The Matt McNeil Show

Todd Mikkelson fills in for Matt. Discussing the GOP state convention; Caitlin Cahill is Democrat of the Day; January 6 investigation continues; why is this midterm election different?; Ken Engelhardt and Mac Santiago of Healthcare for All MN join Brett.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Our Democrat of the Day is Heather Gustafson, who is running for state Senate in district 36 in the northeast metro area. Hour 1 segment 2: Matt experiences some road rage on a trip to Taylor Falls. Hour 1 segment 3: The MN COVID-19 update. Hour 1 segment 4: A look…

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Most popular baby names; Ava Michaels; Mike Lindell appears at this weekend’s GOP convention; update on the CD1 special election; baby formula shortage due to a recall; another stellar moment in local sports; Brett Johnson speaks with attorney Marshall Tanick; Acoma Gaither of the Hennepin History Museum joins Matt; ending the week.

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Michael Brodkorb discusses the Ava Michaels controversy; Patrick and Matt sports corner; prohibited items at this weekend’s GOP convention; today’s COVID update; Dan Kessler is Democrat of the Day; Dusty Hinz of Agrarian Seed & Garden joins Matt.

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Hour 1 segments 1/2: Are the Wild done in NHL playoffs? CNN reports a passenger with no flying experience landed a plane at a Florida airport after the pilot became incapacitated. And Michael Brodkorb has a crazy story about Minnesota Republicans. Hour 1 segments 3/4: It’s our usual Wednesday visit with national political expert Jeff…

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Hour 1 segment 1: 2 bear sightings in the west metro! One an actual bear, the other Rob Gronkowski. Hour 1 segment 2: Reasons why you shouldn’t feed bears! Hour 1 segment 3: During redistricting Matt ended up in Den Phillips’s district instead of Ilhan Omar’s. Matt was a little bothered by a mailer from…

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Matt and Patrick talk weekend activities; Matt criticizes Democrats for mismanagement; Wisconsin pro-life office firebombed and vandalized; more on Republican abortion hypocrisy; Minneapolis population growth; former Wolves player shot to death; gun violence; ATV driver dies in collision with tree near Cass Lake; Mary Kiffmeyer’s election bills; today’s COVID update.

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Today’s COVID update; is Jeremy Miller jeopardizing the fight against chronic wasting disease?; last ditch bid to save an Ely radio station; Brett speaks with Max Nesterak about a controversy with a Vikings-linked subcontractor working on the Viking Lakes development; University of Missouri students disciplined for hazing a Minnesota incoming student; more on the impending…

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Today’s virus update, featuring Dr. Joe Eastman; Cliff Schecter; Alicia Donohue is Democrat of the Day; Daunte Wright’s mother allegedly assaulted by Brooklyn Center police; third party investigation claims no bias in Duluth police; Two Harbors mayor in trouble again?

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Hour 1 segments 1/2: The climate is broken as it looks like we’ll immediately jump to temps in the 80’s next week. A look at what other rights could be taken away given the SCOTS’s logic now on Roe vs. Wade. Hour 1 segments 3/4: It’s our usual Wednesday visit with national political expert Jeff…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt shares his thoughts on last night’s SCOTUS leak showing that Roe vs. Wade will be overturned. Matt explains his stance on abortion, why the draft ruling is a joke and the slippery slope of the ruling. Hour 1 segment 2: How Republicans want to regulate every aspect of your personal…

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Sports corner; Scott Jensen attacks Secretary Steve Simon; why the GOP is trying to sideline Scott Jensen; binge watching TV; meat-allergy causing tick spreads to Washington DC; flooding in the Red River Valley; today’s virus update; child care; Trump wanted to shoot protesters during 2020 unrest.

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Matt continues examining the MPD report; today’s COVID update; Brett Johnson is joined by Aaron Brown; Jack Rice discusses Chauvin’s appeal; Lucius.

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Catalytic converter thefts; more on the MPD report released yesterday; Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger is Democrat of the Day; Jamie Becker-Finn’s emotional speech supporting LGBTQ+ youth on the Minnesota House floor; Republicans push fallacies at budget negotiations; today’s COVID update; Taco John’s lawsuit.

