Posts by Brett Johnson
Prof. David Flynn on State Owned Banks
After one of our recent 4 PM shows we had several callers suggest that Minnesota should have a public, state government owned bank. So Brett Johnson then spoke with University of North Dakota economics professor David Flynn about how North Dakota, despite being heavily Republican, has a state owned bank. They discuss the history of…
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Read MoreGreen Tea Conversations 10.27.19
Green Tea Conversations 10.20.19
Easy Things to Maximize Your Sale Price
Green Tea Conversations 10.13.19
The Native Truth – Episode 6
Minnesota Progressive Repartee – October 11, 2019
The Matt McNeil Show – October 11, 2019
Peter Callahan of MinnPost (10/2/19)
Brett Johnson speaks with Peter Callahan of MinnPost. They discuss a couple of topics: the prospects of a special session and compromise on emergency insulin funding. And how the “Farmer Labor” part of “DFL” got to be in the party.
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The Native Truth Episode 3
The Native Truth Episode 2
The Native Truth Episode 1
Adaptation Red Wine With Rosanne Levi Of Tailored Décor And Bits
The Changing Scene Of Real Estate Brokerages
Ellie 2.0 Radio – September 23, 2019
This week’s show starts with remembering the 9/11/71 death of Margaret Ann Knott in Choctaw County, Alabama and how it’s taken local leaders 48 years to acknowledge her sacrifice. The Big Interview is with Richard Johnson of Auto Technical Inc., a nonprofit that repairs automobiles and donates them to people in need; the catch is…
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Read MoreMinnesota Progressive Repartee – September 18, 2019
The Matt McNeil Show – September 18, 2019
Ellie 2.0 Radio – September 16, 2019
It’s another hodgepodge show; we start off featuring Dorothea Lange, a 20th century photographer who used her camera as a tool for social change. The Big Interview is with Dan O’Neil, the executive director of PeaceMaker Minnesota, which is working to eliminate bullying and violence in schools. In my C-Block, I talk about upcoming talks…
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Read MoreBlack Manhattans With Mary Lynch Of Mary Lynch Design
David Schultz (MN Progressive Repartee 9/4/19)
Brett Johnson was recently joined by Hamline University political science professor David Schultz. They discussed parallels on how the DFL is trying to drive young voter turnout in 2020 with legalizing recreational marijuana to what the DFL did in 2012 getting young voters to the polls to vote against the anti-marriage amendment. They also talked…
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Read MoreEllie 2.0 Radio – September 9, 2019
We cover enslaved people, historical and modern day. I feature Cudjoe Lewis, the second-to-last formerly enslaved African to die in the U.S. (in 1935); he had been abducted from his West African village and smuggled into Alabama in 1860. The Big Interview is with Marshall Tanick re: how enslaved people were brought to Minnesota with…
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Read MoreJade Huynh With Origami By Jade
Minnesota Progressive Repartee – September 4, 2019
Mai Tais with Stephany Eaton Of PureAlchemy Design
Ellie 2.0 Radio – August 19, 2019
Our idealist is Judge Damon Keith, the grandson of slaves, who was appointed to the federal bench in 1967 and ten years later elevated to the Court of Appeals. Judge Keith wasn’t afraid to speak truth to power and told both Richard Nixon and George Bush II that they had violated the Constitution. The Big…
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Daiquiri with Amy Koliner with Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine
Marketing a Home For Sale
Caparenia With Tanya Otten Of Select Surfaces
Home Buying In The 200 – 300k Price Range
Scotty Herold Of Rock The Cause
Our historical idealist is Vera Connolly, a cutting edge investigative journalist of the 1920-50’s who wrote about Native children, immigrants and girls working in sweatshops. The Big Interview is with Scott Herold, who works to empower youth and humans through music and video. My C-Block covers something I witnessed at this year’s Pride event at…
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Read MoreJack Rice (MN Progressive Repartee 7/5/19)
Brett Johnson speaks with lawyer and former CIA officer Jack Rice about Iran. They discuss how the Trump administration has escalated tensions between the US and Iran and what an all-out war between the two countries would look like.
