The Matt McNeil Show

Greg Bakun fills in for Matt today. Wildfires ravaging the western part of North America; Bruce Klopfleisch of Politics Matters joins Greg to discuss some of the pressing issues aroud the transition from Biden to Harris; Char Savoie and her daughter Nikki stop by the show; wrapping up the week.

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Greg Bakun fills in for Matt today. Discussing Biden dropping out; broadcast historian and TV announcer Randy West joins the show; Robert Pilot of Native Roots Radio also joins Greg; hearings on the Secret Service’s handling of Trump assassination attempt.

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J.P. Der Boghossian and Jim Pounds from This Queer Book Saved Life and the Gaily Show fill in for Matt today. On the show: – Democrats quickly unite behind Kamala Harris. – Is the left making a comeback in Europe? – Previewing President Joe Biden’s address tonight. – Bruce Klopfleisch from Politics Matters joins to…

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Guest host Brett Johnson is joined by Courtney Hagle, Max Richtman, Patrick Coolican, and Aaron Brown in today’s interview-centered special.

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Nancy Nelson fills in for Matt today. Today’s show focuses on the decision of Joe Biden to no longer seek re-election. DFL First Vice Chair Margie Hoffa also joins Nancy for most of the second hour.

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On today’s show: – Cliff Schecter on the RNC. – Dr. Taiyon J. Coleman joins to talk about her new book, Traveling without Moving. – Matt makes enemies of Joe Mauer fans. – The software outage that grounded many flights around the country. – Cal Bahr unsurprisingly makes some offensive comments about women. – How…

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On today’s show: – How the national media is failing with their fawning RNC coverage. – The GOP flirts (or maybe more) with fascism as they spread signs at the RNC that says, “Mass Deportations Now.” – Bill Corbett from MST3K – Dr. Joe Eastman on President Biden’s COVID diagnosis. – Matt’s thoughts on how…

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Emmy nominations; news and notes from the RNC; Adam Schiff calls for Biden to withdraw; things going on around town; Royce White files; Somali-American journalist explains some of the issues with fraud in his community; coal ash spill from Minnesota Power in north central Minnesota.

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Democrats are doing exactly what the right wants them to do; author Sarah C. Johns joins the show; Cannon throws out Trump’s classified documents case; Brett talks to Patrick Coolican for their Tuesday discussion; Matt reminds conservatives of the most important Bible passage; Duluth proposes outdoor camping ban; pleas to find the perpetrators of a…

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The first hour is focused on Saturday night’s events in Pennsylvania, including: CNN drops the ball on breaking the Trump shooting, failures of security, and more. In the second hour, storms blew through the metro over the weekend causing widespread long-term power outages; how to respond to the Trump shooting; GOP changes course in their…

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Matt calls out the Huffington Post and NYT; Biden’s press conference; author Dr. Anton Treuer joins the show; Rob Levine also visits the show to discuss his mining aricle in the Duluth Reader; why those who want Biden replaced have not thought things through; guns and cops.

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Shelley Duvall passes away; why Joe Biden should stay in the race; monthly inflation rate decreases; longtime local columnist Ruben Rosario dies; MDH investigating parasitic illness; Mile Lindell faces another eviction; Minnesota again ranks highly on best states to do business; controversy over facial recognition proposals at Mall of America; North Branch police shooting update.

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On today’s show: – How fatalist Democrats are not helping the party (or the country). – How Project 2025 will economically hurt unions and labor. – Why Trump’s tariffs are a really bad idea. – Jeff Stein returns! – Strip club news from Minneapolis! – Don’t leave your car while it’s still running. – The…

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Trump in the Epstein files; the trouble with replacing Biden; Project 2025; Dr. Joe Eastman joins Matt; new State Fair foods; Patrick Coolican joins Brett; State Trooper charged in crash death of Owatonna teen; lawsuit in Amir Locke shooting proceeds; death of a Vikings rookie over the weekend.

