The Matt McNeil Show

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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Trump’s Friday visit; defense rests in Trump hush money trial; Nevada GOP senate candidate tries to run from anti-abortion advocacy; Michael Brodkorb details the nomination of Royce White; end of session; Timberwolves advance.

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Trump visit; Republican obsession with revenge; Dr. Joe Eastman joins the show; legislative session works to its final weekend; Anna Becker previews Art-A-Whirl this weekend; sign language interpreters.

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Cliff Schecter starts off joining the show; Trump trial updates; Chiefs kicker criticized for bigoted speech at college commencement; package theft; Minnesota legislative session updates; Minneapolis police officers make up fake excuse to break in.

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On today’s show: – Why we should never forget about the Jan. 6 traitors – Steve Bannon is having a bad day. – How a handful of wealthy donors are funneling money to the GOP. – Our weekly visit with Jeff Stein. – Updates on the Feeding Our Future trial. – More examples of what…

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Matt reminisces on a favorite memory; Michael Cohen testimony continues; Red Lobster closings; the old flag guys; Patrick Coolican has his Tuesday interview with Brett; Glenn Gruenhagen; Itasca County Jail has Ten Commandments painted over; Blue Earth man pleads gulity in Capitol insurrection.

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Northern lights; Michael Cohen takes the stand; former Trump advisor brags about handing out counterfeit money; Timberwolves; new state flag becomes official; charter schools; local money embezzler.

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Peter Brosius of CTC joins Matt; Bill Corbett visits the show; Matt’s son graduates college; Kristi Noem keeps talking; new Minnesota state flag becomes official tomorrow; Legal Marijuana Now no longer a major party; gun bills at the state legislature see mixed success.

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Todd Mikkelson fills in for Matt. Trump’s primary troubles; Trump trial not going well for him; Todd discusses the news of the day.

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Biden announces investments in southeastern Wisconsin, where Trump had promised but failed to deliver; more Trump plans revealed; Jeff Stein makes his Wednesday visit; motorcyclist dies; another stupid Star Tribune op-ed; Eric Harris Bernstein joins Matt to discuss Minnesota’s economy.

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On today’s show: -The salacious details of Donald Trump’s relationship with Stormy Daniels. – The ramifications of Daniels testifying against Trump. – Rep. Scott Perry uses a Congressional theory on antisemitism to talk about “white replacement theory.” – Republicans love social safety nets when it comes to big Ag. – Trump’s Minnesota visit on May…

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Kristi Noem’s bad week continues; Trump trial updates; Trump to headline fundraiser dinner; Uber/Lyft reject state-brokered agreement on rideshare.

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Chess camp vibes at Micro Center; Hope Hicks testifies at Trump trial; vaccine scaremongering; Trump Media accounting firm charged with fraud; Kristi Noem claimed she met King Jong Un in story debunked by her own staff; more Twins injuries; NY Times visits Minneapolis; pizza delivery driver shot; gun laws at the state legislature; Convention Grill…

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Classic movies; Kristi Noem keeps digging; Trump hush money trial continues; Trump interview with Time Magazine; Nicole Mitchell; Feeding our Future trials.

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On today’s show: – Why you should try a new skill or activity. – How the Catholic Church is changing and becoming more conservative. – Our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. – A new and more affordable rail option between the Twin Cities and Chicago. – How Pete Stauber is hurting the…

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Trump trial updates; day care crisis; people’s opposition to making life better for others; Twins’ rally sausage; Patrick Coolican joins Brett; Israel/Gaza developments; gun control bills at the state legislature.

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Severe weather slams the Midwest this weekend; Jerry Seinfeld’s opinion on current comedy; Kristi Noem’s bad weekend; Michael Brodkorb discusses the Nicole Mitchell situation; Fischbach not endorsed; Feeding Our Future trials begin.

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On today’s show: – South Dakota governor Kristi Noem freely admits to shooting her own dog for “bad” behavior. – An update on today’s Trump trial. – We’re joined by our COVID-19 infectious disease expert Dr. Joe Eastman. – Matt breaks down the difference between crimes committed by Nicole Mitchell and Donald Trump. – Your…

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Trump motion for new trial in Carroll case dismissed; Patti Vasquez joins the show; Maple Grove promotes itself as the Restaurant Capital of Minnesota; Nicole Mitchell charges; Reed Sigmund of Children’s Theatre joins Brett; Brown County wildfires.

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