The Matt McNeil Show

Ice cream prices surge; Dr. Joe Eastman joins the show to discuss COVID modeling; more Republicans being Republicans; Rashmi Seneviratne is the Executive Director of Protect Minnesota, joining Matt today; five bodies found in Duluth; John Hest is Democrat of the Day; researching the fast food restaurants on West Broadway in north Minneapolis.

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it’s 420 Day; Democrats in love with moral victories; Jeff Stein joins the show; beloved Como Zoo sea lion CC passes away; today’s virus update; Republicans Gone Wrong; flooding problems in Minneapolis.

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Kim Hicks is Democrat of the Day; Matt outlines the golden chance the Minnesota DFL has; DST fighting; “Jennnifer” Carnahan’s CD1 campaign; Brett is joined by Patrick Coolican; the Blaha “scandal”; today’s virus update, with transportation mask mandates ended by a federal court; Target will not require employees to return to the office full-time.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Easter weekend recap! A far right wing Minnesota news outlet tries to make something out of nothing with last year’s car crash after Farm Fest that involved State Auditor Julie Blaha and Senate Minority Leader Melisa López Franzen. Hour 1 segment 2: Matt breaks down the faulty logic from right wingers…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Byron Buxton gets injured yet again. And Scott Jensen makes another (very) dubious claim about Minnesota’s COVID-19 death rate. Hour 1 segment 2: More on Jensen’s faulty logic on Minnesota’s COVID-19 death rate. Hour 1 segment 3: Our Democrat of the Day is Arik Forsman who is running in house district…

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Gregoory Rich, Bethany Wrede Peterson, John Gerber and Brett Johnson fill in for Matt today! They talk about Putin’s mindset, the historical failures of Russia when it comes to war, Elon Musk trying to buy Twitter and how Democrats struggle to compete with Republicans.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Sports! We talk Twins struggles and the Timberwolves winning their “play-in” game last night. Hour 1 segment 2: A woman at the Wolves game last night tried gluing her hand to the playing floor in protest of an alleged animal rights issue at an egg farm owned by Timberwolves owner Glen…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt is joined by criminal defense attorney Jack Rice. They talk about the lack of a conviction for the Michigan men who devised a plot to kidnap governor Gretchen Whitmer, South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s 2020 car crash where he killed a pedestrian and more. Hour 1 segment 2: How…

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Matt talks with Torey Van Oot, reporter for Axios, about the MN State Legislative Session.

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Matt interviews Dr. Alice Mann, former Democratic MN State Representative now running for State Senate in the new District 50.

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Matt talks with Dr. Alice Mann, former Democratic State Representative now running for State Senate in the new District 50. Also, he speaks with Torey Van Oot, reporter for Axios, about the MN State Legislative Session.

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Hour 1 segment 1: It’s the Twins opener as we rundown some of the walkup music of Twins players! Then a look at some of the editorials being printed around town both for and against the Page amendment. Hour 1 segments 2/3: Matt breaks down some of the problems with the Page amendment, including the…

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Hour 1 segment 1: A missing pet monkey in Minnesota! Hour 1 segment 2: The MN COVID-19 update. The avian flu has now reached 1 million turkeys in Minnesota, which might only get worse in Minnesota. Hour 1 segment 3: Matt is joined by Eric Bernstein, a progressive policy analyst focused on state tax and…

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Hour 1 segment 1: We start today’s show with Matt reacting to the decision not to charge the officer who fatally shot Amir Locke during a no knock warrant search, even though officers Locke was not the target of the investigation. Hour 1 segment 2: Why the Minneapolis Police Department will likely never change and…

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Gym shenanigans; fire at Lunds and Byerlys in St. Paul; drunk driver who killed two gets a plea deal; today’s virus update; Robert Cozzolino of Minneapolis Institute of Art joins Matt; the viral video of a young Prince from 1970; Brett Johnson stops by for water cooler talk; Patrick Coolican’s Tuesday visit with Brett; Minnesota…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Weekend recap including the NCAA women’s final four in Minneapolis. Then we’re joined by Dr. Joe Eastman who tells us about a new Omicron sub-variant found in South Africa that is already causing problems, Hour 1 segment 2: Thanks to right wing lunatics, the medical industry spent (wasted) millions of dollars…