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Read MoreOld Fashioned With John Gerber
I’m Awake – June 29, 2019
Robert Pilots Guest: Winona LaDuke Mary Kunesh-Podein Jamie Edwards Roy Taylor Hour 2 Lori Jump is Sault Ste. Marie Ojibwe StrongHearts Native Helpline Assistant Dir. Interviewing some native youth Along with Wendy Pilot speaking on our sacred animals and Curtis West speaking on Native events..
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Read MoreThe Big Ginger Drink with Adam McIntyle – Owner of Inside Out Media
Creating a Buzz Frenzy – June 16, 2019
Meet Dan Stocke, CEO and founder of Buzz Frenzy, a social media marketing company out of Duluth with an innovative product to help small business owners more easily navigate the confusing world of Facebook Ad Manager. Dan helps us to understand Facebook advertising policies and how Buzz Frenzy can turn your posts into highly effective…
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Read MoreEllie 2.0 Radio – June 10, 2019
Today’s a mixture of idealists; we begin with Scott Warren of the organization, No More Deaths—he’s on federal trial in Tucson for smuggling undocumented humans simply because he provided food and shelter to two men who crossed the border; the Big Interview is with Elizabeth Brenner of Protect Students Abroad, whose idealism was borne out…
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Read MoreRichard Merchan And The Art Girls
Gamle Ode with Guest Jennifer Ruis of Fuse Minneapolis
Ian Millhiser – MN Progressive Repartee – May 28, 2019
The Matt McNeil Show – May 24, 2019
Matt talks about the latest Republican shenanigans at the legislature as they complain about transparency and won’t pass things like gun reform, funding for the census, and gay conversion “therapy” bans. Then Matt brings up how senate Republicans probably would help individual people who need emergency insulin but are comfortable denying care to “generic” people…
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Read MoreJared Yates Saxton – May 7, 2019
Doug Pagitt spoke with Jared Yates Sexton, author of The Man They Wanted Me to Be. They discuss how toxic masculinity led to the rise of Donald Trump and Jared’s personal experiences growing up with father figures who had similar personality traits as Trump.
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Read MoreThe Matt McNeil Show – May 9, 2019
Drink In The Style And Food Freedom Radio Combo Show
Copperhead With Guest Lena Lopesio
Grab Bag Of Real Estate 2
Ellie 2.0 Radio – April 29, 2019
We start talking about systemic racism and historical trauma in the context of constructing I-94 between Minneapolis and St. Paul and how it destroyed much of the Rondo neighborhood, which was predominately populated by black-color persons. The Big Interview is with two idealistic students (Angelo Bush and Jasmine McBride) and their idealistic instructor (Scott Herold)…
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Read MoreAtheists Talk – April 21, 2019
15. Brain Education Systems Training
Meet Master Hong Kim, the owner of Body and Brain Yoga in Maple Grove. We discuss the unique mind-body practices based on ancient Korean training techniques that he teaches at the center, in particular, the five stages of the Brain Education Systems Training, or BEST method. Master Hong is offering a 45-minute private introductory session…
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Kaitlyn Stokes Of Crystal Kitchen + Bath
Ellie 2.0 Radio – April 22, 2019
An Ellie’s Talking Head show, the theme is about engineering change—societal and personal. In the A-Block, I talk about protests over the 1968 Miss America Pageant for its lack of color diversity and unfair representation of women, spawning the first-ever Ms. Black America Pageant. The B-Block has stories about LeBron James’ I Promise School in…
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Read MoreEllie 2.0 Radio – April 8, 2019
The theme for this show is forgiveness and redemption. I highlight Marina Cantacuzino, founder of The Forgiveness Project, who curated an exhibit, “The F Word,” with personal stories about forgiveness and healing. The Big Interview is with John Anderson, an idealist who helped bring “The F Word” to Grace Lutheran Church in Andover MN. In…
