Best of Interviews
Matt McNeil Interviews Jack Rice (11/12/21)
Matt McNeil is joined by Jack Rice. They talk about the DOJ issuing an warrant to arrest Steve Bannon, the mess that is the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the trial of shooting of Ahmaud Arbery and more.
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Read MoreBrett Johnson Interviews Mike Papantonio (11/12/21)
Brett speaks with Mike Papantonio about his new book, Inhuman Trafficking (order now at Next Chapter Book Sellers)
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Read MoreSven Sundgaard with Matt – November 11, 2021
Catch Sven every Thursday at 5:35 with a weekly weather update on the Matt McNeil Show.
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Read MoreNekima Levy Armstrong with Matt – November 11, 2021
Minneapolis lawyer and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong gives an in-depth discussion of her thoughts on Minneapolis issues.
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Read MoreJeff Stein with Matt – November 10, 2021
Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 4:35.
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Read MoreAnita Gaul with Matt – November 9, 2021
Anita Gaul, chair of the Lyon County DFL joins Matt to discuss her recent piece in the Minnesota Reformer and how Dems can win back rural Minnesota.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Kris Ehresmann (11/8/21)
Matt is joined by Kris Ehresmann, director, MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division. She talks about vaccinated children ages 5-11, Minnesota counties with low vaccination rates, booster shots and more.
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Read MoreBrett Johnson Interviews Larry McDonough (11/5/21)
Brett Johnson speaks with Minneapolis attorney Larry McDonough, a nationally-recognized expert on landlord-tenant law. He discusses COVID related renter protections beginning to expire, whether Minnesota is doing enough to protect renters and resources available to those needing rental assistance (posted below). Information on housing laws and rental educational resources: http://povertylaw.homestead.com/ If you’re having trouble with…
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Read MoreSven Sundgaard with Matt – November 4, 2021
Catch Sven every Thursday at 5:35 with your weather on the Matt McNeil Show.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Jeff Stein (11/3/21)
Jeff Stein joins for his usual Wednesday visit. Matt and Jeff talk about why last night’s elections were not a bellweather, why Terry McAuliffe was a weak candidate, New Jersey’s surprisingly close election for governor, how Glenn Youngkin was able to distance himself from Trump, a successful moderate Democrat winning a write in campaign for…
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Read MoreMN Secretary of State Steve Simon (11/1/21)
Matt starts the show being joined by MN Secretary of State Steve Simon. They talk about tomorrow’s elections, election security and integrity, voter registration information, how to track results and more!
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Read MoreGreg Bakun and Onae with Matt – October 29, 2021
Greg Bakun and Onae join Matt from Danbury, CT where they will be seeing the original Annabelle doll. They also discuss their own paranormal exploration experiences and some misconceptions about their work. Catch GhostBox Radio on Sunday afternoons at 4 PM here on AM950 or anytime on our website.
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Read MoreSven Sundgaard with Matt – October 28 2021
Catch Sven every Thursday at 5:35 on the Matt McNeil Show with your weekly weather update.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Bill Corbett (10/21/21)
Matt is joined by Bill Corbett of RiffTrax and formerly Mystery Science Theater 3000. They talk about a live RiffTrax Halloween show Oct. 26 they having coming up (https://www.rifftrax.com/live). They also talk about why there are so many bad horror movies.
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Read MoreMichael Brodkorb with Matt – October 20, 2021
Matt discusses Minnesota politics with Michael Brodkorb, including the lack of GOP response to Gov. Walz’s reelection announcement, GOP gubernatorial candidates, and redistricting.
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Read MoreJeff Stein with Matt – October 20, 2021
Catch Jeff Stein’s national politics report on the Matt McNeil Show every Wednesday at 4:30.
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Read MoreMatt Interviews Cliff Schecter (10/18/21)
Cliff Schecter joins Matt to start off hour 2 of the show. They talk about Colin Powell’s legacy, whether Powell was the last moderate Republican, Trump trying to defy the January 6th commission with executive privilege and more.
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Read MoreBrett Interviews Kyle Kondik of Sabato’s Crystal Ball
Brett Johnson speaks with Kyle Kondik of Sabato’s Crystal Ball. They discuss the effect of Trump telling his voters to stay home if the GOP doesn’t support the Big Lie, why Minnesota has remained a blue state and 2022 polling.
