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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Understanding Mental Health

Anna Lynn is the Mental Health Promotion Coordinator at the MN Department of Health. She works on changing the conversation and understanding about mental health, to help us understand it as more than the absence of illness. She also works to create opportunities for communities to promote mental well-being across a range of domains-from social…

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Your Health and COVID-19

Dr. Sara Vetter is the Assistant Division Director of the Public Health Laboratory for the Minnesota Department of Health. Dr. Vetter talks with Freddie Bell about the importance of getting tested for COVID-19. Carolyn Deters, Executive Director of Gifts for Seniors says social isolation and loneliness are serious health issues and can become more common…

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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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Curbing The Spread

Michael Osterholm, a member of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition COVID-19 advisory board, said measures are urgently needed to help curb the spread and prevent hospitals from being “overrun.” He told Freddie Bell that Americans help control the spread by “not swapping air.” Nancy Carlson, Minnesota Department of Health suggests strategies in coping with COVID stress.…

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Stress Management

Nancy Carlson with the Minnesota Department of Health talks about stress management as we close out the year. Career expert, Joe McKenzie examines a new Boomer lifestyle. AARP volunteer Bev Bachel, shares details concerning the organization’s 50 Over 50 honorees. Kitty Harris, Property Manager for the Cora McCorvey Health and Wellness Center says the facility…

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Adam Rizzieri on Litigation and Legislation with Big Tech

Brett Johnson spoke with social media expert Adam Rizzieri  of Agency Partner Interactive. They discussed new right wing centered social media that’s trying to compete with Facebook, Twitter, Google etc.; section 230 and why the Trump administration is trying to rid of it; and the FTC trying to breakup Facebook.

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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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Ellie 2.0 Radio – December 7, 2020

It’s an Ellie’s Talking Head Show! We start out highlighting Poetic Justice, an Oklahoma nonprofit that teaches writing and poetry to women who are incarcerated. In lieu of The Big Interview, I talk about allyship and share stories of how a neighborhood in North Little Rock Arkansas showed unique support for a family that was…

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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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COVID-19 Update

New Beginnings sits down with Hennepin County’s Health Director, Susan Palchick for a COVID-19 Update. Kitty Harris, Property Manager, Cora McCorvey Health and Wellness Center shares an update on a recent Blood Drive. New Beginnings also acknowledges its partners, AARP Twin Cities, West Metro Hypnosis and Unity South Twin Cities.

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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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Ellie 2.0 Radio – November 30, 2020

We begin by highlighting an Atlantic Magazine interview of the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II re: the need to avoid returning to “normal” (e.g. historical inequity) with the Biden-Harris Administration. The Big Interview is an encore of my March 2020 interview with Caitlin Rogers of Next Day Animations—you’ll love this young idealist’s spunk and…

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Ghost Box Radio – November 29, 2020

Join Greg Bakun this week as his guest is Onae. She will not be doing one question readings this week (that will happen next week) but we will have a great conversation about what we are thankful for and the Power of Positivity. Onae is a Spiritual Life Coach and she has all sorts of…

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