The Matt McNeil Show – June 16, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: It’s Matt’s pet corner! We talk about why your cat should not roam your neighborhood freely and how they will not win a fight with most wild animals. Hour 1 segment 2: We take an Alaskan adventure with MN state Sen. Bill Ingebretsen! Listen to here why. Also the MN COVID-19…

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The Matt McNeil Show – June 15, 2021

Matt and Patrick talk ballpark food and Patrick’s upcoming baseball roadie; the craziness at the state legislature with Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen continues, and Matt criticizes the DFL not capitalizing on his mistakes; over 600.000 American deaths due to COVID-19; counties under 50% vaccination rate in Minnesota and the obvious trend all of them share; Brett…

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The Matt McNeil Show – June 14, 2021

Hour 1 segments 1/2: A driver hits uptown protesters, killing one and injuring others. Matt criticizes some of the local media coverage (mainly Star Tribune) as they seem to be covering for the driver saying drugs and/or alcohol may have contributed and that they were attacked by protestors after the crash. And Republicans will still…

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Matt McNeil with DFL Sen. Minority Leader Susan Kent

DFL Senate minority leader Susan Kent (district 53) joins Matt to talk about the special session that convened today. They discuss what Governor Walz’s emergency powers actually entail, negotiating with Paul Gazelka (and the lack of cooperation he has with Democrats), making sure MN avoids an eviction cliff when the eviction moratorium ends, SNAP benefits,…

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Matt McNeil with Dana Ferguson of Forum News Service (6/14/21)

Dana Ferguson of the Forum News Service joins Matt to talk about the special session in MN. They discuss the extension of Governor Tim Walz’s emergency powers, which areas of the budget are still being negotiated, contentious policy issues like school vouchers and clean car standards and more.

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The Matt McNeil Show – June 11, 2021

Star Tribune wins a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the George Floyd death and uprising; the state fair is back this year; more on Chauvin’s Florida vacation home; state GOP makes another push for school vouchers; virus update; things aren’t so fudgin’ delicious at one outstate ice cream shop; state House Majority Leader Ryan…

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The Matt McNeil Show – June 10. 2021

Update from Bob Kroll; Chauvin’s vacation home; virus update; Cliff Schecter joins the show; swimmer’s itch outbreak; bar fight in southern Minnesota; Matt speaks on healthcare; Sven Sundgaard joins the show to discuss the ongoing heat wave.

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The Matt McNeil Show – June 9, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: We start today playing a round of “will this stick to Matt’s head,” in honor of Ohio doctor Sherri Tenpenny falsely claiming COVID-19 shots ‘magnetize’ people. This is the sad state of today’s Republican party. Hour 1 segment 2: Matt had an interaction earlier this week with a conservative who called…

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Matt McNeil with Jack Rice (6/9/21)

Jack Rice joins Matt and talks about a number of legal stories, including former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor appealing his 3rd degree murder charge to the state supreme court, the killing of Winston Smith in uptown and the spotlight on the US Marshals who shot him that weren’t wearing body cameras, and the owner…

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The Matt McNeil Show – June 8, 2021

Nekima Levy Armstrong joins Matt to discuss the death of Winston Smith late last week; discussing the BCA, US Marshals, and questionable policing tactics; the extreme heat shuts schools in the Twin Cities; Brett Johnson stops into the studio; Brett’s Tuesday conversation with Patrick Coolican; COVID update; all the lies regarding Line 3 and who…

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The Matt McNeil Show June 7 2021

On today’s show: We start with Matt sharing about how he spent this weekend amid the hot weather. Unfortunately over the weekend he saw movers taking away pieces from the now closed Uptown Theater. The MN COVID-19 update Commentary about how US Marshals didn’t have their body cameras on when they shot and killed Winston…

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The Matt McNeil Show – June 3 2021

Ricardo Lopez of the Minnesota Reformer joins to discuss the sudden reopening of 38th and Chicago to vehicle traffic; Discussions of ideas about what to do about 38th and Chicago Ave. Substance use during the pandemic. Minnesota Covid 19 update; dumb crooks update; MPD update; Sven Sundgaard joins the show for an in-depth look at…

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The Matt McNeil Show – June 2, 2021