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Read MoreMatt Interviews Theresa Meis of the Podcast MinnCentral Currents
Matt is joined by Theresa Meis, host of the podcast MinnCentral Currents. They talk about how her podcast covers news that often gets underreported in central Minnesota as opposed to the extremist rhetoric that often gets covered instead.
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Read MoreSven Sundgaard with Matt – October 14, 2021
Catch Sven’s weather every Thursday around 5:35 PM on the Matt McNeil Show!
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Read MoreAaron Rupar with Matt – October 14, 2021
Aaron and Matt discuss national politics including the possibility of another Trump run in 2024.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Erin Maye Quade (10/13/21)
Matt speaks with former MN house rep. Erin Maye Quade, who announced she will be seeking the DFL Senate nomination in the south metro district 57, which is currently held by DFLer Sen. Greg Clausen.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Jeff Stein (10/13/21)
It’s our usual Wednesday visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff start non-political talking about comedians Jim Gaffigan and Jeff Foxworthy coming to Minnesota. Then they discuss Trump trying to derail the House 1/6 committee with executive privilege, Chuck Grassley getting endorsed by Donald Trump, Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin causing headaches…
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Read MoreJack Rice with Matt – October 12, 2021
Jack joins Matt to discuss the 7th Street shooting over the weekend along with the decision not to charge officers in the death of Winston Smith, and more.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe (10/11/21)
Matt is joined by Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe of Native Roots Radio who is live in Washington DC to discuss today being Indigenous People’s Day. They discuss the history of colonialism, native representation in government (and how even native elected officials are still ignored by most politicians), stopping Lines 3 and 5 and more.
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Read MoreBrett Johnson Interviews Melisa Lopez Franzen (10/8/21)
Brett Johnson speaks with newly elected DFL Senate leader Melisa Lopez Franzen (district 49). They talk about the upcoming special session that will primarily focus on distributing COVID relief money to front line workers.
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Read MoreSven Sundgaard with Matt – October 7, 2021
Sven Sundgaard joins Matt for his weekly weather update.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Jeff Stein (10/6/21)
It’s the usual Wednesday visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about Stephanie Grisham’s new book, Trump’s choice of foods for his 2020 election night party, whether Ron DeSantis poses a threat to Trump’s possible 2024 candidacy, Kristi Noem’s nepotism, Mitch McConnell backing down on the debt ceiling fight and more.
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Read MoreGreg Donofrio with Matt – October 5. 2021
Greg Donofrio of the Hennepin History Museum joins Matt to discuss the impact of I-35W’s construction.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Robert Baril (10/4/21)
Twin Cities comedian Robert Baril joins Matt to talk about recording a standup show that could air on Amazon Prime, headlining the House of Comedy and more!
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Sven Sundgaard (9/30/21)
Matt McNeil is joined by Bring Me the News meteorologist Sven Sundgaard. They talk about the abnormally hot and humid late September weather, some rain in the weekend forecast, problems with long-term forecasting several months out, the remainder of the hurricane season, fall colors in the Twin Cities and more.
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Read MoreRep. Jamie Becker-Finn with Matt – September 29, 2021
State Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn joins Matt to discuss chronic wasting disease in deer.
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Read MoreJeff Stein with Matt – September 29 2021
Jeff and Matt talk the news of the week, from debt ceiling and infrastructure to South Dakota political bombshells.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Mary Moriarty (9/27/21)
Matt speaks with former chief Hennepin County public defender Mary Moriarty, who will be running for Hennepin County Attorney in 2022. They discuss Moriarty’s unique background as a public defender, why she’s running and what she’d like to do if elected.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Kris Ehresmann (9/27/21)
Matt speaks with Kris Ehresmann, Director of the MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division. She talks about COVID outbreaks at the MN State Fair and schools, contact tracing, the upcoming flu season and COVID booster shots.
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Read MoreBrett Johnson Interviews John Seager of Population Connection (9/24/21)
Brett Johnson spoke with John Seager, CEO of Population Connection about the 2020 census, slowing birthrates in the US and other trends.
