Max Richman on the Payroll Tax Cut Proposal

Max Richman of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare joins Brett Johnson to talk about the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate the payroll tax on a permanent basis. Max talks about how this would have a devastating effect on social security and is a trojan horse to manufacture a crisis that leads…

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Bruce Y Lee on COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

Brett Johnson spoke with digital health expert, Forbes writer and Professor of Health Policy and Management at the City University of New York, Bruce Y Lee. They discussed conspiracy theories related to COVID-19 and why it’s very unlikely it was a bio engineered weapon.

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Chad Hobot – DFL Candidate in MN-30A

Brett Johnson spoke with the DFL nominee is the special election is house district 30A, Chad Hobot. The special election takes place Tuesday, February 4th as Brett and Chad discussed the importance of economic development and infrastructure improvements in the Elk River-Big Lake area among other issues.

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Dane Smith on the Minnesota Equity Blueprint

Brett Johnson speaks with Dane Smith, president emeritus of Growth and Justice, about the Minnesota Equity Blueprint. The Minnesota Equity Blueprint is a comprehensive, non-partisan, long-term plan for shared prosperity in a healthier environment. It brings together people from both political parties, people from urban and rural area and business leaders to make a more…

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Prof. David Flynn on State Owned Banks

After one of our recent 4 PM shows we had several callers suggest that Minnesota should have a public, state government owned bank. So Brett Johnson then spoke with University of North Dakota economics professor David Flynn about how North Dakota, despite being heavily Republican, has a state owned bank. They discuss the history of…

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David Schultz (MN Progressive Repartee 9/4/19)

Brett Johnson was recently joined by Hamline University political science professor David Schultz. They discussed parallels on how the DFL is trying to drive young voter turnout in 2020 with legalizing recreational marijuana to what the DFL did in 2012 getting young voters to the polls to vote against the anti-marriage amendment. They also talked…

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Matt McNeil – Curt Brown Interview

Matt speaks with Curt Brown, author of Minnesota, 1918: When Flu, Fire, and War Ravaged the State. In 1918, Minnesota and its residents were confronted with a series of devastating events that put communities to the test, forcing them to persevere through untold hardship. First, as the nation immersed itself in the global conflict later…

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Matt McNeil – Doug Hoverson Interview

Matt speaks with Doug Hoverson, author of The Drink That Made Wisconsin Famous: Beer and Brewing in the Badger State. Few places on Earth are as identified with beer as Wisconsin, with good reason. Since its first commercial brewery was established in 1835, the state has seen more than 800 open and more than 650…

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