Matt is back today and talks about his experience in the hospital and how racists unfortunately still exist even when in the hospital. In Richfield on Memorial Day the Minnesota state flag was hung upside down. Jeff Stein then joins Matt as they talk national politics including Trump’s blog coming to an unceremonious end, Trump…

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The Matt McNeil Show – June 1, 2021

Brett Johnson fills in for Matt today; hackers shut down 20% of US beef production; controversy over “Ham Lake” and Minneapolis’s “Dight Avenue”; Democrats are pessimistic about Iowa and Brett warns that this may be misplaced; the wild Israeli government power-sharing agreement; there is no Republican civil war; state legislature update; New Mexico special congressional…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 27, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: Todd Mikkelson fills in for Matt today. We take a trip back to early 2015 before Donald Trump was taken seriously as a politician. How would have Hillary Clinton handled the COVID-19 pandemic if she were President? Hour 1 segment 2: We continue in our time machine and this time go…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 26, 2021

Yesterday’s issues with the Facebook stream; it’s time for a three-part Wacko Update including controversial La Crosse Father Altman being asked to step down by the diocese; Jeff Stein’s Wednesday visit; Rep. Carlos Mariani joins the show today to discuss police reform proceedings at the state legislature; Sven Sundgaard stops by to discuss our weather…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 25, 2021

George Floyd’s murder was one year ago today. Matt starts out playing the oriignal statement from MPD on 5/25/2020 made to distort the facts of the nature of the incident, and the ramifications and various angles of the incident; State Senator Ron Latz joins the show to discuss his perspectives on Floyd, racism, and the…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 24, 2021

Matt has a salute for the DFL caring for Minnesotans; Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday and how his impact contrasts to the death of George Floyd; coronavirus update; FOX 9 uncovers a fake Republican running as a third party candidate; sheriff looking for the “idiot” who climbed a water tower in Hayfield; Minneapolis city budget shenanigans…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 21, 2021

Hour 1 segments 1/2: Matt McNeil starts today’s show talking about a new Goonies game which has already sold out at Target. Also Matt talks about Keith Ellison taking over prosecuting Kim Potter, the officer who killed Daunte Wright. Hour 1 segment 3: The MN COVID-19 update. Will the US/Canadian border reopen soon? And how…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 20, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: After the success of Ohio’s vaccine lottery, New York will attempt a lottery too. What could Minnesota do to encourage more vaccinations? Also the MN COVOD-19 update. Hour 1 segment 2: A Texas meatpacking employee has won a lost wages lawsuit against JBS after he contracted COVID-19 while working. Hour 1…

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Matt McNeil Speaks with Sven Sundgaard (5/20/21)

Matt speaks with meteorologist Sven Sundgaard of Bring Me the News. They discuss some warm temps Antarctica is experiencing right now, last night’s sever weather and tornadoes around the metro area, the conditions that led to those storms, the torrential rain Louisiana is receiving and more!

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 19, 2021

Cliff Schecter leads off today’s show; child dies from gunshot wounds in Minneapolis, and Matt takes a look at gun culture; breakthrough in a cold case murder; MN House Speaker Melissa Hortman joins the show with the end of session now in the rear view mirror; boat ownership trivia!; Rep. Erik Mortensen strikes back after…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 18, 2021

The craziness of the housing market in the Twin Cities; callers Sherif, Phil, and Anne discuss their own housing craze experiences; Rep. Erik Mortensen has been removed from the state house New Republican Caucus; NCAA softball controversies; Patrick Coolican joins Brett to discuss the budget bill and the Mortensen situation; breaking update on the Mortensen…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 17, 2021

Minnesota Legislature agrees to a budget deal – Matt warns not so fast on this apparent outcome; virus update; plane diverted to MSP due to unruly passenger; did MPD officers mislead authorities on a botched no-knock drug raid, weapons confiscations, and a previous traffic stop involving the suspect in the raid?; the narrative pushed by…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 14, 2021

The confusion over the end of the mask mandate; Walz extends his emergency powers another 30 days and Matt explains how this was a smart negotiating tactic; Minneapolis Police Department news; WCCO’s ham handed story on a departed MPD officer; Sen. Steve Cwodzinski joins Brett to discuss the end of the session; remembering the Poodle…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 13, 2021

