) and more. Find Cliff’s YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@cschecter

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Deena Winter with Brett 11/28/23

Deena Winter has covered local and state government in four states over the past three decades, with stints at the Bismarck Tribune in North Dakota, as a correspondent for the Denver Post, city hall reporter in Lincoln, Nebraska, and regional editor for Southwest News in the western Minneapolis suburbs.

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Terry John Zila with Matt – November 20, 2023

Terry joins Matt from New Orleans to preview this Thanksgiving week’s spread. Terry John Zila has been experimenting in the kitchen his entire life. Twenty years in the restaurant industry has exposed him to a wide variety of cooking styles. In his private dining and corporate events and in-home cooking classes, he uses that culinary…

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Jack Rice with Matt – November 15, 2023

Jack is a nationally recognized and award winning criminal defense lawyer, awarded Minnesota Super Lawyer for 2023, Among the Best Lawyers of 2022, winner of the Minnesota Attorney of the Year Award for 2021 and founder of Jack Rice Defense. He was awarded the Professional Excellence Award from the MSBA for 2020, and is an…

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