The Matt McNeil Show

Attack at the US Capitol; Chauvin trial updates; Brett is joined by State Sen. Jen McEwen; MNGOP chair Jennifer “Grand Canyon” Carnahan!

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Chauvin trial developments; three veterans’ homes receive federal funding for construction in Minnesota; virus update; Sven Sundgaard joins Matt.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt makes a trip to Mall of America and sees way too many people who decided not to even brings masks. The MN COVID-19 update. Hour 1 segment 2: A Wisconsin COVID-19 update and how the state Supreme Court removed Governor Tony Evers’s mask mandate. Hour 1 segments 3/4: Jeff Stein…

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Visit your local state parks; Chauvin trial update; Patrick Coolican’s weekly visit with Brett; two-for awful Tuesday; virus.

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Jack Rice joins the show on the first day of the Chauvin trial; COVID update; HR 1; Kevin Featherly joins Brett to discuss controversy at the state Supreme Court; owner Frank Brown of Minuteman Press Uptown.

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Cliff Schecter joins the show; virus update; Aaron Brown of Minnesota Brown joins Brett; continuing the conversation on Munson’s secession idea; the craziest right wing gun nuts ended up debunking a long-held gun nut urban legend; Friday party.

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Actress Jessica Walter dead; Suez Canal is still blocked; virus; exciting op-eds from up north; MPD officer beats up a kid; car drives across the Stone Arch Bridge; the selfishness of Americans; Jeremy Munson proposes rural Minnesota seceding to join South Dakota; Joe Biden’s press conference; unemployment drops in the state; northern Minnesota legislators want…

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Hour 1 segment 1: A viral video of a guy dressed as Ben 10 proposing to his girlfriend in a mall and getting rejected. Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell admits in court that only morons should believe her election conspiracies. Hour 1 segment 2: Mike Lindell launches a new social media platform called “Frank.” Hour…

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Matt gets his first shot; Boulder shooting; Chauvin jury is complete; COVID; Patrick Coolican joins Brett; Walz can threaten to go solo on COVID federal aid and leave Senate GOP out in the cold; Edina housing issues.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Jack Rice joins Matt to talk about the Derek Chauvin trial, why the trial is unlikely to be delayed or moved, final jury selections, trial strategies from both the prosecution and defense, whether a plea agreement could still be reached and more. Hour 1 segment 2: Matt on the seriousness of…

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Revisiting the early days of COVID-19; Chauvin trial update; COVID outbreaks in schools; student loan expert Alan Colidge joins Brett; Lorlee Campos, the subject of Matt’s wild story from earlier in 2021 regarding a previous MinnPost article, joins the show to discuss parenting; Friday dance party.

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Chauvin trial updates; Minneapolis Police Department; energy broker Dan Dicker joins Matt to discuss the intersection of liberalism, green energy, and fossil fuels; COVID; Sven Sundgaard joins Matt; Atlanta shootings.

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Hour 1 segment 1: It’s St. Patrick’s Day! Plus Matt provides some updates on jury selection on the Derek Chauvin trial. Governor Tim Walz is under quarantine after having contact with someone who had COVID. Walz has not been vaccinated yet. Matt says he should have been vaccinated despite the political concerns. Hour 1 segment…

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Chauvin trial updates; Republican whining continues at their inability to end Walz’s emergency powers; Minnesota teacher Michelle Young joins the Bachelor; Patrick Coolican with Brett; COVID; news and notes.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt talks about his allergies that flared up. Will the COVID era lead to a change so when people are sick they actually get time off? Updates Derek Chauvin trial including an attempt by the defense to delay the trial after the city of Minneapolis and George Floyd’s family reached a…

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COVID update – live sports return for fans in Minnesota, Walz turns up the dial a bit; $27 million settlement between Minneapolis and Floyd’s family; Kevin Featherly joins Brett; more from Minnetonka High School.

