The Matt McNeil Show
Monday-Friday 3PM-5PM
Matt McNeil is a proud Minnesotan, on live weekdays from 3pm to 5pm. Matt has been living most of his life in the state of his birth. He's a husband, a father of three, a veteran, and a broadcaster. He's worked in radio for over 25 years, starting with Armed Forces Radio in Nuremberg, Germany. He currently lives in Hopkins.
On his show Matt talks politics from a Democrat/Progressive perspective, but he'll also venture into parenting, religion, entertainment, sports, gardening, business, cooking, and many other subjects. He interviews politicians, political insiders, authors, pundits, entertainers, and artists, and loves talking to the listeners.
Besides being on air, you can read his thoughts at the 'Progressive Citizen X' blog.

Matt McNeil is a proud Minnesotan, on live weekdays from 3pm to 5pm. Matt has been living most of his life in the state of his birth. He's a husband, a father of three, a veteran, and a broadcaster. He's worked in radio for over 25 years, starting with Armed Forces Radio in Nuremberg, Germany. He currently lives in Hopkins. On his show Matt talks politics from a Democrat/Progressive perspective, but he'll also venture into parenting, religion, entertainment, sports, gardening, business, cooking, and many other subjects. He interviews politicians, political insiders, authors, pundits, entertainers, and artists, and loves talking to the listeners. Besides being on air, you can read his thoughts at the 'Progressive Citizen X' blog.
Incels; more on Trump’s Jesus comparison; Trump’s newest enemy is an umbrella; Trump admistration had no idea what USAID did; war updates; flouride does not reduce intelligence; Twins fan gets into it with owner; Patrick Coolican’s Tuesday interview; Sen. Hoffman chews out Glenn Gruenhagen over right-wing dehumanization; a lot of farmers unable to afford fertilizer.
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Brett was joined by the editor in chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican. They talked about Michelle Griffith’s write up on Rep. Walter Hudson, an update on the Burnsville woman still being held in ICE custody in Texas despite some serious medical issues, and Ramsey County potentially charging federal agents who committed wrongdoing during…
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Trump posts and deletes AI photo of him as Jesus; Trump’s bizarre appearance with a McDonald’s delivery driver; Iran War follies continue and Trump’s lashing out at the Pope; Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal dismissed; Viktor Orban defeated in Hungary; sports roundup; local bishop criticizes Trump’s post attacking rhe Pope; Vance is least…
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Richard Chew, host of the new morning drive show on AM950 joins Matt; Iran war updates; consumer worries grow rapidly; Lady Gaga concert; don’t let Artemis suffer the same fate as the US hockey team; St. Cloud school fire; new far-right judicial appointee; discrepancies in Pentagon reports about attack that killed US soldiers.
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Richard Chew is the host of Chew’s Views based out of WCPT in Chicago, now a brand new part of the AM950 lineup weekday mornings live from 6 to 8 AM.
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Matt’s seeing Lady Gaga’s concert tonight; MAGA channeling 1920’s KKK and going anti-Catholic; Texas creating gulags to detain immigrants; so much for Trump’s Iran ceasefire; we need to focus on what’s happening in Lebanon; bath houses are legal in Minneapolis; was ICE agent Jonathan Ross injured in the Minneapolis incident; will Minneapolis police chief Brian…
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Trump has lowest approval rating ever; alleged ceasefire in place for the moment; Jeff Stein returns this week; local news roundup; Republican crusade against mass transit; Star Tribune’s flattery piece on Demuth; Finstad suggests more federal farm aid.
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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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The Artemis II mission for some good news; stolen valor T-shirt; right-wing terrorism; Trump’s genocide threats against Iran; Wisconsin Supreme Court election; MTG’s vacated seat up for election; MNUFC player could be seriously ill; Patrick Coolican is back this week; Cities Church protest on Easter.
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Brett Johnson has our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. This week they talk about Reps. Elliot Engen and Walter Hudson being removed from committees after Engen’s DWI arrest, the January snow shovel attack on an ICE agent appears to be false, and the DFL’s structural advantages heading into the fall…
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