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We’re joined by State Auditor Julie Blaha as she discusses how she was able to win reelection in what was supposed to be a big Republican year, what she’d like to do in her second term and more.

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We’re joined by Cliff Schecter. Matt and Cliff talk about how so many states and Congressional districts went blue (or at least purple) during the supposed red wave, an orange haired Florida man announcing another presidential run and more.

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Brett Johnson is joined by Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. They talk about Patrick’s column about how the Minnesota GOP need to quit treating the state like Mississippi and how the Minneapolis Police Department could see a wave of resignations at the end of the year.

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We’re joined by former Republican Party strategist Michael Brodkorb. He and Matt talk about why the Jensen/Birk campaign failed, why Republican continue to struggle in Minnesota and whether they’ll learn from their structural disadvantages.

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Brett Johnson is joined by Ross Stadheim of MJSB Employment Justice. They talk about whistleblower protection laws in the midwest and at the federal level.

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It’s our national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about last night’s midterm elections, including the red mirage, GOP infighting after Trump’s major candidates lost, abortion driving voters and more.

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Cliff stops by on Election Day to discuss his predictions for national outcomes.

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It’s our COVID modeling expert Dr. Joe Eastman. They talk about how the last two Novembers have been rough for COVID, so will this November be the same? Also new vaccine effectiveness, staying safe over the holidays and with traveling, new variants of concern and more.

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It’s our national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about Republican flirtations with fascism, Republican candidates joking about Paul Pelosi getting physically attacked by a right wing extremist, election deniers pegging their hopes on overturning the 2020 election on Clarence Thomas and more.

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Michael Brodkorb joins Matt to discuss the upcoming midterms.

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Matt is joined by John Crippen, Executive Director of the Hennepin History Museum. They talk about why Minnesotans still talk about the 1991 Halloween blizzard, infamous Minneapolis 1890’s murderer/possible serial killer Harry T. Hayward and more scary stories!

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Steve Simon is the Secretary of State for the state of Minnesota, running for a third term this fall.

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Matt is joined by Manilan Houle of the Fon Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. They talk about a planned merger between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd and Kansas City Southern and the very negative potential environmental impacts.

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It’s our national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about early voting trends, how Republicans are campaigning (or not) on abortion, the Fetterman vs. Oz debate, a second woman accusing Herschel Walker of pressuring her to get an abortion, Kanye West and more.

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Raina Meyer is the campaign manager for Minnesota Senate candidate and current state house representative Kelly Morrison.

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Music has always taken center stage in Katy Tessman’s life. Growing up in the Twin Cities, Katy sang in choirs and musicals. After graduating from Minnesota State University-Moorhead with a B.A. in Speech Communication (and a resume of roles in several musical theatre productions), Katy picked up the guitar, and later the mandolin, and started…

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It’s our national political expert Jeff Stein. This week Matt and Jeff talk about Alex Jones being ordered to pay $1 billion to Sandy Hook families, how abortion might impact voter turnout, is the red wave fizzling and more.

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Trace Beaulieu is a former member of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and currently working with fellow alum Frank Conniff on The Mads are Back.

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It’s our COVID modeling expert Dr. Joe Eastman. He talks about the impacts of long COVID and its costs, some new variants that might be more vaccine and treatment resistant, the importance of getting booster shots, flu vaccines and more.

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We’re joined by national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about the politicization of the Supreme Court, whether Trump’s legal problems could impact 2022 elections, Hurricane Ian aftermath and more.

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Brett Johnson is joined by editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer Patrick Coolican. They talk about the Reformer’s article on sexual abuse allegations at a construction site in Eagan owned by the Minnesota Vikings as well as Scott Jensen falling for internet hoaxes and the GOP threatening to sue DFL chair Ken Martin.

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We’re joined by Rob Drieslein of Outdoor News as he highlights some stories including people cheating at a fishing competitions, outdoor political stories, chronic wasting disease, the Wisconsin wolf population and more.

