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.
How our National Parks have been screwed up by trump; negotiations with Iran not going well; the delusion of MAGA; how trump validates racism; why moderate Dems are clueless when campaigning; UFO’s with Greg Bakun; Amy Klobuchar picks a running mate; will Klobuchar cater too much towards moderates and Republicans
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Matt is joined by Greg Bakun, the host of GhostBox Radio weeknights 10-11 on AM950. They talk about UFO sightings that have been reported around the north metro.
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Matt’s restuarant visit in Montana; settlements for those illegally punished for Charlie Kirk commentary; Operation Cluster; Trump’s health issues; Anoka County town sues to use paper ballots; Pentagon loan to Trump family-linked startup; Klobuchar not playing up to her base; Craig won’t seek endorsemen; 10% of households are missing meals.
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The “Great American State Fair”; Operation Cluster; people accepting less tham they deserve for Republican benefit; Ken Paxton wins Texas GOP primary; Matt makes pie; Friends of the Boundary Waters; MPD Chief Brian O’Hara is out; Minnesota creates guardrails for younger social media users; farm bankuptcies.
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Dog fires shotgun; Operation Cluster continues; Trump’s annual checkup; Wyoming’s hell of its own making; common sense in Ortonville; Brett’s visit with the Minnesota Reformer; GOP continues their attack on the Boundary Waters.
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Brett was joined by Max Nesterak, deputy editor of the Minnesota Reformer, to talk about some of the stories the Reformer has covered over the past week. Today they talked about: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/21/feds-announce-15-indictments-in-unprecedented-medicaid-fraud-scheme-in-minnesota/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/26/tracking-some-of-the-junk-that-ice-left-behind/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/26/minnesota-led-the-nation-in-farm-bankruptcies-in-the-first-quarter-and-farmers-are-anxious/
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Matt is back today! On the show: Recapping Matt’s trip to western US and national parks; a summary of trump’s corruption over the last 10 days; updates on Operation Cluster; how Republicans have turned rural America into a wasteland; the ever increasing cost of groceries; Lisa Demuth’s stance on guns; the Feeding Our Future ringleader…
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Bruce Klopfleisch fills in for Matt today and talks about Trump’s slush fund, the corrupt SCOTUS, food stamp cuts, bad polling numbers for Republicans and more!
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Bruce Klopfleisch fills in for Matt today. On the show: Ian Millhiser of VOX on Virginia redistricting; how not voting empowers fascists; Democrats fighting back against Republican gerrymandering; Patrick Coolican joins; Amy Klobuchar’s “moderate” streak; Trump’s collapsing poll numbers; Hawaii attempts to overturn Citizens United
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Brett has our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, as they recap the end of the legislative session. Read more about what they talked about at: Takeaways from the 2026 Minnesota legislative session
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