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Read MoreEllie 2.0 Radio – April 1, 2019
An Ellie’s Talking Head show, we learn about Peter Buttigieg, the 37-year-old gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana who is considering a presidential run; he’s an idealistic out-of-the-box thinker who is making people notice. I also share about how crowdfunding mechanisms are ways for us to exercise our empathetic hearts. Finally, in the C-Block, I…
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Read MoreThe Rain Water With Guest Bethany Wrede Peterson Of Atelier Wrede Waters
The New Construction Option
Ellie 2.0 Radio – March 25, 2019
Our idealist this week is Carrie Ann Lucas, a disability rights activist who blazed an idealistic trail in Colorado before dying earlier this year at age 47; the Big Interview is with Susan Robertson, who is working to make the Presbyterian Church more LGBTQ-friendly. The C-Block has me talking about a keynote, “Bridging Divides,” that…
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Read MoreKevin Featherly (MN Progressive Repartee 3/11/19)
On the Minnesota Progressive Repartee, Brett Johnson spoke the capitol reporter for MinnLawyer, Kevin Featherly, about the latest legislative news. They talked about the Senate hearing on legalizing marijuana, some “interesting” arguments Republicans made against a proposed equal rights amendment, and possible changes to Minnesota’s parole system.
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Read MoreMission Accomplishers – March 9, 2019
Minnesota Progressive Repartee – March 4, 2019
Doug hosts the Repartee and talks about meeting everyone at the Blue State Ball, Governor Tim Walz wanting to make Minnesota 100% renewable by 2050, and some interesting/unknown electoral college rules.
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Read MoreMisconceptions In Real Estate Transactions
Minnesota Progressive Repartee – February 26, 2019
Brett hosts today’s Repartee and gives the latest updates on the Cal Bahr controversy and the Clay County GOP Facebook page posting content comparing Bernie Sanders to Hitler. Also Graeme Wood of the Atlantic talks about Amy Klobuchar’s employee abuse allegations and her chances in 2020. Plus your calls on Klobuchar.
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Read MoreThe Matt McNeil Show – February 26, 2019
Ellie 2.0 Radio – February 25, 2019
I talk about last week’s (Feb. 19) Day of Remembrance for Japanese Americans re: internment during WW2, including the only elected official to speak up against internment, Ralph Lawrence Carr, the Republican governor of Colorado; the Big Interview is with Jacki Trelawny of Family Tree Clinic in St. Paul; in my C Block, I talk…
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Read MoreAperol Spritz with Guest Laura Peck of Impeckable Design
20. Perception: Illusion, Reality, or Somewhere Inbetween?
How do our perceptions influence our life, as well as a dive into what affects the development of those perceptions to begin with. There is a connectedness in more areas of our lives than one might expect in our perceptions.
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Read MoreDrink In The Style – February 17, 2019
Ellie 2.0 Radio – February 18, 2019
We start this week’s show with a report about two artist-idealists, photographer Sally Mann and Cameron Rowland, a conceptual artist. Both artists tackle issues around race-based cruelty and systemic racism. The Big Interview is with Tom Nelson, a Minneapolis attorney who’s used his leadership roles in local bar associations to push for greater diversity and…
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The Matt McNeil Show – February 7, 2019
Adam Duininck (Matt McNeil Show 2/5/19)
Matt McNeil speaks with Adam Duininck, director of government affairs for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters. Matt discusses with Adam why his union endorsed a Republican candidate (Jason Rarick) in Tuesday’s special Senate district 11 election.
