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 fills in for Matt today. Brett outlines the serious car accident Matt was involved in last night necessitating some time away from the show while he recovers; Kevin McCarthy’s ongoing quest to become Speaker of the House; rural broadband expansion grants announced; the countdown of the top 6 reasons Republicans will cost themselves…
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US Bank Stadium funds swell to the point they could pay off the stadium 20 years early; St. Cloud Times as an example of the continuing slashing of print journalism by corporate entities; Brittney Griner released in prisoner swap; Dr. Joe Eastman joins the show to discuss COVID and other ongoing disease issues; investigation into…
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Dr. Joe Eastman is a renowned disease expert and forecast modeler discussing COVID along with other seasonal diseases like RSV and the flu.
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Hour 1: The Minnesota Reformer reports the Minneapolis police officer who maced protesters in the days after the George Floyd murder is unmasked by court documents. And the efforts the MPD went to to bury this case and the $150,000 workers comp paid to the officer, Samantha Belcourt. Then it’s our national political expert Jeff…
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It’s our national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about Warnock beating Walker, Republicans fleeing Trump after Georgia runoff, candidate quality, Trump corp. being found guilty of tax fraud, Trump hiding yet more classified documents and more.
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Minnesota’s projected budget surplus grows to $17 billion; Khali Jama speaks about an upcoming rally for workers at an Amazon plant; Max Nesterak visits with Brett Johnson; what are Republicans going to do with themselves now?
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Hour 1: Getting into the holiday spirit with a trip to the MOA. Big sports moments from the weekend. Sesame Street founding cast member Bob McGrath passes away at age 90. Matt returns to his old Catholic Church for a week and shares his thoughts. Why unifying the country is difficult when one portion of…
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Brett Johnson and Todd Mikkelson co-host today. Brett discusses the World Cup and then has an encore interview with Max Nesterak of the Minnesota Reformer; Supreme Court hostility; the top 5 reasons Republicans lost in the midterms.
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Hour 1: We start the show with Rick Smith from the Rick Smith Show (weeknights 8-10 PM) reporting live from Georgia. Matt and Rick talk about the Georgia Senate runoff and also how Republicans and legacy media are misleading what rail unions are asking for in their dispute with rail companies. The absurdity of Republicans…
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