Dog walker gets a nasty surprise from a warning speaker; CDC announces masks are no longer needed in most situations; the soap opera of the Environmental Conference Committee at the state legislature; callers Gary and Terry offer their two cents on today’s program; Matt gives you recommendations for TikToks and YouTube videos you should *not*…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 12, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: We start today’s show with the unfortunate death of longtime Star Tribune columnist Jim Klobuchar. A Stillwater corrections officer is no longer employed after an encounter with protestors where racial slurs were allegedly yelled. Also insight into how a disturbingly large majority of the Republican Party is embracing anti-Democracy measures. Hour…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 11, 2021

Matt gives a personal update; fatal shooting in Chanhassen over the weekend and the entrenched gun culture it represents; state legislature update; Jack Rice joins the show to discuss ongoing developments in the Chauvin trial aftermath; Patrick Coolican joins Brett/Matt’s response; virus update.

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 10, 2021

Matt and Patrick talk movies and TV; COVID report; state legislature update with marijuana and clean cars; the continued pandemic of mass shootings in this country and how it pushes white narrative; the lack of empathy in Republican circles; how to better manage our public safety departments with splitting the police into multiple departments for…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 7, 2021

The bell and wheel allegedly stolen from a military memorial and given to Minnetonka High School will be given back to the Minneapolis Parks Board; virus; grand jury indicts the four Floyd officers; racist policing continues in Minneapolis; Paul Bunyan’s arm broken in Bemidji; Rep. Kaohly Her joins Brett to discuss the winding-down but heating-up…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 6, 2021

Matt recaps his recent days; Gov. Walz announces an upcoming end to all state-mandated COVID restrictions; the bell and the wheel at Minnetonka High School, revisited; bald eagles shot in northern Minnesota, reward offered; Republicans in the state senate go hard-line on the state budget out of desperation; Sven Sundgaard joins the show to discuss…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 5, 2021

Todd Mikkelson is in for Matt. The messes left by the Trump administration and how well Biden has cleaned them up; Todd speaks to State Sen. Erin Murphy; state Republicans go hard-line to stop the clean cars act and get Walz to end his emergency powers; what are the Republicans even trying to do in…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 4, 2021

Brett Johnson fills in for Matt today. We cover the Republican controlled state Senate making a budget offer filled with poison pills to the DFL controlled house. We also are joined by Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer talking about news at the legislature and how the 2022 race for Governor is shaping up. And…

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The Matt McNeil Show – May 3, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: Matt is unexpectedly back today from what was supposed to be a scheduled hip surgery last week and he’ll explain why (hint: bureaucracy in our private healthcare system). Hour 1 segment 2: Matt continues talking about the circumstances around his delayed hip surgery and the issues of having a profit based…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 30, 2021

Todd Mikkelson fills in for Matt today. Todd starts out discussing Joe Biden’s speech to Congress earlier this week; State Rep. Kelly Morrison speaks with Todd; police reform and the challenges it faces in the state legislature; Plymouth school shooting update; State Sen. Susan Kent speaks with Todd; discussing some of the hot topics of…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 29, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: The owner of The Interchange Wine & Coffee Bistro in Albert Lea, Lisa Hanson, who illegally defied Governor Tim Walz’s emergency orders, is holing a rally on Saturday with a few GOP members of the MN legislature. This while Hanson is actually a wanted fugitive. Hour 1 segment 2: The MN…

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Matt McNeil with Sven Sundgaard (4/29/21)

Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard of Bring Me the News joins to talk about how young owls grow up (and sometimes fall from trees), loons in Wisconsin falling out of the sky because their wings were freezing, when we can expect a consistent warm up in Minnesota and more!

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 28, 2021

Healthcare/Republican economic failures; racist prom proposal in Big Lake; it’s a Jeff Stein Wednesday; bear on the loose in Woodbury; update from the Albert Lea bistro shenanigans; Brainerd man sentenced in riots from last spring; Sen. Joni Ernst seems to think some interesting things are in the Biden infrastructure plan; Chauvin juror speaks out; Brooklyn…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 27, 2021

Matt and Patrick talk antiques and collectibles; Lakeville woman murders her fiancee’s dog; redistricting; Derek Chauvin kneed on a teenager for 17 minutes in an old incident; Officer Kim Potter update; caller wonders if Chauvin’s actions could create grounds for appeal for criminals convicted on his reports; Albert Lea wine bar owner update; Patrick Coolican’s…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 26, 2021

