The Matt McNeil Show – September 8, 2021

Hour 1 segment 1: The return of the AM950 calendar? Matt recommends a horror movie not to watch.

Hour 1 segment 2: The MN COVID-19 update.

Hour 1 segments 3/4: It’s our usual Wednesday visit with Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about school mask mandates, hospital capacity issues with COVID around the country, Biden focusing on rising meat and food prices.

Hour 2 segment 1: Matt explains the criteria AM950 uses for determining which political races we’ll do interviews for. More legal challenges to the language on the Minneapolis police ballot question.

Hour 2 segment 2: We’re joined by Torey Van Oot of Axios Twin Cities. She highlights the return to schools in MN among COVID concerns, right wing anti-vaxxers harassing school board members, Paul Gazelka announces he’s running for governor,

Hour 2 segment 3: Why Republican candidates for governor like Michelle Benson, Scott Jensen and Paul Gazelka will struggle to get metro votes. Ramsey County announces it will no longer prosecute non public safety traffic offenses.