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Melisa Lopez Franzen is Democrat of the Day; Matt follows up on the retirement of Bruce Willis; today’s COVID update; avian flu sweeping through Minnesota bird farms; Paige Bueckers returns; stabbing at Virginia bar; Brett speaks with Anna Granias of the Wilder Foundation about the report regarding responses to the Floyd unrest; Matt recounts the…

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Women’s Final Four comes to Minneapolis this weekend; ESPN bumps Minnesota vs. Minnesota State hockey to a lesser channel; today’s COVID update; Jeff Ettinger is Democrat of the Day; Will Smith refused to leave the Oscars after the Chris Rock incident; Bruce Willis retires from acting; report released on the Floyd unrest; MnDOT releases their…

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Hour 1 segments 1/2: Wildlife in St. Paul as a beaver was caught on video wandering around Lowertown. Then in response to AOC’s editorial in New York Magazine, Matt breaks down three major problems Democrats are experiencing as they conduct their 2022 campaigns. Hour 1 segments 3/4: It’s our usual Wednesday visit with national political…

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Amir Locke case forwarded for possible charges; today’s COVID update; House Rep. Jennifer Schultz will run in CD8 and joins the show; Italy requests return of a statue in possession of MIA; Patrick Coolican’s Tuesday conversation with Brett; MinnPost examines inflation from an on-the-ground perspective; arson at St. Paul Lunds and Byerlys.

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Hour 1: The weekend recap followed by last night’s insanity at the Oscars where Will Smith smacked Oscar host Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith who is experiencing hair loss due to alopecia. Matt talks about Smith’s behavior, why Rock’s joke was in bad taste, media reaction to…

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House Speaker Melissa Hortman is Democrat of the Day; Minneapolis teachers and public schools have a tentative contract agreement; Clay County GOP infighting; a police union endorses Jim Schultz for Attorney General; update on a deer hunter murder from 5 years ago; Peter Callaghan of MinnPost joins Brett; today’s COVID update; Muslim men allege illegal…

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Today’s COVID update; Minneapolis Police Department contract approved; another racist incident in a northern Minnesota school; tiger dies at the Minnesota Zoo; Rapid City, SD hotel bans Native Americans; the movement to kill public education in Minnesota; great jobs numbers.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Matt explains his absence from yesterday’s show. Listen to find out why (it was a fun reason you’ll want to hear more about!). Hour 1 segment 2: Fun stories about crazy rider requests from bands and celebrities. And the Minneapolis Crows professional soccer team is playing in a US Open Cup…

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Todd Mikkelson fills in for Matt today. Todd discusses the ongoing confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and the living US Constitution; shooting at an Arkansas car show; Ukraine linked to the rest of Europe’s electricity grid; Todd discusses how the current inflation crisis compares to past inflation events; the hot…

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Hour 1 segment 1: A recap of this weekend’s beautiful weather. The Minnesota Reformer reports that police were twice called to the Morrison county Republican convention after right-wing activists raise quite a ruckus. Hour 1 segment 2: The Star Tribune writes a gushing article about Republican candidate for governor Michelle Benson, portraying her as a…

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Hour 1 segments 1/2: An update on the woman who went on a rampage at a Dakota County Target tearing the store apart. Matt shares some fun memories of visiting some colorful areas of Las Vegas. Hour 1 segments 3/4: How Russia’s military continues to struggle in Ukraine. And thoughts on Putin holding a massive…

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Hour 1: We spend the entire first hour with Matt’s Irish friend, Dermot Flanagan as we talk about all things Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day! Issues we talk about include Trump’s image in Ireland, COVID, Brexit, support for NATO in Europe, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and more. Hour 2 segment 1: An Iowa pickleball…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Sports fans behaving badly as an angry Detroit Lakes man assaulted a referee during a boys high school basketball game because the ref was “making bad calls.” Hour 1 segment 2: Minnesota Legislative Republicans go back on their word and say they won’t give bonuses to front line workers. Hour 1…

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Ernest “Joey” Oppegaard-Peltier III is Democrat of the Day; Lauren Boebert invents a new Army rank; New Prague school district sweeps racism under the rug; Becker school district protest; woman smashes up a West St. Paul Target; Brett speaks with Patrick Coolican; today’s virus update; Ilhan Omar challenger under fire for bizarre tweet.

