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.
House Speaker Melissa Hortman is Democrat of the Day; Minneapolis teachers and public schools have a tentative contract agreement; Clay County GOP infighting; a police union endorses Jim Schultz for Attorney General; update on a deer hunter murder from 5 years ago; Peter Callaghan of MinnPost joins Brett; today’s COVID update; Muslim men allege illegal…
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Today’s COVID update; Minneapolis Police Department contract approved; another racist incident in a northern Minnesota school; tiger dies at the Minnesota Zoo; Rapid City, SD hotel bans Native Americans; the movement to kill public education in Minnesota; great jobs numbers.
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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt explains his absence from yesterday’s show. Listen to find out why (it was a fun reason you’ll want to hear more about!). Hour 1 segment 2: Fun stories about crazy rider requests from bands and celebrities. And the Minneapolis Crows professional soccer team is playing in a US Open Cup…
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Our Democrat of the Day is Rep. Rob Ecklund from district 3A, which includes a large area of northeastern Minnesota and the arrowhead region. Matt and Rep. Ecklund primarily talk about chronic wasting disease being detected in a wild deer in Grand Rapids and what that could mean for wildlife and outdoor recreation in the…
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Matt is joined by our national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about Republican treatment of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson at this week’s confirmation hearings, Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox vetoing a transgender youth sports ban bill and more.
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Todd Mikkelson fills in for Matt today. Todd discusses the ongoing confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and the living US Constitution; shooting at an Arkansas car show; Ukraine linked to the rest of Europe’s electricity grid; Todd discusses how the current inflation crisis compares to past inflation events; the hot…
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Hour 1 segment 1: A recap of this weekend’s beautiful weather. The Minnesota Reformer reports that police were twice called to the Morrison county Republican convention after right-wing activists raise quite a ruckus. Hour 1 segment 2: The Star Tribune writes a gushing article about Republican candidate for governor Michelle Benson, portraying her as a…
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We’re joined by Dr. Joe Eastman who updates us on what kind of case spike we could see from Omicron BA2, loosening of COVID restrictions and more.
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Matt is joined by Jason Burbul, a Deconstruction Specialist with Better Futures Minnesota and Olivia Cashman, Construction & Demolition Waste Specialist with Hennepin County. They discuss grant programs for deconstruction in both Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. Learn more by calling (651) 335-7700 or going to BetterFuturesMinnesota.com.
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