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MPD found by state investigation to have engaged in violations of civil rights; Republican fascism embrace; Jeff Stein joins for his Wednesday visit; Chris Brazelton is Democrat of the Day; Wisconsin couple electrocuted trying to make art; today’s COVID update; man dies in Kandiyohi County after accidental shooting; gunfire outside a South Carolina baseball game;…

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Hour 1 segment 1: NBC News reports a A 13-year-old boy from Minnesota will soon earn his bachelor’s degree from college with a major in physics and a minor in math. MN Republicans will charge volunteers and attempt to stop anti-GOP speech at their upcoming state convention. Hour 1 segment 2: Minnesota State Senate candidate…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt is joined by Cliff Schecter. Today they talk about Elon Musk purchasing Twitter and what that will mean for social media, Macron defeating Le Pen in France plus some baseball talk and more. Hour 1 segment 2: More thoughts on how Twitter might change now that it will be owned…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Our Democrat of the Day is Fernando Alvarado, who is seeking the DFL nomination in Senate district 16, which includes Willmar, Montevideo, Litchfield, Olivia and other communities in western Minnesota. Hour 1 segment 2: Why Democrats need to compete in every district, no matter how red it is! Hour 1 segment…

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Ice cream prices surge; Dr. Joe Eastman joins the show to discuss COVID modeling; more Republicans being Republicans; Rashmi Seneviratne is the Executive Director of Protect Minnesota, joining Matt today; five bodies found in Duluth; John Hest is Democrat of the Day; researching the fast food restaurants on West Broadway in north Minneapolis.

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it’s 420 Day; Democrats in love with moral victories; Jeff Stein joins the show; beloved Como Zoo sea lion CC passes away; today’s virus update; Republicans Gone Wrong; flooding problems in Minneapolis.

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Kim Hicks is Democrat of the Day; Matt outlines the golden chance the Minnesota DFL has; DST fighting; “Jennnifer” Carnahan’s CD1 campaign; Brett is joined by Patrick Coolican; the Blaha “scandal”; today’s virus update, with transportation mask mandates ended by a federal court; Target will not require employees to return to the office full-time.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Easter weekend recap! A far right wing Minnesota news outlet tries to make something out of nothing with last year’s car crash after Farm Fest that involved State Auditor Julie Blaha and Senate Minority Leader Melisa López Franzen. Hour 1 segment 2: Matt breaks down the faulty logic from right wingers…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Byron Buxton gets injured yet again. And Scott Jensen makes another (very) dubious claim about Minnesota’s COVID-19 death rate. Hour 1 segment 2: More on Jensen’s faulty logic on Minnesota’s COVID-19 death rate. Hour 1 segment 3: Our Democrat of the Day is Arik Forsman who is running in house district…

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Gregoory Rich, Bethany Wrede Peterson, John Gerber and Brett Johnson fill in for Matt today! They talk about Putin’s mindset, the historical failures of Russia when it comes to war, Elon Musk trying to buy Twitter and how Democrats struggle to compete with Republicans.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Sports! We talk Twins struggles and the Timberwolves winning their “play-in” game last night. Hour 1 segment 2: A woman at the Wolves game last night tried gluing her hand to the playing floor in protest of an alleged animal rights issue at an egg farm owned by Timberwolves owner Glen…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt is joined by criminal defense attorney Jack Rice. They talk about the lack of a conviction for the Michigan men who devised a plot to kidnap governor Gretchen Whitmer, South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s 2020 car crash where he killed a pedestrian and more. Hour 1 segment 2: How…

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Matt talks with Torey Van Oot, reporter for Axios, about the MN State Legislative Session.

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Matt interviews Dr. Alice Mann, former Democratic MN State Representative now running for State Senate in the new District 50.

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Matt talks with Dr. Alice Mann, former Democratic State Representative now running for State Senate in the new District 50. Also, he speaks with Torey Van Oot, reporter for Axios, about the MN State Legislative Session.

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Hour 1 segment 1: It’s the Twins opener as we rundown some of the walkup music of Twins players! Then a look at some of the editorials being printed around town both for and against the Page amendment. Hour 1 segments 2/3: Matt breaks down some of the problems with the Page amendment, including the…

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Hour 1 segment 1: A missing pet monkey in Minnesota! Hour 1 segment 2: The MN COVID-19 update. The avian flu has now reached 1 million turkeys in Minnesota, which might only get worse in Minnesota. Hour 1 segment 3: Matt is joined by Eric Bernstein, a progressive policy analyst focused on state tax and…

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Hour 1 segment 1: We start today’s show with Matt reacting to the decision not to charge the officer who fatally shot Amir Locke during a no knock warrant search, even though officers Locke was not the target of the investigation. Hour 1 segment 2: Why the Minneapolis Police Department will likely never change and…