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Minnetonka High School military artifact thefts revisited; Chauvin judge re-inserts 3rd degree murder charges/dismissal of one potential juror while another holding opposing views was only struck by the prosecution; issues at George Floyd Square and the “autonomous zone”; Sven Sundgaard makes his weekly visit with a lot to discuss from Wednesday’s wild weather and heading…

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Hour 1 segments 1/2: Matt provides some updates on the Derek Chauvin trial including some strange questions disparaging George Floyd that jurors had to answer. Hour 1 segments 3/4: Matt is joined by Jeff Stein as they talk about Congress passing the COVID relief bill, vaccine distribution under both Trump and Biden, Republicans obsessing over…

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Matt continues the discussion surrounding the British Royal Family’s ongoing issues; Chauvin jury has begun to be selected with ongoing interviews; South Dakota halts impeachment against their disgraced attorney general; COVID; vaccination eligibility expands in Minnesota; Patrick Coolican joins Brett for their Tuesday conversation; Sen. Scott Jensen’s gubernatorial bid; Trump wants money sent directly to…

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Jack Rice joins the show to discuss the legal side of the ongoing Chauvin proceedings; Matt talks about the royal interview; there is a new Coronavirus update; Walz state of the state address and protest by the far right are coming soon; and Line 3 dangers with human trafficking, clean water, and Coronavirus concerns.

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Dumb crooks in Bloomington; COVID; the implicit right-wing bias of local and regional media, as Jim Hagedorn may have been illegally appearing on a radio show; Senate Dems vote down a $15 minimum wage addition to the COVID relief package; Brett and Matt talk Mike Lindell’s ongoing issues and then Brett speaks with Greta Callahan…

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What 1-2 movie and sequel is the best?; Insurrectionist unhappy with being in jail; the death of journalism in America with today’s Biden press conference; the feeling of apprehension hanging over the metro and especially Minneapolis itself heading into the trial and the white privilege that clouds the entire ordeal; COVID updates; Republicans push bans…

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Hour 1 segments 1/2: Warm weather returns! Minnesota Republicans still refuse to give Minneapolis $35 million for security costs with the Derek Chauvin trial. That despite rural Republican areas taking in more tax money than they pay. Matt has an idea to play hardball with Republicans on the issue. Hour 1 segments 3/4: Jeff Stein…

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A scandal with a popular pet flea/tick collar causing thousands of pet deaths and injuries and even causing harm to humans; Matt discusses conservative criticism of cancel culture; Dr. Seuss’s estate/publishing company announces the discontinuation of several of his works and the fury of Republicans; Brett and Matt discuss COVID and high school sports; Minnesota…

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Matt talks about CPAC and the attitude of out-state MN lawmakers toward the Twin Cities.

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Coronavirus update – Hill-Murray girls’ hockey on pause after three players continued playing despite showing symptoms and worse, attended school while sick – rampant spread in gym settings – HyVee pharmacies improperly diluted vaccines; delays in the federal money for SW LRT; update from CPAC and the “Golden Calves” Statue; Brad Friedman of the Bradcast…

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Hour 1: Fish fries are back! More about redistricting and how metro-based Democrats are likely to gain seats while rural-based Republicans are likely to use seats. Several local media outlets are finally beginning to talk about how Minneapolis and the metro area are subsidizing rural Minnesota. And restaurant delivery apps charge restaurants enormous fees. Order…

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Hour 1 segments 1/2: Matt tells us about a new feature at Rudy Luther Toyota that will help when you take your car in for service. He also tells us about his radio background including working for a station that covered Iowa State and some of the issues the school has had with alcohol. Hour…

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Update on Tiger Woods’ car crash; Senate hearings on the January riots begin; Republicans blame Antifa entirely for the January attack which goes against everything known about those who have been arrested; Cliff Schecter pays another visit to the show; how to get rural support back for Democrats; Pat Garofalo wants to cap Minneapolis city…

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Torey Van Oot – Twin Cities Reporter for Axios

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On today’s show Matt talks about how streaming services have changed movie and TV awards season. The MN COVID-19 update. Torey Van Oot, Twin Cities reporter for Axios, joins Matt during the 2nd half of hour 1. Mike Lindell is facing a 1.3 billion dollar lawsuit from Dominion over his fake election fraud claims. And…

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Enbridge has fallen well short of its goal to hire Minnesota workers for Line 3 construction; DFL Chair Ken Martin joins Matt for the first time since the elections; Caledonia’s football coach and his comments about inclusivity; today’s COVID update; Matt has a bone to pick with the archbishop from Kansas City, Kansas and how…