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Read MoreAndrew Yang (Democratic Presidential Candidate)
Hunter Hawes speaks with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Yang is an entrepreneur and founder of Venture for America. Its mission is “to revitalize American cities and communities through entrepreneurship” by training recent graduates and young professionals to work for startups in emerging cities throughout the United States. Hunter and Yang discuss his background…
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Read MoreBuying A Home With A Home To Sell
Ellie 2.0 Radio – January 28, 2019
The theme is idealists who unify rather than divide. We start with Larry Itliong, who organized Filipino farm workers in California’s Central Valley and joined with Cesar Chavez to win grape grower recognition in the mid-1960s; the Big Interview is with Brad Hart, the idealistic and nonpartisan mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa whose optimism and…
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Read MoreGin Gimlet With Crystal Rae Romero
Liberal Arts Media – Full Circle Theater
Liberal Arts Radio featuring: Rick Shiomi Co-Artistic Director of Full Circle Theater, Discussing “Caught”, a play by Christopher Chen being produced at Full Circle Theater & The Mikado adapted and produced by the Gilbert and Sullivan Very Light Opera Company. Special Segment – an interview mixed with a selected reading of Caught by Christopher Chen
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Read MorePhil Wolgin – Minnesota Progressive Repartee (1/22/19)
Brett Johnson of the Minnesota Progressive Repparte spoke with Phil Wolgin, managing director immigration policy at the Center for American Progress. They tackled a big question that sometimes gets missed in the border wall debate. Do border walls actually work? They also talk about some of the poison pills that were put in the so-called…
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Read MoreHome Buyer Questions
Ellie 2.0 Radio – January 14, 2019
An Ellie’s Talking Head show highlighting Hollywood idealists—Ellen DeGeneres and Tom Hanks. In Block C, I talk about an interaction with a grandmother and her grandson on a Minneapolis street; I found it in me to have compassion and overcome my fear of being panhandled.
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Resale Objections
Making A Flask With Guest John Gerber
Aviation With Guest Lisa Peck Of Lilu Interiors
Ellie 2.0 Radio – January 7, 2019
This week’s idealist is St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, who’s ushered in a new era of imagination and energy to create a “St. Paul for everyone”; the Big Interview is with Hadeel Abouhasira, a young Richmond VA attorney of Palestinian descent who’s trying to give back; and in Block C, I talk about visiting beautiful…
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Victoria Sass & Carrie Valentine of Prospect Refuge Studio
Ellie 2.0 Radio – December 3, 2018
Our idealist for this early December show is Eartha Kitt, famous for “Santa Baby,” who worked to help at risk youth and who wasn’t afraid to speak truth to power; for this Ellie’s Talking Head Show we’ll also talk about white journalist Ray Sprigle, who in 1948 posed as a black man while on a…
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Read MoreEllie 2.0 Radio – November 26, 2018
Our idealist for this week is Belva Davis, the first woman of color to be a new anchor on the West Coast—in the early 1970s; the Big Interview is with Tom Dzik, who has been “giving back” to the community all his life in remarkable ways—as Tom say, “Just do it.” In Block C, I…
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Read MoreMortgage Talk Show – November 25, 2018
Charles Pierce – November 17, 2018
Ellie 2.0 Radio – November 19, 2018
Part of our theme this week is about prisons and those who are willing to “see” confined persons as human. Our idealist is the one and only Johnny Cash, whose many prison concerts (all for free) led him to champion prison reform in the early 1970s; the Big Interview is with Tonen O’Connor, a Buddhist…
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Read MoreIrish Pumpkin Spiced Rum with guest Molly McGinnis
International tour guide Molly McGinnis from Tauck Travel shares her insights on travel and drinking in Ireland. The start of a new series, Drinking Around The World, Gregory and Molly begin drinking invasion of Europe by landing in the Emerald Isle. The question – Ghosts – the unluckiest people ever? Is asked but not necessarily…
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Read MoreMortgage Talk Show – November 18, 2018
Best Home Searching Tools
Chris Morris – November 10, 2018
Seller Trends 2018
Mortgage Talk Show – October 15, 2018
Leslie Wood With The Stores At Hope Chest For Breast Cancer
Leslie Wood, the Director of Stores for Hope Chest for Breast Cancer talks about Hope Chest’s donation-based home furnishing stores. Learn the best times to hit the shops for the newest arrivals and more!
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