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British and French elections; Matt goes in depth on how Biden is the best chance to win; recapping the long weekend; Target no longer accepting checks; JP Der Boghossian joins the show; Royce White’s small rally.

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Matt gives out a warning; Cliff Schecter gives his reaction to yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling; Paul Niland of Lifeline Ukraine is able to resume his discussion with Matt; remembering the 1st Minnesota; Max Nesterak visits the show in Patrick Coolican’s place; Leonard Peltier denied parole; new “Amazon tax”; quick news hits.

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Trump granted a degree of immunity by the Supreme Court; other Supreme Court rulings today; Paul Niland from Lifeline Ukraine speaks with Matt; Pride weekend; Steve Bannon reports to prison; motorcycle jumps roundabout; police shootings over the weekend.

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Matt is live from Pride in Loring Park as he interviews attendees!

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Last night’s debate recap/Biden in North Carolina today; Supreme Court rulings today; Steve Bannon loses appeal; Trump’s debate strategy overwhelms the moderators; Marisa Simonetti; WInona-area State House candidate; South Dakota has yet to call National Guard for assistance with floods; Tractor Supply controversy.

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Supreme Court decisions released today; presidential debate tonight; former State Senator Ann Johnson Stewart joins the show to preview her return to politics; 2,000 people came to Itasca Pride; followup on Liara Tsai murder; Royce White voting record; Farm Bill coming up.

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Primary Tuesday in parts of the country; Supreme Court appears ready to permid emergency abortion in Idaho; people with guns; Jeff Stein joins Matt; woman arrested with dead body after crash; Sartell school board; more indictments in Feeding our Future; McKinley, Minnesota.

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Trump stock; gag order partially lifted; Matt Robison of Beyond Politics stops in; Hennepin County commissioner candidate arrest updates’ Patrick Coolican joins Brett for his Tuesday interview; hockey.

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Matt returns from his week off at the cabin; how the news media enables Trump; Texas infant deaths spike under abortion ban; Minneapolis named top destination for recent college grads; Duluth in top 10 summer destination list; Matt goes more in depth on his up north trip; flooding affecting southern part of the state; the…

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Nancy Nelson fills in for Matt today. Shooting in Arkansas and Clarence Thomas’s dissent against preventing dangerous people from having guns; what should we do about the Supreme Court?; guns in America.

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Brett Johnson and Philip Anthony fill in for Matt today. Remembering Willie Mays; talking national issues; Pride; Chris Knopf from Friends of the Boundary Waters joins Brett.

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Philip Anthony from the Downright Upright Show fills in for Matt today. On today’s show: – Celebrating Juneteenth. – Referring to Trump by other names. – Supreme Court rulings on abortion medication. – Royce White’s campaign for US Senate – And much more!

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Brett Johnson fills in for Matt today. Media manipulation to make Biden look less competent; Brett is joined in the second hour by Patrick Coolican and Niko Lemieux from the Minnesota Reformer.

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Nancy Nelson fills in for Matt today; Nancy is thrilled to step back in here at AM950 today and Friday this week. Nancy takes your phone calls and talks about the latest news and events.

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Matt previews his fill-ins for his week off; Republicans try to restore Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery; Supreme Court overturns bump stock ban; more problems with planes; MSP Airport Chick-fil-A manager pleads guilty to embezzlement charges; new Trump push poll; Leneal Frazier’s family files suit.

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Cliff Schecter joins the show; Supreme Court upholds abortion pill; NYT article on abortion; Trump attakcs Milwaukee; Matt’s trip to the library and book store; racist pushback against proposed North Shore resort; Robert Baril previews his weekend at Comedy Corner; report blames Department of Education for Feeding our Future.

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On today’s show: – Amy Klobuchar’s Republican opponent, Royce White, displays a map that’s supposed to show crime scenes in Minneapolis. Turns out it was a map of the city’s drinking fountains. – Southern Baptists vote to oppose the use of IVF. – We’re joined by our COVID-19 infectious disease expert Dr. Joe Eastman. –…

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Hunter Biden convicted; school vouchers; Little Falls woman thrown from truck; Minneapolis is happiest North American city; Max Nesterak visits in place of Patrick Coolican today; funeral for MPD officer Jamal Mitchell; Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota poll releases.