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Then we’re joined by national political expert Jeff Stein for our usual Wednesday visit. Matt and Jeff talk about Hurricane Ian, how the cleanup might go with federal vs. state power, the latest on Trump’s legal troubles with classified documents and more.

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Brett Johnson is joined editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. They talk about new stats showing MN has a major alcohol consumption problem, how MN has fallen behind other states with ballot access and the political fallout from the Feeding Our Future scandal.

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Ben Wikler was elected chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in June of 2019. Now in his second term, he has led the party through an unbroken string of statewide victories, including Wisconsin’s defeat of Trump in 2020, and built the WisDems to a new level of success and recognition as a force for…

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Peter Callaghan covers state government for MinnPost.

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Eli Yokley is a senior reporter at Morning Consult covering politics and campaigns.

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Auditor Blaha joins to discuss the fallout from the Feeding Our Future scandal.

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Matt is joined by Philip Bither · Senior Curator, Performing Arts at the Walker Art Center. They preview some of the fall shows they have coming up at the Walker.

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Matt is joined by national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about Trump’s mounting legal troubles, including a the NY AG suing Trump, problems for Vladimir Putin and more.

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Max Nesterak is the deputy editor of the Reformer and reports on labor and housing.

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We’re joined by columnist, political analyst, author and podcast host Cliff Schecter. They talk about whether the national media is underestimating Democrats chances this fall, Republicans refusal to appeal to suburban voters and more.

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We’re joined by Dr. Joe Eastman who tells us about some new COVID variants on the horizon, vaccination policies and how COVID is still not gone yet. Are Democrats committing an error by not forcing a vote to codify gay marriage into law?

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Jeff Stein of the Iowa Politics Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.

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Brett Johnson speaks with Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer. They talk about Patrick’s column on how Jensen could benefit from eliminating the state income tax and the latest on the nurses strike.

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Alan Miller, author, host of Access to Democracy, and guest host on AM950, joins Matt to discuss his new book Holding Court.

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We’re joined by former Republican Party analyst Michael Brodkorb, who was recently attacked on social media by Matt Birk. They talk about why the Jensen/Birk campaign has been struggling and how the MN GOP should be focusing on other statewide races besides governor.

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Matt is joined by national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff get into a spirited debate about nuclear documents at Mar-A-Lago, leaks during the investigation, whether Trump could have classified documents at his other homes outside of Florida and more.

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Michael Brodkorb is a noted author (The Girls Are Gone) and Republican party insider.

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Jeff Stein of the Iowa Politics Report joins the Matt McNeil Show ever Wednesday at 3:35 PM.

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Brett Johnson speaks with Max Nesterak, deputy editor of the Minnesota Reformer. They talk about his recent articles about how a low income housing unit in Bemidji has been neglected by management and a strike at a Minneapolis Starbucks.

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Matt is joined by John Crippen, executive director of the Hennepin History Museum. They talk about how to make history more meaningful to people in their everyday lives.

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Matt is joined by Matt is joined by criminal defense attorney and former CIA officer Jack Rice. They talk about the legal aspects of the FBI’s Mar-A-Lago/Trump raid and how classified documents work from Jack’s experience.

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It’s our usual Wednesday visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about student loan debt cancellation, why costs have gone up so much for college over the years, Republicans continuing to make Nazi comparisons to make points and more.

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Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow him on…

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Dr. Joe Eastman is a disease modeling expert.

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Matt is joined by national political expert Jeff Stein. Matt and Jeff talk about Liz Cheney’s primary loss Tuesday, the disconnect from reality of Trump and his supporters, the raid on Mar-A-Lago last week and more.

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Brett is joined by Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota reformer chatting about primaries, a possible nurses strike and prisoners that were released during COVID.

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Shannon Andreson is the Vice Chair of the Hopkins School Board.

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Jeff Stein of the Iowa Politics Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30.

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Matt is joined by actor Terry Hempleman, who played Stan in the Lynn Nottage play Sweat, which is playing now at the Guthrie.

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Jeff Ettinger is the DFL candidate in the CD1 special election on Tuesday, August 9.

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Jarvis Jones is a candidate for Hennepin County Attorney.

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