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.
Brett is joined for his weekly visit with Patrick Coolican, editor in chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about NIMBY’s with affordable housing, right wimgers trying to challenge MN’s law restoring felon voting rights and a look at traffic fatality information in MN.
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Dr. Joe Eastman is a disease modeling expert who regularly visits with Matt to discuss trends in diseases like COVID and more. Today they talk about the number of long COVID cases we’re seeing globally, avian bird flu with possible human to human spread and more.
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On today’s show: – Donald Trump compares himself to Jesus on Easter yesterday. – How right wing troll farms are trying to dissuade Gen Z from voting. – The ramifications to Gen Z if Trump gets back into office. – The Avian flu spreads to an American citizen. – Wheel of Destiny for Kathy Griffin…
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Rep. Mike Freiberg from district 43B is the west metro joins Matt not to talk politics, but the Minnesota twinsT
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Cliff Schecter joins the show to talk national politics; corporate greed at an all time high; Tom Emmer’s profile in courage; Twin Cities residents spited by cruise line.
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Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow him on…
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Baseball Opening Day; Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years; Truth Social goes public; Trump’s RNC overhaul; Timberwolves sale falls through; local policing issues; why it felt like March was so long this year.
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On today’s show: – Matt’s thoughts on the new Road House movie. – How Republicans welcomed in extreme right wing Christians amid a decline in Americans who identify as Christians. – Our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. – How much money do single adults need to make to live “comfortably” in the…
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It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. This week Matt and Jeff talk about the SCOTUS case on Mifepristone, Trump’s money crunch and more.
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Supreme Court weighs in on abortion pills; John Fugelsang joins the show; Utah women’s basketball team has a racist encounter in Idaho; Brett and Matt discuss Mike Lindell; Deena Winter steps in with Brett; Republican fantasies; Kathy Cargill.
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