Read MoreSven Sundgaard with Matt – September 23, 2021
Sven stops by to talk about the recent rains we had, and our short and medium-term weather outlook.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Cliff Schecter (9/22/21)
Cliff Schecter joins Matt. Cliff talks about how Mary Trump was served a lawsuit from Donald Trump while on Cliff’s podcast, the November 2020 Trump memo showing that they knew there was no election fraud, other ways Republicans could try to overturn elections and the upcoming debt ceiling showdown.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Jeff Stein (9/22/21)
It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about the November 2020 Trump memo showing that they knew there was no election fraud, 2022 US House elections and more.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe (9/20/21)
Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe of Native Roots Radio joins Matt. She talks about the MN DNR’s very shady relationship with Enbridge on Line 3. Enbridge so far has had 28 environmental violations on Line 3 but only received one fine from the DNR. We also talk about the lack of legacy media reporting on the environmental…
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Read MoreSven Sundgaard with Matt – September 17, 2021
Sven recaps the overnight severe storms and what could be ahead for us this weekend and next week.
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Read MoreBrad Heath with Matt – September 16, 2021
Reuters’ Brad Heath joins Matt to discuss his findings on MPD’s response times to calls following George Floyd’s death. www.reuters.com/legal/government/…shows-2021-09-13/
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Jack Rice (9/15/21)
We’re joined by criminal defense attorney Jack Rice. Matt and Jeff discuss why the Minnesota Supreme Court overturned the 3rd degree murder charge of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, who shot and killed Justine Ruszczyk Damond. They also talk about a judge again throwing out the Minneapolis police ballot question, Minnesota parents suing to…
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Jeff Stein (9/15/21)
Jeff Stein joins for his usual Wednesday visit. Matt and Jeff discuss the California recall election and whether the results were surprising to Jeff. They also talk about why Gavin Newsom was able to beat the recall by such a wide margin and why Larry Elder was a gift to the Newsom campaign. And thoughts…
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Read MoreDustin Gardiner with Matt – September 14, 2021
Matt talks today’s California gubernatorial recall election with The San Francisco Chronicle‘s Dustin Gardiner.
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Read MoreCandidate for Minneapolis Mayor Kate Knuth (9/13/21)
Matt McNeil speaks with candidate for Minneapolis mayor, Kate Knuth.
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Read MoreGreg Bakun with Matt (and Robert Pilot) – September 10, 2021
Greg drops by to talk with Matt about his upcoming episode pf GhostBox Radio this Sunday at 4 PM here on AM950, as well as answering questions from Matt, and Robert Pilot checks in too!
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Read MoreSven Sundgaard with Matt – September 9, 2021
Sven discusses our recent new dry spell, your weekend ahead, and a preview of what may lie ahead this winter.
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Read MoreMichael Brodkorb with Matt – September 9, 2021
Michael Brodkorb joins Matt to discuss details related to the fallout of Anton Lazzaro’s arrest, the race for the new GOP chair, and messaging for the GOP.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Torey Van Oot (9/8/21)
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 and more.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Jeff Stein (9/8/21)
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.
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Read MoreBrett Interviews Papa John Kolstad and the Hot Club of East Lake
Brett Johnson speaks with Papajohn Kolstad and the Hot Club of East Lake who will be performing at Crooners Supper Club Thu., Sep. 9 at 6:30 for a fundraiser for Health Care for All MN (tickets at HCA-MN.org).
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard (9/2/21)
Matt McNeil Interviews Cliff Schecter (9/2/21)
Matt McNeil Interviews Jeff Stein (9/1/21)
It’s our usual Wednesday visit with Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about the withdrawal from Afghanistan, whether the withdrawal could hurt Biden and Democrats in 2022, Kevin McCarthy threatening phone companies if they cooperate with the 1/6 investigation, Texas’s new extreme anti-abortion law and more.
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Read MoreBrett Johnson Interviews Aaron Brown
Brett Johnson speaks with Aaron Brown of Minnesota Brown about an editorial he wrote in the Minnesota Reformer about the past, present and future of labor in northern Minnesota and the Iron Range.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Speaks with Bonnie Bina and John Peters
Matt McNeil speaks with Bonnie Bina, chair of the Douglas County DFL and John Peters, 2020 DFL state Senate opponent of Paul Gazelka. They discuss a fundraiser for rural DFLers this Saturday from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Alexandria City Park with Governor Tim Walz as one of the speakers. Find more info at:…
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Read MoreMatt Interviews MN State Auditor Julie Blaha (8/30/21)
We’re joined by state auditor Julie Blaha. We discuss Blaha’s experience at the state fair, reforming the way Minnesota does small asset forfeiture, her thoughts on COVID from a numbers and data perspective and more!
