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.
Peggy Flanagan is Minnesota’s 50th Lieutenant Governor, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, and currently the country’s highest ranking Native woman elected to executive office. At the center of all her work is making progress for children, working families, communities of color and Indigenous communities, and Minnesotans who have historically been underserved…
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Bruce Klopfleisch fills in for Matt today. On the show: — Pema Levy of Mother Jones on Republican gerrymandering. — Greta Bedekovics talks about how Democrats can respond to gerrymandering — MinnPost writer Matthew Blake joins to talk about prospects of a special session. — How SCOTUS has essentially eliminated the 4th amendment. — Problems…
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Bruce was joined by MinnPost writer Matthew Blake to talk about prospects of a special session based on his recent reporting: https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2025/09/walzs-urgency-to-act-on-gun-violence-runs-into-political-reality-in-divided-legislature/
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Bruce Klopfleisch was joined by Greta Bedekovics, associate director of Democracy at the Center for American Progress. They talk about how CAP has changed their guidance for states with independent redistricting commissions in response to Republican gerrymandering.
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Bruce was joined by Mother Jones writer Pema Levy as they talk about some of her recent articles on Republican gerrymandering: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/republican-racial-gerrymandering/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-2/
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Mike McIntee fills in for Matt today. White nationalists using gyms and fitness centers to recruit people; Pastor John Matthews talks about Christian nationalism; John Fugelsang joins the show to continue that discussion; Maggiy Emery of Protect MN; Farm Aid’s status in question.
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Maggiy Emery is an experienced nonprofit and political strategist with a background in communications, organizing, and development in such issue areas as gun violence prevention, food justice, animal welfare, immigrant and refugee rights, and more. She has a deep passion for sustainable agriculture and the revitalization of rural spaces, and she is thrilled to bring…
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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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Another day of tragic shootings with conservative activist Charlie Kirk and a Colorado high school; Russian drones shot down in Polish airspace; Jeff Stein joins Matt to talk about the Kirk shooting; Tim Walz signals run for re-election; Mayo closing a number of climics.
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