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Toro Snowblowers recalled with an “amputation hazard”; Wisconsin GOP wants flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Rush Limbaugh; how the executive class became the most important working group in America; Cliff Schecter joins Matt to talk GOP politics; Minnesota has new snowplow names up for public vote soon; COVID update; Hiawatha Golf Course cut…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt shares his thoughts on the passing of Rush Limbaugh and how conservatives tried to live vicariously through him. Hour 1 segment 2: The nightmare that is Texas and their mismanaged electrical grid. More proof that the free market doesn’t always work. Hour 1 segments 3/4: Jeff Stein joins and shares…

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The Herbivorous Butcher beats Nestle in court; continuing the discussion on outstate Republicans like Paul Gazelka trying to punish Minneapolis/St. Paul; white supremacist recruitment in Hudson; Patrick Coolican joins Brett for his weekly visit with what’s going on at the state capitol; Trump attacks McConnell; COVID update; Rep. Mary Franzen is back!

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Hour 1 segment 1: Tough guy Texans can’t deal with a little snow and cold. Republicans are trying to justify their vote acquitting Trump. Hour 1 segment 2: More on how Republicans ignored that Trump even endangered the safety of themselves, but still acquitted. And did Democrats make a mistake by not calling witnesses? Hour…

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Matt begins the show with updates on the Gina Carano story from yesterday. Matt gives us a rundown on Trump’s impeachment trial, Minnesota’s COVID update, and the splintering Republican party. Brett joins Matt in the second half of the show to bring us his interview with Aleen Brown regarding the Beltrami County Sheriff’s request to…

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Matt starts off the show talking about the grossly unqualified statements of Gina Carano, the shooting that happened in Buffalo, MN, and Trump’s Impeachment trial! Sven Sundgaard joins Matt to talk about upcoming weather patterns and snapping turtle harvesting issues in Minnesota!

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Hour 1 segment 1: More irrefutable evidence in the impeachment trial that trump incited the attack. Also Matt talks about more places you can safely visit during the pandemic. And what will happen to people who speed at 100+ MPH on the roads once the pandemic ends and we get traffic again. Hour 1 segment…

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Breaking: a 67-year old man shoots five in Buffalo; Trump impeachment trial begins; Patrick Coolican’s Tuesday interview with Brett.

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Hour 1 segment 1: We start today’s show talking about the cold weather and all the accidents around town. Then Matt’s thoughts on the Super Bowl, the halftime show and commercials. Hour 1 segment 2: Matt had a visitor on his Facebook page yesterday from far right Republican rep. Glenn Gruenhagen. He tells us all…

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Matt starts the show off with a tribute to Christopher Plummer… RIP Matt addresses his comments on the former police officer Kim Voss’ letter to the editor, as well as the dysfunction of the Minneapolis police department. Paul Gazelka is a hypocrite… Brett Johnson joins Matt to talk about Mike Lindell and other MN political…

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Matt starts of with some Minnesota news, such as Paul Gazelka criticizing the city of Minneapolis with the upcoming trial of Derek Chauvin, other GOP senator controversies. Matt talks about Trump’s refusal to voluntarily testify at his impeachment trial. Governor Evers instates a new state-wide mask mandate after the Republican majority senate repeals the last…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Republicans and conservatives have been very silent this week about the funeral of capitol police officer Brian Sicknick, who was killed in the Jan. 6 insurrection. More proof that Republicans don’t really don’t care about the police either. Hour 1 segment 2: Derek Chauvin was among a group of Mpls police…

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Cliff Schecter joins Matt; coronavirus/update on the triple homicide in St. Paul; statewide races and the expansion of Democratic territory into the suburbs; Mike Lindell whack-a-mole on Twitter/Patrick Coolican with Brett; “Bullhorn Lady”, one of the key actors in the Capitol riots has been identified; a new Minnesota state program designed to make college admissions…

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Matt talks about a dilemma he and his family faced over the weekend from a panhandler who rejected Matt’s offer of food. The DFL makes a push for cannabis legalization. The GOP only opposed it because of they benefit by recruiting fake legalize cannabis party candidates to steal votes from DFL candidates. A New York…

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Matt kicks the show off highlighting his run-in with a troll! Matt revisits the accident from yesterday to remind us of the fragility and immense value of the time we get on this earth. More on the Gamestop stock situation, GOP Governor MN Governor’s race, some COVID unsafe gatherings of a MN business, school COVID…

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Matt begins the show off with the breaking Gamestop Stock story. Matt dissects what caused the crisis for hedge fund managers, the competing Reddit stock community, and the implications for the future.   Matt gives us news about profanity on flags, COVID updates, and more!