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Jay Boller of the Racket (8/27/21)
We’re joined by Jay Boller, co-editor and co-founder of the new Minnesota news site, the Racket (https://racketmn.com/). Many former City Pages journalists are behind the efforts of the Racket. We talk about some of their recent stories, including one about fake abortion clinics in Minnesota.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Sven Sundgaard (8/26/21)
Matt is joined by meteorologist Sven Sundgaard of Bring Me the News. They discuss today’s quick moving heavy rain storm, how the heavy rain actually led to some wildfire smoke in the Twin Cities, more storms on the way Friday and Saturday, drought conditions throughout Minnesota, and the warmest summer ever on record in Minnesota…
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Jack Rice (8/26/21)
Matt is joined by Jack Rice to talk about today’s suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan. They discuss the intelligence community, inner power struggles within Afghanistan, whether we can get all of the Americans (and allies) out of Afghanistan, America’s history of nation building and more.
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Read MoreDeloris Pringle with Matt – August 24, 2021
Deloris Pringle, trustee from the Penn Center in Beaufort, South Carolina joins Matt to discuss African-American history in South Carolina and the Penn Center’s role in preservation efforts. http://www.penncenter.com/
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Read MoreMatt McNeil Interviews Kris Ehresmann of the MN Dep. of Health
Matt speaks with Kris Ehresmann, director of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division at the Minnesota Department of Health. Matt and Kris discuss data on super spreader events like Sturgis, schools that have recently opened around the country having trouble with COVID, staying safe at the MN State Fair, Pfizer’s COVID vaccine getting…
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Read MoreMatt With Aaron Klemz – August 19, 2021
Aaron Klemz, chief strategy officer with the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy joins Matt to discuss the latest on the PolyMet Mine developments.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil with Jeff Stein (8/18/21)
Jeff Stein joins to talk about the turbulent withdrawl of US troops from Afghanistan. What mistakes did previous presidents make in Afghanistan? Also as schools return to in person learning could they become super spreader events?
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Read MoreJack Rice Speaks with Jerry Blackwell
Jack Rice is joined by Minneapolis attorney Jerry Blackwell, who was named Minnesota attorney of the year in 2020. He was one of the prosecuting attorneys during the Derek Chauvin trial. We’ll talk about his experience on that case. But mainly we discuss Blackwell’s efforts to successfully posthumously pardon an African American man, Max Mason,…
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Read MoreMatt McNeil at the “Reinstatement of Donald Trump” – August 13 2021
Matt calls in on assignment as Trump is gloriously reinstated as Mike Lindell had predicted…did everything go according to plan? We find out.
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Read MoreTodd Mikkelson with Rep. Kelly Morrison (DFL-33B)
We start the show with Rep. Kelly Morrison (DFL-33B). They discuss the past year’s legislative session, how most legislative members have other jobs since serving is technically a part time job, GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen turning towards anti-vax mentality and more.
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Read MoreKen Martin With Todd Mikkelson – August 10, 2021
Todd sits down with DFL Chair Ken Martin.
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Read MoreMary Morse Marti and Alex Burns with Todd Mikkelson – August 6, 2021
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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Read MoreRick Petry with Jack Rice – August 5, 2021
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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Read MoreMatt McNeil with Bill Corbett (8/4/21)
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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Read MoreMatt McNeil with Jeff Stein (8/4/21)
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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Read MorePatrick Coolican with Brett – August 3, 2021
Austin Frerick With Matt – August 3, 2021
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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Read MoreMatt Gertz of Media Matters (7/30/21)
Brett Johnson recently spoke with Matt Gertz of Media Matters. They discussed two of Matt’s most recent writings for Media Matters, including “Tucker Carlson’s NSA allegation fell apart, so he’s lying about it” and “Fox News manufactures dissent over officers’ searing select committee testimony.”
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Read MoreEleanor Bader on Right Wing Take Over of Library Boards
Brett Johnson recently spoke with Eleanor Bader of Truthout. They discussed one of Eleanor’s recent pieces for Truthout, “Right-Wingers Are Taking Over Library Boards to Remove Books on Racism.”
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Read MoreSven Sundgaard with Matt – July 29, 2021
Catch Sven Sundgaard with Matt every Thursday at 5:35 here on AM950!
