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.
Todd Mikkelson is today’s guest host. It’s Infrastructure Week and Todd is joined by Mary Morse Marti and Alex Burns of the new I-94 Stakeholders Coalition to discuss the future of urban freeways; “Why Awake is Called Awake” from Tommy Mischke; recollections of Tommy Mischke; the Democrats are getting the things done that they promised,…
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MnDOT’s Rethinking I-94 project with two founders of the new I-94 Stakeholders project, Mary Morse Marti and Alex Burns.
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Jack Rice is today’s special guest host. Jack has an extended conversation for the first hour with Mitchell Hamline law professor Rick Petry about Derek Chauvin, his trial, and a broader look at the functions of the criminal justice system; looking at the lingering COVID world; caller asks if mask mandate bans are potentially illegal…
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Jack Rice speaks to Mitchell Hamline Law Professor Rick Petry about the Chauvin trial and a broader look at the criminal justice system.
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Hour 1 segment 1: It’s Matt’s last show until he takes a vacation. Jack Rice, Brett Johnson and Todd Mikkelson will be filling in the next few weeks. The Duluth News Tribune reports a trail camera helped tip authorities to the whereabouts of a murder suspect, Eric Reinbold, of Oklee, Minnesota, who had eluded police…
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Matt is joined by Bill Corbett of Rifftrax and formerly Mystery Science Theater 3000. They talk about an upcoming live Rifftrax show coming up August 17 where they’ll riff on the 80’s movie “Hobgoblins.” Find ways to watch the show at Rifftrax.com.
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Jeff Stein joins Matt for his usual Wednesday. They discuss how Republican politicians are responding to the current COVID wave, whether Dr. Anthony Fauci can remain an effective messenger when Republicans have politicized him (Matt and Jeff clarify that’s not Fauci’s fault), Trump being forced to release his tax returns, Trump not blocking his DOJ…
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National Night Out; the first half-hour of today’s show focuses on COVID issues; author and journalist Austin Frerick joins Matt to discuss agricultural issues and the corporate farms strangling rural America; man goes crazy on a flight and has to be duct taped down; the Vikings’ ongoing vaccination woes; Patrick Coolican’s Tuesday interview with Brett;…
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Austin is the Deputy Director of the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale University, an initiative that brings together faculty, students, and scholars to collaborate on research related to competition policy and antitrust enforcement. He is also a Fellow at The Harkin Institute at Drake University and a Senior Fellow at Data for Progress. Check out…
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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt took a trip to the Iron Range over the weekend and shares some thoughts about conversations we had with residents. They agree with progressives on some issues, and disagree on others (getting vaccinated). On vaccines Matt talks about how anti-vaxxers love the diamond in the rough theory, even though it…
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