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Hour 1 segment 1: We start today’s show with Cliff Schecter. Matt and Cliff talk baseball with the Twins making trades this weekend with both of Cliff’s teams, the Reds and Yankees. Then politically they talk about Russia struggling with their invasion of Ukraine, Biden bringing NATO countries together and why Democrats shouldn’t buy the…

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Jen McEwen is Democrat of the Day; fish fry; today’s COVID update; more high school incidents; Jennifer Carnahan reportedly got into a physical altercation at Hagedorn’s funeral; Brett speaks to Walker Orenstein of MinnPost; Robert Baril stops by; the Utah Saints.

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Michael Brodkorb joins Matt; Scott Jensen’s shocking introductory video for former Viking Matt Birk as his running mate; MLB reaches deal to end the lockout; Edina HS is the latest to have a racist incident; New Prague faces another racism headache; Mike Freiberg is Democrat of the Day.

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Hour 1 segment 1: Why the paralympics are fun to watch. And Matt reviews Scott Jensen and Matt Birk’s newest campaign video, which includes some racist imagery that shows a black man stepping on the back of a young white girl on the ground. Hour 1 segment 2: What exactly is the Republican policy for…

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Russian/Ukrainian war continues and its effects both there and here; Kristi Pursell is Democrat of the Day; sports betting legalization debate; Patrick Coolican’s Tuesday interview; first 1/6 insurrectionist guilty verdict; today’s COVID update.

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Hour 1: We spend most of today’s first hour speaking with Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association and former school counselor, teacher and administrator. She and Matt go into detail discussing mental health services at K-12 schools, student mental health and the importance of school counselors, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fish fry is back; senate education bill discussion; Erin Preese is Democrat of the Day; Morris Day no longer allowed to perform as “The Time”; Greta Callahan joins Brett; MPD gets a new contract with the city; today’s COVID update; Mayo Clinic awarded best hospital in the world; The Time.

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Rick Smith of “The Rick Smith Show” joins Matt to talk the State of the Union and working-class issues; today’s COVID update; stomach flu outbreak; Alan Roy is Democrat of the Day; two trucker convoys about to cross Minnesota; State Senate Republicans plan to pass the same slate of education bills as have been passed…

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Hour 1 segment 1: A Minnesota woman wins a Swedish reality show. Former WCCO Radio personality Cory Hepola announces he will run for governor as part of the Andrew Yang founded Forward Party. Hour 1 segment 2: More thoughts on Cory Hepola campaign announcement. Hour 1 segments 3/4: Matt is joined by national political expert…

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Bring on the Fish Fry!!!! Let Matt know and he’ll be there this lint season Covid update for MN numbers trending in the right direction the museum of russian MN has put their support of Ukraine and denounce Puttin’s actions. matt Shares the museum’s statements Matt share the editorial from the Guardian about the Ukraine…

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Hour 1 segment 1: Weekend recap including lots of solidarity being shown in Minneapolis for Ukraine. How Minnesota’s budget surplus could be spent (or used as tax cuts) this session. Hour 1 segment 2: An idea for how to use the state budget surplus: use the money to repay cities (like Minneapolis) that have paid…

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Ukraine crisis continues; racist incidents continue to spike in local schools; Venables conviction of a little over 4 years Minnetonka privilege. Friday Covid 19 update from MN Numbers falling New CDC Mask Guidelines; Rep Vang Redistrict committee member speaking of the look of the new District maps in the state of MN.; social media creepiness

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Hour 1 segment 1: 3 ex-Minneapolis Police officers were found guilty on all charges in the killing of George Floyd. Also Matt’s initial reactions to Russia launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Hour 1 segment 2: Jack Rice joins Matt to talk about his thoughts on the verdicts of the 3 ex-Minneapolis police officers involved…

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We start today’s show with Democrat of the Day Carlos Mariani from district 65B. Then it’s Jeff Stein for his usual Wednesaday visit talking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Trump legal troubles and more. In hour 2 we talk about Minnesota’s epidemic of traffic accidents and how the medias is largely ignoring some startling…

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Today’s COVID update; high school racism; Brett Johnson stops in for the crime roundup; Patrick Coolican returns; Kelly Morrison is Democrat of the Day; more on the state Republican caucus issues.

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