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Read MoreRep. Todd Lippert with Matt – July 29, 2021
Matt and Rep. Lippert discuss the passage of clean cars in Minnesota and the victory for both consumers and the environment.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil with Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe (7/28/21)
We’re joined by Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe of Native Roots Radio. She and Matt talk about how Enbridge massively screwed up doing a frac-out under the Willow River among other locations, exposing the water to dangerous chemicals. We also have news that Enbridge has had at least 3 other frac-outs now on the Mississippi River. Ogimaa…
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Read MoreJeff Stein with Matt McNeil (7/28/21)
Jeff Stein joins for his usual Wednesday visit. We start non-political with Iowa’s giant cross state bike ride, RAGBRAI. They also discuss whether broadcasters (TV, radio, etc.) have a responsibility to promote vaccinations. And thoughts on yesterday’s hearings at the Jan. 6 insurrection commission.
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Read MoreJack Rice With Matt – July 27, 2021
Jack Rice joins Matt to discuss the first day of the 1/6 Commision and continuing Republican efforts to sabotage and discredit it.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil with Cliff Schecter (7/26/21)
Matt starts today’s show speaking with Cliff Schecter. They discuss the House Jan. 6 committee beginning tomorrow and what we can expect.
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Read MoreSven Sundgaard with Matt – July 22, 2021
Catch Sven every Thursday on the Matt McNeil Show at 5:30!
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Read MoreKris Ehresmann with Matt – July 22, 2021
Kris Ehresmann, Director, MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology joins Matt to discuss the worrying uptick in COVID cases in Minnesota.
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Read MoreJeff Stein with Matt – July 21, 2021
Jeff Stein of the Iowa Politics Report, as well as noted author with his works available at Next Chapter Books joins Matt every Wednesday at 4:30 here on AM950.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil with Rep. Rick Hansen (7/19/21)
Matt is joined by state Rep. Rick Hansen (52A), chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy committee and the agriculture and finance committee. They discuss chronic wasting disease and how that affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose.
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Read MoreLou Jean Gleason With Matt – July 16, 2021
Check out the Hopkins Raspberry Festival this weekend – parade on Sunday the 18th at 1 PM!
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Read MoreKendall Scudder on TX Dem Walkout
Brett Johnson spoke with Kendall Scudder, host of the podcast “Pod Bless Texas.” They discussed Texas Democrats leaving the state to block a right wing voter suppression bill. They also talk about what kind of pressure needs to be put on national Democrats to get a voting rights bill passed through Congress.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil with Sven Sundgaard (7/15/21)
Matt is joined by meteorologist Sven Sundgaard of Bring Me the News. It’s a rare day where we can actually talk about rain! Unfortunately we’re still so far behind on rain that almost all of Minnesota remains in a drought. They also discuss how the heat dome that’s currently over the western US could move…
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Read MoreOgimaa Giniw Ikwe & Julius Kapushinski on Line 3
Matt is joined by Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe of Native Roots Radio and Julius Kapushinski of the Democratic Socialists of America Brained chapter. They discuss how Enbridge’s Line 3 drilling process is basically like fracking and how line 3 construction caused a spill of over 80-100 gallons of drilling fluid. And now Enbridge wants to use…
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Read MoreMatt McNeil with Jeff Stein (7/14/21)
It’s Jeff Stein’s usual Wednesday visit. We talk about the popular new child tax credit that Democrats passed, Biden’s infrastructure plan, COVID cases spiking in red states like Missouri and Arkansas and more.
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Read MoreRachel Hopper With Matt – July 13, 2021
Matt McNeil with Dr. Jeffrey Butts (7/12/21)
Matt is joined by Dr. Jeffrey Butts of the Research & Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. They discuss alternative community methods to policing and public safety and data showing how some of those alternatives methods have and have not worked.
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Read MoreMatt McNeil with Cliff Schecter (7/12/21)
Matt McNeil is joined by Cliff Schecter. They discuss the clown show from the weekend that was CPAC, COVID vaccine conspiracy theories, Republican gaslighting on the 1/6 insurrection and BLM and more.
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Read MoreSven Sundgaard With Matt – July 8, 2021
Matt McNeil with Jeff Stein (7/7/21)
Jeff Stein joins to talk about prosecuting the domestic terrorists responsible for the Jan. 6 insurrection. US Rep. Mo Brooks blames Trump for his appearance at the Jan. 6 Capitol rally, saying he only spoke because the White House told him to. Why Republicans are trying to turn Jan. 6 insurrection terrorist Ashli Babbitt into…
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