Local Minnesota Radio Hour – June 20, 2018

Doug Pagitt fills in for two hours today and speaks with two DFL congressional candidates: Dean Phillips in CD3 and Ian Todd in CD6. Also Doug takes your calls on what makes Minnesota great. And thoughts about Bruce Springsteen and some of his political songs.

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Local Minnesota Radio Hour – June 11, 2018

Janet Robert hosts today’s show and speaks with DFL strategist Mike Erlandson of Aurora Strategic Advisors about the ins and outs of the upcoming DFL CD5 convention and statewide primaries. Also Secretary of State Steve Simon joins to talk about the SCOTUs ruling on the Ohio voter purges and how it might (or might not)…

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Local Minnesota Radio Hour – June 8, 2018

Janet Robert hosts today’s show and speaks with CD5 Chair Brandon Schorsch about the CD5 special endorsement convention coming up on June 17 in the wake of Keith Ellison not running for reelection for congress after deciding to run for attorney general. Then St. Paul City Council Ward 4 candidate Shirley Erstad about her campaign.

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Local Minnesota Radio Hour – June 6, 2018

Alan Miller hosts today’s show and talks about Trump’s fake patriotic ceremony yesterday. Also state Sen. Jim Carlson calls in to talk about the end of the last legislative session. And Lori Swanson calls in to tell us about her campaign for governor.

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 30, 2018

Mike has a big announcement! He also speaks with Rob Wilcox of CD3 Indivisible, who attended last night’s Erik Paulsen town hall meeting in Brooklyn Park. And professor David Schultz of Hamline University previews the upcoming DFL and GOP state conventions.

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 30, 2018

Mike is joined by Matt lee Ashley of the Center for American Progress to talk about Trump’s potential impact on energy  prices. Also Kevin Featherly on what bills Governor Dayton did and did not veto. And a look at this weekend’s DFL and GOP state conventions.

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 22, 2018

Andrew Schwartz joins the program Andrew is an American journalist and chief communications officer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Gregg Gelzinis from the Center for American Progress joins to talk Dodd Frank. Then Kevin Featherly joins as a reporter covering legal, judicial, law enforcement and other issues of interest to the legal community…

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 21, 2018

Mike speaks with Tim Maier of Talk Media News about national news stories including the Santa Fe shooting and Trump’s investigations into his perceived enemies. Also Ed Chung of the Center for American Progress talks about problems with federal marijuana policy from the trump administration. And Mike plays audio and reaction from the end of…

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 2, 2018

Mike speaks with Rep. John Lesch about the anti-protestor being proposed by the MN GOP House, the omnibus bill, and other legislative issues. Also Sally Hardin of the Center for American Progress talks about why Scott Pruitt has not been fired yet and how much his corruption has cost taxpayers.

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 15, 2018

Tim Duff joins the program to talk about the city of Excelsior blocking an anti-gun rally. Mike talks about where the Governor candidates stand before the upcoming conventions. Tim Pawlenty will not show up to the GOP convention in Duluth. Rebecca Otto gets the Progressive Caucus endorsement. SCIU endorses Erin Murphy… Maybe? Jessica Treat joins…

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 14, 2018

Mike speaks with Tim Maier of Talk Media News about the US embassy in Israel, North Korea, and other national news topics. Then what do you think about legalized sports gambling. And Mike speaks with Nicole Smith-Holt, who lost her son last year when he was unable to afford his insulin, about big pharma and…

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 11, 2018

Mike speaks with Jack Rice about Minnesota politics and how the 2018 elections are shaping up. Also a conversation with Mondo Davison, a St. Paul man who invented an app that helps record video from multiple perspectives during police incidents.

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 9, 2018

Mike speaks with John Nichols of the Nation about some good news regarding undoing gerrymandering and the bad news about Iran nuclear deal. Also Kevin Feathery talks about what to expect during the last 12 days of the legislative session.

