Minnesota Progressive Repartee

Minnesota Progressive Repartee

Weekdays 4-5PM

It's our daily repartee from 4-5 PM. What does repartee mean? Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. It's progressive radio without the pledge drives or tote bags!

Minnesota Progressive Repartee - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota
Minnesota Progressive Repartee - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Minnesota Progressive Repartee - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Minnesota Progressive Repartee – July 8, 2019

Brett hosts the Repartee and talks about Jason Lewis getting more and more encouragement from conservatives to challenge Tina Smith. Then we speak with Sam Berger, Vice President of Democracy and Government Reform at the Center for American Progress about the census citizenship question and gerrymandering. And we playback part of Ellie Krug’s interview with…

Minnesota Progressive Repartee – July 3, 2019

Hunter Hawes and Erik Nelson bust it down on this Miercoles con los Muchachos. Of all the candidates for Democratic primary who’d you trust to put on the best 4th of July fireworks display? The worst? Are Municipal liquor stores evidence of the government’s ability to be efficient. Could they be a model by which…

Minnesota Progressive Repartee – July 1, 2019

Brett Johnson and Erik Nelson host today’s Repartee. On the show: Republican sabotage!!! From the goofy and harmless of conservatives donating to Marianne Williamson, to the more sinister of Koch brother backed Democrats. Remember in 2011 when state Senators in Wisconsin fled the state to try stopping Scott Walker’s anti-union bill? Well Oregon Republicans just…

Minnesota Progressive Repartee – June 27, 2019

Doug, Hunter, and Brett are all on today’s Repartee as we recap last night’s day 1 debate. Also Hunter’s mom calls in to talk about how she viewed the debate being a Democratic voter who hadn’t followed any of the candidates previously.

Minnesota Progressive Repartee – June 26, 2019

Today’s Minnesota Progressive Repartee is hosted by Hunter Hawes and Erik Nelson. The muchachos begin the show by asking listeners what AM950 has meant to them and detail some of its history. Then the show shifts to discussion previewing the upcoming behemoth of a debate for the Democratic primaries. Hunter highlights some of the lesser…

Minnesota Progressive Repartee – June 24, 2019

Trump Impeachment talk causes a lot of action from callers. Brett has a theory on how Bernie could still “win” without actually being the nominee We need a name for the MNGOP’s trifecta of possible candidates: Jason Lewis,Doug Wardlow, and Mike Lindell And more!

Minnesota Progressive Repartee – June 21, 2019

Brett Johnson and Hunter Hawes host today’s Repartee. We continue Ellie’s theme from the previous hour about Iran and speak with former CIA officer Jack Rice. Also: St. Cloud makes the NY Times for all the wrong reasons (racism, Islamophobia, and far right “activists”). Is anyone surprised? St. Cloud was/still is Michelle Bachmann territory. Republican…

Minnesota Progressive Repartee – June 20, 2019

Brett Johnson and Hunter Hawes host the Repartee. We talk about: Remember when the founders talked about the “tyranny of the majority?” Brett thinks we have a far bigger problem with the “tyranny of the minority” due to Republican gerrymandering and the structure of the Senate. What can be done and why the 2020 candidates…

Minnesota Progressive Repartee – June 19, 2019

Today’s Minnesota Progressive Repartee is your fix o’ the fellas, Miércoles con los Muchachos, with Hunter Hawes and Erik Nelson. They open the show by sharing their idea for congenial debates on obscure or quirky nonpolitical topics and welcome callers to add in their pet stances. Next the fellas take a look back in history…

Minnesota Progressive Repartee – June 18, 2019

Hunter is today’s repartee host and talks about how some of the Democratic candidates might try to manufacture a viral moment in the debates. Also how to win arguments with people who disagree with you according to psychologists.