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.
On today’s show: — An unruly passenger forces a Sun Country flight from MSP to Newark to land in Chicago according to the Star Tribune. — Melania Trump tries swiping an artifact from the Eisenhower Presidential library. — Data on who people are blaming for the government shutdown. — Two stories out of Wisconsin —…
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It’s our weekly Vikings preview as Matt is joined by Michael Brodkorb! They preview Vikings vs. Browns from London.
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Housing and agriculture in major trouble; Dr. Joe Eastman provides an update; wedding best man shoots another patron; health care costs set to skyrocket because of national Republicans; MAGA Christians miss the point; stories from those involved in mass shootings and an alleged letter from a GOP state senator; shooting victim returns to school.
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Dr. Joe Eastman is an expert disease modeler who frequently provides updates on COVID, flu, measles, and more on the Matt McNeil Show.
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Federal government shutdown; AI actress controversy; Matt looks at the economy; Jeff Stein’s Wednesday visit; update on alcohol-involved fire truck crash; adult man found enrolled at White Bear Lake HS; new candidate in CD2; special session drama continues; Orange Shirt Day: Title IX lawsuit.
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Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30 to discuss national politics.
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Impending federal government shutdown; Trump policies continue to hurt agriculture; Pete Hegseth assembles military brass for a meeting in Virginia today; sports roundup; Patrick Coolican’s Tuesday visit; potential special session on guns.
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It’s our weekly Tuesday conversation with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. This week we talk about Patrick’s column on fraud in Minnesota state government and the Reformer’s recent Q&A with Secretary of State Steve Simon about Trump’s DOJ lawsuit over access to Minnesota’s voter rolls. Find everything we talked about at: https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/25/they-were-warned-how-state-government-kept-allowing-the-theft-of-the-peoples-money/ https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/a-q-a-with-secretary-of-state-steve-simon-who-the-trump-administration-is-suing-over-voter-rolls/
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John Fugelsang joins to talk about the right-wing corruption of Christianity and his new book, Separation of Church and Hate; weekend violence; sports update; fatal fire truck crash in western MN; Matt goes in-depth on gun violence from local and national perspectives; fraud.
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He’s been murdered on CSI, interviewed 2 Beatles on separate continents in the same week, and famously once got Mitt Romney’s advisor to call Governor Romney an ‘etch a sketch’ on CNN. Actor, comedian & broadcaster John Fugelsang hosts ‘Tell Me Everything” weekdays on SiriusXM Insight #121. He recently performed in ‘The Bill of Rights…
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