Ellie 2.0 Radio – January 10, 2021

Our first show of ’21 has a nonprofit, Invisible People, and its founder, Mark Horvath, featured for their work in telling the stories of humans who are experiencing homelessness. The Big Interview is with U of M professor Dr. Keith Mayes, who talks about historical and current-day structural racism in the Twin Cities. In the…

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Living Healthy And Aging Well – January 9, 2021

Lukus Zuker is a Volunteer Coordinator at Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, the designated regional Area Agency on Aging for the seven-county metropolitan area of the Twin Cities. Lukus joins host Ken Haglind to talked about the services offered by the Metropolitan Area Agencies on Aging. These agencies were established under the Older Americans Act (OAA) in…

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Matt McNeil Show – Thursday, January 7th

We start today’s show talking about the AM950 calendars which arrived today. Then Matt shares some thoughts on yesterday’s attempted coup. We continue that conversation later with attorney and former CIA agent Jack Rice. Then infamous KSTP journalist Jay Kolls (you might remember him for “breaking” the pointergate story) claims the militias that attacked the…

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The Matt McNeil Show – January 5, 2021

Matt has a mystery on his hands as a story from years ago resurfaced in an unlikely way; news that the Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake will not be charged; Republican shenanigans in the state senate; Patrick Coolican joins Brett Johnson; coronavirus update; Georgia runoff elections.

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The Matt McNeil Show – January 4, 2021

It’s the first of the newly expanded 2 hour Matt McNeil show! More Republicans are joining the traitor team and trying to overturn the election. How did Republicans begin accepting extremists? An Albert Lea bar is defying the closure order from Gov. Walz and shows the reopen movement is not as popular as it’s portrayed.…

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The Matt McNeil Show – December 21, 2020

We start today’s show with some Christmas messages from our member listeners. Reopen MN businesses said they would practice social distancing if they reopen…what happened when they actually did reopen? No safety measures taken at all. Selfishness is pervasive this year especially among Republicans and the reopen crowd. Concert and event venues are in need…

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – December 21, 2020

We’ve got a holiday show with Attorney Larry McDonough, a nationally-recognized expert on landlord-tenant law, who talks about the plight of renters in Minnesota and the eviction moratoriums that are in place. Larry—a man for all seasons—is also an accomplished pianist and vocalist, so in between important information sharing about how the virus has adversely…

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Living Healthy and Aging Well December 19, 2020

Christy Marek, End of Life Doula and founder of Tending Life at the Threshold, joins host Ken Haglind to discuss the end of life doula role and how it is filling an essential gap in end of life care for the dying and their loved ones, even in this time of COVID. At the heart…

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The Matt McNeil Show – December 17, 2020

Listener holiday card readings; a handful of bars and restaurants defy the state’s orders to remain closed to indoor dining and drinking, and Matt focuses on the already-soiled reputation of one of the co-owners of a Lakeville joint that participated; bars doing this really don’t understand the consequences of their choice both from a health…

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FYI Politics with Brett Johnson for Wednesday, December 16th

Brett highlights a recent piece by the Minnesota Reformer which details alarming disciplinary policy for their active officers. Brett also speaks about the development of COVID restrictions in Minnesota.

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Matt McNeil Show – December 14, 2020

Matt start’s today’s show talking about the anniversary of Sandy Hook and the tasteless and disgraceful responses we saw from conservative Republicans. The electoral college officially votes for Biden for President despite some Republicans threatening violence. MN lawmakers strike deal on $216M COVID relief package. The US AG sector could be hurt even more by…

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – December 14, 2020

We start today’s show highlighting PandemicofLove.com, a mutual aid organization that directly matches donors with people in need; in barely 9 months, the organization has helped to transfer $40M in resources to folks in need. The Big Interview is with Kate Cimino of Citizens League, where we hear about the incredible work this 6-person nonprofit…

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The Matt McNeil Show – December 11, 2020

The continued buffet of streaming options – is it a good thing that there are so many streaming service “factions”?; coronavirus update; the cowards who approved the white supremacist church in Murdock, and those who keep fighting a losing battle for Trump; some Minnesota GOP lawmakers have tried to sign Minnesota onto the Texas lawsuit…

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The Matt McNeil Show – December 10, 2020

Ghost Box Radio host Greg Bakun joins Matt to add expert opinion to Matt’s graveyard photo; coronavirus discussion; Minneapolis city council approves a budget with significant police funding slashing under veto threat from Jacob Frey; a small Minnesota town approves a permit for a racist church.

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The Matt McNeil Show – December 8, 2020

Republicans continue to refuse to accept defeat both at the national and state levels with Texas filing lawsuits to the Supreme Court and Mary Kiffmeyer attacking our own election integrity; Jack Rice joins to discuss the outcome of legal proceedings against the man who pulled down the Columbus statue at the State Capitol.

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The Matt McNeil Show – December 7, 2020

Matt has some grievances with Big Foot and ghost hunting reality TV shows. Matt takes a haunted picture at a cemetery that features an unexplained red dot. South Dakota is still a mess with their COVID response. Self proclaimed “aggressive centrist” Matthew McConaughey defends Trump supporters on a podcast. MNGOP chair Jennifer Carnahan makes more…

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Wall of Power Radio Hour – December 5, 2020

WE had a delightful conversation with journalist and author Michael Tisserand this week. It included a great tale of him marching with dozens of others ACROSS the country protesting nuclear arms and energy. Along the way they bumped into musician Tiny Tim (Tiptoe Thr ough the Tulips) and we played a couple of songs off…

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Living Healthy And Aging Well – December 5, 2020

Kristyn Rupp, MacPhail Music for Life Manager, joins host Ken Haglind to share about this unique program that offers music lessons, classes and musical ensembles that are designed specifically for adults 55+. As one of the oldest and largest community music schools in the country, MacPhail is a non-profit organization that prides itself on being…

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The Matt McNeil Show – December 4, 2020

New poll coming: when do you start to get concerned about having no snow at Christmas?; Michelle Bachmann asks the Lord for four more years of Trump and Georgia senate wins; unions have always been double crossed by Republicans and still don’t learn; coronavirus; Paul Gazelka and Steve Drazkowski opposed coronavirus aid for individuals and…

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Pilot’s Progressive Party – Wednesday – December 2nd 2020

Wendy and Robert speak to guests and callers! Today’s topics Wendy and Robert speak to guests and callers! Today’s topics revolved around COVID and Line 3.revolved around COVID and Line 3.

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The Matt McNeil Show – December 1, 2020

Matt points out the hypocrisy in the Carpenters’ Union supporting Trump and Line 3 while opposing the Southwest Light Rail line; coronavirus; redo the presidential election, and only the presidential election, under martial law?

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Lin Enger and his new book American Gospel

  Radically personal and quintessentially American, an intimate drama at the heart of an apocalyptic vision. On a small farm beside a lake in Minnesota’s north woods an old man is waiting for the Rapture, which God has told him will happen in two weeks, on August 19, 1974. When word gets out, Last Days…

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The Matt McNeil Show – November 30th 2020

A recap of Matt’s Thanksgiving weekend. Melania tries for a slightly less creepy White House Christmas this year (also a holiday she complained about decorating for while on tape). Paul Gazelka meanders his way onto Matt’s Facebook page, and Matt has quite the response for Gazelka. Republicans make no effort to appeal to metro areas.…

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