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Weekend recap; Trump rally in Las Vegas; Greene appears in Vegas and Republican corruption of Christianity; Thomas and Alito taking millions of dollars in gifts; 4-year old from Hopkins tragically lost; the MN GOP’s extremism problem; more Royce White problems; mining.

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Matt talks about some optimistic things 18 months after his accident; Clarence Thomas unethical benefits; Alex Jones files for bankruptcy; author Anne Kim discusses her book Poverty for Profit; Republican senators block contraception; Deena Winter joins to discuss the first verdicts havded out in Feeding our Future; MNGOP issues statement in support of January 6…

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80th commemoration of D-Day; Steve Bannon ordered to jail; Trump vets VP candidates; Nevada election official recalled by MAGAs; people putting unwanted items out to claim; Hopkins transgender teen assault; avian flu case found in Minnesota cattle; Feeding our Future deliberations continue; charges unlikely in Rochester racial slur case.

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On today’s show: – The mistake people make of tolerating the intolerable. – Republican Congressman Byron Donalds says black people experienced some benefits from the Jim Crow era. – Our weekly Wednesday visit with Jeff Stein. – MN’s new e-bike program has such high demand the website crashes. – Bring Me the News reports that…

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Patti Vasquez stops by to join Matt; the death of the news by Republicans; three Wisconsin fake electors charged; Brett and Matt talk sports betting; Patrick Coolican makes his Tuesday visit; Mary Moriarty’s comments about Gov. Walz.

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Aaron Rupar joins Matt for more coverage on Trump’s conviction and more; 2000 Mules producers disavow film; Texas murder pardon; Republicans still don’t know what to do about abortion; Justin Jefferson extended; Wisconsin police ask for help finding brisket bandit; Feeding our Future defendants bribe juror with cash bag; charges dropped in Ricky Cobb case.

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Jack Rice joins Matt to discuss the aftermath of Trump’s conviction; Republican reactions from yesterday; trolls; Republican hypocrisy of supporting Trump; Royce White and Amy Klobuchar; German songs.

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Blues Brothers and Chicago-themed films; avian flu; Trump tape of racial slur comes to light; Trump trial reaches a verdict; Trump found guilty of hush money payment case; Cliff Schecter joins for immediate analysis on Trump’s conviction; DFL leaders call on Nicole Mitchell to resign.

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On today’s show: – How society treats rapists better than transgender people. – Updates on the WhatsApp group chat of a Mississippi Police Department that condoned (and encouraged) racism and police brutality. – Our weekly Jeff Stein visit. – Timberwolves update. – The balancing act of too much vs. too little discipline in schools. –…

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Memorial Day yesterday; Republicans finding out life isn’t so much better in red states; Trump trial closing arguments begin; Brett has his Tuesday visits with Matt and Patrick Coolican; shortage of school counselors in Minnesota; Minnesota sends disaster assistance to Iowa tornado sites.

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Cliff Schecter joins the show for the first half hour; the modern GOP; decline of local newspapers; federal lawsuit filed against Live Nation; Memorial Day; Rochester removes problematic councillor from meeting; State Trooper involved in fatal car accident; George Floyd was four years ago this weekend.

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On today’s show: – Aaron Rodgers on why he turned down RFK Jr.’s offer to be his running mate. – Why Florida’s healthcare system is a mess. – How Trump’s Truth Social account posting a Nazi Reich meme was not a “mistake.” – Our weekly Wednesday visit with Jeff Stein. – Minneapolis has one of…

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Internet group battles; Trump social media bleeds money; classified documents found at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago bedroom; Trump trial updates; Brett speaks to Patrick Coolican to recap the end of session; Robert Downey Jr. visits Minneapolis; Derek Chauvin accused of another prior excessive force case.

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