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Matt talks about his visit to the Como Zoo and the safety precautions they’ve put in placer to make for a good experience. 45 Republican Senators vote not to hold Trump accountable. The Wall Street Journal releases a video showing the Proud Boys appearing to coordinate the capitol attacks. Over 100 capitol police officers were…

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Mike Lindell banned from Twitter/Trump’s role in the insurrection and Republicans continuing to reject his responsibility; MN state legislators refusing to condemn the US Capitol violence; Jennifer Carnahan and the MN GOP take a trip to South Dakota and ignore COVID safety, in other news water is wet; coronavirus; Brazilian strain of COVID arrives in…

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On today’s show: The Packers and their enthusiastic fan base lose a close playoff game yesterday. The Winter Carnival will have a drive through event this year. The MN COVID update and how people 65+ can register to eventually get a vaccine in Minnesota. The Sahan Journal just ran a piece talking about the dehumanizing…

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Matt honors the memory of Hank Aaron at the start of the show. Sven Sundgaard joins Matt to discuss the concerning lack of cold weather so far in this 2020 winter. Matt brings up the disturbing email from Jennifer Carnahan sympathizing with Nazis. Matt touches on the shortage of electric cars in Minnesota.   During…

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Matt starts off with some news about Zug Zug and new romance Zara, and Mike Lindell and actress Jane Krakowski. Matt also digs into some COVID headlines, especially vaccina distribution. Matt goes into some OSHA COVID controversies and violations.   Matt starts off the second hour discussing whether the intersection where George Floyd passed should…

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Matt speaks about the Inauguration, Trump leaving the White House, and Trump’s legacy as ex-president. Jeff joins Matt to speak about the whole country taking a breath with Trump leaving office. Cliff Schecter joins Matt as well to talk about a more Progressive Biden entering office, the splitting of the Republican Party, and the willingness…

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Revisiting the goofier moments of the Trump admin; where does Trump’s presidency rank? It’s no debate; why we still need to challenge Trumpism and Trump supporters after he’s out of office; Mike Lindell willing to go down with his ship as businesses end partnerships with him; Brett and Patrick Coolican discuss what’s happening at the…

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On today’s show: Zug Zug and MN winter outdoor activities. The MN COVID-19 update. Republicans will try to erase the failures of Trump on COVID and blame them on Biden. Conservatives and Republicans flouting COVID safety precautions shows their selfishness, including the large MNGOP in person post election party that turned out to be a…

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How the media created the divisions that benefited Trump’s rise; Republican lawmakers continue to refuse to condemn Trump despite rioters hoping to kill them.

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The Trumps appear to be stealing items from the White House. Jared and Ivanka ban secret service agents from using any bathrooms at their home. MN Congressional Republicans are still completely delusional about Biden’s election win and last week’s right wing attack on the capitol. DFL state senate minority leader Susan Kent (district 53) joins…

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Matt speaks about Trump’s second impeachment, more horrifying details uncovered around the Capitol building invasion, and US COVID updates.

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Republicans need to do more to stop the violence; Trace Beaulieu previews his Return of the Mads event with Frank Conniff and Mary Jo Pehl; Brett visits with Patrick Coolican about Bob Kroll’s potential successor and more; coronavirus update; the deep, direct entanglement of state and national legislators supporting Trump’s insurrection.

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Some strange activity in DC leads to speculation that something could be up with Donald Trump and Mike Pence tonight. Bob Kroll announces he’s retiring at the end of January. While that’s good news the entire Minneapolis police union needs to to be overhauled. MN COVID update (finally some good news). At the MN legislature…

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We start today’s show talking about the AM950 calendars which arrived today. Then Matt shares some thoughts on yesterday’s attempted coup. We continue that conversation later with attorney and former CIA agent Jack Rice. Then infamous KSTP journalist Jay Kolls (you might remember him for “breaking” the pointergate story) claims the militias that attacked the…

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Matt speaks to Jeff about the current invasion of the Capitol building.

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Matt has a mystery on his hands as a story from years ago resurfaced in an unlikely way; news that the Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake will not be charged; Republican shenanigans in the state senate; Patrick Coolican joins Brett Johnson; coronavirus update; Georgia runoff elections.

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