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.

Matt McNeil Interviews Bill Corbett (10/21/21)

Matt is joined by Bill Corbett of RiffTrax and formerly Mystery Science Theater 3000. They talk about a live RiffTrax Halloween show Oct. 26 they having coming up (https://www.rifftrax.com/live). They also talk about why there are so many bad horror movies.

The Matt McNeil Show – October 20, 2021

Naked woman at a football game in Missouri; Biden administration restarts the process of placing BWCA mining under moratorium; Jeff Stein makes his Wednesday visit; Michael Brodkorb joins Matt to discuss Minnesota politics from a Republican perspective; today’s COVID update; update on the Hillman Township family fighting to preserve access to their home and the…

Michael Brodkorb with Matt – October 20, 2021

Matt discusses Minnesota politics with Michael Brodkorb, including the lack of GOP response to Gov. Walz’s reelection announcement, GOP gubernatorial candidates, and redistricting.

Jeff Stein with Matt – October 20, 2021

Catch Jeff Stein’s national politics report on the Matt McNeil Show every Wednesday at 4:30.

The Matt McNeil Show – October 19, 2021

Gully Boys’ van stolen; today’s COVID update; Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan officially announce their re-election bid; charges filed in the Eastern Carver County School mask meeting scuffle; Brett Johnson joins for this week’s crime beat from International Falls; Patrick Coolican joins Brett; Enbridge fails to meet their deadline for cleaning up an aquifer breach spill; chronic…

The Matt McNeil Show – October 18, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: Matt talks about the show he saw over the weekend at the Guthrie, “What the Constitution Means to Me,” and why it especially needs to be shown everywhere. And unfortunately one of the audience members had a cell phone go off twice during the show. Hour 1 segment 2: The Minneapolis…

Matt Interviews Cliff Schecter (10/18/21)

Cliff Schecter joins Matt to start off hour 2 of the show. They talk about Colin Powell’s legacy, whether Powell was the last moderate Republican, Trump trying to defy the January 6th commission with executive privilege and more.

The Matt McNeil Show – October 15, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: Sports! We start the show talking about problems with MLB after the Dodgers/Giants playoff game last night. The MN COVID-19 update. And state Senate Republicans are playing more games with the upcoming special session to distribute COVID relief money to workers. Hour 1 segment 2: State Senate Republican leader Jeremy Miller…

Matt Interviews Theresa Meis of the Podcast MinnCentral Currents

Matt is joined by Theresa Meis, host of the podcast MinnCentral Currents. They talk about how her podcast covers news that often gets underreported in central Minnesota as opposed to the extremist rhetoric that often gets covered instead.

The Matt McNeil Show – October 14, 2021

Former City Pages writer Aaron Rupar joins Matt for the first time in a few years; Matt talks about the labor shortage issues and how some companies seem willing to take the blow of lost revenue over paying workers more; Minnesota Reformer story on the cops caught on tape hunting protesters; Kim Potter’s defense explores…