The Matt McNeil Show

Far-right media continues to expand; Trump defends Iran over Americans in cyberattack accusations; Ohio MAGA senator looks the other way at MAGA rep son-in-law physically assaulting his daughter and granddaughter; war updates; Elon Musk denied injunction to block Minnesota nudification law; Indiana Fever controversies; Mayor Her situation gets worse; Michael Brodkorb returns to the show.

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Todd Blanche nomination; war updates; Paul Metsa joins to talk about landing on Rolling Stone’s protest songs list; Kirk Bangstad’s brewery has its license revoked; singer Olivia Dean plays Minneapolis; Mayor Her allegations; Todd County auditor charged; Robert Baril returns; Trump cuts funds to states that didn’t vote for him.

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Ending Medicare Part D subsidies; DOJ acting as Trump’s personal lawyer in the E. Jean Carroll case; floating a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell; Dr. Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment; Secret Service illegally surveilling James Comey; Jeff Stein joins; MN ranked third best state to live in; Messy Dem primaries; Elon Musk suing Minnesota over its…

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Wisconsin tornado; airline proselytizing; war updates; Beshear demands proof of life for McConnell; reflecting pool damage; Patrick Coolican is back this week; agriculture update; Paul Metsa lands on a Rolling Stone protest song list.

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Seattle mass shooting; Mitch McConnell allegedly reappears; AI; how hard it will be for the left to break through ingrained right-wing racism; today’s war updates; Matt’s weekend downtown; Angie Craig vs. Peggy Flanagan primary race.

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Studio pen thieves; Trump defending Google and corporate accountability; Madison police shooting of Corey Ruse; Red Sea shipping crisis and oil markets; Patty Vasquez joins to talk about Chicago museums and state fairs; Shiloh Hendrix verdict; Republicans screwing over farmers

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Republican hypocrisy about the deficit; war updates; Andy Mannix returns to talk about the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church; state lawmaker assassin sentenced; news media failures; Hendrix trial.

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Trump downplays human toll of Iran war; Jeff Stein’s Wednesday appearance; how money has perverted youth sports; racist Rochester incident goes to trial; gas prices; agriculture.

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Mitch McConnell; foodborne illness; Brian Lemek of Defend the Vote; reflecting pool saga; Brett and Matt talk about Peggy Flanagan’s rally; Patrick Coolican is back this week; Rochester woman in court over racist verbal attack on a child; youth sports issues; Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate drops out.

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Matt goes to see Rush in Chciago; World Cup final; war updates; Jessica Denson of Remove the Regime joins to discuss the personal sacrifices of Air Force Maj. Jason Watson; Andy Burnham is the new UK prime minister; Ely cancels blueberry festival amid wildfire tragedies; Tom Homan denies mistakes were made by ICE; Mike Lindell;…

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Bruce Klopfleisch, host of Politics Matters, fills in for Matt today. On the show: Recapping trump’s “speech”; tech costs spiking thanks to AI; signs of authoritarianism; yet more ICE shootings; thoughts on trump endorsing Mike Lindell; 103 Democrats vote against giving financial aid to Israel; the feds are finally releasing evidence to MN after ICE…

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Philip Anthony and Austin fill in for Matt. Trump plans address on “election security”; Matt from Downright Upright calls into the show; fallout from Lindsey Graham’s death; E. Jean Carroll receives money from Trump judgment; wildfire smoke; stomach bug.

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Trump approval continues to be competely nonexistent; Dr. Joe Eastman updates on disease modeling; Rochester woman arrested again; Mike Lindell endorsed; wildfire; GOP auditor primary race; Daylight Savings Time legilsation again.

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Democratic responses to Graham’s death; E. Jean Carroll receives the $6 million judgement against Trump; war updates; Reflecting Pool update; Trump will start his all-out war on the midterms soon; ICE kills a man in Maine; stomach-bug bacteria; Patrick Coolican’s Tueaday visit; the future of St. Anthony Falls; possible arrests after fireworks aimed at Sen.…

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War updates; death of Lindsey Graham; author Daniel Squadron joins the show; heat wave; the US Senate race and rural Minnesota; DHS habds over Good and Pretti materials to the state; road rage shooting.

