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 with Tim Whitaker (3/6/26)

Matt was joined by Tim Whitaker, a former Christian fundamentalist and founder of The New Evangelicals. Now he exposes Christian Nationalism. Find his Substack at: https://timwhitakerspeaks.substack.com/

The Matt McNeil Show – March 5, 2026

Kristi Noem fired as DHS secretary; Iranian warship incident; were the talks even meant to succeed or was it a ruse; stocks again take a strange rebound after early tumble; “exciting” opportunity to work in DC; Lou Holtz dies; man arrested for pointing gun at school bus; news media hasn’t put fraud in perspective.

The Matt McNeil Show – March 4, 2025

Mark Hamill follows Matt on social media; Iran war; Texas primaries; Jeff Stein joins the show; debunking Trump’s claims about Iran war; identities of the soldiers killed begin to be released; Wisconsin radio host calls for execution of Tim Walz; state GOP unmoved by gun violence whatsoever; DFL proposals on ICE.

Jeff Stein with Matt – March 4, 2026

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo and the Iowa Politics Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30 to cover national politics.

The Matt McNeil Show – March 3, 2026

TizzyEnt banned; Noem faces hard questions in Senate hearing; war in the Middle East; looking at today’s events in the markets; primary election day in some places; Patrick Coolican joins the show; more on the Noem hearings plus Hennepin County exploring prosecutions of DHS personnel; St. Paul asking for help renovating arena.

Brett Johnson with Patrick Coolican (3/3/26)

Brett has our weekly conversation with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about Angie Craig reversing her support of the Laken Riley Act, Pete Stauber inviting right wing troll Nick Shirley to the State of the Union, and Hennepin Co. Attorney Mary Moriarty seeking evidence to prosecute federal agents like Greg…

The Matt McNeil Show – March 2, 2026

Walter Rhein starts off the show today; going into the fallout of the attack on Iran; media and algoritm manipulation; Walz demands answers from DHS about detained children; platforming the worst people to large audiences; Angie Craig reverses on the Laken Riley Act.

Walter Rhein with Matt – March 2, 2026

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The Matt McNeil Show – February 27, 2026

Grocery store parking lot scams; Trump using the US Men’s hockey team; Paramount buys WBD; mindfulness coach Teri Leigh joins; an example of fraud Republicans don’t care about; how main stream media went MAGA; right wing biased reporting on the MN state flag controversy

Matt McNeil with Teri Leigh (2/27/26)

Matt was joined by mindfullness coach Teri Leigh to talk about navigating difficult times in Minnesota. Find more of her writing at: https://substack.com/@terileigh