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 7, 2018

Mike speaks with Doug Christian of Talk Media News about Rudy Giuliani’s impact on Trump’s legal team, West Virginia senate candidate Don Blankenship, and other national news. Then Senta Leff, executive director of Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless/ co-chair of the Homes for All campaign talks about issues with the housing bill being proposed at…

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The Mike McIntee Show – May 4, 2018

Mike speaks with former Congressman Bob Ney of Talk Media News about whether Trump will be interviewed by Mueller, Rudy Giuliani’s comments, and other nationals news. Then Chelsea Parsons of Think Progress gives us the rundown of what trump said at his NRA speech. Also Steve Peterson of the Minnesota Atheists talks about their recent…

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The Mike McIntee Show – April 30, 2018

Matt talks about former Bush ethics lawyer and big Trump critic Richard Painter announcing his run for Senate as a DFLer. Also Tim Maier of Talk Media News talks about the White House Correspondents dinner among other national news stories. And recently DFL endorsed CD1 candidate Dan Feehan talks about his campaign.

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Wokie Daboh With Project Blackboard And The Census And Same Sex Couples

Interview: Wokie Daboh with Project Blackboard re: rehabilitating an elementary-junior high school in Liberia; Odds & Ends, the 2020 census will count same sex couples and a review/recommendation of Love, Simon; Human is Human, the need for Crisis Connection to survive as a suicide protection hotline.

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The Mike McIntee Show – April 27, 2018

Mike speaks with former congressman Bob Ney  of Talk Media News about the latest Washington News including the controversial firing of the house chaplain. Also Jack Rice calls in to analyze what happened with the North Korea South Korea meeting.

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The Mike McIntee Show – April 23, 2018

Mike is joined by Tim Maier of Talk Media News to talk the waffle house shooting, white house correspondents dinner, and other national political topics. Then Tim Pawlenty is trying to highlight the opioid crisis as one of his big issues despite spotty track record on the issue in his previous administration. Also Steve Peterson…

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The Mike McIntee Show – April 20, 2018

Mike is joined by former Congressman Bob Ney as they talk about national politics including the DNC lawsuit vs. Trump and Russia, the Comey memos, tariffs, and more. Then Ralph Nader chats with Mike about his new showing air Mondays at 6 AM and 9 PM on AM950.

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The Mike McIntee Show – April 18, 2018

Mike speaks with Jeffrey Mathwig of the Center for Homicide Research about the Mom’s Demand Action Rally for common sense gun laws that took place at the capitol today. Then David Cooley  of Veterans for Piece talks about his group’s work to stop VA privatization. And CD6 DFL candidate Richard Kelly talks about his campaign…

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The Mike McIntee Show – April 16, 2018

Mike speaks with Tim Maier of Talk Media News about Sean Hannity being revealed as a client of Michael Cohen’s among other national news. Also Aaron Brown recaps what happened at the CD8 DFL convention. And Melissa Ridolfi, VP, Retirement and College Leadership – Fidelity Investments talks about some last minute tax IRA preparations you…

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Arin Greenwood On Police Shootings Of Dogs

Interview: Arin Greenwood on the estimated 10,000 police-involved dog shootings in the U.S. every year; Odds & Ends, the lack of diversity in the Trump/Pence White House; Human is Human, housing as a human right and Washington State is doing to combat homelessness, including the use of Tiny Houses (and an update on Todd Feske/A…

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The Mike McIntee Show – April 13, 2018

Kevin Featherly of Minn Lawyer chats with Mike about what we might see in the second half of the legislative session. Also what will happen in this weekends congressional district conventions? Then a look at national news including the latest Trump/Comey spat with Doug Christian of Talk Media News.

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The Mike McIntee Show – April 11, 2018

Jack Rice joins Mike and talks about a possible military strike on Syria, Paul Ryan not seeking reelection, and the seriousness of Trump’s lawyer’s office getting raided. Then AJ Vincens of Mother Jones recaps what happened at the Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook congressional hearings.

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The Mike McIntee Show – April 9, 2018

Ellen Ratner of Talk Media chats with Mike about DC news including the raid on Trump’s lawyer. Also several congressional district conventions are coming up. And Meredith Abby of Peace March MN on an anti-war demonstration coming up this weekend.

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Don Samuels With Microgrants And The Minneapolis School Board

Interview: Don Samuels with Microgrants and the Minneapolis School Board to discuss the challenges facing marginalized communities in Minnesota. Human is Human, Ellie talked about how as a white person, she can talk about the need to advocate for people of color, whereas our society doesn’t easily permit persons of color to advocate for themselves.

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