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All the new State Fair foods; war updates in Iran and the 2022 gas price scam; Republican lawmakers manufacture outrage over the WNBA; Trump’s plot to cancel the 2026 election; the suspicious death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells; Republicans trying to sound like Dems behind closed doors; Flanagan vs. Craig endorsements;

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White knight Republicans go after the WNBA; war updates; MN Secretary of State Steve Simon; all the new State Fair foods; Ms. Rachel counters Trump’s racist attack on local kindergartners; MAGA is just racism.

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Trump ordered to pay Carroll; what a mess this administration is; MAGA woman chargwd with murdering her children after she blamed vaccines for their deaths; Jeff Stein’s weekly visit; MAGA voters don’t realize there are consequences for their actions; feds show little interest in Minnesota election security; agriculture.

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US quietly sent packing at World Cup; New York City building at risk of collapse; Republicans even more pessimistic on their chances; Mitch McConnell’s status continues to be hidden; today’s war updates; the schism between MAGA and the rest of society; Rochester woman arrested for vandalism; Michelle Griffith is this week’s Reformer guest; local news…

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Shady restaurant; soccer controversy; Great American State Fair was a cluster; moderate Democrats flail at success of Democratic Socialists; some reports indicating McConnell is brain dead; war updaes; boy hospitalized after going under at Minnehaha Falls; Demuth’s biggest campaign benefactor; what voting Republican gets you; gun homicides down but suicides up.

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Matt is tired of moderate Democrats; war updates; Jeff Stein’s weekly visit; 4th of July activity ideas; state court will hear arguments over swimming pool regulations; affirmation of transgender sports ban; Fosston tries to regain control of its hospital; Monsanto immunity.

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Voyageurs National Park; today’s Supreme Court rulings on the 14th Amendment, transgender athletes, and campaign finance limits; war updates; Brett has Jay Boller from Racket MN for this week’s interview; Northfield Pride event; media inconsistency.

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“Freedom 250” cluster; Matt shares a heartbreaking update; Supreme Court rulings released today’s war updates; extreme heat today and this week; Matt’s cabin time and some people waking up to what mining means to the BWCA; GOP lieutenant governor candidate was involvwd in 1/6; Dominion ends lawsuit against Lindell; Lavender Magazine folds.

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The Matt McNeil Show Live from Pride With Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota Peggy Flanagan and State Senator John Marty (DFL 40) 6.28

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Patti Vasquez fills in for Matt today. Rep. Tom Emmer goes full nuclear racism; Rob Held talks about ICE activity; Patti reflects about Pride and shares some of her own personal stories; John Fugelsang.

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Brett Johnson fills in for Matt today. On the show: The future of your retirement and why it’s on the ballot this fall; the looming 2034 Social Security deadline; new AI gatekeepers in Medicare healthcare; upcoming massive overhauls to the federal student loan system; the predatory nature of student debt crushing older borrowers; a federal…

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Philip Anthony fills in for Matt today.Trump does a 180 on affordable housing, demanding the SAVE Act first; Refkecting Pool boondoggle; Mayor Mamdani; Pete Hegseth; Gordie Howe bridge; keeping Social Security solvent.

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Philip Anthony is in for Matt today. Philip welcomes Zach Randles-Friedman for a conversation to start the show; former California Governor Jerry Brown’s canoe theory; comparing the MOU to JCPOA deal; baseball talk; government attacks on perceived left-leaning media; SAVE Act and ICE at polls; America’s 250th birthday.

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Bruce Klopfleish fills in for Matt today. Social Security “reform”; Oklahoma rejects minimum wage increases at the ballot box; more corruption updates from the Trump administration; a look at the Republican side of the governor’s race; health insurance costs increasing; state charges against ICE agent who flashed gun in Richfield;

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Bruce Klopfleisch fills in for Matt today. On the show: Juneteenth and Obama Center opening; flawed Iran deal; gerrymandering updates; extreme wealth inequality and a millionaire Congress; Medicare for All backlash; Appleton private prison reopening and industry horrors; 15 people charged by the regime; feds try flimsy charges vs. MN ICE protestors;

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Obama’s Presidential Center opens in Chicago; Trump looks very unwell at G7; war updates; baseball and pride nights; California wealth tax reaches needed signature threshold; DFL Chair Richard Carlbom returns for a quick hit; Grandma’s Marathon; what are the media obligations to report on facts; DOJ’s flimsy charges against protestors; proposed oil pipeline near Pipestone;…

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Oklahoma votes down minimum wage increase; “agreement” to end the war; Jeff Stein returns today; new flag poll; Klobuchar declining to endorse in Craig/Flanagan race.

