Matt McNeil and Patti Vasquez discuss the financial complexities, political friction, and public controversies surrounding the Chicago Bears’ potential relocation from Soldier Field to a new stadium. They also talk State fairs and other political news.

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I have spent nearly two decades uncovering stories about abuse and exploitation in Minnesota. Before joining ProPublica, I worked for 10 years at The Minnesota Star Tribune, where I covered cops, courts and prisons, and later joined the newspaper’s investigations team. In 2020, I was part of a team of reporters that covered the killing…

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Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo and the Iowa Politics Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30 to cover national politics.

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Brett was joined by the editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican. They talked about the Bernie Sanders-Peggy Flanagan rally at First Av, reaction to trump endorsing Mike Lindell and Patrick’s column on combating election interference from the feds. Read more about what they talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/15/mike-lindell-was-elated-after-president-trump-endorsed-him-for-governor-heres-what-he-said/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/20/bernie-sanders-headlines-rally-for-peggy-flanagan-at-first-avenue-in-contentious-senate-race/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/17/the-blueprint-for-fighting-trumps-attempt-to-sabotage-the-election-drawn-up-in-minnesota/

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Brian is the President and Executive Director of Defend The Vote and Defend the Vote Action Fund. At both DTV and DTV Action Fund, Brian draws on his long-standing relationships on Capitol Hill and State Houses across the United States to serve as a top convener, hosting briefings on legislation, facilitating conversations with key groups…

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Erin Murphy assumed office in the Minnesota State Senate on January 5, 2021. She previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019. She was a 2018 Democratic candidate for governor of Minnesota, but lost in the primary. Murphy was born March 13, 1960. She received a Bachelor of Science in nursing…

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Jessica Denson is the founder of the Removal Coalition, a grassroots movement empowering activists to be explicit about demanding impeachment and removal of the illegal Trump administration.  As one of the earliest Trump whistleblowers, her years of legal activism led to the invalidation of all 2016 Trump campaign NDAs.  Over the past year and a half…

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Dr. Joe Eastman is an expert disease modeler who provides updates on COVID, flu, and other outbreaks on the Matt McNeil Show.

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Brett has our weekly interview with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talked about Patrick’s column on Judge Patrick Schiltz not bending the knee to the Trump administration, the feds turning over evidence in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and Kendall Qualls’s campaign having a photoshop issues. Read more…

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Daniel Squadron is a former aide to Senator Chuck Schumer, former New York State Senator, and co-founder of The States Project. Next Chapter Bookr is proud to present, in partnership with AM950, a reading with Daniel Squadron, author of The Fourth Branch! Monday, July 20, 2026 at 5 PM! 38 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105.

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