The Matt McNeil Show

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.

The Matt McNeil Show
The Matt McNeil Show
AM950 Radio

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.

The Matt McNeil Show – December 7, 2021

Media hyperbole of a robbery outside a concert hall last night; today’s COVID update; MPD interim police chief named, Amelia Huffman; Nathan Bedford Forrest statue disappears from a Tennessee roadside; Brett speaks with Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler; Matt gives his thoughts on Brett’s interview with Rep. Winkler; China’s men’s hockey team; Paige Bueckers…

The Matt McNeil Show – December 6th, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: Matt speaks with Rick Smith of the Rick Smith show (listen weeknights live from 8-10 PM on AM950). Matt and Rick talk about how Democrats need to win back working class union voters and how it’s important to focus on kitchen table issues. Hour 1 segment 2: Why Republicans, no matter…

Matt McNeil Interviews Rick Smith (12/6/21)

Matt speaks with Rick Smith of the Rick Smith show (listen weeknights live from 8-10 PM on AM950). Matt and Rick talk about how Democrats need to win back working class union voters and how it’s important to focus on kitchen table issues.

The Matt McNeil Show – December 3rd 2021

Shot clock coming to Minnesota high school basketball; Matt’s neighbors have the dinosaur put up; today’s COVID update; school news; update on the Michigan school shooting and how the right enables this behavior; Brett is joined by Jeffrey Krames; Matt goes through impending MN redistricting proposals.

The Matt McNeil Show – December 2, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: We start today’s show talking about Marvel and other TV shows on streaming services. Then we go darker with today’s MN COVID-19 update, including the first case of Omicron being discovered in Minnesota. Hour 1 segment 2: We continue with the MN COVID-19 update including the lack of ICU beds available…

Matt McNeil Interviews Sven Sundgaard (12/2/21)

Matt is joined by Bring Me the News meteorologist Sven Sundgaard. They talk about Sven’s winter forecast preview, wild fires expanding to Montana, snow chances for the Twin Cities the next few days and more.

The Matt McNeil Show – December 1, 2021

Matt buys a snowblower; man found dead in his air duct; developments in the local Best Buy raids on Black Friday; Jeff Stein’s weekly visit on national politics; new Minnesota NWSL franchise name selection narrowed to 3; a very large bear spotted up north; basketball player sucker punches an opponent in the postgame handshake line;…

Jeff Stein with Matt – December 1, 2021

Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 4:35.

The Matt McNeil Show – November 30, 2021

Matt gets a Catholic mailer; Michigan school shooting leaves three dead; more bravery from the Minnesota GOP!; today’s COVID update; Foo Fighters abruptly pull their Minneapolis stop on next year’s tour over COVID policies; Gov. Kristi Noem’s taxpayer-funded renovations to the governor’s mansion; Dr. Rebecca Wurtz of the U of M epidemiology department speaks with…

The Matt McNeil Show – November 29, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: Thanksgiving and holiday weekend recap! Then the MN COVID-19 update. Our COVID positivity rate remains above 10 percent with only a small handful of ICU beds available statewide. Hour 1 segment 2: A closer look at the impact of long COVID. Who does long COVID usually effect, what symptoms do they…