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Chick-fil-A falls from top spot of fast food chain rankings; algae blooms in Trump’s refurbished reflecting pool; the war’s effects on the ag sector; Operation Cluster; a tale of two different stories; Patrick Coolican returns to the studio today; federal charges afainst ICE protestors.

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UFC fight at the White House and the Armageddon principle; war updates; transit ridership up and Highway 65 construction begins; Special Olympics comes to town; Minnesota DNR issues; chargers dismissed against anti-ICE protestor.

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Mass shooting in west Texas; Operation Cluster; Elon Musk becomes a trillionaire; DFL chair Richard Carlbom talks about the memory and legacy of Speaker Melissa Hortman; aftermath of the guilty plea of the assassin; Williams Arena naming rights sold; drunk driver spared prison for killing pedestrian; Trump goes on another racist rant.

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Today’s war insanity; 2025 secret meeting of White House staffers over Epstein files; World Cup and sports roundup; Boelter pleads guilty and Matt’s thought on the DOJ’s decision to abandon the death penalty; update on ICE agent charged in Richfield; Wisconsin resturant gets flack for claiming it prefers male employees.

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Keeping Democrats from screwing this up; today’s war updates; Jeff Stein; McLeoud County sheriff’s deputy charged in bar fight; previewing the Gaily Show’s conversation with Sec. Steve Simon; Forest Service cuts; Republicans doing an about face on fraud; Republicans target roadless rule.

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Trump’s appearance at the Knicks game; war updates; California elections; standoff in Minneapolis; Patrick Coolican is back with Brett this week; updating a hostage situation in south Minneapolis; Alpha News tried to buy the Star Tribune; DOJ tries to increase pressure on Minnesota politicians over fraud.

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The changes to our AM950 music, plus a special Matt track; Scott Pelley details his final days at CBS; war updates; MAGA candidate falls out of LA Mayor race; events happening across town this weekend; University of Minnesota issues; no death penalty option for Hortman and Hoffman assassin; Appleton, MN prison; “Rocco” files to run.

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The Chicago Bears possibly moving to NW Indiana; updates on operation Cluster; trump’s deteriorating health; investigative reporter Andy Mannix from Pro Publica joins; Edina bears!; Elliott Engen drops bid for auditor; MN Republican Governor candidates LOVE trump; could Appleton get an ICE facility

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Matt debunks false Republican claims that separation of state and religion is a myth;Operation Cluster; Jacob Morrison of Valley Labor Report is live in studio; Rich Eberwein of Heartland Signal also stops by; Minneapolis continues to lack leadership on Floyd Square; Michael Brodkorb joins to talk politics.

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CBS News fires Scott Pelley; war updates; Jeff Stein makes his return today; grocery stores; Orono man given work release for drunk driving deaths he caused; Demuth’s decision to remain in the governor’s race; Engen files to run for his state house seat; continued coverage of the GOP’s honoring Chauvin; thinning numbers in volunteer fire…

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New coordinated right-wing social media push; today’s war updates; Pride Month and celebrating our LGBT veterans; red states try to resist Pride Month; Delaney Hall in New Jersey; Patrick Coolican returns for a new conversation with Brett; Demuth will continue to primary election; the GOP’s sham moment of silence.

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Pride Month; MN GOP holds moment of silence for George Floyd’s murderer; Operation Cluster continues; agriculture update; Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage award; recapping both the DFL and GOP conventions.