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Gym shenanigans; fire at Lunds and Byerlys in St. Paul; drunk driver who killed two gets a plea deal; today’s virus update; Robert Cozzolino of Minneapolis Institute of Art joins Matt; the viral video of a young Prince from 1970; Brett Johnson stops by for water cooler talk; Patrick Coolican’s Tuesday visit with Brett; Minnesota…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Weekend recap including the NCAA women’s final four in Minneapolis. Then we’re joined by Dr. Joe Eastman who tells us about a new Omicron sub-variant found in South Africa that is already causing problems, Hour 1 segment 2: Thanks to right wing lunatics, the medical industry spent (wasted) millions of dollars…

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Melisa Lopez Franzen is Democrat of the Day; Matt follows up on the retirement of Bruce Willis; today’s COVID update; avian flu sweeping through Minnesota bird farms; Paige Bueckers returns; stabbing at Virginia bar; Brett speaks with Anna Granias of the Wilder Foundation about the report regarding responses to the Floyd unrest; Matt recounts the…

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Women’s Final Four comes to Minneapolis this weekend; ESPN bumps Minnesota vs. Minnesota State hockey to a lesser channel; today’s COVID update; Jeff Ettinger is Democrat of the Day; Will Smith refused to leave the Oscars after the Chris Rock incident; Bruce Willis retires from acting; report released on the Floyd unrest; MnDOT releases their…

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Hour 1 segments 1/2: Wildlife in St. Paul as a beaver was caught on video wandering around Lowertown. Then in response to AOC’s editorial in New York Magazine, Matt breaks down three major problems Democrats are experiencing as they conduct their 2022 campaigns. Hour 1 segments 3/4: It’s our usual Wednesday visit with national political…

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Amir Locke case forwarded for possible charges; today’s COVID update; House Rep. Jennifer Schultz will run in CD8 and joins the show; Italy requests return of a statue in possession of MIA; Patrick Coolican’s Tuesday conversation with Brett; MinnPost examines inflation from an on-the-ground perspective; arson at St. Paul Lunds and Byerlys.

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Hour 1: The weekend recap followed by last night’s insanity at the Oscars where Will Smith smacked Oscar host Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith who is experiencing hair loss due to alopecia. Matt talks about Smith’s behavior, why Rock’s joke was in bad taste, media reaction to…

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House Speaker Melissa Hortman is Democrat of the Day; Minneapolis teachers and public schools have a tentative contract agreement; Clay County GOP infighting; a police union endorses Jim Schultz for Attorney General; update on a deer hunter murder from 5 years ago; Peter Callaghan of MinnPost joins Brett; today’s COVID update; Muslim men allege illegal…

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Today’s COVID update; Minneapolis Police Department contract approved; another racist incident in a northern Minnesota school; tiger dies at the Minnesota Zoo; Rapid City, SD hotel bans Native Americans; the movement to kill public education in Minnesota; great jobs numbers.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt explains his absence from yesterday’s show. Listen to find out why (it was a fun reason you’ll want to hear more about!). Hour 1 segment 2: Fun stories about crazy rider requests from bands and celebrities. And the Minneapolis Crows professional soccer team is playing in a US Open Cup…

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Todd Mikkelson fills in for Matt today. Todd discusses the ongoing confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and the living US Constitution; shooting at an Arkansas car show; Ukraine linked to the rest of Europe’s electricity grid; Todd discusses how the current inflation crisis compares to past inflation events; the hot…

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Hour 1 segment 1: A recap of this weekend’s beautiful weather. The Minnesota Reformer reports that police were twice called to the Morrison county Republican convention after right-wing activists raise quite a ruckus. Hour 1 segment 2: The Star Tribune writes a gushing article about Republican candidate for governor Michelle Benson, portraying her as a…

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Hour 1 segments 1/2: An update on the woman who went on a rampage at a Dakota County Target tearing the store apart. Matt shares some fun memories of visiting some colorful areas of Las Vegas. Hour 1 segments 3/4: How Russia’s military continues to struggle in Ukraine. And thoughts on Putin holding a massive…

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Hour 1: We spend the entire first hour with Matt’s Irish friend, Dermot Flanagan as we talk about all things Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day! Issues we talk about include Trump’s image in Ireland, COVID, Brexit, support for NATO in Europe, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and more. Hour 2 segment 1: An Iowa pickleball…

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