Matt discusses the Oscars from last night and the films he saw relating to them; how Matt thinks Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom can help white Americans; Corinna Turbis of the Data Foundation joins Matt to discuss the congressional changes as a result of the Census; Stillwater correctional officer placed on leave after wife hurls racial…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 23, 2021

Matt discusses his upcoming surgery; discussing the merits of Chauvin’s likely appeal of the guilty verdict; State GOP cancels public hearings on police reform and moves them behind closed doors; how the media has dropped the ball on holding sides equally accountable; more from the Cook News Herald; Brett is joined by Will Stancil to…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 22, 2021

Has Bob Kroll quietly resurfaced after three months out of the news? Matt investigates; Chauvin alternate juror speaks out in favor of the guilty verdict; Santita Jackson of the Morning Drive joins the show; Roger Chamberlain’s alleged white power hand gesture; the rise and organization of QAnon; Sven Sundgaard makes his Thursday visit to discuss…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 21, 221

Hour 1 segment 1: Today is the 5 year anniversary of the death of Prince. GOP state rep. Erik Mortensen claims, without evidence (surprise, surprise), that dozens of buses of out of town rioters were planning to descend on the Twin Cities and Shakopee?! Hour 1 segment 2: What sort of sentencing could Derek Chauvin…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 20, 2021

Breaking: Derek Chauvin found guilty on all three counts; drive-by shooting at National Guard troops in Minneapolis; Walter Mondale died Monday at 93 as Jimmy Carter, Matt, and others reflect; Patrick Coolican joins Brett; virus update; Matt shares more on the passing of Walter Mondale including the deification of Reagan in the GOP; Bloomington Jefferson’s…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 19, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: Matt says get outside into nature! Closing arguments from the Derek Chauvin case. How the defense is trying to give jurors any sort of excuse to acquit Chauvin. Hour 1 segment 2: Thoughts on how the prosecution did proving the charges against Derek Chauvin and countering some of the defenses arguments.…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 16, 2021

Matt loves Minneapolis and isn’t going to give up on fighting for it; the challenges we have in eliminating racism; state Senate GOP rejects common sense slam dunk measures against white supremacy and helping MMIW; gun safety demonstration with Matt; AG Keith Ellison opposes resolution against targeting media at protests; Jack Rice joins the show;…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 14, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: Matt has some side effects from his second vaccine shot (but still definitely worth the protection). Kim Potter, the police officer who killed Daunte Wright, will face 2nd degree man slaughter charges. The character assassination of Daunte Wright begins, including from Brian Peters, the Executive Director of the Minnesota Police and…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 12, 2021

Hour 1: As you may have guessed, we have a ton of news to cover today. We with the police shooting of Daunte Wright and details of what happened in Brooklyn Center. Why was Wright pulled over in the first place and how does an officer mix up a their taser and their gun? A…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 9, 2021

Hour 1 segments 1/2: Blue State Ball updates, maintenance Tuesday at AM950 (we might be off the air periodically), and a recap of the Derek Chauvin trial. Hour 1 segment 3: Matt’s opinion’s on the Chauvin trial from today and how the defense is still making absurd arguments about how Chauvin wasn’t responsible for George…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 7, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: Blue State Ball preview! A Buffalo man spent over $1,000 on a Trump flag that is still flying and is now running into issues with neighbors and city ordinances. Reports show Tiger Woods was traveling over 90 MPH in a 40 MPH zone when he crashed earlier this year. Hour 1…

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Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein 4/7/21

Matt is joined by Jeff Stein as they discuss Trump using shadowy tactics to collect donations from his supporters, Mike Pence’s future, Mitch McConnell criticizes businesses for calling out restrictive voting laws (then reverses when realizing he needs their campaign money). And more!

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 6, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: A preview of this year’s virtual Blue State Ball. Then we begin going through what happened today in the Derek Chauvin trial. And questions about whether the Minneapolis police union in funding Chauvin’s defense. Hour 1 segments 2/3/4: Witness testimony from the Derek Chauvin trial today. And more on how the…

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The Matt McNeil Show – April 5, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: Matt is joined by Jack Rice to talk about today’s developments in the Derek Chauvin trial, including testimony from Minneapolis Police chief Medaria Arradondo. Hour 1 segments 2/3/4: Matt covers more of today’s testimony from the Chauvin trial plus an unusual sequence before the proceedings with the jurors. Hour 2 segments…

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