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How our National Parks have been screwed up by trump; negotiations with Iran not going well; the delusion of MAGA; how trump validates racism; why moderate Dems are clueless when campaigning; UFO’s with Greg Bakun; Amy Klobuchar picks a running mate; will Klobuchar cater too much towards moderates and Republicans

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Matt’s restuarant visit in Montana; settlements for those illegally punished for Charlie Kirk commentary; Operation Cluster; Trump’s health issues; Anoka County town sues to use paper ballots; Pentagon loan to Trump family-linked startup; Klobuchar not playing up to her base; Craig won’t seek endorsemen; 10% of households are missing meals.

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The “Great American State Fair”; Operation Cluster; people accepting less tham they deserve for Republican benefit; Ken Paxton wins Texas GOP primary; Matt makes pie; Friends of the Boundary Waters; MPD Chief Brian O’Hara is out; Minnesota creates guardrails for younger social media users; farm bankuptcies.

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Dog fires shotgun; Operation Cluster continues; Trump’s annual checkup; Wyoming’s hell of its own making; common sense in Ortonville; Brett’s visit with the Minnesota Reformer; GOP continues their attack on the Boundary Waters.

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Matt is back today! On the show: Recapping Matt’s trip to western US and national parks; a summary of trump’s corruption over the last 10 days; updates on Operation Cluster; how Republicans have turned rural America into a wasteland; the ever increasing cost of groceries; Lisa Demuth’s stance on guns; the Feeding Our Future ringleader…

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Bruce Klopfleisch fills in for Matt today and talks about Trump’s slush fund, the corrupt SCOTUS, food stamp cuts, bad polling numbers for Republicans and more!

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Bruce Klopfleisch fills in for Matt today. On the show: Ian Millhiser of VOX on Virginia redistricting; how not voting empowers fascists; Democrats fighting back against Republican gerrymandering; Patrick Coolican joins; Amy Klobuchar’s “moderate” streak; Trump’s collapsing poll numbers; Hawaii attempts to overturn Citizens United

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Laurie Fitz is joined by Phil Adams, past DFL Platform Committee Co-Chair and currently serving on the Environmental Caucus and Karl Bunday DFL Organizing Unit Vice Chair for Senate District 45. Highlighted in the discussion were issues about Data Centers,  navigating a 67-67 deadlocked State House, managing the fallout of the gun reform package and…

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Greg Bakun gust hosts today’s Matt McNeil Show: Antonia Carlotta decendent of the old Universal Studios join Greg for a discussion about old Universal monsters and films. The Phantom of the Opera set has been taken down The faily aspect of being in the movie business Carl Laemmle family ties Nicholas Harper of The Rogue…

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Greg Bakun sets in for Matt on today’s show UFO disclosuer a big bag of nothing released from this admin Jeff Stein Joins Greg for the weekly interview The cost that we are covering for the Trump admin in the farm all the way to the table Why is the beef being imported. Matt Schmidt…

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Matt Schmidt joins Greg for a look at Quantum Healing and what is it and who can do it?

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Jeff Stein Joins Greg for the weekly interview The cost that we are covering for the Trump admin in the farm all the way to the table Why is the beef being imported.

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Philip Anthony from the Downright Upright Show is filling in for Matt McNeil today, and he’s brought along Jerome Evans from Bottomless Coffee to dive into some wild headlines, starting with the controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s latest phone venture and Minnesota’s trailblazing new law banning “nudification” AI tech. They’re tackling the heavy hitters like the…

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Philip Anthony Austin and Matt of the Downright Upright Show guest host for Matt McNeil. The group talk about the latest Supreme Court rulings and discourse between the judges. Topics that affect the LGBTQ+ community

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How Republicans rig elections; rural voters don’t gain anything voting GOP; racists controlling the Republican Party; lots of Democratic politicians don’t have spines; Democrats need to be proud to be Democrats; Biased Strib headlines about Dems; MN House Republicans try to hide gun bills; Michael Thalhimer of All Energy Solar

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Cliff Schecter joins; Spirit Airlines sucks; Trump is stuck with Iran war; Tennessee Republican gerrymandering; black bears!; Iran hit the US military harder than we’ve been told; Joe Senser passes away; Mpls Police Chief Brian O’Hara trying to clean the department up

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